Posted on 10/28/2009 6:22:03 AM PDT by Skooz
For a myriad of reasons, I have spent the last few months watching a movie most every weeknight. I have finally gotten my money’s worth from my Netflix account.
But, lately I have had trouble finding movies I think I will like. I scour Netflix and am having a hard time finding movies that interest me, though I know they are out there.
My interest runs from war movies to action flicks to quirky indy films to foreign art things.
Some of my favorite movies I have seen the past few months are Defiance, all of the Sean Connery Bond films, Sleeper, The Right Stuff, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Riding Giants, a Hard Day’s Night, and a few foreign artsy films whose names I don’t recall.
By far my favorite movie I have seen lately is Everything is Illuminated.
I have no interest in horror flicks, romance movies, teen gross out flicks or most movies made in the 1960s.
Could anyone be so kind as to suggest a good movie or two?
Thanks
Old: Harold and Maude.
New: Benjamin Button.
Both excellent and eccentric.
“The Ultimate Gift.”
It’s a movie we have watched several times.
If you haven’t seen it yet. :-)
Another really good movie is “The Illusionist”. The first “Pirates of the Caribbean” is my all time favorite followed very closely by “Braveheart”
Have you seen the Foyle's War series? Think Agatha Christie set in the south of Britain during WWII.
Slumdog Millionaire
Slingblade
The Good Shepard
The Game with Michael Douglas
No Way Out with Kevin Kostner
V for Vendetta
I Am David
Run Lola Run
you’ll love them all
Trek?- Galaxy Quest.
The new Star Trek movie, out in a couple of weeks is perfect in every way. All Pixars.
You’re right “No Way Out” was a really good movie.
Kelly’s Heroes, The Great Escape, Gran Torino, The Spoilers.
Movies about East Germany make up many of my favorites, others are:
Goodbye,Lenin!
One, Two, Three
Gotcha!
Top Secret!
You'll luv it if you're a conservative.
Transformers II is unreal in blu ray.
Why not take a break from all that angst and try some humor. The all time best comedy movies are Ferris Bueller’s Day off, My Cousin Vinnie, Clueless, Big Trouble, and Bedazzled.
I would recommend The World's Fastes Indian, if you liked Second Hand Lions.
Anthony Hopkins plays a wonderfully optimistic New Zealander looking to set a land-speed record at Bonneville. Based on a true story.
For ten hours of one of the greatest series on WWII: Band of Brothers.
For one of the best comedies of all time: Dr Strangelove.
Looking for quirky indie movies? I’ve got your quirky right here:
- Danny Deckchair (Australian)
Danny, a lovable loser trapped in a stale relationship going nowhere, straps dozens of helium baloons to his outdoor chair. Predictably, it takes off and sends Danny wizzing across the Austalian outback to a town that needs his special brand of quirkiness and to a woman who just needs him. I aodre this movie!
- The Straight Story
Starring Richard Farnsworth and Sissy Spacek.
From the product description:
Based on the true story that captured the hearts of America, THE STRAIGHT STORY is one of those rare films offering powerful, uplifting entertainment for audiences of all ages. Directed by acclaimed director David Lynch (WILD AT HEART, MULHOLLAND DRIVE), this gentle, inspiring film celebrates the human spirit. Richard Farnsworth (MISERY, THE NATURAL) stars as Alvin Straight — a no-nonsense man who has never been one to lean on others. Now at an age when his eyesight denies him the ability to drive and walking is accomplished only with the help of two canes, Alvin lives a quiet life with his daughter Rose (Sissy Spacek). But when the call comes that Alvin’s estranged brother Lyle (Harry Dean Stanton, THE GREEN MILE) has suffered a debilitating stroke, Alvin embarks on a dangerous and emotional journey to make amends. With little money, but plenty of patience and tenacity, he climbs aboard his 1966 John Deere lawnmower and plots the 260-mile course from his small Iowa town to Lyle’s home in Wisconsin. Filmed along the actual route that the real Alvin Straight traveled in 1994, THE STRAIGHT STORY is a heartwarming and poignant drama chronicling Alvin’s six-week odyssey and the many lives he touches along the way.
Both of these movies are well acted, quirky (yet deep) and a joy to watch.
Haven’t seen that yet. I’m a big fan of a series they show on TV Polonia called “Czas Honoru” (Time of Honor), which is about the establishment of the Polish Underground in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. I recognized a couple of the actors from Katyn in the series.
That's another great movie.
Band of Brothers is the best war film ever made.
It should be a purchase, not a rental.
The Third Man, Strangers on A Train, Carrie (it is NOT a romance), Maltese Falcon, Brazil
Dr. Strangelove
An all-time classic dark comedy.
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