Can you recommend a good movie?

[herb fellows]

i ACTUALLY HAVE A LIST IN WORD THAT I LOOK FOR TO RECORD. a LOT OF THEM HAVE EITHER SOME BAD LANGUAGE OR SLIGHT NUDITY, BE FOREWARNED:


JOHN CLEESE A FISH CALLED WANDA

DUDLEY MOORE ARTHUR / BEDAZZLED

TIMOTHY BOTTOMS JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN

TOBEY MAGUIRE PLEASANTVILLE

BILLY CRYSTAL CITY SLICKERS

BURT LANCASTER THE SWIMMER


BEAU BRIDGES THE INCIDENT (NYC SUBWAY CAR TERRORIZED lot of violence!

SWEPT AWAY GIANCARLO GIANINNI (SOME NUDITY)

SEVEN BEAUTIES

TONY CURTIS THE GREAT IMPOSTER

A BRONX TALE

DUSTIN HOFFMAN DEATH OF A SALESMAN
FREDRIC MARCH DEATH OF A SALESMAN

MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON

BOUND (LESBIANS AND VIOLENCE BUT A GREAT MOVIE, IMHO)

GUNG HO

BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS

[fbrend123]

If you like Westerns, try "Tombstone" if you haven't seen it. It's a great Western that came out in the early 90s.

"The Earthling" is not a science fiction movie, as the title might suggest. It's about a man, dying of cancer, who is walking home through wilderness, to die. Here is a comment by another viewer "In the tradition of great outdoor films like "Jeremiah Johnson" and "The Edge", this is an emotional film about human survival and love. Great performances by both actors, wonderful cinematography, and a really tight script make this improbably story believable. This can be a hard movie to find, but go to any good video store (not Blockbuster) and they should have it. It seems like nobody knows about this movie, but it is really one to catch on a Saturday afternoon. " I agree with that assessment. A link to Amazon http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800060576/info .


Ed

Agree on "The Earthling". It's an Australian film, and pretty much unknown. One of William Holden's last films, and he stars with a 9-year old Rick Schroeder. Also a small role by Jack Thompson, who also was in, "Breaker Morant" and "The Man from Snowy River", both Australian films also, and highly remommended. Thompson later went on to act in various American films, such as, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil", directed by Clint Eastwood, and "Wind", among others. Bruce Beresford, the director of "Breaker Morant", also came to the US, and directed films such as, "Tender Mercies", Driving Miss Daisy", and "Her Alibi", all on my recommended list (for what it's worth). I have all of them in my personal collection.

[Rob25]

I recently enjoyed watching The Bank Job, and 21; Both movies based on a true story. I think they just came out within the past year. There is some nudity in the bank job, not for kids...

[Tom Slick]

Just wanted to add "Catch Me if You Can" to the list. based on a true story.

[jussi]

I like thriller/"who done it" type movies. 2 of my favorites are

"The Usual Suspects" and "The Spanish Prisoner"

Comedies: Spaceballs, Airplane, Naked gun, 40 year old virgin, there's something about mary.

[RayintheUK]

"Silverado" is a great Western.

"Casino" is an under-rated "Mob" movie.

"Firewall" and "Ronin" are good suspense movies (and "Ronin" has a great car chase - the 2nd. one with de Niro "driving").

Ray

[Richard in Smithville]

I love some of the classic "war" movies. The best were "Battle Of Britain, The Dam Busters(UK version), A Bridge Too Far, The Devils Brigade, and Kellys Hero's are good. The first two are very historically correct. In fact the air field portrayed in Battle Of Britian was only a few miles from where my dad grew up during WWII.

[ars_lurker]

My favorites:

1. Three Amigos (1986)
2. The Abyss (1989)
3. Apocalypse Now (1979)
4. The Road Warrior (1981)
5. All three Lord of the Rings movies
6. The Matrix (1999) (Not Reloaded or Revolutions)

[BearPipes-1]

I don't know about best ever, but these are 3 movies I continue to like. I like to be able to choose between movies of differing moods, so here's a thought-provoker, an enjoyable chick flick (well, a 2-DVD miniseries), and a chuckler:

• Memento
• Pride and Prejudice (1995, BBC/A&E)
• Cold Comfort Farm

[Red88chevy]

I think Casablanca is one of the best of all times.
Gettysburg is very good, I think all the reenactors played such a big part in its realism. Saw Flyboys the other day, much better than expected.
Gladiator, may not be completely historical, but very exciting and well filmed.
The Get Smart movie is very funny.
Airplane is one of the funniest I've seen.

[gad5264]

If ou like TV series, I would suggest the following.

Burn Notice
The Shield
Damages

[germdoc]

Casablanca, Maltese Falcon, Lonesome Dove series, Shane, Unforgiven, Sexy Beast, Death at a Funeral (uproariously funny).

Here's one NOT to get: Mark of the Devil. I had heard of this decades ago, as the goriest/scariest/most realistic movie ever made about the Inquisition (OK, it takes place in Germany), and finally located it on netflix. It was of course poorly made and had a lovely late-1960's soundtrack. You might think a movie with Herbert Lom, witchfinders with bad skin conditions, lusty serving wenches, terrible editing and overdubbing, and lots of blood and feigned torture would be campy fun, but you'd be wrong. Wasn't that fun. Rent Vincent Price in the Pit and the Pendulum instead.

[stocktr8er]

for kids (and you): anything Pixar

Adult: Memento - great thinker

I also vote for any of the new to DVD: Transformers, Iron Man, Wanted, etc.

I found with Netflix that of you take a few minutes to go ahead and rate the movies, you do get some good suggestions. And look at the lists of other people who "like this movie"

I found some real gems I did not know about. You will get a dog once in a while but most of the time I was able to see it coming by the reviews. I ran 3 movies at a time so I put an unknown about every 5th or 6th and made sure it was coming along with something I knew I would like.

[Kristofor]

I also vote for any of the new to DVD: Transformers, Iron Man, Wanted, etc.

For Transformers, Iron Man, or other effects flix it is very worthwhile to rent the Blu-Ray version if you have a setup that can take advantage of the improved video/audio.

I rent lots of movies from Netflix in standard DVD format still as we only have 2 Blu-Ray players at this point (neither of which is in the bedroom or by the treadmill). For most movies I don't mind the lossy audio and low-res picture from DVD enough (but I'm starting to notice it more) to give up the flexibility of playing locations. If you're talking about a special effects films I'll trade convenience for quality...

[Mrs. Wallnut]

I am one that I like a few different kinds of movies:

Tommy Boy (one of my very favorites)
Black Sheep
Liar Liar
The Ace Ventura movies
Gods and Generals
The Patriot (Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger)
Undersiege
We Were Soldiers (not one for little kids)
Sound of Music
Bucket List
Last of the Mohicans

These are just a few that I can think of right now ( I am tired and thinking hurts) that I like. I am sure that Mark has a few that he likes also.