Can you recommend a good movie?

[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

[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)

[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.

[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

[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.

[Tom Slick]

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

[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...

[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.

[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

[Bigbit]

My # 1 Favorite is "The Shawshank Redemption"

Others on my A-List: The Green Mile, Fargo, Reservoir Dogs (v), Kill Bill 1 and 2 (v), My Cousin Vinny, The Fugitive.

# 1 Comedy: Animal House

Sleepers (movies I didn't expect to like, but really did): Tommy Boy, Kung Fu Hustle (fantastic Foreign film, subtitled), Happy Gilmore


(v) stands for lots of Violence

[twistsol]

And now for something completely different.

The movie "No Country for Old Men" won the best picture oscar last year. It faithfully followed Cormac McCarthy's book of the same title. The book was far better.

Other good books I've read recently

"A Brief History of the Dead" by Kevin Brockmeier. There are religious traditions that believe the afterlife lasts only as long as someone alive on earth remembers you. This is the story of the city of the afterlife during a plague on earth.

"America, The Last Best Hope" by Bill Bennett is American History with all the gory details. Presented in two volumes. It is history presented with much less assignment of blame than you see in most texts.

Bill Carrol and Chunka Mui put together a book called "Billion Dollar Lessons" about some of the most spectacular and costly business failures of the past half century, where management failed and what everyone else saw that they didn't.

The Harry Potter books and movies are great lightweight entertainment. The later books are huge but written at a 6th grade level so you can fly through them pretty quickly. The movies are much better if you've read the books.

My daughters wanted to see the movie "Twilight" and we have a rule in the family that you can't see a movie unless you've read the book. I read it and unless you like teenage romance novels, avoid it. Fortunately my oldest will have her license by the time the sequels come out.

[cgallery]

"Road to Perdition" with Tom Hanks and Paul Newman.

Great movie, fantastic cinematography (won Oscar for cinematography in 2002).

[Ed62]

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

[pierhogunn]

1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
2. Anything by Mel Brooks, blazing saddles, young Frankenstein, the producers, etc.
3. The Bourne Seriers
4. Stargate series
5. Stargate Atlantis series
6. Modern Marvels
7. The Addams Family, and Addams Family Values

[Knottscott]

August Rush is among the best movies I've seen in years....it's a bit similar in theme to Mr. Holland's Opus, so if you liked that one, you'll like August Rush too. It's uplifting and inspiring.

Eagle Eye is a great action suspense flick....unpredictable, imaginative, and makes you think a bit.

October Sky is an oldie, but is just an awesome movie. I get something in my eye every time I see that last rocket fly.

Waking Ned Devine is simply a riot.....very cute movie.

Sea Biscuit is another excellent uplifting movie that we actually purchased.

Edit: I'll add a plug for Shaw Shank Redemption, and the Bourne "XXXX" movies after someone else reminded me! Those are all great movies IMHO. I'll also add "Dreamer" to the mix if you like inspirational horse movies like Sea Biscuit. And "Meet the Parents" if you're up for a having a good laugh at Ben Stiller's expense.