13 October 2005

taking recommendations



I've just signed up with Blockbuster's version of the Netflix subscription service (Netflix hasn't made it to the UK yet).

Anybody care to share their 'must see' movies...?
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5 comments:

Lisa said...

Dovie,

I'll break my list down into categories:

Favorite Movies Of All Time
To Kill a Mockingbird
Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Unforgettable movies
The Bridge over the River Kwai
Lawrence of Arabia
Sunset Boulevard
Sound of Music
Schindler’s List
Some Like it Hot
Wizard of Oz
Casa Blanca
Gone with the Wind
The African Queen
Citizen Kane
Usual Suspects
Good Will Hunting
Saving Private Ryan
A Room with a View
Life is Beautiful
Shawshank Redemption


Lesser Known Great Movies
Tea with Mussolini
Impromptu
Sliding Doors
Like Water for Chocolate
October Sky
Much Ado About Nothing
Grand Canyon


Fun Romantic Comedies
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Someone Like You
Sweet Home Alabama
Raising Helen
Two Weeks Notice
Kate & Leopold
Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood
Moulin Rouge
Steel Magnolias

Oct 14, 2005, 8:18:00 AM
The Doctor said...

e, that is a good list. Ther are so few girls who like High Fidelity. Maybe it is b/c you know so many guys and actually kindof "get" them, er, us.

Dovelett, what could be better than to start with a good romp in the parks of England with the newest James Bond (Daniel Clark) in that film we saw at the Greenway- Layer Cake.

And as long as you're taking requests for things (that I don't have to watch also for different reasons), how about Kenneth Branaugh's version of Hamlet (KB is scottish, you know) or any version of Macbeth (the Scottish Play), or maybe Roman Holiday (purported to be one of the most romantic films ever).

Now since you can't see the Astros while youare there, you could rent Major League, The NAtural, For Love of the Game (what!? a Costner film!?) or better yet, Eight Men Out (about the Chicago "Black" Sox and the curse of 1917) with John Cusack.

Of course there are too many zombie films to name here.

And Lisa took all the good classic ones.

And e took most of the good contemporary ones.

So that leaves mostly movies that we have seen together, such as Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, Pirates of the Carribean, Willy Wonka et al, and of course The Salton Sea.

Then there's Jackie Chan.

Oh, and Sir Sean Connery has a few good films.

Oct 14, 2005, 4:06:00 PM
Anonymous said...

Sigh...I don't think you'll like any of the above suggestions!

here's my TOP TEN...
WINGS of DESIRE - German Angel film(you have to read it)
FIGHT CLUB - Blush factor High, but its a must see!
SLING BLADE - Billy Bob playing less creepy than he really is
THE BOXERr - Daniel Day and Emily Watson irish angst
CLOSETLAND - A torture film with only 2 actors(google it)
WATERSHIP DOWN - Animated Fascist Rabbits
LIMELIGHT - Chaplin hits on blind girl
RAISING ARIZONA - really anything CeonBros (not ColonBlow)
RICHARD the 3rd - Gandalf does Hitler (not in THAT way)
TRAINSPOTTING - Obi Wan in the Can
ALIENSES 17 - haven't made it yet, but the buzz is killer!
HOWEVER You Should Rent...
A festival of one Actor/Director (ex: All the films of Dabney Coleman - or - John Woo - or anything based on Jane Austen or Stephen King)
Now I would NEVER watch all of those specific examples, but if you do this then you will be the one suggesting rental options to others.
I don't rent anyhoo, noone will let me...anymore. : (

BTW I've seen all of the Major Releases of Sofia Coppolia and consider myself an expert on her Library)

PS - Just kidding about the "any of the above suggestions" comment. Meaning those above mine.)

Oct 16, 2005, 11:43:00 PM
palomita said...

Great suggestions, people!

I'm going to have to put in a BUNCH of time at the gym to balance out all the couch time it looks like I'm going to be having!

Oct 17, 2005, 2:40:00 AM
Laurie said...

oooo, what great lists! I have to add my .02 worth.

Take Lisa's advice and watch Tea with Mussolini, a great little film. And Benny and Joon is a must-see.

I would add:
Hobson's Choice (may be out of print)

Mr. Skeffington (Bette Davis plays a sultry vixen who realizes too late what it means to love)

Persuasion (perhaps the best rendering of a Jane Austin novel)

Lost in Translation
The Princess Bride
The Young Frankenstein
Return to Me
Rear Window
Psycho
12 Angry Men (the old version)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Sting
The Best Years of Our Lives (phenominal)
Big Fish
Gone with the Wind
12 Monkeys
and of course the whole flurry of holiday movies that should get you good and ready for the Christmas season!

Oct 24, 2005, 5:07:00 PM

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