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LanTheWarder
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I have had Netflix for about 4 years now and I have honestly reached a point where I am having a hard time finding movies that I haven't seen that look good.
Does anyone have any good recommendations.
I mean I rented The Marine I need help people.
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stray
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Can't argue with that list.
As for fairly new stuff (say, last 2 years), I'd recommend:
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
The Prestige
Clerks II
Motorcycle Diaries
A History of Violence
The Merchant of Venice
(By no means a definitive list, just saying...)
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Lt.Dan
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I've watched several enjoyable movies recently. Chinatown, Akira, and The Ring (ok, so I'm 5 years late on that one, but it still scared the bejeebus out of me).
And, I think I speak for all of us here when I say: please, for the love of God will you stop your women friends from continually pulling on their hair.
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Riggswolfe
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The last two good movies I saw were:
Boondock Saints (Yeah I'm behind)
and Stranger than Fiction.
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Evil Elvis
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No Barbarella? Here are some good movies that are fairly new, or don't get mentioned too often.
Camp/Gore:
Feast
Slither
Action:
Casino Royal
Zatoichi (probably shouldn't be in action, but whatever)
Drama:
American History X
Suspense:
Session 9 (David Caruso Alert)
Comedy:
Bubba Ho-Tep
Ali G - In Da House
Waiting...
Anime:
Clone Wars (season 1&2)
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schild
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Infernal Affairs. At least it's topical.
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Sir Fodder
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Looking for particular movie types? What have you liked in the past?
A few random classics:
Double Indemnity
North By Northwest
Red River
A random brutal "supermarionation" space show from the 60s:
Thunderbirds Are Go!
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stray
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Double Indemnity is the shit.
All great choices here, and this thread has barely started.
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pxib
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Hmm... a few movies not enough people saw:
Lone Star (the John Sayles one)
Below (creepy little movie about a ghost on a submarine during WWII)
A Very Long Engagement (gorgeous French love story about the first World War)
...and it's almost a classic in some circles, but I could watch The Fisher King five times back to back and love it more when I finished than I do already.
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Parts of Lone Star were filmed not far from where I live.  Great movie. On that note, I'd recommend anything with Chris Cooper in it. |
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Hard Boiled
God of Gamblers
Iron Monkey (1993)
The Legend of Drunken Master
Police Story
The Big Hit
Wonderfalls (TV show)
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Signe
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I know how LanTheWarder feels. Sometimes I get so out of touch with film that I have no idea what I'm going to see. My first question when Righ and I sit down to watch a new-ish film is, "It's not Uwe Boll, is it?" Usually I make him look it up online before I'll watch.
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Baldrake
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I agree with Stray on Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, A History of Violence and The Merchant of Venice. All were really, really good. My favourite of the three was History of Violence, which got largely overlooked due to an inexplicable NC17 rating.
We recently saw The Last King of Scotland, which was brilliant. I highly recommend it.
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HaemishM
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Thank You For Smoking
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Inside Man
That's the 3 I can think of off the top of my head. I've been grabbing old Doctor Who episodes off of Gameznflix myself.
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Bunk
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Try foreign:
Delicatessen (it's finally available)
Yojimbo or Ran or pretty much any Kurosawa
Run Lola Run
Le Pacte des Loups (if you're in a popcorn mood)
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Lt.Dan
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My favourite of the three was History of Violence, which got largely overlooked due to an inexplicable NC17 rating.
I saw History of Violence on a plane  |
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Krakrok
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PM me your netflix email address and I'll add you to my friends list. I have about 1300 movies rated. The friends list exposes your name though (changed my last name on it to one character).
On the other hand I'm running out of stuff to watch as well. Stuck with 80s and 90s TV series'.
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Big Gulp
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"Old" movies:
The Lion in Winter
Day of the Jackal
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Wild Bunch
Paths of Glory
The Bicycle Thief
The Caine Mutiny
Casablanca
Chinatown
Dog Day Afternoon
Good Bye Lenin! (Okay, not old, but most people haven't heard of it)
Lolita (Kubrick version)
The Magnificent Seven
The Searchers
ETA: The Man Who Would Be King
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Bunk
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On the other hand I'm running out of stuff to watch as well. Stuck with 80s and 90s TV series'.
I know how you feel, I'm half way through Buffy and Farscape right now... |
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schild
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What the fuck is up with Gulps sig?
Edit: Also, Legend of 1900. It's a movie. A good one.
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That sig is so ugly not even mentioning Dog Day, OUaTitW, and Bicycle Thief makes up for it.  |
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Big Gulp
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What the fuck is up with Gulps sig?
I've been playing with the format. Not happy with it yet. |
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Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
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ahoythematey
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The Razor's Edge
Legend of 1900
Salvador
I'll throw in my Al Pacino love with And Justice For All.
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Wages of Fear (then watch)
Sorcerer
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A History of Violence
WTF is wrong with you? |
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A History of Violence
WTF is wrong with you? I thought it was decent. It would have been much better without William Hurt wolfing down ever bit of scenery he could get his hands on, but other than that, solid. |
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A History of Violence
WTF is wrong with you? I dunno, must have drank the same Cronenberg flavored Kool Aid everyone else did. I thought the movie was pretty meh. Decent, just not worthy of the heaps of praise it gets. |
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A History of Violence
WTF is wrong with you? Nothing. Cronenberg kicks your ass. [EDIT] Yeah, fuck you too, Rasix. Oh...What? Is there where I'm supposed to defend myself or something? Pfft. |
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That movie sucked so fucking badly. Oh my god. It was pure shit. The story was meh. The acting was meh. The only decent part of the movie was how they would just randomly throw in sex scenes. The bad guy at the end was laughable. The entire movie... could... have... taken... about... an... hour.... less.... if.... every.... one... didn't.... talk... like.... this.
Seriously, tell me what was good, or even decent in this movie?
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stray
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Thank you.
It's what you should have said at first. Instead of making this about me.
I'll just cut it short. My reasons for liking it are for the exact opposite reasons that you said. Pretty simple.
And I thought William Hurt was great -- In an otherwise long string of meh performances.
[EDIT] Also, if you're looking for a story or something in a Cronenberg film, then you missed the point. He just makes portrait pieces.
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Yegolev
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Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
They called it The Prayer, its answer was law
Mommy come back 'cause the water's all gone
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If you have not seen Bound, get thy ass to the store and rent it. Great mob flick. Ray and Walk the Line were probably the last two great movies I have seen. I am itching to go see Zodiac though. If you can find it, this is one of the best and yet most overlooked horror flicks. ScarecrowsJust really really fucking good. |
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That movie sucked so fucking badly. Oh my god. It was pure shit. The story was meh. The acting was meh. The only decent part of the movie was how they would just randomly throw in sex scenes. The bad guy at the end was laughable. The entire movie... could... have... taken... about... an... hour.... less.... if.... every.... one... didn't.... talk... like.... this.
Seriously, tell me what was good, or even decent in this movie?
A movie is bad when you can't stop lauging at the "hero kicks ass" ending sequence. It made a mediocre comedy, too. I second Trippy's suggestions of Iron Monkey and Drunken Master, they were fun. As to movies, I can make some decent family suggestions, but I cherry pick the stuff netflix and the guys here suggest. |
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