OT: Movie rental suggestions

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:49 pm

I second the crapiness of Ice Harvest. I'm a huge Cusak fan, but that movie was pretty much one of the worst I have ever seen. The only reason I could even sit through the whole thing is because of Cusak. Otherwise I probably would have left.

Zlax45 · Post by **Zlax45** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:56 pm

Best movie by a Friends cast member is "The Good Girl"

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:59 pm

Zlax45 wrote:Best movie by a Friends cast member is "The Good Girl"

I personally liked Courtney Cox in "Scream". She was in another older movie I can't recall now.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:00 pm

I'll take Ace Ventura for best movie by a Friends cast member.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:00 pm

"The Whole Nine Yards" was pretty hilarious as well starring Matthew Perry and Bruce Willis.

Zlax45 · Post by **Zlax45** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:00 pm

sportdan30 wrote:
Zlax45 wrote:Best movie by a Friends cast member is "The Good Girl"
I personally liked Courtney Cox in "Scream". She was in another older movie I can't recall now.

At least Aniston has a nude scene in "The Good Girl"...LOL

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:01 pm

Recently watched movies:

The Aristocrats - Very crass, but not offensive. Got very old very fast. Poo poo and Pee pee jokes can only last so long and while the premise of the documentary was interesting (kind of) the content was not. 1.5 out of 5.

Domino - Interesting take on a real life female bounty hunter. Overly music video type production though. Story gets more interesting as it goes on but overall was just average IMO. 2.5 out of 5.

Crash - It was intriguing and semi-thought provoking but just did not grab me like it did others. It was too obvious and predictable and not really heart jerking to me. 3 of 5.

Walk the Line - Thought this one too was just okay. Great acting, but, like 'Ray', IMO, the story was nothing exciting and did not really make me care about these individuals. 3 of 5.

Badgun · Post by **Badgun** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:03 pm

One of my recent favorites was Jarhead. It didn't get much talk here, but I thought it was a sensational movie. Not as much about the killing and dying of war, but more about the psychological issues that a soldier faces everyday while involved in a war. I can't say enough about how much I loved this movie.

I certainly enjoyed History of Violence, but I have no idea why all the critics raved about it. Solid movie, but not memorable.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:10 pm

Spooky wrote:Walk the Line - Thought this one too was just okay. Great acting, but, like 'Ray', IMO, the story was nothing exciting and did not really make me care about these individuals. 3 of 5.

What impressed me most about the movie was that the songs sung by the actors were their real voices. I didn't necessarily care one way or another for Johnny Cash as a person, but I did come to appreciate his music.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:19 pm

sportdan30 wrote:
Zlax45 wrote:Best movie by a Friends cast member is "The Good Girl"
I personally liked Courtney Cox in "Scream". She was in another older movie I can't recall now.

HEy!

What about 3000 miles to Graceland?

Jimmydeicide · Post by **Jimmydeicide** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:59 pm

Lock,Stock and 2 smoking Barrels.
Your welcome.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:06 pm

I rented Good Night, and Good Luck this weekend. Thought it was tremendously well done and entertaining. Makes you wonder about the media today and if anyone would have the balls to do what Murrow did. A different world, that's for sure.

jondiehl · Post by **jondiehl** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:50 pm

Stay - I rented it because I like Ewan McGregor and anything with Naomi Watts in it is worth checking out. However, this movie was a huge effing pile of cow dung. Seriously. I'm warning you now, save your money and 2hrs of your life.... rent Jacob's Ladder if you want the same concept of a movie but done 10x better. Don't get me wrong, I like movies that make you think like Mulholland Drive, Donnie Darko, Memento, Fight Club, 12 Monkeys, etc but skip this one as it was not well written.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:32 pm

You guys ever entertain the thought of some old classics...?

I would recomend:

Carey Grant ....

Arsenic and Old Lace
His Girl Friday
The Philadephia story
Charade

Bogart ...

Maltese Falcon
Casablanca
Treasure of the Sierra Madre

All great movies...All timeless...

Jimmydeicide · Post by **Jimmydeicide** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:24 pm

XXXIV wrote:You guys ever entertain the thought of some old classics...?

I would recomend:

Carey Grant ....

Arsenic and Old Lace
His Girl Friday
The Philadephia story
Charade

Bogart ...

Maltese Falcon
Casablanca
Treasure of the Sierra Madre

All great movies...All timeless...

Dude they're in like black and white and s***.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:25 pm

Jimmydeicide wrote:
XXXIV wrote:You guys ever entertain the thought of some old classics...?

I would recomend:

Carey Grant ....

Arsenic and Old Lace
His Girl Friday
The Philadephia story
Charade

Bogart ...

Maltese Falcon
Casablanca
Treasure of the Sierra Madre

All great movies...All timeless...

Dude they're in like black and white and s***.

Yes they are....

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:29 pm

Just watched Crash....damn - awesome movie. There are so many layers to the movie. Highly recommended.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Mon May 01, 2006 9:16 am

Rented "North Country" this past weekend. Well acted and quite inspirational. Recommended.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Mon May 01, 2006 2:03 pm

XXXIV wrote:You guys ever entertain the thought of some old classics...?

I would recomend:

Carey Grant ....

Arsenic and Old Lace
His Girl Friday
The Philadephia story
Charade

Bogart ...

Maltese Falcon
Casablanca
Treasure of the Sierra Madre

All great movies...All timeless...

Rented Rear Window a while back, which I had never seen. Great movie, the dialog in old Hitchcock films was so sharp.

We're trying to see add some classics to the Netflix rotation. I have Touch of Evil at home right now.

Maltese Falcon and Casablanca are amazing.

CincyKid · Post by **CincyKid** » Mon May 01, 2006 2:12 pm

XXXIV wrote:You guys ever entertain the thought of some old classics...?

I would recomend:

Bogart ...

Treasure of the Sierra Madre

All great movies...All timeless...

more than a few times i have brought this one up ranks amoung my favorite movies ever

might i also as usual throw in almost anything with steve mcqueen

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Mon May 01, 2006 2:17 pm

XXXIV wrote:All great movies...All timeless...

Yeah, but I'm sure it's not the same as seeing them on the big screen, right?

When I used to have a BB membership I would usually use my free rentals on a classic. My goal was to see all the movies in that top 100 list the AFI released back in 2000(?). I think I've seen most of them by now.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Mon May 01, 2006 2:23 pm

Brando70 wrote: Rented Rear Window a while back, which I had never seen. Great movie, the dialog in old Hitchcock films was so sharp.

We're trying to see add some classics to the Netflix rotation. I have Touch of Evil at home right now.

Maltese Falcon and Casablanca are amazing.

Rear Window is great. Hitchcock was the best at what he did. Raymond Burr was pretty creepy as the heavy. Stewart was Stewart.
I love Grace Kelly. she was the sweetest thing...

Speaking of Grace Kelly and Hitchcock...
To Catch a Thief is a very good Grant/Kelly movie . North By Northwest is another all time great.

There is a gold mine of older movies. People take the time and give them a chance. You will be glad you did.

Sport73 · Post by **Sport73** » Mon May 01, 2006 2:39 pm

For those that haven't seen it, FANDANGO is a must-watch comedy from long ago.

As is DROP DEAD GORGEOUS.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Mon May 01, 2006 2:40 pm

Leebo33 wrote:When I used to have a BB membership I would usually use my free rentals on a classic. My goal was to see all the movies in that top 100 list the AFI released back in 2000(?). I think I've seen most of them by now.

That is a great idea...I think I have seen most of them too. Though I disagree with some of that list. Made My own. Somedays it gets slow here.

CincyKid wrote: might i also as usual throw in almost anything with steve mcqueen

The Cincinnatti Kid

is a good flick...

Great Esacpe,Pappillon,Sand Pebbles all great...

bdunn13 · Post by **bdunn13** » Tue May 23, 2006 10:49 am

I have not read this thread, so I have no clue what movies have/not been mentioned. However, this weekend I watched Hostel and loved it. It reminded me of Saw except I thought Hostel was better.... and well Saw II flat out sucked.

.... Hostel starts out slow (full of women - like a slasher flic). Then it gets good(not that women are bad.

).

It says the movie is based partly on "true" events. I have no idea what was true ect... I searched the net today and did not find anything.