OT: Movie rental suggestions

LAking · Post by **LAking** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:42 pm

Movies i've watched recently that i enjoyed:

Match Point: If you like hitchcock style suspense you should enjoy this one. It's Woody Allen but unless someone told you that you would never know.

In Good Company: Wasn't expecting much from this film but really enjoyed it. Open ended narrative in what appears to be a very hollywood film which was a nice surprise. Also, how can you ever get enough of Scarlett Johansson?

Everything is Illuminated: I didn't care for this as much as the previous two but it's still good. Quite funny at times.

And i think i may have recomended this before but i'll do it again. ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW! It's fantastic and my favorite film of 2005.

azmark · Post by **azmark** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:56 pm

Match Point was indeed very good.

I have been catching up on some TV shows that I didn't watch when they first came out. Two stand out for me. First is The Wire. Excellent and very underrated HBO series. I just finished watching the second season and am still in awe of the storyline,acting, and the realism. It is very gritty, but has room for humor. Another series I just finished up was the House of Cards trilogy. It was a BBC production about a very rutheless politician. I felt very manipulated watching it, but in a good way.

If you are looking for a very offbeat movie I would suggest Undertow. It is a very tense movie, set in the south, and the writer pays homage throughout the movie to The Night of the Hunter, which is one of my favorite movies.

LAking · Post by **LAking** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:49 am

If you are looking for a very offbeat movie I would suggest Undertow. It is a very tense movie, set in the south, and the writer pays homage throughout the movie to The Night of the Hunter, which is one of my favorite movies.

I tried to watch Undertow but couldn't get through it. Too much of a southern white trash cliche for my taste. I rented it because i happened to catch most of the film George Washington and that one interested me. Director David Gordon Green obviously tries to emulate Terrance Malick's style and i'm quite a fan of Malick. Green's second feature length film, All the Real Girls, is pretty decent. Unfortunately he seemed to take a few steps back with Undertow, but then again you're the second person i've talked to who's really liked it.

bdunn13 · Post by **bdunn13** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:47 am

pk500 wrote:I've been eager to see Syriana since it was released on DVD, even more so after praise by you cats.

As a soccer fan, I enjoyed "Green Street Hooligans." Quite a departure role for Elijah Wood.

Take care,
PK

I just watched GSH last night. I am not a soccer fan at all yet I still enjoyed the movie. After watching it, I asked my fiance if she wanted to start a Falcons firm.. she of course said no.

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:50 am

LAking wrote:And i think i may have recomended this before but i'll do it again. ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW! It's fantastic and my favorite film of 2005.

Back and forth. The same poop. Forever.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:43 pm

Anyone seen Inside Man? Whenever I try to rent it, it's always out.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:53 pm

sportdan30 wrote:Anyone seen Inside Man? Whenever I try to rent it, it's always out.

I thought it was "meh." Good performances, bad plot. I won't give anything away, but I thought the premise that the whole movies rests on was completely illogical. One of the characters does something that makes zero sense and seems to serve the sole purpose of delivering the main twist.

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:02 pm

I watched Running Scared the other night. I had no idea what it was about going in and was pleasantly surprised. It had a definite Boondock Saints feel to it. Strange but entertaining.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:14 pm

Thanks Brando. I recall someone else on the radio who reviewed the movie had said the same thing about the twist in the plot coming out of left field. They said it didn't make a whole lot of sense.

I think I'll pass it on it right now.

I did watch "Munich" this past weekend. It was a decent movie I thought, if perhaps a bit too long in length. I really no idea that the Prime Minister of Israel along with other top military personnel basically hired a former body guard to seek out supposed terrorists behind the Israeli massacre of the Munich olympics. I'd recommend it.

SoMisss2000 · Post by **SoMisss2000** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:43 pm

Anybody else see Green Street Hooligans? Rented from BB Online after reading the synopsis. Loved the movie.

Full Synopsis

An American abroad is introduced to the heady but dangerous pleasures of violence in this powerful drama from Great Britain. Matt Buckner (Elijah Wood) is a journalism student from America who is expelled from college when his roommate sets him to take the fall after drugs are found in their dorm room. Needing time to sort out what his next move should be, Matt travels to London to visit his sister Shannon (Claire Forlani), who has married British Steve Dunham (Marc Warren). As it happens, Matt arrives at a less than opportune moment, and he ends up spending his first evening in the U.K. with Steve's brother Pete (Charlie Hunnam). Pete hangs out with a "firm" of friends who call themselves "the Green Street Elite" and are passionate fans of the West Ham United football club (Matt quickly discovers calling British football "soccer" is an easy way to get your teeth knocked out). Pete has little use for Matt until the Green Street Elite get into a dust-up with another firm; Matt turns out to be a fierce if inexperienced fighter, and discovers he enjoys the kick of street brawling. Matt is cautiously accepted by Pete and the other members of the firm, and is soon absorbed into the very British world of violent football fandom. But when Pete and his friends learn that Matt studied journalism, they begin to suspect he's a reporter doing an undercover piece on hooliganism, and they set out to teach him an ugly lesson about loyalty. The debut feature film from British director Lexi Alexander, Green Street Hooligans (initially shown simply as Hooligans) was the first film ever to win both the Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the South by Southwest Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:44 am

SoMisss2000 wrote:Anybody else see Green Street Hooligans? Rented from BB Online after reading the synopsis. Loved the movie.

Yep, saw it a few months ago. Very good flick, although I wonder if the violence is that gratuitous among football firms in London.

Good movie, though. Enjoyed it.

Take care,
PK

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:45 am

My recommendation for a SUPERB movie rental:

http://littleblender.blogspot.com/2006/ ... -film.html

A beautiful motion picture.

Take care,
PK

LAking · Post by **LAking** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 2:55 am

Just finished watching "Film Geek" and it's a surprisingly fun film. It's a VERY low budget film by relatively unknown director, James Westby. Based on his profile on imdb he's only done a handful of other low budget films, none of which i have seen.

Apparently this one is somewhat based on James' own experience working in a video store. It's essentially about a complete geek who's life completely revolves around film and his attempt to win the heart of an attractive hipster type girl. The film's not perfect and it's low budget shows but the lead character is often hilarious and the ending is anything but predictable. One of those really obscure films that unfortunately most people will never see so i figured i would mention it on here. I especially recommend it to anyone who might consider themselves a bit of a film geek.

grtwhtsk · Post by **grtwhtsk** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:16 am

pk500 wrote:My recommendation for a SUPERB movie rental:

http://littleblender.blogspot.com/2006/ ... -film.html

A beautiful motion picture.

Take care,
PK

I echo your thoughts PK. That movie just pulled me in.

seanmac31 · Post by **seanmac31** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:06 am

I loved Match Point- Woody Allen doing Crime and Punishment with a terrific cast. Highly recommended. I also thought Inside Man was a very solid movie, again with excellent performances. Another Spike Lee movie that I would highly recommend is 25th Hour. It slipped under the radar when it was released, but it's probably the best film Lee has made.

Other than that, there's not much new stuff in my Netflix Queue. I'm mostly going through the HBO pantheon- am 4 disks into Rome and enjoying it even more the second time.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:42 am

Whatever you do, do not rent "Click". What a trainwreck.

Badgun · Post by **Badgun** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:51 pm

sportdan30 wrote:Whatever you do, do not rent "Click". What a trainwreck.

I thought Click was ok. Not great, but certainly not a trainwreck. Had some of my favorite eye candy in Kate Beckinsale.

Xmen - The Last Stand was the last movie I watched and I was pretty disappointed in it.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:56 pm

Click was crap...but Kate was not. That's pretty much the only reason I didn't walk out of the theatre.

seanmac31 · Post by **seanmac31** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 2:08 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:Click was crap...but Kate was not. That's pretty much the only reason I didn't walk out of the theatre.

Yes, but if I need to fiend after Kate, I’d rather watch Underworld dubbed into Spanish on Telemundo. Glorious. Simply glorious.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:25 pm

Lately, I haven't rented many movies simply because there just hasn't been that many "must see" movies.

I got around to renting Superman Returns finally. A decent movie, but doesn't live up to the first two in my opinion. Further, I think Spiderman has surpassed Superman as a movie series (better storylines, better special effects, etc.) I also had a difficult time getting in to the new actors who played Lois Laine and Jimmy Olsen. Brandon Routh (sp?) was better than I expected, but Christopher Reeve just seemed to personify the role.

I also watched Inside Man. I had relatively low expectations because of what I had heard about the ending. I thought the movie was pretty good, not great. It didn't seem too far fetched for the most part, but I'd recommend it. It had enough twists to keep me interested through the end.

Ice Age 2 was my favorite of the three. For whatever reason, it didn't get many favorable reviews at rottentomatoes.com. The storyline was well paced I thought, and the comedy didn't seem too forced. All the characters were well likeable, and I think it was on par with the original.

Has anyone seen either of the Jackass movies? Are they worth a rental?

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:34 pm

sportdan30 wrote:Has anyone seen either of the Jackass movies? Are they worth a rental?

Saw the first one. F*cking hilarious. Just don't expect anything even mid-brow.

"Jackass: The Movie" is sophomoric, low-brow comic genius in all of its bodily fluid-laden, profane, cruel glory. A certain scene in a bathroom fixtures store nearly caused me to wet my pants with laughter.

Take care,
PK

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:41 pm

On my way home yesterday from a trip, they showed "Scoop" on board, a W. Allen film, a light comedy with a dash of mystery in it. The movie was shot in London, with S. Johansson & H. Jackman. If you're a fan of Woody you would enjoy it. I think it'll be released this week to the general public.

seanmac31 · Post by **seanmac31** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 5:18 pm

Another good movie I just saw- Joyeux Noel. It's a French movie about the 1914 Christmas Truce, and it's really well done.

EZSnappin · Post by **EZSnappin** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 5:31 pm

The crazy liberal part of me guilted me into renting "An Inconvenient Truth". And I'll be damned, that was actually a good movie! Excusing the moments of Al Gore hagiography (I understand why they're in the movie; they provide the underpinning for the fervency of his belief in the global warming crisis), the presentation he gives is informative and entertaining. There is very little finger pointing (just a few jabs here and there), instead focusing on the scientific basis of the need to do something ASAP.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 5:42 pm

Thought I'd bring this thread back from the dead. By the way, the search engine simply is broken on this forum. It took me six pages to find this thread.

Anyways, within the past couple weeks, I've watched a couple movies.

Superbad....or SuperCRAP. Honestly, I don't get the hype and praise for this movie. Now, I loved Knocked Up and 40 Year Old Virgin but this movie bordered on the ridiculous. Yes, I could kind of relate to the two main characters, but the storyline was just.....too off the wall. It had so much more potential in my opinion to be more than just what it was. Maybe if I was in my teens or 20s I might of had a different opinion.

The Lookout. This movie flew under the radar. I had never heard of it until browsing the Blu-Ray movies at netflix. It's a 2007 release. I wouldn't go as far to say it's great, but it's definitely good and has an intriguing storyline and is rather suspenseful. I thought the main character, Joseph Gordon-Levitt was very believeable and Jeff Daniels was quite good as well.

Of course Bourne Ultimatum was great. I didn't see it in the theater, and while I didn't see it in high-def as it's only out on HD-DVD, the upsclaling of the dvd on the PS3 blu-ray player looked pretty spectacular. If you loved the first two, you'll obviously love the third. I might be the only one who hadn't seen it at the movie theater.

Next up in my queue is Cars. I've rented it twice. The first time I started it and my son just didn't care to get in to it. The second time I rented it, I didn't find time to watch it and had to return it. Now, I have it coming from netflix on blu-ray so I'm excited to watch it with my son or by myself. I'm sure it'll look fantastic.

Actually, next up in my queue is 3:10 to Yuma. Can't recall ever seeing the previews for this movie, but the storyline sounds interesting. I love westerns. Anyone seen it?

Because my two movies are up for the month through netflix, I picked up Identity on blu-ray. It looks like it got fairly decent reviews, but I don't know anything about it except for what I read regarding the premise.

Other than that, I'm tempted to rent Transformers although Sci-Fi doesn't interest me all too much.