How 'bout a DVD rental recommendation...

[tk2kewl]

What should the wife and I rent tonight?

We haven't done much movie watching in the last year and a half.

[Shell Beau]

1. The Aviator is good. I just saw Hide and Seek.

[tk2kewl]

3. We missed Aviator... that might work

what's Hide and Seek?

[Shell Beau]

4. It is a thriller with Robert DeNiro and Dakota Fanning.

It could've been better, but it did have its moments. Go with the Aviator though!

[Chico Man]

2. Before Sunrise

Loved it.

[ihaveaquestion]

5. Good Documentary

"Dogtown and Z-Boys" It's about the begining of contemporary skateboarding and by extention the whole extreme sports thing. Good film.

The movie "Lords of Dogtown" (now in theaters) is based on it, but isn't so good, I hear. The documentary is excellent! And I'm not a skateboarding fan - I got it for my son to watch and really liked it.

[Gato Moteado]

6. donnie darko

donnie darko
adaptations
memento

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

19. Donnie Darko and Memento are two of my favs

but my recommendation is City of God. Great movie about the drug trade in a South American city. Rio de Janeiro, I think. Roger Ebert says "It's one of the best movies you'll ever see," or something to that effect.

[DS1]

7. I might rent Shawn of the Dead today

[ceile]

9. Go for it!!

Brilliant flick!

[ihaveaquestion]

10. Good Choice - I was pleasantly surprised by this one. n/t

[jobycom]

8. Motorcycle Diaries or Sideways

You have to be in the mood for either one. Motorcylce Diaries is thought provoking, beautiful, and impressive. It's not as heavy as it sounds, but it's not a laugh riot.

Sideways gets mixed reviews around here. The lead characters are not always morally appealing (okay, one of them never is), but the story, script, acting and directing are amongst the best in the last couple of years, as its many award nominations and winnings show.

Just my two cents.

[tk2kewl]

16. I liked Sideways...

but not until more than halfway into it. I have a BIL that is a wine snob so I found the beginning to be just annoying.

[jobycom]

18. I didn't think of him as a snob

just obsessed beyond reason. It was a character trait that made me like and hate him at the same time, and I'm always impressed when a movie can do that.

Then again, I never wanted to meet him, either, so if I knew someone like that, it might have turned me off.

[CBGLuthier]

11. I second Donnie Darko, but

I would suggest you find the original version. I liked the director's remix as he calls it but think the first version is just a little bit better.

But you can't really go wrong with either version.

[Kraklen]

12. To Be and To Have.

French documentary about a one room schoolhouse.

[DS1]

14. Excellent flick

[Kraklen]

13. To Be and To Have.

French documentary about a one room schoolhouse.

[iconoclastic cat]

15. I have asked this question many times!

Here are a few of my movie recommendation threads:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=3476758
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=2379777
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=2323896

[tk2kewl]

17. thanks...

i will have a peek ;)

[iconoclastic cat]

24. So, what did you get?

[ghostsofgiants]

20. My two favourite recent releases have been...

Garden State and I Heart Huckabees.

Donnie Darko was mentioned, that's a great film as well.

[tk2kewl]

21. We've been meaning to see I Heart Huckabees

I think I can order it "On Demand" too

[ghostsofgiants]

22. Nice, definitely worth checking out

[Patiod]

23. If you guys can deal with the language and haven't seen it yet

we're really enjoying "Deadwood" on DVD.

We don't have HBO, but I've seen about 1/3 the episodes in hotel rooms (I travel a lot on Sunday nights).

[yellowdogintexas]

25. we are doing the "Deadwood" thing at our house too.

on DVD of course

Al Swearingen is a real piece of work.