What Movie you've seen in last 2-3 Weeks would you recommend for

[KoKo]

Family Entertainment that perked you up? Or, what other movie that wasn't too violent did you enjoy that you think other DU'ers might enjoy..those over 30.

Thanks....

[Little Wing]

1. Happy Feet!

[devilgrrl]

2. Monsters Inc.

A 2003 movie that I saw for the first time over Thanksgiving holiday. Very fun and entertaining.

[KoKo]

7. It's a rental?

[Shakespeare]

25. That is my MOST MOST MOST favorite Pixar film!

Heck, one of my most favorite animated flicks, period. I love that movie.

[Richardo]

31. Great movie - one of my favorites, too.

:thumbsup:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. Happy Feet.

It's like Birth of a Nation, for kids!

[KoKo]

9. I tried to see it through last weekend...

but left. I know many DU'ers enjoyed it.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

18. Yeah, I know.

I saw your joke thread.

It's what I was sarcastically refering to with my "Birth of a Nation" gag.

[KoKo]

23. yes...."Birth of a Nation..." I got it...didn't answer but it was funny even

if you were being sarcastic to me. :D

[leftofthedial]

4. family? don't know

adult? Stranger Than Fiction

[Az]

5. My Friend Totoro

Its an older anime (japanese animation) but its message and heart are still strong. Very hard to go wrong with this movie.

[KoKo]

6. Is that a rental or current? Couldn't tell from your post and haven't seen

it in our paper. I'll check again, though.

[Az]

11. Definately a rental

Older movie.

[KoKo]

14. thanks...I get good tips from DU'ers on rentals when I ask. Maybe I should

have asked what "rentals" have you seen in the last few weeks. Might have found a few more things... Will check out.

[Kali]

8. in the last two or three weeks?

:rofl: ask me about the last two or three years, maybe.

[KoKo]

13. Sounds like you're where I am.....We seem to keep walking out of the few

new movies we try. But, watching Turner Classics inside gets to be a little confining when one used to be able to go out and find a few good ones here and there....way back, maybe.

I've seen all the "indy's" that have come. I was looking for something "lighter" with a little plot...not asking for much. :shrug: Nothing in my paper seemed to do it...and I figured maybe I missed something since we have a crap reviewer.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

10. Happy Feet!

I absolutely loved it!

[WindRavenX]

12. The Fountain

:thumbsup: , but sad.

[KoKo]

15. Art Film? I haven't seen it listed where I am yet. n/t

[WindRavenX]

17. yeah

It's by the guy who did "Pi" and "Requiem for a Dream". Very much non-mainstream.

[AlCzervik]

16. ok it was more like 3 months ago but still very enjoyable

"Over the hedge" starring Bruce Willis, Wanda Sykes and Steve Carrell, very funny and a great message about taking care of the environment. I thought the whole Bruce Willis thing might ruin it but it did not, he was great.

[KoKo]

21. Sounds like good rental...thanks.

[JackBeck]

19. Casino Royale.

Bond is back!

[KoKo]

24. I'm huge Bond fan seen them all over and over. This one didn't do it for

me, though. Tried it last weekend along with "Happy Feet" and walked out of both of them about 45 minutes into it. :-(

I'm getting picky and my nerves are frazzled....

[JackBeck]

26. I'm sorry to hear that.

I liked how it was darker. And loovvved the opening Parkour scene.

[Oeditpus Rex]

20. 'The Girl in the Cafe'

EsPECially for DUers. Or just lib'ruls in general.

:thumbsup:

[KoKo]

22. I missed that one and DU'ers did seem to like it. Rental...thanks. n/t

[musiclawyer]

27. Casino and Deja Vu: they meet the hype

[KoKo]

28. Kick for a few more......

[pokerfan]

29. Casino Royale - fun for the entire family

if they're over 13, that is.

Easily the best James Bond film since the Sean Connery era and arguably the closest Bond to the novels.

They toned down the gadgetry and replaced the CGI crapola with actual stunt-work. No invisible cars here.

The fight with the two henchmen in the stairwell is equaled only by Connery's fight with Robert Shaw in From Russia With Love.

And no bimbos, either. No Denise Richards playing a nuclear scientist. No stupid Christmas jokes.

Finally a Bond film that even critics love, over 90% positive according to over 170 reviews cataloged by rottentomatoes.com.

First film since V for Vendetta that I plan to see a second time before it leaves the theaters.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Vesper: Am I going to have a problem with you, Mr. Bond?
Bond: No, don't worry, you're not my type.
Vesper: Smart?
Bond: Single.

[Richardo]

30. Rental: School of Rock

I was surprised that I liked this movie (was on TV last weekend). But you have to like Jack Black's schtick (I do).

[terrya]

32. I like Jack Black

I liked him a lot especially in "Shallow Hal".

I haven't seen "School of Rock". Will add to my Netflix queue.

Thanks for the recommendation. :-)

[Broken_Hero]

33. Over the Hedge, Ice Age II

and Superman Returns....hmm, thats about the newest movies I've gotten...and I recommend all three...

[SeattleGirl]

34. "Bobby"

I think it is a great movie, though for those of us alive and who remember when we heard he was dead, it's a difficult movie to watch. However, it is worth it, and further, it would be a good movie to take your late-teenaged-and-up kids to. I took my 26 year old daughter to see it, and she was so impressed with RFK that she posted the speech they play at the end of the movie on her blog, to share with her friends in her age group.

[Jokerman]

35. Akeelah and the Bee

A very uplifting, positive movie with several excellent performances. A little sappy and predictable at times but overall it was quite rewarding.

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0437800/

P.S. It should be available to rent, we got it from Netflix.

[VespertineIconoclast]

37. I liked the movie a lot!

Sappy and predictable is okay if the story has such wonderful positive messages conveyed. ;)

[Frank Cannon]

36. Lassie (the new one that came out just recently)

Now out on DVD:



GORGEOUS cinematography in Scotland and the Isle of Man. Terrific acting by all (Samantha Morton and Peter O'Toole are in it). A compelling journey-of-1,000-perils story with cute kids and a plucky dog that you wish you could own yourself. (Unlike various other versions of Lassie, this dog doesn't do things like pilot airplanes. She just acts like a real dog, albeit smart and resourceful.)

The whole family just loved it.

(RE: violence: There is a dog death in it, and it's kind of sad, but it's not exploitive. Really little children might find some of Lassie's challenges scary.)

[RetroLounge]

38. My kids are 6 and 8 and rent DVD's every friday

Their picks:

Over The Hedge (animated)
Ice Age - The meltdown (animated)
Monsters Inc. (animated)
Ant Bully (animated)
Holes
Hoot
Eight Below
Snow Dogs
Pirates of the Caribean 2 (PG13, but the 6 yr old fell asleep in the first 15 minutes)
High School Musical

RL