Tell me which awesome movie to rent.

[amitten]

I can never think of one when I get to the video store.

PS--I have a great place I go that has EVERYTHING, so post even your most obscure favorites (no porno, please). :)

[Droopy]

1. If you are in the mood for a documentary

Try The Corporation and/or War on Democracy. War on Democracy can be found on www.freedocumentaries.org for free. There are a lot of great documentaries on that site including some Michael Moore stuff.

[amitten]

4. Thanks--that's a useful site. n/t

[dubeskin]

2. Recently I've watched these movies and loved them

I was trying to catch up on classics, but I sneaked some others in there too!

Goodfellas
Pulp Ficion
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Chaos Theory
Life of Brian
Step Brothers
Walk the Line

One I watched recently which I would recommend to no one because it was so terrible was "A Complete History of my Sexual Failures." Another one in the same category is "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People."

[Hanse]

3. The King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters.

Gonzo (Hunter S. Thompson bio)

Futurama: Bender's Game

[CBHagman]

5. In no particular order...

Lantana
The Closet
The Return of the Secaucus 7
Matewan
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
La Buche
Cradle Will Rock
Next Stop Wonderland
Born Romantic
Peter's Friends
A Mighty Wind
Friends with Money
Walking and Talking
All About My Mother

Happy viewing! :hi:

[FloridaJudy]

6. I just watched a great little documentary

"The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill". About a flock of parrots that live in San Francisco and the aging hippie who cares for them. "Heartwarming" may be a cliché, but it fits perfectly. If you're in the mood for something of a downer "Born into Brothels" is a documentary about kids growing up in the red light district of Calcutta. No sex, but lots of heart-breaking drama. Both films will leave you crying, though for different reasons.

Both are available as "view it now" downloads from Netflix.

[mopinko]

12. help take care of the parrots.

i used to have a cherry headed conure, and have seen these parrots. i understand that the flock has been invaded by some parasites (i think) that attack the brains. when they get sick, they end up on the ground, and are often taken to mickaboo. since it is a terminal condition, there is not much they can do but make them comfortable. that takes money, too, tho.

http://www.mickaboo.com/

[Fire Walk With Me]

33. I'll second "Born into Brothels".

The camera store had that (back when I was into cameras, for about ten minutes..)

[Danger Mouse]

7. Metropolis (the anime)...if you want something different.

It's INCREDIBLE, visually, and the story within is very sweet and tragic.

[Deja Q]

8. Any genre you'd prefer over another?

"Airplane!" is a near-universal classic...

[TK421]

9. I know it's not a recent one, but I just finished watching "Boondock Saints"

I love that movie...Willem DaFoe plays a great part in it

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[harmonicon]

10. have you seen "Sunshine"?

I think it's out on dvd in the US, though I don't know if it was released in theatres there. It's a great sort of sci-fi horror film by Danny Boyle, who did "train spotting" and "28 days latter". Something like 2001-meets-a slasher film.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

28. Messed up, but beautiful film..............

Cillian Murphy was great in that.

[FloridaJudy]

29. Good acting, great special effects

Laughable plot. Every time it violated the laws of physics or medical science (i.e. every ten minutes) I had to wince.

For a S.F. movie that's so bad it's a hoot, try "The Core".

[mopinko]

13. frankenstein

kenneth branaugh version. loved it. scary as hell.

[Lyric]

14. "Everything is Illuminated" :)

[yellowdogintexas]

22. great movie nt

[nytemare]

31. And "Amelie"

Those are both in my top 10 films. They are beautifully filmed, and have great heart.

[Symarip]

15. This Is England

So near and dear to my heart.

[FloridaJudy]

30. Great movie

But depressing as hell.

[Symarip]

42. I've heard that from people

I don't find it depressing at all.

[machI]

16. Check out the H.B. Halicki original 'Gone in 60 Seconds'

<>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6-TlxADdA4&NR=1

[hippywife]

17. Some of my favorites:

LadyHawke starring Rutger Hauer, and Michelle Pfieffer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089457/

Rob Roy starring Liam Neeson (in a kilt no less! Rooowwwrr!) and Jessica Lange (her best performance ever!)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114287/

Excalibur with a very young Helen Mirren
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114287/

[yellowdogintexas]

21. "Undercover Blues" is a laugh riot.

try also 'Auntie Mame' with the incomparable Rosalind Russel

[RagAss]

18. "Stranger Than Paradise"

My favorite INDY.

[underpants]

19. New-Iron Man. Old-Little Big Man

My fave movie of all time. Dustin Hoffman stars as Jack Crab as well as others

[Danger Mouse]

27. Little Big Man...fantastic movie.

EDIT: I would argue that Richard Mulligan's portrayal of General Custer is one of my all-time favorite movie villains. He's cartoonish, but beneath it there is a legitimate creepiness to his complete lack of regard for life.

[Bertha Venation]

20. Europa Europa

Won the best foreign film Oscar sometime in the - 80s? About a Jewish boy whose 13th birthday was on Krystalnacht (sp?), and who winds up hiding by masquerading as a Nazi youth.

[datasuspect]

23. salo

pier paolo pasolini

[begin_within]

37. isn't that kind of porn?

[greendog]

24. Latcho Drom

...if you like music, this is a great film.

Here's a clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQn6Qb-9mD8&feature=related

[ghostsofgiants]

25. Anything by David Lynch (especially Mulholland Drive or Inland Empire)...

Brand Upon the Brain! - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_Upon_the_Brain
The American Astronaut - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Astronaut
Vampyr - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampyr
Videodrome - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videodrome
Masculin Feminin - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masculin_feminin
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_Aquatic_With_Steve_Zissou
The Element of Crime - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Element_of_Crime
Dogville - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogville
The Face of Another - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Face_of_Another_(film)
Pitfall - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitfall_(1962_film)

[CrownPrinceBandar]

26. "Encounters at the End of the World"

Good Werner Herzog film.

[ScreamingMeemie]

32. For think free laughs...Charlie Bartlett.

I can't tell you how much I liked this film in spite of myself. I am amazed at how Robert Downey Jr. was able to pull off that part.

[Paladin]

34. "The Lives Of Others"

Brilliant movie about self-redemption, set in the final days of East Germany......

[peruban]

35. Why rent when you can own?

I dl all my media, haven't been to the video store in maybe five years, or so?

[begin_within]

36. My favorites

1. Tokyo Story (1953) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046438/
2. The Bicycle Thief (1948) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040522/
3. Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060138/
4. Soy Cuba (1964) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058604/
5. Psycho (1960) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054215/
6. Salt of the Earth (1954) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047443/
7. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059170/
8. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/
9. Five Easy Pieces (1970) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065724/
10: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056687/

[foxfeet]

38. "Female Trouble"

[xenu loves you]

39. Have you seen "The War Room?" I saw it yesterday...I had wanted to for years

It was just okay for me...not the big deal I thought it'd be. How about "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie?" That was interesting...

[AlCzervik]

40. The Orphanage and Secuestro express.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464141/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371939/

[bigwillq]

41. Juno

I think it's a great movie.

[Generic Brad]

43. "Tropic Thunder"

Hilarity.

[Generic Brad]

44. "Tropic Thunder"

Hilarity.