I am in dire need of some new movies to watch. Everything I have I've either already seen or already seen a hundred times. Not that I don't appreciate the endless replay value of some select films, but please, for the love of all that is holy-- What was the last good movie you rented or downloaded?

The last strictly ok movie I saw was The Virgin Suicides.

That's old news.

Nothing too outdated, please.

dumb and dumber
super troopers
tommy boy
what dreams may come
harold and maude
hard days night
pulp fiction
high fidelity
2001 a space odyssey
clockwork orange
Pi
suspect 0

and last but not least legally blonde

i watch wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy to much anime to be of any use in this thread.

why did i post this

i really do

have you seen idiocracy yet? its one of mike judge's straight to dvd flicks but its a more than decent comedy.

the last king of scotland

DONNIE DARKO DUR DUR DUR

Speaking of anime we just finally watched Akira! Great movie.

The only movies I've seen recently are all old. We've got 28 Days Later to watch cuz Mark said I'd like it. We haven't watched a movie in a long time it seems, aside from Akira.

i wasn't serious

That's old news.

Nothing too outdated, please.
Ah, what do I know. Someone gave me that to watch. :/ They also gave me Running Scared but I haven't watched it yet.

Speaking of anime we just finally watched Akira! Great movie.

The only movies I've seen recently are all old. We've got 28 Days Later to watch cuz Mark said I'd like it. We haven't watched a movie in a long time it seems, aside from Akira.
Yeah! This is good. Try Grave of the Fireflies and other studio ghibli films too. Any old anime will do, actually. :/

Speaking of anime we just finally watched Akira! Great movie.

The only movies I've seen recently are all old. We've got 28 Days Later to watch cuz Mark said I'd like it. We haven't watched a movie in a long time it seems, aside from Akira.

The graphic novels are awesome too, better than the anime even

The Host

I thought it was pretty funny

The graphic novels are awesome too, better than the anime even
I concur.

Even though it's not old, and it's sort of embarrassing to admit this, the Ravemaster series isn't all that bad. It's like a guilty pleasure or something

Well I really loved the animation, it kicked much ass. But if I run across them I'll check 'em out.

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legally blonde though great movie check it out

im a dirty old man :(

The Music of Chance

sean why can't you go to movies alone anymore>? that's the onlyu wway i ever get there

hey

dumb and dumber
super troopers
tommy boy
what dreams may come
harold and maude
hard days night
pulp fiction
high fidelity
2001 a space odyssey
clockwork orange
Pi
suspect 0

and last but not least legally blonde

I appreciate your enthusiasm, but:

That's old news.

Nothing too outdated, please.



Also, Suspect Zero was terrible.

I'd like to state that while I may not be totally against Anime, this is officially an Anime free zone.

yeah i liked it but it didn't change my life or anything. i'm not a movie snob or buff so me coming in this thread was just to be silly. i admit that i have no similar taste to probably any netphorian, but i just like to watch movies, and don't need to be particularly moved to tears or anything.
plus my schedule and study habits have kept me from doing anything fun for a while now!

legally blonde though great movie check it out
Did you ever see the second one? It was so :erm: I was actually embarassed while watching it in the comfort of my own living room.

lame

i need recommendationt oo because i'm getting netflix for the summer so everyone recommend on

yeah i liked it but it didn't change my life or anything. i'm not a movie snob or buff so me coming in this thread was just to be silly. i admit that i have no similar taste to probably any netphorian, but i just like to watch movies, and don't need to be particularly moved to tears or anything.
plus my schedule and study habits have kept me from doing anything fun for a while now!
Nah, the majority of those flicks you posted are quality films. I've just seen them all and/or they're old. I wanna see something new.


Although, I am sold on The Music of Chance 'cause I've got a total boner for James Spader.

lame

i need recommendationt oo because i'm getting netflix for the summer so everyone recommend on

Have you seen Children of Men yet? One of the most recent movies I've watched that left me totally satisfied.

do NOT watch irreversible unless you want to cry. the rape scene was too much for me and had me bawling uncontrollable. alex was really sweet about it, too. i dont think he even watched it when i wasnt home. it was such a repulsive and unnecessary film. yes! rape happens. and lots of other bad things too. but i dont need to see them displayed so graphically in front of my face. if i did. then i'd become a gangster or try and get myself raped. whatever. it's just sickening to even think about. people are so in love with that movie because it is SO shocking or whatever they say. it's stupid! thats what it is. stupid.

last movie i watched was taxi driver. it came on television the other day. now there is some violence i can appreciate.

yeah i loved that. the scene in the car when they're attacked by the mob...one of the best sequences ever. all in one shot.

i suck

Did you ever see the second one? It was so :erm: I was actually embarassed while watching it in the comfort of my own living room.

hah i was drunk so i don't remember.
the last really funny "horror" movie i saw in theaters was The Omen and i slipped in a bottle of jack and screamed loudly during the scene where she sees her son's face as a horses skull or something. then my friends laughed at me. :p

speaking as a straight man, i would fyuck the hell out of clive owen.

yeah i loved that. the scene in the car when they're attacked by the mob...one of the best sequences ever. all in one shot.
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Have you seen Children of Men yet? One of the most recent movies I've watched that left me totally satisfied.
im so pissed! i totally downloaded this when alex was out of town. i downloaded heaps of movies and we started almost every single one. and each time i fell asleep within the first five minutes. im like a baby. i cannot watch a movie laying down. i fall asleep on every car ride too. oh . but yeah all i remember is some kid being on television and him being the oldest person to die. i think. i forget. and then some sort of earthquake. it's not that i was bored. i just.. ugh. :[ i miss out on so much.

hah i was drunk so i don't remember.
the last really funny "horror" movie i saw in theaters was The Omen and i slipped in a bottle of jack and screamed loudly during the scene where she sees her son's face as a horses skull or something. then my friends laughed at me. :p
Oh you mean that part with the cameo by Sarah Jessica Parker? Yeah that part was scary.

waydowntown

Hey Lauren, I understand. I'm the same way! I'm really glad we don't own a couch 'cause I probably wouldn't be able to make it through half the movies I watch if we did. I almost fell asleep during the beginning of Children of Men, too, 'cause I started it kind of late at night... But as soon as I saw Michael Caine I perked right up :blush:

I was surprisingly captivated by Cinderalla Man, despite the presence of Lemonface Zellweger.

I work at a movie store. I will try to help.

The fountain just came out, which is one of my all time favorite movies. It's amazing. Pan's Labyrinth came out is well which is also a favorite.

If you liked fear + loathing, or if you love Hunter S Thompson as much as I do, check out where the buffalo roam, a 1980 HST movie, bill murray plays him. not as good as F+L, but still very funny.

The last king of scotland was amazing too, blew me away.

I always hated Leo DiCaprio, ever since Titanic, but then I watched the Aviator and he earned my respect and totally blew me away. He's amazing in it. Gangs of new york isnt bad either.

basquiat is probably one of the best movies out there.

desperate living is amazing, by john waters, the guy who did pink flamingos. I LOVE this movie. It is fucked up and awesome.

party monster is interesting.

four rooms is good.

I can think of a million more, but i'll stop now

the fountain was really weird. i hated and liked it at the same time - it looks great, is a beautiful movie to watch visually but the lead characters plotline was cheesy and too drawn out. worth it to watch (preferably on a big screen) but plotwise it was a little meh. except for the last portion, the rest of the movie trudged on, even if parts of it was visually interesting.

i'd recommend the films of jules dassin, specifically "the naked city" and "rififi."

or, if you want something newer-ish
"dark city"

jebus camp

jebus camp
Chris just watched that in one of his classes for the final! He liked it, too.

avian chaos have you seen any wong kar-wai movies

oh man Jesus Camp was terrifying

"Lord, we pray for the Powerpoint"

jesus camp was something i also downloaded. i actually watched it because i watched it in the chair. yeah praying for a powerpoint. what the hell is that shit all about?! i thought that little kid levi was very cute and sweet though. he had a great personality and i bet he will make a super little boyfriend someday. lose the mullet, though. sheesh. tell the barber you're sick of looking like an asshole

the king was also good. i mean, i liked it. that doesnt make it "good". i also think gael is handsome. so ya know!

avian chaos have you seen any wong kar-wai movies
No, I'm sadly not too well versed in foreign films. What of his would you recommend?

Though that reminds me, a long time ago my best friend burned me Kung Fu Mahjong and I never watched it and now I don't even know where it is. I'm a terrible friend :[

Have you seen the Killing fields? Hell, it's outdated as hell. But hell, I like any movies with genocide. Hell, I'm a horrible person. hell.

Hell, I haven't seen that, either. I must be a horrible person, too, because, though I'm reluctant to watch them, those typically turn out to be some of my favorite movies.

Yeah, me too. How about Hotel Rwanda? God. Best movie by far.

How about you recommend me some genocide movies? While I love and despise them simultaneously, my knowledge of them is little. Little. Little.

No, I'm sadly not too well versed in foreign films. What of his would you recommend?

Though that reminds me, a long time ago my best friend burned me Kung Fu Mahjong and I never watched it and now I don't even know where it is. I'm a terrible friend :[

chungking express


that and in the mood for love are his most acclaimed but i dunno. its impossible to go wrong

How about you recommend me some genocide movies? While I love and despise them simultaneously, my knowledge of them is little. Little. Little.
Well, I can't think of any specific genocide movies. I was thinking more in terms of war themed films than genocide, per se. Just all that violence... I dunno. I don't agree with it, and yet, I can't take my eyes off it.

i just saw license to kill on tv. it was godawful but i think those were the best looking bond girls out of all those godawful movies

benecio del toro was lookin young and svelte as well

ok that makes no sense and it makes it look like more of an "art" movie than it actually is
bad choice of trailer to post in here

Well, I can't think of any specific genocide movies. I was thinking more in terms of war themed films than genocide, per se. Just all that violence... I dunno. I don't agree with it, and yet, I can't take my eyes off it.'
Ah. If something is based off of something that actually happened, and it's something I don't agree with and wish I could stop, well... Well I don't know how to end this sentence.

chungking express


that and in the mood for love are his most acclaimed but i dunno. its impossible to go wrong
I'll keep an eye out for it. Thanks Sean!

You should watch this

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Ah. If something is based off of something that actually happened, and it's something I don't agree with and wish I could stop, well... Well I don't know how to end this sentence.
Doesn't that describe, well, every movie ever? I'm not trying to be "deep" here, just, you know :)

Doesn't that describe, well, every movie ever? I'm not trying to be "deep" here, just, you know :)
That's not what happened when I watched Legally Blonde. Oh wait, I lied. I stopped the movie 5 minutes in.

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better
since its the actual movie :X

This movie looks awesome

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watch this kimymy

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That's not what happened when I watched Legally Blonde. Oh wait, I lied. I stopped the movie 5 minutes in.
For some reason, that's never something that's an option for me. No matter what-- unless I fall asleep-- if I start a movie I have to finish it, even if I hate it.

This movie looks awesome

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Looks like a way worse version of Psycho Beach Party. Way worse.

watch this kimymy

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ahahahahahaha.

"UH OH!"

But hey! That's life.

Best movie ever: Stone Cold

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this from Stone Cold is fucking awesome too

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Is that Lance Henriksen?!

Is that Lance Henriksen?!

Yes. I hear the movie is going to be finally released on DVD. I have a bootleg of it... it's hilarious but then I really like shitty movies.

How about 1994 Fantastic Four?

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I don't think it actually got released...

This movie is pretty fucked up... it's hard to find too...

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Willow VS An Old Man!

Is that the dude from Willow?!

oh nm :)

Oh yeah. Watching 28 Weeks Later the other day reminded me of what a good movie Ravenous is (the dad from 28WL is the main antagonist in Ravenous). Great soundtrack, too.

the only movie i saw that is kinda recent and thats on DVD is Stranger Than Fiction. It's def worth a rent if you haven't seen it.

That's a good one, too, but I don't appreciate how everyone's got their balls up in their throats over what a great movie it is. It was just okay, I thought. I also thought they advertised it as being way funnier than it actually was-- not that I didn't laugh, it just seemed more dramedy than comedy.

The scene when he finally plays the guitar for his girl is spectacular, though.

in another thread i mentioned how i watched empire records the other night. thats always a winner.

Waking Life, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset. All hail Richard Linklater. Or don't. I like him atleast. Julie Delpy!!!!

i last downloaded Breach and really enjoyed it.

Definitely concur with the Wong Kar wai suggestion, A Jodorowsky box set just got released with restored versions of El Topo and Holy Mountain for the first time on dvd if you fancy some surrealist allegorical art house tales. Why are you limiting yourself to curent stuff. Apart from a few things it's a fucking wasteland.

Have you seen Michael Haneke's Hidden or Funny games?

election

You should watch this

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Ninja movies are gems.

have you seen idiocracy yet? its one of mike judge's straight to dvd flicks but its a more than decent comedy.
We just watched this last night, on your recommendation! It was pretty all right-- there were some really funny bits, but overall I'd say it was just that: a decent comedy.

I can't believe how much I enjoyed Maya Rudolph in it, though. I normally can't stand her on SNL.

Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind was probably the last good film i watched, but then everyone's seen that... This is england is a pretty good film if you grew up in the north of england in the 80's, dont think that applies to you... I have this horrible tendency that whenever i watch a film i immediately forget about it, until i see it again and it all comes back.

What about cool runnings? once upon a time in america?

shortbus

I rented Pan's Labyrinth and Bobby this week. Pan's Labyrinth was very good, haven't watched Bobby yet.

watch this kimymy

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that was coll

or, if you want something newer-ish
"dark city"

Seconded. Great movie plotwise and amazing visually to boot.

Um, I haven't watched many movies recently but I usually always recommend The Salton Sea and The Victim. The first one is neo-noir and the second is a kung-fu movie that is probably the most unintentionally hilarious movie I have ever seen for so many reasons.

my god i need to get around to seeing pan's labyrinth. ive heard nothing but excellent things about it.

i saw the good sheperd just a minute ago, de niro directed and matt damon starred. excellent movie.

Pan's Lab, overall, was a just okay movie with a smattering of really great scenes, I thought. I dunno why everyone and their grandma are simultaneously shitting their drawers over what a spectacular movie it is.

my grandma shits her drawers regardless of how good the movie is

Pan's Lab, overall, was a just okay movie with a smattering of really great scenes, I thought. I dunno why everyone and their grandma are simultaneously shitting their drawers over what a spectacular movie it is.

word. i just finished watching it. i was very underwhelmed.

Joe, me and you are like movie soul mates. I swear.