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It's Sunday, it's cold, we're bored, and either of us can think of a good movie we haven't already seen. It struck me that a bunch of you are probably in a similar situation (fucking Sundays, eh?) so I thought I'd ask you guys for some suggestions.

Soo... Come on, it's your chance to pawn off tired old propaganda! Or if you want to be really helpful, the preferred genres are sci-fi & horror and fantasy & drama. But please don't recommend any dramas.. Still have nightmares about Titanic.. Damn girly girls :p

If you're in a similar situation, we recommend Alien (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078748/) and True Romance. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108399/)

Fight Club.

Downfall.

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

2001 : A Space Odyssey if you feel like killing of a whole day. See also Dune.

DON'T watch 30 Days of Night... big waste of money.

This Downfall? (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/)

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Fight Club.
2001 : A Space Odyssey.
Dune.

Hehe, great stuff. Already seem them, but don't hold back. Well.. Dune wasn't so great. Certainly not something I'd inflict on my wife.

House of 1000 Corpses and/or Devil's Rejects.

I'd go for the double feature.

This Downfall? (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/)

Yeah, it's my favorite movie and quite an epic if your not scared of some nasty suicide scenes.

2001 : A Space Odyssey if you feel like killing of a whole day. See also Dune.

Nooooo! Don't see Dune! It's a horrendous pile of steaming, unmentionable bodily wastes! By all means read the books - they're fantastic - but the film should not be touched by anyone with any trace of decency in their soul. It's an offense to all upright and morally upstanding human beings.

I mean honestly - who the hell casts Sting as a lead character? Or, you know, makes that film anyway?


As for suggestions, Predator is always good for a laugh - some good old Arnie action with hints of sci fi and horror (kinda). Maybe Blade Runner? Another good sci fi. Can't go wrong with Star Wars (the originals at least - the prequels you can go very, very wrong with).

For fantasy there's always the Lord of the Rings, although I'm guessing that counts as one you've seen too many times before.

Can't think of any more right now - will keep trying :)

Aliens.:p

Twelve Monkeys.:eek:

sunshine, battle royale, children of men?

Lock Stock and two smoking barrells.
Pulp fiction (how did nobody get there before me)
Dr. Strangelove (or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb)
A Clockwork Orange
Shaun of the dead
Hot fuzz

or again for an entire day's worth, I'd go with a whole series of Green Wing

Thumbs up on Boobs' recommendations.

Nooooo! Don't see Dune! It's a horrendous pile of steaming, unmentionable bodily wastes! By all means read the books - they're fantastic - but the film should not be touched by anyone with any trace of decency in their soul. It's an offense to all upright and morally upstanding human beings.

I mean honestly - who the hell casts Sting as a lead character? Or, you know, makes that film anyway?
I didn't say that it was good, just that it was very long :p

The UK in Exile;13170579']sunshine
Good film!
battle royale
Utter shite, although with a fair premise.
children of men?
Fantastic film!

memento.

the only movie i rented and had to watch again immediately afterwards, then make the family watch when they got home.

I didn't say that it was good, just that it was very long :p

ahhhhh

if you want to make a long boring day even worse, i recommend a james bond marathon.

Oh, if you're into foreign cinema at all, you can't fault Goodbye, Lenin! or Das Leben der Anderen (aka The Lives of Others). Both great films, albeit with a depressing touch to them both.

Sci-Fi? Star Trek: First Contact.

Fantasy? Bridge to Terebitha.

Just plain awesome? Stranger than Fiction.

The Terror of Tiny Town

http://badmovies.org/movies/tinytown/index.html

Lock Stock and two smoking barrells.

Snatch!

DON'T watch 30 Days of Night... big waste of money.OK, OK, we won't! At least not 'til it's on DVD :p Surprised it's that bad considering the IMDB score though?House of 1000 Corpses and/or Devil's Rejects.

I'd go for the double feature.We already did. There's this little cult theater right next to us. Saw the Grindhouse double too, though those were a bit of a disappointment. It's almost painful to watch a movie made to be unintentionally funny and failing.Yeah, it's my favorite movie and quite an epic if your not scared of some nasty suicide scenes.We're just about ready to watch it now. Just need to save work and make some snacks. Thanks for the suggestion :)Nooooo! Don't see Dune!Don't worry, we won't. Not if I can help it anyway. As for Sting, well I hate to say this, but he's probably the best thing in that movie. If you can't make a movie without running a virtually continuous dialogue of what the characters are thinking, you're in the wrong fucking media, Mr. David OutToLunch.As for suggestions, Predator is always good for a laugh - some good old Arnie action with hints of sci fi and horror (kinda). Maybe Blade Runner? Another good sci fi. Can't go wrong with Star Wars (the originals at least - the prequels you can go very, very wrong with).

For fantasy there's always the Lord of the Rings, although I'm guessing that counts as one you've seen too many times before.Great! Turns out the wife's never seen Blade Runner. Thanks a lot mate.Aliens.:pI have an intense love-hate relationship with that film. It's cool, but it destroyed my favourite rubber monster. The Alien is supposed to turn its victims into facehugger eggs. Besides, the Queen that shouldn't have been lacks all the sex-predator grace and horror of the alien. Sort of like Alien 4, without the shitty commedy.Twelve Monkeys.:eek:Great film too. Alas, my wife always gets uncomfortable when I start drooling over Bruce Willis.
The UK in Exile;13170579']sunshine, battle royale, children of men?Is this the right Sunshine? (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448134/)

Anyway, thanks all. I think we have all we can watch now. Don't let it stop you though. I'm sure we're not the only bored people haunting NSG today.

Why not be creative and make your own movie - there's plenty of reasonable free editing software and advice out there on the interwebs.

Think of a simple idea
Draw out the scenes
Film the different sections
Edit together with music

You can spend an entire day doing it as well as post the results on youtube for us all to enjoy next Sunday.

anything by Alejandro González Iñárritu (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0327944/) or Pedro Almodóvar (http://imdb.com/name/nm0000264/) (I think, haven't seen them all.) they're mostly not-girly girl drama's.

memento.

the only movie i rented and had to watch again immediately afterwards, then make the family watch when they got home.

*endorses*

Sci-Fi? Star Trek: First Contact.

Fantasy? Bridge to Terebitha.

Just plain awesome? Stranger than Fiction.

What the..! I just saw it yesterday. Was just going to recommend it!

Utter shite, although with a fair premise.

i think its pretty good, where it sags is the dialogue is incredibly heavy-handed and stilted but it think it comes from being a translation from teenager > japanese > english. imo the premise keeps it afloat.


Is this the right Sunshine? (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448134/)


and yes that is the correct sunshine

The UK in Exile;13170647']i think its pretty good, where it sags is the dialogue is incredibly heavy-handed and stilted but it think it comes from being a translation from teenager > japanese > english. imo the premise keeps it afloat.
Meh. It runs like some kind of live action animé business. Not such a fan.

Falling down.

and if you want sci-fi then see spaceman. Though it is a tad on the low budget side.

Final Destination 1,2,3.

Final Destination 1

Rocks.

2

Sucks.

3

mocks (my intelligence).

Man you guys have lame tastes in movies

Man you guys have lame tastes in movies

you're always free to help us.

you're always free to help us.

Okay. Annie Hall, Wild Strawberries, The Seventh Seal, Crimes and Misdemeanours and, uh, Duck Soup or something.

Night of the hunter is a good horror movie but for some reason no one ever watches it. http://www.filmsite.org/nightof.html

Snatch!

Sntach & Lock Stock.
You'll be quoting them for years to come.....

Also, Belleville Rendezvous, if you're not averse to French-ness and animated-ness

Night of the hunter is a good horror movie but for some reason no one ever watches it. http://www.filmsite.org/nightof.html

It is good. So is Deep Rising.

The Wall
Battle Royale( I think someone beat me to it)
The Departed
Silence of the Lambs
I am Legend (shit, not a movie yet. Read the book! :P)

The Day after tomorrow. I don't care if its not realistic or good, but I can't not like the movie.

The Day after tomorrow. I don't care if its not realistic or good, but I can't not like the movie.

The movie was somewhat okay before the bad dramatic speeding up of misunderstood science, at which point it was simply tolerable right up until the wolves showed up in New York just to chase the kids off the Russian ship. That was so ridiculous I simply could not take the rest of the movie seriously.

The movie was somewhat okay before the bad dramatic speeding up of misunderstood science, at which point it was simply tolerable right up until the wolves showed up in New York just to chase the kids off the Russian ship. That was so ridiculous I simply could not take the rest of the movie seriously.

You still did pretty well if you managed to look for so long before stopping to take it seriously.

Any film written by Kauffman, but especially Adaptation. Pure shiny amazing brilliance.

You still did pretty well if you managed to look for so long before stopping to take it seriously.

Believe me, I was sorely tested.

Mr. Frost, with Jeff Goldblum, not the other films with this name-best date movie ever made, since no woman who sees it goes to bed alone that night
Near Dark -best vampire movie ever made

Withnail and I.

Legends of the Fall, Blood Diamond, Lord of War, The Departed, Snakes on a Plane, Munich, Dances with Wolves...

just to name a few

The Godfather I and II

Interstate 60 (http://imdb.com/title/tt0165832/)
Mean Guns (http://imdb.com/title/tt0165832/)
Shawshank Redemption (http://imdb.com/title/tt0111161/)

but it's really up to you two and your mood.

Thumbs up on Boobs' recommendations.

Thumbs up on Boobs' nation name. :D

Annie Hall

And you say we have lame taste!? :eek:

2001: A Space Odyssey

Watching that movie was pure torture. :p

Oh, and appropriately enough considering my nation's name, I recommend Jurassic Park (although most of you have undoubtedly seen it already).

To name just a quick few.

Donnie Darko
Momento
Everything Is Illuminated.
Apt Pupil.
Equalibrium


These arent the greatest movies ever, but all of them are good, and often overlooked.

Interview with the Vampire
Trainspotting
Ex-drummer

I don't know if American Beauty is considered a drama or not, but its a damn good movie.

The movie was somewhat okay before the bad dramatic speeding up of misunderstood science, at which point it was simply tolerable right up until the wolves showed up in New York just to chase the kids off the Russian ship. That was so ridiculous I simply could not take the rest of the movie seriously.

http://www.intuitor.com/moviephysics/dayAft.htm

And you say we have lame taste!? :eek:

Yes. Annie Hall is a masterpiece of storytelling.

Don't chalk ignorance up as good taste.

A movie, huh? Final Fantasy 7. >_>

City Of God: Everyone I've seen it with loves it now (Brazilian gangster film).
Glengarry Glenross: All-star cast and great acting
Pan's Labyrinth: Amazing movie.
Y Tu Mama Tambien: One of my favorites
Rushmore: Watch it whenever your depressed.
Ghost World: Love it.

Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors!!!!

Best Movie Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In fact, there is legislation pending in Gayopoly deeming this movie be given its own holiday (both sides of the debate agree this movie deserves a holiday, but those against the proposition want Halloween to be changed to "Dream Warriors Day" and no new holiday created)

City Of God: Everyone I've seen it with loves it now (Brazilian gangster film).
Glengarry Glenross: All-star cast and great acting
Pan's Labyrinth: Amazing movie.
Y Tu Mama Tambien: One of my favorites
Rushmore: Watch it whenever your depressed.
Ghost World: Love it.

DAMN YOU! I was seriously about to post that but thought I'd read through the thread first!

Yea, I second City of God...it's probably one of my favorite films. Seu Jorge is even in it! =p

Pan's Labrynth is good, too, but don't expect a normal fantasy movie...oh...and it's fucking depressing. Seriously, after you've seen it you'll feel sad as hell for the rest of the day.

And I second Rushmore, as well. Actually, just go rent all of Wes Anderson's films, they're all wonderful. Rushmore is actually my least favorite of them. I recommend, in this order: The Royal Tenenbaums, Life Aquatic, Rushmore, Bottle Rocket. I've not yet seen the Darjeeling Express (it just hit theaters) but it looks like it's more in the style of Royal Tenenbaums than Rushmore or Bottle Rocket.

Best quote from Rushmore, though (ripped from imdb):
Max Fischer: I like your nurse's uniform, guy.
Dr. Peter Flynn: These are O.R. scrubs.
Max Fischer: O, R they?

...fucking classic. =p

*snip

The Duellists. It's the most realistic fencing movie ever made. It is based-off Joseph Conrad's story The Duel, which was inspired by a true story.

It is about two officers in Napoleon's army. One keeps stalking the other and forcing him to fight duels, which keep turning-out inconclusive. From before Napoleon is Emperor, to after his exile to St. Helena, they fight.

Weapons: small swords, sabres, sabres on horseback, and...pistols.



Anyway, that is sorta dramatic. The Three Musketeers, and it's sequel The Four Musketeers have quite realistic rapier play, and are certainly comic.

Other movies: Yojimbo and it's sequel Sanjuro are both funny, and display masterful Japanese sword fighting, based-off of Musashi's style.

The Duellists. It's the most realistic fencing movie ever made. It is based-off Joseph Conrad's story The Duel, which was inspired by a true story.

It is about two officers in Napoleon's army. One keeps stalking the other and forcing him to fight duels, which keep turning-out inconclusive. From before Napoleon is Emperor, to after his exile to St. Helena, they fight.

Weapons: small swords, sabres, sabres on horseback, and...pistols.
I've seen a poster for this, somewhere. It looks good; at the worst, great eye candy, and at the best, a great epic.

I would like to recommend 2001: A Space Odyssey for anyone who has a day to kill. If you're confused, you can cheat and read the book, too.

One of the best movies I've seen recently is Pan's Labyrinth. In reviews people criticized it for being overly violent, but I am someone who almost never watches violent films and I was not too shocked. Maybe it's different on the small screen.

I've seen a poster for this, somewhere. It looks good; at the worst, great eye candy, and at the best, a great epic.

It's a character study. There are no "action scenes". There are several realistic sword fighting pieces, which actually properly depict how people act when they might get the innards impaled. All battle-scenes are skipped (they'd take-way from the story). There is a depressing retreat from Russia scene where they shoot a Cossack and fire at a bunch more who run-away. At the end there is a stalking duel, where both opponents have two pistols, and must stalk one-another from the woods.

Once again it's based of A Joseph Conrad story, which it follows decently well compared to most book-adaptions.

]I would like to recommend 2001: A Space Odyssey for anyone who has a day to kill. If you're confused, you can cheat and read the book, too.

It's certainly abstract.

One of the best movies I've seen recently is Pan's Labyrinth. In reviews people criticized it for being overly violent, but I am someone who almost never watches violent films and I was not too shocked. Maybe it's different on the small screen.

I hope to eventually see it. If you liked it, you might like Kagemusha.

It's a character study. There are no "action scenes". There are several realistic sword fighting pieces, which actually properly depict how people act when they might get the innards impaled. All battle-scenes are skipped (they'd take-way from the story). There is a depressing retreat from Russia scene where they shoot a Cossack and fire at a bunch more who run-away. At the end there is a stalking duel, where both opponents have two pistols, and must stalk one-another from the woods.

Once again it's based of A Joseph Conrad story, which it follows decently well compared to most book-adaptions.
Oh. That's great too!

I hope to eventually see it. If you liked it, you might like Kagemusha.
I've seen The Seven Samurai and Rashomon, both of which I enjoyed. From the Wikipedia article, this one looks good as well, I hope to watch it.

Evil Dead - all of them - can't be beaten for good all round entertainment
Stranger than Fiction - loved it, Will Farrell in a black comedy

Saw Pan's Labyrinth - I agree, very sad film, not a good one to see if you're feeling low but all round a very good film

Knocked Up - better on the big screen and the first time round - not so funny on dvd or the second viewing - also probably funnier to those who have been through a similar experience

Oh. That's great too!


Just so.

[/QUOTE]I've seen The Seven Samurai and Rashomon, both of which I enjoyed. From the Wikipedia article, this one looks good as well, I hope to watch it.[/QUOTE]

Kagemusha is quite different. The camera deliberately shifts away from violence. It's very unusual.