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Ava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 08:37 PM
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I'm about to rent some movies.. recommend me something
new or old
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 08:38 PM
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1. "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World"
Friday night is time for laughter and silliness.
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Ava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 08:39 PM
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2. i thought friday night was the time for suspense and gore
:P ;) thanks for the suggestion!
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 08:40 PM
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3. No, that is Sunday night!
:P
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Ava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 08:41 PM
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5. oh damn.. and i've had it wrong all this time!
so what is saturday night.. just so i'm clear
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 08:47 PM
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10. Sex and Death night.
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Chan790 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 09:30 PM
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15. Damn...
I guess I have to wait till tomorrow to recommend "Hard Candy", a suspense thriller about comeuppance and a pedophile.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424136/
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Ava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 10:04 PM
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23. that is a movie i will never see
and avoid at all costs
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Chan790 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 10:04 PM
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24. Fair enough. n/m
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Ava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 10:07 PM
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26. just not a movie i care to see
not a subject i find appealing or entertaining at all :shrug:
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 08:40 PM
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4. "Into the wild" and "Secuestro express"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758758/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371939/
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Ava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 08:41 PM
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6. i loved into the wild
awesome movie.. haven't seen the other.. thanks for the link!
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 08:43 PM
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8. the second one is great, i don't anyone else that saw it but it's a great fast moving
pic.

I really liked "Into the wild" even though it was sad it was also kind of uplifting in a way, he touched a lot of lives on his journey.
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lutefisk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 09:44 PM
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18. I really liked Secuestro Express, too. Shot on video, low budget, small cast
Edited on Fri Apr-25-08 09:44 PM by herbster
...but it really sticks with me. You're right about the pacing- it just flies along. Really well done movie- and we get to "live" in another place for a while.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 09:48 PM
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19. yay someone else say it too! I found that for free on-demand one night
i was totally bored and it was availbale on ifc for free. I really enjoyed it and i thought it was funny as well.
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electron_blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 08:42 PM
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7. Chocolat, The Big Night, What's Cooking, Surf's Up, Good Night and Good Luck
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 08:43 PM
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9. Adam's Rib (1949)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041090/


Spencer Tracy Katharine Hepburn

When a woman attempts to kill her uncaring husband, prosecutor Adam Bonner gets the case. Unfortunately for him his wife Amanda (who happens to be a lawyer too) decides to defend the woman in court. Amanda uses everything she can to win the case and Adam gets mad about it. As a result, their perfect marriage is disturbed by everyday quarrels.
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quiet.american Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 08:53 PM
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11. Ava, if you haven't seen "Once" -- it is so DAMN GOOD. :)
I just rented it off iTunes this evening -- around 6pm -- it's almost 10pm now, and I'm still playing the soundtrack -- I can't describe it, it's just SO DAMN GOOD.
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CBHagman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 09:11 PM
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12. "Cradle Will Rock"
A drama about the Federal Theater Project. It was directed by Tim Robbins and features quite a cast: Emily Watson, Susan Sarandon, Barbara Sukowa, Ruben Blades, John Turturro, Hank Azaria, et al.

Consider also two mysteries, Lone Star and Lantana, the former set in Texas and the latter in Australia. Both are very watchable, and neither turns out quite the way you'd expect.

As far as classics, you can't go wrong with something like The More the Merrier, Ball of Fire, or Bringing Up Baby.
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 09:14 PM
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13. old but great
Tokyo Story (1953)
Au hasard Balthazar (1966)
I Am Cuba (1964)
The Bicycle Thief (1948)
El Norte (1983)
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 09:21 PM
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14. GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK. (Edward R. Murrow/Red Scare)
Surprisingly good. Features performances from George Clooney and Jeff Daniels.
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 09:35 PM
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16. This is Spinal Tap. Or how about Chocolat? nt
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 09:37 PM
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17. Babel
Run Lola Run
Taxi Driver
A Clockwork Orange
The Wizard of Oz
Mississippi Burning


Ok I am done recommending! Enjoy! :hi:
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BeachBaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 09:51 PM
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20. Ava.....
If you want to see a hysterical, low-budget movie, set in New Jersey and filmed in New Jersey.....

"Clerks"

It's one of Kevin Smith's movies (of "Dogma" and "Jersey Girl" fame).

It's a bunch of teenagers - with a couple of 20-somethings thrown in - just trying to live out their mundane day-to-day lives.

I've seen it 3 times now, and I will never get tired of watching it.

:hi:

(Your mom would love it too - trust me)
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Ava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 10:05 PM
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25. yup, i've seen it
jay and silent bob are awesome
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Cabcere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 09:53 PM
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21. This Is Spinal Tap
or anything by Monty Python. :P
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 09:59 PM
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22. The Lady Eve
The 400 Blows...and many many more
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Cant trust em Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 10:12 PM
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27. Have you seen Juno yet?
Best movie I've seen in a long time.
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Marrah_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 10:19 PM
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28. I just watched the Kiterunner- Awesome movie
Very powerful.
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alphafemale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 10:41 PM
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30. Seconded on this.
Got it from Netflix. Don't really want to send it back. I'll probably buy this one.
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grasswire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 10:33 PM
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29. world's fastest indian
or...

Shower.
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TorchTheWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 10:56 PM
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31. The Full Monty
Watched it twice today.

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Danger Mouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 11:07 PM
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32. 'reanimator' 'john carpenter's the thing' 'alien' 'brazil' 'jacob's ladder' or 'star trek v'
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MrsBrady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 11:24 PM
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33. room with a view 1986
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 11:26 PM
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34. The Namesake
it's a wonderful, quiet film about a family and the children's struggle with their culture and heritage.
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Lorien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-25-08 11:38 PM
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35. Name some movies that you liked
and I'll give you some suggestions.
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Beaverhausen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-26-08 12:27 AM
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36. just watched "Margo at the Wedding"
good if you like quirky, talky chick flicks. Jennifer Jason Leigh (always great), Nicole Kidman(I don't want to like her but she was really good in this) and Jack Black (deep and funny here.)

I really liked it. YMMV
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Lethe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-26-08 12:29 AM
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37. Vertigo, Hitchcock
a classic
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YDogg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-26-08 05:44 PM
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43. always an enjoyable watch
:thumbsup:
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-26-08 02:00 AM
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38. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
If you haven't seen it, it's an absolutely fucking hilarious take on musical bio pictures, specifically the Johnny Cash biopic "Walk The Line". And John C. Reilly (from Talladega Nights) is an insanely funny, very talented actor in this movie.
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LeahD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-26-08 02:54 AM
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39. Little Miss Sunshine...........even if you've seen it before. n/t
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-26-08 04:53 PM
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40. August Rush was a heartwarming story about family love.
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-26-08 04:55 PM
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41. First post a list of every movie you've ever seen . . .
I like Junebug a lot.

Seriously.
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Darth_Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-26-08 04:55 PM
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42. Patch of Blue........
or To Sir with Love.......

I just like Sidney Poitier. :)
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lost-in-nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-26-08 05:47 PM
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44. Patch of Blue is awesome
but there is nothing like him in

Lilies of the Field

"I'm gonna build you a chapel"....

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057251/

one of the best movies EVER made


lost
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Darth_Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-26-08 06:56 PM
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46. I'm kind of an old movie buff but you know, until today.....
I hadn't heard of that. Or maybe I have.....did he win an Oscar for that?
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lost-in-nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-26-08 07:55 PM
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49. I am really not sure...
you HAVE to watch it....

I promise you won't be disappointed....


lost
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lost-in-nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-26-08 05:48 PM
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45. Hook
you laugh, smile, cringe and cry....

all the emotions!!!


:hi:


lost


and Powder
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-26-08 07:01 PM
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47. If you haven't already seen it,
"The Gods Must Be Crazy" was a great, albeit somewhat off-beat movie. I loved that movie.
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YDogg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-26-08 07:32 PM
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48. Swing Time (1936)
A glorious songburst of gaiety and laughter!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028333/
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BreweryYardRat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-26-08 09:50 PM
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50. Next time, get a season set of Blackadder.
Seasons 2-4 are best. Dark British comedy with Rowan Atkinson as various members of a long familial line of acid-tongued gits.

Season 1 had Atkinson play a bumbling fool, and frankly, I'm not impressed with that one. Decent, but a long way from the glorious snark of later seasons.
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bixente Donating Member (464 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-26-08 11:32 PM
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51. Doubt this will be of use
As I'm a big fan of Asian film and it occurs to me slim pickings will be had with regard to offerings. :D A big name who delivers excellence on a consistent basis is Wong Kar Wai - In the mood for love and 2046 I've seen and enjoyed immensely. Chungking Express is another of his seen in a high regard.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-27-08 01:25 AM
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52. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
yes INDEED
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orleans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-27-08 01:38 AM
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53. august rush. martian child. wedding singer. never been kissed. n/t
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speedoo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-27-08 01:46 AM
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54. Tell me five movies you really like, and I'll try to recommend a few.
How's that for a deal!
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