gentlemonkey Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 I seem to be on a movie renting kick recently. So, if you have a second, I would appreciate rental reccommendations of good films, and/or warnings or horrendous ones... here's mine: good: History of Violence bad: (very bad) Domino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodRev Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 I'm not big on movies, but I recently saw "Shawn of the Dead" for the first time. I'm sure most of you have seen it and it's old news to you, but I avoided it for a long time because the title gave me the impression that it was another of those teen spoof movies (i.e. Not Another Teen Movie XVII). Anyway it turned out to be quite good, an excellent British tongue-in-cheek jab at zombie movies.As for bad movies, the ladyfriend and I saw Albert Brooks' "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World" in the theatres a few months ago. Bloody, stinking awful. Just plain unfunny. So much opportunity for comedy (and I don't mean unfair racial comedy) but he just drops the ball in most cases. Drops it...like it's hot.So once again that's:Good: Shawn of the DeadBad: Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 good: Broken Flowersbad: (I manage to dodge bad movies) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Good - Walk The LineBad - Stay (King Kong was pretty bad too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 funny...i liked king kong way more than walk the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Good: Rocky IBad: Rocky V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 I really liked King Kong. It was faithful in every way to the style and theme of the original. Good: Korean films by Chan-wook Park: Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance and Oldboy (the first two films of his revenge trilogy).Bad: I seem to miss those ones, although my finance said John Cusak's Must Love Dogs was brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_rawk Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 I mostly only have the patience for westerns, these days. It could easily be seen as a character flaw, but I prefer to think of it as eccentric and charming (I'm sure I'm the only one ...)Good: Face to Face (Faccia a Faccia)Bad: Chisum (but the title kinda makes ya giggle ...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 I mostly only have the patience for westerns, these days. It could easily be seen as a character flaw, but I prefer to think of it as eccentric and charming (I'm sure I'm the only one ...)Good: Face to Face (Faccia a Faccia)Bad: Chisum (but the title kinda makes ya giggle ...)I love westerns and I try to watch one or two every few weeks.Recently viewed good western: The restored cut of Peckinpah's Major Dundee.Recently viewed great western: The restored cut of Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmelbatoast Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Good: Goodnight and Good Luck, The Squid and the Whale, Brokeback Mountain, King KongBad: Ocean's 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_rawk Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 I saw the restored Wild Bunch recently, too. Good shit. (and the restored Peckinpah "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" ... good Bob Dylan soundtrack, and Dylan also plays the sidekick) Also recently saw Peckinpah's comedy "Cable Hogue", which I thought was a hoot. Haven't seen Major Dundee or Ride the High Country yet.Glad I'm not the only one with this affliction :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimafleck: the living legend. Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 GOOD: It's All Gone Pete Tong. this is actually a must see...made by the same guy that did FUBAR.fantastic film..really original.BAD: Hostel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Also recently saw Peckinpah's comedy "Cable Hogue", which I thought was a hoot. Haven't seen Major Dundee or Ride the High Country yet.Glad I'm not the only one with this affliction :laugh:I'm dying to see Ride The High Country, Cable Hogue and Pat Garret & Billy The Kid. I'm waiting on a restored version of Bring Me The Head Of Alredo Garcia. Peckinpah's The Getwaway is fucking great.I'm also a big fan of Anthony Mann and his collaborations with James Stewart. Get The Man From Laramie, Bend Of The River, The Far Country etc... I'm renting The Tin Star next week.Also, check out John Sturges' (The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape) lost classic Last Train From Gun Hill: http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:28395~C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Good: Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire and The Squid & The Whale - this made for a strange double-bill for me last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 FANTASTIC: Dig (documentary about Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols)TERRIBLE: A Sound Of Thunder (Douglas's moving picking privledges are officially revoked)BAD: Hostel Not if you like film-noir, so I wouldnt recommend it to hippies. Critics may have trashed it but this thing serves the only purpose it intends to serve. Most of you shouldnt rent it. If you liked Cabin Fever than it's probably for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffhead77 Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 I officially hate the guy from Brian Jones town massacre after seeing DIG...best band name in Rock and Roll thoughgood: Jeff Buckley BBC 4 Documentary, Wal Mart: the high price of low cost., Cinderella ManBad: Serenity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Bad: SerenityThere you go. I really liked Serenity, but it helps if you are a Firefly fan too - on which the movie was based as a series continuation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 (edited) Bad: SerenityWhat didn't you like about "Serenity"? I saw it, and liked it a lot. (Note that I'm not jumping on you, I'm just interested in an opposing opinion.)Aloha,Brad Edited April 21, 2006 by Guest Quote and disclaiming note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 GOOD: The Wizard of Speed and Time, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada.BAD: "Bad Taste" by Peter Jackson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 GOOD: Whale RiderBAD: The League of Extraordinary Gentleman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffhead77 Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 (edited) I guess I really wasn't into the whole "Space Cowboy"thing...I just didn't buy it. Now don't get me wrong there were a few things I liked... the crazy girl that kicked ass=HOT, and the reevers were kinda cool but they really didn't show enough of them. I've also been told if I had seen Firefly, I would have enjoyed it a lot more Edited April 21, 2006 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 I've also been told if I had seen Firefly, I would have enjoyed it a lot moreI loved Firefly. I think you'd like the series since you could rent and watch the whole thing over a rainy weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 V for Vendetta tottally kicked ass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_rawk Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 I'm dying to see Ride The High Country, Cable Hogue and Pat Garret & Billy The Kid.PM me your address, I'll send them out. The DVD of Pat Garret is NTSC, but the DVD copy of Cable Hogue I've got is PAL ... could be a problem, depending on your equipment, but if you've got a DVD-ROM in your computer you can watch it that way if it you don't mind watching it that way (it's region-free). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffhead77 Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 V for Vendetta tottally kicked ass!Shit yeah...I've been totally meaning to see this...had a few friends that recommended it and few that said it was bunk. I almost like it better that way. too many good reviews makes me not want to see something (i.e still haven't seen Kill Bill) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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