THE RECOMMENDED MOVIE THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scott Pollak

Okay, here's the idea: My wife and I LOVE to curl up with a good DVD. I'd love to see forum visitors post short reviews, recommendations, picks or pans here of recently viewed or released movies. I know that probably 90% of the movies I rent are based on recommendations by friends.

We'd need to keep this going so the thread stays somewhat near the top.

I'll get 'er going:
- Beowulf: LOVED IT! Incredible computer graphics (CG). Never read the book, but I've heard that if you did read it, the movie disappoints. I'd go back and see it in a heartbeat. Not recommended for the very young as there are some very intense scenes and a moderate amount of violence. People who enjoyed LOTR would like this.

- Sweeney Todd: Hated it. Beautiful set designs and lighting, but forgettable music and lyrics and excessive, gratuitous gore. Definitely NOT for the squeamish or young kids. Sorry, I'm just not into gore.

- Babel: We watched this on DVD last night and really enjoyed it. It's VERY intense, with a modest amount of violence and some totally unnecessary nudity and sexual innuendo. Not for young children. But a real edge-of-the-seat thriller that ties together several disparate story lines at the end. Reminded me a lot of "Crash", another of my faves.

Todd Ethridge · **Voice Talent** Joined: 13 Feb 2006 Posts: 214

"No Country For Old Men" is hands down, the best movie of 2007.

Diane Havens · **Voice Talent** Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 1281

One of the best "music" films I've ever seen: ONCE, just released on DVD.

Todd Ethridge · **Voice Talent** Joined: 13 Feb 2006 Posts: 214

Absolutely!! Great film and some of the most passionate music you'll hear.

Diane Havens · **Voice Talent** Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 1281

Oh, yes, yes, passionate -- very moving. I bought all the Frames albums after seeing it in the theater. Incredibly simple, but intense film. Human. LOVED it.

John Bigl · **Voice Talent** Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 905

oooooooooh, good topic, Scott ...

lets see... my son and i do a dinner & movie thing as often as we can.. this year we saw 'American Gangster' w/ Denzel Washington and Russel Crowe.. the kid liked it... to me, it was Denzel being Denzel as a gangster.. all actor, no acting.. imo....

for cheap fun my sweetie and i saw 'Nancy Drew'.. hehehe .. it was fun... but the best movie we went to see was "La Vie En Rose" (Life In Pink).. a terrific biopic of Edith Piaf.. i cried.....

and we kicked back w/ the recent DVD release of 'The Rocket'.. a canadian produced biopic of Montreal Canadiens legend Maurice 'Rocket' Richard.. if you love hockey, you'll love 'The Rocket'...

for christmas i got the DVD collector edition of 1950's 'Sunset Boulevard' w/ Gloria Swanson: "You see, this is my life! It always will be! Nothing else! Just us, the cameras, and those wonderful people out there in the dark!... All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up".. Its a must have for your classic flick collection

Scott Feighner · **Voice Talent** Joined: 13 Oct 2007 Posts: 55

September Day Leach · **Voice Talent** Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 1526

"Pan's Labyrinth" was one of the best movies I saw this year. "Waitress" is a cute, quirky comedy. If you've never seen it, go rent (or I will send you my copy; it's THAT good!) the TV series "Firefly" and the follow-up movies, "Serenity" is hands-down the best TV and.or movie that I have ever seen.

Scott Feighner · **Voice Talent** Joined: 13 Oct 2007 Posts: 55

Scott Pollak · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008, 19:29 (GMT) Post subject:

Wow, what a great start! I already have "Once" in my Netflix queue, but added "No Country for Old Men", "Pan's Labyrinth", and "Waitress". Sadly, it appears the writer, director and co-star of "Waitress" was murdered just before the film opened at the Sundance Festival.

Scott Feighner · **Voice Talent** Joined: 13 Oct 2007 Posts: 55

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Anthony Williams · **Voice Talent** Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 663

Well

DREAMGIRLS!!!

Thats my pick for the moment.

Live and Die Harder

Transformers

Aeon Flux

Fantastic Four

Geronimo: Legend

Lucas Nugent · **Voice Talent** Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 131

Not sure if this counts, but I got the boxset of the "Road To..." movies with Bing Crosby and Bob Hope for Christmas and forgot what fun movies they were. Always worth a rewatch for the charm and witty back-and-forth.

Also, I'm with Anthony, Transformers was one of the best movies that came out this year. All my senses were assaulted at 100db for two solid hours and I loved every minute of it.

Scott Pollak · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008, 21:16 (GMT) Post subject:

Agreed. Transformers was GREAT fun. We have the movie and the soundtrack. We got a lot of very fun boxed sets for Christmas:

- A season of "Arrested Development"
- A season of 'Scrubs'
- the one and only season of "The Comeback" with Lisa Kudrow
- Boxed set of "Storm Stories" from my wife who works for the Weather Channel