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

Diane Havens · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008, 23:57 (GMT) Post subject:

Oh, and Steve Martin -- LOVE him! Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid -- I watch it over and over again -- so funny with all the old film clips in it. And, a bit more recently, I thought Bowfinger was so well done.

Scott Pollak · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008, 02:31 (GMT) Post subject:

LOVED Steve Martin in "Leap of Faith" and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels". Saw him live in concert MANY MANY moons ago at LSU. I'd guess it was around 1975 or so, about the time he was really coming into the big time as a comedian.

Speaking of "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" which brings to mind probably my alltime favorite actor, Michael Caine, another GREAT movie which unfortunately and inexplicably is NOT available on DVD is "Sleuth" with Michael Caine, Sir Laurence Olivier and no one else!

Melba Sibrel · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008, 03:01 (GMT) Post subject:

The Night Listener (Robin Williams so still you won't recognize him)
Shop Girl (Steve Martin novella adaptation)
Hotel Rwanda
Blood Diamond
Amazing Grace
Apocolypto (who needs car chases?)
are some of my favorite recent films.

A Bridge Too Far, Glory, and The Longest Day are my favorite war films (which is my favorite genre)

Others older that I love:
Muriel's Wedding, The Mission, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Favorite Kids:
Peter Pan (from about 2004), Jumanji, Babe (Pig in the City) and Lemony Snicket.

And Lisa Kudrow's The Comeback is the most painfully real (and hilarious) thing I have ever seen.

Scott Pollak · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008, 14:35 (GMT) Post subject:

Melba, I love the original Babe movie, too, as well as Lemony Snickets. Own both of them.

Diane Havens · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008, 14:53 (GMT) Post subject:

Favorite kids movie (recent) Ratatouille -- wonderfully written and voiced. Okay, yeah, and it's set in Paris.

Melba Sibrel · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008, 16:06 (GMT) Post subject:

Scott, yeah, Babe is the sweetest thing. James Cromwell is magical -- especially when he sings and dances for the wee little pig. Didn't he get some nominations for that role? And whatever actress plays Esme is so interesting and real. The only reason I like the second better is the cinematography and art direction. That balloon drop at the end is breathtaking.

Another recent years film I forgot is Little Miss Sunshine! You think it's going to answer the question "What is beautiful?", but instead it answers the question "What is manly?" Stunning performances. (Lots of bad language and weird situations, though.)

And Friends With Money. I think guys could get through it, too. And Derailed. Oh and Crash was a favorite, too. Which reminds me of Nashville. Old Robert Altman film. Lots of stories barely touching, never coming together. Dark comedy, though, instead of so ... um dramatic and crash-like. Okay I'll shut up. Movies are my favorite thing. Where's my Netflix?

Dina Monaco-Boland · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008, 19:43 (GMT) Post subject:

Diane Havens · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008, 17:02 (GMT) Post subject:

Older stuff:

Woody Allen movies, most of them -- I find myself reaching for Love and Death now and again.

And anything by the Marx Brothers, and Alfred Hitchcock. I have most of them as well in my collection.

Roger Baker · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008, 01:23 (GMT) Post subject:

Here are a few more I thought of that I like a lot: “O Brother Where Art Thou?,” “A Few Good Men,” “Tombstone,” “Walk The Line,” “French Kiss,” and “Sleepless In Seattle.”

More Sci-Fi: “AI,” and “Bicentennial Man.”

More Strange and out there: “What Dream May Come,” "Go," and “American Beauty”

Remember those goofy fun ‘80’s movies? One I really liked was “Can’t Buy Me Love.” It was the first Patrick Dempsey flick I watched. It was fun and a really good story about trying to fit in. Just a few more of my favorites.....

Jacob Ekstroem · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008, 03:07 (GMT) Post subject:

Lee Gordon · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008, 07:55 (GMT) Post subject:

Colin Campbell · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008, 15:55 (GMT) Post subject:

Greatest movie ever.... IMHO...

Scott Pollak · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008, 13:41 (GMT) Post subject:

We saw a WONDERFUL movie last night. HIGHLY recommended and based on an astounding true story: "The Pursuit of Happyness". If you haven't already seen it, it is a MUST SEE!

Note that at the very end, as Will Smith and his real-life son, Jadyn (a wonderful little actor, BTW) are walking down a street in S.F., and his son is telling him knock-knock jokes, they pass by a well dressed black man. Will Smith turns around to take a look at the guy.

The guy they pass is the REAL Christopher Gardner, the man that this story is about, making a cameo appearance at the very end of the movie.

Cameron Thomas · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008, 14:43 (GMT) Post subject:

I agree. I'm a Will Smith fan--he's come a long way since Fresh Prince. That movie is fantastic and a real tear jerker at points.

I'm looking foward to seeing I Am Legend soon.

Scott Pollak · Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008, 03:06 (GMT) Post subject:

Just saw "I Am Legend" tonight.

Wow! Personally, I loved it. My wife, however, read the book, and said that the movie was entirely different from the book. In some ways she was disappointed, but she said she greatly preferred how the movie ended which was, again, totally different from the book.

I'd have to strongly recommend this movie.