Movie recommendations thread...

50Cent #II (1st print) · December 19, 2007, 05:31:22 PM

A great documentary Rich you might enjoy is Dig!, very entertaining...

Visitor Q · December 19, 2007, 06:10:33 PM

A Mighty Wind or Best in Show are my two favorites that he did, I did not care much for Spinal Tap and everyone seems to love that one.

Jason

Reverend · December 19, 2007, 06:17:34 PM

Yeah, I wasn't too fond of Spinal Tap, either. It had its moments, but the subject matter has since been overdone.

Visitor Q · December 19, 2007, 06:31:22 PM

I think Best in Show was my favorite out of the lot.

What was the dog's name again in it that won?

Jason

Rick Bradford · December 19, 2007, 11:07:34 PM

It seems most people I know say Best in Show is the best one but my favorite is still Waiting for Guffman. I sometimes wonder if it's because Best in Show got much better distribution/publicity and so it was the first one a lot of people saw (which may be part of why Guffman is my favorite since I saw it first).

I definitely like the other two though. I think For Your Consideration (the most recent one) is the weakest in the "series" but I need to watch it again sometime..

Rick Bradford · December 19, 2007, 11:09:49 PM

And I like Spinal Tap too. It has its slow moments but I love the cast so it'd be difficult for me to not enjoy it...

As for original music, though, I much prefer the tunes in Guffman and Mighty Wind. Good stuff...

Visitor Q · December 19, 2007, 11:37:14 PM

Yeah I really like the music in Mighty Wind.

Eat at *OE's....

Jason

dr_s · December 19, 2007, 11:46:49 PM

I always like the cast of Second City (SCTV). They used to come to Greenwich Village in the 60s with Avery and Scriber and Peter Boyle. Then they were reborn on tv and now on DVDs and these movies. I would have list the Marx Brothers although Duck Soup for a Day at the Races. I also think Arsenic and Old Lace is truly great. Of course, if I really want to be retro, Alfred Hitchcock starting with Vertigo, Strangers on a Train, Saboteur, 30 Steps, North by Northwest, and Shadow of a Doubt. Of course the big retro is also in Taratino's top 5, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN. And don;t forget Monster Squad.

Visitor Q · December 20, 2007, 12:18:04 AM

No Heavy Metal or Wizards on your list Arnold?

Jason

ps. Monster Squad is AWESOME! The guy who played the Creature from the Black Lagoon in that movie is from a town near me, I had the chance to meet him before. He is also the guy who is in the Alien suit in the newer Alien movies including Aliens Vs. Predator. Sorry I don't have any pictures of him but I have a lot of things signed by him including my Starship Troopers DVD which he did effects for.

Reverend · December 20, 2007, 01:15:42 AM

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein will forever be one of my favorite comedies. I grew up watching that one over and over again. The scene with Lou on the phone with Larry Talbot, as he's changing into the wolf, is classic. I'd have to say that I like most of their movies.

It's also difficult not to admire just about any Hitchcock film. Speaking of which, I'm sure you've seen High Anxiety, another of my favorite comedies.

Rick Bradford · December 20, 2007, 11:54:18 AM

Quote from: dr_s on December 19, 2007, 11:46:49 PM
I would have list the Marx Brothers although Duck Soup for a Day at the Races.

Absolutely, Duck Soup!

dr_s · December 20, 2007, 06:58:59 PM

I like Brooks and enjoyed all that I've seen. But only Blazing and the Producers really stand out to me. Although if you are a Hitchcock fan, and Vertigo is my fave, I liked DePalmas, not so great to others, recreations Obsession and Body Double. What can I say, I liked the Frankie goes to Hollywood sequence. Relax don't do it when .....

50Cent #II (1st print) · December 20, 2007, 07:09:57 PM

I have to highly suggest Roman Polanski's Bitter Moon to anyone who hasn't seen it. You won't believe where the movie takes you and if you're like me you won't be able to stop watching it.

Visitor Q · December 20, 2007, 11:05:16 PM

Never saw it...

Jason

50Cent #II (1st print) · December 28, 2007, 02:58:28 AM

So far I've seen No Country For Old Men and the ending disappointed me so much I give it a neg. review just for that.
I Am Legend was a disappointment for me also.
Today I saw Sweeney Todd and thought that was bad too.

So the only movie recently I've seen that really impressed me was Into the Wild, if you haven't seen it I highly recommend that and if it interests you, you might want to read this great article on McCandless first.
http://outside.away.com/magazine/0193/9301fdea.html