waltappel 1 #26 July 11, 2007 It's an offbeat flick but I think Jim Carrey in "Cable Guy" is incredibly funny. For weirdness, "Trainspotting" is one of my all-time favorites. As others have mentioned, HBO has done some really outstanding series--"Oz", "The Sopranos" and "Six Feet Under" are my favorites. My current favorite TV show is Datelines "To Catch a Predator" episodes. Even the ones I've seen before still crack me up. It's not meant to be funny but it easily rivals "Cops" for being one of the best freak shows on TV. MTV's "Scarred" gets my vote as the most difficult to watch show on TV. It features video of people getting seriously injured. Unlike "Jackass" it's not funny at all. "House" is a very well-written and acted show. There were a couple of short-lived series a few years ago that I thought were brilliantly done: "Fastlane" and "Action!". Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkeater 0 #27 July 11, 2007 Here's a list of movies to watch: Lawrence of Arabia Yankee Doodle Dandy Citizen Kane Casablanca The Longest Day Bridge of the River Kwai Patton M*A*S*H The Big Lebowski The Third Man Dances with Wolves Ghostbusters The Usual Suspects Fight Club The Maltese Falcon The Big Chill Becket The Lion in Winter Gandhi Braveheart Back to the Future The Deer Hunter Monty Python: Quest for the Holy Grail The Princess Bride Chariots of Fire Alien Aliens Animal House Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Goonies Never Cry Wolf Rocky Superman Tora! Tora! Tora! Swingers Spaceballs The Right Stuff Open Range The MissionMuff Brother #4026 Loco Zapatos Rodriguez SCR #14793 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #28 July 15, 2007 Saw A History of Violence last night. I couldn't decide between three or four stars (I really wish they'd let me give halves--I'd give this one a 3.5). I ultimately gave it three. Good movie. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #29 July 15, 2007 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Entourage Sports Night"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #30 July 15, 2007 TV Shows: Firefly* Battlestar Galactica (the new one) Monk* Band of Brothers (mini-series)**** Movies: Conspiracy* The Game Pi* Mother Night* Spy Game* The Recruit The Bourne Identity The Bourne Supremacy Erin Brockovich Vanilla Sky Magnolia* The Last Samurai War of the Worlds (old and new) The Manchurian Candidate John Q Man on Fire* Million Dollar Baby* The Outlaw Josey Wales**** Pale Rider Unforgiven**** * = my "must see" recommendations **** = should've already seen, so see it if you haven't That's all I can think of right now. Enjoy. So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #31 July 16, 2007 Last one, as promised: The Painted Veil. WONDERFUL!!Edward Norton knows how to pick scripts! I can't think of anything he's played in (and played well) I didn't enjoy. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #32 July 16, 2007 Oooo, thanks for those! My queue could use some different picks. I just added a couple of your "must sees" to my queue. I tend to most often go for good old-fashioned stories that go deep into character & relationships. No special effects, just great acting, writing & production. It's the sociologist in me.But, there's a lot of other genres I really enjoy, too and I add those when I hear good things, read good reviews or when they come on a "must see" recommendation. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moodyskydiver 0 #33 July 16, 2007 If you like medical shows like ER,then get Grey's Anatomy its real good and hilarious at times. TV: CSI Vegas Desperate Housewives The first 48(good nonfiction crime show) Battlestar Galactica Movies: Blade Runner The Illusionist Secondhand Lions Eragon Chocolat (Johnny Depp) V for Vendetta Memoirs of a Geisha Imagine (the history of John Lennon) "...just an earthbound misfit, I." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
algboy 0 #34 July 16, 2007 Gotta chime in: Netflix rocks! TV: (recent) House Everybody Loves Raymond (older) CSI:Miami Northern Exposure X-Files Star Trek: The Next Generation 3rd Rock From The Sun The Honeymooners Movies (in no particular order): Memoirs Of A Geisha The Illusionist Syriana Fried Green Tomatoes Thelma And Louise The Hunt For Red October Life As A House Nell Total Recall Deep Impact American Beauty Fargo Being John Malkovitch Sideways The Secret Of Roan Inish The Commitments Office Space The Island The Good Shepherd Being There The DaVinci Code Oceans Eleven Gattica Unforgiven Outlaw Josie Wales The Pianist Little Miss Sunshine Shine Million Dollar Baby Blood Simple The Tailor Of Panama Frida Dances With Wolves Coyote Waits In The Name Of The Father Forrest Gump The Shawshank Redemption The Green Mile In The Line Of Fire The Quiet American Sexy Beast Terminator II The Abyss Gladiator Cool Hand Luke L.A. Story Groundhog Day My Cousin Vinny They Live Donnie Darko Tombstone Scent Of A Woman Rio Bravo Billy Elliot The Silence Of The Lambs Memphis Belle A Christmas Story (Ralphie's) American Pie Road Trip Highlander Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
