Recommend me a movie

syklops

Im laid up in bed with a virus. I dont have a telly just a laptop. My GF goes to the video rental place on the way home from work and rents a movie or two for me, but I am quickly running out of movies I know and like, and want something new.

I watched the Illusionist last night for the first time and really enjoyed it.

My favourite movies include:

Shawshank Redemption
Casablanca
12 Angry Men
The Green Mile
The Dark Knight
V for Vendetta
Snatch
The 13th floor
The Matrix(first one only obviously)
The Great escape
Start Trek VI

Can you recommend something to me? I like scifi but not horror. While I like comedy, I cant stand Will Ferrill or Ben Stiller.

MagicMarker

http://www.imdb.com/chart/top

Start working your way down these.

Ridley

The Prestige - Watched it around the same time as The Illusionist and like them both.

syklops

Between my personal collection of DVDs and the movie rental place's variety, I have completed that list.

Anything else?

syklops

Ridley wrote: »

The Prestige - Watched it around the same time as The Illusionist and like them both.

Thanks. I have that but she wants to watch it aswell. Might watch it tonight.

Ridley

syklops wrote: »

Thanks. I have that but she wants to watch it aswell. Might watch it tonight.

Okay: Oldboy?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

joint security area

doesn't get much better than this

Joint Security Area (2000) is a South Korean film directed by Park Chan-wook. Its plot revolves around efforts to unravel the truth behind an illegal shooting at the politically and militarily sensitive North-South Korean border.

it might not sound great from that description, but it really is a fantastic movie.

HermitHorace

500 Days of Summer is a quirky and good film to watch.
Not out on DVD that long..

Otis Driftwood

Martyrs FTW!

podgemonster

If you're stuck in your bed i suggest Stephen Kings Misery!!



oh and Die Hard!

Big Knox

Judging by your film selection I would say True Romance or The Usual Suspects but I would hazard a guess you have seen them already so I propose you do what I did last time I was sick and watch Predator because quite simply it is awesome and you know it is!! :pac:

syklops

podgemonster wrote: »

If you're stuck in your bed i suggest Stephen Kings Misery!!



oh and Die Hard!

Die hard is on at the moment.

Misery I will check out. Dont like the sound of Martyrs but will look into Joint Security Area.

EDIT: Misery sounds a bit like a plot line coming up on Coronation Street where Mary kidknaps Norris.

podgemonster

syklops wrote: »

Die hard is on at the moment.

Misery sounds a bit like a plot line coming up on Coronation Street where Mary kidknaps Norris.

I dont think Corrie will get as dark and tense as Misery.

Considering your watching Die Hard, then i suggest Die Hard 2, Die Had with a Vengenace...and *whispers* Die Hard 4.0.

gandalf

syklops wrote: »

EDIT: Misery sounds a bit like a plot line coming up on Coronation Street where Mary kidknaps Norris.

Come back and let us know if that's how you still feel after seeing the "hobbling" scene

syklops

podgemonster wrote: »

I dont think Corrie will get as dark and tense as Misery.

Considering your watching Die Hard, then i suggest Die Hard 2, Die Had with a Vengenace...and *whispers* Die Hard 4.0.

Any scene with Mary is dark and tense in my opinion. Have misery on the must watch list.

Basq

When I'm sick.. I tend to go a trilogy - Evil Dead, Back To The Future etc.

ricero

This is england a masterpiece in gritty film making
the big lebowzki
the foot fist way danny mcbride is brilliant
quadrophenia ''we are the mods we are the mods we are we are we are the mods'' bloody brillant film

and for cheesy action nonsense con air or roadhouse

syklops

So do I.

Did star wars the other day. All 6 in a row. It was great.

Did BTTF not long ago. Am currently doing Die Hard. Might do Xmen tomorrow or Indiana Jones

Any other trilogies you would recommend?

Bear in mind the following:
I didnt like Spiderman 1 and 3
Dont like horror
Didn't like Lord of the Rings

irishejit

syklops wrote: »

So do I.

Did star wars the other day. All 6 in a row. It was great.

Did BTTF not long ago. Am currently doing Die Hard. Might do Xmen tomorrow or Indiana Jones

Any other trilogies you would recommend?

Bear in mind the following:
I didnt like Spiderman 1 and 3
Dont like horror
Didn't like Lord of the Rings

The 3 Bourne films are good for a bit of watching without having to concentrate too much, or of course the Godfathers!

Basq

syklops wrote: »

Any other trilogies you would recommend?

Bourne? Rambo or Rocky (not specifically trilogies though)?

Ridley

basquille wrote: »

Bourne? Rambo or Rocky (not specifically trilogies though)?

Infernal Affairs!

syklops

Rambo and Rocky. Ill add them to the list. As for bourne, Im one of the few people on the planet that didnt like it.

irishejit

The Lethal Weapons & Oceans 11, 12 & 13

and here's a few more suggestions

Boy A,
The Men Who Stare at Goats,
Tony,
There will be Blood,
The Van!!,
Law Abiding Citizen,
21

Otis Driftwood

syklops wrote: »

Dont like horror

You are a bad person.

mailforkev

The Lives of Others is on BBC4 in the wee hours tonight if you have the capabilities to record it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00r0sf7

Really great German thriller from a few years back.

syklops

Lethal Weapon! How did I forget that???

Watched the Van the other night. Nearly brought a tear to my eye.

Didnt like Law abiding citizen. I watched it the other day.

Whats wrong with not liking Horror?

Ash.J.Williams

ricero wrote: »

This is england a masterpiece in gritty film making
the big lebowzki
the foot fist way danny mcbride is brilliant
quadrophenia ''we are the mods we are the mods we are we are we are the mods'' bloody brillant film

and for cheesy action nonsense con air or roadhouse

..and you cannot watch "this is england" without watching "Dead mans shoes!!"

weiland79

There will be blood.
It's a strange film as it's not exactly exciting in the traditional sense but at the same time It's kind of edge of your seat stuff.I know everyone goes on about Day-lewis's performance but it is all true.He absolutely carries this flick from start to finish.

kerash

Zombieland it's awesome

fryup

Hurt Locker, passes two hours nicely

irishejit

Just a couple more suggestions before bedtime, Layer Cake has to be included.

And a few trilogys,

Beverly Hills Cops
Tom Clancys ( Clear & Present Danger, Patriot Games and the daddio Hunt for Red October)
Ghostbusters (though it really should be only the first)
and any 3 of the National Lampoon movies (though personally i'd go for the Chevy Chase vacation ones)