Quick! I need DU movie rental recommendations!

[iconoclastic cat]

Mrs. IconCat and I are retreating from the world this evening. Pizza and flicks! The only problem is that I have no idea what to pick up. This is especially bad because I am one of those annoying people who cannot pick good movies at random. So, once again, I am in need of my fellow DUers' help!

Rack your brain for a second, and then reply: What should I rent?

BTW, the only restriction: No sci-fi/horror tonight. Too much of that in our reality-based reality.

Okay, now, hurry! I want to leave in 15 minutes!

[Midlodemocrat]

1. Johnny English

...Rowan Atkinson laugh out loud funny.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

2. Garden State. n/t

[BrklynLiberal]

3. DOGMA

Hysterical....roll on the floor funny

"Truly, Madly Deeply" Funny/cute Love story..Will be teary-eyed at the end. Ghost comes back to lover. Alan Rickman is great!!

[proud patriot]

4. "Steal This Movie"

about the life and times of Abbie Hoffman , they
did a great job . it's very inspiring great acting .

Two thumbs way up :thumbsup:

[Texasgal]

5. The manchuruian candiate

Good stuff, and while I am not a Tom Cruise fan, I actually liked collateral.

Happy NEW YEAR!

[meegbear]

Sid and Nancy

I watch every New Years.

[Left Is Write]

6. What are you in the mood for? Escapist comedy?

High drama?

Good escapist comedies would include some oldies but goodies like Caddyshack and Animal House.

Dramas I like include Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil and A Time To Kill.

What about action/adventure movies? Romancing the Stone? Indiana Jones? The Mummy?

[iconoclastic cat]

8. Anything but horror/sci-fi!

Those are all great suggestions. Thanks!

[TNDemo]

7. Napoleon Dynamite.

If you have never watched Six Feet Under, rent the first season DVD.

[Coventina]

17. I was going to suggest Napoleon Dynamite!!!

Hey there!!!
:hi:

[TNDemo]

33. Hey stranger!

:hi:

All my kids wanted the DVD this year so I have seen it so many times and all the deleted scenes, etc. Kinda makes me wonder why this character is who they identify with! Or maybe just laugh at.

Did you ever watch Six Feet Under? That is an absolutely fabulous series.

[Coventina]

36. Never seen Six Feet Under....don't have cable

I've heard it's really good, though.

How are you celebrating tonight?
My brother is throwing a party, so I'm going to that in a little while.

[TNDemo]

37. I'm cleaning house.

We are such party animals. Have company coming in the morning.

I don't get HBO either. I just rent the DVD. I didn't know anything about it and decided to rent it last year. There were three hour long episodes on the first DVD. We decided we would watch one but we did not get up until we had watched all three and then hightailed it to the video store to get the next installment. We watched the entire season that week then waited anxiously for another friggin' year until they released the next season, which we watched in a week. Now I am waiting for the next season to be released.

I saw that you bought a fixer upper. Good luck! I am too old for that now because I have fixed up everything we have ever owned except this one.

[Coventina]

38. I'll have to look for it at my video store, then.

Thanks for the encouragement on the house.

I have the feeling we'll need all the encouragement we can get!
:D

[proud patriot]

9. "It's a mad mad mad mad mad World"

Classic Comedy Also "the russians are coming
the russians are coming" is a wonderful classic
comedy .

[Dzimbowicz]

10. Robin Williams "Live on Broadway"

[mzmolly]

11. Stand up comedy or music is fun for the New Year.

And, if you haven't seen Fargo, it's a must! I must admit I'm behind the times on the Movie front.

[Bozita]

12. Some Peter Sellers like "Being There" or "Dr. Strangelove"

two of my all time favs.

[WMliberal]

14. I tried renting "Being There" today at the local Hollywood Video

and the jerks didn't have it!!! :grr:

[liberalmuse]

13. Where does your taste run?

Do you like foreign films, indies, or formuliac films with the happy ending?

Here are a few films I really liked:
Recent favs:
Lost in Translation (Warning: people either love this movie, or hate it)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Kill Bill (both--so over the top it really isn't 'horror')
Elf
Anchorman (stupid, but fun)
Cold Mountain
Spiderman II (I didn't want to see it, but really enjoyed it)

Old favs:
Ed Wood
Fargo
The Big Lebowski
Run, Lola, Run
Red
The Best Man (Italian)
Frailty (very twisted)
This is Spinal Tap
Donnie Darko
Mulholland Drive (very dark)

Classic favs:
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Casablanca
Rear Window
Pillow Talk
That Touch of Mink (for the one-liners alone)
The Quiet Man
This Property is Condemned
The Misfits
Some Like It Hot (saw it the other day-fun!)

[MichaelHarris]

15. Saun of the Dead

you can never go wrong with a good zombie wackin'

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

16. This was gonna be my first rec, but it violates their "condition".

I just bought this DVD not one hour ago.

[MichaelHarris]

19. I just read the

"condition" after I posted. You know if you strip away all the flesh eating, zombie head smacking, pipe impalled zombies, exploding zombies, arm ripping, and gut munching it really is just a love story.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

20. It's a "rom-zom-com" (romantic zombie comedy)!

[MichaelHarris]

23. hahahahahaha

how true, if you watch the special features if even has zombie love. No zombie sex though, just love. After all isn't that all need is love?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

25. They prefer to be called "the mobile deceased" n/t

[MichaelHarris]

26. the one time

I don't use one of my famous disclaimers and I get busted. I'll add it now:

Sorry to all the, recently deceased mobiley challenged, flesh challenged recently deceased, the almost recently deceased, those that want to be recently deceased, vegetarian recently deceased, and all the fans of George Romero.

Hope that covers it.

[Left Is Write]

27. They're coming for you, Barbara.

[MichaelHarris]

28. hahahahahaaa

man I'm gonna put that movie in tonight, I have like the biggest collection of zombie DVDs. I dig cheesy old movies.

[Mika]

18. Zentropa

Very salient movie.. in these times.

[jonnyblitz]

21. I am watching the uncut version of Caligula and possibly Ju-on

of course I have both of these on my harddrive so i will be posting on DU while watching these minized in the corner of my monitor..

[Pepperbelly]

22. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas if you're in a counter-culture mood.

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back if you aren't.

[caledesi]

24. Muriel's Wedding. Australian. (they do disfunctionality the best) nt

[AngryAmish]

29. The Searchers

Greatest American Movie

[zelda7743]

30. School of Rock

Funny all the way through.

[steely]

31. I know it's prob too late, but how 'bout " The Usual Suspects".

good drama/zinger with Kevin Spacey

[wolfgirl]

32. I love these...

Silverado
Always
Crouching Tiger....
Hero
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Full Monty

[greatauntoftriplets]

34. The Last of the Mohicans....

Daniel Day Lewis is droolicious in it. And you will like Madeleine Stowe.

[Baja Margie]

35. Heh

The latest Denzel Washington one about the bodygyuard guy in Mexico City, darn can't remeber the name, pretty good flick.

I haven't seen Blue Crush yet, got it for Christmas, going to watch it this afternoon.

[B Calm]

39. Lucy Ball "Long, Long Trailer"