Anybody seen any good films lately?

[William]

Hi Folks, Has anyone seen anything (films or DVDs) interesting lately? I checked out Sin City and liked it. This one reminded me of the comic books I use to read. It's not for everybody (especially children) but it captures the comic on screen feel. Will

 

[hensylee]

reckon nobody has been to the movies. We haven't. We just watch them on TV but haven't seen any that mean much. We like Cold Case on TV.

 

[Karlynn]

We saw Sin City on Saturday. Technically interesting for me, but I can't say I was entertained.

We rented Sideways (loved it) and Hotel Rwanda (very good)

 

[William]

Sideways was very good. I've been to a couple of wine areas in California, it made me want to go back again. Have not seen Hotel Rwanda yet, but it's on the list. Will

 

[JimL]

We watched "Notebook" yesterday, very good. I wouldn't recommend it to those who have just had surgery, since it's much too emotional.

 

[Wise]

We watched "Notebook" yesterday, very good. I wouldn't recommend it to those who have just had surgery, since it's much too emotional.

Jim, I enjoyed "Notebook" also. Haven't seen anything else lately...not much in theaters very appealing. Would like to know if I'm missing something though. Several weeks ago we wanted to see a "light" movie and we chose "The Pacifier." I know it won't win awards, but we enjoyed it very much. Very family friendly for those who care about that.

 

[Danny]

I saw The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy this past weekend and found it light, funny and entertaining.

 

[Barry]

I've been reluctant to see Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy because it's one of my favorite books.

So long, and thanks for all the fish!

 

[KMB]

I have seen Hotel Rwanda - Great Movie - pretty graphic
Sky Captins - World of Tomorrow - not very good
Without a Paddle - Dumb funny - not very good
After the Sunset - Good movie

We just got Netflicks so I can watch movies after my surgery - I really like it so far

 

[geebee]

I saw Hitchhiker's and loved it. Not a "high thinking" movie but very entertaining. I read the book years ago and remember little except the "towel" thing.

From what I have read, the die-hard fans of the book find the movie "wanting". I think it is because, when you are fanatical about a book, you have visions of how the movie should be and may be disappointed that someone else "saw" it differently.

There are 3 books I would like to see made into movies but, since I am a die-hard fan of these books, I might find problems as well:

"Stranger in a Strange Land" (Robert Heinlein)
"This Perfect Day" (Ira Levin)
"Friday" (Robert Heinlein)

 

[Danny]

Touchstone has a very clever and entertaining web site for Hitchhiker's Guide: http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com. I played around there the day before I saw the movie and it made the movie even more enjoyable. I especially liked the "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish" dolphin sign-a-long.

Don't panic!

Danny

 

[Debrinha GT]

DVD collection

DVD collection

My husband Robert has a big collection of DVDs which includes some very old movies too. Now with the nostalgia for the 70's and 80's, he's been ordering stuff such as Dallas, WonderWoman, Charlie's Angels, as well as a lot of British series. For my Christmas last year I got The Thorn Birds and North and South. I also have Gone with the Wind on DVD, My Fair Lady, Somewhere in Time, among many others.
Débora

 

[beccaslp]

The Terminal and The Incredibles

The Terminal and The Incredibles

We recently rented "The Terminal" with Tom Hanks. Really liked this movie. Not much cursing, if any, and no nudity or sexual conduct (I say this if you screen movies for your kids).

We also rented The Incredibles for our kids. They are 3 years old so I think we liked it better than they did. Watched it a couple of times and played all the DVD extras. We are planning on buying this movie.

I am currently making a list of movies to watch while I am recuperating, so this thread has been a good one for me.

 

[Shine_on_Syd]

I was going to see Hitchikers Guide this week but after reading the comments maybe I should read the book instead.
A little know movie that is very thought provoking on DVD is called " 13 Conversations about one thing". My favorite movie.

 

[geebee]

Pam,

I have heard so many wonderful things about Revenge of the Sith that I am counting minutes until its release.

Unfortunately I hate crowds so I have to avoid opening night. If I was still in Los Angeles I could get reserved seating but the only cinema in this area that usually has reserved seating is not doing it for ROTS. Go figure.

Anyway, have it scheduled in for first showing on Friday the 19th and the 20th and the 21st................

 

[Barry]

There are 3 books I would like to see made into movies...

A book I was blown away by is a relatively recent one (within 5 years?) entitled, and on, the Rape of Nanking. About the Japanese taking over that city in the late 1930's. What most folks know about the story are the atrocities - what I didn't know is the interesting part...

As the Japanese took over the city, all the governmental officials - including foreign embassy staffs - fled. But a few schoolteachers, healthcare workers, and businessmen from the West stayed. With nothing but nerve to back them up, they established an International Zone in the center of the city that was off-limits to the Japanese troops and patrolled the perimeters of the Zone to kick out any Japanese troops who entered. Any number of incidents of exhausted middle-aged school marms successfully chasing out armed Japanese incursions.

They were responsible for saving thousands and thousands of civilians. Two parts about the story I found interesting: They did it with absolutely no authority - they just acted as though they had authority. Second, the person who organized this heroic humanitarian effort was a German businessman who was an ardent Nazi (who failed in his attempts to get Hitler to get the Japanese to stop).

High drama, adventure, and much irony in who the hero is. I think it'd make a great flick.

 

[Harpoon]

After watching money fly out the window using that MoviePass thing from Blockbuster which we never really used that much my wife and I signed ourselves up for Netflix...

Very slick, pretty cheap, better selection, and I like that it's an automatic thing, you pick what you want, they send 'em to you, you watch when you want, send 'em back, they send more....

Right now we have "I (heart) Huckabees" and we watched about half of it (wife and I both felt the drag of meds kick in halfway through the movie and decided to sleep in it and watch it again rather than miss the second half of a VERY interesting movie because we were too "stoned" to remember it... By the way, Tussinex, a prescription cough supressant, is VERY good but it knocks us out quick!)

Anyways, it was a good film, a little hard to follow at times (that could have been the cough meds) but it was quirky and we both liked it which says a lot since we have different tastes in films....


I'm "un-eagerly" anticipating the Revenge of the Sith with my son. We won't see it on opening night (no local theater around here is good enough for that kind of an experience) so we're gonna wait a week or two. I may go see it solo though because from the trailers I've seen it might be too much for a 5 year old, or at least too much for MY 5 year old, at least right now.


However, he is insistant that I get StarWars toys for my birthday and for Christmas this year.


I ain't complaining about that....

 

[Wise]

OH! Debora - "North and South" and "The Thornbirds" are a permanent fixture within my household. They're my comfort mini-series! My sister and I always would crack up when Virgilia stole all of the silver from the house and then that episode ended - it was like, "whaaaa? She's walking around Pennsylvania with all that silver, she's gonna get busted!"

My other favorite comfort DVD is "Pearl Harbor."

Just saw on pay per view:
The Village - strange but you could guess what was going on by listening well
After the Sunset - very good

Other favorites:
Lake Placid - if you want to laugh and like juvenile humor in a movie about a huge alligator in a lake
A Time to Kill - great book made into a great movie
To Kill a Mockingbird - another great book made into a great movie
Lord of the Rings trilogy extended version director's cut - I can watch this over and over and over...Go Aragorn!
Red River - I'm a forever John Wayne junkie and adding Montgomery Clift...wow!

Upcoming Alltime Favorite (I think because of the trailers)...
Revenge of the Sith!!!

Pam, To Kill a Mockingbird is my all-time favorite book and equally excellent movie. My wife is listening to it on cassette (she is blind) as I type.

 

[catwoman]

I haven't been in a movie theater in about 15 years. But I may go next month when "Howl's Moving Castle" comes out. It's based on the book of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones, a British writer who is into fantasy. Director is Hayao Miyazaki. The Japanese version was released last year; Disney, I think, is bringing out the English version (animated) -- with Lauren Bacall and Billy Crystal among the voice-overs.

My family gave my husband a DVD player for his birthday in March -- our first DVD player. I've bought "Babette's Feast," an Academy foreign-film winner in 1987, I think, and some of Akira Kurasawa's films -- The Seven Samurai, Sanjuro, etc. (The Seven Samurai was made into the American film The Magnificent Seven.) I've seen many of Kurasawa's movies. Many are fairly long (3+ hours).

I usually watch Lifetime Movie Network, Food Network, Discovery, History Channel, etc. We seldom rent movies. Guess my family thought we were so deprived they gave my husband the DVD player!

So actually stepping into a theater again will be a culture shock, I'm sure.

 

[perrybucsdad]

Anyone know if you can get Bolero (with Bo Derek) on DVD?