Dirty Recommendations

[b.miller]

another recommendation.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang


If you were ever a fan of tough guy movies or Raymond Chandler mysteries or Lethal Weapon, I can just about guarantee 100% that you will like this movie. If you are not a fan of any of those... then you still might like it. It's convoluted, funny, cool, homage-y, and smart. also great performances from both Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer.... and Michelle Monaghan is HOTT

definitely get out and see it.

[sunflowereye]

Here is a list of recently viewed movies, some old favs, some new:

For comedy we have:

"The Big Lebowski" - hands down the best Cohen movie ever. So many good lines. Probably John Goodman's best role.

"The Blues Brothers" - one of the funniest movies of all time with more cameos and car crashes than should normally be allowed.

"Tommy Boy" - still the best Chris Farley flick.

"Half-Baked" - Dave Chapelle before he freaked out. Funny stuph.

"Catch-22" - can't stand up to the book (one of my all-time favorite pieces of literature), but it is still pretty damn good. Dark humor at its finest.

"Real Genius" - super-funny 80s flick with Val Kilmer stealing the show.

"Shaun of the Dead" - this tribute to George Romero is fall down funny. Just might have to go as Shaun for Halloween this year.

For drama:

"Wonderland" - Another Val Kilmer pic, in another drug-crazed role ("The Salton Sea" was good too. Badgers make me cringe now), as porn star John Holmes implicated in a multiple murder mystery. Very good acting, with good supporting roles from Tim Blake Nelson & Lisa Kudrow.

"City of God" - Whoah! Amazing flick. The DVD also has the documentary that kicks just as much ass as the flick.

Action:

"Master & Commander" - Love the books, so this is a no brainer. Great cinematography & acting. The final battle is insane! "Grappling hooks away!"

"The Winter War" - the Finns, outnumbered 10 to 1, hold back the Russian hordes in this superb WWII flick.

Weird:

"Donnie Darko" - crazy time travel & evil bunnies. ????! Great wtf? flick.

"Pi" - also up there in the "serious head fu*k" category. From the guy that brought you "Requiem for A Dream."

Anime:

Complete "Starblazers" series. Still my all time favorite Japanimation series, even over the entire Robotech series.

"Star Wars Clone Wars: Vol I & II" - these prequels to Episode III kick Episode III's ass.

"Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Vols I-III" - twisted humor at its best. So many funny episodes. Me and the wife went as Dr. Wierd & Steve for Halloween last year. Our costumes ruled.

Documentaries:

"Do You See Me Laughing" - great pic on little known Blues artists T-Model Ford, Junior Kimbreaugh, R. L. Burnside and others. If you love the blues you must see this.

"Children of Beslan" - heart wrenching HBO doc on the horribly gone wrong terrorist hostage situation at a schoolhouse in Russia in September of last year all told from childrens' POV. Seriously made me tear up.

"A Tale of Two Johns" - great documentary on one of my favorite bands - They Might Be Giants. Lots of great interviews.

Music:

"Primus Hallucino-Genetics 2004" - live show from Chicago last year with sick live footage! Second set has "Frizzle Fry" played in its entirety! This is worth the purchase alone. Les Claypool is hands down the best bass player ever!

"Ween: Live in Chicago" - another show from Chicago from 2003 I believe. Great DVD as it comes with an audio CD as well.

[grady]

The Wages of Fear

A french film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot tells the story of four men driving trucks of nitroglycerine through a hazardous mountain route in South America. The film was made in 1953 and is perhaps one of the most intense and suspenseful films I've ever seen. William Freidkin later remade the movie in the movie calling it Scorcerer. The Wages of Fear also won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in 1953.

[undarrenworld]

Donnie Darko have amazing soudtrack.

[bklyndv]

Originally Posted by grady

The Wages of Fear

A french film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot tells the story of four men driving trucks of nitroglycerine through a hazardous mountain route in South America. The film was made in 1953 and is perhaps one of the most intense and suspenseful films I've ever seen. William Freidkin later remade the movie in the movie calling it Scorcerer. The Wages of Fear also won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in 1953.

This sounds right up my alley. Thanks for the heads-up.

On the suspense tip, I checked out Hitch's Torn Curtain recently and it surprised me with how atmospheric it was. I'd seen the fight scene (you'll know the one if you see it) years ago and marvelled at it, and seeing the full film was really gratifying. Not his best, a bit uneven, but well worth the time and very much the kind of film that shows how Hitch, even in his lesser films, was so much more the director than contemporary suspense filmmakers.

[b.miller]

Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story

the new Winterbottom is just as good as you expect it to be. It's like Full Frontal tried to be but it doesn't fall apart. more notes HERE

[Sardo]

Originally Posted by sunflowereye

"The Blues Brothers" - one of the funniest movies of all time with more cameos and car crashes than should normally be allowed.

Absolutely, My favourite movie for sure. sunflowereye.

I got a lot out of the movie re What The Bleep. It opened my mind and reinforced the idea that thoughts are powerful and life-changing. I remember though, at the cinema thinking that the Skeptics Society would be creaming themselves of it. I still liked it but not for the same reasons as was prehaps designed for.

[the mongoose]

"Me, you, and everyone we know."

Great film.....the less you know the better though.

[grady]

Match Point

Woody Allen's newest film that is very similar to his film Crimes and Misdemeanors, which was released in 1989. This was Woody's first decent film since Sweet and Lowdown back in 1999.

[grady]

Originally Posted by bklyndv

This sounds right up my alley. Thanks for the heads-up.

Definently check it out. It's one of my favorite films. I think you should also see the remake if you have a chance, kind of a compare and contrast. I still stand by the original being better, however, there are some like, writer/director Roger Avary, who like the remake Scorcerer more than the original, The Wages of Fear.