[macko]

The fact that I'm saving $50/month on cable tv (going without) and about the same on high speed internet (don't ask, don't tell) is FANTASTIC. I love not having TV, for the most part. Times do seem to get a little dull around 10pm when all I want to do is be a turd on the sofa with a bowl of popcorn and a PBR.

So I joined Netflix, the deal where you get DVDs through the email. I haven't seen that many movies in my life (just watched all 6 Star Wars for the firm time over the past couple of weeks ... and I'm 26 years old). I'm looking for some good movie recommendations from y'all.

I've seen most of the recent blockbusters, so what I'm looking for are the lesser-known films. Here are some titles I like, so you have an idea:

Serenity
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
The Great Escape
Anything Eastwood
Kunf-Fu Hustle
The Island

I can't do horror movies and have just recently gained a liking for Sci-Fi. Anything where have to think about what you're watching is good.

So, what are some of your favorites?

 

[Angus]

12 monkeys,
5th element,
Fight Club,
Starship Troopers.

 

[narlus]

streetcar named desire
all about my mother
solaris

not edge of yr seat stuff, but very satisfying movies nonetheless.

 

[BAH]

THE BURBS!! best movie ever

 

[macko]

THE BURBS!! best movie ever

I'll agree with you on that one! The old Dragnet with Hanks and Akroyd is great, too.

Good suggestions, I've only need Fight Club out of all those so far. Keep 'em comming!

 

[BurlyShirley]

Last of the Mohicans
Starship Troopers
Santa's Slay
Falling Down

 

[HOOWAH]

american pimp
beavis and butthead mike judge collection
sopranos
cemetary man

 

[biggins]

things to do in denver when you are dead
scotland, pa
final destination
both versions of dawn of the dead

 

[MMike]

Top Secret

 

[stinkyboy]

Anything movie with Asia Carrera...

 

[vinnycactus]

glengary glenross
boiler room
swimming with sharks
the player

 

[Anders]

Shaun of the Dead
Story of Ricky
Versus

 

[BurlyShirley]

The Warriors
Tommy Boy
Billy Madison
Cable Guy
Bridge on the River Kwai

 

[Angus]

American Physco,
True Romance,
Freeway,
TapeHeads...

 

[jimmydean]

Murderball
Crash
Dark Days

 

[PonySoldier]

The Wild Bunch

 

[.:Jeenyus:.]

City of God
Life As A House
The Lord of the Rings if you haven't seen em yet.

 

[narlus]

TapeHeads...

the swanky moes. awesome movie.

 

[berkshire_rider]

I've seen most of the recent blockbusters, so what I'm looking for are the lesser-known films.

Lesser known:

The First Dirty Harry (not lesser known, just good)
Pale Rider
A Better Way To Die
Lox, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrel's
Snatch

 

[Angus]

the swanky moes. awesome movie.

Close ....try this....

 

[caboverpete]

Save the Green Planet
Old Boy
Road to Wellville
Shaolin Soccer

 

[Zark]

Office Space---Have you seen my Stapler?
Pitch Black---Great Sci-Fi despite having Vin Diesel
Akira (Anime classic, it'll have you yelling "Tetsuo!!!" for no good reason at all!)
Ronin----One of my all time favorites. Guns, driving and Deniro

 

[stosh]

into the blue

 

[dfinn]

Donnie Darko
40 year old virgin
Boondock Saints

Netflix has some MTB movies too. I just got Earthed 2 and Synopsis frmo them.

 

[stosh]

Waiting <-- That was a pretty funny movie too.

 

[hooples3]

the fish that saved pittsburgh

 

[trickten]

- Team america world police "when a man puts his coc% in your mouth, you make a pack".

- Waterboy
- Posion Ivy with Jamie Pressley
- Tommy boy

 

[BAH]

I'll probably catch some flack for this, but I liked
billy elliot and uncorked(kinda hard to find with minnie driver)..

 

[Chase01]

Deer Hunter
Lock, Stock, and two Smoking Barrels
Heat
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction (of course)
Kill Bill (v1&2)
Dusk till dawn
Blood in Blood out
Menace to Society
Boxing Helena
Joe King
Raging Bull
Taxi Driver
Evil Dead I (not II)
I spit on your grave
Dancer in the Dark
The shower (subtitled)

 

[Angus]

I'll probably catch some flack for this, but I liked
billy elliot and uncorked(kinda hard to find with minnie driver)..

Chick flick alert !!!!!

 

[Chase01]

something about her....she gets a big..."I'd hit that"

 

[douglas]

not my fav's but worth watching

crash
The new guy
Into the deep
oh brother...

 

[Jr_Bullit]

Lord of War - awesome! We had to buy it after seeing it the first time...

 

[JRB]

Mallrats
Dogma
Chasing Amy
Clerks
I'm Gonna Get You Sucka


*you will never go wrong with anything that has the word "bikini" in the title or description.

 

[moff_quigley]

Glory
The Last Samurai
The Twilight Samurai
Galaxy Quest
Hero
O Brother Where Art Thou
Election
Unbreakable
Any Pixar Flick

 

[Angus]

Mallrats
Dogma
Chasing Amy
Clerks

.

what, no Jay and silent Bob strike back ?

 

[jimmydean]

Devils Playground
City of God

 

[JRB]

what, no Jay and silent Bob strike back ?

It just wasn't as good to me.

 

[robdamanii]

Golfballs was a pretty good flick.

 

[Dirty]

Withnail and I - a sweet late 70s british flick with a cult following over there...

Pooty Tang - just straight up awesome...

Layer Cake - Great british gangster flick, similar to snatch, or lock stock and two smoking barrels