I assure you not everything I publish is a rant. I’m just feeling feisty lately… my latest target is television. A few people have described their experience with a month without TV and I’m following suit. My roommate and I had talked about dropping Comcast for months now because, frankly, that’s too much money to pay for a lot of crappy channels. In this day and age I should be able to pick and choose. Since nobody is offering the a-la-carte TV package we decided to opt out entirely. Besides, we’d rather waste away in front of the computer than the television…
But seriously, if we are to spend any time in front of a television we decided we’d rather be watching movies. After surfing IMDB one day I realized there are a ton of flicks out there that I just never got around to seeing. This is where Blockbuster Online comes in. I already threw 10 movies in our queue last night and I’m excited to start watching them (on our 52″ TV with 7.1 surround sound. Yay home theatre).
But the thing is, there are a ton of movies out there and I have no idea what they’re about or if they’re any good. This is where you guys come in. If you have any suggestions on movies that I must see, then leave a comment and I promise you I will. Joe is first in line with The Princess Bride. In fact, if you haven’t noticed, I set up a Movies page to document my experiences (most recent on the home page). So, help me out… What should I watch?
Welcome to the conscious movie watching club ;-)
Movies that I love:
3-Iron
Donnie Darko (clever stuff)
Howl’s Moving Castle (wonderful animated movie)
Laputa – Castle in the Sky (another wonderful anime)
Spirited Away (and yet another .. all three from the same director :)
Interstate 60 (some food for thought and a nice comedy)
Beautiful Mind (way too awesome – do not read any descriptions though, avoid spoilers :))
Forrest Gump (the classics)
The Shawshank Redemption
What Dreams May Come (dunno if you are going to like this one, it’s a bit different, but it’s beautiful and emotional)
Big Fish
Children of Heaven, The (hard to get but AWESOME)
And some movies that are great but not *THAT* great:
V for Vendetta
Leon
Magnolia
Constantine
The Pianist
Schindlers List
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (a bit silly though)
Also, if you are looking for some relaxed scary fun check out Final Destination :-)
Hope this helps. Heck, I could make a post from this :-)) (And I probably will :-)
Wow Jiri, awesome list! Fortuntely (or unfortunately I suppose) I’ve only seen a couple of these. It’s almost embarassing. Thanks for your great suggestions, I’ll get them added right away.
I just have to give you a standing ovation for remembering the movie I recommended. I know you’re itching to watch The Princess Diaries for yourself and if you need a plausible scapegoat then you can tell people I recommended that one as well, but yeah. The Princess Bride f’ing rocks.
then watch:
layer cake
matchpoint
&
shall we dance (the original, japanese version)
…that should get things rolling. =)
I know Branden said you should watch Mallrats, but for the record I would just like you to know that I TOTALLY introduced him to it. As long as you’re watching that, though, you should also check out anything else produced by Kevin Smith and View Askew (Dogma, Clerks, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Chasing Amy) because it’s all quite excellent.
Emma
Good call, I just rented Clerks last night actually. :-)
Isn’t it amazing?! Life-changing, even. Actually not really… but if you DO want to watch something that will change the way you live your life (scout’s honor!), you should rent “The Tao of Steve.” I’m willing to swear by it, in fact. If you’re not attracting swarms of beautiful women like some kind of delicious half-eaten pastry attracts flies, I will personally… rent you something else. On me. No joke. Watch this movie.