What DVDs should I rent?

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Post by Mark in Vancouver » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:52 pm

Ken wrote:
Mark in Vancouver wrote:(Signs is a piece of pish, as is ... I'm trying to recall a Mel Gibson movie I enjoyed...)
I like Signs because it was relatively scary and it didn't reply on special effects. You may not have liked it because of the religious overtones.

Are you saying you didn't care for The Road Warrior?
I liked the Road Warrior when I was 13. I have seen it since then and it just doesn't hold up, IMO. Then you have the absolutely dreadful Thunderdome movie - PU!
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Post by Ken » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:56 pm

Mark in Vancouver wrote:Then you have the absolutely dreadful Thunderdome movie - PU!
No argument here!
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Post by tariesindanrie » Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:05 pm

Mark in Vancouver wrote:(Signs is a piece of pish, as is ... I'm trying to recall a Mel Gibson movie I enjoyed...)
I liked Chicken Run. That's about it. I always found him a little too pretty for my taste, and then he did that drunken racist thing with the cop (in real life) and I completely lost whatever little interest I had in him or his movies.

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Post by Jim Powers » Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:35 pm

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) is another favorite I forgot. The first one from '56(?) is not bad either. I like that the star of the 50's version, Kevin Mcarthy, makes a brief appearance in the '78 version as the same character.
Like Ken, I also like Signs.
A few more I remembered:
The Searchers: A very intense and driven John Wayne
True Grit: Great scenery, and cast and the dialect is authentic.
The Sixth Sense: Just a cool movie
Fried Green Tomatoes: A chick flick everyone can enjoy
Delores Claiborne: "Sometimes husbands just die"
I suppose I'll think of a few more...
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Post by Mark in Vancouver » Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:38 pm

1984 with John Hurt!
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Post by Jim Powers » Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:43 pm

Let's not forget:
The Silence of the Lambs: "It puts the lotion on its skin or it will get the hose again"...a very creepy movie.
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Post by Ken » Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:59 pm

And and and..............
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Post by Martin Thoene » Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:29 pm

And, and...

AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Haley Joel Osment's acting is superb in a difficult role for someone his age at that time. Jude Law is awesome too. This movie didn't please critics but what do they know? They thought Blade Runner was only so-so :roll:

Ijits!

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Post by tariesindanrie » Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:33 pm

Martin Thoene wrote:And, and...

AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Haley Joel Osment's acting is superb in a difficult role for someone his age at that time. Jude Law is awesome too. This movie didn't please critics but what do they know? They thought Blade Runner was only so-so :roll:

Ijits!

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I couldn't finish watching this one...it was a little too good...when they were trying to drop him off in the woods, I completely lost it...

but then, I couldn't ever see 'Babe' to the end, either- as soon as there was talk of eating the little guy, I bailed :oops:

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Post by Graeme Robson » Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:36 pm

AI (Artificial Intelligence) is a damm good movie with a happy ending.... :wink:
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Post by Martin Thoene » Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:41 pm

Ah Kate, you missed the rest of a good movie. It's only just getting going when his Mom dumps him in the woods. I agree that it's a very harrowing scene. The reason is that kid's acting is so totally believable....brilliant!

Honestly, you should rent it and skip that scene. It just gets better and better after that. It's funny, sad and stunning visually.

Any film with Kubrick and Spielberg involved demands to be watched.

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Post by tariesindanrie » Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:56 pm

Noted. I'll add it to my Netflix list :wink:

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Post by worldrallynut » Thu Aug 16, 2007 5:43 pm

Graeme Robson wrote:Anyone seen Shooter yet? I dunno if it's worth renting.
yes, it is great!
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Post by The Kapenta Kid » Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:21 pm

Delicatessen, Local Hero, you are people of taste and discernment :D
Why has no one mentioned The Sting? We have had some Kubrick but not Space Odyssey 2001 or Barry Lyndon which should win a prize for the score alone.
Or for those who want to burst a gut laughing there are the Jacques Tati classics Les Vacances de M. Hulot and Jour de Fete. Monoglots need not worry, the humor is almost 100% visual and the subtitles will carry you through.
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Post by rich » Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:38 pm

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