What DVD's are we Watching? - Page 59

glatt · 09-08-2009, 09:15 AM

Watched Galaxy Quest last night. I had somehow missed it when it came out ten years ago. Netflix said we would like it a lot. We did like it. Wouldn't have wanted to pay full price for it in the theater, but there were several parts that were laugh out loud funny. The plot was a neat idea too. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys science fiction and doesn't take themselves or their SF too seriously.

capnhowdy · 09-08-2009, 09:05 PM

I love me some netflix....

wolf · 09-09-2009, 09:35 AM

Velvet Goldmine
Recommended by a cow orker, who despite working with me for three years, doesn't have a good sense of "what I'll really like." I rated it a 3/5, although I was probably being charitable because Christian Bale is in it.

National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
Both cool and funny.

Elspode · 09-11-2009, 05:51 PM

Can we talk about movies we download ourselves and then burn to DVD? If so, then I recently watched the schmaltz Brit scifi classic "The Day of the Triffids". Pure adolescent memory bliss.

DanaC · 09-11-2009, 05:53 PM

Oh I loved that!

dar512 · 09-11-2009, 05:58 PM

I saw it at the theatre when it first came out. Part of it, at least. My big brother got scared and we had to leave about half way through.

Maybe I should see the end of it now.

glatt · 09-13-2009, 10:12 PM

Revolutionary Road. What a depressing movie.

bluecuracao · 09-14-2009, 12:09 AM

Slumdog Millionaire was pretty amazing.

Rachel Getting Married was an excellent surprise. It really wasn't about Anne Hathaway, thank goodness. One of the characters said at one point that "This is heaven on earth," or something like that; and really, many of the scenarios depicted would have been my idea of heaven on earth.

dar512 · 09-14-2009, 11:30 AM

I picked up three movies from the library last week. I was kind of in a hurry and picked the first three that were acceptable fodder:

Emma
The Exorcist
Footloose

I was in the E-F section.

I had seen them all, but not for some time.

I made a bet with myself that darlet #2 would like them all and I was correct.

wolf · 10-10-2009, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

Can we talk about movies we download ourselves and then burn to DVD? If so, then I recently watched the schmaltz Brit scifi classic "The Day of the Triffids". Pure adolescent memory bliss.

Don't see why not ... I occasionally list movies I've watched on cable.

Try this version of Day of the Triffids if you can find a copy. It's very different from the 50s version. Actually was quite well done, IIRC.

Tonight, I made a dreadful mistake.

Dreadful in that I'm dealing with a lot with momwolf lately ...

I mean, I should have known better. There are only a few ways for such a movie to end, and it's usually badly. I had a couple of anticipatory sniffles at about an hour-twenty minutes, and then spent the last 15 minutes bawling and sniffling.

I watched Marley & Me.

Heartwarming and heartwrenching at the same time.

Oh crap. I'm starting all over again, just thinking about it.

Shawnee123 · 10-11-2009, 11:23 AM

The book had me sobbing, heart-wrenching sobs. I haven't mustered the courage to watch the movie yet.

I joined netflix. I wanted to get back into movie buff mode.

I saw Juno. That Ellen Page really is great. I love all the characters, except the adoptive parents.

The Changeling. I fell asleep halfway through so I don't know what happened.

Junebug. Pretty good.

glatt · 10-11-2009, 04:56 PM

I love Netflix. It recommended Outsourced for us, and we watched it last night. About halfway through, my wife commented that it was just like Local Hero in India, and she was absolutely correct. Except no Mark Knopfler soundtrack. Outsourced is a good movie you have never heard of.

capnhowdy · 10-11-2009, 06:26 PM

Year One with Jack Black. Damn funny flick.

Shawnee123 · 10-11-2009, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

I love Netflix. It recommended Outsourced for us, and we watched it last night. About halfway through, my wife commented that it was just like Local Hero in India, and she was absolutely correct. Except no Mark Knopfler soundtrack. Outsourced is a good movie you have never heard of.

That is what is great about netflix, you find movies you think you might enjoy that you otherwise would not have heard of. I'm just starting, but I'm looking forward to further suggestions based on my previous rentals.

Beest · 10-19-2009, 10:03 PM

Traitor great movie, involves muslim Arab terrorists but not 2 dimensional cliches, gripping thriller.

I thought Watchmen was awesome, but I've been a fan of the graphic novel since college.

Slaughter House five turns pretty odd.

Wanted just gets dumber.

09-08-2009, 09:05 PM	#872
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I love me some netflix.... __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

09-09-2009, 09:35 AM	#873
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Velvet Goldmine Recommended by a cow orker, who despite working with me for three years, doesn't have a good sense of "what I'll really like." I rated it a 3/5, although I was probably being charitable because Christian Bale is in it. National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets Both cool and funny. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-11-2009, 05:51 PM	#874
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Can we talk about movies we download ourselves and then burn to DVD? If so, then I recently watched the schmaltz Brit scifi classic "The Day of the Triffids". Pure adolescent memory bliss. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-11-2009, 05:58 PM	#876
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I saw it at the theatre when it first came out. Part of it, at least. My big brother got scared and we had to leave about half way through. Maybe I should see the end of it now. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

09-14-2009, 11:30 AM	#879
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I picked up three movies from the library last week. I was kind of in a hurry and picked the first three that were acceptable fodder: Emma The Exorcist Footloose I was in the E-F section. I had seen them all, but not for some time. I made a bet with myself that darlet #2 would like them all and I was correct. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

09-08-2009, 09:15 AM	#871
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Watched Galaxy Quest last night. I had somehow missed it when it came out ten years ago. Netflix said we would like it a lot. We did like it. Wouldn't have wanted to pay full price for it in the theater, but there were several parts that were laugh out loud funny. The plot was a neat idea too. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys science fiction and doesn't take themselves or their SF too seriously.

09-13-2009, 10:12 PM	#877
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Revolutionary Road. What a depressing movie.

09-14-2009, 12:09 AM	#878
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Slumdog Millionaire was pretty amazing. Rachel Getting Married was an excellent surprise. It really wasn't about Anne Hathaway, thank goodness. One of the characters said at one point that "This is heaven on earth," or something like that; and really, many of the scenarios depicted would have been my idea of heaven on earth.

10-11-2009, 11:23 AM	#881
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	The book had me sobbing, heart-wrenching sobs. I haven't mustered the courage to watch the movie yet. I joined netflix. I wanted to get back into movie buff mode. I saw Juno. That Ellen Page really is great. I love all the characters, except the adoptive parents. The Changeling. I fell asleep halfway through so I don't know what happened. Junebug. Pretty good. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-11-2009, 04:56 PM	#882
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I love Netflix. It recommended Outsourced for us, and we watched it last night. About halfway through, my wife commented that it was just like Local Hero in India, and she was absolutely correct. Except no Mark Knopfler soundtrack. Outsourced is a good movie you have never heard of.

10-11-2009, 06:26 PM	#883
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Year One with Jack Black. Damn funny flick. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

10-19-2009, 10:03 PM	#885
Beest Adapt and Survive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi Posts: 957	Traitor great movie, involves muslim Arab terrorists but not 2 dimensional cliches, gripping thriller. I thought Watchmen was awesome, but I've been a fan of the graphic novel since college. Slaughter House five turns pretty odd. Wanted just gets dumber.

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