I've been on a DVD rental tear lately...it's the whole Blockbuster "rent all the movies you want for only $24.99 a month" thing, I guess...

Anyhoo...in case some of you are either looking for something worthwhile to rent or something to avoid at any costs...here are my suggestions:

Capturing The Friedmans... *** 1/2 (out of 4)
Great documentary...very well done.

Touching The Void... ***
Another very good documentary...extraordinary what these two mountain climbers went thru.

Gangs Of New York... **
Found myself a bit too bored too often...Daniel Day-Lewis almost made it worthwhile...almost.

Winged Migration... *** 1/2
There are some simply stunning scenes and visuals in this documentary...just amazing.

City Of God... ****
Great, great movie...ridiculously watchable.

Monster... ***
Ms. Theron did a superb job...

Mona Lisa Smile... ** 1/2
Eh...decent enough, though predictable enough as well. The ending was a bit too hokey, tho...

Miracle... ***
I'm not a sports nut by any stretch, and I can't stand hockey..lol...but this was a good watch (and Kurt Russell was great!)

Mystic River... ***
Should have been devastating, instead of merely very good...and Sean Penn deserved that Oscar.

House Of Sand And Fog... ***1/2
Great acting, still riviting even though I'd read the book.

Shattered Glass... ****
Amazing, amazing movie...and based on a true story.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre... * 1/2
Ok, so I was bored senseless...sue me.


Anyone wanna add some choices of their own??...

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[This message was edited Thu Jul 15 19:13:01 2004 by Byron]

Last American Virgin

Harold and Maude

Meet John Doe ( seriously you will like this)

I saw Cold Mountain recently and LOVED it!

LOTR Trilogy - 5/5
Easily some of the best films ever made and definately worthwhile for Tolkien fans and non-fans alike - there's something for everyone



The Last Samurai - 5/5 also
One of the best films I've ever seen and some of the best acting I've seen from Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe, also...an AWESOME film

Sweeny79 said:

Is that anything like "Meet Joe Black"??...

2the9s said:

Ah, that's another one I wanted to see...

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) ***
People fall in love quickly and easily in Disney movies. Often all it takes is to see somebody of the opposite sex singing a song, and true, eternal love is the immediate result. That trend begins in Snow White, as she sings a song with a handsome goofball near a well, and she's head over heels. This prince of hers apparently does nothing but roam through the forest singing love songs. Ah, well. We're told that they live happily ever after. Snow White is actually a bit of a drip herself, so perhaps they were made for each other.

Disney's first movie is among my favorites. I seems to particularly enjoy evil characters, and Snow White offers the "wicked queen" and the "scary witch." The film's climax effectively manipulates my emotions. After Snow White has bitten the poisoned apple, the dwarfs, thinking she is dead, weep in sorrow. I, of course, know the names of all seven dwarfs and narrate as the movie goes: "Happy is sad. Grumpy is sad. Dopey is sad. The animals are sad. They're sad outside." Then, once the "handsome prince" comes, and, "kisses on" Snow White. I'm every bit as joyful as the dwarfs are.

Natisse said:

Saw both, loved LOTR, liked Last Samurai (sorry, Mr. Cruise wasn't the best choice for this movie...lol )

Byron said:

awww hells no!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033891/

Cinderella (1950) ***
Cinderella was one of my later discoveries. I seems to like the funny little mice (though their squeaky voices grate on my nerves) and the nasty cat, Lucifer. It's a far better movie than Bambi, but that's not saying much at all.

MsSmartypants said:

But no Man Whores, huh??...How odd.

Lady and the Tramp (1955) *
Need I say more? The title say's it all.....actually! It should have been titles Lady And The Man Whore!!!!!

Sweeny79 said:

Oh, I remember you telling me about this one on the phone.. I gotta check that one out...

The Lion King (1994) *
I'm fairly indifferent to Disney's biggest hit ever. I've attempted to watch it only a couple of times, and never made it through a complete viewing. My best friend Marge doesn't like The Lion King very much either. She says that Simba is "a little brat."

MsSmartypants said:

MsSmartypants said:

How about you and I make our own home movie?

2the9s said:

Just make sure it's rentable so that I can review it.

Is mean girls out on dvd yet?

you should watch that with your daughter

Sweeny79 said:

She saw it already..lol...liked it, but said the ending wasn't realistic enough.

Byron said:

The ending sucked but pill and I liked that movie lots

Byron said:

it's cool! you're perfectly entitled to your opinion

Ok I'm looking through my Dvd's

Rent these

y tu mama tambien

the red house

vey bad things

amelie

one hour photo

big fish

and you have not seen Secretary yet have you?

Come on I know you got a thing for Donnie Darko's sister

Sweeny79 said:

Will do...



Never heard of it...



assuming you meant "very" (lol), that's another one I've heard good things about...



Will do with this one, too...



Seen it...not too shabby (although Robin Williams goes into his "I'm about to go goofy!!" expression a few too many times...lol )



Definitely wanna see this...especially considering everything concerning my dad.



...I do... She was the best thing about "Mona Lisa Smile"...lol

I just rented 3 Ninjas: High Noon At Mega Mountain starring Hulk Hogan and Loni Anderson! This is going to be good!

Red house was a 1931 release I think...it's trash but I like it.

Yes I meant very bad things

Big Fish will be good for you

HobbesLeCute said:

(runs back out to Blockbuster)

Where's the popcorn??

wait a minute... you can rent dvds?

suomynona said:

Well...I like to call it "renting"...

Byron said:

You're making the right choice. According to the back of the box, it's "karate kicking, kung-fu gripping, jujitsu flipping fun to the power of 3!"

Me too! I'm doing the $24.99 thingy too!

Mystic River Sean Penn was incredible!

House of Sand and Fog The whole cast was perfect... Sir Ben Kingsley was awesome!

Butterfly Effect Ashton Kutcher made a good movie!

Eurotrip 1/2 There were some funny moments.

Starship Troopers 2 Eh... it was okay.

Whalerider In my opinion, it didn't live up to the hype...

Monster AWESOME! Charlize.... my goodness.

Somethings Gotta Give Jack was Jack... Diane was Diane... and that's just great!

Stuck On You 1/2 Overall funny.

My Life As a House Anakin Skywalker proves he can act! Kevin Kline was good too.

I like this new Blockbuster set up, cuz I've been watching more movies for a set price. I've seen movies that I'd normally skip over, simply due to cost... so it's pretty cool!