In which I ask for your advice about films :)

[lizziec]

One of my Christmas presents is a Blockbuster movie rental account thingy. I'm looking for stuff to add to my rent list, so I am calling upon you, my friends list, for your collective knowledge and opinions :)

If you could share with me your recommendations for stuff to add - I'm open to trying most genres and stuff :) Let me know what your favourites are (and maybe why?) or any you have seen recently that you really enjoyed and would recommend, or a film that is to you like a comfort blanket to go back to again and again or whatever :)

Tomorrow I am off to town to finish my Christmas shopping and meet greenfurrymoose. Should be nice :)

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[twigathy.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Movie choices for other people is trixy...so here's a couple I like.

Eternal Sunshine of a spotless mind, because it's sad and happy and great.
Stranger than fiction, because it really is strange. I like strange films.
House of flying daggers, because you can't go wrong with crazy bullet-time sword doom. Ditto that with Hero and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Curse of the golden flower is also quite good, not as good as the three I just mentioned.
Children of men, while a bit depressing has some awesome camerawork and is a pretty scary look at a possible tomorrow-world.
Cube, except it's a bit gory. Might want to give it a miss. I don't know. You did say *anything*... Ditto Kill Bill there.
V for vendetta?
The Island is pretty good for splodeydoom and grinning at special effects
Little miss sunshine is fun :D
The Fifth Element. Not to everybodys liking, but I think it's neat.
Donnie Darko. Another odd film.

Hm, I'm done. Enjoy!

[no1typo.livejournal.com]

anything Hitchcock

you like David Niven and might like a film wiht him and Cary grant called the Bishop's wife.

Ealing comedies, especially passport to pimlico. I'll klet you know if I think of any more

[claire-tanner.livejournal.com]

Far from Heaven (for its beautiful cinematography), Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe (great feel-good film), Rocky Balboa (if you like that kind of thing - it was SOOOO much better than I expected!), The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile (watch these two together).

Good luck with the shopping and avoid Fenwicks ground floor if you want to avoid suffocation by perfume!

[ingridgirl.livejournal.com]

The lady in the water- scifi/fantasy type story.
The abduction club- period drama chickflick with a bit of swashbuckle.
Hidalgo- horse racing type cowboy vs arabs type thing with aragorn actor.

presumably you have seen things like the last samurai, memoirs of a geisha, maverick etc.

I cant think of any more off the top of my head.

I have the urge to watch love actually.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_jenjen_/]

Hairspray! It's so much fun!

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