Need movie rental help! [Archive] - Front Office Football Central

MizzouRah

01-07-2005, 01:07 PM

My wife and I have that Blockbuster monthly subscription where we can watch as many movies as we want for one price.. blah..blah..

Anyhow, I think I've seen just about every new release and I'm starting to watch movies I haven't seen that friends tell me I need to see.

Example, a friend just called and told me I must see Office Space, so.. that's on my list for tonight.

What else can you fellow FOFC'ers tell me I need to see. I like just about any theme.

Thanks!!

Todd

rkmsuf

01-07-2005, 01:09 PM

Somehow you haven't seen Office Space? Shame, shame.

How about and oldy but goodie...

Tag - The Assasination Game.

Crapshoot

01-07-2005, 01:10 PM

Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind
Garden State

Suicane75

01-07-2005, 01:11 PM

Sunshine State

MizzouRah

01-07-2005, 01:11 PM

Somehow you haven't seen Office Space? Shame, shame.

How about and oldy but goodie...

Tag - The Assasination Game.

Don't think I remember that one.

It's on the list, thanks!

1. Office Space
2. The Assasination Game (Tag)

MizzouRah

01-07-2005, 01:12 PM

Thanks! Keep them coming!

Todd

gottimd

01-07-2005, 01:12 PM

MizzouRah

01-07-2005, 01:13 PM

Garden State will be the 2nd movie we get tonight! I've heard alot about that movie.

Todd

rkmsuf

01-07-2005, 01:14 PM

I went for obsure forgotten goodness in my reccomendation.

MizzouRah

01-07-2005, 01:15 PM

Haven't seen office space?!?! Where have you been? Have you by chance seen a space fantasy movie that came out around 1977, called Star Wars?

Shawshank Redemption
Braveheart

There are just too many to name. Check online for "Best Movies" or something on the lines of "Can't miss movies of all time".

Seen both of these movies. I "don't think" I've seen Office Space, but I could pop it in and say, "I remember this". :)

I know I can do a search, but I figured I would get alot of interesting titles from people on here, plus it's a nice guide for me to come back to for more suggestions.

Todd

Desnudo

01-07-2005, 01:18 PM

I went for obsure forgotten goodness in my reccomendation.

The teaser sounds like a porn movie intro.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084756/posters

jbmagic

01-07-2005, 01:18 PM

Rounders

great Poker Movie

rkmsuf

01-07-2005, 01:19 PM

Rounders

great Poker Movie

Never heard of it.

MizzouRah

01-07-2005, 01:20 PM

Rounders

great Poker Movie

Seen it, and yes it is a good movie.

Todd

MrBug708

01-07-2005, 01:20 PM

Mississippi Burning. The story actually made the front page of the Times today. The man responsible is being brought up on Murder charges.

Glengoyne

01-07-2005, 01:22 PM

Clerks, if you haven't already.

I just watched Big Fish, and really enjoyed it. We have been doing the Blockbuster monthly thing as well. One thing I'm really enjoying is getting a whole seasons worth of a TV Series on DVD without actually buying the set. I'm in the middle of Firefly right now, and I highly reccomend that as well.

MizzouRah

01-07-2005, 01:26 PM

Watched Mississippi Burning, Clerks, and Big Fish. All good ones.

Thanks,

Todd

Suicane75

01-07-2005, 01:27 PM

American Splendor slipped under the mainstream radar and it's a great film.

Glengoyne

01-07-2005, 01:27 PM

American Splendor slipped under the mainstream radar and it's a great film.
Very good,and I didn't expect it at all.

DeToxRox

01-07-2005, 01:28 PM

The Big Lebowski
Fargo
The Usual Suspects
Goodfellas
Narc (Very underrated imho)
PCU

Franklinnoble

01-07-2005, 01:30 PM

Cool Hand Luke

Mustang

01-07-2005, 01:32 PM

A Midnight Clear

Raiders Army

01-07-2005, 01:41 PM

I always recommend the movies in the room in the back. Not exactly big on plot, but for some reason, you can watch them over and over again.

Suicane75

01-07-2005, 01:44 PM

I always recommend the movies in the room in the back. Not exactly big on plot, but for some reason, you can watch them over and over again.

I took that advice once and ended up renting "Heavy Into Jeff". I didn't watch it over and over.

chinaski

01-07-2005, 01:48 PM

American Splendor is really really good, Paul Giamatti is turning out to be one of the bettor actors in film..... however avoid Garden State, starts off good - then takes a big nose dive into a big pile of cheese. It is a good excuse to stare at Natalie Portman for 90 minutes tho.

For newish movies to dvd, id suggest "Hero". akin to Crouching Tiger, but has more of a Brothers Grimm story line, its really well done.

Raiders Army

01-07-2005, 01:50 PM

I took that advice once and ended up renting "Heavy Into Jeff". I didn't watch it over and over.
I'm not familiar with guy porn. :)

Suicane75

01-07-2005, 01:51 PM

Twin Falls, Idaho

Raiders Army

01-07-2005, 01:52 PM

Can't Hardly Wait--funny movie with Jennifer Love Hewitt
Empire Records--see Liv Tyler and Renee Zellweger before they got really famous...great soundtrack
Young Guns--although it's not in the movie: "I'll make you famous."

Chubby

01-07-2005, 01:52 PM

I second Cool Hand Luke

also, The Longest Yard and The Punisher (so you can play find the FOFCer)

Desnudo

01-07-2005, 01:52 PM

Life is Beautiful

Bad-example

01-07-2005, 02:13 PM

Undercover Brother - Eddie Griffin is hilarious.
U-571 - A very good WWII submarine movie.
Amazon Women on the Moon - A funny, episodic movie similar to Kentucky Fried Movie.
The Spanish Prisoner - Steve Martin in a dramatic support role. A good drama that draws you in.

rkmsuf

01-07-2005, 02:16 PM

Amazon Women on the Moon - A funny, episodic movie similar to Kentucky Fried Movie.

That's even a Guttenberg you have there.

korme

01-07-2005, 02:19 PM

Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind
Garden State
umm, he couldn't have suggested two better movies for the year 2004.

moriarty

01-07-2005, 03:01 PM

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind really suprised me ... good flick.
The Office (BBC television series if you haven't seen it - not really a movie I know, but on DVD)

Arles

01-07-2005, 03:08 PM

Noises Off (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105017/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0yMHxzZz0xfGxtPTIwMHx0dD1vbnxwbj0wfHE9Tm9pc2VzIE9mZnxodG1sPTF8bm09b24_;fc=1;ft=8) (Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve prior to the accident)
The Game (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119174/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0yMHxzZz0xfGxtPTIwMHx0dD1vbnxwbj0wfHE9VGhlIEdhbWV8aHRtbD0xfG5tPW9u;fc=1;ft=13;fm=1) with Michael Douglas
Confidence (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310910/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0yMHxzZz0xfGxtPTIwMHx0dD1vbnxwbj0wfHE9Q29uZmlkZW5jZXxodG1sPTF8bm09b24_;fc=1;ft=24;fm=1) (Edward Burns, Hoffman - very good, IMO)

BigJohn&TheLions

01-07-2005, 03:27 PM

The Taking of Pelham One, Two, three
Assault on Precint 13 (1976)

Karlifornia

01-07-2005, 03:46 PM

Requiem For A Dream
Seven
Do The Right Thing

rafini

01-07-2005, 06:45 PM

Looking through my DVD collection, here are some you might not have seen yet:

25th Hour
American History X
The Butterfly Effect
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Fight Club
For Love of the Game (pretty good semi-chick flick)
High Fidelity
IGBY Goes Down
Matchstick Men

Glengoyne

01-07-2005, 07:00 PM

For the Love of the Game...A Chick Flick?

Well OK I see where you are coming from, but I firmly consider this a baseball movie..err ...that women can enjoy.

panerd

01-07-2005, 07:04 PM

American Movie: I went with this off of a recommindation in a FOFC thread last summer and it is one of the best (and to me funniest) movies I have seen in a while. I was very pleasently surprised. It is a documentary about the production of a very low budget horror movie and the people in the film are 1000 times better than anything a writer could ever create. (especially grandpa and his loser friend)

cthomer5000

01-07-2005, 07:14 PM

AENeuman

01-07-2005, 07:16 PM

Really not sure why they made movies after Cool Hand Luke....
That being said...
Hustler (Newman and GC Scott, Gleason)
It Happened One Night (first and best romanitc road trip movie)
Murder on a Sunday Morning (very sad documentary oscar winner, like being hit with a baseball bat for two hours, in a good way)
Sweet Smell of Success (Lancastor as the prick and Curtis as the patsy, great jazz sound track)

I too was lost on movies so I just started watching the best pictures nominations, then forgien and documentaries. That's the good thing about the rental thing; if you watch 2 or 3 a week you can put up with some dudes in order to get to the gems.

Loren

01-07-2005, 07:25 PM

We saw Hero and i liked it, it's pretty cool and im a sucker for subtitles.. Garden State, I'd rented it as my "chick flick" since im alone all week movie, surprised any guys liked it :p I loved it enough to consider buying it though, it's all sweeet all and stuff.
Im headed out to get Troy and Little BLack Book, but im a girl soo yeahhh.
Still cant believe someone hasnt seen Office Space,
"mm excuse me e e i beleive you have my stapler"
When nothings out I always like
Very Bad Things, Sweetest Thing, Heathers, really anything with Jon Favreau, Stiller, the husband thinks im warped but I doo love my Urban Cowboy, Coal Miners Daughter and Little House on the Prarie dvd's :cool: anything else I like would be a "kids movie":)..
did NOT watch Eternal Sunshine when it was in the house last week, i cannot stand Jim Carrey :mad:

aran

01-07-2005, 07:32 PM

Troy was really bad... but i read the illiad, so my opinion is tainted. Nothing like sitting there during a movie and subconsciously picking out all of the problems with the plot. :p

I would suggest Pulp Fiction and Magnolia. If you want a real messed up film, see if you can get your hands on Pi.

Loren

01-07-2005, 07:40 PM

Troy was really bad... but i read the illiad, so my opinion is tainted. Nothing like sitting there during a movie and subconsciously picking out all of the problems with the plot. :p

I read the Illiad, but THISS has Bradd Pitt in it ;) but I understand, Ive done the same thing you do to every movie based on an anne rice book.

Craptacular

01-07-2005, 07:44 PM

I second the nomination for PCU.

The Fifth Element
UHF (if you like Weird Al and/or stupid comedies ... pre-Seinfeld Michael Richards)
Tombstone

aran

01-07-2005, 08:12 PM

I'd also highly recommend Hero. It's quite a kickass movie once you understand how the plot is being revealed. There are some very amazing cinemagraphic moments in there.

MizzouRah

01-07-2005, 08:35 PM

Great ideas in here, thanks again!

I have a nice list for next week. :)

Todd

Flasch186

01-07-2005, 08:48 PM

Punisher?

Rich1033

01-07-2005, 09:43 PM

The Salton Sea is a very good movie.

MizzouRah

01-09-2005, 05:20 PM

Office Space was excellent!! One of the funniest movies I've seen in quite some time.

:D

Todd

Craptacular

01-09-2005, 05:54 PM

Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler.

Eaglesfan27

01-09-2005, 06:02 PM

I haven't seen Slingblade mentioned yet. Very good movie.

korme

01-09-2005, 08:05 PM

french fried potaters

MizzouRah

01-09-2005, 08:56 PM

Garden State was great as well!!

Todd

MizzouRah

01-09-2005, 09:06 PM

Next up if they have them are: The Salton Sea and Pi.

Thanks,

Todd

MizzouRah

01-09-2005, 11:51 PM

double dola,

The Salton Sea was excellent! Thanks!!

I'll have to watch Pi without my wife, one because she hates math and two, 10 mins into the movie and she was like, "this movie is weird". :) I think it's right up my alley.

Todd

korme

01-09-2005, 11:59 PM

My brother owns Pi, though I've never seen it.

cthomer5000

01-10-2005, 12:01 AM

I was pretty disappointed with Pi.

Fouts

01-10-2005, 12:03 AM

I haven't read the Iliad and thought Troy was bad.

I recommend Dark City. One of my favorites.

ISiddiqui

01-10-2005, 12:03 AM

I haven't seen Slingblade mentioned yet. Very good movie.

Yep, Billy Bob Thornton was excellent in that film! And it was also the movie that showed why Dwight Yokam should always keep his cowboy hat on ;).

SackAttack

01-10-2005, 12:38 AM

The Princess Bride.

TazFTW

01-10-2005, 12:48 AM

Lots of good recommendations. I'll add The Tao of Steve.

[edit] Oh and City of God

Cringer

01-10-2005, 12:53 AM

I always recommend the movies in the room in the back. Not exactly big on plot, but for some reason, you can watch them over and over again.

I wouldn't call watching it in 10 minute clips watching it over and over, but I understand......

MizzouRah

01-12-2005, 01:16 PM

Just watched Paparazzi last night. Not bad, a little far fetched, but overall good.

Todd

Breeze

01-12-2005, 01:19 PM

The Sting

dacman

01-12-2005, 01:39 PM

dacman's AAAAA 5-star movie list -- I only give a movie 5 stars if I liked it so much, I know I'll watch it over and over again.

12 Angry Men (1957) UR
Back to the Future (1985) PG
Band of Brothers (6-Disc Series) (2001) TV_MA
Black Hawk Down (2001) R
Braveheart (1995) R
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) PG-13
A Few Good Men (1992) R
Finding Nemo (Widescreen) (2003) G
The Firm (1993) R
The Fugitive (1993) PG-13
Good Will Hunting (1997) R
Heat (1995) R
Hoosiers (1986) PG
The Hunt for Red October (1990) PG
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) PG-13
Lethal Weapon (1987) R
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) PG-13
The Matrix (1999) R
Ocean's Eleven (2001) PG-13
The Princess Bride (1987) PG
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) PG
Raising Arizona (1987) PG-13
Remember the Titans (2000) PG
Ronin (1998) R
Saving Private Ryan (1998) R
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) R
The Sixth Sense (1999) PG-13
The Sound of Music (1965) UR
Spider-Man 2 (2004) PG-13
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) R
Top Gun (1986) PG
We Were Soldiers (2002) R