Recommend a Film.

**The_Exile** · 30-01-2012 02:37 PM

Joined Lovefilm a wee while ago so have been racking up the viewing hours, any recommendations from folks? Doesn't have to be recent films, but have got right into movies again so will watch pretty much anything, as long as it's not romantic ****** comedies.

For what it's worth, just watched a film called Melancholia, it took a few days for the whole thing to sink in as it was visually stunning, I'm still undecided if it's genius or cack though, over 2 hours long so the pace was slow, but didn't detract from the obvious quality of the film. Basically it's about a woman who's suffering depression and having just got married, a new planet appears from behind the sun and heads towards Earth, won't give away the ending, but the final shot in the film has stayed with me for a good few days!

Got a few coming in the post but need to build my order queue a wee bit, my preference is science fiction or a good action/thriller flick. Basically anything with a properly good story.

***Eyrie*** · 30-01-2012 07:03 PM

Watched "Dr Strangelove" last night and would thoroughly recommend it.

**hibsbollah** · 30-01-2012 08:36 PM

Ive just watched Melancholia too and i totally agree with your assessment...walks a fine line between genius and nonsense. Thats Lars Von Trier for you though-at least he does something outside the tedious hollywood comfort zone.

I love lovefilm...i use it to catch up with oldies more than keep up to date with new releases.

**DH1875** · 30-01-2012 08:41 PM

IF you can deal with the subtitles check out Amores perros and The secret in their eyes. Two cracking films, in Spanish though.

**frazeHFC** · 30-01-2012 09:14 PM

Some of my personal favourites are:

Se7en
Memento
Fight Club
Shutter Island
Road to Perdition

**Gatecrasher** · 30-01-2012 09:17 PM

Boyz N The Hood

***.Sean.*** · 30-01-2012 09:24 PM

Stayed in bed all day yesterday nursing a stinking hangover and had a bit of a 'Filmathon' - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Vacancy, Black Swan and Jarhead - They were all pretty good.

**frazeHFC** · 30-01-2012 09:31 PM

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Boyz N The Hood

Is that the one with the amazing street fighter and every second word in the film is '******'?

Watched that recently and actually thought it was pretty decent.

**steakbake** · 30-01-2012 09:51 PM

Mutiny on the Bounty with Marlon Brando.

**The Green Goblin** · 30-01-2012 10:07 PM

"The Lives of Others" is possibly one of the best films I have ever seen. I can not recommend it highly enough. (btw, side note, but just wanted to share on the thread; I started teaching IB Film this year and am loving it. Aren't films great things?!) :-)

**Since90+2** · 31-01-2012 09:51 AM

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Joined Lovefilm a wee while ago so have been racking up the viewing hours, any recommendations from folks? Doesn't have to be recent films, but have got right into movies again so will watch pretty much anything, as long as it's not romantic ****** comedies.

For what it's worth, just watched a film called Melancholia, it took a few days for the whole thing to sink in as it was visually stunning, I'm still undecided if it's genius or cack though, over 2 hours long so the pace was slow, but didn't detract from the obvious quality of the film. Basically it's about a woman who's suffering depression and having just got married, a new planet appears from behind the sun and heads towards Earth, won't give away the ending, but the final shot in the film has stayed with me for a good few days!

Got a few coming in the post but need to build my order queue a wee bit, my preference is science fiction or a good action/thriller flick. Basically anything with a properly good story.

Whats Lovefilm like? Noticed you can get unlimited films for about a fiver a month? Also there is another site called Netflix aswell which is an American company I think. Do you get up to date films?

***allmodcons*** · 31-01-2012 10:19 AM

American History X.

**Beefster** · 31-01-2012 02:31 PM

I watched Wag The Dog again last night. I'd recommend it to anyone.

I'd second most of GhostofBolivar's list too.

**The_Exile** · 03-02-2012 09:37 AM

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Whats Lovefilm like? Noticed you can get unlimited films for about a fiver a month? Also there is another site called Netflix aswell which is an American company I think. Do you get up to date films?

Yeah you can get unlimited streaming for a fiver a month, but unsure if they have more or less content than Netflix.

I'm on the 14.99 a month deal, you can get unlimited rentals and streaming, plus Xbox, Ps3, Wii, PSP, DS games etc, you get 3 discs at home at a time, no late fees etc, I watch a lot of films so find 14.99 a month to be a pretty good deal considering I'd probably spend more than that on DVD's/Games if I didn't rent them. You can drop down to 2 discs at home at a time for £11.22 a month.

I've heard of people saying the films go missing in the post etc, but I guess that will happen from time to time, they haven't missed a beat with me though, whenever I've sent a film back I've got a new one through the letterbox within 2 days. I usually send old ones back on Thursday and have new ones through on Saturday in time for the weekend.

Think I might have a couple of '2 months free' offer codes, if anyone fancies one just drop me a pm.

**Matty_Jack04** · 05-02-2012 10:36 AM

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Yeah you can get unlimited streaming for a fiver a month, but unsure if they have more or less content than Netflix.

I'm on the 14.99 a month deal, you can get unlimited rentals and streaming, plus Xbox, Ps3, Wii, PSP, DS games etc, you get 3 discs at home at a time, no late fees etc, I watch a lot of films so find 14.99 a month to be a pretty good deal considering I'd probably spend more than that on DVD's/Games if I didn't rent them. You can drop down to 2 discs at home at a time for £11.22 a month.

I've heard of people saying the films go missing in the post etc, but I guess that will happen from time to time, they haven't missed a beat with me though, whenever I've sent a film back I've got a new one through the letterbox within 2 days. I usually send old ones back on Thursday and have new ones through on Saturday in time for the weekend.

Think I might have a couple of '2 months free' offer codes, if anyone fancies one just drop me a pm.

Iv just started a months trial with Netflix pretty good it has movies documentarys and tv programmes all streamed to the ps3/Xbox with a smart phone app too.
only worry I have for it is how often they freshen the list of choices up, there's a lot of content but it won't take long to get through the good stuff and some tv sets aren't full series

Think il stick with it as u can cancel at anytime might also add love film so the movies keep coming since I'm having to cut off the sky tv

**Betty Boop** · 05-02-2012 08:10 PM

Pan's Labyrinth on Film Four now.

**The Green Goblin** · 31-01-2012 06:07 PM

Netflix have a phone app so u can login and watch stuff on your phone. Dont know if lovefilm does or if it works outside the uk

***Godsahibby*** · 31-01-2012 09:01 PM

Serpico
Behind Enemy Lines

**Dinkydoo** · 01-02-2012 11:57 AM

These are some of my recent (and a couple of all time) favourites.

Drive
American Psycho
Social Network
Julia's Eyes (Spanish, English subtitles)
Shaolin (Mandarin, Cantonese, English Subtitles)
Ip Man (Mandarin, Cantonese, English Subtitles)
The Hurt Locker
Inglorious *******s
Tai Chi Master (Madain, Cantonese, English Subtitles) - a bit too 'old school Kung Fu' for some

Anti-Christ
Donnie Darko

***The Modfather*** · 07-02-2012 05:30 PM

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Anti-Christ

Is that the Lars Von Trier film with Willem Dafoe?

That film genuinely freaked me out!! The scene where.....I can't even talk about it!

Couldn't watch anymore after that scene.

Some of my favourites that haven't been mentioned -

Ferris Buellers Day Off
Planes Trains & Automobiles
Mystic River
A Bridge Too Far
The Untouchables

Could quite easily reel off 100 films here so I'll stop.

***.Sean.*** · 01-02-2012 02:48 PM

The Hurt Locker is on Film 4 tonight, been meaning to see it a while. Reckon i'll watch it.

**Gatecrasher** · 01-02-2012 02:50 PM

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The Hurt Locker is on Film 4 tonight, been meaning to see it a while. Reckon i'll watch it.

It's a brilliant film

The town is a good film as well

***Sylar*** · 01-02-2012 03:32 PM

The Hurt Locker
We Are Marshall
Remember The Titans
The Departed
Good Will Hunting
Watchmen
21
The Usual Suspects
Un Prophete
The Losers
Sin City

***blackpoolhibs*** · 01-02-2012 03:56 PM

Just watched the decendants with George Clooney, i have no idea why thats up for so many awards?

A waste of an hour and a half in my opinion.

***easty*** · 01-02-2012 03:58 PM

I've just seen The Help, thought it was brilliant.

**Future17** · 02-02-2012 12:02 AM

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Just watched the decendants with George Clooney, i have no idea why thats up for so many awards?

A waste of an hour and a half in my opinion.

Just watched this too and thought it was pretty good. Deals with some familar, depressing themes, but walks a fine line between sad and funny and I thought that made for a fairly enjoyable watch - especially if it's cinema night and it's her choice.

In general terms, I would recommend Hot Fuzz (have to watch it a few times to get all the jokes), Heat, Seven, Dogma, Fight Club, The Usual Suspects, Van Wilder, Batman Begins and the first of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films (it's brilliant).

**GhostofBolivar** · 01-02-2012 04:14 PM

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It's a brilliant film

The town is a good film as well

The Town's a film you've seen a hundred times before (it has echoes of Heat and Point Break among others) but it is a really good version of that film.

***.Sean.*** · 01-02-2012 07:36 PM

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It's a brilliant film

The town is a good film as well

Really enjoyed it.

**GhostofBolivar** · 01-02-2012 04:17 PM

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The Hurt Locker is on Film 4 tonight, been meaning to see it a while. Reckon i'll watch it.

It's brilliant. A bit ridiculous in places, but it's easily in the top tier of war films.

Other very good Kathryn Bigelow films include Point Break and Near Dark.