Help Me Watch a Good Film

[dotinthesky]

I belong to Sofa Cinema, the British equivalent of Netflix.

My rental queue is running perilously low so I need suggestions for it. Seen any good horror films lately (or know of great classics?) Any films made you weep and fall in love with humanity again? Any action thrillers made you devour your nails? Would love to get some recommendations!

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[ex-louter.livejournal.com]

I honestly feel as though I'm the last to see any movies I've seen...so, I'm going to assume you've seen all of these but am naming them NEwayz.

Au Revoir Les Enfants
Little Children
Rocket Science (two hours of stuttering/brilliant acting)
L'Enfant
Them!
Lady in a Cage
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
Junebug
Hard Candy
The Dreamers (some people call it masturbatory and I can absolutely see it that way but it is visually stunning, really. I liked it anyway.)
Le souffle au cœur
Into the Wild (despite knowing what's going to happen, it's still really difficult to watch)
Shadow of a Doubt
Holiday (Cary Grant)
Every Girl Should Be Married (More Cary Grant)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Good Bye, Lenin!


this is kind of ridiculous, I've watched 100+ movies this year and some I really loved but can't remember.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Au Revoir Les Enfants - I'm a sucker for French film so this is added. :-)
Little Children - This was a perfect film that went astray towards the end and became a horribly cliche one! What a disappointment.
Rocket Science - hmmmm, never heard of this one. But I quite like high school films, when they are done well, so this one is added
L'enfant - Another french film I'll happily add to the list.
Them! - Kevin is going to love this suggestion. ;-)
Lady in a Cage - What the heck?! Added!
The Beast of Hollow Mountain - they ain't got that.
Junebug - alright... sounds interesting
Hard Candy - oh yeah, I remember when this came out in the cinemas. Added.
The Dreamers - I've seen bits of it on television and it didn't really grab me.
Le souffle au coeur - french and, therefore, added.
Into the Wild - another friend recommended this to me. I saw the trailer some time ago and promised never to watch it (Sean Penn has pissed me off a few times with his overacting) but I shall bend my promise for her and you. :-)
Shadow of a Doubt - A Hitchcock I haven't seen yet?! Quelle horreur!!
Holiday - seen it already, and will skip the other C. Grant suggestion
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - in there already! am looking forward to seeing it
Good Bye, Lenin! Oh yes, saw this and liked it. Have you seen The Edukators? has the same main actor and it's brilliant.

Many thanks!!

[ex-louter.livejournal.com]

Cary Grant Skipping? FOR SHAME. Though I'll admit to being swayed by his charm and never the plot of the movies he's in (haha the endings are so ridiculously quick). Seriously, I just heard about (or really paid attention to) him this year; I am terrible at cinematic history.

I've never seen The Edukators but will look it up again immediately. I actually searched for it in the video store about a year ago but couldn't find it so maybe I'll just have to purchase it blindly.

One last suggestion! Peeping Tom (1960) if you can find it.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I've heard about Peeping Tom... it's by Michael what's-his-face who also did The Red Shoes. Will check it out.