Originally Posted By Labuda Ok, y'all - I figure there's likely a few of us here with NetFlix Instant, so why not recommend good movies on there? There's on called Timers that I just read about that I'm interested in - here's the article: <a href="http://www.pajiba.com/film_reviews/timer-review-phillip-k-dick-meets-a-romantic-comedy-with-a-dash-of-whedon.php" target="_blank">http://www.pajiba.com/film_rev...edon.php</a> And, if you're into vampires, check out Let the Right One In. Into Nazi Zombies in Norway? Then by all means check out Ded Snow. (Dead Snow is the Americanized name.)
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Into zombie movies and know all the tropes? Check out Shaun of the Dead - a spoof of all those tropes that ends up being a good zombie movie in its own right. And two movies I mentioned on another thread that not enough people have seen: Ed Wood and Smile. Oh, and one of my top 5 movies ever that a lot of people have never seen either: Paths of Glory. Oh... oooh... ooooh (raises hand and flails around): a screwball comedy from the 30's that it not nearly as famous as Bringing Up Baby or His Girl Friday or some others: Libeled Lady. And ooohh....oooh.... if you haven't seen it yet: His Girl Friday. Another of my top 5. Fastest dialogue of any movie EVER. And you get to hear Cary Grant refer to his real name: "Why, the last person to say that to me was Archie Leach..." Labuda, have you ever seen Lone Star? I love it, and I'd be interested in your take on it, since it's very much about contemporary (and a generation-ago-through-flashbacks) Texas.
Originally Posted By Labuda Dabob - are all these available on Netflix Instant? If Smile is, COUNT ME IN! Ditto Libeled Lady - and haven't seen His Girl Friday in YEARS. As for Lone Star - if that's on Netflix Instant, I'll check it out this weekend!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Oops - sorry, didn't notice that "instant" part, just the "netflix" part. I have no idea if they're available or not. And I think there's more than one movie called "Lone Star." Make sure you get the John Sayles movie with Chris Cooper (who is absolutely great in a tough part) and Kris Kristofferson.
Originally Posted By velo I checked for Ed Wood bases on Dabob's previous recommend - unfortunately not available!! (on instant)
Originally Posted By Labuda Ah, well, know that Ed Wood is worth the money to rent, velo - it is an EXCELLENT film! As is the movie Shaun of the Dead that he recommended!
Originally Posted By ecdc Almost all of Ken Burns' PBS documentaries are available, if you're into that sort of thing.
Originally Posted By Labuda Ah, cool, ecdc! I'll have to check 'em out and see which ones I'm interested in. Thanks!
Originally Posted By velo AND, most importantly, there is a fairly good selection of MST3K episodes....
Originally Posted By jasmine7 They're a mix with maybe a little more Joel than Mike (<3 me some MST3K and Rifftrax). I've been going through a lot of classic films on Instant lately. Love Rebel Without a Cause & It Happened One Night.
Originally Posted By velo my kids think there's more Mike than Joel, lol! <--raised all 3 kids on a healthy dose of MST3K resulting in nicely developed funnybones!
Originally Posted By jasmine7 Hah, velo! That may be. It just seems, though, that all of the MST3Ks I've started up lately on Instant are Joel episodes. Maybe it's just that most of the newer episodes they added are Joel, I dunno. Just glad they have them.
Originally Posted By mawnck Get on there right now and watch A Town Called Panic! One of last year's animated features that nobody saw because it didn't get a proper US release, this is a hilarious, defiantly-low-budget piece of European stop motion cinematic strangeness that's well worth seeing. Silly, hyper, twisted, playful, childish, borderline incoherent ... there ain't much else out there that resembles it. The animated figures are actual toys and thrift store junk, with no attempt to maintain relative scale or natural movement and no possibility of expressiveness, but you won't miss it cause you'll be laughing too much. It's one of my favorite movies from last year, and one of the several flicks from '09 that I enjoyed more than Up. (Yes, I know, I'm strange for not liking Up more. Sosumi.) It's too hard to describe in a discussion board post, so read this review: <a href="http://www.dvdizzy.com/atowncalledpanic.html" target="_blank">http://www.dvdizzy.com/atownca...nic.html</a> Or just start watching the thing. Seriously. Get going.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 Watched a couple of really good movies on Instant this weekend: Timer & Outsourced.
Originally Posted By BrnardM Ok, mawnck so I took your advise and watched A Town Called Panic. You were'nt kidding when you said it's almost too hard to describe, and the French adds to that insanity(or helps it?). Anyway, my brain tells me I liked it, but it can't give me a good reason why. Check it out, I'd be reccomend it to my friends if for no other reason to get see their reaction.
