Sigh. So it seems I must have watched just about everything ever released that gets over about a 6 on IMDB. Sadly I have a very vivid memory when it comes to movies and TV shows - am going through my very vast collections here looking for something to watch but everything's either just not re-watchable, or I can remember it too well to enjoy watching it again :(

Put it this way: There's so much stuff here that's not watching that even Xanadu, Scarface and The Breakfast Club are on my MyBook (plus The Andromeda Strain and The China Syndrome are in the DVD collection... and no, I meant the originals, not the remakes). To make it worse, work are closed until the 5th and I can't do much riding, so I'll be home bored s***less. Seven Pounds was kinda meh (5-6/10), kinda looking forward to Religulous, Yes Man and Frost/Nixon, but I think that's about it that's out soon.

So, does anyone have any suggestions of obscure but half-decent movies to watch?

And no, I don't feel like watching Xanadu again, but chick flicks are not off-limits.

House Bunny, no im not kidding.

Also Taken.

Some movies i have watched in the past few weeks that i enjoyed... i imagine you would have seen most of these though:

Blood Diamond, Lord of War, The Hunt for Red October, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Ghost Town, Bowling for Columbine, Heat (1995)

Movies i have seen recently and hated:
Four Holidays, Eagle Eye, The Transporter 1 & 2

Yeah I'm so bored and sick of all the recent crap that's come out at the movies. I wouldn't mind going to see that Madagascar 2 movie though, who wants to come with me?

Watched In Bruges the other day.. Good laugh, didn't know colin farrel could act...

Jesus Christ there's even a directory on the server titled 'McLeods Daughters\Season 8'.

Well I guess if I get really desperate I know where I'll end up :/ (answer: hanging by a rope from the ceiling probably if it gets that bad).

I'll google/imdb some of those you mentioned, Alt_F4. Points for listing Heat, Bowling and Blood Diamond (all good).
Strange, seems I haven't seen Taken.

The Office and Super Troopers always re-watchable for me :p

TV Series are where its at right now.
I'd much rather watch a few eps of Dexter than a movie, far more epic!

These heaps of good stuff out at the moment

Towelhead, Appaloosa, Changling, American Teen, Just Buried, Swing Vote, Passengers to name a few

My movies for '08 are Taken & The Bank Job.

You could always, you know, do something outside, or something.

Burn After Reading? Also, I second In Bruges and The Bank Job.

I will third that, I quite enjoyed it too.

I just watched The Take (not Taken).

Surprisingly a good movie.

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Jesus Christ there's even a directory on the server titled 'McLeods Daughters\Season 8'.
Well I guess if I get really desperate I know where I'll end up :/ (answer: hanging by a rope from the ceiling probably if it gets that bad).

You can borrow my gilmore girls dvds :p

THE WIRE (it is a TV series). Dude, seriously, this is the best series that is doing the rounds!!!!!

Not too sure about The Wire 'doing the rounds'...if it's the one I'm thinking of it was doing the rounds about 7 yrs ago. Not a terrible show though. Just watched JCVD the other day, if you can put up with subtitles it is a good, quirky movie out of left field. Van Damme's best work well, ever.

Predator - just re watched the original - great show
Hunt for Red October gets a vote for me also
Cape Fear
Lock Stock etc.....

i go for movies to re watch that don't rely so much on wiz bang effects but are more on story content. i find it hard watching "old" movies because technology changes so much that they easily seem dated these days. i mean real techo effects which is why Predator still rates a mention.

you haven't mentioned anything that was in black and white when it came out... or doccos.


Raven you haven't seen anything yet eh


get to know the culture you are from... it'll change the way you see everything\


er.. for the worse truth be told. sux to be white

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Body of Lies for new. Street Kings for 1 year old. Crimson Tide for classic. Enjoy.

yeah, the bank job is about as good as they get. i highly rate that one. if you haven't seen it, you're mad.

Depends if you like burton or not and can sit through a black and white movie but Ed Wood is awesome, Terry Gilliam stuff, 12 Monkeys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I thought the Prestige was good, 13th Floor, Dark City are all worth a watch. Then there's old old stuff, The Shining, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 2001 Space Odyssey.

Recent movies though not much comes to mind other than Gran Torino which was awesome, cranky old clint eastwood telling kids to get off his lawn = awesome.

Gran Torino which was awesome, cranky old clint eastwood telling kids to get off his lawn = awesome.

Seconding this, surprisingly funny film. Wish they had gotten somone that could act to play toad, though...

Movies I have seen recently and enjoyed:

Before the devil knows you're dead
Hellboy 2: The golden army
Lars and the real girl
Rogue
Taken
The bank job
Transsiberian
Boy A
Dance of the dead
Memento
The house bunny (lol)

I have the same "problem". I watch on average 5-7 movies per week at work, so it's hard finding new stuff that's good. There's a lot of foreign films I want to watch, but I can't read subtitles and work at the same time. Been meaning to see Le Couperet for a while now, but haven't found the time to watch it at home.

Just watched Humboldt County. Gets most of a thumbs up from me. Kind of like Garden State, but not as good. Not a bad effort though.

Into the Wild is another good one I stumbled across by accident.

Transamerica is another excellent movie, if you can get past the whole transexual thing.

There's a few movies I need to dig up and watch again:
Office Space
Dazed & Confused
Kill Bill
A Simple Plan
Shaun of the Dead
Lord of the Rings Series
The Cube
Memento
O Brother Where Art Thou
Mystic River
Very Bad Things
The Machinist
3:10 to Yuma
Rescue Dawn
and a whole heap of others that pop into my head then I forget before writing it down.

Why not watch some TV series? Some good ones imo:
The Unit
Dexter
The Wire
West Wing
6ft Under
House
Californication
Married with Children
King of the Hill
Generation Kill
Band of Brothers
Sleeper Cell
The Wonder Years
Weeds
(I could go on, but that'll do)

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Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino is pretty dope.

I'd watch Breaking Bad if you already haven't.

But yeah pickings are slim atm.

go have a watch of Brick, its definitely on my list of favorites.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0393109/

zack and mirin make a porno is f***in hilarious

kung fu panda

i watched a new bbc doco last night called 'allergy planet' which was quite interesting. available on channel bt.

Watched porkies 2 last night, followed by the nightmare before christmas

why not try a double dutch ruddeR?

I just watched that Nic Cage movie Bangkok Dangerous. Had some nice action but it was a tad slow.

American Gangster

Traitor

Traitor was awesome.

yeah he was also a traitor.

yeh its been a pretty s***haus yr for movies

vote for your favourite turd on the 'At the Movies 2008 Movie Poll'.


http://www2b.abc.net.au/votecentral/Client/Login.aspx?E=19

"Next" wasn't too bad with nicholas cage, but I agree there isn't much around atm.

The bank job wasn't that great..

Zack and miri was hilarious
Frost/Nixon was an enjoyable movie

I must watch taken again.. love that movie. Just some c*** rocking up and kicking arse. like bourne but better.

is Taken out on DVD yet? I've already seen it but wanna see it again.

Also watch American Gangster, Rise of the Foot Soldier (if you haven't already seen it yet as it's a lil old) and Street Kings.

I love my gritty suburban gangster s***.

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American Gangster is boring. It's a good enough story but moves way too slow.

With D Washington in it, the slower it moves the longer it lasts.

Just like blue magic baby.

Havent read all the suggestions but these few are the shizbang. Not brand new but maybe you havent seen em.

- letters from iwo jima
- flags of our fathers
- no country for old men
- last king of scotland
- this is england
- football factory / green street hooligans
- Hotel Rwanda
- thank you for smoking

also make sure you have watched through the sopranos, Oz, the shield. The finale of the shield was so awesome.

Just checked out Real Time starring Randy Quaid and some young random guy and it was damn good. Extremely slow moving but it's something different to what I've seen lately.