# Time to pick a new movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 15, 2003, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046 "2003-06-15T17:13:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046/21 "2003-06-16T01:58:25Z")
Arrgh! It’s right there on your list, too. I even searched it (but didn’t scroll). Sorry **dantheman**. Say, how about [Z](http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-58DF-2982936F-3A0451E3-prod3)? Great political thriller! ::scrolling your list, checking it twice:: ---
**Author:** ![Bugnorton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@Bugnorton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bugnorton)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046/22 "2003-06-16T01:58:59Z")
I would recommend Crimes of Passion (unrated version if you can find it). [http://www.imdb.com/Title?Crimes+of+Passion+(1984)](http://www.imdb.com/Title?Crimes+of+Passion+(1984)) ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046/23 "2003-06-16T02:02:24Z")
Just watched [25th Hour (2002)](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0307901) last week. It’s one of the better movies I’ve watched in the last couple of years. Arguably the best Spike Lee movie and it stars Edward Norton. ---
**Author:** ![Bugnorton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@Bugnorton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bugnorton)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046/24 "2003-06-16T02:06:41Z")
Sorry I didn’t get the URL thing to come out right, but it still works. ---
**Author:** ![Super\_Gnat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Super\_Gnat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Gnat)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046/25 "2003-06-16T02:11:37Z")
Does Roots count as a movie? Either way, if you haven’t seen it I recommend it. Also, My Dog Skip, The Black Cauldron, Fantasia 2000… that’s all I could come up with for now. ---
**Author:** ![Fang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/96bed5/32.png) [@Fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fang)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046/26 "2003-06-16T02:17:42Z")
I’ll recommend one that I just saw Friday night that isn’t on your list, [Roger Dodger](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0299117). It bears a great deal of similarity to **Swingers** , which I love but notice you only gave 2.5 stars. Anyway, **Roger** has very clever writing and pretty good acting (though not much star power, except for Isabella Rosselini and a very hot Elizabeth Berkeley). You should definitely see it. ---
**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046/27 "2003-06-16T02:24:57Z")
I third the recommendation for _Donnie Darko_, since it’s already been recommended. As for what hasn’t been touched on yet, you could try [Miracle Mile](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0097889), which was just released on DVD a couple weeks ago, so Blockbuster should have it. It’s one of my old favorites, and is well worth seeing. Also, [Rob Roy](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0114287) is a pretty good movie, sort of in the _Braveheart_ vein, though trading the huge epic battles for one great one-on-one swordfight at the end. I didn’t see anyone mention [The Iron Giant](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0129167)… it’s one of the best animated movies I’ve seen in a long time. Just brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046/28 "2003-06-16T02:28:01Z")
One more, sorry… [Session 9](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0261983) is a seriously scary movie, and fairly disturbing. If you’re into horror films at all, this one’s a great. And yet another… [The Changeling](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0080516), an older movie with George C. Scott. Jeez, I’ll go on all day. That’s enough for now. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046/29 "2003-06-16T02:28:16Z")
Some of my personal DVD collection, which don’t appear on your list (very nice list, by the way): \*Barber Shop The Beguiled The Best Years of Our Lives Blast from the Past A Bridge Too Far Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke Dangerous Beauty The Deer Hunter The Devil’s Brigade Doctor Strangelove Empire of the Sun For a Few Dollars More Hang 'Em High I’m Gonna Git You Sucka My Big Fat Greek Wedding My Man Godfrey Patton Ran Red Heat Rob Roy Rudy Strange Days Surviving the Game A Walk in the Sun We Were Soldiers What Dreams May Come Windtalkers \* ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046/30 "2003-06-16T02:29:57Z")
My wife and I recently rented and really enjoyed _About a Boy_, with Hugh Grant. The whole cast is really good, it’s funny, touching and not too predictable which is what I was fearing. I see you have seen _Four Weddings_ and _Notting Hill_, so you must not have anything against Mr. Grant. ---
**Author:** ![Fang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/96bed5/32.png) [@Fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fang)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046/31 "2003-06-16T02:46:09Z")
Incidentally, **dan** , if you want to put up your IMDB “Must see” movies list, you can either do a File | Save As and upload it (not sure about copyright issues here though), or simply select the table and copy the list into a text document. I’m actually looking at my “My Movies” list now, and fortunately the selection goes over the table without going over anything else. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046/32 "2003-06-16T03:08:26Z")
May I suggest “Animals are Beautiful People.” Done by Jamie Uys, who did The Gods Must Be Crazy. A documentary, but quite a cute little film about the Calahari (sp?). Also, Rita Hayworth & Glen Ford in “Gilda” make “The Grifters” look like a daycare center. ---
**Author:** ![sirtonyh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@sirtonyh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sirtonyh)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046/33 "2003-06-16T06:46:21Z")
Here are a few from my DVD collection; 8MM - Very taught, atmospheric movie until the last 1/2 hour. Still worth watching though. Society and/or Reanimator - If you like Evil Dead II/III you’ll probably like these 2 movies although finding them at Blockbuster may not be easy. [Here](http://www.dvdprofiler.com/mycollection.asp?alias=uk_yankee1969) is a link to my DVD collection where you might find some other stuff of interest you haven’t seen yet ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046/34 "2003-06-16T09:38:26Z")
Yikes! I go to sleep, presto - a lot of posts to respond to. I’ll get to you guys when I get to work (!), but **Fang** , I tried that. It refused to save it, for some reason. Said there was an “error.” I’ll try it again from work. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046/35 "2003-06-16T11:48:48Z")
Ok, see if [this link](http://www.geocities.com/dfranzen70/MyMovies.htm) works. Saved as html, uploaded to Geocities. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046/36 "2003-06-16T11:59:05Z")
By the way, that list is sorted by IMDb rating, but you can sort it by title by clicking the appropriate column. Also, bear in mind that it’s using the IMDb title, which in some cases is in the film’s original language, like **One Upon a Time in the West**. **koeeoaddi** : I haven’t seen **Z** , although I did see **Missing** , also by Costa-Gravas. Good choice. **Bugnorton** : I bet Blockbuster won’t have the unrated **Crimes of Passion** , but it’s worth a looksee. **green\_bladder** : Hadn’t heard much about **25th Hour** , but I do like Spike Lee films in general. I see **Super Gnat** is into children’s films! 😉 I definitely should see **Fantasia 2000** , especially on DVD, and **My Dog Skip** has a beagle in it, right? (I have one.) **The Black Cauldron** was one of those that Disney held off on releasing for a long time, but is it worth it? **Fang** : I don’t think I’ve heard of **Roger Dodger** ; I thought **Swingers** was okay, perhaps a little too self-referential, but still pretty likable. **Avalonian** : **Miracle Mile** has a great premise (I think); Leonard Maltin thought it sucked. He and I disagree wildly in a lot of things, though, so it’s worth a shot. Also worth a shot are **Rob Roy** and **The Iron Giant** , especially the latter. For **Session 9** , I think I’ve been subconsciously confusing it with Series 7. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046/37 "2003-06-16T12:03:46Z")
(Sorry to do the quote thing below the post…) **Boyo Jim** : Up in Smoke is on the list; it’s just listed under U. Don’t ask me why. It made sense at the time. I’m Gonna Get You Sucka’s there, too. For some reason, My Man Godfrey isn’t, although I did see it. Dr. Strangelove is, too - under “Dr.” and so is Strange Days. I’ll certainly consider the rest, though - thanks! > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Boyo Jim \* > \*\*Some of my personal DVD collection, which don’t appear on your list (very nice list, by the way): > \*Barber Shop > The Beguiled > The Best Years of Our Lives > Blast from the Past > A Bridge Too Far > Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke > Dangerous Beauty > The Deer Hunter > The Devil’s Brigade > Doctor Strangelove > Empire of the Sun > For a Few Dollars More > Hang 'Em High > I’m Gonna Git You Sucka > My Big Fat Greek Wedding > My Man Godfrey > Patton > Ran > Red Heat > Rob Roy > Rudy > Strange Days > Surviving the Game > A Walk in the Sun > We Were Soldiers > What Dreams May Come > Windtalkers > > * * * ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046/38 "2003-06-16T12:07:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Laughing Lagomorph \* > **My wife and I recently rented and really enjoyed _About a Boy_, with Hugh Grant. The whole cast is really good, it’s funny, touching and not too predictable which is what I was fearing. I see you have seen _Four Weddings_ and _Notting Hill_, so you must not have anything against Mr. Grant.** Funny thing about **About a Boy** and **My Big Fat Greek Wedding** , which **Boyo Jim** submitted. Both times I rented the DVD and taped it to watch it the next day. Both times it didn’t tape. Same thing happened to **The Fast and the Furious**. It’s not the DVD’s “fault”; I just didn’t record properly. > [@](#): > > Maureen: > May I suggest “Animals are Beautiful People.” Done by Jamie Uys, who did The Gods Must Be Crazy. A documentary, but quite a cute little film about the Calahari (sp?). > > Also, Rita Hayworth & Glen Ford in “Gilda” make “The Grifters” look like a daycare center. Yes, you may. I liked both “Gods” films. And Gilda’s a bit of a thriller/mystery, then? I don’t think I looked at it too closely before. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046/39 "2003-06-16T12:14:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sirtonyh \* > \*\*Here are a few from my DVD collection; > > 8MM - Very taught, atmospheric movie until the last 1/2 hour. Still worth watching though. > > Society and/or Reanimator - If you like Evil Dead II/III you’ll probably like these 2 movies although finding them at Blockbuster may not be easy. > > [Here](http://www.dvdprofiler.com/mycollection.asp?alias=uk_yankee1969) is a link to my DVD collection where you might find some other stuff of interest you haven’t seen yet \*\* I don’t think I’ve heard of **Society** , but I do want to see **Reanimator**. I want to wait on **8MM**. My theory is that there are two times to get a movie - when it first comes out and everyone’s talking about it, or later after it’s been out for quite a while and people revere it, kind of accord it some high status as an “excellent movie.” It’s not been out long enough for the latter to occur, but it well may turn out to be thought of as a classic. Good list, too. I see we like a lot of the same stuff! Here’s my inventory: [here](http://www.geocities.com/dfranzen70/inventory.htm) ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046/40 "2003-06-16T15:26:42Z")
Here’re a couple you might find at \*\*Ballbusters/b]: **My Life As A Dog** and **Highway 61**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-pick-a-new-movie/182046.md?page=3)