My husband and I haven’t really been out to the cinema in over 2 years. What have you seen lately that just blew you away. Recommendations from all genres are welcome. Thanks!
“Ginger Snaps” is a low budget werewolf movie from a few years ago. I’m watching the sequel this weekend.
“L.I.E.” is a movie about a young boy and…um…a pedophile. It’s from 2001. It’s sort of indie, but it’s really good. It’s a bit icky in places, but it makes you think.
“The Prestige”–it’s about magic, and oh so much more. I adored this picture. A great many plot twists and turns.
I enjoyed The Departed recently.
I also really liked the most recent Bond film, Casino Royale, particularly the sight of Daniel Craig in speedos.
I enjoyed Pan’s Labyrinth.
I second **The Prestige ** (historical/fantastic), and **Casino Royale ** (Bond, of course).
Also really enjoyed The Madness of King George (historical), and **Gattaca **, a nice, different kind of science fiction story.
Brokeback Mountain is sad but really, really good.
Wilby Wonderful is a fun little film about how a small town copes with scandal.
The Prestige, Children of Men, Ratatouille
Children of Men is good.
I really liked Hot Fuzz, although it is kind of violent in spots.
I also loved The Prestige, and *The Departed * and *Children of Men * were great as well.
For comedies, check out the hilarious Knocked Up, the funniest movie of this year.
For something action-packed, I loved 2005’s V For Vendetta. I also liked this summer’s Live Free or Die Hard, the fourth Die Hard movie. It was better than it had any right to be.
For a big, stupid historical epic war movie (that is cool and exciting regardless), 300 was everything it set out to be.
Mozart and the Whale was a touching love story that never got into that annoyingly saccharine-sweet chick-flick territory.
So don’t leave us in the dark–what’d you go with? The Prestige, right?
After you watch The Prestige, I recommend Zodiac. Just finished watching it with my wife and daughter. Well acted throughout (Robert Downey Jr. was particularly good); some cringingly laugh-out-loud moments at Jake Gyllenhall’s character in his descent into obsession, at least one leaning-forward suspense scene (wife had to leave the room for that one). We gave it a Netflix 5 rating - not easy to get from us.