# What movie should I see tonight? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 3, 2000, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-see-tonight/24446 "2000-07-03T13:50:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rundogrun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5daacb/32.png) [@rundogrun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rundogrun)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2000, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-see-tonight/24446/1 "2000-07-03T13:50:00Z")
Packing the kids off to Grandma and Grandpa’s house which leaves us with a dilema at the local movie theater. “Me, Myself and Irene.” or “MI-2”. Now, I know no one here ever has an opinion on anything… but which one should we see??? ---
**Author:** ![Jimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@Jimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimpy)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2000, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-see-tonight/24446/2 "2000-07-03T17:44:29Z")
I prefered **Mission Impossible 2** , unrealstic as some of the fight scenes were, to **Me, Myself and Irene** , which IMO drags after a while. I liked **Chicken Run** better than both. I’m personally going to see **The Perfect Storm** tonight. My brother recomends it. ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2000, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-see-tonight/24446/3 "2000-07-03T18:59:51Z")
Well, just in case the two of you are not in the mood for unrealistic action nor slapstick comedy, you can try to catch **Keeping the Faith** if it’s still playing in theatres. Otherwise, I’d go for **The Perfect Storm**. ---
**Author:** ![Fanny\_May](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3be4f8/32.png) [@Fanny\_May](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fanny_May)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2000, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-see-tonight/24446/4 "2000-07-03T19:44:52Z")
Don’t see the storm one. The full-length preview gave me nausea. If “Small Time Crooks” is still around, go with that. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2000, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-see-tonight/24446/5 "2000-07-03T20:28:19Z")
Just saw **The Patriot** this weekend, and I recommend it highly. It is Braveheart in kneepants. If you’re British, you night want to give it a miss, though. 😉 (Between the portrayals of the English in Braveheart and in The Patriot, I’m guessing Mel Gibson won’t be traveling to London anytime soon) ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2000, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-see-tonight/24446/6 "2000-07-03T20:29:30Z")
Stay home and rent a classic romantic movie. ---
**Author:** ![TheThill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheThill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheThill)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2000, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-see-tonight/24446/7 "2000-07-04T11:42:09Z")
Or rent (go see, if available) a good independent, non-Hollywood movie. Why are we all so enthralled by the West Coast film industry? ---
**Author:** ![rundogrun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5daacb/32.png) [@rundogrun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rundogrun)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2000, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-see-tonight/24446/8 "2000-07-04T15:43:28Z")
James Bond - suave + latex masks = Mission Impossible Not bad for an evening’s entertainment. Heck we’re just glad we made it out of the house! ---
**Author:** ![vandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2000, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-see-tonight/24446/9 "2000-07-04T20:15:22Z")
I’d go for **Small Time Crooks**. If you’re not into Woody Allen, see **Groove** , if it’s available in your area. You might also want to check out that foreign film, **Croupier** about a corrupt roulette dealer, which might be hard to find, depending on where you live. ---
**Author:** ![Danielinthewolvesden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Danielinthewolvesden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danielinthewolvesden)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2000, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-see-tonight/24446/10 "2000-07-04T20:19:13Z")
Gladiator really rocked. Shanghai noon was amusing. Perfect storm was cool. ---
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2000, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-see-tonight/24446/11 "2000-07-04T21:04:53Z")
rent these if you havent seen them already: The Game Gattaca Good Will Hunting The Matrix Shawshank Redemption ---
**Author:** ![JosephFinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JosephFinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JosephFinn)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2000, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-see-tonight/24446/12 "2000-07-04T21:24:00Z")
Rentals for a nice romantic evening: Like Water for Chocolate When Harry Met Sally Before Sunrise ---
**Author:** ![Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bottle_of_Smoke)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2000, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-see-tonight/24446/13 "2000-07-05T22:08:31Z")
Stay home and rent?? Are you people crazy?? I think some of you may be missing the point of the OP. **rundogrun** has packed off the kids! I’ve got three kids under the age of six at home so I speak from experience here: when you have a kid-free night, you absolutely must leave the house! My wife and I are in the same situation this week (kiddies at the grandparents) and we have this amazing fantasy evening lined up: Going out to dinner at a resturaunt where the menu isn’t posted above the cash registers. _and_ Seeing a movie (a real **popcorn movie** , dammit!) on a big screen. A movie that does not feature Barney, Elmo, or Tigger. A big-budget, who-cares-if-it’s-bad-I-want-to-be-entertained, Hollywood action picture. We’re thinking Mission Impossible. _Hmmm…I wonder if they will be able to tell I don’t get out much._ ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2000, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-should-i-see-tonight/24446/14 "2000-07-06T07:44:09Z")
‘Me, Myself & Irene’ and ‘Shanghai Noon’ were both hilarious!