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[dextrous]

Pulp Fiction
Dr. Strangelove (one of my all time favs)
Brazil (another fav)
V for Vendetta (great, under-rated movie, must watch if you haven't seen it)
Full Metal Jacket
Memento
American History X
Batman Begins
Crash
Mystic River
Walk the Line (if johnny cash fan)
Doctor Zhivago

[LosingNow]

A Fish Called Wanda - this DVD should probably be owned.

[flute202020]

Pulp Fiction
Dr. Strangelove (one of my all time favs)
Brazil (another fav)
V for Vendetta (great, under-rated movie, must watch if you haven't seen it)
Full Metal Jacket
Memento
American History X
Batman Begins
Crash
Mystic River
Walk the Line (if johnny cash fan)
Doctor Zhivago

thanks again dex. everything added to my queue

[prfsr]

Flute,

Why not be systematic and go by directors. Say you choose Tarantino first -- see his work (I like all of them) -- Reservoir Dogs, Desperado, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown..... Same for Oliver Stone, Scorcese, etc etc. If you feel like watching foreign movies, try some Fellini or Bergman. My favorites are La Strada for the former and Wild Strawberries for the latter. Then there is Kurosawa -- hard to name a single favorite there. I am sure Netflix will have some Satyajit Ray too -- buit I have not checked this.

-P

[dextrous]

Flute,

Why not be systematic and go by directors. Say you choose Tarantino first -- see his work (I like all of them) -- Reservoir Dogs, Desperado, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown..... Same for Oliver Stone, Scorcese, etc etc. If you feel like watching foreign movies, try some Fellini or Bergman. My favorites are La Strada for the former and Wild Strawberries for the latter. Then there is Kurosawa -- hard to name a single favorite there. I am sure Netflix will have some Satyajit Ray too -- buit I have not checked this.

-P

Something to be said about a nice mixture 

[sgusa]

I could prob write out a few hundred movies I think are must sees. But here is a sample

All of Guy Ritchie's movies - ESP SNATCH!!
All of Tarantino's movies
Shawshank Redemption
Bridge on River Kwai
March of the Penguins
They call me Trinity
Guns of Navarone
Trading Spaces ( The movie, not the Reality show )
Mission Impossible
Breakfast at Tiffany's
All of Marlyn Monroe's movies ( But esp Seven Year Itch )

Sorry, I could go on

[fineleg]

Flute,
I think this maybe the thread you are looking for:
http://www.cricketvoice.com/cricketforum2/index.php?topic=1968.0

Mods - can you merge these the above thread and this current one, please... - so we have one place to look for. This is a good candidate for STICKY thread in ETC. section - so folks can add to this list as time goes by. So, you can enable the sticky on this.

[fineleg]

Flute + other online renters in DG -
I am also thinking abt the Netflix account. I have been debating between Netflix and Blockbuster has something similar to netflix - did u evaluate that? Can you tell me some details on the pricing + program? Which one have you signed up for?

[colonel]

FL,

Your best friend feverpitch is the movie specialist. In his absence, here are my humble suggestions. It's by no means a systematic list. I've just listed a few I've seen in the last one year and loved, in no particular order of preference:

1. La Lengua de las mariposas (The Tongue of the Butterfly) - directed by Jose Luis Cuerda (great film about the Spanish civil war)
2. The Warrior  -  directed by Asif Kapadia (Irfan Khan never acted better in my opinion)
3. The Badge - directed by and starring Billy Bob Thornton (life in the Bayou Country)
4. Lonesome Dove - a TV series and an absolute must if you like westerns (starring Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones)
5. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada - directed by Tommy Lee Jones and to me, the best movie of 2006.

[fineleg]

Thanks colonel.

Yes, I do agree - my best friend knows a lot abt movies. Wish he is here to share that.

[flute202020]

Flute + other online renters in DG -
I am also thinking abt the Netflix account. I have been debating between Netflix and Blockbuster has something similar to netflix - did u evaluate that? Can you tell me some details on the pricing + program? Which one have you signed up for?

fineleg, I actually stumbled upon this site.

http://www.cyberdealsinfo.com/deals/stores/product/DVD/531

Above site will give me $5 cash back for signing up with netflix & $5 for registering at their site. So, essentially, I use netflix for 2 weeks and then get $10. thats the plan anyway. We will have to see how it works. But, there is no risk either way. It is a 2 week trial anyway.

Also, on top of it, they offer cash back for blockbuster too. so, switch to blockbuster after 2 weeks and blockbuster gives 4 weeks trial.

Coming to review of netflix & blockbuster, I liked blockbuster better than netflix for 2 reasons.
a. Blockbuster site is more user friendly and easy to maintain your queue of movies
b. Here is a inside tip. Sign up for blockbuster and continue after the trial period. After they charge you $15 the first month, upgrade your membership to 8 movies per month. You will never get charged until the end of the month. Just before end of month, cancel your membership.

thanks for the link to the old thread

[Colourful Chaddi]

Some reccommedation of some of my faourite movies, marks out of 10.   
   
   The Godfather (1972) 10
   12 Angry Men (1957) 9
   American History X (1998) 9
   Boyz n the Hood (1991) 9
   A Bronx Tale (1993) 9
   Cidade de Deus (2002) 9
   A Clockwork Orange (1971) 9
   Dil Chahta Hai (2001) 9
   Fight Club (1999) 9
   Gandhi (1982) 9
   Gladiator (2000) 9
   The Godfather: Part II (1974) 9
   Goodfellas (1990) 9
   Jaws (1975) 9
   Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) 9
   The Matrix (1999) 9
   Pulp Fiction (1994) 9
   Requiem for a Dream (2000) 9
   Rocky (1976) 9
   Scarface (1983) 9
   The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 9
   Taxi Driver (1976) 9
   The Ten Commandments (1956) 9
   Aankhen (2002) 8
   Agneepath (1990) 8
   American Beauty (1999) 8
   American Pie (1999) 8
   Andaz Apna Apna (1994) 8
   Back to the Future (1985) 8
   Blade (1998) 8
   Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) 8
   C'era una volta il West (1968) 8
   The Conversation (1974) 8
   Cool Runnings (1993) 8
   Devdas (2002/I) 8
   Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) 8
   East Is East (1999) 8
   Edward Scissorhands (1990) 8
   Forrest Gump (1994) 8
   Frankenstein (1994) 8
   Friday (1995) 8
   Haine, La (1995) 8
   Home Alone (1990) 8
   Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) 8
   Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) 8
   Kickboxer (1989/I) 8
   The King and I (1956) 8
   Life (1999/I) 8
   The Lion King (1994) 8
   Misery (1990) 8
   A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 8
   Oldboy (2003) 8
   Pinocchio (1940) 8
   Predator (1987) 8
   Road Trip (2000) 8
   RoboCop (1987) 8
   Romeo + Juliet (1996) 8
   The Running Man (1987) 8
   Se7en (1995) 8
   The Shining (1980) 8
   The Sixth Sense (1999) 8
   Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 8
   The Snowman (1982) 8
   Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 8
   The Terminator (1984) 8
   A Walk to Remember (2002) 8
   The Wizard of Oz (1939) 8

[fineleg]

Applause Waseem. Great list. Actually you have made some very good posts in the past.
Become a regular.

PS: Are u Akram? (hope u become our bowling coach)

[LosingNow]

Waseem ..good list. Devdas(2002) 8???

[pieterSAN]

FL,

Your best friend feverpitch is the movie specialist. In his absence, here are my humble suggestions. It's by no means a systematic list. I've just listed a few I've seen in the last one year and loved, in no particular order of preference:

1. La Lengua de las mariposas (The Tongue of the Butterfly) - directed by Jose Luis Cuerda (great film about the Spanish civil war)
2. The Warrior  -  directed by Asif Kapadia (Irfan Khan never acted better in my opinion)
3. The Badge - directed by and starring Billy Bob Thornton (life in the Bayou Country)
4. Lonesome Dove - a TV series and an absolute must if you like westerns (starring Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones)
5. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada - direc  :)ted by Tommy Lee Jones and to me, the best movie of 2006.

Three Burials is a very good movie...Barry Pepper is an excellent actor (sniper from Saving Private Ryan). I saw Rang De Basanti when I was in Abu Dhabi...first Bollywood movie in a long time. Pleasantly surprised. It was enjoyable. I am going to check out Babel today.

[keep-it-cool]

Some reccommedation of some of my faourite movies, marks out of 10.  
  
   The Godfather (1972) 10
   12 Angry Men (1957) 9
   American History X (1998) 9
   Boyz n the Hood (1991) 9
   A Bronx Tale (1993) 9
   Cidade de Deus (2002) 9
   A Clockwork Orange (1971) 9
   Dil Chahta Hai (2001) 9
   Fight Club (1999) 9
   Gandhi (1982) 9
   Gladiator (2000) 9
   The Godfather: Part II (1974) 9
   Goodfellas (1990) 9
   Jaws (1975) 9
   Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) 9
   The Matrix (1999) 9
   Pulp Fiction (1994) 9
   Requiem for a Dream (2000) 9
   Rocky (1976) 9
   Scarface (1983) 9
   The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 9
   Taxi Driver (1976) 9
   The Ten Commandments (1956) 9
   Aankhen (2002) 8
   Agneepath (1990) 8
   American Beauty (1999) 8
   American Pie (1999) 8
   Andaz Apna Apna (1994) 8
   Back to the Future (1985) 8
   Blade (1998) 8
   Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) 8
   C'era una volta il West (1968) 8
   The Conversation (1974) 8
   Cool Runnings (1993) 8
   Devdas (2002/I) 8
   Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) 8
   East Is East (1999) 8
   Edward Scissorhands (1990) 8
   Forrest Gump (1994) 8
   Frankenstein (1994) 8
   Friday (1995) 8
   Haine, La (1995) 8
   Home Alone (1990) 8
   Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) 8
   Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) 8
   Kickboxer (1989/I) 8
   The King and I (1956) 8
   Life (1999/I) 8
   The Lion King (1994) 8
   Misery (1990) 8
   A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 8
   Oldboy (2003) 8
   Pinocchio (1940) 8
   Predator (1987) 8
   Road Trip (2000) 8
   RoboCop (1987) 8
   Romeo + Juliet (1996) 8
   The Running Man (1987) 8
   Se7en (1995) 8
   The Shining (1980) 8
   The Sixth Sense (1999) 8
   Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 8
   The Snowman (1982) 8
   Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 8
   The Terminator (1984) 8
   A Walk to Remember (2002) 8
   The Wizard of Oz (1939) 8

among the ones i have seen, cant agree with K3G and Devdas .... found both of them too long and boring

[Colourful Chaddi]

Another reccommendation is the 'Apu Trilogy' directed by Satyajit Ray- Greatest movies of Indian film history in my opinon.

[sudzz]

Another reccommendation is the 'Apu Trilogy' directed by Satyajit Ray- Greatest movies of Indian film history in my opinon.

Undoubtedly the best movies ever made in India

[MockTurtle]

Applause Waseem. Great list. Actually you have made some very good posts in the past.
Become a regular.

PS: Are u Akram? (hope u become our bowling coach)

Waseem has morphed into something colourful? 

[fineleg]

Applause Waseem. Great list. Actually you have made some very good posts in the past.
Become a regular.

PS: Are u Akram? (hope u become our bowling coach)

Waseem has morphed into something colourful? 

Colorful!? Meaning?
(he has made a few posts (in the single digits) in the past as waseem - is that what u were talking abt)

[MockTurtle]

Applause Waseem. Great list. Actually you have made some very good posts in the past.
Become a regular.

PS: Are u Akram? (hope u become our bowling coach)

Waseem has morphed into something colourful? 

Colorful!? Meaning?
(he has made a few posts (in the single digits) in the past as waseem - is that what u were talking abt)

was referring to his new handle. 

[schumi]

Dances with Wolves ,Kevin Costner, 1990
Arlington Road, 1990 (This is not a great movie, but the climax was really good)
A few good men, Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson
A time to kill, John Grisham
The Hunt for Red October, Sean connery, Alec Baldwin
Crimson Tide, Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman

[fineleg]

Dances with Wolves ,Kevin Costner, 1990
Arlington Road, 1990 (This is not a great movie, but the climax was really good)
A few good men, Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson
A time to kill, John Grisham
The Hunt for Red October, Sean connery, Alec Baldwin
Crimson Tide, Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman

Thx schumi.

Folks - keep the list growing.

[broadbat]

Did anyone like The Freedom Writers? In the To Sir with Love mode.

[keep-it-cool]

I expect to recommend this from tomorrow .... AKS ... not the Amitabh Bachchan one.

[achutank]

as the macs in my school used to say

AKS and you shall receive
if nothing then at least a topi 

amitji wants to act with his himeshness now

in fact bollywood will soon only make nasala movies

[dhruvdeepak]

in fact bollywood will soon only make nasala movies

 

[keep-it-cool]

From Bollywood 2007

TZP
Johny Gaddar
Manorama Six Feet Under
Guru
Black Friday

[LosingNow]

From Bollywood 2007

TZP
Johny Gaddar
Manorama Six Feet Under
Guru
Black Friday

Bheja Fry (non-stop dry humor)
Om Shanti Om (spoof-fest)
Chak De India! (jingoism  + overachieving girls from across the country + a wrongfully accused muslim coach
+ a theme song that is the new national anthem for indian sports = a winner!!)

[keep-it-cool]

Oh yeah, I forgot Bheja Fry.

OSO is more a product than a film ... it is a good one time watch but that's about it. I think a large part of Chak De's success was due to the limited films of this genre being made in India ... else, it was largely a cliched sports flick. And that novelty factor has helped Goal too to rake in the moolah despite being a seriously poor film.

[justforkix]

From Bollywood 2007

TZP
Johny Gaddar
Manorama Six Feet Under
Guru
Black Friday

Bheja Fry (non-stop dry humor)
Om Shanti Om (spoof-fest)
Chak De India! (jingoism  + overachieving girls from across the country + a wrongfully accused muslim coach
+ a theme song that is the new national anthem for indian sports = a winner!!)

Jab We Met should definitely be on this list - a great timepass movie - IMO, way way better than OSO !!!

[achutank]

i saw meenaxi the other day, its MF Husain's 2nd movie

there's some pretty visuals there and the storyline is nice, it's worth a watch, a very different approach to film, of course the acting i thought was plodding but the art is very good as is the camera and colours on the screen

[keep-it-cool]

From Bollywood 2007

TZP
Johny Gaddar
Manorama Six Feet Under
Guru
Black Friday

Bheja Fry (non-stop dry humor)
Om Shanti Om (spoof-fest)
Chak De India! (jingoism  + overachieving girls from across the country + a wrongfully accused muslim coach
+ a theme song that is the new national anthem for indian sports = a winner!!)

Jab We Met should definitely be on this list - a great timepass movie - IMO, way way better than OSO !!!

Agree. I guess you watched on Sony yesterday night

[justforkix]

Yep  - watched the 1st half, which I like the best