Recommend me a film 'cause I don't know what to watch thread
 

I thought this thread embodies what this place is about, a sense of community. Help thy neighbour.

If you're looking for a certain type of film, maybe you're not that big on horror but you fancy watching a good horror flick. Ask for a horror.

If you're looking for something surreal/trippy, ask for it.

Or you may be looking for a good comedy or a dark comedy, this is the place to see if other's have personal favourites they're willing to share.

I hope this thread's a good idea, I know sometimes I'm stuck for things to watch next, so I'll be hoping for a help in hand from time to time ;)

Some good stoner comedy or action movies other than Pineapple Express would be cool. Please no one say Harold & Kumar.

Harold & Jumar.

No really.... stoner comedy like Knocked Up?

Haven't seen it, I didn't know it fell into that category. Thanks for the recommendation!

Um.... any Cheech and Chong movie?

I'm looking for a really good dark comedy, I haven't seen many dark comedies so any recommendations would be much appreciated.

good dark comedies:

Harold and Maude
Igby Goes Down
Burn After Reading

I've seen Burn After Reading (and liked it) but not the other two, I'll be sure to check them out. Thanks :D

I recommend "Dude where's my car", funny stuff

I've seen Dude Where's My Car but didn't enjoy it. :( cheers anyway

Igby Goes Down is definitely a must.

It's finished downloading, it'll be one for later. Unless I feel in a David Lynch mood, in which case it'll be tomorrow.

Unless I decide to watch films all night and sleep all day tomorrow, then it'll be both.

Dark comedies are winner, there just aren't enough good ones about. (That I know about anyway.)

^ If I remember one, I'll state it on here.
Need a David Lynch recommendation?

No thank you :D, I've got about 4 downloaded. Although I'd be interested to know your personal David Lynch favourites. I watched Mulholland Drive last night and loved it.

Well my favourite Lynch movies are: Eraserhead - Mulholland Dr. - Lost Highway.

The series Twin Peaks is a favourite too. I love Blue Velvet as a guilty pleasure, not as an awesome movie. His short films are awesome, you watch The Alphabet and The Grandmother.

I guess if I watch INLAND EMPIRE, I'd love it, but I don't want to watch his complete works, as this guy has stopped doing films. So I think that's why I still haven't watched this one.

Edit: I forgot to mention The Elephant Man, also a must.

more dark comedies to consider:

Wonder Boys (very awesome)
Little Miss Sunshine
I Heart Huckabees

these ones are a bit odd so watch at your own risk:

Drawing Flies
But I'm A Cheerleader

Mulholland Drive was brilliant. I've got Blue Velvet, Lost Highway and Elephant Man on my list to watch next. If they're as good as Mulholland Drive I'll be very happy. :D

I've seen Little Miss Sunshine, I didn't realise that was a dark comedy. Apart from the corpse scene. :laughing:

I'll definitely give Wonder Boys and I Heart Huckabees a watch, I've heard of I Heart Huckabees but never got round to watching it. Never heard of Wonder Boys though. Thanks for your suggestions. :thumb:

Are you saying Dude Where's My Car is a dark comedy?

only in the sense that Ashton Kutcher starred in movies from then on.

Check out a movie called Teeth, it's about a goodie goodie Christian girl who finds out she has a special "power" and hilarity ensues.

I remember when Teeth was released in the cinema, I remember thinking that sounds fucking horrific. Vagina teeth, eww.

So I didn't see it, I thought it was a horror and I'm not a horror fan. Is it more funny than scary then?

I don't care what genre you call it. I just know I was terrified of vaginas for a few weeks after I saw it.

You know you can watch movies online without downloading first, right?
Might be a good option for you if you want to make sure you like something before you "acquire" it.
If you need any suggestions, let me know.

Also, just make sure your internet provider turns a blind eye to this sort of thing.

That's a great movie right there. Fun fact: it was directed by the son of pop artist Roy Lichtenstein.

A blind eye to what, bandwidth usage or something that can't be justified by currently illegal monitoring of communication?
Fortunately you actually pay for the first option.

Got some suggestions on movies similar to those of Tarkovsky / Béla Tarr?

I watched The Return by Andrei Zvyagintsev recently and it reminds me of their work. Recommended.

Yeah, it'd make my life a whole lot easier if I were to watch online. But a few times when I've tried the quality bothered me, so I just prefer to torrent and then do my bit by buying a few DVDs that are my favourites or whatever. I'm just into the habbit of torrenting now. Plus I've never had a problem with them.
Thanks, I'll be sure to nag you for suggestions as and when I think of them ;)

If you stream DivX video, it downloads as the video buffers. Sometimes it's a little quicker and the quality is not too shabby when you play the movie later on. Just make sure you have the DivX web player: DivX Plus Web Player – Plugin to stream & embed web videos | DivX.com

When someone says dark comedies I immediately think of American Psycho. Hilarious and disturbing. Just brilliant.

Try Aleksandr Sokurov "Mother and Son", "Russian Ark",...Russian Ark is famous as a film shot completely in one take. It's a great film especially if you're interested in history and art (it's shot in Hermitage Museum).

I'm not really a fan of Christian Bale but I highly recommend that movie. I loved it.

Mary Harron, the director of American Psycho, has an earlier equally hilarious film I Shot Andy Warhol from 1996., with Lili Taylor.

If someone likes Rockumentaries, what I like to call them, check out "It Might Get Loud." Three great guitarists (Jimmy Page-Led Zeppelin, Jack White-The White Stripes & Others. and The Edge-U2) get together and talk about their experiences. It's pretty cool.

That sounds awesome. I might check it out.

Yea the divX vids are on point. They're usually DVDrips anyway, so unless a movie just came out and was filmed on a video camera at the movie theater, then quality is usually not an issue when watching online.

I go to Watch Movies Online For Free Full Movie Downloads to watch movies and I always choose the Loombo host as their speed is higher than all the other DivX hosts. The only thing I don't like is that you can't skip around on the DivX player... which sucks if your movie happens to cut off in the middle.

check out larisa sheptiko's the ascent.

It Might Get Loud was really good, except for when they were talking about Edge. Found myself a bit uninterested then but nonetheless, good docu.

Those sound really interesting! Thanks for the suggestions, I'll be checking them out.