Movie recommendations?

[-Jar-]

Wild at Heart - a David Lynch film, need I say more. Also starring Laura Dern. Willem Dafoe and Crispin Glover are also both it it. That's gotta hike the weirdness factor up a bit.

Have you seen RIVER'S EDGE? Also stars Crispin Glover.. w/ Keanu Reeves and Dennis Hopper in one of his best rolls.. the werido "Feck"

This of course, brings me to mention my favorite Dennis Hopper performance, David Lynch's film BLUE VELVET. His portrayal of psycho Frank Booth is just amazing. If you dig WILD AT HEART, this one is a must-see also. Also stars Laura Dern (again, Lynch must like her, Kyle McLachlan, Dean Stockwell and Isabella Rossellini.

I'll toss in one of my favorite movies, and the first DVD I bought.. HEAT, starring De Niro (master theif) and Pacino (veteran cop). Some great system-testing explosions and gunfire in this one. Also, guy who plays the president on 24 plays a getaway driver. Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore and Ashley Judd also star.

NP: Amorphis ELEGY.. actually, this one is pretty decent.. technical metal, sort of in the vein of Iron Maiden, but with a little more synth flourish and a little more cruch. Has about half and half clean/growl vocals. Really enjoying this one this morning.

-jar

[ForeverAutumn]

Have you seen RIVER'S EDGE? Also stars Crispin Glover.. w/ Keanu Reeves and Dennis Hopper in one of his best rolls.. the werido "Feck"

This of course, brings me to mention my favorite Dennis Hopper performance, David Lynch's film BLUE VELVET. His portrayal of psycho Frank Booth is just amazing. If you dig WILD AT HEART, this one is a must-see also. Also stars Laura Dern (again, Lynch must like her, Kyle McLachlan, Dean Stockwell and Isabella Rossellini.

Wild At Heart was the movie that my husband took me to on our first date. Not your typical first date movie. I knew right then that he was the guy for me.

After Wild At Heart, we had to rent Blue Velvet since I hadn't seen it. Since then, I've watched it several times. An excellent film. That was my first introduction to how creepy Dennis Hopper could be.

Which, of course, led him to rent River's Edge for me, as I hadn't seen that one either. More creepy Hopper.

Last night we watched Mulholland Drive on TV. I was glued to the set for the full three hours (with commercials) and at the end said, "WTF? I don't get it". That one was beyond David Lynch's usual weirdness and into what was the point territory. I like strange movies, but in the end the plot still needs to make sense. It seemed to me that he totally abandoned the plot in this one. Too much of it just didn't have any rhyme or reason. Any one else see this one?

[dld]

[QUOTE=ForeverAutumn]That was my first introduction to how creepy Dennis Hopper could be.

Which, of course, led him to rent River's Edge for me, as I hadn't seen that one either. More creepy Hopper.

QUOTE]

Wild At Heart on yer first date? Wow! What a great flick.
For another creepy, not often seen Hopper/Cage movie, ya gotta get Red Rocks West. Nicolas Cage, Hopper, that skinny chick from Twin Peaks who was (is?) Jack Niocholson's girlfriend, and one mean ass sheriff makes for a good flick.

I've seen River's Edge but can't remember it.

[Stone]

Okay, so here's what I rented over the weekend:

Spirited Away - I watched this with my son and we both loved it. And I like that fact that he could watch it as they had the dialogue dubbed over in English. This is a Japanese animated fantasy, but not what I think of when I typically think of anime. It has a great story about a little girl who is separated from her parents and ends up in a completely different world. Great recommendation.

Go - Well, it was between this and The Party (I'll rent that next time), and I decided to pick Go. Turns out I had already seen this (or at least most of it). I liked this, but didn't love it. It reminds me somewhat of a Tarantino flick the way it was pieced together, but I thought at times it was pretty predictable. It definitely had some great moments, though.

Stone

[Mr MidFi]

My wife & daughter were out of town for the weekend, so I rented and watched the following DVDs:

Matchstick Men - Story of a couple of professional con men, one of whom (Nicholas Cage) is severely OCD. Into his life comes his long-lost 14-year-old daughter. Plot twists ensue. This was actually far better than I expected. Ridley Scott always does a good job. Worth renting.

The Cooler - Interesting look at life in Vegas, and a touching tale of unexpected love. William H. Macy, Maria Bello and Alec Baldwin are all excellent (especially Baldwin). Good movie, well worth renting.

21 Grams - Probably the winner of this film fest, but be advised. It ain't the feel-good hit of the summer. It's about heartbreak, sorrow, missed opportunities, and mortality. Top-notch acting, especially from Naomi Watts and Benicio del Toro. Worth renting, if you feel like you can take it.

Swimming Pool - Pretentious euro-crap, with a "twist" ending that's supposed to make you re-think everything. Don't bother. It needed more quality sex. But then, don't we all?

[nobody]

I'll mention a trio...

Elling
A foreign flick, so you have to be OK with Subtitles. However, it is a very interesting story about a couple guys from a mental institution trying to find their footing as they move back into the real world. One of my favorites for a while.

eXistenZ
This one got ignored by many due to the hype of the Matrix, released at the same time. Personally, I liked this virtual reality take a bit better. Very intriguing melding of living tissue with electronics and mechanical devices is a big part of the look and style of this one.

The Secretary
Good one to watch with a girl, as long as she's not the up tight type. Examination of the odd relationship between a secratary newly released from an institution after a suicide attempt and he new boss. OK...I seem obsessed with institutions, but I swear it's just a coincidence. The way the relationship grows beyond the purely professional is quite intriguing. He's a bit of a sadist, she's a bit of a masochist, and the issues of the relationship are handled in really fine style.

That's a few that come to mind right now that I haven't seen mentioned. Yeah, I'm too late, but you're bound to rent a movie again sometime.

[Stone]

The Secretary
Good one to watch with a girl, as long as she's not the up tight type. Examination of the odd relationship between a secratary newly released from an institution after a suicide attempt and he new boss. OK...I seem obsessed with institutions, but I swear it's just a coincidence. The way the relationship grows beyond the purely professional is quite intriguing. He's a bit of a sadist, she's a bit of a masochist, and the issues of the relationship are handled in really fine style.

I've seen the Secretary, but I did watch it at a time when I wasn't dating, so I watched it alone. That's a great movie. Completely twisted and right up my alley. I've always liked Spader's style too.

I'll add the other two to my list.

[Davey]

Last night we watched Mulholland Drive on TV. I was glued to the set for the full three hours (with commercials) and at the end said, "WTF? I don't get it". That one was beyond David Lynch's usual weirdness and into what was the point territory. I like strange movies, but in the end the plot still needs to make sense. It seemed to me that he totally abandoned the plot in this one. Too much of it just didn't have any rhyme or reason. Any one else see this one?

Hehehe, I checked out the DVD from the library about a week ago and finally got around to watching it over the weekend. The first half or so is really cool, nice feel and sucks you right into the story, but then it gets pretty weird and starts retelling scenes from different angles and switching around characters and all sorts of strangeness, almost like a dream. Not sure what to make of it, but it was fun to watch and the two lead actresses are very compelling, even without the short, steamy love scene(s) between them. Funny how much a couple nice sets of exposed boobs can add to a film, huh? Or does the TV version edit out the sex scenes in Canada? Oh well, I'd probably recommend it for the first half since it is a long movie.

[DariusNYC]

Hehehe, I checked out the DVD from the library about a week ago and finally got around to watching it over the weekend. The first half or so is really cool, nice feel and sucks you right into the story, but then it gets pretty weird and starts retelling scenes from different angles and switching around characters and all sorts of strangeness, almost like a dream. Not sure what to make of it, but it was fun to watch and the two lead actresses are very compelling, even without the short, steamy love scene(s) between them. Funny how much a couple nice sets of exposed boobs can add to a film, huh? Or does the TV version edit out the sex scenes in Canada? Oh well, I'd probably recommend it for the first half since it is a long movie.

I really dug that flick. Here's one explanation of what was going on: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/watw/0...nd-drive.shtml

Here's a better, perhaps "definitive" explanation, but you may have to be a subscriber to Salon to view it: http://archive.salon.com/ent/movies/...rive_analysis/

[Davey]

I really dug that flick. Here's one explanation of what was going on: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/watw/0...nd-drive.shtml

Here's a better, perhaps "definitive" explanation, but you may have to be a subscriber to Salon to view it: http://archive.salon.com/ent/movies/...rive_analysis/

Yeah, the DVD actually comes with a list of clues from Lynch when you open the box, probably because of all the confusion from the theatrical release. Of course, I didn't read them until I'd already watched it. It's one of those movies that you keep thinking about for days. Lots of scenes still bouncing around in my head. I just liked the way it was filmed, that darkness. Like I said, really sucked me in from the opening scenes, but especially leading up to and after the car crash. Watched most of it a second time. Television could sure use another series like Twin Peaks. Can't understand why the studios would have turned down something like this, especially with his track record.