OK… I’ve entered the modern age. I bought a DVD player. You shouldn’t be shocked by this, though. I bought my first CD Player a decade after they were on the market.
It’s kind of weird. I stay abreast of the latest technology, but I rarely seem to actually buy it. I’m not sure why this is. I mean sure there are monetary considerations. I guess I waste money in other more creative ways. Ways which I have yet to fathom. 😉
Now that I have a DVD player… Anyone care to recommend some must have / must see DVDs?
–sam
Depends on your taste of course. I picked up Final Destination 2 this week; great movie. Also any Criterion versions of Kurosawa films. I could watch Seven Samurai over and over.
Agreed regarding Kurosawa flicks.
I don’t think I ever saw Final Destination 1, much less 2. Care to hum a few bars?
Oh… and I’m fairly open to anything… as long as it’s good. I’ve even been known to watch bad stuff, too. 😉
–sam
I can let you borrow either or both tonight if you want. They’re horror but they’re not slasher flicks in the typical sense. There’s no embodied villain. The idea in both movies is that a character has a premonition and is able to prevent him or herself and others from dying. Then improbable events occur that cause those that should have dyed to die – Death’s plan.
I like both movies a lot but Final Destination 2 really pushes the boundaries of what can be done with this kind of movie. It’s probably the most intense movie I’ve seen.
You might also want to check out http://www.netflix.com
I think you need Amelie, my personal favorite French film. And everyone needs a copy of Ang Lee’s Sense and Sensibility, not only the best Jane Austen adaptation ever, but my favorite movie ever.
Ah, Jane Austen…
Here’s just a “few” of my favorites..
Donny Darko
Momento
Requiem For a Dream
Bride with White Hair 1 and 2
X-Men (Both)
A Beautiful Life
Farewell My Concubine
Run Lola Run
Snatch
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
Pi
Spirited Away
Bridge Over River Kwai
Platoon
Thin Red Line
Drunken Master
And..most anything with Johnny Depp
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Er, too early..need coffee..
Life is Beautiful was the one I meant to refer to, not A Beautiful Life.