Hey, all. I'm steadily running out of films to shove in my Netflix queue (once they receive my movie on Monday they'll be sending me out the last item in my queue on Tuesday). These are the kinds of things I like:
-well done period pieces
-well humored romantic comedies (Forgetting Sarah Marshall being one of my favorite films)
-decent war or action flicks, from any period
-interesting documentaries
-comedies!
Here are some of my favorite films: Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Patriot, The Last Samurai, Gladiator, the Adam McKay directed Will Ferrel movies, PS I Love You, The Bourne trilogy...
Thanks!
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Any of these good?
Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Saving Private Ryan, The Fifth Element, Sunset Boulevard, Dr. Strangelove OR How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, War Games (this is an 80s period piece ), Shaun of the Dead, Time Bandits, Rush Hour, Blazing Saddles, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension!, The Hunt for Red October, Men in Black, Willow, Sleeper, Ratatouille, The Third Man, American Graffiti, Harold and Maude, Young Frankenstein, Annie Hall, Hot Fuzz, Casablanca, Beverly Hills Cop, A Boy And His Dog, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Iron Man, The Departed, Rear Window, This is Spinal Tap, Best of Show, Life of Brian, Death at a Funeral, The Princess Bride, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Ghostbusters, Manhattan
These all fit in to one of your categories. I could break them down by genre if you want but I assure you that they're all awesome.
This can't be recommended strongly enough. It might not be everyones cup of tea, but everyone has to at least watch it once.
Braveheart and Letters from Iwo Jima are excellent war/period films.
Well humored romantic comedies: Annie Hall
Decent war or action flicks, from any period: The Grand Illusion (not really an action movie, but a great film set in WW1)
Interesting documentaries: Dark Days
Comedies!: Love and Death
Master and Commander
Das Boot
The Enemy Below
All Quiet on the Western Front - The only movie Ive ever seen about World War One
EDIT:
How could I forget, my two favorite movies ever made:
Buffalo Soldiers (2001)
and
Zero Effect - One of Ben Stillers best performances imho
Seconding City of God. Such a fantastic movie even if it's not your usual cup of tea.
― Marcus Aurelius
Path of Exile: themightypuck
Action: Ronin, Smokin' Aces
Period/war: The Last Samurai, The Thin Red Line
Documentary: Taxi to the Darkside
Period Piece: John Adams (Miniseries)
War: Band of Brothers (Miniseries)
I really liked it. It touched a tender part of my heart.
(waits for shoes to be thrown at him)