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[pantryslut]

I just severely pruned my Netflix queue. So suggest me some movies?

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off the top of my head

[beckastar.livejournal.com]

tideland - really gorgeous creepy movie by terry gilliam, came out last year.

the 2007 academy award nom. shorts are amazing. i highly recommend watching "west bank story."

three colors - have you seen? blue was the best one, imo.

matchstick johnny - roberto begnini at his slapstick finest. ditto night on earth, as long as you skip the short with winona ryder.

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[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I haven't seen any of these, though "Three Colors" is already in my queue.

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[cheekytubemouse.livejournal.com]

I second the recommendation for Tideland. It's really intense at times, but wonderfully beautiful and surreal.

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[beckastar.livejournal.com]

oh - and "earth" by deepa mehta, the same woman who made "fire." fire was beautiful and touching, and the issues were intense and profound, but from a filmmaking perspective i thought earth was a more well made movie. my indian friend was convinced that this is because i don't understand indian culture...

*shrug*

also, have you seen trembling before god?

[odelenu.livejournal.com]

Perfume is a must. I love this film. It is so sick and twisted and beautiful. Put it at the top of your queue.

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[alibi-shop.livejournal.com]

(But you'll find "Matchstick Johnny" under the Italian title, "Johnny Stecchino")

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[alibi-shop.livejournal.com]

And it's a toothpick.

[alibi-shop.livejournal.com]

Also:

The Squid & the Whale - privileged people behaving badly, but also a great non-sanitized version of teenage boyness.

From the "comedy" aisle

[rmjwell.livejournal.com]

Undercover Brother. The spy spoof that is actually funny.

Matinee. A look back at those humorous days of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Soapdish. Whoopi Goldberg, Robert Downey Jr., Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Cathy Moriarty... and all the scenery they can chew.

[abostick59.livejournal.com]

Here are some suggestions from the top end of my Netflix "Movies I've Seen" list:

Almost Famous
Big Night
Chinatown
The Commitments
The Departed
Eve's Bayou
Gone in 60 Seconds (the "remake")
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lone Star
M
Nine Queens
Rififi
Rivers and Tides
Rounders
The Secret of Roan Inish
Seven Samurai
The Stunt Man
The Usual Suspects
Whale Rider
Z

[cornbreadboi.livejournal.com]

Housekeeping
I Like Killing Flies
Tampopo
The English Patient
Paper Dolls (documentary)
Coach Carter
Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
Whale Rider
Laurel Canyon
Beautiful Thing
North Country