movie recs sought

[devohoneybee]

So, I recently got a Netflix account. Um, any favorite movies you think I should see? Don't assume I've seen stuff, as I really haven't been to the movies in quite a while.

So far, I've seen Water, Fire (Earth is in the queue), and Perfect Creature (vampire flick with Dougray Scott, yummm). I've got the following in the queue besides Earth: Stardust, the latest Harry Potter, La Vie En Rose, Notes on a Scandal, The Lives of Others, Talk to Her, Crash, Next, 8 1/2, Across the Universe, Things to do Before You're 30 (Dougray Scott again, and Billie Piper), and Anchoress, Existenz, and some Inspector Morse (all for Chris Eccleston).

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[miintikwa.livejournal.com]

Have you seen Secretary? Heck, even if you had, it's SO worth seeing again. Mmmm, James Spader. :D

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is worth it just for the lush scenery and the glorious storyline. Mmmm, requited but forbidden love. :D

I wish I had Netflix. I want to see Jade something fierce. I have such a crush on David Caruso.

[basingstoke.livejournal.com]

Michael Bourne's Swan Lake: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Swan_Lake_Tchaikovsky_Matthew_Bourne/60000343?trkid=189530&strkid=1802595185_2_0

The Fountain: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Fountain/70051673?trkid=189530&strkid=1110327854_0_0

Black Books (british comedy, three series)

Mirrormask

Shortbus (you may hate it, but I think it's kind of amazing, and definitely worth seeing)

And, of course, the Wire: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Wire_Season_1/70002809?trkid=189530&strkid=1182221943_0_0

[http://users.livejournal.com/catdragon_/]

Stuff we've rented lately

Stardust was a lot of fun.
An Inconvenient Truth. Made us think.
The Kingdom. Lots of guns and explosions but definitely has a message.

[impgrrl.livejournal.com]

Night Watch, and Day Watch (not sure if the second is on DVD yet). Russian vampire good-vs-evil flicks. Beautifully made.

I'll try to think of more :)

Sweeney Todd. But that's not out yet. But OMG BEST MOVIE EVAR.

[teresa-c.livejournal.com]

Well, I would only be making poorly informed guesses about your tastes, but I am building a list of movies I loved that mostly no one else has seen or cares about:

Joe Vs. The Volcano -- meaning of life stuff in a light fluffy package. I have been known to snap judge people by whether they loved or hated the movie. comedy/fairy tale

The Shipping News -- Incredibly overlooked for awards, imo. The story of a loser who finds himself. Newfoundland, supernatural, Judi Densch and advice on writing. I loved it. drama/supernatural

The Yakuza -- older movie about an American who was in the occupying force in Japan and finds out the ripples of trouble he caused by living with a Japanese woman at the time. drama/more drama

Shirley Valentine -- story of a Liverpool housewife who finds herself by making a trip to Greece. (These "finding yourself" themes show up on my lists often) I know how uninteresting that summary sounds, but, truly, it's not. comedy/drama