A couple points of interest:

[teaberryblue]

1) I know a bunch of my friends have or have recently started personal "official" blogs that aren't on community blog sites like LJ/Dreamwidth. Do you want me to link you on my personal blog? Do you have a friend I should be linking to? Let me know!

2) I recently turned my Netflix account back on after five years. Recommend movies that I must see.

3) I love you all!

Comments

[applespicy.livejournal.com]

If you haven't seen it, I watched Flame and Citron this weekend and it was stunning.

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

I actually added that to my queue a little bit ago! Yay!

[pachakuti.livejournal.com]

I KNEW I FORGOT SOMETHING

There!. I fixed it. Now you are linked from my site! I can't believe I forgot to do that. I think because your updates pop up on facebook I wasn't thinking about it. All better now.

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

Yay, okay! I'll add you back!

[writingmoments.livejournal.com]

What type of movies do you prefer? Which genre? For instance, I liked "Star Trek," "Seven Pounds" and "The Counterfieters" but you may or may not, depending on what type of movies you prefer:)

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

I saw and liked all of those, in the following order: The Counterfeiters, Star Trek, Seven Pounds. Seven Pounds was one that I do have some critical complaints about but I still enjoyed. The Counterfeiters was one of the best movies that came out the year it came out and I loved it.

I kind of like everything. Seriously.

[rejeneration.livejournal.com]

One of my best friend's were over for a LOST party we had the other night and she said I needed to see Revolutionary Road. I haven't seen it yet, but she said it changed her. Since that's my relationship with Vonnegut-- that he changed me-- I had to do the smart thing and ... ahem, obtain a legal copy of said film.

For my money though... Girl on a Bridge. It's always one of the first movies I recommend.

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

I didn't like Revolutionary Road at all. I felt like it was the kind of movie that might have been important if it had been made int the 1970s. I don't want to spoil it for you though!

[rejeneration.livejournal.com]

Ooh! I will be curious to see if I like it then. TBH, she and I don't really share a lot in common when it comes to movies. I like foreign films (not just for their foreigniness) and she finds them long and dull. She likes forties film noir and I'm just tepid with it, at best. We'll see! Shall I come back with thoughts?

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love forties film noir. But that's interesting. There are things I liked about Revolutionary Road, but they're mainly stylistic things. But I'd love to hear your thoughts on it, and I have thoughts about the noir-interest and how it reflects on that movie but I'll tell you about them once you see it!

[theafaye.livejournal.com]

Given your opinions on Shutter Island and Seven Pounds I suspect we have wildly different tastes in movies, but a few that I'll throw at you anyway are Stomp the Yard (I watched it while in labour with no.4 and just love the message behind it), Notes on a Scandal (the only time I've ever enjoyed Cate Blanchett), Hot Fuzz (if you like Simon Pegg style humour, this is probably the best of them) and Walk Hard, which is really funny if you've seen all the music documentary films it's based on (Ray and Walk the Line in particular) but still funny even if you don't get the references.

As you probably know, I'm a major horror movie fan, so there are a lot of film reviews in my LJ you can take your pick from. But lifting from my recent post about three movies to introduce you to the genre, Rec 1+2 (NOT the American remake which isn't a patch on the original), Let the Right One In and Dead Snow are a really broad spectrum and all fantastic films in their own right. However, since not everyone is as much into blood and guts as I am, I'm loathe to list any more that I consider must see unless you're interested because the genre just may not be your thing.

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

Well, just to be clear, Seven Pounds was one that would rate about a 2-2 1/2 stars in my rating rubric, but I didn't dislike it overall. I love Hot Fuzz, and I love Let the Right One In. I haven't seen Rec 1&2 either. I do really love gory movies as long as they're gory and intelligent and not just gory for the sake of being gory (for example, I liked The Descent but hated The Ruins) and I have a soft spot for Dario Argento. I am going to put the ones your recced that I haven't seen on my list!

[theafaye.livejournal.com]

Rec 1&2 are definitely at the intelligent end of the spectrum. What I love about the second one is that not only is it as good as the first (and picks up where it left off, so you can watch them back to back and it's like one huge big rec-a-thon!), there are so many directions they could have gone in that it's not predictable where they do go and it takes it in a direction that I personally found rather satisfying.

Really, really obscure horror movies that I like because of their character depictions are also Gag (very low budget but the script makes up for it and it features one of my favourite villains of all time. It's so rare to encounter a psychopath who is genuinely psychopathic), Storage (an Aussie film about a youth who goes and works in his uncle's storage facility after the death of his dad and suspects that some of the tenants use their lock ups to conceal illegal activities) and Slashers (a reality TV show where you go in and face serial killers in a maze that is heavily stacked against the contestants who'll win $1 million if they survive the entire show).

Really, when you look at my taste in films, a lot of my Idol entries make a lot more sense :oP

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

I still really liked your alien invasion one; I think that's one of my overall favorites of the season.

And awesome, thanks, I will add those.

[theafaye.livejournal.com]

Let me know what you think of my suggestions because if you like them, I have a whole heap of random horror movies that I love that most people wouldn't be interested in. If you haven't seen it, I'd also recommend Rob Zombie's Hallowe'en remake (although his second isn't as great). Opinions divided on whether it's a good thing that he explores what turned Michael into a monster and whether it works that we see what he looked like as a boy but personally, it added a whole extra layer that really made the movie for me.

And thanks for the compliment. I'm seriously considering what I want to do with some of my favourite Idol pieces. I really explored fiction this season in a way I didn't last time round and it's reminded me that I'm really not that bad at it, even if it's been many years since I wrote any.

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

I really liked Rob Zombie's remake. Haven't seen the second, but I agree, I thought it really fleshed the story out and actually made Michael's psychosis seem much more real and believable, and I liked the family relationship backstory.

You should write more fiction; you are good at it! And I think a couple of your pieces could probably be expanded into longer short stories.

[theafaye.livejournal.com]

The second isn't as good as the first. I saw it recently and there is a review on my LJ. That one is more well, if you like gory deaths, great, but the character development is a lot more patchy and I don't think we should ever see an adult Michael without the mask. Which is disappointing, because IMO, Zombie was getting better and better with each film - House of 1,000 Corpses isn't the greatest movie ever but Devil's Rejects is so much better unless you've seen the films he "tributes" and realise that actually he's just lifted scenes wholesale. Capt Spaulding is one of my favourite bad guys of all time, which is a major redeeming factor. I think that's why I liked his Hallowe'en remake - it really showed what he could do - and why the second is disappointing because it feels like a step backward. I think he's still learning his craft and he'll produce some fantastic films further in his career though.

And thank you for your comments about my fiction. I have a big problem with basic concepts, so I probably need to hire Gary to provide me with a prompt on a weekly basis! Having said that, with the stories that I've written for Idol, I could probably sort them into themes and then write more in each section. As long as I have some kind of starting point, I'm all right - another reason why open topics are so tough and why I themed mine this time and byed to avoid the first one.

ok

[sonu12.livejournal.com]

you talk about shutter island this movie is one of the nice movie in the Horror Movies (http://www.moviewatchlist.com/watch-horror-movies) genres and lots of peoples like this movie like you i also give the respect to this movie and i really enjoy this movie.

Re: ok

[samortan.livejournal.com]

shutter island and more over number of movies of Leonardo has done well. If you had watched titanic & inception you would probably come to know. I just love to watch movies online (http://www.moviesfunzone.com/), its a great fun.

[evil-laugher.livejournal.com]

You've probably seen everything I could think of. But I'll just give props to my favorite "Withnail & I" anyway.

"rec" is mainly SCARY. About the same gore as "The Descent", I think.

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

Which I haven't seen, so I will add it to the list.

[smammers.livejournal.com]

We use Netflix more for TV than movies these days! We're watching Dead Like Me now, and I've been slowly working my way through Buffy. If you have instant streaming, there is a ton of great stuff on there now!

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

Actually, Netflix is how I watched all of Buffy back in 2004-2005! I put Dead Like Me on my list and I have Deadwood coming in the mail!

[alephz.livejournal.com]

Having just rewatched my much-pimped "Ink" last night, I pimp it again.

Also Paprika, if'n you're a fan of the anime.

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

Oh, right, Ink! And yes, I wanted to see Paprika!

[rattsu.livejournal.com]

The last month has been all about film noir for me, so I have no idea what to rec!

Also, my other blog is in swedish, so... it would probably not be very useful to link *grins*.

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

Recommend some noir to me! I might have already seen it but maybe I haven't!

[abhor.livejournal.com]

I really liked Defendor. Kind of reminds me of I Am Sam, but with Sam thinking he's a super hero.

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

Added! That makes me think you would like Son of Rambow if you haven't seen it!

[abhor.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of it! I'll have to watch it.

[strix-an-stones.livejournal.com]

Inglorious Basterds was the biggest steaming pile that I've hated in a long time. Please, don't waste your time renting it. If you like WWII movies there are many better to watch. Ones that are real. I do recommend Ninja Assassin. In fact, I want the lead guy, naked in chains...even if he is all bloody. I need to get out more. Sherlock Holmes was awesome. I can't get to movie theaters so I see movies on DVD.

The Rob Zombie recommendations I agree with. I loved House of 1,000 Corpses et al and was one of the few who utterly hated the second Halloween. Halloween 1 = <3 number 2 = hate I understood the symbology, but in the words of the South Park guys, I watch movies to be entertained, I was not entertained. Rob shouldn't expect his fans to think...lol. While many of us are intelligent, that isn't what we're hanging around him for ;)

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

Haha, I loved Inglourious Basterds, and I won't even consider watching Ninja Assassin because I found the trailers offensively racist and I don't like to give my money to productions that bank on exoticized stereotypes of non-Western cultures.

I did love Sherlock Holmes, though. The RDJ version, I haven't watched the one with the dinosaurs yet. I haven't seen the second Halloween, so I haven't the faintest idea what you're talking about.

I don't watch movies to be entertained, though. I watch movies to make me think about literary tropes and cultural resonance.

[strix-an-stones.livejournal.com]

Maybe it is my age, but IB really pissed me off. It dragged. Brad Pitt came off like a hammy, John Wayne wanna-be. The American side acting was terrible, the script was along the lines of "where the hell did they dream up this crap?!" The few characters they had that I liked, they killed. There were things I liked but it was far outweighed by bad. Just bad. Maybe because my grandfather died as a result of injuries he suffered from being a POW in WWII, and my mom's family was almost completely wiped out by death camps, I just don't like mockeries of WWII.

I didn't get to see more than a part of a trailer, so I didn't see anything really racist in Ninja Assassin... That or I don't know racism when I see it. Just really cool special effects that made me happy. I love martial arts movies, and the guy who played the lead, Rain, was gorgeous. There are times when I am led by my baser instincts and said instincts are very happy.

Dinosaurs in Sherlock Holmes...oh wow.