Need to fill my DVD que. Recommendations?

[prolesunited]

And anything I should avoid?

[ghostsofgiants]

1. Depends what your tastes are.

Hard to make recommendations when you have no idea what a person enjoys.

[darkstar]

2. Good. I made it to one of these early.

As for newer stuff, I've like "The Prestige" and "Children of Men". We also watched the mini series documentary about Ewan McGregor and his buddy riding across globe on motorcycles called "Long Way Round," I think.

Likewise, tell me some stuff you've picked up on lately and enjoyed.

[fizzgig]

4. long way round was great

my dad and i had a 'date night' to eat dinner and watch that every week

[yellowdogintexas]

3. "Undercover Blues" nt

[Connonym]

5. Pan's Labyrinth, The Committments

I saw both of those recently and really enjoyed them a lot

[RebelSansCause]

15. PAN'S LABYRINTH!!!!!!!!! that's my favorite movie ever

add it to the queue now sir.

[Frank Cannon]

20. Another big endorsement of Pan's Labyrinth

Absolutely spellbinding. The best movie I've seen in years.

[Skittles]

6. Children of Men

LOVE that movie

[krispos42]

7. The entire Monty Python TV series

NetFlix has it on 14 DVDs.

Space them out, if you wish...

[CabalPowered]

8. I just finished HBO's Deadwood series, Season 1

It's a great series and I don't even like Westerns.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

21. Agreed!

[prolesunited]

9. Very eclectic in our house

I like everything but scary, gory, violent or that stupid teen crap. My husband especially likes sci fi and good or campy scary.

I don't know what to pick and haven't really been moved my anything we've chosen lately. That's why I'm asking.

[Ivan Sputnik]

10. Wonderfalls

Quirky, entertaining TV dramedy, only 13 episodes, available from Netflix.

[fizzgig]

11. rome was a good (but short) series

as far as movies go, i don't go to the movies, so i can't recommend newer ones

the station agent is always one of my fall-back movies. mostly marta is a good german film (the movie with catherine zeta-jones a a chef was a remake of this movie), zue and zo is a dutch film that never fails to move me. if you haven't seen princess mononoke or spirited away, i highly recommend those.

[begin_within]

12. Seven must-sees:

The Bicycle Thief (1948) http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Bicycle_Thief/11519642?strkid=2130411259_0_0
Tokyo Story (1953) http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Tokyo_Story/60031727?strkid=1082867851_0_0
Salt of the Earth (1954) http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Salt_of_the_Earth/70024589?strkid=809906246_0_0
Soy Cuba (1964) http://www.netflix.com/Movie/24092535?trkid=73
Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) http://www.netflix.com/Movie/70034247?trkid=73
El Norte (1983) http://imdb.com/title/tt0085482/
Daughter from Danang (2002) http://www.netflix.com/Movie/60027145?trkid=73

[prolesunited]

13. Links and all

Thanks, I'll take a look

[begin_within]

18. You're welcome. If you want a really long list,

go here:
http://filmfanatic.org/reviews/wp-static/1001Movies.htm

[CatholicEdHead]

14. How about

Major League
Blues Brothers
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Grumpy Old Men
Animal House
National Lampoon's Vacation
Pursuit of Happyness
National Treasure

[prolesunited]

16. Actually

I've seen all of those. But thanks anyway.

[Initech]

17. Since the holidays are coming up, I will recommend my two favorite Xmas movies:

Bad Santa
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

[Skittles]

23. I LOVE Bad Santa

although, now it is bittersweet seing John Ritter

[Canuckistanian]

19. American Splendor

A staple in this house.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

22. The HBO Series 'The Wire'

If you like good recent British comedy, then "The Mighty Boosh", "Spaced", "Peep Show", and "Green Wing."

[Orsino]

24. Hero.

Elegant wire-fu in incredible, gorgeous settings, wrapped up in a Rashomon-like story. Great acting, and very good English dubbing that beats the pants off the stilted language in the subtitles.