[Closed] Home alone - recommend me a movie

Home Alone 2

Martyrs - properly brutal.

The Family if you want something ott

Last Man on the Moon. really fabulous look back at the life and experiences of Eugene
It's on iMovies to rent now. Watched it last night.
Rachel

Last Man on the Moon. really fabulous look back at the life and experiences of Eugene

Ooh. That sounds right up my alley, I'm a bit of an Apollo geek. Maybe not what I'm in the mood for tonight, but definitely going on my "to watch" list, ta.

Pulp Friction

Minions.

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The Possibilities Are Endless. something different.....

Ooh, there's always The Martian, I've not seen that yet. Recommended?

Minions

That's one we're both likely to want to watch, but yeah.

The Martian, I've not seen that yet. Recommended?

Its alright, wouldn't [i]recommend[/i] it

I suggest Trollhunter

That's not a bad shout actually. I have that somewhere and I've never got around to seeing it.

Saw a cool horror called "Babadook" on Netflix the other day. Worth a go!

Yep, Martian was fine to pass the time on a flight, but not brilliant.

Really enjoyed Seven Psychopaths if you've not seen it?
Other than that, In Bruges is a top film.

Saw a cool horror called "Babadook" on Netflix the other day. Worth a go!

Another good idea, that's been bandied about in SFX's "Penny Dreadful" column for months. (And not, as I initially typed, Penny Dreadflu.)

Have you seen Deliverance?

Chuckie

I'm fresh out of coke and hookers,

You live in Accrington, both will but be one street away.. 😉

Film?

Southern Comfort.

Oh, what about Interstellar? Is that any good?

Have you seen Deliverance?

I'm not sure. If I have it's a very long time ago.

You live in Accrington, both will but be one street away..

You see, it's not necessarily a supply issue, but more one of quality control.

(Also, we were just talking about Deliverance...)

Guardians of the Galaxy watchable multiple times, as is Scott Pilgrim vs the World.

The Christian Bale Batman films always stand up well to repeat viewing?

Guardians of the Galaxy watchable multiple times,

Deliberately only watched it once so far. Will watch again next time it's available on a flight. (About the only place I watch films these days! )

I loved the Babadook when I watched it.

Moneyball has just come up on Netflix, watched it today, really enjoyed it

[i] SFX's "Penny Dreadful" column[/i]

It's a hell of a lot better than Penny Dreadful (almost literally).

[i]Southern Comfort[/i] - all time fave of mine that. Fab fillum

Watched Heart of The Sea last night whch was really good. Not SciFi but definitely worth a watch.

Just started watching a feature length Jani Joplin doco on BBc iPlayer that expires tonight, it looks really good

Sci-Fi -
Have you seen Ex-Machina
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470752/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Or Chappie
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1823672/

Enjoyed both of these

Watching 'Cool Hand Luke' for the first time in years, it's wonderful.

Have you seen Ex-Machina
...
Or Chappie

Ex Machina looks good too. Ta.

Romper Stomper is a violent but very good small budget Australian movie - made about 30 years includes a young Russell Crowe.

Kill Bill and Kill Bill 2

Moon
Tron Legacy
Westworld
Outland
Minority Report
Alien
Gravity
The Fly

Romper Stomper
...
Kill Bill and Kill Bill 2
...
Moon
Tron Legacy
Westworld
Outland
Minority Report
Alien
Gravity
The Fly

I think I've seen all of those bar Outland, which rings a bell but I can't place.

Looked on Netflix for Chappie and Ex Machina, neither came up but a suggestion was Trollhunter. As it was on my 'to watch' list and also suggested here, I'll go with that for tonight.

Keep 'em coming though, appreciated.

IIRC there is a 4k version of [s]Number 5[/s]Chappie

The Descent.

And not the US edit.

One of my fave films of any genre, and up there with The Thing for atmospheric horror.

Loved Trollhunter, rare for a comedy-horror to succeed on both counts.

The disappearance of Alice Creed, with Gemma Arterton proving she's not just about the looks. The less you know about it the better.

Interstellar was a huge disappointment. I usually love Nolan's stuff but this had laughably clunky Basil Exposition and syrupy sentiment.

Oh yeah, Outland appears to be 80s sci-fi cheese, I'm all over that like a tramp on chips. It's entirely possible I've already seen it but I'm not sure so will see if I can track it down. High Noon meets Beowulf in space with Sean Connery, that's got to be worth the price of admission.

And a friend has posted on Facebook that she's rewatching Firefly at some point which reminds me, I need to rewatch The Cabin In The Woods this week. And possibly also Tucker & Dale vs Evil.

I could probably shoehorn Wrong Turn in there too.

Dead Snow 2

Nazi Zombies and humour 8)

I watched Dirty Harry and Charly Varrick, both for the first time in ages this week, top drawer but easy viewing.

Das boot

The abyss

Into the wild

Cougar
I have not seen Outland for a few years, but I thought it was very tense. Poorly received, but certainly worth a watch. Connery is good in it.

Saw a cool horror called "Babadook" on Netflix the other day. Worth a go!

The trailer certainly looks interesting (if a little familiar)

Okeydoke

*snort* that's brilliant.

I love a bit of sci fi.

Gattaca and District 9 are still 2 favourites. I'm always blown away by Sharlto Copleys superb performance in the latter. Absolutely spot on.

Cypher is also worth a watch if you haven't seen it.

Firefox

Gattaca and District 9 are still 2 favourites. I'm always blown away by Sharlto Copleys superb performance in the latter. Absolutely spot on.

Cypher is also worth a watch if you haven't seen it.

Oh, Cypher is just sublime. The camera work is brilliant, you clocked how they use colour, right? That's really overdue a rewatch.

If you've not seen it, you really need to get hold of Cube as well. Same (producer? director? team? something) people. It's truly brilliant for a film made on a budget of about ten bob.

D9 is ace, and I'm 99% sure I've seen Gattaca also; that's the one with two competitive brothers yes?

Firefox

Both seen and read it, actually. (-:

ninfan > filth aside, that actually looks pretty compelling viewing.

Cougar - it genuinely is, its even hard to put it in the bracket of filth, because the use of those (really, really quite graphic and shocking) scenes is in the context of something larger that really takes you through a journey that I guarantee will leave you feeling pretty emotionally raw after watching the two films back to back. Lars Von Trier really does push you out of your comfort zone.

Saw a cool horror called "Babadook" on Netflix the other day. Worth a go!
The trailer certainly looks interesting (if a little familiar)

Epic

[i] filth aside, that actually looks pretty compelling viewing.[/i]

Both parts (fnaar) are on Film4 this week (Mon & Tues at 11:25)

I really enjoyed The Martian (biased because my cousin worked at NASA's JPL).

What about Fury?

ninfan - Member
I guarantee will leave you feeling pretty emotionally raw

The ending left me feeling cheated.

Gattaca and District 9 are still 2 favourites. I'm always blown away by Sharlto Copleys superb performance in the latter. Absolutely spot on.
Cypher is also worth a watch if you haven't seen it.

Oh, Cypher is just sublime. The camera work is brilliant, you clocked how they use colour, right? That's really overdue a rewatch.

If you've not seen it, you really need to get hold of Cube as well. Same (producer? director? team? something) people. It's truly brilliant for a film made on a budget of about ten bob.

D9 is ace, and I'm 99% sure I've seen Gattaca also; that's the one with two competitive brothers yes?

Yeah, never got around to watching Cube. I have a vague recollection of someone spoiling the ending for me however that was so long ago I've forgotten what the spoiler is so I may well check it out!

Yes, Gattaca has the 2 brothers one played by Ethan Hawke. Uma Thurman and Jude Law also star. It's beautifully shot - superb cinematography. Very interesting idea the whole superior/inferior genetics thing. Very underrated film in my opinion.

Le Horde English version

Alone you say? Bound 😉

Note good to watch female companion never seen.it all the way through when watched with 2 previous GFs
😉

When people respond to a question on films or music with a bunch of YouTube links does anyone actually click on them to find out what the poster is recommending?

Anything by the Coen brothers.

Only one film to watch home alone - Requiem for a Dream, if you are going to feel harrowed and used, you might as well do it alone.

Apocalypto

Mission to Mars
Prometheus
Sunshine
Ex Machina
Last man on the Moon
Live Die Repeat
Under the Skin

I've just downloaded a couple of more SciFi movies but can't see them on my iPhone, will look later when home.

Rocky
Rocky 2
NOT ROCKY 3
Rocky 4
NOT ROCKY 5
Rocky 6 (aka Rocky Balboa)

Not sci-fi but I really enjoyed Slow West recently; enough violence to be bloke friendly but also a really strong character piece (although the ending was just a bit too neat).

Oh, and Blood Simple.

Shouldn't you be out riding your bike guilt free?!

Or how about a box set or full series binge? Game of Thrones, Band of brothers, Strike Back

If we're talking action box sets then The Professionals has to be up there.

Snowpiercer

A French/Korean collaboration - what's not to like!
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/snowpiercer/

Shouldn't you be out riding your bike guilt free?!

No guilt, she's a keener rider than I am. (-:

Or how about a box set or full series binge? Game of Thrones, Band of brothers, Strike Back

I considered this but not sure what to go for. Again, we generally watch most stuff together.

Isn't the default bloke-in-the-house-on-his-own film Black Hawk Down? Exploding helicopters being the essential ingredient in any film, obviously.

When are you starting the thread on what food?

I'm thinking either curry or kebab!

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Kajaki - very tense war film about true events in Afghanistan.

+1 for the Guardians of the Galaxy suggestion - it's one of the few films I enjoy regularly repeat viewing (along with Pulp Fiction & Fight Club)

Ex Machina was OK I thought, worth a watch but not as good as I'd hoped
Chappie was dire

Interstellar's worth watching but you probably need to watch it twice to properly appreciate it.

Ok I'm home now so can add to me choices earlier..
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Watchmen is worth a look if you've not seen it. Any of the Marvel Universe films, Guardians of the Galaxy is a good shout. Antman is also pretty fantastic.

Just started the Netflix Daredevil series. Very impressed so far.

If you haven't seen it, Edge Of Tomorrow is one of the best original Sci-Fi movies in ages.