Crissy Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I try to find movies that my husband and I will both enjoy, but I have been striking out lately. Last night's choice, Revolutionary Road, was a complete bust. He is still talking about how horrible that movie was! :lol: I put Frost/Nixon at the top of the list for next week, but I need to stock up on ideas since we try to watch a movie together about once a week. What are you looking forward to seeing? What was the last movie you and your husband/wife BOTH loved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 (edited) Sweet Land Lars and the Real Girl (don't let the description worry you...it is not a movie about a man and his s*x doll...) Mostly Martha (German) The Kite Runner (pretty brutal at points, but wonderful storytelling) Penelope (Reese Witherspoon) A Good Woman (Helen Hunt & Scarlett Johanssen) ETA: We just finished watching In Desert and Wilderness, a Polish film based upon the Sienkiewicz novel of the same name, which could be suitable for children (and probably historically useful, too) aged 8 or 9 and up (I think younger kids could watch it, but might get bored in places as it is a bit long -- the very sensitive child might be scared). I did a bit of reading about it, and it does stray from the novel, but is an "grand adventure" type of story. If you do get it, the DVD menu is in Polish. We had to hunt around for a while to find the English language track. Funny, we had the English subtitles on as well, and sometimes the dialogue was significantly different in meaning than the subtitles. Edited October 3, 2009 by BikeBookBread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Hmmm. We both recently enjoyed The Soloist and Stranger Than Fiction. I'm looking forward to re-watching the oldie but goodie The Man Who Knew Too Little. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 House, Season 2 Disk 6 :) We love watching TV shows through Netflix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Penelope was wonderful, but I don't know that I would choose it for a date movie. I love A Good Woman. Not as funny as The Importance of Being Earnest and An Ideal Husband, but the setting and costuming... oooh, la, la!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Last movie we both loved: The Fall - it was amazing other movies we've enjoyed recently: (this is a mix of feature films and documentaries, btw) Born Into Brothels Lars and the Real Girl Cape Fear (original one) Millions Amelie Paradise Now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Jeanne Dielman The Brothers Bloom Grey Gardens Tumbleweeds The Soloist Trouble the Water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerine Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I try to find movies that my husband and I will both enjoy, but I have been striking out lately.Last night's choice, Revolutionary Road, was a complete bust. He is still talking about how horrible that movie was! :lol: I put Frost/Nixon at the top of the list for next week, but I need to stock up on ideas since we try to watch a movie together about once a week. What are you looking forward to seeing? What was the last movie you and your husband/wife BOTH loved? Revolutionary Road was the first film my husband and I saw in the theater since we had kids. A bit of a downer, no? :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Here are some my dh and I have seen that we've both enjoyed: The Soloist Slumdog Millionaire 1940s House Seven Pounds Last chance Harvey Pal Joey Taken The Bucket List Death at a Funeral Once Pursuit of Happyness Little Miss Sunshine Into the Wild (I didn't see this but dh loved it and wants to see again, so I will watch it with him then) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 We watched Gran Torino last night and really enjoyed it. It's one of the best movies we have seen in a long time. We watched In the Electric Mist the other day and it was pretty good, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smrtmama Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I've got season 4 of Queer as Folk (the US version). LOVE it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Every Friday, we all watch a musical, so interspersed on my queue are Guys and Dolls, Camelot, Man of La Mancha, Jesus Christ Superstar, and the Mikado. Shows on my queue include Carnivale, She-Ra, and True Blood. Then I have my documentaries: Religulous, Who Killed the Electric Car?, Guns Germs and Steel, Coming Out Under Fire, Hacking Democracy, Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains, Raising Cain, Trained in the Ways of Men, and Resolved. Plain movies? I have Recount (which is a fictionalize documentary, or something strange like that), Juno, Garden State, Milk, Transamerica, The Times of Harvey Milk, and Another Country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 The Last Days of Disco Barcelona The Doll House Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom3tn Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 We watched Gran Torino last night and really enjoyed it. It's one of the best movies we have seen in a long time. :iagree: That is what I was going to suggest. It's a great movie. I like Kate Winslet, but Revolutionary Road was a BIG disappointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I second - or third Grand Torino. My hubby didn't want to watch it, but ended up really enjoying it. We have very different tastes in movies - I like plot, he likes special effects, but that movie was really great. Do you like cop/mobster movies? My favorite that has come out in the last few years is The Departed. I think I need to go rearrange my Netflix list - Monsters vs. Aliens, XMen, and Popular Mechanics for Kids are on the top of my list - none of which I picked out or want to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 We all love that show. Hilarious! #2 is Little Dorrit DH and I don't watch many movies together. He's not a movie guy and will almost never go to the theater. We did watch Rear Window on TCM tonight. Love Hitchcock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna in Texas Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 She-Ra I made my daughter watch Jem a few years ago. She's about to get tortured some more. I had no idea this was out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.MacGyver Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Gran Torino was good! My hubby and I usually like things like The Shooter, Grosse Pointe Blank, and the Bourne Identity kind of stuff, but he absolutely loved Amelie and Chocolat too! He said Amelie is one of his favorites now - its just so witty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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