Fez of Mahrez Posted 3 April 2009 Posted 3 April 2009 I'm going down Blockbuster in 15 minutes. I want to see a film as good as Stranger Than Fiction which I watched last night. I don't want a critical review of that film, I just want to know of any similar films. Quirky comedies that make you think. Like Being John Malkovich (which I really liked) or Eternal Sunshine... (which I didn't really like that much but that sort of thing) or even Punch Drunk Love which I thought was good. I don't really watch films that often. Time is ticking. And obviously it has to be the sort of thing that Blockbuster will have.
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 3 April 2009 Posted 3 April 2009 Just get the Arrested Developemnt box set.
Finnegan Posted 3 April 2009 Posted 3 April 2009 Are you not forgetting you need to watch In Bruges to get your poon on? Failing that, a little known film called The Station Agent is an absolute sleeper classic. It's a little funnier than but perhaps more alike Lost In Translation than the films you named - it's about finding friends in the strangest places - but it's simply wonderful.
Fez of Mahrez Posted 3 April 2009 Author Posted 3 April 2009 Just get the Arrested Developemnt box set. Way ahead of you, that is bloody brilliant. If I could get anything that made me laugh as much as that, I'm in. Are you not forgetting you need to watch In Bruges to get your poon on? That's an option I forgot.
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 3 April 2009 Posted 3 April 2009 Way ahead of you, that is bloody brilliant. If I could get anything that made me laugh as much as that, I'm in. David Cross and Will Arnett should both be knighted.
Fez of Mahrez Posted 3 April 2009 Author Posted 3 April 2009 Well I'm off in a minute. If your number is still the same Finners, I might text for advice. Adios.
Libertine Posted 3 April 2009 Posted 3 April 2009 American Beauty. Irrelevant to those guidelines, and you've probably already seen it. But hey! Enough of my yackin'!
Finnegan Posted 3 April 2009 Posted 3 April 2009 Honestly, Bevan, In Bruges fits most of your criteria. It's not too thinky in terms of plot twists but it's a quirky comedy, it's a bit intelligent, has a bit of emotion in a bit a bit of drama. It's genuinely excellent.
Head Honcho Posted 3 April 2009 Posted 3 April 2009 Honestly, Bevan, In Bruges fits most of your criteria. It's not too thinky in terms of plot twists but it's a quirky comedy, it's a bit intelligent, has a bit of emotion in a bit a bit of drama. It's genuinely excellent. Watched the first 15 minutes with them stuck in a room and wondered is it worth carrying on!
Finnegan Posted 3 April 2009 Posted 3 April 2009 Watched the first 15 minutes with them stuck in a room and wondered is it worth carrying on! T'is, yes.
Flynny Posted 3 April 2009 Posted 3 April 2009 Surely closer to the 'Thoughtful Comedy' bracket is stuff like Little Miss Sunshine, which no-one should not have seen.
Fez of Mahrez Posted 3 April 2009 Author Posted 3 April 2009 Surely closer to the 'Thoughtful Comedy' bracket is stuff like Little Miss Sunshine, which no-one should not have seen. That was on sale for £3. the big lebowskiam i too late? Yeah but seen it, great film. Got In Bruges.
Fez of Mahrez Posted 3 April 2009 Author Posted 3 April 2009 Buy buy buy! (next time) Will get it tomorrow morning, I nearly got it anyway, looked like the sort of thing I was after.
Guest Posted 3 April 2009 Posted 3 April 2009 the big lebowskiam i too late? One of the few films I enjoyed.
Flynny Posted 3 April 2009 Posted 3 April 2009 Will get it tomorrow morning, I nearly got it anyway, looked like the sort of thing I was after. It's one of those films that makes you feel warm inside without insulting your intelligence (also I really like the score)
Katy Posted 3 April 2009 Posted 3 April 2009 Well as we are all talking about films, I might pop Roman Holiday in my laptop.
Hitesh Posted 3 April 2009 Posted 3 April 2009 Just for my input albeit a bit late - In Bruges is an awesome film!! Well written, funny and clever!
stez Posted 3 April 2009 Posted 3 April 2009 i just downloaded 'Tron' is it actually any good? when it came out, when i was a kid, i could never get into it. my mate on the other hand, loved it
MC Prussian Posted 3 April 2009 Posted 3 April 2009 i just downloaded 'Tron' Classic - used to freak the hell out of me when I was little. Much like E.T., the original Battlestar Galactica series, Planet Of The Apes or an ominous Bruce Campbell sci-fi flick called "Moontrap". Fez, if you're still looking for something quirky, how about some of Wes Anderson's movies? "Rushmore"? "The Royal Tenenbaums"? "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou"? Or "Fargo"? And btw, has Rian Johnson's "The Brothers Bloom" come out yet?
Finnegan Posted 4 April 2009 Posted 4 April 2009 I like Little Miss Sunshine. I don't think it's especially thought provoking, though, just kinda nice. Love the ending, has me in stitches every time.
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