Movie recommendations & ratings

[SammysMom]

I'm always asking people "what movies do you recommend seeing or renting"
So post here recommendations and rate it with up to 5
And you can rate movies you have recently seen whether at the movie theater or rented.

I Am Legend - (last 30 mins disappointed me)
Dan in Real Life - (frustrating mainly due to the middle child)
Blades of Glory - (just plain silly & fun)

[jennlynnmahan]

The Game Plan

We don't get to see movies very often, so I am always looking for recommendations to make sure I don't waste 2 hours on a terrible movie!

[marrelam]

American Gangster
(not anything like I thought it would be - does NOT glorify drug dealing)

We Own The Night

Blood Diamond
(real eye-opener about diamond mining)
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I LOVE independent films and documentaries. We use Netflix for all of our movie renting and they have an excellent selection in these categories too.

Word Wars
(about a bunch of geeks who compete professionally in Scrabble
tournaments)

Sicko
(forget your opionion of Michael Moore and allow yourself to think out of the box)

Air Guitar Nation
(Hilarious!! - air guitar enthusiasts take it to the next level)

Fast Food Nation
(you'll never look at fast food in the same way)

This Film Is Not Yet Rated
(WOW - the movie rating system is a joke - WATCH IT)

[SammysMom]

I have every movie on my list on Netflix you listed Marrelam of independent films minus Word Wars. Will be adding that one now that you have recommended it. As a matter of fact I should be getting This Film is Not Yet Rated tomorrow or Thursday.

[marrelam]

Sammysmom - that is awesome that you are into independents and docs!! If that's the case, here's a few more

The Devil Came on Horseback
(about the genocid in Darfur as told by a former Marine)

I Like Killing Flies
(about a hole-in-the-wall diner in NYC and the family that runs it)

Born Into Brothels
(photographer does camera experiment with children born in the red-light district to teach them self-worth, very heart tugging)

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Commerical Films

The Last King of Scotland
(Every film Forest Whitaker does is great)

Nacho Libre
(a good laugh)

[jandersann]

The Notebook
Best love story/tear jerker I've ever seen! I'd say it was even better than Steel Magnolias, which I also love.

[marrelam]

Confessions of a Superhero
(wanna be stars dress up as superheroes - this film follows their dreams..)

[MichelleUCF]

21 (Story about a group of MIT students who go to
Vegas and count cards playing Blackjack)

[SammysMom]

Love in the Time of Chloera
(Javiar Berdan is smokin' hot in this movie. He was amazing but I loved how they actually filmed it in Columbia where the book is set)

Got Juno and The Reaping today so I'll be watching these while nursing my upper resp. infection. YEAH FUN

[queenofthehivemomof5]

Last movie we rented was The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

I would give it a rating of .

It was a good movie, but a little "weird" for some reason that I can not quite put my finger on. But Casey Afleck was very good and Brad Pitt is always good to drool over. LOL