What movie do you suggest for the SO and me?

[zekeson]

Poll question: What movie do you suggest for the SO and me?

We don't always have the chance to catch a Friday night movie, but luck has it we are kidless tonight. Frankly, the list of movies available locally looks awful, but, I am hoping hte good folks of DU can help me out in selecting a halfway decent movie. What's your choice? My wife likes romantic comedy best. I prefer something with some teeth, but it has to be well-made.

If none of these, any rental ideas? Thanks!

[Breezy du Nord]

1. Pirates of the Carribean is good

and that guy who played the elf in the Lord of the rings? *sigh* :loveya:

[Salviati]

7. Pirates is great!

Think 'The Princess Bride' only with a little more teeth, it's got something for everyone...

[onehandle]

9. Good all around movie...

Action so well done that it didn't need over the top violence and gore.

Very humorous. Well edited. Good plot.

Cute leading guys (my wife says). Cute leading female (onehandle says), who some will recognize from "Bend it Like Beckham" (another excellent movie).

And of course, Skeleton Pirates. How can you go wrong with Skeleton Pirates?

[zekeson]

13. I wanted to see Bend it Like Beckman

it only lasted a week locally and we couldn't fit it in...

How can you go wrong with Skeleton Pirates

indeed! sounding good to me.

[onehandle]

15. Bend it Like Beckham is still in some theatres...

Not many, though. Amazing staying power.

Also the video will be out at the end of September.

[stanwyck]

23. "Bend It' is a sleeper

Dragged my husband to it and he REALLY LIKED it. lots of soccer, pretty girls...yeah, he liked it. And, it's funny. And sweet. A movie that celebrates the father/daughter relationship.

[Breezy du Nord]

20. Keira Knightly is a good actress

I really wanna see bend it like beckham

[supernova]

16. PIRATES!! Seen it 5 times now.

Am I addicted? Of, course. But it's such a fun addiction, I don't mind. ;-)

[Raenelle]

22. I totally enjoyed Pirates, but really--mediocre movie without Johnny

Am I correct? Johnny Depp stepped into a routine kids movie and made it hilarious.

[WoodrowFan]

2. Seabiscuit!

GREAT movie!!!!!!

[zekeson]

3. Thanks! We did get out and see that one

loved it.

[BurtWorm]

4. Freaky Friday is surprisingly good

Jamie Lee Curtis especially is hilarious as a teenager trapped in a middle-aged woman's body.

[CMT]

5. Open Range

is a western in the classic tradition. Very well acted.

[zekeson]

10. But Kevin Costner Scares me

is he actually good in it?
:scared:

[CMT]

12. yes

as is Robert Duvall

[GAspnes]

6. Truly, Madly, Deeply

Cuddle up on the couch, have a bottle of wine and a box of tissues handy. *Great* movie.

[Susang]

11. I LOVE that movie!

It does make you severely weepy though. One box of tissues isn't enough for me.

[GAspnes]

then you have to bury your face against your partner's shoulder

and sob into his/her shirt. Takes care of the tears AND builds intimacy.

[GAspnes]

21. then you have to bury your face against your partner's shoulder

and sob into his/her shirt. Takes care of the tears AND builds intimacy.

[Susang]

8. Le Divorce

Romantic comedy and well made.

[CBHagman]

14. If you decide to rent instead...

...try "Bringing Up Baby," "Holiday," "The Philadelphia Story," "Arsenic and Old Lace," or "His Girl Friday."

That's if you need a Cary Grant fix. :-)

I second the suggestion above to rent "Truly Madly Deeply," though I would caution that it's a most unusual romantic drama. Excellent cast, though.

And it's never a bad time to see "The Big Sleep" or "To Have and Have Not," with Bogart and Bacall. Great dialogue and chemistry there.

And if you want a romantic comedy from the last 30 years, go for "Gregory's Girl," "The Good-bye Girl," "Crossing Delancey," "When Harry Met Sally," "Eat Drink Man Woman," or "Sense and Sensibility."

And one of the best movies I've seen in the last 10 years is the Japanese romantic comedy "Shall We Dance?" It is utterly charming and witty.

[zekeson]

17. Great ideas!

thanks.
Gregory's Girl, I loved that movie. Used to be on a kick by films of that director. Saw That Sinking Feeling (wonderfully off beat), local Hero, and uh, shoot, something else. Shall We Dance sounds intriguing.

[seventhson]

18. Solaris is intense, romantic and beautiful (RENT IT)

And my SO loves to look at George Clooney.

It is a little creepy, but ultimately I found it very spiritual and heartwarming and mysterious.

[sasquatch]

19. YOU HAVEN'T SEEN MATRIX 2 YET OMIGOD!!

that is better than the original Matrix. Stupid people try and say the storyline doesn't make since but, there still plugged in;).

Please go see that if you haven't yet.

[plcdude]

24. Body of Evidence

since you will have not kids home tonight. A very good erotic thriller.

[trof]

25. Pat and Mike

The Philiadephia Story.
OK, I'm reading a bio of Kate Hepburn now.

[HawkerHurricane]

26. Should it bother me

That the only movie on your list I've seen is the cartoon?