DVD rental suggestions

[smallblueplanet]

Guys I've just rec'd a Tesco DVD rental code giving me 90 days free rental - I've got to add 10 titles to my list and I'm a bit stuck. The last time I went to the pictures it was Kiaora and hotdogs (not aways been veggie!) and 'smoking or non-smoking'! Well okay it was actually Star Trek 10 (or 9?) but it was ages ago. I've no idea of what is any good release-wise, but so far I've put

Harry Potter
Die Hard 4.0
Jesse Stone - Night Passage - I like Tom Sellek
Jesse Stone - In Paradise - I like Tom Sellek 2!
The Simpsons
Bourne Trilogy
Casino Royale


I like crime/action adventure, but not too '18', good sci-fi or Star Trek (lol!), period dramas esp. Jane Austen.

Help me out - recommend away.....

[everdream78]

I would highly recommend Children of Men with Clive Owen - really makes you stop to think and you'll never look at Bexhill on Sea the same way again!!

[moggssue]

Speaking of Clive Owen, Inside Man is a good watch, keeps you guessing to the end.

If you like Star Trek, have you tried the SG1 series?

[everdream78]

Speaking of Clive Owen, Inside Man is a good watch, keeps you guessing to the end.

Is that the one in the bank? If it's the one I'm thinking of - RENT IT!!!! Kept me guessing right up to the final minute! Brilliant.

[moggssue]

Yes, thats the one everdream! Glad you enjoyed it too, fantastic film!

[smallblueplanet]

I would highly recommend Children of Men with Clive Owen - really makes you stop to think...

ahh not being nasty everdream78 but I watch films so I don't have to think, I prefer escapism - I'm perfect Hollywood fodder in a way!

Someone at work recommended the Bourne trilogy?

[smallblueplanet]

If you like Star Trek, have you tried the SG1 series?

Is that Stargate? saw the movie not keen.

[moggssue]

No, I hated the stargate movie, crud! But the series are completely different, they're really good - honest!

Do you like the War of the Worlds type of thing? I just thought it was okay but OH loved it. Or Butterfly Effect for something a bit different?

[smallblueplanet]

I've seen some of the series on Sky, its never gripped me in the way ST (esp OS) does.

Can't think of too many memorable sci-fi movies, couldn't bare watching WoW can't stand the lead - Dune was fun. Prefer 'westerns in space' type stuff, more escapism!

[Two_Sheds]

Clive Owen is always watchable... rent the one he did with Jennifer Aniston and Vincent Cassell. That'll keep you guessing. And she's nothing like she was in Friends. Recommended.

[HeyWayne]

One film that surprised me was "Stranger Than Fiction" - Will Ferrell and Emma Thompson. Really shouldn't, but I enjoyed it! Thoroughly recommend it.

Fracture is pretty good, especially if you like crime/thriller - Anthony Hopkins stars.

[smallblueplanet]

Any good Christmas movies? I shudder to admit I mindlessly watched 'Elf' the other week

[Newbie]

I would certainly recommend the Bourne Trilogy - The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy & The Bourne Ultimatum. Very good Action films that are basically one long plot that has been split into 3 so you have to watch them in the right order! I'd even go so far as to say the best films i've watched this year.

[moggssue]

Oh yes, I enjoyed the Bourne Trilogy too! What about Pirates of the Caribbean for easy watching? Can't think of any recent christmas movies, just the same old same old! I tend to watch old black and white films, David Lean's Dickens films are bril to curl up with!

[Hazel at the Hill]

What about any of the animations, SBP? Not just for kids! Shrek, Happy Feet, Chicken run?