Netflix Thread., Movie reviews. Options

[AC9breaker]

So I've recently started using Netflix and I'm enjoying the service so far. I got the 3 dvd unlimited rental plan. I was originally gonna post a quick blurb about a particular movie I rented but then i thought maybe this would be a good way for us to give movie recommendations to each other as I now find myself asking alot of people for recommendations.

Anyway, for my first rental my movies of choice we're

Enemy at The Gates
Snatch
Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels.

Enemy at the Gates: Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. I thought it was gonna be a pretty intense sniper war film. But I just wasn't really feeling it. Its suppose to be based off of the Legendary Russian Sniper Vasily Zaytsev. In actuality this movie is a trap. Its a love story in the guise of a WWII movie so that chicks can get guys to watch them. The love triangle that goes on is somewhat interesting. My overall rating of the movie is a 3 out of 5 but I rated it a 4 out of 5 on netflix cause I thought the opening sniper part was pretty cool.

Snatch: Written-Directed by Guy Ritchie. I freaking love this movie. I had already seen this movie when it came out on DVD, but I wanted to see it again because I thought it was sweet. What I most loved about this film are the Darren Aronofsky style transition moments. Not only that but the use of irony and such a colorful set of memorable characters its like a British version of Pulp Fiction. My favorite character in the movie is a Toss up between Turkish and Brick Top. I gave this a 5 out of 5. Good action, good humor, good story.

Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels: Written-Directed by Guy Ritchie. Another Guy Ritchie film however this was his major debut film. Snatch was green lighted thanks to the success of this film. It laid out the formula for Snatch, seedy underbelly UK crime world, colorful characters, coincidence and irony turning the main characters unfortunate predicament into a positive one. If I had to make only one recommendation from the 3 films I saw it would it would definitely be this one. i thought it was funnier then Snatch and I thought the ending was a bit more ambiguous leaving it up to the audiences imagination. I also thought that the denouement was more satisfying then Snatch.




Well so thats 3 recommended films. what about you doods?


Next in Que
Seven Samurai
The Kingdom
Smokin' Aces.

[Crushinator]

Saw "the Kingdom" when it was in theaters. I thought it was pretty good, too. The initial terrorist attack scene was pretty jaw dropping and awesome, but the downside for me was it made the rest of the movie (aside from the last 20 mins or so) seem to drag by comparison.