im currently in a sitaution where im not at work for the next while. i havent been sacked but i just have a lot of time on my hands. ive taken to watchin films durin the day. cut a long story short im runnin short on me own recommendations. can anybody help?

joan_balantine (UK) - Posts: 824 - 30/07/2009 18:50:04    370359

Coach Carter's on now on Film4, it's pretty good.

Sawyer (Louth) - Posts: 269 - 30/07/2009 18:58:47    370370

jesus,i thought you were going to say "im currently in a situation where i dont have long to live".a few good ones of the top of my head which id say youve saw before are. forest gump,green mile,shawshank redemption.thats all for the minute,il get back to you with more.

Dougal (Cavan) - Posts: 543 - 30/07/2009 19:00:45    370374

1. Green mile
2. Shawnshank redemption
3. The Usual Suspects
4. The god fathers
5. Resevoir Dogs
6. Pulp fiction
7. Forrest Gump
8. Schindlers list!!!
9. Seven
10. Lucky Number slevin


they are my top 10...may have left out a few though

fuppin (Tyrone) - Posts: 567 - 30/07/2009 19:20:30    370401

City of God, Its about living in the flavellas of Rio, brilliant film

JuanVeron (Westmeath) - Posts: 1866 - 30/07/2009 19:24:48    370405

mystic river;numbers; sorry to hear you lost your job

Dublin09 (Dublin) - Posts: 433 - 30/07/2009 19:24:55    370407

30/07/2009 19:20:30
fuppin
County: Tyrone
Posts: 176

370401 1. Green mile
2. Shawnshank redemption
3. The Usual Suspects
4. The god fathers
5. Resevoir Dogs
6. Pulp fiction
7. Forrest Gump
8. Schindlers list!!!
9. Seven
10. Lucky Number slevin


they are my top 10...may have left out a few though.



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cheers lad. i must get on this lucky number slevin. ive seen the rest of those though. ive wiki'd matt damon, tom hanks, smauel L, russel crowe, the coen brothers, martin scoresee, ridley scott, and a few others and ive got a few goodens like that. this inglorious basterds looks like a good show but i cant get it anywhere yet. a few ive seen in the last few days


the departed
million dollar baby
no country for old men
half baked
old skool (seen it loads but its still class)

i downloaded that city of god too but it was in spanish, rippin

joan_balantine (UK) - Posts: 824 - 30/07/2009 20:51:30    370529

1.Chitty Chitty Bang Bang;
2.Mary Poppins;
3.Bednobs and Broomsticks;
4.Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs;
5.Pinocchio;
6.The last of the Mohican's;
7.Ben Hur;
8.The Exorcist;
9.Gangs of New York;
10.Notting Hill.

Squid

squidword (Louth) - Posts: 2897 - 30/07/2009 21:46:14    370606

Being John Malkovich
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Synecdoche New York
Godfather
Godfather 2
Fight Club
The Wrestler
Requiem for a Dream
The Usual Suspects
Donnie Darko

BatigolStatue (Mayo) - Posts: 211 - 30/07/2009 21:57:41    370627

two unreal films for u, havta see them before you die, first Catch me if you can, friggin lethal with leonardo di caprio and tom hanks. and surprised no one has mentioned the beach, watching it right now actually, lethal soundtrack too!

tyronegael9 (Tyrone) - Posts: 244 - 31/07/2009 00:49:02    370867

If you want something more offbeat try some of these (you'd get most of them at Chartbusters or Extravision):

Dog Day Afternoon
My Favourite Year
Citizen X
Pans Labyrinthe
Land and Freedom
The Ladykillers
King of Comedy
Sexy Beast
A Fistful of Dynamite
A Clockwork Orange

pearsesabu (Antrim) - Posts: 663 - 31/07/2009 09:16:41    370962

Saw American History X a couple of nights ago...well recommended.

RunOfThePigs (Donegal) - Posts: 131 - 31/07/2009 10:14:15    371016

some mothers son
stir crazy
apocolypse now
the wind that shakes the barley
mise eire
the great escape
how the west was won
Rio Grande (or is it Bravo-the one with Victor Mclaghlan lining up his troopers to sing Down By the Glenside)
The Shining
Any of Woody Allen's early films

thistle_harps (UK) - Posts: 879 - 31/07/2009 10:17:30    371021

this may cause a row but the godfathers are highly over rated!!

sam09 (Tyrone) - Posts: 339 - 31/07/2009 11:12:55    371132

Any Marx Brothers

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 31/07/2009 11:13:28    371133

i am legend is very good

lowerormond (Tipperary) - Posts: 1267 - 31/07/2009 12:57:48    371301

Talledega Knights - The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby

If Your Lookin For A Comedy This is Brilliant, Will Ferrell and John C Reilly

My Personal Favourite

yiss_ladd (Tyrone) - Posts: 151 - 31/07/2009 23:01:29    372334

Rise of a foot Soldier

tomaoo7 (Dublin) - Posts: 5896 - 01/08/2009 12:27:39    372733

TOMA007

I'd be worried about your thought pattern this morning TOM - posting about england winning the world cup now paying hommage to Carlton Leach - LOL

Agree though its a class film !!!

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 01/08/2009 12:38:44    372743

Scarface

beer baron (Cavan) - Posts: 3916 - 01/08/2009 13:24:54    372782