Analysis and questioning

[ealuscerwen]

It's a nice day today. I would like to be outside. The lights in the office keep turning themselves off in an irritating fashion because there's no-one walking around. A very nice colleague of mine who was in for the morning has bought me an enormous coffee from Starbucks. He is clearly one of the good guys.

Comments

[dr_bob]

Tough to put together a list, when having all films to choose from. So I'll try to offer some variety.
From the popular films, try the Back to the Future trilogy, Indiana Jones, X-Men and Lord of the Rings films.
Also try The Trueman Show and Pleasantville, which are excellent looks at crossing over between TV and real worlds.

On the more world cinema/offbeat films, Donnie Darko requires a lot of concentration (go for the director's cut if possible). From New Zealand, Rabbit Proof Fence and Whale Rider are great films, as is City of God from Brazil. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind from last year was another fine kooky film.

In the comedy world, Trading Places is a personal favourite, as are the Hot Shots films, although they have loads of film references (esp from Top Gun). Life of Brian is the best of the Python films, and O Brother, Where art Thou is (apparently) a curious but entertaining reworking of the Oddessy! Tim Burton's Big Fish is also a gently humourous fantasy set in the Mid-West.

Lunch time, so recommendations must end here.

[ealuscerwen]

You have, amazingly, selected a lot of films I have seen. The ones I haven't seen (namely Rabbit Proof Fence, Whale Rider, City of God, X-Men 2 and Big Fish), are going on the list.

Did you actually enjoy Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, by the way? I thought it was awful... in fact, I even filled in a review on the film on LoveFilm, edited highlights of which include reference to watching paint dry and trying to find a way to say "up its own arse" politely.

[dr_bob]

I can understand why ESOTSM could grate, but I did enjoy it. Just liked it as a character piece, with a weird but compact plot. By the way, we have all the above xcept X-Men2 on DVD, should you wish to borrow them.