I've decided to get Ryan a Netflix membership, since we seem to be passing a lot of time watching movies these days.
Please recommend some of your favorite movies here. Sad, funny, whatever. Just let us know what movies you think everyone should see at least once in their life.
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In November of 2006, Ryan Marc Vander Wall was diagnosed with advanced cancer. This page will serve as a place for family and friends to connect with him during this difficult time.
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Flight of the Alligator
anime
Shadowlands would be a good choice. Anthony Hopkins and Deborah Winger give excellent performances and it even addresses some of the same difficult questions that have been touched upon on this blog.
On a lighter note, Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy provides some good pointless entertainment. :)
Rick, we actually watched Shadowlands with Ken and Shirley the other night. We all really enjoyed it, even if (and perhaps especially because) it hit so close to home.
The Hunger (David Bowie, vampire faced with his own death. Oldie, but one of my favorite vampire movies evar!)
Classically good movies:
Repo Man
American History X
Rumble Fish
My Own Private Idaho
Hackers
The Running Man
Tron
V for Vendetta (you can watch it a million & one times)
Dune
Find tv shows you like (it's so great when you don't have commercials to deal with):
Boondocks
Drawn Together
Battlestar Gallactica
Twin Peaks
Farscape
<3 ~D
Smoke, The Full Monty, Red, White and Blue are a couple that come to mind. Brian Vander Wel
A-Team, Airwolf, 24, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Remo Williams
(ie, the stuff you've watched parts of in the Tech Stop)
:D
"Just Like Heaven". I watch this one a lot. It always helps me put things in perspective. Also "the Jacket", oooh and on a lighter note a comedy about the after life "Defending Your Life".
~Kelly
I am sure that you have seen them but I love:
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Everything is Illuminated
True Romance
Hustle and Flow(just trust me)
March of the Penguins(so cute!)
V for Vendetta(sure you've seen it)
Those are just a few...hope it helps.
monica
V for Vendetta
Jarhead
Mission Impossible III
The Aristocrats
Prime Risk
Sneakers (see it again)
Or just surf around YouTube with a really good connection.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
MindWalk (absolute must see)
Chocolat
Good Will Hunting
The Thin Man Movies
Enjoy!
The Commitments
Thank you for Smoking
Kendra, I sent you a list by email, but I wanted to share that the best movie I saw in 2006 was "The World's Fastest Indian" with Anthony Hopkins (it's not about Native Americans)
Runner-up for 2006 was a quirky sleeper called "The Station Agent."
I really think you'll enjoy these, but I also suggested some of my favorite feel-good movies in my email.
Love, Mom
Add me as a Netflix friend! kayobi at gmail.
netflix friends are fun. I found some good ones that way.
anyone can add me if they'd like to also ... click "rixie" and it'll send you there
"Everything Is Illuminated" and "Garden State" are two of my most recent faves - good flicks for kids our age.
I don't know if FLYBOYS is out yet but that was quite good.
My favorite movie is "Enchanted April". It always makes me more hopeful when I'm feeling down.
--Renee (Sis) :)
Series are great I would suggest looking at the first season of Weeds as well as Entourage and Arrested Development.
Highly recommend Boondock Saints and every Family Guy episode ever made. I have most of them so let me know if you want them shipped out!
I enjoyed "Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind" and "Signs".
The Couplings TV series (brit version of friends) is a lot of fun too. For classy humor, see "Yes Minister' and "Yes Prime Minister", again brit TV series.
Hi Ryan,
This is Brian, a friend of Matt's in Colorado.
Dumb and Dumber - possibly every day
Band of Brothers - This will wipe out three days.
And someone listed TRON. I am just glad to see that I am not the only fan in the world.
As for TV shows, Battlestar Galactica is great, nothing like the original TV series (although I am a fan of that too). 24 is also a great series.
Take care and God bless!
Brian
Hey this is Eric, coworker of his, tall goofy guy who knows about DEF CON.
I am always a fan of fantasy movies, anything to do with creativity or imagination.
Labrynth - David bowie baby.. that’s all i need to say
Neverending story - well it did actually end, but still really creative! Also the main story line focuses that not enough people dream anymore. That hits close to home.
Dark Crystal - Jim Henson is the man, very creative, the creatures and characters are full of energy.
Mirror Mask - very dark and chaotic at times, a Neil Gaiman co-wrote this as well
Cell - a jen lopez flick, if you boycotted this film because of her, stop it and give it a shot. The dream world she enters is really awesome.
Alice in wonderland - Any version is good to watch, but i would really recommend checking out this Czechoslovakia version called Neco z Alenky http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095715/ I have forced friends to sit down and watch it, many have left speechless. It is a mind blowing version of Lewis carol's story. Shows just about everything Disney cut and is a mind trip. They use stop go animation and is really creepy/gothic.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen – A great Terry Gilliam movie, kinda reminds me a little of big fish. Grand stories that are almost too big to believe, of course you can tie rope to the end of the crescent moon and rappel down to earth.
Time Bandits – Another great Terry Gilliam flick, time traveling midgets. Some of the alternate worlds were amazing, and the villain was just perfect. I really liked his minions, robed creatures with bull skulls.
Monty Python and the quest for the holy grail – The best Terry Gilliam movie ever. The origin of gamer quotes, just wild and wacky. There are no borders in this film.
Brazil – Terry Gilliam... seeing a pattern yet? A strange futuristic tale, I love how he would take a problem/scenario we see everyday and over exaggerate it ten fold. Showing women who are going through extreme plastic surgery for instance.
Big Fish – Story telling at its best, a true logic versus creative story.
Chick Flicks:
Princess Bride – The one and only, a fun swashbuckling masterpiece that is the definition of True Love. If you have not seen it then your heart is black.
Moulin Rouge – Great set, almost felt like a play, Anything that Baz Luhrmann directs is magic. If you get a chance see strictly ballroom or his Romeo and Juliet film.
Old Dreams
I am a sucker for movies that showcase the dreams of previous generations on technology. Back when few knew how steam engines and planes operated.
Iron Giant – A really nice animation of a boy and his robot
Steam Boy – Awesome Anime, shows all sorts of steam technology devices, amazing.
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow – the special effects really made me feel like I was reading a pulp comic.
Wild Wild West – hold on! I know it was bad, terrible. But the imagination behind the devices, the villains world, even the small things were really cool. Just fast forward everything else.
Animated films:
Howl’s moving castle – Wow anything and I mean anything done by Miazaki is worth seeing. His movies have something new and creative that just blows me away. This is one of my favorite films of us along with Spirited Away
Toy Story 1 & 2 – talking toys, you know we all at one point had a similar dream. Just thinking about it makes me smile.
After Hours
Comedy, early Martin Scorsese.
City of Lost Children
Scifi sort of the feel of Dark City. Ron Perlman is the star, amazing set, quite the artistic film..
and more recently, if you haven't seen this one.. The 40 yr old virgin
Steve Carell, nuff said.
Best,
Tony
Almost Famous
O'Brother Where Art Thou
Pulp Fiction
Shaun of the Dead
I'm making an excel spreadsheet as we speak - we'll bring it by this weekend with lasagne
Hi Ryan. This is Bea from Colorado. Amber just told me the news. I don't know what to say. Man, life is hard. I'm so sorry.
True Romance
Blue Velvet
U-Turn
Anyway, I live in Eugene and I'll make sure to get ahold of you next time I make it up to Seattle. Take care!
My Brilliant Career
Oh boy, there are a lot of good suggestions in this list - here are a few TOTALLY random titles to add:
Dead Again (mystery)
Dr. Zhivago
Paris, Texas
My Life As A Dog
Dances With Wolves
Muppets in Space
Wizard of Oz
The Piano
October Sky
Billy Elliott
Diva
Housekeeping
Stop Making Sense (Talking Heads)
Bridges of Madison County
Walk the Line
Ray
China Syndrome
Okay, I'll stop now - it's too random even for me! You cannot imagine the thought process that lead me through that list...
We thought we'd give a little advice on movies. you know how often my mom goes to see them. I can't help much cause I never get to go.
My Life As A Dog is a swedish film that is funny, quirky and critical of America's desire for bigness. (actually saw that one and loved it-high on both our lists)
Funny movie: Word Play...people get together and do crossword puzzles with a time limit (ala Best In Show-documentary style)
Cinderella Man and the Insider are two inspirational movies. The Constant Gardner.
Maybe you've seen them all, but I'll try to think of more.
OMG Christmas Story! Tis the season and little Ralphy won't shoot his eye out!
how about signig up for spiritual cinema or lookin gon the site to find spiritually based movies that are uplifting, inspirational, etc.
and lots of comedy for laughter therapy!
www.spiritualcinema.com
or .org. cant recall.
doing regular therapy in these times is key too...our issues when not dealt with, can cause these problems. or environmental chemicals, etc. system detox good too. not sure all that works when doing chemo...good research.
my prayers are with you.
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