Mrs Jeffers is off to Egypt for a week, so I need some entertainment whilst she is away. Can anyone recommend a good film?
Please post below one film you recommend that just has to be seen at some stage.

What you after Jeffers? An all-time classic or something recent?

I'd go for something recent if you've not had a chance to catch any of the below. Top 3 in bold, altho I could stick them all in bold to be fair :

- No Country for Old Men
- In Bruges
- City of God
- Zodiac
- O Brother Where Art Thou
- Up In The Air
- The Air I Breathe

Or treat yourself to some Denzel Washington:

- American Gangster
- Inside Man
- The Book of Eli
- The Manchurian Candidate
- Training Day
- Man on Fire
- Deja Vu
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Not seen any of those, so will check them out. Cheers.

Also going to have a look at Goodfellas, memento, Hostel 2, good bad & ugly and the usual suspects.

Kick Ass is out on dvd today, breathless action, great story. Excellent performances from Mark Strong and Nic Cage, one of the best movies I have seen lately. (best viewed on a big wide screen in blu ray, not released until 6th sept.)

Will give this one a look as well. Thanks.

All excellent films - you'll enjoy them. Hostel 2 not quite in the same league but only because it's a gore shocker rather than a film likely to be getting any Oscars.

Snatch or True Romance

Especially like the look of Book of Eli, but also going to look at No Country for old men, In Bruges, The Air I Breathe, Up in the Air and The Manchurian Candidate. Cheers buddy.

Already seen both of those. Any others?

If you fancy something really trivial to pass the time and give you a laugh or two...

Kenny - a low budget comedy made in Australia about a guy who works for a company that supplies portaloos to venues hosting events.

A really enjoyable movie that made me lol several times

If you have Sky its currently available on anytime TV but be quick as its only available until 'last chance'

You've probably already considered this but there's some crackers coming up on good old terrestrial:

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Casino
The Untouchables
Blade Runner
The Sting
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
LA Confidential

off the top of my head

and I also greatly enjoyed Kickass

Why don't we get some-one (say, Barry) to run a films-type competition? We could call it "The World cup of films" or something similar?

Anyone fancy pm'ing him and asking if he's up for it?

That would give a good list of films.

In Bruges
Goodfellas
LA Confidential
Shawshank Redemption
Leon
Usual Suspects

all sterling.

Could advise better if you posted some films you really enjoyed.

In Bruges gets its 3rd nod (and we are only allowed to nominate one!)

Also noticed it appears on someone's avatar

That could set a dangerous precedent for the rest of the thread

In Bruges (also)
District 9
Heat
Deuce Bigalow male gigolo (that is a huge bitch! )
Love, Honour and Obey

pulp fiction
fight club
sin city
taken
300
the hulk 2 with edward norton. i liked it....

all good

Couple of real classics, one is Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, this was on one of the backwater channels only last week. Not seen it for about 10 years, but watched it all and was rivetted. The other is Used Cars which has not been on for quite a while. Both are very entertaining especially in the way the characters interact.
Anyhows I would still pick Kick Ass.

If you've got the place to yourself then surely people should be recommending something like this...

Debbie Does Dallas... Never seen it myself but apparently it's quite good.

Chucks ratings of films mentioned that i've seen

- No Country for Old Men 7/10 very watchable, enjoyed
- In Bruges 4/10 not a fan at all, so slow, 4 is for a couple of comical parts
- City of God 8/10 excellent film
- Zodiac 6/10 saw at cinema and thought it was average
- The Air I Breathe 4/10 recommended to me on another thread but diidn't enjoy it
- American Gangster 8/10 class film, not often long films keep you this entertained
- Inside Man 8/10 excellent, great twist
- The Manchurian Candidate 6/10 didn't really enjoy this
- Training Day 8/10 gritty with excellent acting, a big fan
- Man on Fire 8/10 i must like Denzel aswell, classic film
- Deja Vu 7/10 watchable, enjoyable but not great
- Goodfellas 8/10 not my fav genre but a must see with a great story, acting and screenplay
- memento 4/10 another contreversial mark, not a fan
- the usual suspects 9/10 AMAZING FILM!
- snatch 8/10 excellent, a must see
- true romance 8/10 love this film, very engrossing
- Casino 7/10 like goodfellas a great story
- Blade Runner 8/10 classic
- LA Confidential 4/10 3rd controversial mark, not a fan
- Shawshank Redemption 8/10 must see movie
- Leon 8/10 great story
- District 9 8/10 was surprised I liked this, hate the south african accent now though
- Heat 8/10 in my eyes one of my favourite action/gangster films
- Deuce Bigalow male gigolo 7/10 enjoyable comedy
- pulp fiction 11/10 THE BEST FILM EVER MADE
- fight club 10/10 THE 2ND BEST FILM EVER MADE?
- sin city 7/10 enjoyable film
- taken 9/10 maybe my favourite film of the last 5 years
- 300 7/10 good enjoyable film
- the hulk (ed norton)7/10 I also liked it, watchable

have you scheduled in sleeping time??

my recommendations over a variety of genres would be

Pulp Fiction
Fight Club
Taken
40 Year old virgin
The Hangover
Terminator 2
Lucky Number Slevin
Apocolypto
The Orphanage

seeing as Memento and In Bruge have been mentioned.... 2 of my other favourite films are....

Stand By Me
Empire of the Sun

Can't argue with your other ratings, but FOUR out of 10 for these two

You sure you weren't sniffing gas when you wrote these

I mean, I know they won't be everyones cup of tea but FOUR!!!!! I'll be shaking my head all day at this

(mighta been me that recommended Air on another thread too......)

You can buy some good themed box sets cheap:

why not give all these Coen brothers films a go

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A SERIOUS MAN
BURN AFTER READING
INTOLERABLE CRUELTY
THE BIG LEBOWSKI - if only for this!
THE HUDSUCKER PROXY
BARTON FINK
BLOOD SIMPLE.

I'd definitely get a one week subscription to some of the adult channels

Other things to do on a week of freedom.....

- stop shaving
- no housework, cleaning, washing ( until the last day )
- have the lads over every night

one flew over the cuckoos nest
Fargo
American werewolf in london
Life of Brian
Airplane
Platoon
Trainspotting
The Thing
Twelve Monkeys
The Pianist

as others have mentioned

Goodfellas
Fight Club
Usual Suspects
Good bad and the ugly
City of God

Depends what mood you are in. I watched Schindler's List again the other night and I'll vouch for Miles T's suggestion of The Pianist. Real thought provoking stuff.

I thought "In Bruges" was disappointing after a good start, although I did go and visit Bruges not long after - great place . No Country for Old Men just has a bizarre ending and avoid Plop Fiction - the worst film ever made (although Reservoir Dogs is quality)

You basically can't go wrong with a Clint Western or a De Niro Gangster fim.

Of the homemade films, soap and Quadrophenia are quality, as is Trainspotting.

edit Not soap but 5cum

Fight Club
The Shawshank Redemption
Batman Begins
Being John Malkovich
Rushmore
The Thing
Mad Max 2: Road Warrior
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Carlito's Way
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Heat
Gattaca
Brother
Se7en
Prince of Darkness
The Bourne Supremacy
The Professional
Midnight Run
Clerks
The Abyss
Jaws
Phase IV
The Godfather
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Dead Zone
Lethal Weapon
Angel Heart
Kung Fu Hustle
Dangerous Liaisons
The Truman Show
Spirited Away
Raiders of the Lost Ark
GoodFellas
Battle Royale
Sexy Beast
Death to Smoochy
Kingdom of Heaven
Amadeus
In Bruges
The Prestige
Rocky Balboa
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Kill Bill Vol. 1
Don't Look Now
The Exorcist III
Into the Wild
Gladiator
Natural Born Killers
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Closer
Reservoir Dogs
A History of Violence
Kill Bill Vol. 2
American History X
Zatôichi
Star Wars
Open Range
The Dark Knight
sex, lies, and videotape
District 9
The Bourne Identity
Avatar
King of New York
Pulp Fiction
The Empire Strikes Back
The Last of the Mohicans
The Princess Bride
Big Trouble in Little China
Aliens
The Hitcher
Platoon
Blade II
Dances with Wolves
Blow Out
For a Few Dollars More
Miller's Crossing
Taken
Once Upon a Time in the West
Akira
Stranger Than Fiction
Amélie
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Oldboy
The Ring
The Matrix
The Exorcist
X2: X-Men United
The Limey
Casino
The Last Boy Scout
Conan the Barbarian
Evil Dead 2
L.A. Confidential
The Descent
Sin City
Memento
Jacob's Ladder
Good Will Hunting
Forbidden Planet
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Also gave momento and LA Confidential 4's and they're fiso favourites too keep shaking that head, i'll join you in the head shaking for bluenosey's attack of Pulp Fiction the worst film ever made???????

Some of my Fav's:

Angels with Dirty Faces
Twelve Angry Men
From Here to Eternity
The Last Waltz
The Way We Were
Almost Famous

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Eight Men Out (Baseball)
Miracle (Ice Hockey)
The Damned United (Football)