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[listersgirl]

Last night around midnight, vestra and I completely spontaneously decided to sign up for one of those DVD delivery things (zip.ca, if anyone cares). We'd never even talked about it, and yet there we were, in the half hour between her getting home from work and me going to bed. Of course, this negates any money savings we got from giving up the extended cable, but shhhhh, don't tell anyone.

Now we're frantically filling up our list with everything we've ever wanted to see. So much fun! Secretly, I think the reason that we wanted to do this is that we're both suckers for anything that involves a list of any sort.

So I'm taking recommendations! Anything you've seen recently and loved? Anything you think my life is not complete without having seen? Anything you adore for no good reason? Rec me something!

ps. starfishchick and sarcasma, Elizabeth was one of the first things on, since I've now had multiple discussions with both of you about how much we really need to see this movie. :)

Comments

[zosiablue.livejournal.com]

The Magadelene Sisters was the best movie I've seen in forever.

Also, yes on Elizabeth!

[listersgirl]

Magdalene Sisters was another one of the first to make in onto the list. I'm still annoyed that I didn't manage to see it while it was playing here.

[sarrabellum.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I hate recommending movies to pople, because what if they hate them? Then they might think less of my tastes and judgment.
I'm also always behind on movies. We almost never go to theaters, so everything we see is on video, and usually late.

Anxieties and caveats aside, I have recently seen and adored:
- Thirteen
- In America
- Big Fish
- Catch Me if You Can
- The Triplets of Belleville

90% of my Netflix queue is TV shows. 28 shows in all, so far. Crazy. But wonderful!

And, yeah, lists! I get an inordinate amount of pleasure from making and tending my Netflix queue.

[listersgirl]

I think it was the TV shows that convinced us it was a good idea, because our nearest video store doesn't have some of the things we really want to see.

And those are fabulous suggestions! All things that I had wanted to see when I first heard about them. Thanks for the reminder.

[idella]

*The Big Lebowski
*The Lady Eve
*Heavenly Creatures
*All About Eve
Amelie
Network
Double Indemnity
The Philadelphia Story
Bringing Up Baby
Chinatown
Notorious
Out of the Past
Show Me Love
Sullivan's Travels

Gosh, I do go on. And I could keep going. I guess the starred ones.

My Man Godfrey is one of my favourite movies, but it is rather silly. My sister and I have four copies between us (two on VHS and two on DVD).

[listersgirl]

Heavenly Creatures! I love that movie. I haven't seen barely anything else on the list, though, so this is fabulous.

[sarcasma.livejournal.com]

sanity_clause is gonna be really mad that you guys, and not him, are the early-adopters on this one. :)

[listersgirl]

Personally, I'm amazed your household wasn't all over this ages ago. Hee.

[sarcasma.livejournal.com]

We were actually just talking about it the other day! One of the main attractions being, of course, the List. Because we always say to each other "oh, I can't believe we missed seeing that, but it's on the list now" but since there's no actual, physical list... no it's not. And we never see it!

[caffeinediary.livejournal.com]

Strictly Ballroom
Heavenely Creatures
My Life Without Me.

[listersgirl]

Two of my favourite movies (Strictly Ballroom and Heavenly Creatures), so I'm definitely going to have to see the last one. Excellent.

[bureinato.livejournal.com]

Since I'm w/o cable tv I've been getting tv shows on dvd, so far I've enjoyed:

Six Feet Under
Firefly
Trigun

I've been eying all the recs you're getting for myself :) As a slow adopter I just got a DVD player last December.

[listersgirl]

We just put Six Feet Under on the list. Season 2 hasn't even aired up here yet, so we're a little excited.

[sh1mm3r.livejournal.com]

I know you read my reviews, but my recent highlights using Netflix:

Camp
The Magdalene Sisters
Six Feet Under (TV)
Dead Like Me (TV)
Matchstick Men
Whale Rider

I think you'll find it's totally worth the price (if you're anything like me and spend three times your rental price in late fees).

[listersgirl]

Camp! I'd totally forgotten about that! Whee!