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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!

[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.

[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).

[sarcasma.livejournal.com]

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

[caffeinediary.livejournal.com]

Strictly Ballroom
Heavenely Creatures
My Life Without Me.

[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.

[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).