Hi,

I got injured playing RL a couple of weeks ago (obliterated my medial and AC ligaments) and have spent pretty much every day sat in the house getting more and more bored. I have exhausted my dvd collection and have watched all the films being shown on sky this year (their film rotation is dreadful).

so, my question is;
What films out there are worth watching?

Just to give you a helping hand I like fantasy films i.e. Lord Of The Rings, Game of thrones (not a film but same genre), I like historical films such as Gladiator, Troy etc. and sci - fi films like Moon, demolition man and so on.

Fire away!

super...... fine film, although a comedy very dark, i really enjoyed it..


shut up crime!

Revisit some of the old classics

Wargames
Tron
last starfighter

to name a few

Can I suggest [iBetween The Cheeks 17[/i. A truely artistic film if ever I saw one.

You could read a book?

he plays rugby league.... i fear that could be a bridge too far.

The Liam Neeson film 'Taken' is a good film

On the contrary, i love reading, as well as writing, fantasy books. But i have read 3 books in the last 6 days, and am currently waiting on payday to purchase another one.

Taken is an excellent film! Slightly over the top though. I have been to see U2 three times now and never been kidnapped! Obviously Liam Neeson Vs France isn't ott, that's perfect plausible.

Lincoln Lawyer
Battle LA
Limitless
The Mechanic

Though i do agree Taken is a great film and a must if you have not seen it.

Any of the recent comic book films: Captain America, X-men, Thor, etc. I'm sure you can get them on illegal download somewhere.

You should invest in a PlayStation or an Xbox and get a LoveFilm subscription.

I have a ps3, but i use piratebay/utorrent for my films

Try stretching your imagination ( filmwise) further afield.
Factually, German classics- The Lives of Others and The Counterfeiters
Comedy, Goodbye Lenin and In The Loop

For acting alone.. To Kill a Mockingbird and It's A Wonderful Life.

try serenity and the series that spawned it, firefly, great scifi

films

shawshank redemption
pandorum
district 9
event horizon
sunshine
dune - Classic !
sanctum
troll hunter
horror films

rec
eye
the ring, but for these i'd go for the original spanish and japanese versions

series

dexter
breaking bad
sons of anarchy

two girls one cup.

Dexter, The Sopranos and The Wire. 3 of the best TV shows ever made imo.

Film wise have a look on IMDB. They have their top rated 250 films and there are loads of user made lists to look through as well. Most recent film I have seen is Limitless which is wuite good.

look no further than this if you're housebound.

ive finished dexter and im on season 3 episode 7 of the wire.

best TV ever.... especially the wire.

Toy Story 1,2 and 3.
Marley & Me
Jaws 1,2,3,4
Rambo 1,2,3

Trainspotting, awesome film.

The Green Mile

A couple of films I recommend on the Channel 4oD site now that you can watch for free (just go to the Drama section), both political thrillers if you like your historical films:

A Very British Coup - this is a 1980s film so looks a bit dated but is a good story, it's got a young Keith Allen in it as a journalist. It's based on a cracking novel written by Chris Mullin who was a Labour MP at the time, the plot is that a left wing Labour government has been elected in the UK in the mid 80s, and wants to renationalise things and stop the US from having military bases on UK soil...both the 'establishment' and the Americans don't like it, so they set about trying to bring down the government from within. I read an interview with Mullin about this where he said the Americans told him later on that his book had got a lot of interest in the CIA and high circles at the time because they thought it was a pretty realistic account of what they would have done!

Endgame - the book that this is based on is very true to real life events so its not a fiction, basically about the secret dealings brokered by a university lecturer, businessman and exiled revolutionary that set in motion the end of apartheid in South Africa. Has a good cast in it as well and well acted, especially Chiwetel Ejiofor as Thabo Mbeki.

Also on the apartheid theme, its not on 4oD but if you can find cheap on amazon used or something, the film "Catch a Fire" with Tim Robbins, that is a good watch. It's set in mid 80s South Africa, a black guy gets framed for a terrorist attack and put in prison, and comes out angry and radicalised and becomes a revolutionary. Tim Robbins is an apartheid policeman with a conscience that knows something is not right but also has to stop any more attacks.

platoon
lethal weapon
commando
rambo
terminatior
bloodsport
alien
star wars

watch a load of the old classics

Thanks for all your replies! I'm pretty sure all of these will keep my mind off my knee

300 - quality film

Thought provoking film i'd go with

Boy A

for comedy i'd go

Kick Ass or Hangover