DVD Reccomendations

[personman]

Hey.. I'm looking at DVDs to get my dad for christmas.
My dad just recentally had surgery on his nose and he was just looking better when he said his leg felt numb.. so he called the doctor and they said it might be a blood clot.. right now he is in the hospital getting looked at.
This, on top of the fact that he does so much for me, has made me feel I should buy a crapload of DVDs.
He is a movie person, I dunno if he has a prefrence, but just list your favorate movie/s that you would reccommend and I'll look at the discription online, and maybe buy it..
I dont think he would like to see anything, for example, like say The fast & the furious, or American pie..
He might watch something like the Matrix (dunno if he has seen it, but we dont own it) or a Comedy like rush hour..
I dont know what he would watch, because I myself havent watched a fourth of the movies we have.
We have LOTR and I have already told him to watch it.. he hasnt got around to it yet though..
I think he might like more military based movies, but again I must say that I'm not him and I dont know what he likes

Thanks.

BTW he has not seen the Austin powers series, I might get him those..

[gimp]

Buy the band of brothers DVD set. It's like saving private ryan. Pretty expenseive though

[darklord]

Well seeing how you don't know what he likes, then I don't have a clue either. I will recommend the following movies though:
-Saving Private Ryan (war)
-The Edge (adventure)
-Braveheart (war)
-Hard Boiled (hong kong action)
-Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (hong kong action/drama)
-The Rock (action)
-Full Metal Jacket (war)
-The Godfather special edition 3 disc set (mob)
-Fight Club (action/drama)
-Clerks (comedy, if you haven't seen it, it's totally worth your $)
-Chasing Amy (comedy, same director {Kevin Smith} as Clerks, also a great movie)
-The Rainmaker (Drama)
-Executive Decision (action)
-Shawshank Redemption (drama)
-Scarface (mob)
-Heat (action)
-Goodfellas (mob)
-LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring 4 disc set (fantasy/adventure)
-Blow
-Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
-Donnie Darko

I know there's a lot more good movies out there, but I just can't think of them off the top of my head.

[EsPo]

dude, DEFINETELY get the austin powers movies.. they are all hillarious, and i am a huge fan of them. all the other movies i think of are like my age movies....dogma?

[SpongeBobSquarePants]

if he is a football guy i reccomend these
Varisty Blues
The Replacements
Remember the Titans
Any giveing sunday
Rudy
Brian Song
and then also the Matrix, National Lampoons Vanwilder, and Little nickey (i have most of these for sale/trade btw)

[personman]

Well, I'm going to write these down and ask him if he has seen them..
I know we have saving private ryan..
I'll take a pico f the movies we have soon..
Thanks alot guys, he is back from the hospital, I guess it wasnt a clot?

[AlabamaMan]

Don't forget Snatch or
lock stock and two smoking barrels

two of the greatist movies ever made

[personman]

btw he isnt a football guy.
Here are the movies I found on my shelf.. I cant guarentee he liked em all..
Saving Private Ryan
Das Boot Directors Cut, The Last Don, The 6th Day. Ulee's Gold, Blow Away, The Big Chill, The Postman, Gladiator, The 13th Warrior, The Assignment, Ride with the Devil, The whole nine yards, Twister, Three Kings, Stargate, Heat, and a Bridge too far..
That might not be all the ones he has, but those are all the ones I saw.

[Gitaroo Man]

Originally posted by darklord
Well seeing how you don't know what he likes, then I don't have a clue either. I will recommend the following movies though:
-Saving Private Ryan (war)
-The Edge (adventure)
-Braveheart (war)
-Hard Boiled (hong kong action)
-Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (hong kong action/drama)
-The Rock (action)
-Full Metal Jacket (war)
-The Godfather special edition 3 disc set (mob)
-Fight Club (action/drama)
-Clerks (comedy, if you haven't seen it, it's totally worth your $)
-Chasing Amy (comedy, same director {Kevin Smith} as Clerks, also a great movie)
-The Rainmaker (Drama)
-Executive Decision (action)
-Shawshank Redemption (drama)
-Scarface (mob)
-Heat (action)
-Goodfellas (mob)
-LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring 4 disc set (fantasy/adventure)
-Blow
-Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
-Donnie Darko

I know there's a lot more good movies out there, but I just can't think of them off the top of my head.

WOW, you have good tastes is movies...everything he said and Band of Brothers DVD set..only $80 on amazon

[GreasyPigeon]

good movies

thats sad to hear that you dad is in the hostipal.
i recommend:
1. The Big Lowbiskey(sp) (comedy)
2. Hamburger Hill (war)
3. The Evil Dead (horror)
4. The Evil Dead 2 (horro comedy)
5. Army of Darkness *third movie in the evil dead set)(comedy)
6. resvervoir dogs (action)
7. pulp fiction (action)

[personman]

O ya, he got resvervior dogs for christmas last year..

Band of Brothers DVD set..only $80 on amazon

...OUCH
I'm looking to spend like 100 total (and I think thats even too much.. maybe 60-80)
From what I know he doesnt like horror at all.

[MagMan5446]

Oz (the HBO series) is good.

[Gitaroo Man]

lol, well $80 is cheap compared to the normal $120. For a 6 disc DVD set thats pretty good but I understand

[Koosh]

Look into a movie called "Kelly's Heros"

Its great... its a 70's action/comedy starring Clint Eastwood, Don Rickles, Donald Sutherland, Telly Sevales, Carroll O'Connor among others... Set in WWII, its a plot about stealing Nazi gold... must see for everyone. Really a great movie.

Also look into the Pink Panther movies

Snatch is really good too. The Shawshank Redemption is one of the best...

[AllAmericanMag]

Office Space!