Recommending a movie.

[freakinacage]

Submarine missed the mark for me and everyone else i know who saw it which was wierd because it got good critical response. Kinda wanted to like it but couldn't. I didn't find it odd or comedic, just a bit ponderous, and I usually go for indie efforts.

Hmmm... What to recommend that's not too obvious.

Indie Game: The Movie - documentary that looks into small scale game development. Probably appeal to a lot of folks here and focuses on three excellent games - Braid, Super Meat Boy and Fez. Really enjoyable stuff that just clicked with me.

Being Elmo - another documentary about the bloke who is Elmo. Another very intriguing story of pursuing your dream and pretty moving at times.

Source Code - last year's best action/thriller for me. Really well done. Bowie's boy is a damned good director!

Drive - just watch it!

Weird, I'm not overly into indie stuff, but I thought it was one of the best comedies I have seen. Maybe it helps living in Wales?

Another vote for source cod and also Moon, his first film. He's a clever boy

 

[Dragonsreach]

Yep Source Code vote here as well.
plus a couple of years old now but DEJA VU with Denziel Washington.

 

[lono]

Weird, I'm not overly into indie stuff, but I thought it was one of the best comedies I have seen. Maybe it helps living in Wales?

Another vote for source cod and also Moon, his first film. He's a clever boy

I dunno, loads of reviewers liked it and I don't think they all live in Wales! I wonder if my general lack of connection was because the film is about depressive characters. Whilst that trait is different in everyone, having gone through a fairly big time bout of depression myself a few years back, their situations and thought processes bore pretty much relation to any of the stuff I went through, so it didn't click. As for the funnies, have no idea why it hit the spot so much for you and missed so widely for me beyond the fact that comedy can be like that.

Moon is awesome. Love the Clint Mansell soundtrack and Sam Rockwell's one of my favourite actors, so all around win!