   [Surgery over] Need movies for entertain afterwards...
  For those interested in my personal well being: Link to postOriginal postComing monday morning I'll have my jaw surgically broken and then corrected. Apart from the fact I'm scared shitless, I'm in need of entertain after surgery. I expect the first week to be quite taxing and that I'll be in need of entertainment.So, I'm looking for movies to watch in that time. I have a 32" HD-Ready LCD TV on which to watch me movies, with a decent audio system. I enjoy art house movies, and recently seen movies which I enjoyed include:- TBS- Pan's Labyrinth(If you haven't seen it, go see it)- Defiance(altho not arthouse)- The Mist- The ShiningAnd movies I intend to see:- Into the wild- Requiem for a DreamAny ideas for other movies?Toolmaker[Edited by - Toolmaker on May 20, 2009 5:14:51 PM]
  Try The Fountain. Not everyone liked it, but it sounds like it might be right up your alley.EDIT: Oh, and if you're into arty foreign SFX-fests like Pan's Labyrinth, and you haven't yet seen The City of Lost Children, you need to see that too, of course.   ;  If the after effects of your anesthesia are anything like I've experienced in the past, I'd recommend against anything with rapid camera movements. This includes much of the horror genre.   ;  How long will your jaw be wired shut for? Avoid pea soup. Potato soup, er, puree, works better. Milkshakes are your friend. Hope you're not lactose intolerant! Best of luck with the operation. Movie wise, let's see. I saw Sin Nombre not too long ago. Don't know if it's available dvd yet. Probably not. The IMDB Top 250 list is fair enough. Plenty of great movies to see there. If you've never seen Sunset Boulevard or Lawrence of Arabia, now would be a good time to check those out. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Chinatown, The Bridge on the River Kwai, those are classic. Rashômon, The Maltese Falcon, Touch of Evil, High Noon, Gone with the Wind, those are classic too. If you're going to be laid up for a while, you'll could rip through a lot of movies in a short amount of time, so you might as well expand your cinematic background. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Letters from Iwo Jima, Let the Right One In those are a few recent films that show up on the list that are pretty good.    ;City of God2001: A Space OdysseyAmélieAnd of course there's the new Star Trek movie...   ;Quote:Original post by SiCraneIf the after effects of your anesthesia are anything like I've experienced in the past, I'd recommend against anything with rapid camera movements. This includes much of the horror genre.Fair enough... I'm not sure how I feel directly after surgery and if I'm up for any movies then, but for me it's mostly the days after surgery to kill. I assume I'll be out for a few days due to heavy painkillers. Nothing beats a good trip on medicines and a movie. Speaking of which, I should get Ice Age, and watch it on Flemish while high on medications. I'll probably laugh so hard I'll snap my jaw in half again.Quote:Original post by LessBreadHow long will your jaw be wired shut for? Avoid pea soup. Potato soup, er, puree, works better. Milkshakes are your friend. Hope you're not lactose intolerant! Best of luck with the operation. Thanks! Thanks to modern medicine I no longer need to get a jaw lock or a metal plate. They screw the 2 seperated pieces of jaw together on both sides with 1 special titanium screw. And yes, I'm getting 2 blenders this weekend, I got myself a few recipes from the hospital and I'll go hunting for more recipes tomorrow and saturday. I hope to find a few liquid meals that really fill up and cause the hunger to disappear. I tried to eat liquid meals 2 years ago after they removed my wisdom tooth and the swelling prevented me from eating solids. I have 2001 lying around here somewhere. I should see where it is. And I heard a lot of good things about Amelie, I wish I saw that movie when I had the chance. At least thanks for the good titles. Keep em coming :).I'll compile myself a list of movies and put em for my grocery shoppers to see, so they can bring along a few movies a day to entertain me. And otherwise there's always the intertubes with plenty of streaming content. Toolmaker   ;  Well if you liked Pan's Labyrinth, obviously you should see The Labyrinth. It's perfect if you're tripping on pain killers.   ;  If you enjoyed Pan's Labyrinth, The Devil's Backbone - its spiritual prequel - is worth a watch.- Twelve Monkeys- Brazil- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas- Lost Highway- Mulholland Drive- Léon- The Life of David Gale- Metropolis- Videodrome- Naked Lunch- Crash (1996)- Brick- THX 1138- Fight Club- La Haine- Rosemary's BabyI'd second the recommendation for The Fountain.   ;Quote:Original post by ToolmakerThanks! Thanks to modern medicine I no longer need to get a jaw lock or a metal plate. They screw the 2 seperated pieces of jaw together on both sides with 1 special titanium screw. And yes, I'm getting 2 blenders this weekend, I got myself a few recipes from the hospital and I'll go hunting for more recipes tomorrow and saturday. I hope to find a few liquid meals that really fill up and cause the hunger to disappear. I tried to eat liquid meals 2 years ago after they removed my wisdom tooth and the swelling prevented me from eating solids. I broke my jaw playing football in high school (American football). I was wired shut for a month, so I speak from experience. They attached braces to the top and bottom and then wired them together to hold my jaw in place as it healed. If the doctors don't do that today, that's great. It didn't take very long to get used to eating through a straw, but talking was a chore until the wires loosened. ;Quote:Original post by ToolmakerComing monday morning I'll have my jaw surgically broken and then corrected. Apart from the fact I'm scared shitless, I'm in need of entertain after surgery. I expect the first week to be quite taxing and that I'll be in need of entertainment.So, I'm looking for movies to watch in that time. I have a 32" HD-Ready LCD TV on which to watch me movies, with a decent audio system. I enjoy art house movies, and recently seen movies which I enjoyed include:- TBS- Pan's Labyrinth(If you haven't seen it, go see it)- Defiance(altho not arthouse)- The Mist- The ShiningAnd movies I intend to see:- Into the wild- Requiem for a DreamAny ideas for other movies?ToolmakerChildren of men   