first a few comedies:
pineapple express - what a great film. wasn't expecting much going in but this delivered the goods. big fan of seth rogan and danny mcbride. probably the best comedy i've seen since hot fuzz (yeah i liked it that much). if you liked this be sure to check out eastbound and down.
hot rod - this one seems pretty unknown and i admit i hadn't heard of it till someone recommended it to me. wasn't so sure of it on first viewing but found it way funnier the second time round. plus it has isla fisher. me likey. definitely give it a go if you get the chance.
role models - this turned out better than i thought it would. most of sean's movies are normally pretty funny i guess and the kid and mclovin kinda sealed the deal.
burn after reading - i'm a pretty big coen brothers fan anyway but i think this is probably my favorite of their movies now. it's got the same sort of vibe as the big lebowski (stupid people mixed up in something bigger than they know) but overall this just felt like a better movie so STFU DONNIE!
and here's a couple of other movies i liked:
let the right one in - there seems to be alot of reviewing buzz around this. i first heard about it here and that kinda got my interest. i like good vampire movies. i hated twilight (made it 20mins in and that was enough for me) and this is the polar opposite. my one sentence review: it's the pan's labarinth of vampire movies - so check it out.
splinter - this one could be the most unknown movie in this list. it's a small british horror film. i found the trailer online a while ago and thought it looked cool - and waddayaknow it turned out to actually be cool. how rare. so give it a look.
that'll do for now. recomendations end! stop reading and start watching ... or go do something else - like watch this guy: