Personally, I have found that I can find most things I want to watch for free online. Two really great sites are SideReel.com and Watch-Series.com As long as you have a decent internet connection they load about as quickly as Netflix and there really isn't any hassle.

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover

Babette's Feast
Chocolat

I think you're really going to like Tampopo. It's adorable.

Chocolat

with Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Alfred Molina, Carrie-Anne Moss

Delicatessen.
Big Night.

This is not a specific recommendation (sorry!), but (if you're in Seattle-not sure) you should hit up Scarecrow and ask the employees. They've got wonderfully curated sections and the employees tend to be pretty knowledgeable (even when you're like "The main character is a kid with funny hair...it was made in the eighties....I think...").

I'd definitely watch both Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin Soccer.

If you like ridiculous comedies and Andy Lau, Love on a Diet is actually kind of funny. I also like Fulltime Killer and Needing You.

Hard Boiled is definitely worth watching if you haven't seen it.

Even though it's in Mandarin, I'd watch Hero if you haven't seen it.

I love the old John Woo flicks. My personal favs are "The Killer and "Hard Boiled."

I loved New Police Story aka Crime story http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Police_Story

He lives in all of us.

They use prop guns in Hollywood movies
There are 3 types of prop guns,

1) Real guns loaded with blank bullets but these are less and less used because of risks linked to it and related on-set accidents and because insurance companies would not endorse a set with real guns on stage.
2) Blank firing guns which have been modified to shoot only blank bullets (cannon are not hollow but sealed and only blank bullets filled with powder can be shot.)
3) There is a company specialized in fake guns that stocks and warehouses in an undisclosed location all guns in sizes and makes. They weigh the same as the real gun, same material, and same color.
This company is the only company affiliated with Hollywood studios to supply props. i saw it on E once.

You may interested to peruse this site, Internet Movie Firearms DataBase (IMDB) to read about some of the particulars.  

The one describing the arsenal of various weapons seen in Desperado is pretty impressive with outtake stills showing the ones described.  

I remember one story about a movie where they only had funds to obtain one true machine pistol and the others were plastic and they had to shoot scenes with various takes showing different cast members firing the weapon and the others handling the fake ones. The weapon got so hot they had to cease filming periodically during the fight sequences to allow it to cool off.

Depends. Brandon Lee was killed with a real one. They use squibs(blanks) and charges for the impact. In the case of lee there was still a bullet in the chamber. Lesson? Use new guns in movies.

http://wikimapia.org/6173757/Tom-Skerritt-s-House

I'd feel bad about posting that info here if it wasn't so dang easy to find.

I think we can call this STALKER TALK!!!!

In Kelly's mom's filthy imagination.

It's none of your business.

on the DVD we saw, there was an audio commentary that Miike did specifically on the last 20 minutes of the film, as it was that portion that people consistently asked him about and found the most confusing. The last bit is a juxtaposition of the way the man was perceiving what the girl was saying/doing with what she was actually telling him.

The IMDB message boards have lots of good discussion on the film.

Sometimes Miike doesn't make sense on purpose. One part symbolism. One part Surrealism. To be weird for the sake of being weird due to the eerie or detached feeling it may give the viewer. It's mood manipulation. I'm sure you've seen at least one David Lynch movie.

He might not even be able to tell you what he means in some films, without resorting to bullshit. Have you ever seen Gozu? (Not slamming it, by the way).

You should be pretty OK with Thor. There is some indication that there's some chemistry between the lead and the lady doctor, and a possible cross race kidnapping and hostage taking, but for the most part, it's all light...the violence is CGI and the heroes ultimately win.

The acting is good, they take themselves seriously, and the dilema the hero is placed it is not emotionally overwrought.

As a summer action film, it's good. It's not exactly faithful to the comic book version, but close enough. The changes they made work well.

I think I'd take the 4th grader with me, rather than turning him loose.

Want another good comic book movie that's good for adults or teens? X-Men First Class is a surprisingly good action film that paints the picture of how the X-men got going and how they pulled the Cuban Missle Crisis back from the brink.
There's no overt sex, though there are occassional nude female breasts and at least a passing adult tabletop dancing club and one person showing up in another's bed...but no action occurs... until the big fight scenes. It's very satisfying with the right hint of tragedy, pain, frustration and vengence. Oh, and there's at least two on camera killings, so be prepared or half your 4th grader prepared for Nazi's vengence and some adult themes.

I tend to agree with Tom Sackett on this one; every bootleg I've seen has been disappointingly grainy. I know you asked about films specifically, but have you discovered crunchyroll.com? Lots of totally awesome anime series, streaming video-style. I've discovered a bunch of things I would have never heard of otherwise. There's a pay version, but we've found the free version to be completely adequate (we don't really mind the 1-2 brief commercials per episode).

Leaving aside the legal (and moral) issues, some of these movies are beautiful, and I don't think bootleg internet downloads are going to match the quality of a DVD. Some torrents might come close, but you're not going to find regular downloads or streaming video of decent quality.

Libraries, in Seattle at least, seem to have a lot of anime on DVD these days. Your profile suggests that you live in Alaska, which could make it harder, but you might be able to use free inter-library loans that would get the films to your local library.