I need some help

So an old friend of the family sent me an email but I think I could use some help answering it:
Hi Larke,
“Uncle” Rick here. David and I were talking about movies worth watching. (You and he turned me on to The Departed last year – great flick!)

Any chance you would recommend a handful to me? I am contemplating a Blu Ray player so action, panoramas, “guy movies,” anything worth enjoying in 1080p are all potentials. I found Pulp Fiction unpleasant, but loved American Werewolf in London. I own all the Lethal Weapons, Bourne Identities, Dirty Harrys and Die Hards, as well as Director’s cuts of E.T., Terminator 2, and the Lord of the Rings series.

Thanks,

Rick

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Below is my response:

Hey Rick,
I essentially just looked at my netflix history for the past three years and pulled stuff off of it that I really enjoyed and think you would too. Some of these are pretty mainstream and you might have seen already. Some are not.
Because you enjoyed the Departed so much you might be interested in checking out the Hong Kong movie it is based on. It’s called Infernal Affairs and is readily available. Its great in a slightly different way than Departed and fascinating to watch them both.
And now a list:
Memories of Murder and the Host – two Korean movies, one about serial killings and the other about a monster terrorizing Seoul. Both beautiful to watch, and really awesome plotwise.
The Devils Backbone - awesome ghost story from the director of Pans Labyrinth
Donnie Brasco - Mob movie from the late 90s with Johny Depp and Al Pacino. Im not really a fan of mob movies but this one is quite good.
Gone baby gone - a kidnapping drama from last year that got completely ignored at award time which I don't understand at all. Its incredibly tense and morally ambiguous.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - I love this movie. I think it is gorgeously shot and subtly scary. My mom thinks it is the most boring thing she has ever seen in her life. Take that for what you will.
Michael Clayton - fantastic legal thriller from last year.
3:10 to Yuma - Western from last year. I bet it would look gorgeous in bluray.
Nightwatch - completely bizarre Russian scifi craziness. If you don't like weird, avoid this one. If you do... well its a gem. Unfortunately its sequel Daywatch is incomprehensible.
Breach - political thriller from last year. Again I don't know what this was ignored at awards time.
Zodiac - the pinnacle of serial killer movies. I dont think they will get any better.
City of God - AHmazing Brazilian movie about gang wars. Absolutely beautiful and fascinating. Probs my favorite of all the movies on this list.
Layer Cake - British mob thriller with Daniel Craig. Just a lot of fun.
Snatch - British mob thriller a la layer cake. Fun and what not.
Out of Sight - thriller from the mid 90s with Jenifer Lopez and George Cloony. Okay, i know, that makes it sound gross but it is a lot of fun and very sweet and swear JLo is actually good in it.
Idiocracy - deeply flawed but very funny movie about a future in which all the smart people have died out and the world is inhabited by idiots. An average man from our time who has been cryogenically frozen wakes up and discovers he could rule the world.
Brick - a nior mystery set in a southern California high school.
Rounders - fun poker movie.

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I feel that certain people who read this blog (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE) might actually have tastes closer to Rick's than mine. So please, boys and girls, leave your recommendations in the comments.