Nothing with too many hearty belly laughs, it was abdominal surgery.
Watch some documentaries of opioid addiction. Better safe than sorry.
Tenet might be fun.
I be had two major surgeries, I’ve only been given oxy for one of them. I took it maybe two days and got off of it as quickly as possible. I hate taking pills, and I didn’t feel like I needed it anyway. Pretty much just made me tired.
Was gonna suggest EEAAO but then saw you say “no belly laughs” so that’s out
- 10,000 Years of Longing
- Being John Malkovich
- The Fisher King (some of it didn’t age well, it was the 80s)
I watched it many years ago, I just remember how trippy the movie was, not much of the plot. I don’t know whether it’s too funny for the state you will be in!
I’ve never liked to take opiates of any kind. My go-to for pain is “Poor Man’s Percocet:” 2 Ibuprofen (Advil), and 1 Acetaminophen (Tylenol). If the pain is really bad, you can double them, but don’t take them more than every 6-8 hours.
The Ibuprofen is metabolized by the kidneys, and the Acetaminophen is metabolized by the liver, so neither one overwhelms your organs, and the effect together is far better than the individual effects alone, and I’ve actually heard multiple doctors say that it approaches the efficacy of an opiate, without the addictive dangers.
I have a very physical job, and at the end of the day, I can sometimes feel almost broken, and this works great for me.
I got harder stuff for a back injury, and fuck no thanks. I stuck with a max-dose Tylenol+Advil stack and hot packs and cursing.
The benefits of the baby morphine was just not worth all the side effects. I’ll stick to the stack and some rest, thanks.
When I had an abdominal surgery, I watched the full extended cut versions of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy
– Sir, you need to walk a bit to recover faster.
– Take my signs already and don’t interrupt me!
I did the same when I had surgery and was couch ridden for days. That was great. I then watched the “Tolkien cut” of the hobbit movies
Requiem for a Dream so you don’t get hooked on them
This is somehow the best AND the worst advice in the whole post.
I mean, add Trainspotting.
With trainspotting you might get some belly laughs in, though.
excellent film
Don’t watch the first few episodes of The Walking Dead while actually in the hospital under heavy opioid medication. That’s how you end up with extremely terrifying and vivid dreams of a zombie apocalypse in the very hospital you’re currently in! Ask me how I know!
I watched 28 Days Later during a delirious fever spell, so I think I understand where you’re coming from, lol.
The Fountain
Lost Highway
Dredd (2012)
The drug in it, named Slo-Mo, should be semi relatable.
Be warned, high level violence depicted.
I saw Dredd in the theater in 3D and it was fan-fucking-tastic.
I own it on Blu-ray as well but nothing will top that 3D experience.
I hate 3D in theaters. But 3D at home was amazing. I had one of the last 4k 3Dtvs Samsung made, it died last year.
But 3D at home when I could find the 3D blueray or torrent was amazing. Dredd was one of those
Followup.
Also, Baraka and Koyaanisqatsi.
Videodrome maybe. Some of these suggestions are mean.
Paprika
Have fun!
Oh, I’ve heard of this one, but I never got around to it. Sounds like the perfect time to cross it off my list.
Do yourself a favour, watch the directors cut.
Seconded. When I find out how botched the theatrical ending was, I was glad I started with the Director’s version.
Priest. I recommended it in a terrible movies thread. It’s Paul Bettany and Karl Urban in a cowboy/ronin/faith-based militia versus vampires film. Critics gave it 16% fresh.
… seriously. Look at this.
Equilibrium with vampires.
Equilibrium was the first time I saw Christian Bale in a movie, loved it.
Paul Bettany and Karl Urban
Seems odd they’d both end up in the same crappy movie together in that year. May not be remembering movie years well but Urban was least in Star Trek and Bettany in Marvel even if only as a voice but assume the plan was to make him Vision from the start.
Was it entertaining at least? It sounds like it could be a fun watch, in theory…like the synopsis of Red Letter Media’s Best of the Worst movies probably do.
It’s based on a comic series, so the bones are good and the critics are all weenies. I ♡ crappy derivative action schlock.
I won’t say it’s always my thing but sometimes a plain action movie with few cheesy lines is all you’re looking for. Definitely saw enough Chuck Norris in the 80s to confirm that.
