I've seen them all and would go with these six in no particular order:

The Thing
Any Given Sunday
The Big Lebowski
Being John Malkovich
The Matador
Ed Wood

the order he said....

I haven't. I wasn't too interested in it either, all the acclaim is sure to let me down... plus I'm not at all into the sci-fi kind of horror involving aliens.

Lost Highway
Being John Malkovich
The Big Lebowski
Ed Wood
The Thing
Misery

i think this might suprise you ..
its the best film on your list

Well I'll have to see what's in-stock when I go rent a few films tomorrow night. I'll probably pick it up in the end.

lol I would put a vote in for The Thing also.
It was one I chose for a film night and it was a hit (even with non horror fans).

*copies list of films for other film night ideas* hehe.

I ended up renting... Lost Highway, The Thing, Being John Malkovich, The Big Lebowski, Pumpkin and Carnivale episodes 1 and 2.

Here's the nightly schedule.
6-8: ???
8-10: The Thing
10-12: Lost Highway

Which should I fill in for 6-8?

I went with...

The Big Lebowski
The Thing
- The Short Films of David Lynch -
Lost Highway

Any Given Sunday is a fuckng amazing flick. Make sure you watch it sometime, I would say now since there's only 3 games left before the superbowl and it will fucking charge you to watch the big game. Of course you could leave it for midway through the off season when you are jonesing for football, it usually makes its way into my player a couple times during the offseason every year. :D