hi, i've just checked imdbs top 250 movies of all time list and i've seen nearly every single one from the 1970s onwards- no wonder i am finding it harder and harder to find a good movie...
does anyone here have a good recommendation for a movie that most people probably would not have seen??
comedy/sci-fi/thriller/foreign/drama - whatever really
thanks!
That's impressive kaboom!Originally Posted by kaboom
I presume that you have checked out this thread, and there are some good recommendations on there.
One foreign film that I really liked was Das Experiment - scary in that it's based on a real pyschological experiment.
Another quirky one that I saw recently was 500 days of Summer.
I like the Blade movies, although the last one is pretty rubbish, but they're worth watching as a series I think.
The Fifth Element is good too.
I am not a big fan of the older sci-fi ones, mainly because I just get distracted by the dated special effects, but for cheese factor you can't beat the Star Trek movies!
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have you checked out Moon??
Classic Lievremont
Roadhouse
Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2012
Anything by Almodovar.
Pan's Labyrinth
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (very, very funny film)
La Haine
City of God
Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" (Hitler's favourite film)
The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band)
some off the top of my head
Film Four are starting a foreign language season tonight at 10!
Marty in the Morning
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmb...ay/11/cannes-f ilm-festival
worth a look.
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Link for the Munsterfans documentary thread-
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amelie
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Touching the void, it's about a guy trapped on amountain with a smashed leg. Incredible story and a must watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7zadH1ZqAE&feature=PlayL ist&p=BBD23520A925E478&playnext=1&play next_from= PL&index=29</DIV>
The only thing lance is on is his bike 6 hours a day, busting his ass, what are you on?
The Lives of Others. Not very alternative though. It gets better and better on a reviewing. Brilliant film.
thanks!
seen quite a few of those guys and some ones i haven't seen as well
the quality of the suggestions gives me hope that the ones i have not seen are good!
for my part :
old boy - korean thriller with a twist
ong back - martial art muay thai movei - crap plot but amazing action
the castle - simple aussie movie but worth a watch
digg - music documentary about - lead singer is nuts!
ID - english football holligan movie - chadstone army!
btw that guy in touching the void! - how the hell did he make it back- what a legend!
plus:
Delicatessen
Anything by Peter Greenaway (with the exception of The Baby of Macon).
Z(Costa Gavras)
The Tree of the Wooden Clogs
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I also liked "All about my mother" and Pedro Almodóvar in general.
I used to subscribe to Screenclick and I would simply go to the foreign film section and pick a random title. Have to say 9/10 choices were gudduns. Might renew that actually, they keep sending me special offers...
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If you liked "touching the void" I would rcommend the following two programmes, great viewing imo.
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The first on is an incredible story about how the North face of the Eiger (last of the great peaks of the Alps)was conquered. Its a gripping story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmjJBu0xiwc
The second one is about the "Dark side of Everest" and deals with the 1996 tragedies. There is some very controversial topics brought up where the SA climbers didn't try to save other climbers that they met in the death zone. The video quality of these programmes is excellent so If you have a spare hour or two watch these programmes because they are inspiring yet deeply sad.
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The only thing lance is on is his bike 6 hours a day, busting his ass, what are you on?
watched that dark side of everest - it's very good. thanks for that!
If you liked "touching the void" I would rcommend the following two programmes, great viewing imo.
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The first on is an incredible story about how the North face of the Eiger (last of the great peaks of the Alps)was conquered. Its a gripping story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmjJBu0xiwc
The second one is about the "Dark side of Everest" and deals with the 1996 tragedies. There is some very controversial topics brought up where the SA climbers didn't try to save other climbers that they met in the death zone. The video quality of these programmes is excellent so If you have a spare hour or two watch these programmes because they are inspiring yet deeply sad.
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there's also a little supplementary 22 minute clip on youtube here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgqc2...mp;feature=fvw
now to watch the North face of Eiger!
PS - bump!
A film that absolutely blew my mind:
The machinist with Christian Bale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0fuHY4U1UA
I really enjoyed Cloverfield as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdJC4...;feature=chann el
Seppuku, Palme d'Or 1962 is a must see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA9PT...;feature=relat ed
This is a non-recommdation I guess. Just watched 'Lebanon' of which I had high hopes. It's ' Das Boot' without the character development or the narrative. In short it's rubbish. Derivative stuff is ok. I liked west side story but this thing is a step too far.
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Across The Universe (2007) is a must view for any Beatles
fan, its fun and very entertaining
Rise of The Foot Soldier; London, gangsters, drugs and
violence its worth a watch
I myself have just been presented with the full sopranos
boxset, watched it all a few years back but am fully
reingrossed a must watch
I started writing this when i was still in my teens it was meant to be a love song from a spoiled misunderstood boy to a special girl with a big chest and blue eyes
Come and See - 1990s USSR movie about the nazi occupation of Belorus
and the horrors of what was endured; excellent, moving, shocking, amazing - possibly the ultimate war movie
Once Were Warriors - NZ film about Maori culture colliding with modern urban life
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Eraserhead</a>... umm, well, you'd have to see it to understand - horror just got torn a new one
Atlantic City - Burt Lancaster as a gangster has-been, superb
Snatch - Brad Pitt is an irish traveller bare-knuckle boxer mixed up with london gangsters -- full of memorable quotes and stop-replay sequences just like Withnail... -- if you've seen it, watch it again. ["Tommy, the tit, is praying. And if he's not, he f**king well should be."]
Edit: Just noticed Thelma and Louise hasn't made that top 250 list FFS!
Edit 2: Do The Right Thing - Spike lee should be compulsory - absolute cracker set in a heat wave in New York - Public Enemy Vs Pizza. Definitive Spike joint
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Watch the Room, its been dubbed the Citizen Cane of bad movies.
Why is abbreviation such a long word?
Great film on BBC2 now that would fit the bill: the Visitor. Quirky and human and lovely.
And watched Tsotsi (South Africa)this evening, great. And it's Africa Day.
Free Palestine.
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The Machinist will be on Film4 tonight at 11.25pm.
Another movie I saw a few years ago was The Woodsman, starring Kevin Bacon. Not easy watching, considering the difficult and challenging subject matter (the main character is a convicted paedophile) but it's genuinely worth giving this film your time.
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Maybe 9th Rota/9th company would be to your liking ,its a subtitle Russian/finnish collaboration on the russian army in Afghanistan.just about to watch Daybreakers myself.
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Ill agree with an above post Rise of the Footsoldier is a good movie. Quite often in tesco for €5.
oh and another one which you might enjoy is Basic.
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Interesting, well-acted and directed movie on Film4 at 11.15 tonight, The Savages - story of an adult brother and sister who suddenly have to deal with their father and his intermittent dementia. It never descends into schmaltz - neither of the main characters is
particularly heroic, and they often come across as people who'd be just
as happy not to have anything to do with each other. Can be tough watching at times, but it's subtly done and an honest depiction of a family dynamic and how people have to live with the decisions they make.
Never mind perception because it isn’t real. It’s only what people think. Go out and make them think something else.
- Alan Quinlan on believing in yourself
Australian film The Castle, an absolute cracker, typical stupid oz humour,
Fully agree, very funny film.
Fully agree, very funny film.
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Tonight's Film4 offering is The Darjeeling Limited, at 11.10pm. If you liked The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, you might like this - not quite as much deadpan buffoonery, but worth a watch IMO.
Never mind perception because it isn’t real. It’s only what people think. Go out and make them think something else.
- Alan Quinlan on believing in yourself
Worth it alone for the Bill Murray scenes.
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