Surprisingly good films/Hidden Gems - Page 18

Half

United States2554 Posts

June 09 2010 01:32 GMT

#341

Trippy movie I watched recently. It's got mad good acting and it really captures the play its based on. Its a existential parody of hamlet. It's pretty technical and artsy tho, so don't watch it unless you like that kind of thing.

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Sinensis

United States2513 Posts

June 09 2010 01:55 GMT

#342

Ikigami

An absolutely incredible movie about the value of life. Do yourself a favor and watch this, I can not recommend it enough. I've shown this to a lot of people and not one of them has ever watched it without crying hysterically at some point.

Blyadischa

419 Posts

June 09 2010 02:02 GMT

#343

On June 09 2010 07:40 RogerChillingworth wrote:

Time travel is difficult to pull off in films. Very few get it right. And I never expect Bruce Willis movies to knock me down. But 12 Monkeys is a really special piece of film. One of Terry Gilliam's best, I think.

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I think it made something like $500,000 dollars at the box office. I remember seeing it in theaters and being blown away. Even at 13. It's been accepted into my movie hall of fame since. An amazing mood piece that thinking people can get a lot out of. Especially people with movement on the brain.

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I remember seeing the trailer for Fight Club when I was 8 or 9. It didn't red flag any of its social commentary. It was just Brad Pitt acting silly and a lot of dark sets. I didn't end up seeing it until middle school. Definitely in my top 5 of all time.

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This is actually one I expected to be good. But it's one of those gems people tend to lump into the "quirky comedy" category. It's actually a lot more than that. In its colorful comedy fluff there exists a great deal of serious existential philosophy. A truly rare find. Great writing and performances on top of it.

I didn't expect this to be as good as 21 Grams (a more Hollywoody film by the same writer/director), but it far-surpassed it. I watched it while sober one night in high school and couldn't get it out of my head. The most emotionally packed film I've seen. And my favorite movie to boot.

A lot of others, I'll add as I think of them!

Watched I <3 Huckabees, terrible movie. Any person who has any idea on existential philosophy would laugh at the terrible bullshit technical language used.

perfectflaw72

Canada94 Posts

June 09 2010 02:04 GMT

#344

section b13 is a french movie but you can watch it in english but the lip sync is off but the movies was FUCKING AMAZING omg the stunts the action EVERYTHING ABOUT WAS GREAT the plot was funny yet serious

CaucasianAsian

Korea (South)11568 Posts

June 09 2010 02:22 GMT

#345

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I agree with this, Equilibrium was one of the shittiest movies ever made. It was just trying to cash in on the matrix hype while we waited for Matrix 2.

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I don't understand these were better than you expected? When do you expect a movie to be good? These are ALL mainstream, wtf?

Mainstream:
Braveheart -ofc
Gladiator -ofc
The Patriot -meh I really liked this
Fight Club -ofc
Sin City -ofc
American Beauty -meh
Requiem for a Dream -terrible this movie was amazing
V for Vendetta -terrible this movie was insanely good
Mulholland Dr. -terrible x2
The Boat That Rocked (Pirate Radio)
The Departed -ofc
Gattaca -ok
The Hurt Locker -terrible
The Prestige -ok, but very predictable
The Illusionist
The Lookout
Up in the Air

Unknown/Overlooked/Indie:
The Wackness -bad
Cashback -terrible I also enjoyed this
Wristcutters: A Love Story -not that bad of a chick flick but still I enjoyed this
Stardust -terrible
All the Real Girls
George Washington
Undertow
Snow Angels
Brick
Brothers Bloom
In Bruges
Die Welle (The Wave)
Die Fälscher (The Counterfeiters)
Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others)

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Myv382

China31 Posts

June 09 2010 02:33 GMT

#346

I really don't understand why it got the low rating on IMDB, it's a damn good movie.

Monst3r

119 Posts

June 09 2010 02:54 GMT

#347

On June 09 2010 11:33 Myv382 wrote:

I really don't understand why it got the low rating on IMDB, it's a damn good movie.

It would be nice if your image worked so we can know what movie you're talking about :s

Warrior Madness

Canada3791 Posts

June 09 2010 03:35 GMT

#348

On June 09 2010 11:54 Monst3r wrote:

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It would be nice if your image worked so we can know what movie you're talking about :s

Half

United States2554 Posts

June 09 2010 03:36 GMT

#349

^

That movie was realllly bad. I don't recommend it. Keanu Reeve is not Hellblazer, wtf. The entire plot was pretty bad too. I really enjoyed the first 20ish minutes of that and it just goes downhill from there.

Warrior Madness

Canada3791 Posts

June 09 2010 03:56 GMT

#350

On June 09 2010 12:36 Half wrote:
^

That movie was realllly bad. I don't recommend it. Keanu Reeve is not Hellblazer, wtf. The entire plot was pretty bad too. I really enjoyed the first 20ish minutes of that and it just goes downhill from there.

I agree. Watch these instead:

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snotboogie

Australia3550 Posts

June 09 2010 04:26 GMT

#351

Lesbian coming-of-age film. Loved it.

red_b

United States1267 Posts

June 09 2010 04:46 GMT

#352

On June 09 2010 13:26 snotboogie wrote:

Lesbian coming-of-age film. Loved it.

never seen it but it did remind me of this:
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cost 4.5 mil and made less than 1 opening weekend, so I guess its a hidden gem if you like crime movies. good film, too.

Rkie

United States1278 Posts

June 09 2010 05:01 GMT

#353

i know this is pixar, but i severely underestimated both of these movies

Aether

Canada123 Posts

June 09 2010 05:12 GMT

#354

This thread is going to be really useful in a couple of weeks when it's nothing but broken image links without anyone actually writing the name of the film.

Might also be difficult if you don't speak _EVERY LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD_ People are just posting images of crazy japanese, swedish, chinese, korean, french, italian, spanish, and like every other possible language that a movie has been made in, but not bothering to write the titles or tell anyone anything about it.

Although, with most of the thread being movies that every human on the planet has seen 73 and a half times (braveheart, fight club, children of men, etc.etc.etc.) Maybe it's best that they appear as a bunch of broken links.

Aether

Canada123 Posts

June 09 2010 05:13 GMT

#355

On June 09 2010 11:33 Myv382 wrote:

I really don't understand why it got the low rating on IMDB, it's a damn good movie.

I know, right!? What a great movie. Also check out these gems:

Miss_Cleo

United States406 Posts

June 09 2010 05:26 GMT

#356

Great 80's sci-fi/thriller.

If you've never watched this film before, PLEASE GO WATCH IT. One of the best movies I've seen.

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Great film with great acting, a film by the great German director Werner Herzog. A crew goes looking for gold on the Amazonian Forest and slowly goes mad because of the unrelenting natural elements. Based on a true story.

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Good movie about transcending your mind via drugs and sensory deprivation.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjoe_Gortner

I've got more, will post later.

Krypt1c

7 Posts

June 09 2010 05:30 GMT

#357

"Waking Life" (2001)
A man shuffles through a dream meeting various people and discussing the meanings and purposes of the universe.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243017/

great film especially if you're into spirituality and/or lucid dreaming. Hell i love all Richard Linklater's films.

Check out ---> http://www.indiemoviesonline.com/
if you like indie movies they have loads of them available for free streaming online. "Smiley Face" was a good one I saw one there....so long as you have buds to smoke during the movie

OH and how could I forget the awesome "Boy's and Girl's Guide to Getting Down". Hilarious comedy on parties. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464907/ available on indiemoviesonline.com for free!

Warrior Madness

Canada3791 Posts

June 09 2010 05:30 GMT

#358

On June 09 2010 14:26 Miss_Cleo wrote:

If you've never watched this film before, PLEASE GO WATCH IT. One of the best movies I've seen.

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Good idea. Herzog is king.

Boundz(DarKo)

5311 Posts

June 09 2010 05:34 GMT

#359

Some more movies you should see (including old popular movies since this thread allow those now)

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289043/

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073486/

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094737/

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086879/

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120669/

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342636/
(review from imdb about this movie)
I didn't know what to expect from this hugely popular (and hilarious) Swedish comedy & satire team, as they released their first feature film. More broad satire? Well, we do get four contemporary, exceptionally memorable tales of family pains, generation gaps and fatherhood, in particular. But it's drama, thankfully, and what drama! Epic in its scope, as each episode is from carefully picked, geographically different parts of Sweden. But each story could seriously carry a whole movie, if expanded separately.

It's dark, twisted, harrowing, yet massively entertaining and breathtakingly executed. Script, acting and cinematography are absolute world class, as three hours seem to get by in a blink! It's four shades of mastery, and easily one of the best films in the nations' cinema history. It's Sweden's answer to "Short cuts" or "Magnolia", if you like, and instantly on par with those!