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One of the most gripping movies I have ever watched, thanks.
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craz3d
Bulgaria856 Posts
One of the most gripping movies I have ever watched, thanks. | ||
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bITt.mAN
Switzerland3689 Posts
![[image loading]](http://benchu.com/images/blog/Interstella5555.jpg) Well ok I've been a Daft Punk fan from day 1, but still, great movie. It really adds the next and missing dimension to "Discovery" album. And don't Torrent it. Watch it on youtube or buy it like I did | ||
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buickskylark
Canada664 Posts
On June 10 2010 07:28 Bluerain wrote: Okay so I watch a LOT of korean movies and I would consider myself an expert, here's the ones you dont want to miss (I know a lot of these arent hidden gems but since its foreign im assuming not everyone knows about it) - memories of murder (murder, suspense, GREAT movie) - silmido (war) - taeguki: brotherhood of war (war, mentioned before) - the classic (romance, mentioned before, didnt like it 1st time) - il mare (korean original of "the lake house" BEST romance movie ever) - a moment to remember (romance, great soundtrack) - a dirty carnival (gangster, the only decent korean gangster flick) - my wife is gangster (comedy, dont watch sequels!) - sympathy for mr. vengeance (part of old boy trilogy, first film much better than old boy) - my boyfriend is type B (romance) - young bride (rom com) - secret (romance starring Jay chou, chinese) someone recommended 3-iron, i thought this was SO BAD, maybe i didnt understand the movie. ALso I have YET to see a good japanese movie and i've seen LOTS unfortunately. be careful with Jap movies guys! Battle Royale was "ok" Japanese movies are very strange for some reason. The last good one I saw was Okuribito. As for your Korean recommendations, almost none of those are 'surprisingly' good movies since almost all of them are very popular. | ||
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buickskylark
Canada664 Posts
![[image loading]](http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/paycheck.jpg) I never even heard of this movie the first time I saw it on television, despite it starring some megastars like Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman, and is directed by John Woo. Anyway, so thoroughly underappreciated it's unbelievable. ![[image loading]](http://crashlanden.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/underworld.jpg) These movies are suppose to suck, but Underworld was surprisingly watchable. I've seen it many times and still like it. ![[image loading]](http://www.amejjaou.com/informatica/dvdonline/images/covers/12angry.jpg) For a movie that has 1 setting from start to end, and is just 12 old and middle age guys talking and arguing, this movie is very very satisfying. Pound for pound, it might be the greatest movie of all time simply because it manages to be an amazing film even if it's just talking. | ||
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Ghardo
Germany1685 Posts
![[image loading]](http://ziio.blogg.se/images/2009/ondskan_66446608.jpg) Just watched Ondskan / Evil (has been recommended here). Really liked it, great movie, very exciting. Some epic scenes. Only thing I didn't quite understand was + Show Spoiler + how Erik turned from the bully who smashes peoples' faces in at the beginning to the perfect example of a self-controlled "soon-to-be-studying-law" saint - just like that. There was no explanation given really. At first I thought it was because of the violence from his step father that he had to pass on. But he was still beaten up by him later in the movie. And there was no deep cutting experience that changed him. Arrived at the boardiang school and suddenly another person. Strange. | ||
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Cadgers
United States514 Posts
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sc4k
United Kingdom5454 Posts
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BeaTeR
Kazakhstan4129 Posts
On June 11 2010 06:49 sc4k wrote: Watched Primer, it sort of ended abruptly I thought. Some neat ideas. totally agree, just watched it, thx TL. | ||
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Boundz(DarKo)
5311 Posts
On June 11 2010 06:24 Ghardo wrote: Just watched Ondskan / Evil (has been recommended here). Really liked it, great movie, very exciting. Some epic scenes. Only thing I didn't quite understand was + Show Spoiler + how Erik turned from the bully who smashes peoples' faces in at the beginning to the perfect example of a self-controlled "soon-to-be-studying-law" saint - just like that. There was no explanation given really. At first I thought it was because of the violence from his step father that he had to pass on. But he was still beaten up by him later in the movie. And there was no deep cutting experience that changed him. Arrived at the boardiang school and suddenly another person. Strange. Hope this helps some + Show Spoiler + It was his last chance to pass school, plus his mom had sold alot of expensive furniture to pay for the private school he was going to. He realised this was his last chance and you could tell that he did not want to fail his mom again. So he did all he could to avoid trouble, which was easier said than done =) A bit off topic but in case you're interested; the book is even better, i.e. in the end of the movie when he beats his step father you don't see anything whereas you can read about the whole thing in the book. | ||
tofucake
Hyrule18943 Posts
Anyway, Angel-A is an amazing movie. ![[image loading]](http://www.impawards.com/2005/posters/angel_a.jpg) | ||
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Pathetic
Canada63 Posts
Thats a Preview of all three characters he plays, it kind of takes a bit to get into and the comedy is a little childish but check it out. | ||
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RaiZ
2813 Posts
On June 05 2010 22:12 7mk wrote: ![[image loading]](http://www.moviepilot.de/files/images/0392/2551/love_exposure_ver2_article.jpg) If you read the synopsis it sound so ridiculous but my god this movie is sooo freaking good Are you serious ? Only good parts were the one where he's doing his kung fu pics and the cute girl. But this movie was unnecessarily too fucking long for it being worth watching. Too much useless scenes and the end was just fucked up. Not a bad movie but not good either, Hell far from being good. Fuk i wasted 3 hours for almost nothing except that i love the actress. I wonder if there was actually 2 movies, the longest which i watched and the one which last like 1h30 min ? Dunno i downloaded the one with 2Gigs and there was one with only 705MB. Argh. | ||
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Shauni
4077 Posts
On June 10 2010 07:28 Bluerain wrote: Surprisingly good movies: - Resident Evil 2 - Doom - Moon (was ok) Korean movies: Okay so I watch a LOT of korean movies and I would consider myself an expert, here's the ones you dont want to miss (I know a lot of these arent hidden gems but since its foreign im assuming not everyone knows about it) - memories of murder (murder, suspense, GREAT movie) - silmido (war) - taeguki: brotherhood of war (war, mentioned before) - the classic (romance, mentioned before, didnt like it 1st time) - il mare (korean original of "the lake house" BEST romance movie ever) - a moment to remember (romance, great soundtrack) - a dirty carnival (gangster, the only decent korean gangster flick) - my wife is gangster (comedy, dont watch sequels!) - sympathy for mr. vengeance (part of old boy trilogy, first film much better than old boy) - my boyfriend is type B (romance) - young bride (rom com) - secret (romance starring Jay chou, chinese) someone recommended 3-iron, i thought this was SO BAD, maybe i didnt understand the movie. ALso I have YET to see a good japanese movie and i've seen LOTS unfortunately. be careful with Jap movies guys! Battle Royale was "ok" Are you some kind of korean patriot? Be careful with jap movies? In my experience Japanese movies are often less exaggerated and more down-to-earth than korean movies. The korean movies often shares a lot of things in common with the american movie industry. Your list confirms it, as it is mostly composed of melodramatic or suspense-built films. You haven't even mentioned a Ki duk kim movie, it's quite sad that a korean movie expert wouldn't mention a single film of his as he is the best director from that country. | ||
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17719 Posts
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Genjimaru
Canada515 Posts
On June 10 2010 16:06 red_b wrote: ![[image loading]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L5FSKsN5neg/RuMflq4iytI/AAAAAAAAAWs/3t2doJ_z8Ao/s400/assassination_of_jesse_james_by_the_coward_robert_ford.jpg) Looking back, this film opened on only 5 screens. What a shame, its a true classic. Have to give this movie a big +1 Thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. It also has a really good soundtrack. Will definitely watch it again. | ||
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groms
Canada1017 Posts
In the Loop [2009] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226774/ This one is pretty recent but it didn't get much attention at least in Canada (probably the US as well since we share their most of their media outlets) It is a political satire that tickled me greatly. Killer Bean Forever [2009] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1340108/ This is a low budget animated action film. This is a great action/comedy (one of my favorite genres) film that surprises me with how well the action scenes were coordinated(also a hilarious dance scene) and shows that effort and hard work can often yield surprising results. disclaimer: I don't want you to waste your time with this movie unless you watch this clip to give you an idea what kind of film you will be watching. It is not for everyone... | ||
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Ghardo
Germany1685 Posts
On June 11 2010 08:08 Boundz(DarKo) wrote: Hope this helps some + Show Spoiler + It was his last chance to pass school, plus his mom had sold alot of expensive furniture to pay for the private school he was going to. He realised this was his last chance and you could tell that he did not want to fail his mom again. So he did all he could to avoid trouble, which was easier said than done =) A bit off topic but in case you're interested; the book is even better, i.e. in the end of the movie when he beats his step father you don't see anything whereas you can read about the whole thing in the book. thanks for the explanation. + Show Spoiler + That does make sense in a way but I still don't understand how he can say to Silverheim in the end "Did you think I would really do it? I'm not like you" - but if you judge just by what the film tells you he IS a bully who also beats up other students and the only thing that restrains him later is the promise to his mom; so he is not that much different from Silverheim, he would also do it but he's kind of forced not to. BUT that's not what is being shown you in the movie. From the point where he arrives at the boarding school he is a warm and loving guy who sticks up for his friends and is in philosophical discussions as to why law doesn't apply in that school etc. I just didn't find it very convincing that's all. Just like with that teacher who is introduced as the most intelligent and fair teacher (the biology guy) and he's absolutely CLUELESS about what's going on - he even holds a speech that it's a shame that Tanguy left etc. - but he sits at the same table with the other teachers not far away from the students and these "rituals" with beating up people happen there every day - so how couldn't he have noticed it? From a purely viewing-pleasure-perspective I really like the movie but some points just weren't really convincing imho. oh, and Love Exposure is frickin great. only that the way that movie took beyond the second part didn't really please me too much. imho it could have ended when he meets the girl at the street fighter scene. | ||
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Headlines
United States482 Posts
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deth
Australia1757 Posts
On June 11 2010 06:28 Cadgers wrote: Just wanted to say I've checked out Moon and Primer because of this thread and they were both fantastic. Definitely gonna check out Oldboy next. The 2 movies I've been advocating so strongly around here, glad that people are appreciating them. | ||
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Liquin
Sweden168 Posts
![[image loading]](http://study.abingdon.org.uk/history/rise_of_evil.jpg) This is sincerely the best movie I have ever seen, it's just good in every way. Dialogues are great and it has a great script, I can recommend it for everyone! Sorry for my English. | ||
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