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AndrewGreve
Profile Joined February 2010
United States30 Posts
June 05 2010 19:08 GMT
#121
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super sweet movie
Avarice
Profile Joined April 2010
United States36 Posts
June 05 2010 19:08 GMT
#122
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I thought this was going to be a snore as the premise didn't really interest me at all. The movie, particularly the last scene, turned out to be quite good. 2007 was a great year for film imo.
FJ
Profile Joined April 2010
United Kingdom321 Posts
June 05 2010 19:14 GMT
#123
To clear things up for everyone. As the title says as long as the film is either hidden and good, or just surprisingly good, then it counts.

I think How to Train Your Dragon has it's place here because it comes across as another CGI kids film. Yet it is so much more and is one of my fave films ever.

I think larger budget and advertised films can belong here, just as long as they where so much better than the advertising made them out to be.

The point I'm getting at is films that are hidden from the audience that will enjoy them. The film could be hidden because it was relatively low budget, and had little advertising. Or because it's own advertising/promotion/actors/synopsis shrouded what the film truly was.

I think a lot of people are mistaking what I mean by hidden to mean hidden from main stream. I think nearly every film posted is suited to the list, just a few that I don't think belong.

I'm now going to place Date Night on this list. It's a chick flick and stars Steve Carrell who I dislike, but it had me laughing out loud. There was more flick and less chick than I thought, and I think any comedy fan will enjoy it. I think this is a good film for the list because the actors and synopsis and advertising make it comes across as another lame cheesy chick flick, yet it was fantastic. So by my own definition, a large part of the audience that would enjoy this film wont want to see it.

But of course it's up to your own interpretation of what you consider hidden or surprising.
I'll update the OP to help the newer members.



Disregard females, acquire vespene gas.
Sandrosuperstar
Profile Joined November 2009
Sweden525 Posts
June 05 2010 19:21 GMT
#124
On June 06 2010 02:53 arb wrote:
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On June 06 2010 02:52 Sigh wrote:
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Only heard of this recently , friend recommended it to me. Thought it'd be some lame ass anime but it was definitely one of the best movies ive seen.

ah i remember when it was on PPV here many years ago i thought it looked dumb, but i ended up watching it 50 or more times this movie is amazing.


Spirited away is the best move i've seen so far (of any movie not just anime) :D First saw it with my school at a theatre when i was a kid but evry time i rewatch it it just blows my mind. I feel so sad for the face guy
I'm homo for Lomo, gay for GGplay, but at the end of the day I put my dong in Lee Jaedong
charcute
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Canada419 Posts
June 05 2010 19:24 GMT
#125
On June 06 2010 04:08 AndrewGreve wrote:
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super sweet movie

ya the book was also very good

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that movie is just too awesome. You can't never knows who has the worst life.
I like to do it all night long
EpiK
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5757 Posts
June 05 2010 19:30 GMT
#126
On June 06 2010 03:59 AmstAff wrote:
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On June 06 2010 03:47 lac29 wrote:
On June 06 2010 02:58 50bani wrote:
Is the thing with Equilibrium a coordinated troll or some inside joke I am not aware of?


I'm not sure what you're getting at. It is a cult hit among those who enjoy shoot'em ups. It also is one of the few movies that has a similar feel to The Matrix. Most ppl know that it's fairly cheesy. But as a shoot'em up and sci-fi dystopia film that isn't particularly well-known and did badly in the box-office ... it's quite good.


imo it was a "ok" movie. many friends told me "wow so super", "must have seen this", "the shit" and after watching it i was like "ok...". only the fight scenes at the end were good, rest of the movie was really, really boring and the story was so predictable.

yeah I was really disappointed with the movie. The dialogue was really lame, and overall it was really boring as far as dystopian movies go..

The only scene in that movie that I really liked was when he raped all those soldiers in the hallway near the end.
uiCk
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
Canada1925 Posts
June 05 2010 19:34 GMT
#127
On June 05 2010 20:34 Elite00fm wrote:
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LOL?
had to quote, cuz you must be like 5 years old,,


for people who 'enjoyed' the matrix (the plot), i would watch these two movies

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The Thirteenth Floor (1999)

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existenz (1999)


since theres a bunch of french movies, this one is not so hidden, but it is a gem
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Un Prophete

or as someone said, french new wave movies, latest one i saw was :
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Week End

personal favorite Oliver Stone flick
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U-Turn (1997)

If you like Teen apocalypse movies (theres trilogy of this)
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The Doom Generation

and to finish off with a canadian movie:

Little Criminals:
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Little Criminals

this movie is worth the watch, basically about 11 year old kids commiting crimes. Acting is great (torrent this movie, its canadian TV movie, though its rated 8 + on imdb, and is really worth the watch, trust me)
I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids
HoracE
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United Kingdom180 Posts
June 05 2010 19:43 GMT
#128
some great films on here i will post a list of my favourite gems;

Old Boy
Equilibrium
Willow
The Princess Bride
Unthinkable
Law Abiding Citizen
No Country for Old Men
Trainspotting
Killing Zoe
Shallow Grave
Leon
Dead Mans Shoes

theres loads and loads more but I better stop now
uiCk
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
Canada1925 Posts
June 05 2010 19:45 GMT
#129
recent movies that went under the radar:

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The Vicious Kind 2009

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The Slammin' Salmon

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The Midnight Meat Train

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Leaves of Grass
I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids
HoracE
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United Kingdom180 Posts
June 05 2010 19:49 GMT
#130
great idea for an article, i will watch some of these later.
Endymion
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
June 05 2010 20:03 GMT
#131
On June 06 2010 02:25 Aelfric wrote:
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One of the best movies of Tim Burton, really great pleasure to watch.

Eh, I didn't like it, I thought that the movie and the book both dragged on with minimal purpose or meaning behind the scenes.
Have you considered the MMO-Champion forum? You are just as irrational and delusional with the right portion of nostalgic populism. By the way: The old Brood War was absolutely unplayable
CorpulentBanana
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
169 Posts
June 05 2010 20:03 GMT
#132
On June 05 2010 18:57 drug_vict1m wrote:
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a ver nice surrealistic japanese movie.


When my friend showed me the trailer for that, I was like WTF?!?!?. Then I watched it, and was like "Holy shit best movie ever wtf bbq".
SolaR-
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
United States2686 Posts
June 05 2010 20:07 GMT
#133
On June 05 2010 21:42 Craixs wrote:
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On June 05 2010 18:37 BlackJack wrote:
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First of all - Fuck you.

If you find it funny to make others people from the teamliquid community to waste 102minutes of their lifes, I just have to tell you - We have other things to do.
This movie is so terrible, no humour, no intensitivity, no suprices it would be like watching Backho versus Idra finding yourself cheering at Idea (yugh) because of the intence lack of suspence. The only movie in mind there might be just as mad is another Nicolas Cage movie "The wicker man" and everyones information that is just so bad, if your high school teacher ever had a laughed in her life it was because of movie, just made to make women think they actual can handle a life on their own - So unreal.


ban?
Seriously like wtf is your problem. Stupid film elitist. There was nothing wrong posting this film. I enjoyed this film, and many others will too.
Hidden_MotiveS
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada2562 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-05 20:09:46
June 05 2010 20:09 GMT
#134
1. ong bak
2. cidade de deus

Also, why are a few people picking movies with like million dollar+ advertising campaigns? So hard to pick an non-mainstream movie?
Gladiator?
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HoracE
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United Kingdom180 Posts
June 05 2010 20:09 GMT
#135
what an idiot - not my favourite film either but so what - o and the original wicker man is awesome btw the remake was a disgrace.
Badjas
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Netherlands2038 Posts
June 05 2010 20:11 GMT
#136
I dunno about that Cube movie, guys.. I didn't like it. Although I think because I got a very active imagination.. so I guess for most other folks into that kinda thing it is really good.

Now I'm trying to come up with a movie to contribute, which is perhaps obscure, but your definition makes it quite hard. (I think a lot of movies posted in the thread aren't following that definition)
I <3 the internet, I <3 you
HoracE
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United Kingdom180 Posts
June 05 2010 20:23 GMT
#137
o and one more

The Boys From Brazil, old movie about Nazis trying to start a fourth reich
ccou
Profile Joined December 2008
United States681 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-05 20:37:26
June 05 2010 20:33 GMT
#138
On June 06 2010 02:28 Durak wrote:
I'm disappointed in TL. How has no one mentioned Hackers yet? Perhaps it's more hidden than I thought. Fantastic movie.


Maybe because it's not hidden or suprising at all... who doesn't know about hackers. I'm disappointed in you.

On June 06 2010 01:27 SoManyDeadLings wrote:
Guys, these are supposed to be HIDDEN gems, not your favorite Hollywood movie.

I.e., 50 First Dates, Equilibrium, V for Vendetta, etc. do NOT belong in this thread.


it would surprise me if 50 first dates was actually good. The thread is for hidden gems or surprisingly good films.
Wake up Mr. B!
KameZerg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Sweden1778 Posts
June 05 2010 20:40 GMT
#139
Damn, why is everyone hotlinking movie posters? just post the imdb link.
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davj88
Profile Joined April 2009
Italy74 Posts
June 05 2010 20:48 GMT
#140
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475711/



I almost forgot about this one. Korean movies from kim ki duk may be quite popular somehow, and maybe this one should be popular among koreans? For me, is 'hidden gem' I loved it.
The OST, in addition, is gorgeus.
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