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WolfintheSheep
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada14127 Posts
April 12 2013 06:51 GMT
#1741
Watched a Bollywood movie called 3 Idiots. Highest grossing Bollywood movie of all time, so it's probably well known for anyone who usually pays attention to Indian films, but anyone else...

Anyway, reading a synopsis of it will probably make you think it's a bad frat house movie, but it's really a solid comedy, narrative, and emotional story, with a side of social commentary. Plus part musical.
Average means I'm better than half of you.
Xiphias
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Norway2223 Posts
April 12 2013 07:39 GMT
#1742
Four Lions. One of very few movies that can make terrorism into a comedy without offending (too much....)

It was hillarious and serious at the same time. Not sure how hidden it is. (Only 34 000 voters on IMDB)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1341167/?ref_=sr_1
aka KanBan85. Working on Starbow.
BadBinky
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
Finland649 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-12 08:36:21
April 12 2013 08:35 GMT
#1743
Exit through the gift shop http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1587707/

I had never heard of it and didn't expect anything of it. I was on a documentary watching spree and it was just one of around 20 random documentary movies I watched recently and it was easily the best of those 20.

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It's more important to be tough than to have any fun.
springchicken
Profile Joined April 2013
Canada6 Posts
April 12 2013 11:59 GMT
#1744
So, I don't know if anyone has seen it yet BUT the entry in the Evil Dead franchise is totally hardcore. I am literally obsessed with the old films and expected pretty much nothing. What I got was frigging cringe worth nail biting experience... I haven't been in that state for years watching a horror movie. LOVED IT.
I'm here to kick ass and chew bubble gum and I'm all outta' bubble gum.
springchicken
Profile Joined April 2013
Canada6 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-12 12:00:50
April 12 2013 12:00 GMT
#1745
On April 12 2013 17:35 BadBinky wrote:
Exit through the gift shop http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1587707/

I had never heard of it and didn't expect anything of it. I was on a documentary watching spree and it was just one of around 20 random documentary movies I watched recently and it was easily the best of those 20.



I saw Exit Through the Gift Shop and was totally blown away! I was amazing!

I'm here to kick ass and chew bubble gum and I'm all outta' bubble gum.
springchicken
Profile Joined April 2013
Canada6 Posts
April 12 2013 19:34 GMT
#1746
I guess this thread ain't kicking too much these days.
I'm here to kick ass and chew bubble gum and I'm all outta' bubble gum.
AnomalySC2
Profile Joined August 2012
United States2073 Posts
April 12 2013 19:44 GMT
#1747
haha oh man thanks for bumping this thread and reminding me of Exit Through The Gift Shop. What an amazing, hilarious and infuriating documentary all rolled up in one. Highly recommended. If you watch it for the first time and get a little ways into it and start to wonder what exactly the point is, just stick with it D:
3point14
Profile Joined November 2011
Germany890 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-16 15:05:02
May 16 2013 15:02 GMT
#1748
been watching Tim Burtons Batman movies (there are 2) recently.
The one with the Joker (Jack Nickolson) was allright but "Batman returns" with the Penguin and Catwoman was so amazing that I couldnt believe it. So many great ideas, so much emotion (feeling sorry for the deformed Penguin). Its one of my favorite movies now. Of course its not a serious movie, its a big crazy fantasymovie; one that makes your deeper parts in the brain rotate (those that try to stabalize your reality). crotesque and funny!
I especially love the part, when the Penguin remotecontrolls the Batmobile, while sitting in a kids toy version of the Batmobile himself!

other better than expected movies:
the Hobbit
Gamer
Thank you for smoking (why do so few know this one? its so amazingly good)
Deep Rising


btw: does anybody know good but unknown Anime-Movies? like "spirited away"
JLew
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada353 Posts
May 16 2013 15:15 GMT
#1749
On March 30 2013 21:39 PVJ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 30 2013 20:38 0x64 wrote:
On March 30 2013 19:21 corumjhaelen wrote:
Wow, Moon and City of God (plus lost in translation) in a thread called hidden gems, this is definitely r/movies lol
Edit : May I suggest Fight Club Pulp Fiction ?



Never heard about Moon.
City of god is known only because it has been so highly rated but it is definitely something the mass hasn't seen.
It is even more importantly a movie that people should really see even though they might have been turned off by the pitch.


Yeah but these are movies released in international distribution, with DVD and BluRay releases and what-not all over the place. When I came to this thread I expected to see independent, or amateur staff, some relic from the past which can be only found on private trackers, or a neat documentary with limited circulations - not godfucking Lost In Overappraisal.


Couldn't agree more..99% of what I've seen in this thread I am pretty sure is very well known/acclaimed on some level, not saying it's a bad thing they're all great movies but there is a movie thread for that..
@Triumph_eSports . www.Triumph-eSports.com
3point14
Profile Joined November 2011
Germany890 Posts
May 16 2013 15:29 GMT
#1750
yes but this is a starcraft site. many movies cited here are/were shown in art cinemas (ok not the ones I cited).
its a great thread for people who dont only want to see the IMDB 200 but movies that satisfy alternative interests and arent totally braindead (braindead is an awesome movie too btw).
also the hidden gems you are talking about are probably only for art students that talk about how well cut the movie is.
all in all this thrad is a great inspiration. lets keep it going plz
Incze
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Romania2058 Posts
May 16 2013 15:36 GMT
#1751
My all time favorite movie: Equilibrium. I'm also a huge fan of 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 so maybe I'm a bit biased
Religion: Buckethead
ASoo
Profile Joined November 2010
2864 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-16 15:50:56
May 16 2013 15:50 GMT
#1752
Mention for Lo, an astoundingly good (if very stagey) artsy flick about a guy who summons a demon to get his girlfriend back.

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DorF
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Sweden961 Posts
May 16 2013 15:54 GMT
#1753
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Really good, especially if you've seen universal soldier 1, completely different tone in this one though. If you're new to the universal soldier movies you don't have to watch and of the previous ones to get this movie, it's probably not even meant as a direct sequel.
My advice is to skip the second and the 4th movies and watch 1 + 3, Dolph has the most amazing psychotic breakdown in this one leading up to a good old universal showdown
BW for life !
Velouria
Profile Joined May 2013
United States78 Posts
May 16 2013 16:11 GMT
#1754
Trick R Treat
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Really fun horror movie, and clever.
hard to explain
SHOOG
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States1639 Posts
May 16 2013 16:16 GMT
#1755
The Taiwanese film "Starry Starry Night".
Beautiful story and great scenes.

+ Show Spoiler +
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sc_a.M
Profile Joined April 2013
420 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-16 16:25:28
May 16 2013 16:20 GMT
#1756
On May 17 2013 00:15 JLew wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 30 2013 21:39 PVJ wrote:
On March 30 2013 20:38 0x64 wrote:
On March 30 2013 19:21 corumjhaelen wrote:
Wow, Moon and City of God (plus lost in translation) in a thread called hidden gems, this is definitely r/movies lol
Edit : May I suggest Fight Club Pulp Fiction ?



Never heard about Moon.
City of god is known only because it has been so highly rated but it is definitely something the mass hasn't seen.
It is even more importantly a movie that people should really see even though they might have been turned off by the pitch.


Yeah but these are movies released in international distribution, with DVD and BluRay releases and what-not all over the place. When I came to this thread I expected to see independent, or amateur staff, some relic from the past which can be only found on private trackers, or a neat documentary with limited circulations - not godfucking Lost In Overappraisal.


Couldn't agree more..99% of what I've seen in this thread I am pretty sure is very well known/acclaimed on some level, not saying it's a bad thing they're all great movies but there is a movie thread for that..


Have you tried reading? My patience with uneducated scum is like you is running low. To see what this thread is about read page one post one. Since I am sincere I will quote it for you.

Page 1 Post 1
Have you ever sat down to watch a film, and been surprised at how good it is? I don't mean you watch a film you thought would be good, and it was great. Rather a film you thought would be just alright, but it turned out to be a good film. Or any hidden gems you know of? Films that are good but not many people have even heard of?

I recently watched Welcome to the Jungle (The Rundown) staring the Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and a film with him just sounds lame. But it was a good film, not just good for the Rock, but a good film! Very surprised by that, and I really enjoyed it. I also watched Big Nothing staring Simon Pegg, and I had never heard of it before and it sounded a bit lame, but again it was a really good film.

The Rundown
Big Nothing

By hidden gem I mean 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 to no advertising. Or because it's own advertising/promotion/actors/synopsis shrouded what the film truly was. I don't mean simply hidden from main stream.

So what about you? Any surprisingly good hidden films you know of?

EDIT: When posting a film, post it with an IMDB link if at all possible.


Edit: In case you have comprehensive fails, it basicly means that you can post movies that turned out better than you expected (regardless of how mainstream) AND movies that are less known but still were decent and might be interesting to a certain group.

If you for example thought that Fight club was a movie about boxing, than you might be surprised by it and (if) liked it, then you can post it here.
I hope you can understand now.
EchOne
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States2906 Posts
May 16 2013 16:30 GMT
#1757
On May 17 2013 00:02 3point14 wrote:
btw: does anybody know good but unknown Anime-Movies? like "spirited away"

Some notable films from Japanese animation include: "Sword of the Stranger", "Grave of the Fireflies", "You Are Umasou", "Wolf Children", and "Millennium Actress"
面白くない世の中, 面白くすればいいさ
c0ldfusion
Profile Joined October 2010
United States8293 Posts
May 16 2013 16:35 GMT
#1758
On June 06 2010 07:02 iNcontroL wrote:
if you haven't seen funny games go do that asap


Gonna have to go with the critics on this one and disagree with Geoff here. Pointless film.
Blackfish
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Austria309 Posts
May 16 2013 16:44 GMT
#1759
Go watch Chan-wook Park´s (Oldboy) new movie. There is a thread on TL but not really much going on there, although I thought exspecially all the SC fans (since it´s korean) should know and many like his works. Stoker was definitly interesting and the scenery/camera was just gorgeous.
NaDa - my god | Mvp - my king | Innovation - my favorite | Terran- my race
Mortal
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
2943 Posts
May 16 2013 16:47 GMT
#1760
I feel like Blood Diamond doesn't get nearly the credit it deserves. I may just be a romantic, but I absolutely fell in love with that movie. Granted, it has been a minute or two since I've seen it, so I may have just been in the afterglow when I formed my opinion of it, but from what I remember, it's one of the most underrated films that I can recall off-hand (I realize calling such a big production underrated seems weird, but seriously).
The universe created an audience for itself.
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