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Monst3r

119 Posts

June 05 2010 23:20 GMT

#161

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BlackJack

United States10574 Posts

June 05 2010 23:22 GMT

#162

On June 05 2010 21:42 Craixs 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.

Lol this movie was great. It wasn't supposed to be a laugh out loud comedy or a thriller. It was just an interesting story that had a few funny moments. The characters were just brilliant.

United Kingdom321 Posts

June 05 2010 23:38 GMT

#163

Serial Mom!

Fantastic film that everyone should go see. Not sure if it was big in America, but I don't know anyone who has seen it here. It's exactly what it sounds like. A serial killer mom! I know right, sounds stupid? But it's fantastic. It your stereotyped suburban mom with perfect family. But she for what ever reason gets bored at home all the time and starts murdering those who upset her family. It's all done in a light hearted way though.

Our House is perhaps another. I would of thought it was big, but again, I don't know anyone who has seen it apart from the people I've shown. A fresh couple buy a house together and after searching for ages find the perfect one at a good price. They then find out that an extremely annoying old lady lives upstairs and drives them nuts.

jonich0n

United States1982 Posts

June 05 2010 23:53 GMT

#164

On June 05 2010 18:57 drug_vict1m wrote:
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a ver nice surrealistic japanese movie.

loved this one

oBlade

United States5995 Posts

June 06 2010 00:09 GMT

#165

Once Upon A Time in America

This is an A+ film that people don't seem to know about. It was directed by Sergio Leone, who directed six films, including firstly the acclaimed Dollars Trilogy of Westerns with Clint Eastwood and secondly a loose trilogy of films about America (including two more mature westerns, Once Upon A Time in the West and Duck, You Sucker aka A Fistful of Dynamite aka Once Upon A Time... the Revolution).

Once Upon A Time in America was Sergio Leone's magnum opus. He had some other films planned, but he died before he could realize any of them. It's a gangster film, but it's also a powerful film about life. Leone turned down an offer to direct The Godfather because he wanted to make his gangster film, but someone else had the rights to the novel by Harry Grey which the script was loosely based on. It was released in 1984, but in a version heavily abridged and edited by the studio so that the film would be commercially viable. However, this cut was garbage, and responsible for the film's failure in theaters.

It's about 3 hours and 45 minutes with an intermission. If you get the 2 disk set, the intermission will be buried somewhere in the second disk (it's not a 50/50 intermission). I highly recommend watching it in one serious, dedicated sitting, though. You have to pay attention to this movie.

noname_

466 Posts

June 06 2010 00:26 GMT

#166

General-mixed
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Memento (2000)
Minority Report (2002)
Battle Royale 1 (2000)
Fight Club (1999)
K-PAX (2001)
Kontroll (2003)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Resident Evil 1 (2002)
Saw 1 (2004)
Sin City (2005)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
The Butterfly Effect 1 (2004)
The Machinist (2004)
The Pianist (2002)
The Prestige (2006)
Zeitgeist (2007)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Hannibal movies

For those who love war genre:
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Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Braveheart (1995)
Joan of Arc (1999)

Vietnam war
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Platoon (1986)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
We Were Soldiers (2002)

2nd WW
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Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Max Manus (2008)
Talvisota (1989)
Idi i smotri (1985)

lac29

United States1485 Posts

June 06 2010 00:40 GMT

#167

Eskiya
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116231

The only Turkish movie I've ever seen. It is excellent. One of those "classic" type of movies. Nothing particularly modern.

Loanshark

China3094 Posts

June 06 2010 00:44 GMT

#168

This is one of my favorite war movies (unfortunately it's Chinese so you'll need to find a good subtitle):
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It's got some really realistic battle sequences and tells the story of a company of soldiers fighting in the Chinese Civil War. After being severely depleted in battle, they receive orders to cover their division's retreat, holding their position until they hear a specific bugle call which never comes, so the soldiers are forced to fight to the death. Their captain survives however, and fights for their recognition after the war.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_(film)

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AmstAff

Germany949 Posts

June 06 2010 00:46 GMT

#169

On June 06 2010 09:26 noname_ wrote:
General-mixed
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Memento (2000)
Minority Report (2002)
Battle Royale 1 (2000)
Fight Club (1999)
K-PAX (2001)
Kontroll (2003)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Resident Evil 1 (2002)
Saw 1 (2004)
Sin City (2005)
9 (1991)
The Butterfly Effect 1 (2004)
The Machinist (2004)
The Pianist (2002)
The Prestige (2006)
Zeitgeist (2007)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Hannibal movies

For those who love war genre:
+ Show Spoiler +

Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Braveheart (1995)
Joan of Arc (1999)

Vietnam war
+ Show Spoiler +

Platoon (1986)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
We Were Soldiers (2002)

2nd WW
+ Show Spoiler +

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Max Manus (2008)
Talvisota (1989)
Idi i smotri (1985)

yeah so many unknown movies...
how can you put movies like
- Minority Report
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day
into this thread :O

PaddyPower

United Kingdom82 Posts

June 06 2010 00:58 GMT

#170

Shawshank redepmtion .. best film ever made!

BlackJack

United States10574 Posts

June 06 2010 01:08 GMT

#171

People don't understand this thread at all. People listing Academy Award winning films and huge box office films and classics. This is about "surprisingly" good films. If you're surprised that you liked a movie that is considered to be one of the best ever made then you have you strange expectations.

Minzy

Australia387 Posts

June 06 2010 01:11 GMT

#172

dunno if anyone's said these already but: Ip Man & Crows Zero.

Ip Man because it has some epic fight scenes showcasing a great martial art's style along with a pretty solid story.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1220719/

and Crows Zero because its one of those movies i love, but have no clue why i love it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1016290/

arb

Noobville17922 Posts

June 06 2010 01:12 GMT

#173

not many i know have seen the movie, and its incredibly good also

k20a

Canada412 Posts

June 06 2010 01:15 GMT

#174

On June 05 2010 18:34 OneOther wrote:
The Island

qft

I watched this movie with a buddy trippin balls on ecstasy..... was quite the mindfuck

Saturnize

United States2473 Posts

June 06 2010 01:16 GMT

#175

I liked donny darko.

On June 06 2010 01:50 domane wrote:
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Funny and relaxing film. 8/10

Most everyone I know says this movie is awful, but I have not seen it myself.

Netherlands12045 Posts

June 06 2010 01:26 GMT

#176

for those of you who like korean drama, go look for "The Classic" and "Daisy"... those 2 are well constructed and have an amazing story telling style!!!

sc4k

United Kingdom5454 Posts

June 06 2010 01:28 GMT

#177

On June 06 2010 07:57 0x64 wrote:

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Lol did you post this after reading my post just above yours or was it just a coincidence (as it sounds)

Holy shit, that was a hardcore coincidence!!!!

trackd00r

Chile284 Posts

June 06 2010 01:30 GMT

#178

On June 06 2010 07:46 sc4k wrote:
wow I really must see this man from earth film if people are comparing it to 12 Angry Men, which is for me the best film ever made.

Completely agree with those who said Shutter Island, it's just quite amazing and well-acted, and intense.

Personally I remember being deeply affected by this film:

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1+ That movie is really good. I recommend it

nihlon

Sweden5581 Posts

June 06 2010 01:34 GMT

#179

This is movies that may not all be hidden gems but rather movies I didn't know much about before I saw them (therefore pleasantly surprising). Also I have terrible memory, so most "hidden gems" are just as hidden to me as they are to you at this point.