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This thread is dedicated to movies that I'm fairly certain you haven't seen. As long as you're open to seeing movies that are outside the box then you should like these movies. Most of them have violence and/or sex though, so be forewarned. Anyone feel free to suggest other movies here too, but keep it to independent/foreign films. Let's avoid blockbusters and Hollywood in general, although I think oldies are ok. Here is my list: Oldboy: After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days.(Korean) Dogville: A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado town. In exchange, she agrees to work for them. As a search visits town, she finds out that their support has a price. Yet her dangerous secret is never far away... Let the Right One In: Oscar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire.(Swedish) Akira: A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psionic psychopath that only two kids and a group of psionics can stop.(Japanese Anime) Cache: A married couple is terrorized by a series of videotapes planted on its front porch that may be the direct result from an event from years ago.(French) Perfume - The Story of a Murderer: Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born with a superior olfactory sense, creates the world's finest perfume. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he searches for the ultimate scent.(German production, but in English)

2009-03-02 07:32:00 Author: Walter-Kovacs Posts: 542

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Never seen Godfather :O

2009-03-02 13:57:00 Author: Boomy Posts: 3701

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Never seen Godfather :O It's a good one. Although I actually meant this thread to be recommendations of obscure movies to others, but that works too. Maybe my thread title is misleading...

2009-03-02 14:18:00 Author: Walter-Kovacs Posts: 542

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This thread is dedicated to movies that I'm fairly certain you haven't seen... Why would you be certain that we haven't seen those, lol. Oldboy won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes, Dogville was nominated for the Palm d'Or, and Akira is undoubtedly the most famous Anime ever made! They're all global smash hits. I did enjoy Perfume, but found many of the scenes overlong - and a little ponderous in tone. I haven't seen Cache - but will have a look for it the next time I'm shopping for DVDs. Here's a short list of personal foreign favourites - that some may find abstruse, but are in any case well worth a look - and unarguably (imo, lol) the equal or better of any Hollywood counterpart. In no particular order: Battle Royale - A riotous (and violent) distopian satire about the Japanese government's ingenious solution to over-population. A group of teenagers, randomly selected, are dropped on to an island with a variety of weapons, and only one may leave alive. The Devil's Backbone - A supernatural thriller set during the Spanish civil war. An orphanage is haunted by the ghost of a dead child, but they soon learn that the living are more dangerous than the dead. Directed by Guillermo del Toro (of Pan's Labyrinth fame) The Ninja Scroll - The story of a wandering ninja and famed swordsman, Jubei, who gets caught in what is ostensibly a war between ninja clans, but is actually a plot to overthrow the newly formed Tokugawa government. His unwanted allies in this venture are a sneaky government agent and a poisoned ninja girl from a small clan who is out to discover the truth. In uncovering the truth he must face his own demons (literally) and his murky past. What do you think about the upcoming Watchmen movie? Given the past Moore adaptations I'm not exactly wetting myself in anticipation to be honest, and I didn't think that much of 300 (the director of which is the director of Watchmen).

2009-03-02 15:22:00 Author: Boogaloo Posts: 254

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suprisingly i havent had time to see the Dark Knight :O

2009-03-02 22:15:00 Author: Snrm Posts: 6419

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Never seen Godfather :O suprisingly i havent had time to see the Dark Knight :O You guys are hilarious. I'd like to throw in Half Nelson. It's a fairly recent movie, starring Ryan Gosling. Incredible acting, and one of the most natural, truthful, realistic films I've seen. The filmmakers have recently finished their second movie, called Sugar, about a Cuban baseball player who comes to America and joins the minor leagues. Toward the top of my radar for anticipated films. YouTube - 'Sugar' Trailer HD

2009-03-03 00:16:00 Author: Teebonesy Posts: 1937

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Why would you be certain that we haven't seen those, lol. Oldboy won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes, Dogville was nominated for the Palm d'Or, and Akira is undoubtedly the most famous Anime ever made! They're all global smash hits. While this is all true, most people(at least in America) don't see any foreign movies at all, and they hardly see any independent movies either. So I guess my statement was aimed at that population.

2009-03-03 05:12:00 Author: Walter-Kovacs Posts: 542

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Yeah, I haven't seen The Godfather either. One movie I want to see is "Seven Samurai". I have been told it's pretty good, and I enjoy similar titles (websites recommend it etc). The other day I rented "seven swords" by mistake. lol. It was probally named just for that purpose.

2009-03-03 05:15:00 Author: midnight_heist Posts: 2513

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Yeah, I haven't seen The Godfather either. One movie I want to see is "Seven Samurai". I have been told it's pretty good, and I enjoy similar titles (websites recommend it etc). The other day I rented "seven swords" by mistake. lol. It was probally named just for that purpose. Seven Samurai is a great movie, it's long though so be prepared.

2009-03-03 05:20:00 Author: Walter-Kovacs Posts: 542

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You guys are hilarious. I'd like to throw in Half Nelson. It's a fairly recent movie, starring Ryan Gosling. Incredible acting, and one of the most natural, truthful, realistic films I've seen. The filmmakers have recently finished their second movie, called Sugar, about a Cuban baseball player who comes to America and joins the minor leagues. Toward the top of my radar for anticipated films. YouTube - 'Sugar' Trailer HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-aLGmVr-zM) wow that looks good. for independent films i'm saying Garden State. Zach Braff's (JD from Scrubs) first film. Funny and moving. Foreign I'll say City of God. Brazilian film about drugs in the slums in the 70s. The TV show by the same guy City of Men is also very good.

2009-03-03 06:49:00 Author: muttjones Posts: 843

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Some foreign films I'd recommend: Run Lola Run Am?lie A more independent movie: Memento

2009-03-03 14:24:00 Author: mrsupercomputer Posts: 1335

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... Foreign I'll say City of God. Brazilian film about drugs in the slums in the 70s... I love that movie, seen it a bunch of times. Some foreign films I'd recommend: Run Lola Run Am?lie ... I've seen those two as well. How about L'Auberge Espagnole or Banlieue 13, both are in French.

2009-03-03 20:41:00 Author: itorres32 Posts: 31

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