Movie gems noone else saw

[Arachon]

I have heard of very few who have seen Tarkovsky's Stalker, the cinematography in that film is astonishing, never before have I seen someone create such a hostile feeling just through camerawork and image composition.

 

[Video Gone]

Awake is pretty good, but it starred that Hayden Christensen fellow, which means the world and his dog have seen it.
Gotta go with Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz. I know that it's basically mandatory for Escapists to see it a million times, but I randomly asked people in New York once if they'd seen either of those films, and I got one yes. ONE. This was an entire day.
Holiday boredom for the win.

 

[Latinidiot]

Kung Pow: Enter the fist

funny, and very clever stuff

if you like stupid comedies then watch this film.

I've seen it, I think. Is it the one with the smiling tongue?

 

[nick n stuff]

Kung Pow: Enter the fist

funny, and very clever stuff

if you like stupid comedies then watch this film.

I've seen it, I think. Is it the one with the smiling tongue?

toungey
yes my friend, yes it is.

 

[notyouraveragejoe]

Kung Fu Hustle - a hilarious Chinese film.

It actually was nominated for a golden globe but it's not really the type of movie I can mention at a party and expect many people to recognize.

Shaolin Soccer - by the same writer/director/star was also really brilliant.

More people need to see foreign films!

Yes, YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Definately. They were freaking awesome!

Also The Brothers Bloom. Its a well done con film with great actors and a really cool 50s-esque art style. My vote also goes to The Invisible. That movie is just great and has an insanely good musical score and only my Grade 9 class (and people I've shown it too) seem to know it (my Grade 8 English teacher showed it to the class)

 

[Latinidiot]

Kung Pow: Enter the fist

funny, and very clever stuff

if you like stupid comedies then watch this film.

I've seen it, I think. Is it the one with the smiling tongue?

toungey
yes my friend, yes it is.

I saw it when I was a little lad, and I thought it funny in thesame way ace ventura is: plain old, ridiculous BULLSHIT.

quite enjoyable.

 

[AvsJoe]

I'm surprised at how few people have seen Ang Lee's epic Lust, Caution. What about Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, have any of y'all seen that one? Or how about the Oscar-nominated film En La Cama? All three of these are incredible and though I've seen rarer films, these are some of the best of the little known films.

 

[Video Gone]

Spoiler: Crank

Crank
A guy gets a drug pumped into his blood stream that causes him to die if his heartrate drops too low. Result: he goes on a day-long adrenaline rush, trying to find his 'killers' and with them a possible antidote. Keywords in this movie are fun and action.

Also known as 'Jason Statham: The Movie'.[/quote]

You have to love it. Look into the Expendables, by the way, the cast is basically a list of big-screen badasses.

Also I don't think enough people saw the Hitchhiker's Guide movie, and a lot of those that did wrote it off because of the soppiness or the fact it simply wasn't the old TV version or the radio dramas. But I personally really enjoyed it

I really liked that, and will probably watch it again as part of my epic Hitchhiker's guide re-experiencing quest brought on by "And Another Thing", which I haven't started yet.
Is "And Another Thing" any good, actually?
Anyway, the movie, despite being Not As Good (TM), is brilliant to watch with a few friends. Nothing is as fun as Bad Movie Night. I kid, I kid.

 

[jthm]

Rocky Horror Picture show.
I swear, only one in five people have even heard of it.
I had to teach a few of my friends how to do the Time Warp the other day, too.

Dude, Rocky Horror Picture Show does not belong in this thread. There are still groups that put it on in theaters around the country and sing along and dance and act out with it. Usually to a packed house where I'm from. Only the ignorant young haven't heard of this flick.

 

[jthm]

Plan Nine from Outer Space. Been voted the worst film ever made but it's so dreadful it's a joy to watch with a few friends.

It couldn't possibly be worse than this movie I saw on Space (Canadian equivalent of the Sci Fi channel) once. It was an old, well I'm guessing it was supposed to be horror, but it kinda fell flat; anyway it was simply titled 'SSSSSSSSSS', and that should give you an idea just how bad this movie was.

OT: There was movie I remember watching once as a kid, but for the life of me I can't remember what it's called. I can remember just about everything else about it, enough that I could give a Reader's Digest summery of it, but I can't remember what it's called or the character's names.

Another of my favourite childhood movies however is The NeverEnding Story. If you cannot appreciate that story, then you truly have no soul.

Oh believe me it could.

of the many abominations on the screen during that movie are:

-flying saucers on string that you can see.
-the main monster dying halfway through filming and so having to be replaced by someone who looked literally nothing like him. As a result we have him holding a cape up over his face for the rest of the film
-Cardboard headstones that the actors will frequently stumble into and knock over
-Two windows side by side showing completely different views out of them

I could go on, but if you want the whole film is up on youtube for free. I strongly recommend it.

Gents, I've got you both beat with "The Room". Watch it. It's so hilariously bad that the director (who also wrote, starred and did half the music) now claims he intended it to be an off beat dark comedy, though the cast says he intended for it to be a serious film and having seen it, I suspect they're telling the truth.

 

[thenumberthirteen]

Black Dynamite. The best genre spoof since Airplane and The Naked Gun.

I want to see that.

It contains the Kung-Fu ghost of Abraham Lincoln and the line: "First Lady, I'm sorry I pimp slapped you into that china cabinet"

See it now.

 

[MattZero]

Spoiler: Crank

Crank
A guy gets a drug pumped into his blood stream that causes him to die if his heartrate drops too low. Result: he goes on a day-long adrenaline rush, trying to find his 'killers' and with them a possible antidote. Keywords in this movie are fun and action.

I'm a big Jason Statham fan and a few little known films of his are Chaos, The Bank Job, and Revolver. It surprises a lot of my friends who see him as the Transporter/Crank/Death Race guy that he can pull off a very wide acting range.

 

[Obrien Xp]

Master and Commander: The Far Side of The World.

Great movie, what else can I say?

 

[DragonChi]

The Dark Crystal...i freakin love this movie. watching it for the first time is one of my fondest childhood memories.

 

[thenumberthirteen]

Black Dynamite. The best genre spoof since Airplane and The Naked Gun.

I want to see that.

It contains the Kung-Fu ghost of Abraham Lincoln and the line: "First Lady, I'm sorry I pimp slapped you into that china cabinet"

See it now.

Is it a lot better than Naked Gun? If so, this is the best movie since Full Metal Jacket, since I loved Naked Gun.

Hmm... Since comedy is such a personal thing I can't say for sure. I would have to say no, however considering how good the Naked Gun is it would be very hard to top. Considering there hasn't been a good genre spoof movie since Naked Gun 33 1/3 (IMO). Black Dynamite is a welcome return.

Basically it is a lot like Shaft meets Police Squad! If you're familiar with the 70s Blacksploitation movies then you'll see that they really know their material (the golden rule for making a good spoof). There's the dodgy camera work, the over the top acting, the bizzare plot twists (Kung-Fu Island), and the brilliant music.

Watch the <url=http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/black-dynamite/red-band-trailer>trailer (NSFW), and then watch the movie.

 

[thenumberthirteen]

Hmmm, I do believe I'll rent it today. Hopefully it is as good as you say.

It's a fun mindless 70s style movie. They even filmed it on old style film stock. Don't expect anything serious.