11-23-2004, 07:47 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Lesser known movie rental recommendation thread
Anytime I want to rent a movie, I feel like I've seen every movie that I really think I would want to see (I at least feel this way for movies from 1970 onward; still some older ones that I haven't gotten around to seeing but am working on that).
I figured it might help to have a place for people to recommend movies that it's likely a lot of people may not have seen. Even though I'm sure there will be a lot of recommendations for movies that I've already seen (since I watch a ton of movies), it might help others in finding some stuff to rent, and I'm sure I'll find a few good ideas too. I'll start off with some that I saw of the lesser known movies (may not all be very obscure) I've rented this year that I enjoyed (not saying these are all great movies, but I enjoyed them enough to recommend them): Uprising (drama about Jews in the Warsaw ghetto) Shattered Glass The Statement (Michael Caine) Charlotte Gray (Cate Blanchett) The United States of Leland You Can Count on Me Good Bye Lenin (German flick) The Human Stain (Anthony Hopkins) City of God (Brazilian flick; it's in Portuguese, but even if you don't like foreign flicks, you MUST give this one a chance; one of the best movies to be made in the past few years; probably not that obscure due to Oscar nominations and positive word of mouth)
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11-24-2004, 05:34 AM | #5 (permalink) |
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We Married Margo (good luck finding it)
Grand Theft Parsons (funny) American Movie (amusing documentary) Full Time Killer (good Jap action flick) The Storm Riders (another good Jap action flick) The Duel (^ Ditto) Slam Eh I can't think right now. Maybe more will come to me. Asta!!
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11-24-2004, 03:47 PM | #9 (permalink) | |
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11-26-2004, 10:33 AM | #12 (permalink) |
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Beyond the Mat
Pleasantville - not sure if that's not well known enough Donnie Darko Happiness also a wonderful French film I can't think of the name of! I'll look it up and tell you! the basic plot is - a professional killer kidnaps a brain damaged girl because he believes she can identify him, but he falls in love with (she is utterly responsive, and only seems to care for chocolate.. he ends up killing his girlfriend to protect her)... its a lot more than that, its v good.
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11-26-2004, 01:17 PM | #16 (permalink) | |
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chocolat, right ? Thanks for all great recommendations, everyone. Here's some of mine [sorry if they're too mainstream, oh well] Waking life L.A. Twister [not sure if it's out on dvd yet] welcome to the dollhouse |
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11-26-2004, 01:42 PM | #17 (permalink) | |
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its a French (or maybe Spanish) movie... (with subtitbles) the main character is a vicious professional killer, and it would be very difficult to think of his relations with the girl in any other terms than sexual abuse... Im pretty sure chocolat is a romance film.
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11-26-2004, 04:15 PM | #18 (permalink) | |
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11-26-2004, 04:56 PM | #19 (permalink) |
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Baraka- it has no words, but is fucking amazing, it is mostly a bunch of stunning visuals.
I don't know if your video store has a documentary section, the one i go to has a very respectable one, and it is in this section where i usually end up. The 7 - up series is interesting. It follows the lives of different people, checking in with them every seven years. I think they just recently made 35-up. |
11-26-2004, 06:51 PM | #20 (permalink) |
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Kid Colter - a movie I saw as a teen. It's about a boy that survives on his own in the wilderness after being chased by killers. (or something to that effect)
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11-26-2004, 07:32 PM | #21 (permalink) | |
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Asta!!
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11-27-2004, 09:33 PM | #22 (permalink) |
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K-Wise, both Returner and Star Runner are available at MOST Blockbuster Video rental stores. Otherwise, they are available from amazon.com.
BTW, Star Runner: From Daniel Lee, director of Jet Li's Black Mask and The Master Swordsman, comes this visceral boxing action drama starring Vanness Wu from the super hit Taiwanese pop group F4 and Korean superstar Kim Hyun-joo. After a heartbreaking romance, Kim travels to Hong Kong to become a language teacher. One of her students, Bond (Wu), is a boxer whose dream is to compete against his idol, Tank, an untouchable fighter in the world of freestyle boxing. Filled with Lee's trademark visual exuberance, bravura editing, and exciting action sequences. I didn't believe that Vanness Wu from F4 could act either. He surprised me. |
11-27-2004, 10:25 PM | #23 (permalink) |
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MM movies are my passion :-D
Let's see Four Rooms - I recently watched this movie, and it has a really cool twist because each of the four room sequences were directed by different people :-D Life as a House (not sure how obscure..but still beautiful) Johnny Dangerously - I just find it a pleasant change from all this "bathroom humor" in the new comedy movies CLERKS _::sigh:: I love Kevin Smith (his OLDER stuff) Oh..if you are looking for incredibly awesome older movies...I would HIGHLY recommend A Streetcar Named Desire. It is an incredible story and unbelievable acting Wow...it's sad that I really can't think of anything else right now...I'll sleep on it or something |
11-27-2004, 11:14 PM | #25 (permalink) |
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Hear My Song -- great British comedy from about ten years ago. A fun "road" movie with a lot of off-the-wall humor. Not real fast or violent, just a real good time.
The Advocate -- Comedy of manners set in medieval times about an idealistic French lawyer who leaves France to practice in the "peaceful" countryside, and runs into murder, sex, witchcraft, gypsies, international cartels, sex, the plague, and sex (and did I say sex?) Dreamchild -- surreal semi-bio of Lewis Carrol and the "real" Alice in Wonderland, down with mucho flashbacks, reality bending, and giant horrific muppets. Highly recommended. More good road pictures: Roadside Saints, Smoke Signals, and (what the hell) Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town, a Troma classic that everybody should see, for some reason. |
11-27-2004, 11:44 PM | #26 (permalink) | |
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Asta!!
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11-28-2004, 01:06 AM | #27 (permalink) |
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Someone mentioned Waking Life. That is an awesome film. It's a cartoon, so you go into it expecting to be entertained. However, aproximately five minutes into it, you will need to restart the movie, as it is so intelligent and complex, you will find yourself completely taken off gaurd. It is more serious and thought-provoking than anything else out there. Be prepared to be impressed. And be prepared to pay attention.
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11-29-2004, 04:39 AM | #33 (permalink) |
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Another vote for boondock saints. Evidently there's a second movie in the works.
If you like Brit thrillers, get your hands on 28days. Guy wakes up in hospital with the place empty. Eerie to see London totally devoid of life. Another funny werewolf movie is Dog Soldiers with some great chracter acting. Very true to form with all the typical brit accents and footie fan references. Good one for the weekend with some buddies. My own private Idaho (River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves. Dir. by Gus Van sandt) Quite a disturbing movie with Phoenix having narcolpepsy where he falls asleep when faced with acute stress. Weird too as a portion of Shakespeare's HenryIV, Part1 is dropped right in the middle of the movie. (Roll up folks, Keanu's other Shakespearean role!) A movie that's guaranteed to leave you feeling much better off about your own fucked-up life. "There, but for the grace of god, go I." |
11-29-2004, 09:26 AM | #34 (permalink) |
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listed in no order as a function of procrastination:
freaks scent of camphor, fragrance of jasmine kwaidan where the wind will take us wisconsin death trip wages of fear le cercle rouge
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11-29-2004, 11:48 AM | #35 (permalink) |
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Tully
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11-29-2004, 01:53 PM | #36 (permalink) |
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"The Princess and the Warrior" is good, but it isn't as good as "Run Lola Run". On the other hand, "Heaven" (starring Cate Blanchett) is very good, better than Run Lola Run. (All are by the same director). Other movies:
Smiles of a Summer Night Samurai Fiction To Have and Have not (first Bogie/Bacall movie)
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11-29-2004, 04:56 PM | #37 (permalink) | |
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11-29-2004, 06:33 PM | #38 (permalink) |
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Strange, I don't think Donnie Darko qualifies. I've heard so many people cream themselves over it that I have an easier time remembering it than movies that I actually WANT to see that are coming out.
Some that aren't so much "lesser known" as just "old and forgotten": Commando (best one-liners of all time) Blazing Saddles (Mel Brooks is a genius) Hot Shots Part Deux (not that old, but I never hear people speak of it) Last edited by Suave; 11-29-2004 at 06:35 PM.. |
11-29-2004, 08:00 PM | #39 (permalink) | |
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the remake, Sorcerer, with Roy Scheider is pretty good too (not nearly as good though) some great recommendations so far (many of which I've seen, some which I've been meaning to see, and some I never heard of). adding some to my netflix queue now
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11-30-2004, 10:18 AM | #40 (permalink) | |
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