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TEN OVERLOOKED MOVIES YOU LOVE, THAT NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT!
Got to thinking after replying to Imitation Crab's "Flicks that are Popular & Disliked" Forum,
What about those movies You ABSOLUTELY LOVE that NOBODY seems to have heard of?
I wanted you to share your lists, so I can learn of a cool film I'd NEVER heard of, to go check out!
OverLooked: These are picks, where I don't know if anyone's HEARD of them, but I LOVE them!
1) "Four Friends" Arthur Penn's moving tale of Unrequited Love as 4 friends live thru the turbulent
60's & 70's. ( stars Craig Wasson as "Danilo" & Jodi Thelen as his beloved "Georgia" )
2) "Fresh" Boaz Yakin's Powerful debut: about a young boy caught in a violent inner city world of
guns & drugs. ( stars Sean Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito, & Samuel L. Jackson )
3) "Kikujiro" Takeshi Kitano best known for violent fare; this poignant film reflects a softer side to
"Beat" Takeshi. ( Ex yakuza thug takes a neighbor boy on a trip to see the boy's mother ).
4) "The Bird People of China" Violent auteur Takashi Miike ("Audition"), displays a surprising softer
side as well. (salaryman & yakuza go to China to find Jade, but find something Much more).
5) "State of Grace" Phil Janou's Powerful film of friendship & betrayal in NY Hell's Kitchen
ASTOUNDING Acting by the leads (stars Sean Penn, Gary Oldman , & Ed Harris).
6) "Sorcerer" I know "Wages of Fear" was 1st, but MUCH prefer this William Friedkin Nail-Biter
4 down n out guys desperate 4 money, risk their lives in the jungle ( stars Roy Scheider ).
7) "Red Belt" David Mamet (known 4 vulgar mis-direction) tale of a Martial Artist who embodies
Honor & Humility, and won't bend to make a quick buck ( Chiwetel Ejiofor & Randy Couture ).
8) "The Wanderers" dir.Philip Kaufman: NY 1963, is the setting for troubled teen life in rival gangs,
squaring off! "Beware the Ducky Boys!" ( Ken Olin & Karen Allen).
9) "Streets of Fire" dir.Walter Hill's "Rock n Roll Fable" (Musical Noir), a "Guys" film, S.o.F. returns
to town to rescue his kidnapped Rockstar girlfriend (Michael Paré, Willem Dafoe, Diane Lane).
10) "Tae Guk Gi" (Korea) probably the greatest war film you never heard of.. (Korean War)
Tied with "The Four days of Naples" ( Italy/ WWII ) 2nd greatest war film you never heard of.
If you've heard of ALL of these, please share some movies you LOVE that nobody's ever heard of!
Thanks!
What about those movies You ABSOLUTELY LOVE that NOBODY seems to have heard of?
I wanted you to share your lists, so I can learn of a cool film I'd NEVER heard of, to go check out!
OverLooked: These are picks, where I don't know if anyone's HEARD of them, but I LOVE them!
1) "Four Friends" Arthur Penn's moving tale of Unrequited Love as 4 friends live thru the turbulent
60's & 70's. ( stars Craig Wasson as "Danilo" & Jodi Thelen as his beloved "Georgia" )
2) "Fresh" Boaz Yakin's Powerful debut: about a young boy caught in a violent inner city world of
guns & drugs. ( stars Sean Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito, & Samuel L. Jackson )
3) "Kikujiro" Takeshi Kitano best known for violent fare; this poignant film reflects a softer side to
"Beat" Takeshi. ( Ex yakuza thug takes a neighbor boy on a trip to see the boy's mother ).
4) "The Bird People of China" Violent auteur Takashi Miike ("Audition"), displays a surprising softer
side as well. (salaryman & yakuza go to China to find Jade, but find something Much more).
5) "State of Grace" Phil Janou's Powerful film of friendship & betrayal in NY Hell's Kitchen
ASTOUNDING Acting by the leads (stars Sean Penn, Gary Oldman , & Ed Harris).
6) "Sorcerer" I know "Wages of Fear" was 1st, but MUCH prefer this William Friedkin Nail-Biter
4 down n out guys desperate 4 money, risk their lives in the jungle ( stars Roy Scheider ).
7) "Red Belt" David Mamet (known 4 vulgar mis-direction) tale of a Martial Artist who embodies
Honor & Humility, and won't bend to make a quick buck ( Chiwetel Ejiofor & Randy Couture ).
8) "The Wanderers" dir.Philip Kaufman: NY 1963, is the setting for troubled teen life in rival gangs,
squaring off! "Beware the Ducky Boys!" ( Ken Olin & Karen Allen).
9) "Streets of Fire" dir.Walter Hill's "Rock n Roll Fable" (Musical Noir), a "Guys" film, S.o.F. returns
to town to rescue his kidnapped Rockstar girlfriend (Michael Paré, Willem Dafoe, Diane Lane).
10) "Tae Guk Gi" (Korea) probably the greatest war film you never heard of.. (Korean War)
Tied with "The Four days of Naples" ( Italy/ WWII ) 2nd greatest war film you never heard of.
If you've heard of ALL of these, please share some movies you LOVE that nobody's ever heard of!
Thanks!
Tags: four friends, fresh, kikujiro, never heard of, overlooked movies, red belt, sorcerer, state of grace, streets of fire, tae guk gi
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Permalink Reply by T. Slothrop on -
The films by Andrei Tarkovsky are criminally underrated.
I just watched Solaris and Stalker and they are both incredible.
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Permalink Reply by Waterwizard2005 on
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Commandments (Aidan Quinn)
Dead Set (British Tv Series)
Tigerland
Screamers
Chaos (Serreau)
Come and See (1985 and doesn't feel like it)
Resurrecting the Champ (probably not obscure but I felt like it never got a fair chance or got talked about)
I'll Take You There (could do a double feature with Chaos Theory)
Antibodies
Love Exposure (it won't be obscure for long, this is going to bust wide open in the US at some point and time. message boards are already humming)
Un Prophete (I hate this kind of movie. This one was good)
(Horrors)
Calvaire
Vinyan
Spoorloos
Session 9 (maybe it isn't obscure but)
Why don't I give you a few I haven't seen but want to.
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Samson and Delilah
The Ape
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Permalink Reply by SpikeGhost on -
Damn, i can't wait to see Love exposure... i wanted to see it at fantasia last summer, but it's like 4 hours long and that kind of movies are better watch in the comfort of your couch :P
For calvaire i'm kinda curious, i've seen the trailer but it looks like torture porn, and i'm not really into that genre, so is it that or just a slasher, cause it still looks good but i'm afraid to watch it X
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