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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago
Wolverhampton |
We love watching films that are quirky and not mainstream.
Tell me about one of your favourite, not very well known, films - and why we should go to the effort of tracking it down and watching it.
I'll start with Keeping Mum. From 2005. Starring Maggie Smith, Rowan Atkinson and Patrick Swayze, among others. Funny, very English, and a rather unexpected plot. Plus there's boobs on show at points - and not Maggie Smith's  |
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Digby the Biggest Dog in the World  |
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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago
Wolverhampton |
"Digby the Biggest Dog in the World "
That's not obscure. It's the greatest film ever. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I’ve heard Keeping mum is good.
I usually watch films people know but I did watch Who do you think I am on Netflix which is a gorgeous french film about a woman that pursues a man on social media but it gets a bit obsessive and weird.
Sticking with foreign film, Aquarius with Sonia Braga. An absolutely gorgeous Brazilian film that covers so many great themes. |
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The War of the Roses. One of my favourite films, full of one-liners and brilliantly dark humour. It's not particularly obscure, just old and not much watched any more.
I love the spiteful pettiness of it, the lengths they are both prepared to go to. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Digby the Biggest Dog in the World
That's not obscure. It's the greatest film ever. "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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One of our dinosaurs is missing is my goto. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A couple of good ones that seem to fly under the radar are
Dark City with Keifer Sutherland and Richard o’Brian
Moon with Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey
Both definitely worth checking out |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Master and Commander with Russell Crowe… very underrated film |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The best slightly obscure film ever made is an old Australian film called Malcolm. It is absolutely brilliant!!!! |
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By *anky_PankyWoman
over a year ago
Filthy Fuckeryville |
Still Crazy - was never huge and no idea why!?
Billy Connolly, Timothy Spall, Bill Nighy, Jimmy Nail, Stephen Rea.... 1998 at its finest and well worth a watch!
Either that or Marvellous with Toby Jones which in truth in a write up sounds kak, but it is humorous, warm and lovely  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Rumblefish |
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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago
Wolverhampton |
"I’ve heard Keeping mum is good.
I usually watch films people know but I did watch Who do you think I am on Netflix which is a gorgeous french film about a woman that pursues a man on social media but it gets a bit obsessive and weird.
Sticking with foreign film, Aquarius with Sonia Braga. An absolutely gorgeous Brazilian film that covers so many great themes. "
Not heard of either. I shall have a Google later |
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Priest is a a great b movie style vampire film, has done great world building a visuals.
Bunraku, a very stylish martial arts film, plot's a bit convoluted.
Isle of dogs, lovely stop motion film by Wes Anderson |
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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago
Wolverhampton |
"A couple of good ones that seem to fly under the radar are
Dark City with Keifer Sutherland and Richard o’Brian
Moon with Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey
Both definitely worth checking out "
I liked Moon. I've loved Sam Rockwell since I saw him in Galaxy Quest |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Tucker & Dale vs Evil  |
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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago
Wolverhampton |
"Master and Commander with Russell Crowe… very underrated film"
I love that film. Already have it on DVD. Remember to always choose the lesser of two weevils |
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Message in a bottle
Kevin Costner AND Paul Newman
This film really struck a chord with me, just need a few kleenex though |
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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago
Wolverhampton |
"Still Crazy - was never huge and no idea why!?
Billy Connolly, Timothy Spall, Bill Nighy, Jimmy Nail, Stephen Rea.... 1998 at its finest and well worth a watch!
Either that or Marvellous with Toby Jones which in truth in a write up sounds kak, but it is humorous, warm and lovely "
Marvellous is great. I have a soft spot for the story anyway as a Keele University graduate. Neil Baldwin was a very familiar sight on campus and it was lovely to see his story on screen |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Zombeavers, and Lesbian Vampire Killers. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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American History X.
It’s uncomfortable viewing, but still brilliant. |
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Shallow Grave, 1990s British movie with Chris Ecclestone & Ewan McGregor (thriller/dark comedy)
Tell No One - French thriller
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Can’t think of any obscure films other than on from my childhood which was recently had a cameo in another film.
Featured as a collectors piece in the collectors display of guardian of the galaxy.
Who was “Howard The Duck”.
Long time since I watched and was great to point to the kids I knew something they didn’t. Lol
Hubs |
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By *andonmessMan
over a year ago
A world all of his own |
Perfume, the story of a killer.
Little known film but thoroughly worth watching. |
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City of lost children with ron pearlman
The adventures of baron munchausen with John neville, Eric idle and a brilliant manic performance from the late great Robin Williams as the king of the moon
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Bubba Ho Tep. The helplessness of growing old with Elvis in a care home fighting an evil Mummy.
What more could you want?
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The Name of the Rose. Not Connerys best known film but decent all the same. |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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"Tucker & Dale vs Evil "
Such an amazing film! Absolutely love it. Keeping with the horror theme, I'm going to say The Children. |
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Empire State a UK Gangster film from the 80’s. Think ‘The Long Good Friday’ younger forgotten brother.
It’s the final film for Ray McAnally also stars Martin Landau (Space 1999) and Lorcan Cranitch (Cracker) and Jamie Forman.
Also highlights London gay scene at the time. |
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By *lynJMan
over a year ago
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Dark Star (1978) by John Carpenter and Dan O'Bannen.
It started out as a student project but evolved into a feature length film. The entire budget was somewhere around. $6,000 - yes, that's thousand. It's a great dark comedy. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The Castle (1997)
A Melbourne family loves its home which is located next to the Melbourne airport. When government and airport authorities force them to vacate the house, they decide to fight for their beloved home. |
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Hot Rod 2007
Andy Samberg and Bill Hader at there best |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Man Bites Dog - A French (I think) black comedy about a serial killer being followed around by a film crew as he commits murders, for a documentary they are making. |
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being. |
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"Perfume, the story of a killer.
Little known film but thoroughly worth watching."
Such a disturbing film but visually stunning. It's one of those films that has stayed with me. |
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The outsiders. Great film with a great cast.
Everlasting piece ( set in Northern Ireland)
And yes I spelt it correctly.
Saving Grace. ( really funny)
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By *andonmessMan
over a year ago
A world all of his own |
"Perfume, the story of a killer.
Little known film but thoroughly worth watching.
Such a disturbing film but visually stunning. It's one of those films that has stayed with me."
I agree. I watched it on the recommendation of a friend and really enjoyed it. An awful lot of famous actors/actresses in it too. |
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Buckaroo Banzai. I watched it recently and its A bit pants tbh.
Bachelor Party. Brilliant! |
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"Bubba Ho Tep. The helplessness of growing old with Elvis in a care home fighting an evil Mummy.
What more could you want?
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I need to see this |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Not sure if these are obscure but the Wolf Creek movies |
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Classic beauty and beast movie
From 1946 . |
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Clockwise 1986. John Cleese. A comedy about a sequence of failing deadlines and events getting in the way of a normally very organised headmaster. |
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By *anky_PankyWoman
over a year ago
Filthy Fuckeryville |
"Still Crazy - was never huge and no idea why!?
Billy Connolly, Timothy Spall, Bill Nighy, Jimmy Nail, Stephen Rea.... 1998 at its finest and well worth a watch!
Either that or Marvellous with Toby Jones which in truth in a write up sounds kak, but it is humorous, warm and lovely
Marvellous is great. I have a soft spot for the story anyway as a Keele University graduate. Neil Baldwin was a very familiar sight on campus and it was lovely to see his story on screen "
Aww how cool! I just love the sentiment behind it.... When he says 'I decided to be happy, so I was'!  |
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Nikita, French film from 1990, Jean Reno & Anna Parillaud, |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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Oooh…
“Tie me up tie me down” is a fantastic film that I think is highly underrated….
Also “dogma” is one of those films that I think was brilliant, but definitely under the radar! |
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Time Trap.
A rather obscure low budget sci fi movie from 2017 I stumbled across on Netflix. Went in with zero expectations and loved it.
Frequently asked Questions about Time Travel.
From 2009. 3 mates navigate a time-travel conundrum in the middle of a British pubs staring Chris O'Dowd and Anna Farris.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Oooh…
“Tie me up tie me down” is a fantastic film that I think is highly underrated….
Also “dogma” is one of those films that I think was brilliant, but definitely under the radar! "
Great shout on ‘Dogma’. I really like that film. |
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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago
Wolverhampton |
"Bubba Ho Tep. The helplessness of growing old with Elvis in a care home fighting an evil Mummy.
What more could you want?
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My dad has that on DVD but I've never got round to borrowing it. Perhaps I should |
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"Buckaroo Banzai. I watched it recently and its A bit pants tbh.
Bachelor Party. Brilliant!"
Buckeroo Banzai walk off scene at the end credits is classic.
It is a film you either love or hate. I love it |
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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago
Wolverhampton |
"Clockwise 1986. John Cleese. A comedy about a sequence of failing deadlines and events getting in the way of a normally very organised headmaster. "
Love this film. We used to watch it fairly often growing up as my parents had it on VHS. Not seen it in years |
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Condorman !!
I wanted a black Porsche 911 after watching this film |
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"Buckaroo Banzai. I watched it recently and its A bit pants tbh.
Bachelor Party. Brilliant!
Buckeroo Banzai walk off scene at the end credits is classic.
It is a film you either love or hate. I love it "
Lithgow and Lloyd were brilliant in it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Battle Royale, Death Note, Audition, Ichi the Killer…..Japanese films are my jam |
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"Battle Royale, Death Note, Audition, Ichi the Killer…..Japanese films are my jam "
Battle Royale is cool. I want to see the Gundam and Science Njnja Team Gatchaman Movies.
Your bum is majestic btw. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Oooh…
“Tie me up tie me down” is a fantastic film that I think is highly underrated….
Also “dogma” is one of those films that I think was brilliant, but definitely under the radar! "
Dogma is in my top three films of all time, superb. |
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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago
Wolverhampton |
Another of my obscure favourites is Unconditional Love. Made in 2002. Starring Kathy Bates and Rupert Everett. Ridiculous and so funny, with lots of singing. Thoroughly recommend it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Has anyone heard of Star Wars? Don’t bother, it’s rubbish |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If you want a headfuck film... Bad Boy Bubby
In fact, it's not a headfuck it is just very, very, very disturbing |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Serial mom
Clue
Top secret
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Animated film Mary and Max, really enjoyed it, very odd, very sad, and great soundtrack |
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"Oooh…
“Tie me up tie me down” is a fantastic film that I think is highly underrated….
Also “dogma” is one of those films that I think was brilliant, but definitely under the radar! "
I always forget how good Dogma is until I catch it late on film4. Great film, I love buddy Jesus and Alan Rickman is superb in it! |
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"Has anyone heard of Star Wars? Don’t bother, it’s rubbish "
*blocked* lol |
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"Serial mom
Clue
Top secret
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Clue was really good! Tim Curry is just great in most things he did |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Dune
The old one
With sting in
Very obscure
No one I asked ever watched the old one  |
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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago
Wolverhampton |
"Has anyone heard of Star Wars? Don’t bother, it’s rubbish "
Sounds like someone was trying to copy Star Whores: Episode 69  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The Drop
James Gandolfini's last film before he died.
"bob Saginowski (Tom Hardy) tends bar in his cousin's pub and looks the other way when local mobsters use the joint as a temporary bank. His simple life takes a complicated turn when he finds a battered puppy. He asks his neighbor, Nadia (Noomi Rapace), for help nursing it back to health, and a mutual attraction sparks between them. However, a robbery at the bar and the return of Nadia's abusive ex force Bob to face the truth about those he thinks he knows best -- including himself".
Brilliant film.
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"Dune
The old one
With sting in
Very obscure
No one I asked ever watched the old one "
We've seen it. Watching the new one this weekend. |
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"Has anyone heard of Star Wars? Don’t bother, it’s rubbish
Sounds like someone was trying to copy Star Whores: Episode 69 "
This is now top of my watchlist |
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By *lynJMan
over a year ago
Morden |
"Dune
The old one
With sting in
Very obscure
No one I asked ever watched the old one "
It's a good movie. Directed by David Lynch. |
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District 13 (2004 French movie), The Paul Walker remake 'Brick Mansions' isn't as good in my opinion even though it's almost identical.
Chappie (2015) Hugh jackman & Sigourney Weaver.
Concussion (2015) Will Smith.
Seven Pounds (2008) Will Smith, bit of a tearjerker 
Biker Boyz (2003) Laurence Fishbourne, Orlando Jones, Lisa Bonet & Kid Rock.
Torque (2004) Biker version of Fast and Furious, Martin Henderson & Ice Cube. |
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By *ickJMan
over a year ago
Hemel Hempstead |
Local Hero (1983)
Quirky, slightly whimsical movie with some big stars. Beautiful scenery and a cracking soundtrack. |
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Pans labyrinth is worth a watch. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Wolf Creek & Red Dog both good Aussie films |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"We love watching films that are quirky and not mainstream.
Tell me about one of your favourite, not very well known, films - and why we should go to the effort of tracking it down and watching it.
I'll start with Keeping Mum. From 2005. Starring Maggie Smith, Rowan Atkinson and Patrick Swayze, among others. Funny, very English, and a rather unexpected plot. Plus there's boobs on show at points - and not Maggie Smith's "
Films that l watched and thought " meh " before they started and totally glad l watched them were .. I Am Sam ..Mask ..Fright Night ..loads more tbh but they are just 3.  ..and hey if you're at a loose end watch " A million ways to die in the West " totally brilliant and funny ..well l thought so anyway ..great laugh but each to their own . |
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Ben Hur. A legend movie |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The Drop
James Gandolfini's last film before he died.
"bob Saginowski (Tom Hardy) tends bar in his cousin's pub and looks the other way when local mobsters use the joint as a temporary bank. His simple life takes a complicated turn when he finds a battered puppy. He asks his neighbor, Nadia (Noomi Rapace), for help nursing it back to health, and a mutual attraction sparks between them. However, a robbery at the bar and the return of Nadia's abusive ex force Bob to face the truth about those he thinks he knows best -- including himself".
Brilliant film.
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Watched it.. totally loved it ..great choice |
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Freddy Got Fingered, highly underrated. |
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The Company of wolves
Not a tiny, thoroughly overlooked film but rarely mentioned that I've enjoyed. |
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"Clockwise 1986. John Cleese. A comedy about a sequence of failing deadlines and events getting in the way of a normally very organised headmaster. "
An absolute classic!!! Good call. |
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"Local Hero (1983)
Quirky, slightly whimsical movie with some big stars. Beautiful scenery and a cracking soundtrack."
Great film. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Transamerica |
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By *mma29Couple
over a year ago
wirral |
Steel dawn. With Patrick Swayze.
Amazing and rubbish at he same time 80's film I think.
In a post apocalyptic world.
The baddie is so camp. |
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Performance.
One of my all time favourites but when I ever mention it all I hear is ‘huh… never heard of it’
Don’t let Jagger put you off it’s a belter.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Freddy Got Fingered, highly underrated."
Daddy would you like some sausages!
Great movie |
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"A couple of good ones that seem to fly under the radar are
Dark City with Keifer Sutherland and Richard o’Brian
Moon with Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey
Both definitely worth checking out "
Moon : good call directed by David Bowles son |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I'm gonna git you sukka (wayans bros)
Top Secret (Val Kilmer)
Soul boy (Martin Compston) |
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"Performance.
One of my all time favourites but when I ever mention it all I hear is ‘huh… never heard of it’
Don’t let Jagger put you off it’s a belter.
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Yes….dialogue was sampled in E=MC2 by Big Audio Dynamite. Brilliant film and had a real East End Gangster in a bit part. Worth looking up as he was rumoured to be Princess Margaret’s lover |
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Irreversible : French film with Vincent Cassel
And funny enough “Trance” also with Vincent |
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"Buckaroo Banzai. I watched it recently and its A bit pants tbh.
Bachelor Party. Brilliant!
Buckeroo Banzai walk off scene at the end credits is classic.
It is a film you either love or hate. I love it
Lithgow and Lloyd were brilliant in it. "
It’s a film they wouldn’t make today too niche and weird.
Bubba Ho-Tep that you’ve shown interest in, is another great cult film. Bruce Campbell as Elvis ….what’s not to like |
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Things to do in Denver when your Dead
Worth it for Christopher Walken |
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"Irreversible : French film with Vincent Cassel
And funny enough “Trance” also with Vincent "
Irreversible, difficult watch but certainly should be one to see. Gaspar Noe is a Director that certainly challenges the viewer, especially this film.
Vincent Cassel always worth watching.
I’ll add La Haine … another must watch film |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
Thank you for a lot of you people also backing up my shout on “Dogma” my god you forget just how good that film is until you watch it again!!
Also… controversial opinion time… is “shaun of the dead” to big a film to go on this list? |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
Or even Priscilla queen of the desert??? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Peter Jackson's 1992 film "Brain Dead" (or "Dead-Alive"). Totally bonkers but brilliant. |
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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago
Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’ |
Cheech & Chong -"Up in Smoke."
Bit of a cult film (I said cult not C...)
Especially, the sex scene & Alex as she talks about it in the van...
"Make Way for King Salami"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7k8Cvq2fYc
Makes me laugh every time! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Irreversible : French film with Vincent Cassel
And funny enough “Trance” also with Vincent "
Irreversible, yes - brutal film. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A film called “The Goob” - it’s really quite bizarre. I watched it late on channel 4 I think a few years ago |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'm gonna git you sukka (wayans bros)
Top Secret (Val Kilmer)
Soul boy (Martin Compston)"
Top Secret - I haven't seen that one for ages. Epic! |
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The God's must be crazy. It's about a bushman in southern Africa who has to go to the end of the earth to throw an item off that was a gift from the gods. The bushman encounters civilisation for the first time. The gift is a bottle that was thrown out of an aeroplane. The tribe found so many uses for it that everyone wanted it which caused trouble.
It's brilliant and very funny and very few people seem to have heard of it xx |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm gonna git you sukka (wayans bros)
Top Secret (Val Kilmer)
Soul boy (Martin Compston)
Top Secret - I haven't seen that one for ages. Epic!"
It was done by the Zucker's. Responsible for Airplane and Naked Gun |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The God's must be crazy. It's about a bushman in southern Africa who has to go to the end of the earth to throw an item off that was a gift from the gods. The bushman encounters civilisation for the first time. The gift is a bottle that was thrown out of an aeroplane. The tribe found so many uses for it that everyone wanted it which caused trouble.
It's brilliant and very funny and very few people seem to have heard of it xx"
I've seen that. Terrific little film. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'm gonna git you sukka (wayans bros)
Top Secret (Val Kilmer)
Soul boy (Martin Compston)
Top Secret - I haven't seen that one for ages. Epic!
It was done by the Zucker's. Responsible for Airplane and Naked Gun"
Ah, figures! |
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The Dreamers.
Eva Green and her literally perfect boobs are in it |
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Oh and Requiem For A Dream, a tough watch but worth it for the "ass to ass" scene.  |
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By *nfin8yWoman
over a year ago
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Slingblade with Billy Bob Thornton. |
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By *hloevtTV/TS
over a year ago
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"The best slightly obscure film ever made is an old Australian film called Malcolm. It is absolutely brilliant!!!!"
I fucking love this film , the tram and the car that splits in half, a true clasic.
My fav old obscure film is big Wednesday, clasic x |
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"Cheech & Chong -"Up in Smoke."
Bit of a cult film (I said cult not C...)
Especially, the sex scene & Alex as she talks about it in the van...
"Make Way for King Salami"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7k8Cvq2fYc
Makes me laugh every time! "
Such a funny film. I particularly like the dog ate my stash part. Mowi wowi and a bit of labrador lmao. My friend actually names his dog " Ralph" after this film. |
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Pitch Black with Vin Diesal |
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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago
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"Oh and Requiem For A Dream, a tough watch but worth it for the "ass to ass" scene. "
One of my husband's all time favourite films. And definitely his favourite scene in it |
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"Zombeavers, and Lesbian Vampire Killers."
Bought Zombeavers on dvd recently |
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Action film - Freefire
Silly spoof horror - Monster in the Closet
Sharknado
Tucker & Dale Vs Evil
Sooooo many great films out there. |
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"One of our dinosaurs is missing is my goto."
Love the sound track to this film |
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What a carve up with Kenneth Conner n Sid James, great cast of some big names in the day. |
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Two from Ryan gosling:
Lars and the real girl.
Half Nelson. |
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over a year ago
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Watched the new dune
Absolutely crap
Plus in two parts
Bit let down  |
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Phar lap. True story of an Australian racehorse. |
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"American History X.
It’s uncomfortable viewing, but still brilliant."
Amazing film. |
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"Goodbye Lenin", if you don't mind a subtitled film - excellent German comedy about the fall of the Berlin Wall.
"Boys Don't Cry", can't really be described as obscure as Hilary Swank won an Oscar, but it feels off the mainstream and I think may be a bit of a forgotten gem. It's not an easy watch but really powerful.
"Fever Pitch", again I'm not sure how obscure this is, and based on Nick Hornsby's book, but it centres around Arsenal winning the league in 1989 so is a little niche. But the film builds a really sweet rom-com around it. And I love a rom-com, it has to be said!! |
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""Goodbye Lenin", if you don't mind a subtitled film - excellent German comedy about the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Another film I loved enough to buy on dvd.
Subtitled films I love
La Haine.
Man Bites Dog
The Raid and The Raid 2 |
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"Dark Star (1978) by John Carpenter and Dan O'Bannen.
It started out as a student project but evolved into a feature length film. The entire budget was somewhere around. $6,000 - yes, that's thousand. It's a great dark comedy."
Brilliant film |
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The Duke of Bergundy.
Cinematically beautiful, and moving, and sexy AF! |
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"The War of the Roses. One of my favourite films, full of one-liners and brilliantly dark humour. It's not particularly obscure, just old and not much watched any more.
I love the spiteful pettiness of it, the lengths they are both prepared to go to."
Kathleen Turner was a bit of a crush then...but also thus was what...the 3rd film they'd done together and agree , great dialogue etc |
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"One of our dinosaurs is missing is my goto."
Ahhh, no way, used to be a fave of mine |
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The original taxi ....in French, hooning around southern france |
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Double X: The Name of the Game. Gritty Brit crime thriller with Norman Wisdom. in a supporting role. acting against type. Mr Grimsdale it is not! |
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“A Good Year” with Russell Crowe, Marion Cotillard and Albert Finney is a nice little feel good movie.
Another brilliant film that doesn’t get talked about much ( I suspect because it is in Italian and subtitled ) is Cinema Paradiso. |
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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago
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"“A Good Year” with Russell Crowe, Marion Cotillard and Albert Finney is a nice little feel good movie.
Another brilliant film that doesn’t get talked about much ( I suspect because it is in Italian and subtitled ) is Cinema Paradiso. "
Cinema Paradiso is one of my mum's favourite films. That and Like Water For Chocolate. I've never had a problem with subtitles. I was brought up on old, black and white, foreign films, plus the musicals. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Carousel were childhood favourites. Films are a big part of my childhood and I've been told when my sister was 7 she told her class her favourite films were The Little Mermaid and The Terminator  |
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The castle ...ahh the serenity |
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Miller's Crossing. Gangster noir film.Cast Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Jon Polito, J. E. Freeman, Albert Finney and Steve Steve Buscemi. So well filmed you can almost smell the BO & the fag smoke. |
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"“A Good Year” with Russell Crowe, Marion Cotillard and Albert Finney is a nice little feel good movie.
Another brilliant film that doesn’t get talked about much ( I suspect because it is in Italian and subtitled ) is Cinema Paradiso.
Cinema Paradiso is one of my mum's favourite films. That and Like Water For Chocolate. I've never had a problem with subtitles. I was brought up on old, black and white, foreign films, plus the musicals. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Carousel were childhood favourites. Films are a big part of my childhood and I've been told when my sister was 7 she told her class her favourite films were The Little Mermaid and The Terminator "
I like the longer version of Cinema Paradiso it’s worth watching but some fans of the film, disagree with me. |
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over a year ago
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EL CID |
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By *adyBugsWoman
over a year ago
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I watch The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared recently and loved it! Very funny dark humoured Swedish film. |
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What we do in the shadows.
Both the film and TV show are brilliant.
Also
Hunt for the wilderpeole. |
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Grand hotel Budapest very quirky and funny film , and most of director wes Anderson's films are very quirky like it and has their own little style about it worth a look |
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"Grand hotel Budapest very quirky and funny film , and most of director wes Anderson's films are very quirky like it and has their own little style about it worth a look"
Anything Wes Anderson I heart. |
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"Grand hotel Budapest very quirky and funny film , and most of director wes Anderson's films are very quirky like it and has their own little style about it worth a look
Anything Wes Anderson I heart."
very clever filmmaker and you have good taste |
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"What we do in the shadows.
Both the film and TV show are brilliant.
Also
Hunt for the wilderpeole."
Love the "WWDITS" TV series so good to hear the film's worth a watch! |
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"Grand hotel Budapest very quirky and funny film , and most of director wes Anderson's films are very quirky like it and has their own little style about it worth a look"
Good shout, another I like apart from The Drop which I posted up thread is, O Brother Where Art Thou? Has a quirky vibe a bit like your choice, very funny too. |
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Looking for a film to watch tonight and noticed on BBC iPlayer that ‘Election’ is available to watch for 16 days.
Stars Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon. A high school teacher meets his match with an over-achieving student politician.
7.3 on IMDB and although I’ve only watched it once I did enjoy it.
So certainly on the cards for me tonight |
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Shirley valentine...on 5 star right now |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Grand hotel Budapest very quirky and funny film , and most of director wes Anderson's films are very quirky like it and has their own little style about it worth a look
Good shout, another I like apart from The Drop which I posted up thread is, O Brother Where Art Thou? Has a quirky vibe a bit like your choice, very funny too."
yeah o brother is a great film and so are all the cohen brothers films to be honest |
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By *ugehandsMan
over a year ago
Fife/ Newcastle |
The Fisher King
with Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges is a great movie. |
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By *ocusMan
over a year ago
Cambridge |
Coherence
The Poughkeepsie Tapes
Hard To Be A God
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over a year ago
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople |
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By *ucyfur77Woman
over a year ago
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"Grand hotel Budapest very quirky and funny film , and most of director wes Anderson's films are very quirky like it and has their own little style about it worth a look"
Watched that again the other day and one of his shorts as well |
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Rosanna’s Grave (aka For Rosanna)
Jean Reno & Mercedes Ruehl
Roseanna is dying of a heart condition, and all she wants is to be buried next to her daughter, in a cemetery that is getting full fast. The cemetery can't expand because Capestro, the man who owns the land next to the cemetery, won't sell. While Marcello is doing good deeds to make sure no one dies, Roseanna thinks of Marcello's future.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120034/ |
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By *istalloverCouple
over a year ago
Pays de la Loire -Normandie -Brittany borderFrance |
Drop dead fred
Pans labyrinth
Flying daggers |
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By *loudF7Man
over a year ago
South East |
A prophet, a French gangster film that follows the rise of a Muslim immigrant in a life if crime.
The lead actor recently starred in the BBC series with Jenna Coleman about the playboy killer in South East Asia I believe |
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over a year ago
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Basquiat
The Dish
La Haine
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By *for2Man
over a year ago
Bristol |
Secondhand Lions 2003
Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment. Absolutely loved this film. Watching Michael Caine and Robert Duvall take potshots at travelling salesmen, brilliant. |
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By *reyja78TV/TS
over a year ago
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"Dead man’s shoes "
One of Shane meadows best films, absolutely brilliant x |
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A couple I stumbled across.
Death at a funeral. Typical British farce with an ensemble cast.
And please try to watch
La Belle Epoch
It’s a French film that was on BBC4 very funny and quirky. |
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over a year ago
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"Perfume, the story of a killer.
Little known film but thoroughly worth watching."
Perume is amazing and beautifully shot. |
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By *andonmessMan
over a year ago
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Just thought of another one, Kajaki : The true story.
Based on an incident during the Afghanistan war. Brilliant film but fucking harrowing, the only film I've ever wanted to finish, purely because it was so heart breaking. |
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over a year ago
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Death Race 2000. The original one. It’s so bad, it’s good.
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Any given sunday |
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"Death Race 2000. The original one. It’s so bad, it’s good.
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It started with overcooked eggs and ends in DR2000.
Goodnight, my work here is done. . . . |
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"We love watching films that are quirky and not mainstream.
Tell me about one of your favourite, not very well known, films - and why we should go to the effort of tracking it down and watching it.
I'll start with Keeping Mum. From 2005. Starring Maggie Smith, Rowan Atkinson and Patrick Swayze, among others. Funny, very English, and a rather unexpected plot. Plus there's boobs on show at points - and not Maggie Smith's "
Still has to be Gregory's Girl. |
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"Just thought of another one, Kajaki : The true story.
Based on an incident during the Afghanistan war. Brilliant film but fucking harrowing, the only film I've ever wanted to finish, purely because it was so heart breaking. "
It’s strange calling it a brilliant movie because of the subject matter, but it really is.
Try The Siege of Jadotville if you haven’t seen it |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Drop dead fred
Pans labyrinth
Flying daggers"
PANS Labyrinth OUTSTANDING and sad  |
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By *icole 123Woman
over a year ago
Baildon,West Yorkshire |
My Own Private Idaho..Keanu Reeves is in it,along with River Phoenix (I think it was his last movie) |
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Fantastic Planet. 1973 Animated film with humans as tiny pets in an alien world. Brutal and hopeful. On YouTube.  |
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By *andonmessMan
over a year ago
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"Just thought of another one, Kajaki : The true story.
Based on an incident during the Afghanistan war. Brilliant film but fucking harrowing, the only film I've ever wanted to finish, purely because it was so heart breaking.
It’s strange calling it a brilliant movie because of the subject matter, but it really is.
Try The Siege of Jadotville if you haven’t seen it "
You're absolutely right, it's incredibly contradictory. It's compulsive, heart breakingly sad because it's a true story. You want to watch it, but you don't.
I'll keep an eye out for the suggestion, thanks. |
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By *lydeXXXMan
over a year ago
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"American History X.
It’s uncomfortable viewing, but still brilliant."
I agree a strong message brilliantly delivered. |
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