Best movie nobody's heard of...

[Tarrasque Wrangler]

Judging from Paul Walker's acting, I don't think his brain was ever replaced.

 

[Mark]

Two bizarre movies that would make an interesting evening...

Naked Lunch

&

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

..or maybe better to watch them on consecutive nights with some friends who do not mind having long conversations about them afterwards...

Enjoy!

 

[Qlippoth]

And that's the funny thing about this category. Just about everyone in my circle has seen this one, definitely my favorite Coen brothers flick.

"No, not that mother-scratcher! Bill Parker!"

"Gum'mint do take a bite, don't she?"

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

Eek. I've only seen it once - the redubbed-for-TV version.

"Flip you, you melon-farmer!" "Don't you say 'Flip you' to me, boy!"

"What about our relationship?" "Flip that!"

Yikes.

-Hyp.

Wow. It really loses something in that version.

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

I'm knocked over by some of the movies that people think of as obscure (Repo Man, City of Lost Children, The Producers, Bringing Up Baby).

Well, I think of "Repo Man" as obscure because most people I mention it to have never heard of it.

And "The Producers" was relatively obscure to the "younger generation" until the new musical made it very "in" in recent years (as someone else already pointed out). I rented it in college (1985--on betamax!) because most of my friends who were Mel Brooks fans had never heard of it, much less seen it. Most of them thought "Blazing Saddles" was his first film.

 

[buzzard]

"Gum'mint do take a bite, don't she?"

"He was the lone Biker of the Apocalypse. A creature with all the powers of hell at his command....
And he was especially hard on the little things".

buzzard

 

[barsoomcore]

I'm knocked over by some of the movies that people think of as obscure (Repo Man, City of Lost Children, The Producers, Bringing Up Baby).

Isn't it fascinating to see how different people's impressions can be as to what's on the radar and what's not?

The "Chinese Women Kicked My Butt, and I'm Glad they Did" trilogy: Heroic Trio, Dragon Gate Inn, and Moon Warriors.

Woot!

Not to mention Peking Opera Blues, The Bride With White Hair, and Swordsman II.

The "Maggie Cheung Rocks My World" double feature: Comrades, Almost a Love Story and Irma Vep. You've probably seen Police Story III: Supercop, but don't hold it against her.

A: "Rocks My World" just doesn't do Maggie justice. Maggie Cheung -- not only one of the most beautiful women in history, but possibly the greatest actress in history. While both Comrades and Irma are AMAZING films, In The Mood For Love gets my vote as her crowning performance. Holy crap.

B: Supercop is brilliant, and Maggie is HILARIOUS in it. She throws her shoe at Jackie Chan. Come on, it's brilliant. Hold it against her? She's a comic wonder. Check out her other work with Jackie Chan in Project A, Part II, and the first two Police Story movies. She's always a riot.

Funny, beautiful and talented. We Love Maggie Cheung. Her existence makes the world a better place.

Have I mentioned how great Maggie Cheung is? Cause I could go on for a while on that subject.

 

[Zander]

Ye gads... I was thinking about this on the way home last night, and remembered one of my all-time favorite (yet obscure) movies... Time Bandits. Terry Gilliam's finest non-Python work, IMO. Full of non-sequiturs, with a great bad guy, and an amusing premise... brilliance.

I didn't mention it in my earlier posts because I didn't think it was obscure, but yes, that's a really great film. I have it on video. I've also met the actor who played Og and have a signed photo of him in costume.

 

[Zander]

[shudders] Cyrano de Bergerac with Gerard Depardiu is fantastic. It's beautifully filmed and acted, quite funny at times, has excellent action sequences, and is quite possibly one of the most romantic films ever made (but in a good way).

The words are the original ones by Cyrano de Bergerac's author Edmond de Rostang (sp?). It's an excellent film, but I don't think it would be nearly as good if you have to read the subtitles.

(BTW Edmond de Rostang had a very big nose IRL!)

 

[Zander]

Which for some reason is known as "Salute of the Jugger" here.

Thanks, I didn't know that.