Mage of Spellford
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How 'bout "The Interview", a truly wicked australian film. I've never seen a movie with so few characters, but with such a level of intensity. Highly recommend it
MarkK
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Good but obscure movies you've recently discovered...
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Baron Opal
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The Grumpy Celt said:
You evil, evil man.
And, I liked Suicide Kings as well.
Baron Opal said:
It'll be dark soon.
Most of the other movies (Snatch, Boondock Saints, Primer, Pi, Cube, City of Lost Children) I like have also been nominated here. However, consider a couple of old ones, Seven Samurai and Seventh Seal.
It'll be dark soon.
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RigaMortus2
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A couple more I just thought of...
Time Bandits (an oldie buy goodie)
If you are into the whole vampire thing, here is a couple movies with a new spin on vampires. I have yet to see either one, but I hear they are pretty good. They are foreign and filmed in Russian I believe (so they probably have subtitles). Anyway...
Nochnoy dozor (aka Nightwatch)
Nochnoj dozor delves into the realms of good and evil. The story is that a treaty was made during an ancient war between good and evil, the agreement being a balance between the two. Evil would set up a "Day Watch" to police the Light/Good beings. They, in turn, ran a "Night Watch" which would police the Dark/Evil beings.
and it's sequel
Dnevnoy dozor (aka Daywatch)
I hear both are really good FWIW. I think you can get both on DVD at this point. I plan on tracking them down and renting them myself...
Time Bandits (an oldie buy goodie)
If you are into the whole vampire thing, here is a couple movies with a new spin on vampires. I have yet to see either one, but I hear they are pretty good. They are foreign and filmed in Russian I believe (so they probably have subtitles). Anyway...
Nochnoy dozor (aka Nightwatch)
Nochnoj dozor delves into the realms of good and evil. The story is that a treaty was made during an ancient war between good and evil, the agreement being a balance between the two. Evil would set up a "Day Watch" to police the Light/Good beings. They, in turn, ran a "Night Watch" which would police the Dark/Evil beings.
and it's sequel
Dnevnoy dozor (aka Daywatch)
I hear both are really good FWIW. I think you can get both on DVD at this point. I plan on tracking them down and renting them myself...
RigaMortus2
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Mark Hope said:I liked Cube 2, but haven't seen the third one. Either way, the first one is indeed an excellent movie. Gotta second Boondock Saints - lots of fun. And Equilibrium rocks. Some sweet action scenes (the one with the dog is awesome) and a cool set of ideas as well. Good recommendations all round there, RigaMortus2 - I'll have to check out Unknown if you're as on the money with that one.
Maybe not so obscure to folks in the US (but I had never heard of it until it came on TV the other week over here) is The Butterfly Effect. It's another time-travel story (I have a soft-spot for those) that deals heavily with alternate timelines. I really enjoyed this one, especially the way it used its own internal rules to craft an interesting story.
Did you get a chance to see Unknown yet? Just curious what you might have thought.
Milagroso
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Looks like all my favorite choices are already represented.
The Immortal - couldn't hold my interest long enough for me to stay awake when it came on late at night on Sci Fi.
Dellamorte Dellamore - Very obscure, dark comedy/romance involving zombies
Two Hands - Obscure but very good indie film out of Australia. It isn't a movie like Wolf Creek or Gone, which are movies like Hostel and Saw.
Butterfly Effect - Very good. Try and get the DVD version with the alternate ending so you can get both flavors. Also note that there is a sequel... it sucked.
Lock, Stock, and two Smoking Barrels - Not very obscure, very funny comedy of errors.
2LDK - Nice Japanese flick about rubbing someone the wrong way. Very funny and a little bloody.
Pi - Its already been mentioned here, but it is a very good movie. Don't watch it if you have a headache.
Boondock Saints - Also already mentioned, but I didn't see anything about the sequel. It should be out by now.
Nightwatch - Very good, but very... weird. Its very much like Star Wars only... well its weird.
the Last Supper - One of my favorites
Soylent Green - Not very obscure classic movie
The Clockwork Orange - A cult classic that deserves mention. If you haven't seen it, you should.
If you like artsy murder/revenge flicks check out Anatomia I liked it. Its an indie film by the way. This is all I can think of at the moment.
The Immortal - couldn't hold my interest long enough for me to stay awake when it came on late at night on Sci Fi.
Dellamorte Dellamore - Very obscure, dark comedy/romance involving zombies
Two Hands - Obscure but very good indie film out of Australia. It isn't a movie like Wolf Creek or Gone, which are movies like Hostel and Saw.
Butterfly Effect - Very good. Try and get the DVD version with the alternate ending so you can get both flavors. Also note that there is a sequel... it sucked.
Lock, Stock, and two Smoking Barrels - Not very obscure, very funny comedy of errors.
2LDK - Nice Japanese flick about rubbing someone the wrong way. Very funny and a little bloody.
Pi - Its already been mentioned here, but it is a very good movie. Don't watch it if you have a headache.
Boondock Saints - Also already mentioned, but I didn't see anything about the sequel. It should be out by now.
Nightwatch - Very good, but very... weird. Its very much like Star Wars only... well its weird.
the Last Supper - One of my favorites
Soylent Green - Not very obscure classic movie
The Clockwork Orange - A cult classic that deserves mention. If you haven't seen it, you should.
If you like artsy murder/revenge flicks check out Anatomia I liked it. Its an indie film by the way. This is all I can think of at the moment.
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