Lesser Known Movies Worth Seeing

[Hijinks]

I watched a very good film over the weekend that somehow slipped through the cracks of popularity, as far as films go. I thought I'd start a thread where folks could submit names of films that are very very good, but that most others haven't seen or heard about.

The film I was watching that made me think about this was "Identity," starring John Cusack and Amanda Peet, from 2003. Excellent film, with a "The Sixth Sense"ish "wow" climax at the end. Of course, I never figured out "The Sixth Sense" until the very end anyway, so maybe others realized what was going on in "Identity" before I did, but I still think it's a very well-done flick.

Anyone?

 

[Crothian]

City of Lost Children. It is a foriegn flick from the mid 90's but very stylized and quirky.

 

[Phanboy]

Two words...
Star Wars...
Who is it?
I dont know a henry...
BANG
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Thud

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

City of Lost Children. It is a foriegn flick from the mid 90's but very stylized and quirky.

Definitely a great one.

I'll throw out Equilibrium, but that's got a pretty strong presence among the geek community.

 

[Rackhir]

Dark City - Roger Ebert rose considerably in my opinion when he picked it as his best movie of the year.

House of Cards, To Play the King, The Final Cut - 3 BBC mini-series from the 90's. Bitting black black comedy about a ruthless amoral politician scheming to become prime minister and then holding on to his power.

A Shock to the System - Very good black comedy staring Micheal Caine.

The Blood of Heroes - A post apocalyptic sports story. Juggers play "The game" the objective of which is to put a dog's skull on a stake at the other end of the field. Stars Joan Chen, Ruger Hauer, Vincent D'Nofrio.

The Big Hit - Very funny comedy staring Mark Walburgh as an assassin who can't stand the idea that people might not like him. And consequently gets walked over by all the people in his life. Talked into doing an "unsanctioned" job by his friends, the kidnapping of a Japanese Industrialist's daughter. Who also turns out to be the god daughter of the Mob boss (avery brooks) they work for. Things go down hill from there... And he has a video over due at the rental place.

Horatio Hornblower - BBC/A&E adaptations of the classic Napoleonic era sea saga. First 4 disks are the best. The Mutiny is also good, but the last two disks suffer from substantially reduced budgets. Stars Ioan Grunfeald (unspellable welsh name- Mr. Fantastic in the new FF movie).

The 90's Gamera Movie remakes (3) - What I always wished the newer godzilla movies had been. Good plots, damm near Hollywood grade special effects and interesting characters.

The Professional : International Edition (AKA Leon - Original title)- Recently re-released on DVD. Get it. One of the best action movies ever made.

Ultraviolet - Code V's are plotting against mankind, they drink blood, burn and explode when exposed to sunlight. A cop is caught up in this when his best friend and partner disapears on the eve of his wedding. However when he shows up asking for help claming that a death squad is hunting him down, he doesn't show up in mirrors.

 

[CrusaderX]

I'm a big fan of "Duel", the 1971 movie directed by Steven Spielberg. It was meant to be a theatrical release, but was turned into a TV movie instead.

 

[demiurge1138]

Good! Somebody mentioned the 90's Gamera movies. Best giant monster movies ever made. Yes, Virginia, giant monster movies can have interesting plots and characters too.

How about Titus? A very good adaptation of what squeamish critics call Shakespeare's worst play. Very strange, but very good.

Demiurge out.

 

[Crothian]

I'm a big fan of "Duel", the 1971 movie directed by Steven Spielberg. It was meant to be a theatrical release, but was turned into a TV movie instead.

that's the road horror movie of the truck chasing the guy in the car, right?

 

[Captain Tagon]

Definitely a great one.

I'll throw out Equilibrium, but that's got a pretty strong presence among the geek community.

Blah, beat me to it.

I'd also recommend Versus. It's just weird. But in a good way.

 

[CrusaderX]

that's the road horror movie of the truck chasing the guy in the car, right?

Yep, that's it.