Recommend a Movie thread

cryocore · 29th May 2009, 22:59

Thought I'd start a dedicated film recommendation thread.
So post some flicks you think people should check out.

Just finished a seriously wacked double feature

The Machine Girl.(japanese) trailer
Seriously warped

and

Tokyo Gore Police. (japanese) trailer
also beyond words. TGPP is in NZ, and MG is due for release in just over a week.
If you've seen Ichi the Killer or The Story of Ricky then you know what to expect. Extreme asian cinema at its most fucked upness.

a couple of other foriegn language films definatly worth seeing

Let the Right One In (swedish) trailer Excellent twist on the vampire film. Possibly the best film I've seen this year.

Timecrimes. trailer
Time travel, serial killer murder mystery. One of the very few time travel films to actually really work without being too far fetched, or extremely loop holey(Donnie Darko being another).

Both on DVD in NZ.

Hurtuso · 29th May 2009, 23:33

Well it depends on your tastes but two I most definitely recommend, if we can put aside our national abhorrence to historical acts, are the French films "Jean de Florette" & sequel "Manon Des Sources". They are BRILLIANT!. There's something beautiful and natural about French cinema and these films show that even though you'd think they would be dated. Trust me, you really should watch these

?>Superman · 29th May 2009, 23:56

The Poughkeepsie Tapes - Some of the actors in it are shithouse but fuckme that film definitely has its scary/disturbing moments.

More so than any other film i've seen recently.

Ab · 30th May 2009, 00:46

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Originally Posted by cryocore

One of the very few time travel films to actually really work without being too far fetched, or extremely loop holey(Donnie Darko being another).

Donnie Darko not farfetched or loopholey? Are you on drugs?

dylan · 30th May 2009, 01:50

i saw a good vampire movie the other day, it had these vampires that were not only vampires they were also dreamy and turned all glittery if you put them in sunlight, also they were good at baseball...i would highly recommend it

Ab · 30th May 2009, 02:01

Dude, that was "Angels in the Outfield"

crocos · 30th May 2009, 10:36

Yep: Instead of sucking blood they just sucked.

StN · 30th May 2009, 10:43

Speaking of which - One Eyed Monster - although you need to have been drinking. Alot.

Rangoon Attack · 30th May 2009, 17:42

Highlander

Helious · 30th May 2009, 18:07

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

cEvin · 30th May 2009, 18:13

Fletch

Furry Crew · 30th May 2009, 18:37

Shortbus

Mish · 30th May 2009, 18:41

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Originally Posted by cEvin

Feltch

QFT!

Nightcrawler · 30th May 2009, 19:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by cryocore

Let the Right One In (swedish) trailer Excellent twist on the vampire film. Possibly the best film I've seen this year.

Also highly recommend this film

Nightcrawler · 30th May 2009, 19:50

The Boat That Rocked - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1131729/
Absolutely loved this film

]- Volatile -[ · 30th May 2009, 20:10

Blue Powder.

_Incubus_ · 30th May 2009, 20:56

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Originally Posted by dylan

i saw a good vampire movie the other day, it had these vampires that were not only vampires they were also dreamy and turned all glittery if you put them in sunlight, also they were good at baseball...i would highly recommend it

I fell asleep 3 times trying to watch it, after seeing the ending the 4th watch I wish I didn't try a 4th time.

A recommendation - Cashback awesome brit flick...about a dude that gets dumped and develops chronic insomnia and takes on a night job at sainsburys, from there it gets weird but there is a lot of hot chick sideboob and g banger action.

Pepsi · 30th May 2009, 21:50

I finally got around to watching Gran Torino tonight. What a great movie..I thought it would be stink but was pleasantly surprised

cryocore · 30th May 2009, 23:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ab

Donnie Darko not farfetched or loopholey? Are you on drugs?

I said TOO far fetched, and EXTREMELY loop holey. There is some fetching and it is pretty far. Loop holes there are too, but the movie overcame these in spite or even because of them.

Nightcrawler · 31st May 2009, 01:18

Milk - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1013753/
The story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official

Loved this movie. The actors were superb

IceFox · 31st May 2009, 09:37

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Originally Posted by cryocore

Let the Right One In (swedish) trailer Excellent twist on the vampire film. Possibly the best film I've seen this year.

I really liked that, me and the misses watched it a while back, was cool as!

Skiltz · 31st May 2009, 13:10

Requiem for a Dream

xin · 31st May 2009, 13:16

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Originally Posted by Skiltz

Requiem for a Dream

And if drug abuse isn't really your thing but sex abuse is, Gardens of the Night is for you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pepsi

I finally got around to watching Gran Torino tonight. What a great movie..I thought it would be stink but was pleasantly surprised

How can you go into an Eastwood film thinking it'd be stink? (apart from that space cowboys trash)

Fitz · 31st May 2009, 14:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by cryocore

Let the Right One In (swedish) trailer Excellent twist on the vampire film. Possibly the best film I've seen this year.

Great movie, thanks

_Incubus_ · 31st May 2009, 14:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by xin

How can you go into an Eastwood film thinking it'd be stink? (apart from that space cowboys trash)

Bronco Billy, Any Which Way You Can?

Ajax · 31st May 2009, 14:52

Saw a great Italian movie called Gomorra the other day. It's about the effects of organised crime on different parts of society in Naples, told through a series of interlinked stories. Pretty disturbing and dark, think City of God meets Goodfellas. It won a shitload of gongs on the festival circuit last year.

Hurtuso · 31st May 2009, 15:24

oh yeah, saw a bit of media around that, looks pretty gritty. Must check

Gran Torino, Milk both very good.
Just saw Juno last night, very, very cool movie. Don't think I've met people her age who were that cool though?

herp · 31st May 2009, 15:37

anyone seen Bronson, trailer looks pretty cool

Helious · 31st May 2009, 15:39

Apparently it's absolute shit.

Pepsi · 31st May 2009, 16:35

Green Street Hooligans an oldie but a goodie

On the topic of movies..I finally watched Babel when it was on tv the other night, but didn't think it was that great. The random Japanese schoolgirl hairy muff shots was a bit random..

?>Superman · 31st May 2009, 16:40

Mean Streets

p01s0n · 31st May 2009, 16:47

Hot Rod is good for a sunday night lol.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PlrxUzKYoI

dylan · 31st May 2009, 18:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pepsi

Green Street Hooligans an oldie but a goodie

On the topic of movies..I finally watched Babel when it was on tv the other night, but didn't think it was that great. The random Japanese schoolgirl hairy muff shots was a bit random..

Football Factory outcools Green Street by a mile - it's quite good and more realistic, quite violent in places

Ajax · 31st May 2009, 18:24

Sam Raimi's new flick 'Drag Me To Hell' is getting really good reviews, sounds like it has some of that Evil Dead magic. Should be worth a trip to the cinema for.

cryocore · 31st May 2009, 22:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ajax

Sam Raimi's new flick 'Drag Me To Hell' is getting really good reviews, sounds like it has some of that Evil Dead magic. Should be worth a trip to the cinema for.

NZ release date not confirmed, but Aus has it listed as Jun/Jul, so we should get it around that time. I only hope we get the UK version. From what I've read they got the uncut version (as opposed to the pg-13 version in the U.S) either way even the horror sites, and horror geeks are loving this one. So maybe we will finally see a decent pg-13 horror film. Sam is the man, and if anyone can do it, it would be him. I will even forgive him for the shithouse spiderman films if this lived up to the hype. (will still buy the Unrated/extended version on DVD/Bluray that he's promising the fans).

Rince · 31st May 2009, 22:41

94% on RT....
"Return to form"

Nightcrawler · 2nd June 2009, 10:42

Gattaca - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119177/
The Prestige - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482571/

Helious · 2nd June 2009, 10:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by herp

anyone seen Bronson, trailer looks pretty cool

I watched this a few nights ago, it's OK, pretty weak story.

All he does is say "cunt" throughout the entire movie and smash Prison Guards.

Delphinus · 2nd June 2009, 10:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightcrawler

Gattaca - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119177/
The Prestige - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482571/

Agree on both.
Also The Illusionist - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443543/ (With Jessica Biel)

Pepsi · 2nd June 2009, 10:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightcrawler

Gattaca - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119177/
The Prestige - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482571/

Yeah I liked The Prestige..thought it was way better than The Illusionist. It was strange having 2 magician-type movies come out around the same time..

31st May 2009, 22:41	#36
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29th May 2009, 22:59	#1
cryocore	Recommend a Movie thread Thought I'd start a dedicated film recommendation thread. So post some flicks you think people should check out. Just finished a seriously wacked double feature The Machine Girl.(japanese) trailer Seriously warped and Tokyo Gore Police. (japanese) trailer also beyond words. TGPP is in NZ, and MG is due for release in just over a week. If you've seen Ichi the Killer or The Story of Ricky then you know what to expect. Extreme asian cinema at its most fucked upness. a couple of other foriegn language films definatly worth seeing Let the Right One In (swedish) trailer Excellent twist on the vampire film. Possibly the best film I've seen this year. Timecrimes. trailer Time travel, serial killer murder mystery. One of the very few time travel films to actually really work without being too far fetched, or extremely loop holey(Donnie Darko being another). Both on DVD in NZ. __________________ Your Mother ate my dog! Last edited by cryocore : 29th May 2009 at 23:03.

29th May 2009, 23:33	#2
Hurtuso	Well it depends on your tastes but two I most definitely recommend, if we can put aside our national abhorrence to historical acts, are the French films "Jean de Florette" & sequel "Manon Des Sources". They are BRILLIANT!. There's something beautiful and natural about French cinema and these films show that even though you'd think they would be dated. Trust me, you really should watch these __________________ yadda

29th May 2009, 23:56	#3
?>Superman	The Poughkeepsie Tapes - Some of the actors in it are shithouse but fuckme that film definitely has its scary/disturbing moments. More so than any other film i've seen recently.

30th May 2009, 01:50	#5
dylan Huh?	i saw a good vampire movie the other day, it had these vampires that were not only vampires they were also dreamy and turned all glittery if you put them in sunlight, also they were good at baseball...i would highly recommend it

30th May 2009, 02:01	#6
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Dude, that was "Angels in the Outfield"

30th May 2009, 10:36	#7
crocos	Yep: Instead of sucking blood they just sucked. __________________ Ξ √ Ω L U T ↑ ☼ N وكل يوم كنت تعيش في العبودية

30th May 2009, 10:43	#8
StN I have detailed files	Speaking of which - One Eyed Monster - although you need to have been drinking. Alot.

30th May 2009, 18:37	#12
Furry Crew	Shortbus __________________ "This ain't pain I'm feeling....it's nostalgia" Visit The O-bots

30th May 2009, 19:50	#15
Nightcrawler	The Boat That Rocked - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1131729/ Absolutely loved this film

30th May 2009, 20:10	#16
]- Volatile -[	Blue Powder. __________________ 2 peanuts walked into a bar.... one was asalted.

30th May 2009, 18:13	#11
cEvin Love In Vein	Fletch

30th May 2009, 21:50	#18
Pepsi Konnichiwa, bitches	I finally got around to watching Gran Torino tonight. What a great movie..I thought it would be stink but was pleasantly surprised

31st May 2009, 01:18	#20
Nightcrawler	Milk - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1013753/ The story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official Loved this movie. The actors were superb

31st May 2009, 13:10	#22
Skiltz	Requiem for a Dream __________________ http://www.agentx.co.nz \| http://skiltzonnet.blogspot.com

31st May 2009, 14:52	#26
Ajax Architeuthis	Saw a great Italian movie called Gomorra the other day. It's about the effects of organised crime on different parts of society in Naples, told through a series of interlinked stories. Pretty disturbing and dark, think City of God meets Goodfellas. It won a shitload of gongs on the festival circuit last year.

31st May 2009, 15:24	#27
Hurtuso	oh yeah, saw a bit of media around that, looks pretty gritty. Must check Gran Torino, Milk both very good. Just saw Juno last night, very, very cool movie. Don't think I've met people her age who were that cool though? __________________ yadda

31st May 2009, 15:37	#28
herp	anyone seen Bronson, trailer looks pretty cool

31st May 2009, 15:39	#29
Helious	Apparently it's absolute shit.

31st May 2009, 16:35	#30
Pepsi Konnichiwa, bitches	Green Street Hooligans an oldie but a goodie On the topic of movies..I finally watched Babel when it was on tv the other night, but didn't think it was that great. The random Japanese schoolgirl hairy muff shots was a bit random..

31st May 2009, 16:47	#32
p01s0n	Hot Rod is good for a sunday night lol. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PlrxUzKYoI __________________ \|\|hellameke.com Image host of NZG pro's\|\|Tu meke Tu much\|\|

31st May 2009, 18:24	#34
Ajax Architeuthis	Sam Raimi's new flick 'Drag Me To Hell' is getting really good reviews, sounds like it has some of that Evil Dead magic. Should be worth a trip to the cinema for.

2nd June 2009, 10:42	#37
Nightcrawler	Gattaca - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119177/ The Prestige - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482571/