[quote]ianhambrecht wrote:
City of God- the rise and fall of two brazilian gangsters as told by a photographer that grew up around them.[/quote]
The “City of men” tv series on DVD by the same directors is also awe inspiring and thought provoking. They truly make the favela seem rich despite its obvious poverty.
-chris
[quote]LUEshi wrote:
Sexy Beast
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No no no no no no no no no, fucking, no no no no no!
Sexy Beast was brilliant!
Not sure if it qualifies as under the radar, but I thought Pan’s Labyrinth was pretty cool.
Donnie Darko (directors cut): a lot of you have probably seen it, but most people I know haven’t.
Brazil (directors cut): I recommend this one with hesitation because it’s certainly not for everybody. Its messege is more relevant today than ever.
Wonder Boys: the movie that got Bob Dylan his only oscar.
Dr. Strangelove…
Paths of Glory (both under the radar Stanley Kubrick films)
Good call on Poolhall Junkies, I’ve wanted to see that one for a while.
Thursday…
kick ass drug dealin action movie, Aaron Eckhart.
[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
Gigli.[/quote]
lets hope it falls completely off the radar.
If feel that the Prestige went under the radar. Some things were predictable but a great movie with great depth and complexity.
Saints and Soldiers - A movie about a group of soldiers that survive the Malmedy Massacre during the battle of the bulge in WWII.
Musa the Warrior - A Korean movie that kicks ass. A long movie but worth the time.
Dinner Rush - Follows the events of staff and customers during one night at a trendy italian restaurant.
[quote]Nikiforos wrote:
Not sure if it qualifies as under the radar, but I thought Pan’s Labyrinth was pretty cool.[/quote]
Labyrinth 2 is currently in the works, vaguely interested to see what direction they’ll take it in.
Ghost Dog was fantastic, had no idea it was Forest Whittaker.
How about Glengarry Glenross?
Awesome cast all doing some of there best work.
Dr Strangelove is a brilliant movie, the final scenes are brilliant.
The Marx Bros- Duck Soup, their best movie, funny as
Buster Keatons silent movies excellent and he did he’s own stunts too.
[quote]Dedicated wrote:
The Beast, 1988 Jason Patrick George Dzundza. A pretty realistic movie about a Soviet Tank that gets trapped in a valley in Afganhistan with the Mujahadeen hot on it’s trail.
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I thought I was the only person who had ever even heard of this movie! I caught it by accident on HBO years ago and have been wanting to re-watch it for years.
I’ll add these three:
In Good Company, with Dennis Quaid playing an aging magazine ad salesman who gets demoted and his new boss is Topher Grace, half his age and using words like “synergy.” The movie has substance and doesn’t follow the typical Hollywood mold.
Changing Lanes, with Samuel Jackson and Ben Affleck, about the destructive downward spiral of vengeance. It doesn’t end like you would expect.
To End All Wars, with Keifer Sullivan. It went straight to DVD. It takes place in a Japanese POW camp for mostly Scottish prisoners. Based on the memoirs of Ernest Gordon, who went on to become the dean of Princeton University. The prisoners struggle to find the true meaning of freedom.
I’m really not sure which movies people have seen or not, since I tend to see them all, but I’ll throw out one:
“The Pianist” Amazing WWII movie
Also, somebody else mentioned “The Prestige”. If you haven’t seen this, you should. Probably my favorite movie from this past year besides “The Departed”.
The Last Castle
Not being a Robert Redford fan I got this one on a lark. Three-star General Irwin (Redford), a renowned military tactician, has been court-martialed and sentenced to a maximum security military prison run with an iron fist by its warden, Colonel Winter (James Gandolfini).
Winter can’t help but respect the once-legendary general, but that respect turns to hostility as Irwin defiantly confronts the warden on his methods. Their confrontation escalates into war when the general organizes his fellow inmates into an army to take over the prison.
the general - brendan gleeson as irish gangster/robin hood martin cahill.
the yards - james caan, mark wahlberg, joaquin pheonix, charlize theron, faye dunaway and nobody seems to have seen this movie.
deliverance - almost everyone seems to be able to make fun of the squeal like a pig scene but almost nobody has actually watched this movie so i’m calling it a sleeper. personally, it’s in my top five.
and another yes to “ghost dog” and just about every movie that guy makes. after “ghost dog” i like “mystery train”.
When people say to me they liked A Few Good Men, I always say I liked better the first time when it was called Breaker Morant.
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer pulp detective fun with great dialogue.
The Salton Sea Val Kilmer, Anthony LaPaglia, Vincent D’Onofrio (as Pooh Bear – sweet). Tweekers, dirty cops, the FBI and a slowly unfolding story of revenge. Gotta love the redneck Asian and the JFK assassination renactment (with pigeons).
Barton Fink Least famous Coen Bros movie of 1930s/40s Hollywood. Waaayyyy quirky. John Goodman is awesome.
Thick as Thieves Alec Baldwin and a cast of wacky characters in a cross between Get Shorty and Payback. “You can take the bitch out the ghetto, but ya just can’t take the bitch out the ghetto!”
boondocks saints was classic
i also liked The Machinist… christian bale dropped down to 115 or so for that movie, just watching him walk around was freaky enough man…
This is probably only under the radar for people of my generation, but Cool Hand Luke is a great film.
Surprised no one has mentioned Fletch. Chevy Chase at his best, one of my favorite comedies.
And all Christopher Guest movies, starting with Spinal Tap.
Heres one a few may have seen but noone talks about - Clockers. Loved this movie, always been a favorite.
25th Hour, for sure.
Hustle & Flow, if you can blaze beforehand.