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Hello everyone! Do as the title says. I recently saw Kon-Tiki.  A dramatic telling of the famous voyage of Norwegian adventurer and explorer Thor Heyerdahl. Thor attempted to prove that Peruvians made the voyage to Polynesia 1500 years ago by building a balsa wood raft and attempting the 5000 mile journey across the ocean himself. While the film succeeds in telling the awesome story of a badass adventurer, it's also shot wonderfully, and the filmmakers obviously had a great love and appreciation for nature. This film LOVES soaking in the majesty of open waters, and delights in showing strange glowing creatures in the water before zooming the camera out into space to show us just how small this little raft is. The film also has some tense as all-heck moments, and you really become invested in the journey by the films end. Both visually and narratively pleasing whilst also tense without becoming exhausting, I really, really dug this film and highly recommend it.
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There's little in the world I love more than strange glowy sea creatures. I'm gonna recommend Turkish Delight. It's a dutch movie made in the 70s with an insanely hot young Rutger Hauer playing an artist who gets his heart broken and has lots of strange, hilarious sex. The ending is pretty depressing tho. Also trigger warning for abuse. It's hard to post pictures of defining moments that aren't nsfw, but just gis it and you'll see what kind of movie it is.
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Carry On Abroad One in a series of British comedy films. By the climax, this film has me literally ripping apart with laughter! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0phJGVh1mM0
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I always like to recommend "Virtual Nightmare". It's a Socrates Caves story, the same genre as the Matrix, but with a made-for-TV budget and as such it decided to go with a clever and interesting plot to make up for the lack of special effects. And an uplifting but sad ending rather than a "character arbitrarily flies off into the sky" ending. Unfortunately it's not easy to find.
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Inland Empire. I feel like this film is really underrated, especially among David Lynch's other works. It starts off as a movie about an actress starring in a movie with a cursed production, but it quickly unravels into one of the strangest films I've ever seen. This should usually go without saying for a David Lynch movie, but even for him, it's strange. Be warned though: it's a really dense movie. It's almost three hours long and it seems to discard a conventional story line. Rather, it seems to follow this very intriguing sort of dream logic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSXhb0kPXLc There's also a movie within a movie in it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdjWWSKfKsg
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Dzień Swira or Day of the Whacko in English. Really excellent dark comedy/drama from Poland and one of my favorite Polish films of recent years. I found a version on youtube for you all with English subs. They're not perfect but from what I've seen of them (about first 20 minutes) they're adequate. If you have 90 minutes and enjoy European cinema give it a shot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmJOkKmjwgc Plot synopsis from IMDB quote:It is a bitter story about a middle-aged man, who hates his life and other people, including himself. Adam Miauczynski, the character known from director Marek Koterski's previous films, is a 44 year-old teacher, who reads poetry during school lessons and later goes home swearing and calling his neighbours' names. The worst pain for him is the next 5 minutes of living. He doesn't accept himself and even everyday contacts with others cause his aggravation. Though constantly dreaming of a romantic love, he is not bold enough to make his dreams come true. The desperate Miauczynski personalizes our own fears and obsessions, which have become so visible recently
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Save the Green Planet Guy thinks his boss is from andromeda, bees are shot with a handgun, terrible sadness happens. Thanks Korea.
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Splaa posted:Save the Green Planet So are bees fired from a handgun as a projectile, or are bees shot with the handgun? This is important.
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Nazis at the center of the earth Josef Mengele rips off some guy's face 20-somethings who are the best scientists on earth wear jeans in the Antarctic The nazis look like orcs Mecha Hitler
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Local Hero Charming, funny, and bitter-sweet.
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Could always watch Playback Guarantee no ones seen that. Cost 7.5 million to make, grossed 252 dollars. Poor Christian Slater.
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Maybe everyone has seen Gangster No. 1 but nobody mentions it.    It stars Malcolm McDowell as an old gangster reminiscing about his rise in the British underworld, cut with scenes of his younger self played by a truly psychopathic Paul Bettany. This is the movie that made me want Bettany to play Joker, he steals the show.
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Not sure how obscure it is, but I recommend The Butcher Boy, directed by Neil Jordan and based on the book by Patrick McCabe. It's a dark, dark movie, and certainly not for everyone. Set in rural Ireland during the Cuban missile crisis, it revolves around young Francie Brady, played by Eamonn Owens. Francie... has a lot of problems. It's extremely uncomfortable to watch in parts, but it's also blackly hilarious, and all the actors involved do a phenomenal job, as difficult as it must have sometimes been given the subject matter. It's also a gorgeous film to look at, with amazing attention to detail.
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Kontroll is one of my favorite films ever that doesn't seem to get much of any attention and also happens to be one of the first films to come out of Hungary. The entire film takes place in an underground subway system and follows a group of ticket inspectors who all hate their job. It's got action, intrigue, romance, comedy, some crazy dream sequences, and enough going on all at once that you'll forget there's a murderer on the loose who's pushing people in front of trains and making it look like suicides. It's crazy, it's awesome, I love it, and I can't ride on trains without thinking about it.
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My go-to obscure film is The Green Butchers, a Danish cannibalism comedy that is, bizarrely enough, mostly a character piece. The film follows two goonish journeyman butchers (Svend, a marinade-obsessed awkward dude with a sweating problem, and his partner Bjarne, a depressed stoner who decorates his apartment with animal skeletons) who decide to open their own shop; when an accidental death in the meat locker coincides with a lack of decent product, Svend solves both problems in the way you'd expect, and the resulting "specialty dish" is so popular that things spiral out of control quickly. It's a little gory, but the gore is treated in a matter-of-fact way instead of the extended grossout gags an American audience might expect, and the movie ends up being surprisingly down-to-earth and endearing. It'll also teach you various important phrases in Danish, like "don't threaten me with that giraffe" and "I smoke 20 joints a day; I couldn't smell it if my hair was on fire."
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One of my favorite black comedies is the Belgian mockumentary Man Bites Dog (orig. title: C'est arrivé près de chez vous). The movie follows a film crew documenting the exploits and everyday life of a serial killer. What makes this movie special is Benoit Poelvoorde's performance as a charming, charismatic and sophisticated character who waxes philosophically about architecture and poetry, among things, and casually spouts off trade secrets while in the middle of the act. The film never takes itself seriously as the film crew casually film the murders in all their outrageous detail. Word of warning, there is a graphic gang surprise sex scene and another scene where a little kid gets murdered (unrelated scene, mind you). Obviously, this movie isn't for everyone but if you enjoy extremely dark comedies and can stomach the occasional strangling, this movie is quite the treat. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcPhaieTg4o While on the subject of Belgian black comedies, another great movie is Calvaire (Eng. title: The Ordeal). It's a horror movie that follows small-time pop singer Marc Stevens as he gets stranded in the middle of a forest after his van breaks down. He eventually runs into the eccentric Mr. Bartel who invites him to stay in his inn on the outskirts of a remote village. Without giving too much away, hijinks ensue when Mr. Bartel starts mistaking him for someone else and the villagers get involved. Oh, did I mention that the villagers are bat-poo poo, off-their-rocker insane? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wloEPQl0IQ0
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Exit Through The Gift Shop (Documentary) I don't know how obscure this is overseas, but I picked it at random on netflix last night. It was pretty awesome to watch street art being actually made, rather than just coming across it on the street. I stuck with it mostly to see Banksy, but ended up cheering for the camera man instead.
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Smukke Mennesker (Nothing's All Bad) A danish drama about four people with complex sexual issues trying to find acceptance and love. Bizarre and dark at times but sincere, funny and sweet also.
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Recently saw Max and Mary Animated film about a little girl in Australia who becomes penpals with a goon living in New York in the 70's. The film follows their letter-based relationship as the two grow older. It's a little dark, but very sweet and kind of hypnotic.
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President Ark posted:So are bees fired from a handgun as a projectile, or are bees shot with the handgun? This is important. Bullets are fired at the bees. It's a pretty great movie that jumps between a million different genres seamlessly. Sci fi, horror, western, comedy, etc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NLbDgyMusk
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Gringo Heisenberg posted:Bullets are fired at the bees. It's a pretty great movie that jumps between a million different genres seamlessly. Sci fi, horror, western, comedy, etc. That trailer gave me a bit of a Detention vibe, which is an excellent thing. I will check it out!
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Stagefright (1987) First half of the movie: boring drama about a troubled theater production. Second half of the movie: crazy owl-man with a chainsaw runs around murdering the gently caress out of people.
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quote:That trailer gave me a bit of a Detention vibe, which is an excellent thing. I will check it out! If you like Save the Green Planet, make sure you check out the South Korean Movies megathread 3 in CineD http://archives.somethingawful.com/...hreadid=3525253 I went in to Inglorious Basterds expecting some awesome movie about WW2 resistance fighters and was pretty let down. A Danish movie, Flame and Citron, starring Mads Mikkelson made up for that disappointment: quote:Set in 1943 and 1944, the film is loosely based on actual events involving two of the most active fighters in the Holger Danske resistance group during World War II - Bent Faurschou-Hviid (known as Flammen, played by Thure Lindhardt) and Jørgen Haagen Schmith (known as Citron, played by Mads Mikkelsen). As the two friends assassinate high-ranking Nazis and their Danish collaborators, they also find themselves in deadly duels with treacherous handlers, competing resistance groups, and a femme fatale (played by Stine Stengade) who might be a double (or even triple) agent. Ultimately, they find that they can only trust one another. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJnfNAEwQ8U
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WickedIcon posted:Stagefright (1987) Oh my god, it's Hotline Miami.
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Death at a Funeral imdb: "Chaos ensues when a man tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional British family."
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Calico Heart posted:Recently saw Max and Mary I love this movie to death, I second this recommendation.
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Petit Gregory posted:One of my favorite black comedies is the Belgian mockumentary Man Bites Dog (orig. title: C'est arrivé près de chez vous). The movie follows a film crew documenting the exploits and everyday life of a serial killer. What makes this movie special is Benoit Poelvoorde's performance as a charming, charismatic and sophisticated character who waxes philosophically about architecture and poetry, among things, and casually spouts off trade secrets while in the middle of the act. The film never takes itself seriously as the film crew casually film the murders in all their outrageous detail. Word of warning, there is a graphic gang surprise sex scene and another scene where a little kid gets murdered (unrelated scene, mind you). Obviously, this movie isn't for everyone but if you enjoy extremely dark comedies and can stomach the occasional strangling, this movie is quite the treat.
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WickedIcon posted:Stagefright (1987)  I saw this movie drunk in college and have never been able to figure out what the hell it was or see it again. I thought maybe I'd dreamed it. Now to find a copy!  midnightclimax posted:Seconding this, it's really good. Also his user name is a reference to a special kind of cocktail the main protagonist likes to drink (so mean). It is indeed a fantastic film. Belgian cinema seems to have a gift for really, really dark humor: one of my all-time favorite flicks is Aaltra, the story of two neighbors who hate each other's guts and, through a bizarre series of events, both end up paraplegic. They go on a road trip together to the Aaltra Company, which they blame for their predicament. The entire movie is pitch-dark bitter misanthropy and it is loving hilarious. The visual punchline in the last shot is one of the best and funniest I've ever seen.  It's also shot very well in black-and-white; after you watch it once laughing all the way through, go back and watch it again for the spare elegance of its compositions. There's a scene early on where a man is skyping with some business associates that's like an inverse Droste image.
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bonestructure posted:
http://www.amazon.com/Stagefright-D...rds=stagefright It used to be on Youtube in full, but now the only uploads have Italian audio and no subs. The movie's got some pacing issues, but overall it's one of the best horror movies I've ever seen for the visuals alone.
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Sitcom A French movie about a bourgeouise family who get pet rat, and then descend into an Almodovar-esque frenzy of incest, homosexuality, and madness. Oh yeah, and then the father eats the rat and turns into a monster that the rest of the family have to kill. Fun times. Terkel i knebe (Terkel in trouble?) A Finnish(?) animation about a kid who gets in trouble. Dark, twisted, and funny as buggery. I saw a subtitled version, but the dubbed version has Bill Bailey and Adrian Edmonson amongst others doing the voices. Class.
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LOO posted:Local Hero Damnit, you beat me to this. I've never felt as satisfied after watching a movie as I have with Local Hero. I'll recommend Jackie Chan's recent Little Big Soldier for a similar reason. Even if you're not a martial arts fan, this is a really cool and clever little film. ClubmanGT fucked around with this message at Jan 28, 2013 around 00:36 |
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Brutal Massacre: A Comedy is a pretty funny mockumentary about a horror director who's been in a long slump. He decides to make one more film that he thinks will fix everything. Everything goes wrong. It's pretty great.
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Gringo Heisenberg posted:I went in to Inglorious Basterds expecting some awesome movie about WW2 resistance fighters and was pretty let down. A Danish movie, Flame and Citron, starring Mads Mikkelson made up for that disappointment: On Netflix instant! Good movie.
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The American Astronaut Sci-fi rock opera western. Strange and hilarious and quotable. ("My father taught me to kill the sunflower..") Amazing garage-rock soundtrack. Also one of the best uses of a really tiny budget that I've ever seen...a Winnebago and a dive bar and 20 grand and it feels like outer space. I love this movie so, so much. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uujG1ADn2zk And, oh yeah...  ...it's my birthday. QuasarIntheMist fucked around with this message at Jan 28, 2013 around 06:07 |
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I am floored on a daily basis by the fact that no one I have asked, to date, has seen Sneakers. How was this film not a Big loving Deal? Look at this god damned cast: (it also (eventually) stars Stephen Tobolowsky and James Earl Jones) The best way to describe Sneakers is by comparing it to Hackers. While Hackers has CGI, teenagers, and technobabble, Sneakers has actual circa-1990 computers, people with actual jobs, and cryptography (its central Macguffin is the result of a factoring breakthrough on encryption and one of the co-inventors of the RSA algorithm served as a consultant and wrote a whole bunch of lecture slides that appear onscreen for all of about ten seconds). The characters of Hackers access secure systems by typing really fast on keyboards while staring at elaborate GUIs. The characters of Sneakers access secure systems through reconnaissance, social engineering and gruntwork. Hackers' message was "1337 HAXXORS ROFL". Sneakers' message was about the power of information to change the world (remember, this is 1992). Hackers was XTREME. Sneakers was clever. Hackers was about some kids who wanted to gently caress poo poo up. Sneakers was about some guys who only wanted to take on the bad guys because they just wanted to go back to their lives. You see where this is going. It also has the some of the best use of piano soundtracks in suspense/action scenes in all of movies. So that's nice too.
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Reign of Terror (1949) A low-budget noir thriller about courageous spies attempting to bring down Maximilien Robespierre. Utterly corny, utterly over-the-top, but you can tell the actors aren't taking it entirely seriously, and that saves it. I helped project this at my college movie theater, and the audience broke into applause at the end credits.
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BrigadierSensible posted:Terkel i knebe (Terkel in trouble?) Danish movie. The film is about a kid who's being bullied, his best friend's iron pipe and their new teacher. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=459ajX4zn_E It got an 11 rating here.
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Before my father passed away, he always tried to get me to watch the movie Zorro: The Gay Blade. Out of recognition of that, I decided to finally watch it tonight. It's a hilarious movie from the 80s starring George Hamilton as both Don Diego and his twin brother Bunny Wigglesworth, who both don the Zorro mask. Throw in an over-the-top villain and his unhappily married wife who are both hamming it up and having a blast doing it. I mean, what more could you ask for from a comedy?
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Spergminer posted:Danish movie. The film is about a kid who's being bullied, his best friend's iron pipe and their new teacher. Between that and Princess, Denmark makes some hosed up animation.
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Supreme Allah posted:Maybe everyone has seen Gangster No. 1 but nobody mentions it. This is a great film except for how Paul Bettany is about 6 foot 5 and Malcolm McDowell is about 5 foot 2, and we're supposed to accept that one is the older version of the other. I came in late and it took me far loo long to understand they were the same character.
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