Films you heard were good but havent seen

Drexel_3

pah wrote: »

Unless they are necessarily long

Most aren't. Some of the Avenger movies take the piss

Wrongway1985

Skerries wrote: »

the original is very good as well and I was surprised when I watched it that it wasn't more well known or shown on tv when all they showed was old WWII movies

Haven't seen it in quite sometime but it's on Prime video (as is Basterds) so might actually have a gander during the week, It's probably a disservice to Tarantino to call it the original as they are very different films but at the same time let's be honest he created the link with the title and even casting Bo Svensson and the director for roles in his film.

No secret he likes paying homage to old cinema I suppose he done similar with also another Italian film Django and cast Franco Nero for a small part in Django Unchained perhaps that's more well known.

Optimalprimerib

Point break, bad boys 2 and hot fuzz.

mightybashful

Optimalprimerib wrote: »

Point break, bad boys 2 and hot fuzz.

Don't watch bad boys 2.

is_that_so

Sam Hain wrote: »

Slow moving doesnt mean bad. There will be blood is a superb piece of cinema.

It is but would you watch it again? Never been tempted personally. Definitely in that category of being in the mood for it.

Hmob

mightybashful wrote: »

Don't watch bad boys 2.

Presume post was a windup

flasher0030

Sam Hain wrote: »

Slow moving doesnt mean bad. There will be blood is a superb piece of cinema.

I didn't say it was bad. I just said it didn't do it for me.

Wrongway1985

Hmob wrote: »

Presume post was a windup

Defo, imagine mightybashful hasn't seen Hot Fuzz.

Mad_maxx

Minime2.5 wrote: »

Ill start this off . Ive never seen

There will be blood

Shinlers list

Inglorious bastards

Missing out ?

there will be blood isnt much of a story - plot but the acting by day lewis and paul dano makes it worth it

inglorious bastards is a blast if you like Tarantino

i actually have never seen much of Schindlers List but it sort of bored me what i saw

Mad_maxx

i had never seen Casablanca until christmas gone by

its truly great

The Knacker

Collateral Damage

Behind Enemy Lines

Tony EH

The Wizards Sleeve wrote: »

Shutter Island is fooking brilliant

Except for the fact that it's as transparent as a pane of glass and as shallow as a puddle.

It plays out ok, but it holds absolutely no surprises and that's its central reason for existence.

pixelburp

I beat you all lol: Citizen Kane. I have the DVD ready to go but keep forgetting to get around to what's often considered the lodestone of American cinema itself.

I know what to expect - pterodactyls in the background n all - just never remember to get to watching the damn thing.

Mister Vain

Star Wars
Godfather 2
Casablanca
Birdman
Reservoir Dogs

newmember2

The Irishman - is not a good movie IMO and I felt like turning it off a few times. Anyone who hasn't seen it, I would say you are not missing anything if you've already seen Goodfellas, etc. as there's nothing new or novel here and it just seems like a requiem for these aging actors in a long, drawn out more of the same and what you've already seen done better in other films kind of way. "I wasted hours of my life watching this" was my main takeaway.

mithAine

1. Adam and Paul
2. Disco Pigs
3. Eden
4.Patrick's Day

Alfred123

This thread may be dealing solely with movies made in the west as opposed to foreign movies ? but I could not survive on that diet alone.

Armed with Pirate bay - i have d/loaded some of the best cinema i have seen. Western movies can be very formulaic. Open up the senses - Korean / Japanese cinema is awash with gems !

Samples of a few foreign gems i've seen :
The lives of others (German)
A separation (Iran)
Poetry (Korean)
Leviathan (Russia)
Burnt by the sun (Russia)

xtal191

The Wizards Sleeve wrote: »

The scene at the start with Martin Sheen where he cuts himself is apparently real blood and he was supposed to have had a breakdown during that period. I don't know if that's myth or truth though.

Its true, anyone who likes the film needs to watch the documentary on it, its just as a good as the movie

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102015/

Beechwoodspark

newmember? wrote: »

The Irishman - is not a good movie IMO and I felt like turning it off a few times. Anyone who hasn't seen it, I would say you are not missing anything if you've already seen Goodfellas, etc. as there's nothing new or novel here and it just seems like a requiem for these aging actors in a long, drawn out more of the same and what you've already seen done better in other films kind of way. "I wasted hours of my life watching this" was my main takeaway.

Respectfully Wouldn’t agree with this at all

There’s more to it than simply a gangster story like the one in goodfellas don’t get me wrong I love goodfellas but this is something else entirely

It’s an epic featuring not only frank sheeran (de Niro) but also Russell bufalino played brilliantly b by Pesci and of course the enigmatic Jimmy Hoffa played by Pacino.

The direction, sets, soundtrack- everything is class act in it

Well worth the time and attention required imho

JohnFalstaff

London After Midnight
The Magnificent Ambersons - Director's Cut
The Day the Clown Cried

bigar

JohnFalstaff wrote: »

London After Midnight
The Magnificent Ambersons - Director's Cut
The Day the Clown Cried

I have all three on Blu-Ray UHD. They are restored from the original master print. All include a 3D conversion but that is a bit over the top.

(only kidding of course)

Alanhooly

The Usual Suspects

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Alanhooly wrote: »

The Usual Suspects

seminal thriller.

remember seeing that in the 90's in a cinema in Paris - it was very original at the time.

bnt

If I look at the IMDB Top 250, the best-reviewed films that I have not seen are #5 and #6:12 Angry Men and Schindler’s List, then a whole lot I’ve seen up till #21, Life Is Beautiful. I don’t think it’s an accident that two of those three are about the Holocaust, possibly the most depressing topic for a film and something I wish I didn’t have to know about.

Relikk

The next movie you watch should be 12 Angry Men. Do it. Do it now!

Mad_maxx

Mister Vain wrote: »

Star Wars
Godfather 2
Casablanca
Birdman
Reservoir Dogs

all great except Birdman which is one of the worst things ive ever seen