I'm looking for some good movies to watch, but I can't think of any that I haven't already seen. So lets post some that we think most other people on this site haven't heard of. I'll start
Follows a $20 bill around New York (sorta like Crash)
He was a quiet man. Least I don't know many people who have heard of this movie. If it does happen to be like...The Dark Knight of dark comedys, well I'm glad because its a movie that should I'd want to be appreciated for how great it is.
I'm fond of the movie X, an anime movie based on the manga of the same name. It was actually made well before the manga was finished (actually, the manga is on an extended hiatus due to an argument with its publisher), and so it was adapted into what amounts to a millennial apocalypse action movie that can best be described as blood and sakura blossoms everywhere. The plot is brainless and most of the characters are paper thin, but the action is well done and the movie is in general just very pretty to watch. Though I do recommend watching the Japanese language version with subtitles. The English dub is grade Z.
I liked this movie a lot. Even though it had only one line spoken in English, I found myself entrenched in the whimsical story. Which is why I cried later, I guess I got too into it.
Better Luck Tomorrow. It's about Asian-American overachiever's in high school and how they turn to a life of crime to bring excitement into their lives. Cool little dark crime-drama of a film. John Cho (Harold and Kumar, Star Trek) is in it. Highly recommended.
Some others I'd recommend just for the sake of it: V for Vendetta, Blade Runner, Dark City. Hm. All dystopian/Sci-Fi films.... but fantastic/sorta obscure ones at that. If you enjoy dark comedies and Simon Pegg, you should check out Big Nothing. It was surprisingly good.
As someone who's all over the board when it comes to movies, I'm sure I have tons more if you wanted 'em. Enjoy.
Oh, and on the B&W tip, a Belgian film called Man Bites Dog is great. I haven't seen it in a while. Must get a copy on DVD - I don't own a video player anymore and I've got heaps of flicks that I can't watch at home anymore.
The TV Set, Rushmore, Bottle Rocket, Synecdoche New York, or Foot Fist Way. @Kenshin: The Big Nothing is awesome, imho lol so yeah, add that to my list :P
I was gonna post some really snobby stuff that I love that no one has seen, but this thread doesn't seem to be evolving into a place for that. More of a "Lesser Known Movie Recommendations" than a "Movies You Love That No One Has Seen".
Therefore I will second the Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang rec and add the following:
Brick - continuing the neo-noir thriller feel of the previous recommendation, this is set in a southern california high school, but very much in the style of a classic Chandler adaptation, complete with some fantastic old-timey noir dialogue.
The Imposters - Another retro-throwback film, this Stanley Tucci and Oliver Platt vehicle recalls the madcap action of 1930s comedy films such as those by the Marx Brothers or Abbot & Costello. Two failed actors end up stuck on an ocean liner. As was the way of things on board ocean liners in the 30s, intrigue ensues.
The Conversation - Francis Ford Coppola made this movie between The Godfather and The Godfather Pt. 2. Gene Hackman's private eye character becomes enmeshed in a murder plot when he records part of a conversation no one was supposed to hear.
That's all I can think of right now. Damn, I'm really on a film noir kick. I blame some of the original movies I was going to say, so what the hell, if you are feeling like some adventures in German Expressionism I heartily recommend The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Nosferatu, The Last Laugh, Kameradschaft, and of course M.
Here's 10 that are pretty good, but you probably haven't seen. I'll try and keep them all under 20 years old...and in color for the kiddies.
Vincent & Theo (1990) - Story of artist Van Gogh and his brother, Theo.
New York Stories (1989) - Anthology movie with three tales from directors Martin Scorsese, Frances Coppola, and Woody Allen
The Mighty (1998) - Two troubled boys develop a friendship by combining their strengths and becoming one person, sort of.
A Little Princess (1995) - Updated version of a children's classic about a young girl at a boarding school while her father goes off to war.
The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) - Animated movie set in Persia with a cobbler rescuing a princess named Yum Yum.
Cube (1997) - Sci Fi movie about 7 people who wake up to find themselves trapped inside an ever shifting box-like maze
Ghost World (2001) - Two outcast high school girls graduate and meet an equally outcast geek
Dead Again (1991) - A murder mystery told over two different time periods but each starring the same actors. Branagh and Thompson star
Who's the Man (1993) MTV's Doctor Dre and Ed Lover are rookie cops in New York. Denis Leary plays their sargent in this hip-hop comedy.
Rush (1991) - Jason Patric is an undercover narcotics agent way in over his head in this thriller.
These aren't "unknown" movies but you may have forgotten them or put off checking them out. Now's as good a time as any to see these good and very different movies.
" @TooWalrus: Noooooo!!!!! Why did they do it!? Why!? "
Because seeing Fraiser dressed as a mounty doing all sorts of dumb stuff, and Alfred Molina is amazing as Snidly Whiplash going around shooting rocks with gold... bullets.
I found Crash to be sort of an interesting look at the melting pot that is America. All the characters seem fleshed out and in the end, it just leaves the audience thinking about themselves and those around them. Owning Mahowney (Based on a true story) was a very in depth look at a man's gambling problem which only seems to get worse. Philip Seymour Hoffman was very good in this film. Side Note: Brendan Fraser seems to be getting a lot of appearances on here.
@pakx: Ignore my last post. Anyways, nobody I talked to heard of Crash when I spoke about it. Practically everyone in my Sociology class never heard of it. And it was the 2006 Oscars. :P
i can't think of a movie that's incredibly obscure that i REALLY like, so here's a happy medium, a movie that lots of people have heard of, but not many have seen, and is unjustly left out of the picture when talk of "classics of suspense and horror" comes up.
@DarknessMyOldFriend: Yes, I'm aware of the sheer coincidences and the shallow portrayal of some characters, but something in that film left an impression in me. Maybe I'm just young and stupid.
" @pakx: Ignore my last post. Anyways, nobody I talked to heard of Crash when I spoke about it. Practically everyone in my Sociology class never heard of it. And it was the 2006 Oscars. :P "
I've never seen it. All I know of Crash is that it's apparently Everybody's Racist: The Movie.
Too true, too true. I'd rather watch real masterpieces like Manos: THE HANDS OF FATE or Ed Wood movies or Uwe Boll movies or... Yeahhh, that statement makes a lot of sense. Especially when you don't explain why you feel that way.
Wow! That's exactly what my pretentious ass was just about to post! I don't love it, and I probably only understand like 40% of it, but it's a very interesting story. Time travel like it's never been done!
@Kenshin: Two big-headed directors read an Alan Moore novel and completely miss the point, and then decide to make a cheesy action movie out of a subtle piece of graphic perfection.
@Kenshin: it should also be pointed out that ALOT of people have heard of V For Vendetta as a film, it made alot of money, had a big star, and just... yeah dude. that's not a movie "barely anyone has heard of"
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