[Closed] Schindler's List- any other hidden/missed films?

It's a fantastic, and quite heart-wrenching film

Oldboy.
Into the Wild

all quiet on the western front. WWI from the German troop perspective. Very powerful. Two versions, both are good and the colour one has Ernest borgnine in it

+1 oldboy

the chorus

[i]I've never seen it. We are discussing it at work and everyone is shocked. [/i]

Shocked you've never seen it?

The Offence
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Offence

and for a bit of 'fun', try; Hell Drivers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Drivers_(film)

Oldboy - tick.

If you want a proper anti-war film; Cross of Iron or Savior. Savior will never be popular. A horrid, nasty and depressing film.

I've never seen Alien.

Schindler's List is incredible though.

On a war front, have you seen 'Flags of Our Fathers' and 'Letters from Iwo Jima'?

Seen both and didn't like them personally.

If you want to see a beautiful and sad film thats not all fighting:

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/twilight_samurai/

I think this critic says it all:

Tender, melancholy, suspenseful and, finally, uplifting.

And then read the book by Thomas Keneally

I've never seen Titanic. And am quite happy like that.

Hidden? Schindler's List ?

I don't understand the question!

Into the wild just made me angry. What a cock that bloke was.

Taxi - the French version of the film. Mindless fun that should be watched.
Delicatessen - French again, also subtitled. The number of scenes in that film referenced since are incredible.
Restless Natives. It deserved to be bigger than Gregorys Girl.
Lawrence of Arabia. Should be watched if you haven't.

On the 2nd world war theme, Downfall is a great film.

I thought Schindler's list was an OK film. If it wasn't a true story it wouldn't be any where near as popular.

Have made a Paul Vanhoven Season for myself on Lovefilm, not seen any of his pre-hollywood films.

really rate his films, so hope his early films will be as interesting.

anyone recommend anything in particular.

Delicatessen

Schindler's List is a must watch imho

another vote for Restless Natives

The Warriors (1979)

AMELIE

Avalon

Maybe not a hidden/missed film but, American Weirwolf in London is worth adding to your list if you have not seen it yet Hora.

Anything by Alfred Hitchcock 😉

hora - Member
- this is weird for me. I utterly love Amelie. Magical, makes me grin and cry with happiness yet Delicatessen leaves me totally cold. Weird.

slainte 🙂 rob

Taxi - the French version of the film. Mindless fun that should be watched.

Eh ben, oui!

🙂

And to answer the OP.

Excalibur
Dark City
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
The Big Blue
A Life Less Ordinary

slainte 8) rob

Jumping on the French band wagon, it's got to be La HAine.
and a tick for Delicatessen from too.

I've never watched The Godfather, Empire's greatest film of all time.

Also haven't seen Fight Club, Singin' in the Rain or GoodFellas from the top ten

La Haine. Agree. Awesome. Watched it when I was young, still fresh and vivid now.

The Lives of Others.

Rightly won loads of awards in 2006; sat in the pub for ages, just thinking, after watching it at the Cameo (Edinburgh). Nothing like the viewing that Schindler's had though.
Just don't read-up on it first, save the surprise (or lack thereof)

ooo hello http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_lives_of_others/

Ok tonight's purchases are:
Schindler's list
Oldboy
The Lives of Others so far.

I watched The Piano the other day for the first time

Thought it was pretty good too

Mrshora badgered me non-stop to go and see Piano at the cinema when it first came out. I gave in (thinking arty-crap) and she was utterly bored whilst I sat there in love with the film. That was the start of my education 😀 Come to think of it, that was my film-ground zero.

[b]Kung Fu Hustle[/b]
like no other Kung Fu film you've ever seen
one of my most favourite films

The Talented Mr Ripley is one of those films I can watch whenever it's on TV. Beautifully made and really quite horrible by equal measures.

Kung Fu Hustle- Stephen Chow, I love his 007 rip off and rip off of God of Gamblers (God of Cookery). class.

On the 2nd world war theme, Downfall is a great film.

All Quiet on the Western Front - read the book thinking it was a real account. Was very disappointed when I found out it was a novel. 🙁

On Downfall, I didn't like it at the cinema but Traudl Junge makes her an easier character to like (and understand to a degree). The film is slightly depressing which succeeds interms of the acting (yes I know its a bit doom and gloom etc) but the acting/cinematography really works).

Not a fan of Wong Kar-Wai's other films but how about ChungKing Express?

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chungking_express/

DON'T FEKKIN LISTEN TO ME THEN YOU MOOMIN

I didn't listen to you Pook. I decided to read it all by myself.

You said +1 for Oldboy hence why I said ok to that then!

Have you sorted your car yet?

Une Prophete
I think I need to see this again. In fact I need to own it.

mastiles - you can read all by yourself, now ? 😯 😉

Ok tonight's purchases are:
Schindler's list
Oldboy
The Lives of Others so far.
A Prophet (Un prophete) http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1213205-prophet/

Jeesus, thats a lot to watch 8)

[i]Jeesus, thats a lot to watch [/i]

Watch OldBoy first and you'll be too exhausted to watch the others!

I think I may have a [s]drink[/s] film problem. I just love films 8) and Indie/small cinemas.

Heres an awesome documentary/film: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/when_we_were_kings/

I'm not a boxing fan but the energy/story and James Brown is a brilliant mix. Really entertaining.

Anyone seen "My Life as a Dog". Really good film, Swedish I think.

"Subway" I thought was fantastic with some of the actors goin onto much bigger things. Recall it had loads press at the time, does that still happen for French films?

+1 for The Lives of Others
Also...
Brotherhood...historically very accurate and VERY powerful film about two brothers fighting in the Korean War, great soundtrack. I have watched this with my classes twice a year for the last 7 years and it still brings a lump to my throat. It's in Korean, but has subtitles.

Schlinder bought and ready to go

City of God and A Prophet.
My gran was feeling a bit down after dealing with some stuff about her war widow's pension so my dad took her to the pictures to cheer her up to see,you've guessed it Schindler's List .It didn't work.

Another +1 for [i]The Lives of Others[/i], great film.

I would suggest [i]Let the Right One In[/i] or actually, if you're feeling a bit lazy, the American remake [i]Let Me In[/i] is almost as good.

City Of Lost Children
Dark City
Amelie
The Station Agent
Diva
They Call Me Trinity
Trinity Is Still My Name

Dogtooth.

It's kind of how I imagine hora's world to be from his perspective.

No Badboy Bubby is my world perspective.

http://www.leftfieldcinema.com/bad-boy-bubby-review

I've never seen Reservoir Dogs and never really felt the need to see it, although I do like other Tarantino movies!

Wings of Desire - God, what a superb film, possibly Wim Wenders finest.
AND it's got Peter Falk in it.

3 colours: red, 3 colours: white & 3 colours: blue by Krzysztof Kieslowski - all superb, well worth a watch.

As a recommendation what about Man bites dog!

The Wild Bunch is great

Two Lane Black Top

I thought Downfall was astonishing.

Dogville ...do not be put off by the set, the film is utterly rewarding and a horrible reflection of civilsation.

Downfall fab
Dr Strangelove
Clockwork Orange
The Life of David Gale
Das boot

for a start

Two Lane Blacktop is superb.
Await Hora's thread re suitability of a '55 Chevy as a daily driver. 🙂

The Lives of others is probably my favourite film, but also:

(Sympathy for) Lady Vengeance
American History X
Crash

oh.... and the goonies

Revanche. austrian film. cold, but good.

Mammoth. a warning to all those who are too busy to realise what is important to them (says he who has just worked 50 hours in the last three days and will be giving it "voll gas" for the next month or more....)

Watched the pilot episode of 'Breaking Bad'
It's about a high school chemistry teacher who finds out he's terminal cancer, goes off the rails a bit
and starts up a meth amphetamine lab from a camper van.
IMDB gives it a 9.4 out of 10
Well worth a viewing.

toni,la grand illusion,une partie de campagne- j renoir
kubrick.all.
truffaut-all.
tarkovsky.all.

Ozu,kobayashi,mizoguchi,kurosawa.

wong kar wai

saw a few of robert hamer's recently.

chabrol is good.

rivette,

Have a fondness for lang's Dr mabuse

in america by jim sheridan is great.
belrin alexanderplatz is great as well but it's about 9hs.
Solaris,both versions are fine,but tarkovsky's is a masterpiece.

Ghost Dog is good.

Fighter is a good film about boxing with Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale, also Sunshine is brill.

IF , an everyday story of urest at a conservative public school, wait until the end, for the best bit.

Brokeback Mountain, fantastic filming and scenery, youll cry at the end,

oh and this ones quite good,

Schindlers list is fantastic, a true story that should be never have been true

12 Angry Men.
Dead Man's Shoes.

The curious case of Benjamin button.

Absolutely epic.

I quite enjoyed [url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0861739/ ]Elite squad[/url].
Or Das Boot is a must if you haven't seen it? All in all I just think that other countries exist outside of english speaking nations & most of them make better films than we do.

Fancy taking a chance on [url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1064953/synopsis ]The guard post?[/url]

A couple I've always found thought-provoking when I've seen them.

Snow Falling On Cedars - post-WW2 smalltown lawyer defends Japanese immigrant against murder charge
A Midnight Clear - wet-behind-the-ears US soldiers get up to not much over Christmas in WW2 Europe, then it all goes somewhat awry

Both very sedate pace, both beautifully shot, both starring Ethan Hawke.

Oo man bites dog is brill not seen in years where can I get a copy?

How about leon?

the guns of naverone
where eagles dare
bridge over the river kwai

(not watched any of these since I was about 12 mind)

The Fall

Seen two good German films recently, Goodbye Lenin and The Lives of Others, very enjoyable.

Ghost Dog is good.

Can I wholeheartedly recommend with every fibre of my being that you DO NOT watch The Serbian film.
I really mean it. There's been some great suggestions already, I like to think of myself as being able to enjoy just about any film from anywhere in the world but not this one.
I really mean it. Don't watch it.
Ps, Leon is a great film if you haven't seen it.
Pps, what did you think of Schindlers List Hora?

Interesting how OS set out for personal gain/slave labour exploitation but fell into a reluctant savior role.

Is the film accurate? I.e The Accountant Stein?

On Goth, three attempts to hang him in 1946. Oh dear oh dear.

Best film I have seen in a long time, still at the top of the charts, the Russian film How I Ended This Summer.

It's slow to start but builds nicely.

(No helicopters explode though, and it doesn't have any kookie good looking french birds in it, which I gather is your cup of tea if you liked Amelie. Try Betty Blue for that.)

School for scoundrels a classic comedy

wild geese

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas (watched again last night)

Oldboy (another vote for it)

Boondock Saints (also try Overnight, which is the making of documentary)

Clerks (then go on a Kevin Smith athon)

The Hill
Fandango
Dr Zschivago (sp!).