Great movies you knew nothing about

[Aquapod770]

I just finished watching October Sky on netflix, and I must say it is quite good. I always thought it would be a super boring movie, but it was great.

[Bryan]

I thought The Watchmen was gonna be pretty crappy until I saw it, now I love it.

[nevergonnachange]

Originally Posted by BengalsRocker

Frailty is so good because it makes you go... "Oh man I hope no one gets ideas from this movie!" Then you go "Wait a minute... there probably are some people out there already who think that way!"

The creepiness is that the thought that someone is thinking they are doing something good that is not... or is it? Yikes.

Another movie along that line is Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer with Michael Rooker (Merle in the Walking Dead). You just know there's at least one guy out there like him...and that's a scary thought.

[alwaysabengal]

shawshank
the green mile

[Helldog]

Originally Posted by alwaysabengal

shawshank
the green mile

You seriously knew nothing of two of the most classic films ? Lol

[Ben zoo 2]

Lots of good mentions in here. I'll repost some of what i saw you guys list, then add a few of my own.

Raising Arizona
Usual suspects
Train spotting
Dead poets society
American history x (intense)

A few from me
La confidential
Heat (Pacino and deniro)
Ronin (specifically deniro's character)
On golden pond, always liked that one
Independence day, the David Keith version, not will smith

And my just for hell dog special: Hudson hawk
I watched that one with some friends while under the influence and we laughed our arses off. Disclaimer though, this movie is fairly dumb and goofy while watching straight, we were just in the right frame of mind at the time.

And I almost forgot to mention one of my all time favs, reservoir dogs.

[the white owl]

Ripleys Game
(Malkovich)
The Edge
(Hopkins,Baldwin)
Falcon and the Snowman
(Penn)
Youngblood
(Lowe,Swayze)
Layercake
(Craig)
Subject Two
(Dir.Chidel)
Secret Window
(Depp,Turturro)
Guy Terrifico
(Murphy,Kristofferson)
Wristcutters
(Fugit,Waits)
I have to stop.

[Nebuchadnezzar]

I'm watching Stargate right now and it reminds me of a movie I've seen only once a long time ago with Sean Connery and Micheal Caine made in 1975 called "The Man Who Would Be King".

What a great movie and if you can find it, get it.

[Nebuchadnezzar]

This movie has Rutger Hauer, Charles S. Dutton, Gary Busey, F. Murray Abraham and Ice-T in it. It's called "Surviving the Game".

Then there's the movie called "The Game" that I knew nothing about until I saw it and it's really good as well.

[XenoMorph]

Originally Posted by Bryan

I thought The Watchmen was gonna be pretty crappy until I saw it, now I love it.

Really its was the complete opposite for me.

[Helldog]

Aint nobody in here seen 'city of god' ?!

[fredtoast]

"Altered States"...when you are tripping

"Children of a Lesser God"....when you have to watch a movie with a chick.

Both Star William Hurt, a VERY underrated actor.

[Sham69Rock]

I am an avid lover of horror/terror films, & these are just a few of the (hard to find/most people have never heard of) Gems:

1) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299014/ Lucky (2004)
2) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0896534/?ref_=sr_1 Deadgirl (2008)
3) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1273235/?ref_=sr_1 A Serbian Film (2010)
4) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109592/?ref_=sr_2 Cemetery Man (1994)
5) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107953/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993)

[MrRager]

City of god
Big fish
Accidently saw almost famous and know nothing about it
Boondock saints

These are movies I knew nothing about and hadn't been referred to that I loved.

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by XenoMorph

Really its was the complete opposite for me.

You didn't like Watchmen? Although I probably liked it because I never read the comic. I know a lot of people who read the comic didn't like it.

[XenoMorph]

Originally Posted by Bryan

You didn't like Watchmen? Although I probably liked it because I never read the comic. I know a lot of people who read the comic didn't like it.

Didnt like it at all... Never read the comics.. (only comics i read are alien or predator comics)


The previews made it look great... the movie was a 3 hour snoozefest.

[Nebuchadnezzar]

I never heard of this movie but am watching it right now. It's a western with Robert Duvall and Kevin Costner called "Open Range". What a great movie this is.

[MIBengalsFan]

You all listed several of my favorites, but a couple more to add:

Hotel Transylvania - one that the kids put on last week. Thought it was going to be terrible, but turned out to be one of the best kids movies I've ever seen. Adam Sandler was Dracula w/ a bunch of other famous voices.

Better Off Dead - classic

The Help - was pretty popular, but thought it would be a complete chick movie. I enjoyed that far more than I expected.

Princess Bride - "Inconceivable!" "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means..."

[XenoMorph]

Originally Posted by MIBengalsFan

You all listed several of my favorites, but a couple more to add:

Hotel Transylvania - one that the kids put on last week. Thought it was going to be terrible, but turned out to be one of the best kids movies I've ever seen. Adam Sandler was Dracula w/ a bunch of other famous voices.

Better Off Dead - classic

The Help - was pretty popular, but thought it would be a complete chick movie. I enjoyed that far more than I expected.

Princess Bride - "Inconceivable!" "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means..."

You must be young to have known nothing about the princess bride...

[jmccracky]

Originally Posted by Sham69Rock

I am an avid lover of horror/terror films, & these are just a few of the (hard to find/most people have never heard of) Gems:

1) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299014/ Lucky (2004)
2) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0896534/?ref_=sr_1 Deadgirl (2008)
3) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1273235/?ref_=sr_1 A Serbian Film (2010)
4) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109592/?ref_=sr_2 Cemetery Man (1994)
5) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107953/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993)

Man, Deadgirl was WAY better than I expected. Sick and twisted, but still a great film.

I've been meaning to watch Cemetery Man. I've heard great things about it.

A Serbian Film was banned in Norway????? Cool! Gotta watch it now.



I haven't watched Return of the Living Dead part 3 yet. I know there is a hot red headed chick in it. The first one is one of my all time faves.

[jmccracky]

Originally Posted by fredtoast

"Altered States"...when you are tripping

"Children of a Lesser God"....when you have to watch a movie with a chick.

Both Star William Hurt, a VERY underrated actor.

Man, I love William Hurt. I think he is the most underrated actor or at least near the top of underrated actors. Funny though, because I haven't watched Altered States, which everyone says is his finest work as an actor. I'm gonna add that one to my Netflix queue.

[jmccracky]

I'll suggest a movie that is actually great, but everyone knows what it is. Brokeback Mountain. My fiance made me watch it one night because it was her turn to pick a movie. I must say, it was wonderfully acted and is actually a beautiful love story. Probably the only love story I've ever watched and was actually touched by it. (I know some of you chuckle heads are gonna go with that last line!)

The love scene is actually not that bad. It is only about 15 seconds of the movie, and there are a couple of kissing scenes. However, I'm not bothered by two dudes kissing. Them "getting it on"? Yeah, that grosses me out. But the scene they are fully clothed and you don't see anything. Pretty painless and I laughed at it.

[XenoMorph]

Originally Posted by jmccracky

I'll suggest a movie that is actually great, but everyone knows what it is. Brokeback Mountain. My fiance made me watch it one night because it was her turn to pick a movie. I must say, it was wonderfully acted and is actually a beautiful love story. Probably the only love story I've ever watched and was actually touched by it. (I know some of you chuckle heads are gonna go with that last line!)

The love scene is actually not that bad. It is only about 15 seconds of the movie, and there are a couple of kissing scenes. However, I'm not bothered by two dudes kissing. Them "getting it on"? Yeah, that grosses me out. But the scene they are fully clothed and you don't see anything. Pretty painless and I laughed at it.

Turn in your Man card.

[Stewy]

Movies that I love, that others might not:

On the lighter Side:
Mulan
Emperor's New Groove
Hercules
Necessary Roughness

My geeky side:
2010
Contact - love Carl Sagan

Darker Side:
The Park is Mine
Citizen X

[fredtoast]

Originally Posted by jmccracky

I haven't watched Altered States, which everyone says is his finest work as an actor.

Mot really a lot of amazing acting. Just a good trippy movie.