Good Movies You would Recommend Others to Watch

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Originally Posted by kannannn

I am awaiting Tarantino's "Inglorious Bastards" with more enthusiasm though. Collaboration ellam namba aalukku othu varathu..

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So am I. In Four rooms, his room was the least impressive :oops: And I guess its high time he stops showing his face on screen. He looks ugly and can't act for f***'s sake :twisted: Unfortunately at the grindhouse he is there in both the movies :banghead: :banghead:

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Originally Posted by thilak4life

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Originally Posted by thimuru

BABEL - Nice one....one doubt...whats written in the paper written by thejapanese girl to the detective in the climax!

that plot is not necessary

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Now that I am going to sleep, I wanna write something. Now thats something interesting. Let's contemplate:

Spoilers ahead:

Deaf and dumb girl was desperate for sex. I think Jap girl's desperation is understandable, especially from the evidence of Japanese culture from different movies (J-pop J-urban embellishing 'hippie' society, not sure about accuracy ). Inarritu just went a level up showing it from a deaf-and-dumb girl’s perspective. And she sees her disability being the main reason for not having a guy in her life. In the restaurant , when a prick approaches her table (of deaf-and-dumb girls), he looks down at them with contempt and ridicules about them with his friends. She then shows her pussy to taunt them as if to say I can’t talk but I have a big ******.

She sees 'sex' , as the only mean to get a guy liking her. She couldn’t take it any longer. Even in the dressing room, a girl makes fun of her virginity. Even some of my friends(girls included) seem to think 'getting laid', super-cool, being 'hip' and some people think 'virginity' as a weakness , it's a social construct. there wasn't anyone groping her or staring right into her eyes, that must have distressed her in the disc. That might have been her worry/concern but I was trapped into that trick, an average viewer to feel for 'deaf people dancing in the disc with no sound.

considering her looks, she could have got someone easily. Yeah, there are questions unanswered like why she wasn't able to get a similar deaf-and-dumb guy. However, for all we know, she might be from a deaf-and-dumb school exclusively for girls. She may not have met someone like that.


'Being deaf and dumb doesn't prevent one from getting laid for so long.' - That coupled with her good looks seals the argument. I don't think anyone can counter that point without assumptions. All we can do is assume that, she is under a transitional phase of adolescence. She isn’t close to her father (even more because he is a hunter). Her mother's death could have been traumatic to her and she feels empty even more. This might have been one of the many reasons for her 'desperation'. Too many assumptions for the viewer, I guess! Nevertheless, one clear incongruity of her 'wanting a relationship' is, when she even tried to seduce the dentist. She wanted to loose her virginity more than anything else. Finally, the director seals it with her nude 'attempt' in the end.

Now what did she write in that letter? It could be anything!

1) She lied to the inspector about her mother jumping down the building.(her mom actually shot herself dead) Could it be to apologize for that lie?

2) Japanese society suffers from many fetish behaviour and incest cases, did she lodge a complaint against her father?
haha, kidding!

3) did she plan to die? Maybe she wanted to jump from the balcony. But she changed her mind.

4) Maybe her father killed her mom..Maybe a confession letter..
Or maybe she killed her mom...

5)It could be a simple 'sorry'! Or maybe a brief synopsis of her situation.

6) None of the above..

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thank u thilak :D

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Originally Posted by thimuru

thank u thilak :D

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Glad to be some help pal.

A movie that I would recommend to others: "That Obscure Object of Desire". Bunuel's shocking movie. If you like Surreal films, this is a must-watch. Even otherwise, it's pretty decent.

A Documentary that I would recommend/plead to be watched:" Root of all evil?" It's a must watch. Eye opener. Become an Atheist and live happily. Richard dawkins is God(metaphor) but God doesn't exist.

Just saw Deja Vu.

SPOILERS

It pretty much sounds, looks and feels like all other tony scott movies. It is a cross between Minority Report and Enemy of the State. But falls behind EOTS in pace and excitement. As usual Hollywood comes up with a new machine which could travel in space/time but dosen't come up with the concept the machine is built on. (At one point they claim the discovery to be a fluke)

Denzel does his role with ease although this isn't the kind of movie his name should be associated with.

Namesake : The movie moves at a slow pace but it was not boring . I really enjoyed this movie and the BGM was good . Irfan khan and Tabu was good in this movie. Kal Penn :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by great

Pursuit of Happyness

Beautiful movie !!!

Will smith and W.Smith Jr was simply superb in this movie. ESp when smith was offered the post of broker , Smith acting was superb :thumbsup:

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:exactly: Particulary when he walks out of the office. Wonder how Will Smith missed the Oscar. Knockout performance.

Yeah ......in death proof he was ok.....in planet terror he was :oops:

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Originally Posted by Nerd

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Originally Posted by kannannn

I am awaiting Tarantino's "Inglorious Bastards" with more enthusiasm though. Collaboration ellam namba aalukku othu varathu..

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So am I. In Four rooms, his room was the least impressive :oops: And I guess its high time he stops showing his face on screen. He looks ugly and can't act for f***'s sake :twisted: Unfortunately at the grindhouse he is there in both the movies :banghead: :banghead:

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Ppl said that davinci code is a bad movie. But i think its a passable one. Saw it yesterday.

Amelie

:swinghead: Beautiful

Audrey Tautou :P was cute :P .

Its about a girl , Amelie, who tries to bring smile around her . The photography was really good 8-) . I liked the color used in this movie bright most of the times green color :D

Must watch movie.

Weekend of German Cinema - highly recommended movies.

The Downfall (Untergang, Der) - On the last days of Hitler based on accounts of his secretary who was with him in the Bunker during the war in Berlin. Great war scenes and very good acting. But it was a bit troubling to see the human side of him. A different take nonetheless from the Germans themselves.

The Edukators: Three anti-capitalists vandalise the houses of rich people, when they are away (they don't steal anything though). On one such occasion, things go wrong and they are forced to kidnap the owner of the house. As the film progresses, the viewers are forced to ask disturbing questions. The film boasts some powerful dialogues.

The kidnapped man: My father used to say - "To be below 30 and not be an idealist is without heart, to be above 30 and still be an idealist is without brains"

The same man on another occasion: You fight your young life against exploitation, live in the woods with comrades, then you marry, have kids, find a job to support them, and then one fine day you go to the polling station and vote conservative.

Great both your recommendations (Amelie and Namesake) I happily agree with...I saw one scene in which Amelie talks to her little cow and i wanted to watch it! Namesake...was like destined to be watched....had tickets to "London Namastey" but went to watch first 20 mins of Namesake and did not leave....(thank goodness...London Namastey is rubbish!) i didn't like or agree with all of it....the BGM tired hard to capture the "present generation" and ended up sounding random rather than relating to movie...certainly Tabu and Irrfan were certainly the best pair to watch....there was a rather too much reliance on stereotypes...nowadays widely known and portrayed already...Kal Penn really did try hard....(looks more convincing with with head shaved!) the Zuleikha character is unsettling...and Penn's sister and girlfriend are pushed aside, appearing as flat characters.

Heres a few:

Dead Man Walking - If you loved movies like Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile you'll love this one.

Contact - A Science vs Religion film. Superb performance by Jodie Foster.

Inside Man - Any Hollywood film that uses an ARR song has got to be good! :lol:

The Usual Suspects - Great twist at the end.......AJITH in VILLAIN (if you've seen the movie you'll know what I mean!)

Scary Movie 1-4 - The funniest, stupidest films of all time. SO SO FUNNYYYYYY!!! :rotfl:

Fracture...:thumbsup:...

Ryan Gosling...awesome Canadian star...:clap:...

Perfect Stranger...ok...
Bruce Willis is useless...:cry:...pathetic character for him...

still...ending is somewhat twisted...'someone is always watching you' :roll:...perfect stranger

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Originally Posted by kannannn

Weekend of German Cinema - highly recommended movies.

The Downfall (Untergang, Der) - On the last days of Hitler based on accounts of his secretary who was with him in the Bunker during the war in Berlin. Great war scenes and very good acting. But it was a bit troubling to see the human side of him. A different take nonetheless from the Germans themselves.
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it had lesser impact as i watched it after schindler's list.

Oh! They are entirely different in their treatment of the subject. Schindler's list was a bit sentimental and knowing Spielberg's love for Jewish history, it was not surprising. 'Downfall' awed me since Germans are generally ashamed of what happened during that time and don't portray Hitler in a favourable light. In the words of the director, they wanted to show that Hitler was no different from any other man, in that he had both the good and the bad mixed in him, albeit the bad qualities in greater proportion. I completely agree.

Funny Games: I immensely enjoyed Haneke's 2005 Cannes award winner Hidden (Cache) (easily one of the best modern French movies) and was recommended this movie by a friend. Funny Games (1997) tells the tale of a middle class suburban family that is held hostage by a pair of intruders for no apparent reason. The movie explores the prominence we have accorded to violence in the media. As we see the violence the family experiences on screen we cringe and pray for the bad guys to lose. One of the psychos even looks to the camera and asks 'you are on their side, right?'. But the movie manipulates our instincts and desires and delivers a stunning blow at the end. Wow!! movie making at its best :notworthy: :notworthy:. Absolutely recommended.

watched "Departed"....was kinda confused...and surprised at my confusion cause usually can follow a story really well...if anyone can help do tell me what's the use of Costello being an informant...am i missing something?

I watched "Provoked" starring Aishwarya Rai and Nandita Das...the movie was documentarish...about an abused indian woman in the UK, I wish they chose someone more "normal" for the role rather than an unique beauty like Aish...though she plays the part well.

El Laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) directed by Guillermo del Toro
to me this is where fantasy meets violence. amazing movie.

El Espinazo del diablo (The Devil's Backbone) same director.
amazing again

watch both of them. you'll be blown away

hehe
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Citizen Kane

not boring...not interesting

but i liked it better than clockwork orange (odd comparison :lol: i saw the movies continuously.

Of all the girls I know, NOBODY except may be one has liked ACWO :lol:

But IMO, thats from Kubrick's top rack :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Nerd

Of all the girls I know, NOBODY except may be one has liked ACWO :lol:

But IMO, thats from Kubrick's top rack :thumbsup:

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Who is that one?

Are you sure about it? :lol:

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Originally Posted by Nerd

Of all the girls I know, NOBODY except may be one has liked ACWO :lol:

But IMO, thats from Kubrick's top rack :thumbsup:

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im not a girl...see my signature

i felt even the acting in clockwork orange to be loud.

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Of all the girls I know, NOBODY except may be one has liked ACWO :lol:

But IMO, thats from Kubrick's top rack :thumbsup:

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im not a girl...see my signature

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People notice the pic or name but rarely they notice the signature!!!

And btw, the acting was supposed to be that way (exaggerated and hackneyed). BTW I loved the accent.

Welly welly welly welly well ..Viddy well, oh moi brother. Viddy well. Lemme go back to ma korova milkbar with my droogs.

Oh well I should have known better. Now that I know who you are :shaking:

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Originally Posted by Nerd

Of all the girls I know, NOBODY except may be one has liked ACWO :lol:

But IMO, thats from Kubrick's top rack :thumbsup:

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Nerd... sometimes people think alike rite...?:D
ACWO is one of the best movies ever... period...
i actually came across it by accident.... and was introduced to one of the most amazing directors to have ever lived...

hehe
:D

Das Experiment - :thumbsup:
Goodbye Lenin - :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Nerd

Of all the girls I know, NOBODY except may be one has liked ACWO :lol:

But IMO, thats from Kubrick's top rack :thumbsup:

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I prefer Eyes wide shut over CWO .

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Originally Posted by Nerd

Of all the girls I know, NOBODY except may be one has liked ACWO :lol:

But IMO, thats from Kubrick's top rack :thumbsup:

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I prefer Eyes wide shut over CWO .

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I think you are the first person to say that :shock: EWS is the least favorite of almost all Kubrick fans. But when talking about Kubrick we should not use words such as least, worst etc.., :P

CWO, S, 2001, SL are my most favorite Kubrick movies :)

Saw Philadelphia & Step Mom last week... (for the nth time) would definetly recommend them :)

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Originally Posted by Nerd

CWO, S, 2001, SL are my most favorite Kubrick movies :)

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I have seen EWS 2/3 times but CWO I have seen only once . I havent seen S , Lolita and 2001 yet, these 3 movies are in my list for pretty long time :(

No Man's Land :thumbsup:
ennama padam edukkaraanga pa :notworthy:

L'Enfant (French)
:clap: :clap: :thumbsup: :notworthy:

French cinema at its best

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Originally Posted by Anoushka

Saw Philadelphia & Step Mom last week... (for the nth time) would definetly recommend them :)

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Philadelphia is Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington @ their BEST!! :D :D

It's also an eye opener for many. Some of my friends are no longer Homophobes because of it.

Terminal
Catch me if You can

Rediff has come up with a list of must-see heist movies:

http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/06sd1.htm

I have just seen 4 among the 10 they have listed,

The Italian Job
The sting
The Killing
Reservoir dogs.

I liked all the 4 movies and heist/con movies are good fun :P

Le Cercle Rouge (The Red Circle) (1970) - haven't seen it..

The Sting (1973) - 9/10

Dog Day Afternoon (1975) - 8/10

Reservoir Dogs (1992) - 7/10

The Italian Job (1969) - haven't seen it. saw the remake.

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) - haven't seen it. saw the remake.

The Killing (1956) - 8.5/10

The Ladykillers (1955) - 7/10

Rififi (1955) - 7.5/10

The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) - haven't seen it.

Yeh. I have seen DDA as well, my most favorite Pacino movie :thumbsup:

just seen reservoir dogs dog day day afternoon

both are good