The Film Board Mega Recommendation Thread

farna_boy

A few films out of my DVD collection that may not be widely known:

Horror/Comedy:
Dog Soldiers: One of my favourites.

Asian:
Zatoichi: A blind samurai wanders through fuedal Japan.

Full Time Killer: Story about two rival assasins

Sports:
Slap Shot: An ice hockey teams struggle to survive in the minor league in Canada

Supernatural:
Night Watch: A Russian supernatural fantasy thriller

paulosham

Film
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Primer
The Limey

Documentary
The White Diamond

senord

Thanks to the interwebs i've got to see a host of great foreign flicks recently, mostly Korean, Chinese and Japanese but some European ones too. (i used to get em in the video place on Georges St but i've moved since)

So good to get a fresh perspective on Cinema. Two of my favourites, A tale of two sisters and memories of murder easily rival anything i've seen.

anyone got any other suggestions?

Btw, who's been to the Japanese film festival in Dublin last year? any ideas if it's coming back??

Feu

thanks OP good thread!

My favourite foreign language film used to be Cinema Paradiso, gorgeous score and lush stunning setting/sets in small italian town. Also Amelie - gorgeous score, quirky plot, and both leads easy on the eye

I think though that The Lives of Others [Das Leben der Anderen] has taken both over. The storyline and plot are well conceived and exciting, leaving you literally holding your breath. And the cast are just sensational. And the performance of the Stasi officer Wiesler assigned to watch the couple is so moving, but believable. I really recommend seeing it if you've not had a chance to yet.

as for the chinese/asian stuff, i don't know much about it but i like what i've seen!

Bog

I think Feu has directed it towards foreign language films, there are a lot of foreign films outside of the Irish film industry OP!

I'd add my support to The Lives Of Others, enthralling and one of the greatest endings to a film I've seen in years.

Focusing on French cinema which I follow closely I'd also suggest Un Prophète by Jacques Aduiard and also his preceding film with Romain Duris, De Battre Mon Coeur S'est Arrêté.

Feu

gosh, i just presumed, sorry if that's not what you meant OP!

Karl Hungus

The Chaser remains one of my favourite Korean film, definitely see it if you liked Memories of Murder.

hshortt

Life is Beautiful.

/close thread

A more recent one that I really enjoyed is 'The Secret in their Eyes'.

Valmont

The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre- no film has disturbed me as much as this one and I've watched it about four times *Shudder*.

Hank_Jones

I've seen some films recently that I quite enjoyed, so thought I'd add them.

The Life of David Gale - Kevin Spacey, Laura Linney, Spacey is an inmate on death row. Story is very well put together, certainly worth a watch for anyone interested in that sort of thing.

Le Samourai - French film from 1967 about a hitman who gets caught up in a police investigation.
This is one of the best looking films I have ever seen, it's as if all the sets were closely worked over, the colour scheme used is just beautiful. Dull colours, but they look great.

The Right Stuff - Film about the breaking of the sound barrier by American pilots and the early stages of the US astronauts. An extremely good cast (Ed Harris, Sam Shepard, Dennis Quaid, Fred Ward, Scott Glenn) and a very well worked film.
Definitely worth a look in my opinion.

Annal07

hey im looking for a good movie to watch something moving like remember the titans and gridiron gang ill list ones iv already seen like them plz tell me if u know of any more xxx
remember the titans
gridiron gang
coach carter

any more would be great

Pookah

Saturday Night Lights.

My name is URL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:American_football_films

inmyday

Varsity Blues.

dr.bollocko

Moved from AH.

indough

Pookah wrote: »

Saturday Night Lights.

friday night lights?

krudler

Friday Night Lights, best sports movie ever.

Pookah

indough wrote: »

friday night lights?

D'oh.

ascanbe

Hoosiers. Think it was released as 'Best Shot' in Ireland.
All The Right Moves - Excellent, overlooked early Tom Cruise film.

SugarHigh

Hoop Dreams

SugarHigh

Or a demotivaitioanl sports film.
Big Fan

bnt

Any Given Sunday is another I'd recommend, not just for the action but also for the hyper-kinetic style. (Dir. Oliver Stone, starring Al Pacino, Jamie Foxx, James Woods, and Cameron Diaz in an unusually powerful role as the team owner.

Smokin_Aces

The Rookie - A Texas baseball coach makes the major league after agreeing to try out if his high school team made the playoffs. IMDB

Miracle - Miracle tells the true story of Herb Brooks (Russell), the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Russian squad. IMDB

Glory Road - In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship. IMDB

We are Marshall - When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive. IMDB

The Junction Boys - Story of Bear Bryant's first summer as head football coach at Texas A&M. Bear takes his charges out onto the scorched plains and sees who survives. IMDB

The Express - A drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. IMDB

I really enjoyed these films. Like above mentioned Any Given Sunday and Friday Night Lights is a must watch.

Goldstein

Gridiron Gang, The Longest Yard & Mean Machine are all different versions of the same movie.

Really enjoyed Mean Machine - head and shoulders above the rest imo.

indough

gridiron gang isnt the same story at all (its based on actual events) but there are 3 versions of the longest yard, no way mean machine is the best of them -however its probably better than the new hollywood one

how come nobody has mentioned the mighty ducks yet?

also there is some movie where terence howard plays a swim coach to underpriviledged kids

irish_stevo815

bnt wrote: »

Any Given Sunday is another I'd recommend, not just for the action but also for the hyper-kinetic style. (Dir. Oliver Stone, starring Al Pacino, Jamie Foxx, James Woods, and Cameron Diaz in an unusually powerful role as the team owner.

Was just gonna suggest Any Given Sunday, greta movie with one of the most inspirational speeches in movie history.

jimbling

Varsity blues is surprisingly enjoyable watch. Any Given Sunday is brilliant. I was disappointed with Friday Night Lights, but I think that's mainly because it was built up so much for me.

Einhard

I'm trying to learn French in my spare time, and thought it wouldn't be a bad idea to watch a few French films. Anyone have any suggestions? I don't really mind what genre, but I'd rather a bit of a mix and not all existential, angst ridden works on the pain of being! Oh, and I have Betty Blue.

Voodu Child

Mesrine 1 & 2 are pretty good.
Ne Le Dis a Personne wasnt bad either.

losthorizon

A Prophet, Le Boucher, Le Balance

Three Colours Red, White, Blue

Jean De Flourette and Manon des Sources

Dr.Giggles

L'apartment is a good movie and Amelie of course oh oh and La Haine one of my all time favourites

Nolanger

Tall blond man with one black shoe.

mikhail

+1 for Amelie, which is a sweet, comic film, not at all angst-ridden.

Willbbz

+1 For Jean De Florette

Otis Driftwood

Martyrs,Ils,Dobermann and Switchblade Romance are all well worth tracking down.Betty Blue is also a very underrated film.

Einhard

nedtheshed wrote: »

Martyrs,Ils,Dobermann and Switchblade Romance are all well worth tracking down.Betty Blue is also a very underrated film.

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm just after watching "Hidden". Thought it was very good, even if some might think the ending a tad unsatisfying.

johnny_ultimate

Einhard wrote: »

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm just after watching "Hidden". Thought it was very good, even if some might think the ending a tad unsatisfying.

Some of the other Michael Haneke films like the Piano Teacher and the White Ribbon are well worth tracking down too. Hidden is probably his 'masterpiece', but he's a fascinating director.

duckworth

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Some of the other Michael Haneke films like the Piano Teacher and the White Ribbon are well worth tracking down too. Hidden is probably his 'masterpiece', but he's a fascinating director.

Pretty much everything he's done is good. Code Unknown is also really good - deals with alot of the same issues as Hidden. Funny Games is brilliant (the american remake is a notch below it, but still good).

Also his early stuff - Benny's Video and the Seventh Continent are truly disturbing movies, not for the faint hearted. They aren't as cinematic as his later stuff, but you won't forget them in a hurry!

johnny_ultimate

duckworth wrote: »

Pretty much everything he's done is good. Code Unknown is also really good - deals with alot of the same issues as Hidden. Funny Games is brilliant (the american remake is a notch below it, but still good).

Also his early stuff - Benny's Video and the Seventh Continent are truly disturbing movies, not for the faint hearted. They aren't as cinematic as his later stuff, but you won't forget them in a hurry!

Yeah I've seen most of them and all are pretty good, although some like Funny Games do feel a bit more 'academic' on occasion - not necessarily a bad thing though. Hidden, The Piano Teacher and White Ribbon are the three that really grabbed me, although Code Unknown and The Hour of the Wolf do have their appeal as well!

joebucks

Great short movie. Well much better than your man from American Beauty's one about plastic bags!

http://futurestates.tv/episodes/plastic-bag

Directed by Ramin Bahrani. Narration by Werner Herzog.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDBtCb61Sd4

ThisNoize

Hi guys, I'd like some recommendations for Horror movies, that generally scared you at a mature age.
I feel quite desensitized, and can only remember being scared by 'Friday the 13th' but I was very young.

I want a true Horror movie, no SAW/Hostel gore crap.

I'm open to any suggestions, from any time zone.

candy-gal1

Nightmare on elm street.
The ring.
Exorcist.
Final destination (the first one)
The shining



Just a few which play on your mind, well mine, way after viewing.:D

niallon

Check out this thread for the Boards Definiteive Top 100 Horror Films:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055881746

Personally I'd recommend Halloween, The Thing, The Hitcher, An American Werewolf In London and The Evil Dead to start you off. Keep in mind though that the youngest of these films is 25 years old so there will be need to compensate for old school visuals etc!

ThisNoize

Seen most of them.
The Shining, Halloween and The Thing. All good examples.

Had a sift through the list and I've decided to watch Poltergeist, as I've always wanted to, but never got around to it.

Lirange

ThisNoize wrote: »

I want a true Horror movie, no SAW/Hostel gore crap.

Frailty

Jacob's Ladder.

enda1

Saw the ring (Ringu) original version the other night. I was on my own (the way it should be) but wasn't overawed. I don't know, maybe its a cultural thing but it didn't really scare me so much. The sense of dread is thin but at times quite strong. It was good overall, I enjoyed it but wouldn't have found it as good as I expected from other's reviews I must say.

Hope this doesn't grate against anyone who's favourite horror of all time I just dragged through the dirt

Some "horrors" I really liked recently were a pair of French ones, Martyrs and Irréversible. Seriously though, irréversible is one of the greatest film experiences you can have. I'd watch it alone or with one person cause like for most films in this genre, a crowd will ruins the mood. Also watch it loud with a good sound system, in the dark with a large screen. This is seriously important because half the film is how it sounds and is shot. It tries to disorient and sicken you with camera work and audio tricks as must as with the on screen content.

Older, I loved Event Horizon and I have to say the first Scream does provide a good thrill, but little depth - no dread.

I'm open to suggestions too, keep them coming!

Hondo75

Trick R Treat..was below the radar a couple of years ago,four stories interwoven. anyone see this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtgL_ULU05M
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/trick_r_treat

Duckjob

Go Japanese - they come up with some seriously messed up stuff

"Suicide Circle" - Not a horror per-se but will definitely get under your skin.

qwertplaywert

Hondo75 wrote: »

Trick R Treat..was below the radar a couple of years ago,four stories interwoven. anyone see this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtgL_ULU05M
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/trick_r_treat

Saw it last year. A decent watch, but nowhere near as good as I'd been lead to believe, but thats more a fault of online hype than the film. Dylan Baker as ever, is awesome.

blodvyn

As the title says, looking for some feel good comedies / romcoms to watch with the oh, along the lines of "the rebound" "sweet home alabama" ect ect.