My online Tesco DVD rental list is now fairly short, and I like to keep it topped up with about 25 films, but having watched pretty much most of the films I want to see can anyone recommend some lesser known films to watch, I'm not into any specific genre as such, just would like to see that hidden gem that you might have been raving about down the pub.
Suggest some films for me to rent...
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It's hard to know what you have seen, I know the film "13 Days" passed a lot of people by and it's very good. It came out in 2000.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146309/
If you want to learn a bit about the Cuban Missile crisis and be entertained at the same time then try and find it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146309/
If you want to learn a bit about the Cuban Missile crisis and be entertained at the same time then try and find it.
One of my favourites is a little-known British film called Purely Belter. Set in Newcastle, it's about two lads who are trying to get season tickets for the footy. Has a lot of well-known Geordie actors in it (and a good deal of kids from Byker Grove!) and is just a really touching and funny film. The most heartbreaking part has to be where the main kid goes looking round all the pubs for his dad (Tim Healy) and finds him singing 'You Are Always On My Mind' on the karaoke machine; the character completely missing the irony of the words he's singing. Top film.
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I watched a film recently which isn't particularly well known, and I was surprised by its quality. I thought it would just be light entertainment, but it turned out to be as mind-bending an experience as Fight Club was. Revolver.
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Dark City - Rufus Sewell wakes up in a hotel room next to a dead hooker with total amnesia. Is he a serial killer and why is it always night? A bit of a mindbender which divides opinions like marmite.
Mr Vampire - Completely nuts hong kong film about vampires which move by jumping and can be controlled by putting postits on their forheads. Very funny, great wirework.
Red Rock West - A plot with more twists than a curly wurly set in a small american town.
Mr Vampire - Completely nuts hong kong film about vampires which move by jumping and can be controlled by putting postits on their forheads. Very funny, great wirework.
Red Rock West - A plot with more twists than a curly wurly set in a small american town.
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Bubble Boy
Fantasticly random film about a guy who has to live in a bubble but has to travel accross the states to stop the woman he loves marrying a prat.
One of Jake Gellenyhall's early comedies.
Fantasticly random film about a guy who has to live in a bubble but has to travel accross the states to stop the woman he loves marrying a prat.
One of Jake Gellenyhall's early comedies.
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goto www.lovefilm.com & take a look
Is there a quote in that about having tea, really milky? Or something?Belmit said:
Good film!Possibly the definition of 'hidden gem' in my opinion. And Billy Connolly turns up!Ian said:
I recently rented The Matador. I was expecting a pretty standard Hollywood fare but was pleasantly surprised. It's very funny, and very well done.
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The following films are ones you MUST SEE:
- OldBoy
- Requiem for a Dream
- The Prestige
- Memento
- Crank
- Equilibrium
- Apocalypto
- Pan's Labyrinth
- Seven
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Scam said:Is there a quote in that about having tea, really milky? Or something?
"Cup of tea, two sugars, dead milky."
Another great reason to watch it; Getting Better by Shed 7 is on the soundtrack.
Also, the bit where they're talking about how much things are in the pound shop.
blackbook aka zwartboek - ww2 tale of dutch women who infiltrates the nazis
9th company - russian afganistan war film
der untergang aka downfall - ww2 last ten days of the reich
district b13 - french gangster movie slightly cheesy in places but entertaining non the less
spot the war theme but i was very impressed with them to say id seen no promotions/advertisment for them
9th company - russian afganistan war film
der untergang aka downfall - ww2 last ten days of the reich
district b13 - french gangster movie slightly cheesy in places but entertaining non the less
spot the war theme
but i was very impressed with them to say id seen no promotions/advertisment for them