deadbabiesMan from nowhere
korean action/thriller
Young girls mom gets killled and she gets taken, a former american secret agent going on a rampage to get her back. its like the korean, and much better, version of 'taken'
sooooo badass.
subtitled.
I Saw the devil
korean thriller/action/horror
a guys wife is killed, he goes out for revenge... ends up hunting down the killer only to beat him senseless, let the dude heal up, and attack him again... several times... so badass
^ both those are on netflix
would recommend both of those. especially I Saw the Devil, so badass.
also in the same dark, gritty, korean film category, check out The Chaser (used to be on netflix).
something about a dirty detective turns pimp realizes his girls are missing/killed off in a fucked up way.
these next two are more light-hearted, but have great fight scenes, good plots, would absolutely check out.
Sukiyaki Western Django: In a strange land where East meets West, two rival gangs are locked in a deadly feud until a lone hero comes to town and tries to restore order.
The Good, the Bad, the Weird: A bounty hunter, a gangster and a train robber unite to find a treasure in 1930s Manchuria, staying ahead of their rivals and the Japanese army.
JAHpowFrom 2001, was rated well so some of you have probably heard of/seen this one but-
K-PAX - Sci-Fi, Drama
Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away Planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.
Really good, the kind of movie that makes you think.
I thought this movie was meh, but worth a go around once
SVmikeHobo with a Shotgun
A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.
A true must for any B movie fan.
part of the exploitation films produced after grindhouse was released (which I'd recommend as well- Planet Terror and Deathproof were pretty awesome)
after Grindhouse came out, the directors/producers, in short, ended up making some of the "fake" trailers that opened the movie. also produced was Machete and Machete Kills
Machete got great reviews, has Jessica Alba, Danny Trejo, Steven Segal, DeNiro, and that hot spanish girl I can't remember her name. and I think it's Jeff Fahey (see True Grit for that dude, another great film). Also Lindsey Lohan shows off her rack.
About to watch Machete Kills now, but got significantly worse reviews.
gregorioSLC Punk
Great movie about a punk in the 80s in Salt Lake City trying to figure out what to do in the next stage of his life after graduating from college.
great movie, would recommend.
GrizzlyBurrPulp Fiction. Just in case you haven't seen it. Anything QT.
most of his films I liked, this shouldn't be something "you may not have heard of" though, but might as well bring it up. other movies like it by QT and his buddies; snatch, reservoir dogs, inglorious basterds.
RafikiThe Rum Diary
A Johnny Depp film that a lot of people don't know about/haven't seen.
About a journalist (Depp) that moves to Puerto Rico during the 1960's to work at a failing daily newspaper and the craziness of island life that ensues. Also has Amber Heard as the main girl in it.
I really liked this one, would also recommend.
another Depp movie that not many people have seen is Dead Man, directed by Jim Jarmusch (for all you wu-tang peoples, he's buddies with RZA, and is heard frequently on the Wu-Tang Meets Indie Culture CD)
J.D.Brick.
Everyone should watch Brick. It's a noir movie from 2005 set in a high school. It is amazing. It has Joseph Gordon Levitt before anyone knew who the hell he was, too.
great movie, definitely would recommend.
another couple movies you can check out.
Valhalla Rising: some nordic movie, very little words, great cinematography, old badass viking does battle with a bunch of jerks. I'm not super descriptive, but imdb that.
Short Term 12: a drama, coming of age film. Young adults run a home for fucked up kids, tells their stories and the drama that ensues. pretty well done.
Trollhunter: forget what country (Norway?), mockumentary about some college film students that go around looking for poachers and find this "crazy" dude hunting trolls. turns out he is (find that out like 20 minutes in, sue me). well done, funny, thrilling at some points. I enjoyed it
movies you should know about, but just a refresher (also, some movies I'm too lazy to tell you about that used to/are on flix): rounders, city of god, the usual suspects, oldboy (not USA remake), buffalo 66, natural borne killers
some spanish movies I enjoyed:
the devil's backbone: kids at an orphanage (I think), are at the mercy of the nuns, but ghosts are afoot (not a great description, fuck off I'm tired)
pan's labyrinth: look this up, came to theaters worldwide
the last days: just saw this yesterday, about some "disease" that's sweeping the globe. causes people to not be able to go outside. follows two men looking for their families and the problems that ensue with a post-apocalyptic event.
oh and if you haven't seen Ip Man or any of the sequels, just go fucking see it. some of the best martial arts movies I've ever seen. fighting and story is just amazing.
all of this in my shitty opinion on movies. if you watch something and don't like it, eat some nuts.
