Realistic Foreign Movies

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afronoob said:
Aliblahba said:
El Salvador- "Salvador". Stars James Woods and Jim Belushi. Based loosely on a true story.
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I swear I saw that movie over 20 years ago. Its good enough to watch twice,IIRC. Am gonna go look for it-thanks! The Belushi whackiness versus Woods earnestness amidst the endless death and trauma of the civil war made a powerful film. The director was skilled enough not to get lost in subplots and show watchers the real deal-the normalisation of the abnormal;the cheapness of life.
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I caught this one the other day, thanks for recommending it. It was actually directed by Oliver Stone. I'm sure Brian would of loved the ending.
 
IM3000

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Pelican
The life of the others - Germany

Very good film about the secret police and surveillance in GDR. Won an academy award, the performance of the protagonist is just unreal.
 
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Feed - Australian movie. An Australian cop is investigating a website that has obese cows being held captive and fed huge amounts of food on camera for payed viewers. He suspects the women are being killed and travels to Ohio where the site is being streamed from. He's trying to find the owner of the site before the next fatty is killed and replaced. Worth watching because this is literally "death to fatties".
 
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This one looks pretty good. It's an old school British flick.

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This is another British movie that was made for tv. It's called Out of Control and the other parts are on youtube. I haven't checked it out yet but it looks ok.



Been wanting to see this one also.
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Here's the full movie but I hate watching shit on my laptop unless it's porn:tard:
 
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BCien

Robin
If you're into football Hooliganism
watch this documentary it is about one of the biggest firms in South America..La Garra Blanca..
 
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The Devil's Double - I don't think this is actually a foreign movie, but it's about the guy who was forced to be Saddam Hussein's son's double. It was pretty cool and shows some of the crazy shit his son did. It could of been more violent and graphic though.

A Prophet - French film. A young Arab criminal is trying to do his prison time in peace but is forced to kill a Muslim snitch by a gang. He slowly rises up in the prison world after this. This is a good movie! It's almost 3 hours but it keeps you entertained the whole time. Plenty of action and drama in it. Thanks for everyone that recommended it.

Troll Hunter - Norwegian movie. College students are investigating a hunter after bears start mysteriously dying in large numbers. They find out trolls are are killing them and the hunter is actually going after them. It sounds stupid but it's surprisingly good. Some beautiful shots of Norway throughout the film.


Mademoiselle Chambon - French movie. A married man starts falling for his son's teacher after picking up his kid from school one day. It gets in the way of his family life and work. I don't know why I even watched this chick flick. I think because it was in French. I guess check it out if you want to see a French movie set in a small town. I can appreciate all kinds of movies but this shit was sloooooow.


TIP - Libraries carry all kinds of foreign films and they're free to check out. Nobody even really gets them because why would the average American be interested in reading those subtitles? To bad the library doesn't have all The Pusher trilogy movies :( they only carry the 2nd and 3rd parts.
 
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Enfant_Terrible said:
hey houston do you subscribe to Netflix or Amazon? I'm thinking of getting in one of these.
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I had Netflix on my ps3 but cancelled it when I found out about libraries carrying foreign films. I'll probably start it up again when I run through all the libraries in my area. I have no idea about Amazon but streaming Netflix has a good selection, is cheap and real convenient,
 
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Ostrich
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i liked this, very refreshing from hollywood like cliche humour



After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caretaker.
 
Caligula

Caligula

Ostrich
Not very realistic, but a good film nonetheless. Norwegian thriller about an art thief who steals from the wrong guy. Strong suspense throughout.

 
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Children of Men - British film. This movie was filmed by a Mexican director, but shot in England. It's 2027 and humans aren't able to have babies anymore. A woman ends up pregnant and our hero has to help get her to a safe area so humans have a future. I really like this movie and snatched it up on Blu Ray (real good visuals and action in this one).

Paris - French film. This one follows a handful of average characters that all reside in Paris over the course of a few months. It stretches out and starts dragging towards the end, but it's cool to see the city outside of tourist areas. Recommended if you're curious about Paris or France.

Eastern Promises - British movie. A midwife in London is thrown into the world of the Russian Mafia. Decent flick and is worth checking out if you have an interest in Russian criminal life. Apparently, they went to Russia and researched the hell out of everything to make sure the movie would be accurate.

Norwegian Ninja - Horrible Norwegian film about a ninja group that helped save Norway during the Cold War.
 
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The Raid - Indonesian movie. This is a cool martial arts, violent, action movie about a SWAT team attempting to take over an apartment building run by gangsters. I expected more after hearing everyone talk about it, but it's not bad at all. Nonstop action and killing.

The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch - French film. A billionaire is killed and his adopted son has to take care of the killers before they take over the empire. This was shot around the world but mostly in Hong Kong. Other than the good scenery, I didn't really like the movie. I figured it was going to be a James Bond type of movie but there's only a few scenes like that. Decent flick but read up on it before blindly buying it.
 
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