Recommend some Non-American Films and Expand Ted Striker's Horizons

[chequita guevara]

The state can't protect you from the growing lawlessness and crime. Only an extra-state force can bring justice and protect Germany's families. It's a pretty standard reading of the film, GePap.

[monkspider]

M was just released into the Criterion Collection IIRC, so it would be a good one to check out.

While you're at it, check out Fritz Lang's Metropolis, one of my favorite films.

[GePap]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
The state can't protect you from the growing lawlessness and crime. Only an extra-state force can bring justice and protect Germany's families. It's a pretty standard reading of the film, GePap.

Which is bunk if you actually look at the film-the state would have caught the suspect anyways throught detective work, had it not been for the criminals short circuiting the process- and in the end it IS the state that prosecutes him- the extra state force happens to be a gang of criminals acting solely out of self-interest and not concern for the common good- and the speech given by the defense attorney at the "trial" is such that even Hollywood would most likely not have the guts for today- specially as he stands firm even in the face of the standard victims- rights sentimentality.

[Wernazuma III]

Hm, random thoughts:

The Boat
Stalingrad
Run Lola Run
Good Bye, Lenin
Der Untergang (new, it should come to the US though as it's going to be the German candidate for the next Oscar)

Ridicule (everyone: go watch that movie, very fine humor!)
Amelie
La haine - The hate
Au revoir les enfants (Good bye, children)
Train de vie (Train of Life )


La vita e bella
1900 (2 parts)
Il postino
Don Camillo and Peppone (all parts)

Trainspotting
The Englishman who climbed a hill and came down a mountain
Monty Python movies of course


Ran
7 Samurai
Kagemusha


I'm sure I forgot a lot good movies

[Ted Striker]

Ironically, I did have M this weekend and just finished watching it.

It was a pretty good flick. I had low expectations for this film because normally older films are difficult to watch, especially because of the annoying soundtracks that accompany them. M didn't have ANY music, which was a big plus, it was all dialog driven.

It was interesting to watch all of the fascist apparatus in action in how they tracked down the murderer.

There was some nice cinematography in there, the best one being when they shoved him down the stairs and the under underworld is sitting there waiting on him, staring at him.

It was funny to watch all the smoking in the film, and all the different smoking devices that they had. I think one dude had a big long pipe with a cigar jammed into it.

Heavy black leather overcoats

Bums dressed in 3 piece suits.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Boshko
Korean:
Taegukgi (kind of a Saving Private Ryan in the Korean War, good stuff)
Old Boy (really really disturbing, good stuff. I can't believe it came in second to F9/11 at Cannes its vastly superior)
Sassy Girl (haven't got a chance to see it yet, but its supposed to be great)
Chingu (most popular Korean movie, its about 4 friends 2 of whom end up becoming gangsters. I thought it was badly in need of some good editing but a lot of people like it)

Mexico
El Mariachi (low budget goodness)

Finnland (I think, could've been Norway)
The Pathfinder (low budget Lapplander goodness)

Japan
Battle Royale (middle school student butcher each other, the glorius source of my current avatar)

I actually watched Battle Royale. That movie really sucked. Talk about pointless violence...

The chick that's in your avatar was cute though. Those headphones really make me want to bang her. The only highlight of the movie.

[Dis]

Originally posted by molly bloom
Fanny and Alexander

Beau Travail

Kwaidan

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Les Diaboliques

Roma, Citta Aperta

The Vanishing (European version, natch)

Utu

Salaam, Bombay

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Mephisto

Fear Eats the Soul

City of Lost Children

Death in a French Garden

Went the Day Well?

A World Apart

Cronos

Pixote

Jesus of Montreal

I've been meaning to see the dutch version of the vanishing. I heard it was better (and I actually liked the vanishing). I should try to find it on emule. What's the name of it? The hard part about emule is trying to find it in english. Actually in this case I just need english subtitles.

[Dis]

no Canadian film recommendations anyone?

After seeing the movie: Crash, I have vowed to never see a canadian film again.

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by Dissident


I've been meaning to see the dutch version of the vanishing. I heard it was better (and I actually liked the vanishing). I should try to find it on emule. What's the name of it? The hard part about emule is trying to find it in english. Actually in this case I just need english subtitles.

It's called Spoorloos

[Dis]

that's it, thanks. I remember seeing the name on the imdb message boards, but couldn't remember it correctly.

[GePap]

Actually, M was made in 1930, so you are watching the Weimar republic's apparatus at work.

[Ted Striker]

They were very efficient and sophisticated.

[GePap]

That's what I like about the film- a movie from 1930 that shows real police work, and shows how so much of police work has remained the same.

[Ted Striker]

I liked the interaction between the Mayor ? and the police chief.

The chief kept telling him in great detail all the things that he and his men were doing to catch the murderer, how they were only getting 12 hours of sleep a week, and the Mayor was just like, "I don't care! It's not good enough!!!"

Reminded me of a couple of my bosses at work.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Serb

Hero is absolutely great movie, the crouching Tiger is a childish crap in comparison with Hero. It has such a great atmosphere. I just love it. The music-
Jet Lee