What movie has made your jaw drop that I probably haven't seen?

[Anonymous]

Gladiator, Passion of the Christ, The Village, A dry white season.

[Anonymous]

Barefoot Gen - as animated movie about the Hiroshima bombing. The effects of the bombing were presented very graphically (or accurately as the case may be)

[Anonymous]

Oslo, August 31

[Anonymous]

Django Unchained

[Anonymous]

Going back to the Lars von Trier thread, has anyone mentioned Breaking the Waves? Haunting.

[Anonymous]

Out of the Furnace. It's a really dark movie but really good. The acting was great, it's got Chirstian Bale, Woody Harrleson and Casey Afleck.

[Anonymous]

THe Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (mostly in french)

Diva (from the early 1980's, in french)

My Chauffeur (and under appreciated comedy)

Chinatown

[Anonymous]

Pleasantville

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Big Blue
Jet Lag
The Professional

OK, I just realized that's a Jean Reno film festival. I think he's great.

Love him too. Haven't seen Jet Lag so I will have to catch up. Remember him in Ronin too and I'm sure in some orig French movies. Looked him up on IMDB and didn't realize how much he does.

[Anonymous]

Poly wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oslo, August 31

Huh ?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1736633/

[Anonymous]

The Killer (John Woo movie dubbed or with subtitles)

[Anonymous]

Chinatown

Yes!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Big Blue
Jet Lag
The Professional

OK, I just realized that's a Jean Reno film festival. I think he's great.



Love him too. Haven't seen Jet Lag so I will have to catch up. Remember him in Ronin too and I'm sure in some orig French movies. Looked him up on IMDB and didn't realize how much he does.

One trick to The Big Blue: you have to find the version that was in American theaters, with the score by Bill Conti. The "director's cut" that is more widely available these days has the original French score by Eric Serra, which is not nearly as good. The director's cut is also interminable. The cuts that were made to get the American version near two hours were good cuts.

Jet Lag is a sweet movie about Jean Reno and (the ubiquitous) Juliette Binoche being stuck together for one evening, on an unplanned overnight layover. It's on Netflix.

[Anonymous]

Pleasantville

[Anonymous]

Like Water for Chocolate (love Mexico)

Anything by Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire director). His most compelling movie was back in early 1990s called Until the End of the World with William Hurt and Sam Neill. Killer soundtrack but what was most interesting is how forward thinking he was in terms of technology and its effect on individuals and society. I'd like to see it again now. It is one that has stuck the most with DH and I over the years. I recommend not reading up on it, just rent it and let it unfold.