Recommend a lesser known film!

[carpaltonnel]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that most of us in here have seen more movies than we can count, (I know I have). So we all like to think that we have the best taste and knowledge of the finer films in life.

But what about the films that hide?

One of my favorite things to do is to find movie gems, at the video store, library, small indie art houses, and most often netflix. Out of nowhere, by chance you find a movie that little or nobody knows about and the first thing you want to do is spread the wealth.

Name your favorite Word of Mouth films.


My Word of Mouth film you should check out is "Filmgeek."

[swingle007]

I thought Shattered with Tom Berenger and Bob Hoskins had a great story with a number of twist and turns....most people I know have never seen it.

[brett_day]

Originally Posted by carpaltonnel

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that most of us in here have seen more movies than we can count, (I know I have). So we all like to think that we have the best taste and knowledge of the finer films in life.

But what about the films that hide?

One of my favorite things to do is to find movie gems, at the video store, library, small indie art houses, and most often netflix. Out of nowhere, by chance you find a movie that little or nobody knows about and the first thing you want to do is spread the wealth.

Name your favorite Word of Mouth films.


My Word of Mouth film you should check out is "Filmgeek."

not so much a film but a documentary about electric cars titles "Who Killed The Electric Car" an awesome documentary that everyone should see! After watching i can now understand why GM is in the mess they are in!

[carpaltonnel]

Originally Posted by brett_day

not so much a film but a documentary about electric cars titles "Who Killed The Electric Car" an awesome documentary that everyone should see! After watching i can now understand why GM is in the mess they are in!

Documentarys count for sure. Last Semester I took a Documentary Film class and saw some very interesting films, the last one we saw was (Farmingville)

[gamer4eva]

although its recent not alot o ppl have heard abt it In Bruges
but old 1 has to be Rang De Basanti (inidan movie) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405508/

[xtop]

idiocracy

[carpaltonnel]

Originally Posted by gamer4eva

although its recent not alot o ppl have heard abt it In Bruges
but old 1 has to be Rang De Basanti (inidan movie) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405508/

+1 In Bruges (just a little crazy

[zicmubleu]

For a great and surpising movie I would nominate "Down and Derby" which came out in 2005. I doubt that it is on Blu but it should qualify for your list.

[carpaltonnel]

Originally Posted by zicmubleu

For a great and surpising movie I would nominate "Down and Derby" which came out in 2005. I doubt that it is on Blu but it should qualify for your list.

Thanks! The more the better, I hope to discover great movies in this thread.

[STARSCREAM]

Grandma's Boy. Has become a cult classic on dvd. Nobody I know ever has even heard of it, I tell them to get it, they do and come back saying it is hilarious and awesome. I didn't even know about it until my buddy said you gotta see this movie.

[carpaltonnel]

Originally Posted by STARSCREAM

Grandma's Boy. Has become a cult classic on dvd. Nobody I know ever has even heard of it, I tell them to get it, they do and come back saying it is hilarious and awesome. I didn't even know about it until my buddy said you gotta see this movie.

Thanks Starscream, just checked it out on Netflix. Put it on my Queue

[brett_day]

boy in the stripped pajamas is a great movie too but i have never heard much about it, everyone should see that one

[DAROCKNESSMONSTER]

Heathers.

[Sussudio]

it's probably more well known on this forum than anywhere else, but "equilibrium" is definitely one of christian bale's hidden gems. what a great movie.

[zicmubleu]

Originally Posted by brett_day

boy in the stripped pajamas is a great movie too but i have never heard much about it, everyone should see that one

That's getting pretty mainstream I think, so if it qualifies, so would "Waking Ned Devine", it's funnier every time I watch it.

[carpaltonnel]

Originally Posted by zicmubleu

That's getting pretty mainstream I think, so if it qualifies, so would "Waking Ned Devine", it's funnier every time I watch it.

Well Slumdog Millionaire is mainstream now, but there was a time where I would have had to drive 50 minutes to an art house to see it....so keep em' coming.

[Dexter Morgan]

Originally Posted by brett_day

not so much a film but a documentary about electric cars titles "Who Killed The Electric Car" an awesome documentary that everyone should see! After watching i can now understand why GM is in the mess they are in!

Never saw it, but by chance was that about their EV-1, and how they discovered it got like 90 mpg, and subsequently had every vehicle destroyed after their leases were up?

[carpaltonnel]

Has any one seen or heard of "The Woodsman?" The girlfriend reminded me just now, a real gem.

[brett_day]

Originally Posted by Blu Atlas

Never saw it, but by chance was that about their EV-1, and how they discovered it got like 90 mpg, and subsequently had every vehicle destroyed after their leases were up?

Yep thats the one. also about the guy who invented the original battery for the EV-1 and how he actually invented a battery that got 300 miles per charge, gm subsequently bought the battery and sold it to exon mobile and the battery disappeared forever

[zicmubleu]

Originally Posted by carpaltonnel

Has any one seen or heard of "The Woodsman?" The girlfriend reminded me just now, a real gem.

It's a good movie, very serious subject but I don't remember the specifics, had a good twist, I think, at the end. Worth watching when life doesn't doesn't have you down.