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Offline Rich46yo

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Really good foreign films.
« on: June 12, 2013, 06:07:54 AM »
Lately, since Netflix canceled South Park, Ive been trying to elevate myself and watch foreign films. Man you wouldnt believe the quality of the foreign films on Netflix. Last Night I screened "King of Devils Island" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1332134/ . This is a 3&1/2 star movie, maybe a 4. The quality of the acting and film making is incredible. Also recomended is "The Beider/Meinhoff complex". A '70s period piece on The Red brigades and terrorism of the '70s and '80s.

Also in the same vein is "Carlos". A great film about the terrorist "Carlos" in the same period. "The Devils Helper" is a story about a guy who was forced to be a double for Saddams little chitbird kid Uday http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1270262/ . "Red Cliff" is a Chinese film about medieval Chinese warLords fighting it out. Beautifully filmed. The WW2 movie "My Way" is the only movie Ive seen about The Nomonhan Incident. Its about 2 young men, one Japanese the Other Korean, both in the IJA that got their butts licked by the Soviets in Manchuria. It has some incredible Soviet armor scenes and a fantastic scene of an i-16 attacking "well worth sitting thru alone". Not a foreign film but "Restrepo" is a great Doc about US Army para's in that crapHole called Afghanistan.

Im 1/2 deaf anyways so captions dont bother me, since I use them anyway. Amazing that these movies were sitting there all along and I just never explored them. They are well worth the time and many are very impressive. America isnt the only place they make great movies.
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Re: Really good foreign films.
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2013, 06:25:40 AM »
This one from my corner of the world is available on Netflix.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbK4WTQFf9U
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« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2013, 07:20:39 AM »
I really enjoyed 9th Company.  Russian movie about Afgnistan.Don't know if on Netflicks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z39_3xPLPu4
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« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2013, 10:51:47 AM »
The good, the bad, and the wierd is just crazy wall to wall action and comedy.

The awesome spectacle is huge in scope and should not simply be watched on a 15 inch computer monitor but rather a large screen television.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzNnCK5cd8Q
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Re: Really good foreign films.
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2013, 11:19:42 AM »
Quote from: Curval on June 12, 2013, 07:20:39 AM
I really enjoyed 9th Company.  Russian movie about Afgnistan.Don't know if on Netflicks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z39_3xPLPu4

Yes it is.  :D I'll be screening it today.
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« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2013, 12:41:10 PM »
Quote from: Rich46yo on June 12, 2013, 11:19:42 AM
Yes it is.  :D I'll be screening it today.

Watch it with subtitles, do NOT watch it dubbed into English, it completely loses its appeal.

An even better foreign war film is Kokoda, again not sure if on Netflicks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6_DKFPZxdQ

Or, Tai Guk Gi...a Korean war flick that is great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWEcp_WZwd8

The Korean one is really really badly dubbed, you need to watch the subtitled one too.

Enjoy man, these are GREAT films.
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Offline gyrene81

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« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2013, 12:56:59 PM »
i've seen pretty much everything worth seeing on netflix...still waiting on better fare too but, the ones you listed i also enjoyed.

9th company and red cliff were very good...

if you enjoy martial arts movies, the 2 ip man movies are good...

end of watch is finally on there...fairly decent sylized cop action movie

lock out, beowulf, arn (knight templar), saints and soldiers, safe, blitz, killer elite, shooter, hunted, ironclad, the war (ken burns), machine gun preacher, fire with fire, seeking justice, lonesome dove, the electric mist, the red baron, hit and run, hitler's children...and the list goes on.
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« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2013, 01:39:45 PM »
Das Boot
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« Reply #8 on: June 12, 2013, 01:44:51 PM »
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« Reply #9 on: June 12, 2013, 01:52:02 PM »
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« Reply #10 on: June 12, 2013, 02:09:21 PM »
Quote from: LCADolby on June 12, 2013, 01:39:45 PM
Das Boot

Not on Netflicks, I checked that one.  Brilliant film though, agreed.
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Offline GScholz

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« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2013, 02:20:21 PM »
From the same people who made Das Boot:

Stalingrad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QlK-l-vpZQ
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« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2013, 03:08:32 PM »
Starwars,Startrek and Jaws were very good  foreign films :old:
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Re: Really good foreign films.
« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2013, 03:33:33 PM »
Quote from: Curval on June 12, 2013, 07:20:39 AM
I really enjoyed 9th Company.  Russian movie about Afgnistan.Don't know if on Netflicks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z39_3xPLPu4
it was one point. Pretty cool movie from their perspective :aok
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Re: Really good foreign films.
« Reply #14 on: June 12, 2013, 04:15:18 PM »
Quote from: GScholz on June 12, 2013, 02:20:21 PM
From the same people who made Das Boot:

Stalingrad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QlK-l-vpZQ

+1. Great film.
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