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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Rich46yo on June 12, 2013, 06:07:54 AM
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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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This one from my corner of the world is available on Netflix.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbK4WTQFf9U
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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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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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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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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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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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Das Boot
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The Admiral
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBQotim_ZHA
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Outpost
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEI-v5pdivA
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Das Boot
Not on Netflicks, I checked that one. Brilliant film though, agreed.
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From the same people who made Das Boot:
Stalingrad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QlK-l-vpZQ
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Starwars,Startrek and Jaws were very good foreign films :old:
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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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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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it was one point. Pretty cool movie from their perspective :aok
9th Company is a fictional account of the Battle for Hill 3234.
ack-ack
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:huh
didn't know that.
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THe most recent one i watched Rich mentioned in another thread.... My Way I enjoyed it immensly
This film is inspired by the true story of a Korean named Yang Kyoungjong who was captured by the Americans on D-Day. Yang Kyoungjong was conscripted in the Japanese Imperial Army, the Red Army and the Wehrmacht.
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THe most recent one i watched Rich mentioned in another thread.... My Way I enjoyed it immensly
This film is inspired by the true story of a Korean named Yang Kyoungjong who was captured by the Americans on D-Day. Yang Kyoungjong was conscripted in the Japanese Imperial Army, the Red Army and the Wehrmacht.
I wish My Way was the story of Kyoungjong, it would have been a far better story.
ack-ack
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Just finished "9'th Company". Outstanding film.
I really recommend King Of Devils Island. Especially if your really into cinematography and drama. The scenes of the Nordic fiords, mists, and winter are haunting. Stellan Skarsgård is in it and he's outstanding. Remember he played the religious guy next to Morgan Freeman in Amistad?
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Just finished "9'th Company". Outstanding film.
I really recommend King Of Devils Island. Especially if your really into cinematography and drama. The scenes of the Nordic fiords, mists, and winter are haunting. Stellan Skarsgård is in it and he's outstanding. Remember he played the religious guy next to Morgan Freeman in Amistad?
Thanks, I will definately check it out.