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Posted: 8/9/2013 9:03:12 AM EDT

Every time movies are talked about in GD, people lament how originality is dead, no one makes good movies anymore, blah blah...

Haven't found that to be true at all. Hollywood isn't the only place movies are made, never was, still plenty of good things out there and I enjoy finding little-known features.

Recently caught this one and loved it...funny and clever.

Adam Carolla's first movie "The Hammer" was excellent, and few people saw it unfortunately because it was hilarious and very well made for a self-produced movie. (he's working on a new one now)

An Australian comedy "Kenny" was really great in the same theme as these two.

I'll add more as I think of them, but what's some good "under the radar" movies that you've seen lately?

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:04:39 AM EDT

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OC and Stiggs

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:06:21 AM EDT

[#2]

Things to do in Denver When Your Dead

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:07:01 AM EDT

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Can I call you "Mark"?

No, I want you to call me "Stiggs". It sounds more ridiculous.

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:07:05 AM EDT

[#4]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

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Posted: 8/9/2013 9:07:14 AM EDT

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Posted: 8/9/2013 9:09:00 AM EDT

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Very good movie....also when Gabrielle Anwar was hot, young and in her prime

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:09:10 AM EDT

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I'm sure you know it, but I'm always surprised at how few people have seen/are aware of this one...

Cheesy old George Pal classic, but anyone who's never seen it should watch...

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:10:00 AM EDT

[#8]

Tucker and Dale vs Evil

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:12:20 AM EDT

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Outlander was decent.

Iron Sky was pretty funny.

Centurion was a good and brutal movie with David Fassbender as a Roman centurion.

Soldier with Kurt Russel. Underrated IMO.

I have plenty more at home that I could reference if I was at my computer.

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:14:46 AM EDT

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That movie was MUCH better than I thought it would be.

Trollhunter is another good one. It's on Netflix.

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:15:33 AM EDT

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One of my favorites, here's the entire movie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3-OMiv5rnE

The picture is slightly dark, you might want to turn up your brightness a little bit.

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:16:50 AM EDT

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Stardust. Neil Gaiman wrote a fantasy story about a medieval kingdom that exists beyond a wall in a 19th century British village. Anyone who grew up watching Princess Bride will like it. VERY clever dialog and a lot of dark humor.

2008, and almost totally overlooked.

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:16:50 AM EDT

[#13]

Pontypool

The Darkest Hour

Wolf Creek

Mulberry Street

Some Guy Who Kills People

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:17:30 AM EDT

[#14]

Cube

Beyond the Law

Strange Brew

Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:18:33 AM EDT

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Outlander was decent.

Iron Sky was pretty funny.

Centurion was a good and brutal movie with David Fassbender as a Roman centurion.

Soldier with Kurt Russel. Underrated IMO.

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Soldier was a GREAT movie!

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:18:39 AM EDT

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Posted: 8/9/2013 9:19:50 AM EDT

[#17]

Lucky Number Slevin

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:21:22 AM EDT

[#18]

Miracle Mile

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:21:46 AM EDT

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Lives of Others, of course.

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Stardust. Neil Gaiman wrote a fantasy story about a medieval kingdom that exists beyond a wall in a 19th century British village. Anyone who grew up watching Princess Bride will like it. VERY clever dialog and a lot of dark humor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZkmgFpKdxQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uopoXtR0Kjk

2008, and almost totally overlooked.

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Refuse to watch. Don't like the changes I've heard that were made from the book. Which was damn near perfect.

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:22:26 AM EDT

[#20]

Green Street Hooligans

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:23:39 AM EDT

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Refuse to watch. Don't like the changes I've heard that were made from the book. Which was damn near perfect.

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Stardust. Neil Gaiman wrote a fantasy story about a medieval kingdom that exists beyond a wall in a 19th century British village. Anyone who grew up watching Princess Bride will like it. VERY clever dialog and a lot of dark humor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZkmgFpKdxQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uopoXtR0Kjk

2008, and almost totally overlooked.

Refuse to watch. Don't like the changes I've heard that were made from the book. Which was damn near perfect.

Yeah, they made some unfortunate changes. It's worth it for the flawless choreography of a zombie swordfight, though.

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:24:04 AM EDT

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"Choose Me", by indie mainstay Alan Rudolph.

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:24:14 AM EDT

[#23]

The Beast

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:24:22 AM EDT

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Posted: 8/9/2013 9:24:47 AM EDT

[#25]

Formula 51

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:26:02 AM EDT

[#26]

Lonely are the brave

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:27:13 AM EDT

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Great film, also loved Time Bandits.
I'm surprised by how many people haven't seen Fandango.

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:27:40 AM EDT

[#28]

"God Bless America" linky

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:27:50 AM EDT

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Lives of Others, of course.

Refuse to watch. Don't like the changes I've heard that were made from the book. Which was damn near perfect.

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Lives of Others, of course.

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Stardust. Neil Gaiman wrote a fantasy story about a medieval kingdom that exists beyond a wall in a 19th century British village. Anyone who grew up watching Princess Bride will like it. VERY clever dialog and a lot of dark humor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZkmgFpKdxQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uopoXtR0Kjk

2008, and almost totally overlooked.

Refuse to watch. Don't like the changes I've heard that were made from the book. Which was damn near perfect.

I love the hell out of the book, and I thought they did a great job with the movie.

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:28:14 AM EDT

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Oh, yes, and another one. AWESOME indie SF film. With actual motion control models once more.

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:32:39 AM EDT

[#31]

Moon with Sam Rockwell

Outlander with Jim Caveziel.

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:43:00 AM EDT

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"Terribly Happy" It's a Danish movie (yes, that means subtitles for us non-Danish speakers). Not a fast-paced action flick but a very good black comedy.

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:44:38 AM EDT

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Posted: 8/9/2013 9:45:03 AM EDT

[#34]

Primer

Europa Report

Wrong

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:46:09 AM EDT

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This movie is SO GOOD. One of the best war movies ever, right up there with Das Boot.

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:46:47 AM EDT

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Let the Right One In. Subtitled, available on Netflix. Really good vampire movie, and I'm not really into vampire movies.

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:49:50 AM EDT

[#37]

Red Rock West
Thursday
Sinners and Saints
The Salton Sea

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:49:53 AM EDT

[#38]

One of my favorite Vietnam war movies, very often overlooked because of the love-story angle but great scenes in combat.

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:50:17 AM EDT

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Another of my favorites. This is turning out to be the best movie thread ever. So many great scenes, starting with the very opening. Score is good, too.

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:50:40 AM EDT

[#40]

Sunshine

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:50:45 AM EDT

[#41]

Fubar!

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:52:20 AM EDT

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One of the better revenge movies I've seen.

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:54:10 AM EDT

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One of the other better revenge movies.

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:54:56 AM EDT

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X10000.. Awesome movie.

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:55:09 AM EDT

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wow! What a cast in that movie!

Posted: 8/9/2013 9:55:44 AM EDT

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Let the Right One In. Subtitled, available on Netflix. Really good vampire movie, and I'm not really into vampire movies.

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I have the dubbed version, wish it was subtitled. The dubbing has absolutely no feeling in the voices and turns what could be a great movie into a guy reading a script while showing a video. No emotion, no feeling, nothing. As good as the movie is otherwise I'm sure it's very different in the original language. Interestingly though, the dubbing matches with the characters' mouths speaking pretty well-unlike the early Bruce Lee movies and many other Chinese karate movies.