Recommend a film people may not have seen



You should also give More American Graffiti (1979) a go... virtually same cast, but while original was about before going off to college the sequel was about them finding their paths in life (so Vietnam War, etc) - the critics slammed it at the time but I actually preferred More American Graffiti and only ever saw it once in the cinema (as far as I am aware its never been on tv or even on video tape back in the day) - definitely a lesser known film people should watch though
I'm on the lookout for that now. Watched American Graffiti last night. Bit average for me with annoying end credit sheet - I mean why bother with depressing little summaries about the rest of their lives!? :lol:
And even then why ignore the lasses' stories? Wtf?
Still, I'm curious to see the follow up. Enjoyed some of the female performances really.
 
Braindead
Tears of the Sun
Kung Pow
Bowfinger
Into the Furnace (Christian Bale)
Harsh Times
 
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Some Like It Hot
I probably watch this every year but guessing no one under 40 will know about it.
Couple of good Christian Slater films.

Untamed Heart
Very Bad Things
Used to be a guilty pleasure of mine. Haven't seen it in years.

I'll chuck some film noir in:
The Big Heat
Out of the Past
In a Lonely Place
-The last two with a favourite of mine, Gloria Grahame - the subject of Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017) an excellent film about her later years.
 
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I'm on the lookout for that now. Watched American Graffiti last night. Bit average for me with annoying end credit sheet - I mean why bother with depressing little summaries about the rest of their lives!? :lol:
And even then why ignore the lasses' stories? Wtf?
Still, I'm curious to see the follow up. Enjoyed some of the female performances really.

in that case (female characters) you shouldn't be disappointed. Its not a 5 star film but better than critics made out, and George Lucas still produced it even if he didn't direct. The soundtrack is also very good.
 
in that case (female characters) you shouldn't be disappointed. Its not a 5 star film but better than critics made out, and George Lucas still produced it even if he didn't direct. The soundtrack is also very good.
Yes. There was plenty good stuff in the first film - soundtrack included! Chuck Berry and Booker T (Green Onions?) really jumped out to me.
Oh and I was convinced that Richie Cunningham 's girlfriend was Zooey Deschanel's Mum - she was the absolute double! Turns out it was Laverne off Laverne and Shirley
 
I probably watch this every year but guessing no one under 40 will know about it.

Used to be a guilty pleasure of mine. Haven't seen it in years.

I'll chuck some film noir in:
The Big Heat
Out of the Past
In a Lonely Place
-The last two with a favourite of mine, Gloria Grahame - the subject of Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017) an excellent film about her later years.

Caught it on a plane last year. Thought the comedy was still really funny and thoroughly enjoyed it.. I will give the other ones you have recommended a go
 
Comfort and Joy. A middle aged radio DJ has a much younger girlfriend and gets caught up in the Ice Cream Van War that raged in Glasgow in the run-up to Christmas.
 
Farewell my concubine (1993)

In 1924, young Cheng Dieyi (Leslie Cheung) begins training at the Beijing Opera House at the same time as Duan Xiaolou (Fengyi Zhang). Cheng specializes in playing female parts, often against Duan's commanding male leads. While pretending to be in love with Duan onstage, Cheng begins to develop actual romantic feelings for his co-star, which are not reciprocated. Over the next 50 years, the two men maintain a complicated friendship as China undergoes turbulent changes.

Beautiful film that covers some really interesting Chinese history

It's a brilliant movie (my daughter knows the directors son), Eat,Drink, Man, Woman by Ang Lee is worth a watch about a Chef who has lost his sense of taste and his family - entertaining and funny. I am sure it is fairly well known and watched on here but the original Oldboy is a fantastic film.
 

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