The Best Movies Nobody Has Heard Of

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Originally Posted by IdolEyes787

I know you're talking about the 2002 version with Heath Ledger but the 1939 version is really the best.

Think the 1955 remake called for some reason Storm over the Nile is superior too.

For me still one of the greatest movie stories but the most recent version lost the spirit of "nothing before honour" necessary to really make it work.

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yea saw i saw the rating on imdb...old one was much higher...

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Originally Posted by clocker

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Originally Posted by IdolEyes787

Can't say enough how much I loved the movie clocker.

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Jeebus, is there any movie you haven't already seen?

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Most of the newer ones.:(

And Gaz bar blues* :unsure:


:)*Looked it .Francophone film.Never been keen on those.

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Originally Posted by k_ichigo

yea saw i saw the rating on imdb...old one was much higher...

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Glad you mentioned Four Feathers (whatever version)k_ichigo.
Kind of movie I like best.

Riga Guards

A Room For Romeo Brass.

The Warriors (1979)

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Originally Posted by SoulEdge01

The Warriors (1979)

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There's a difference between "movies that were released before I was born" and ones that nobody has heard of.
The Warriors was quite controversial when it came out, was reviewed in Time and Newsweek, and was- hard as it may be to believe- a favorite of Ronald Reagan.

Not to mention there's even a video game based on it.

Overall I really liked the movie (even though I didn't like some of the action sequences) but the ending is perfect.

Double bill it with Streets of Fire also Walter Hill (young Diane Lane hubba hubba not to mention the first time I remember seeing Willem Dafoe )I have the soundtrack too.:O

There is a remake of The Warrior's in the works with Tony "I'm Sir Ridley's brother" Scott directing.
Considering his movies are very visual a la Hill's it might work.Bunch of hacks writing it though.:(

Little Voice- Jane Horrocks, Michael Caine.
Horricks (Bubbles from AbFab) plays Laura, a shy- possibly phobic- young woman who takes refuge in her father's record collection.
Caine plays a promoter who wants to exploit her talent.

You need no other reason to check out this film other than Horrick's absolutely amazing performance. As Little Voice she mimics some of the most iconic singers of the 20th century- from Marlene Dietrich to Judy Garland- with uncanny perfection.
I was only familiar with her as the ditzy character in AbFab (one of my favorite TV series of all time) and the revelation that she's also an amazing singer was a real WTF moment.
Michael Caine won some awards for his performance as the sleazy impresario but for me, the storyline and the acting were eclipsed by the sheer audacity of Horrick's talent.

Not for everyone but if you're intrigued by the description, check it out.

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Originally Posted by clocker

Little Voice- Jane Horrocks, Michael Caine.
Horricks (Bubbles from AbFab) plays Laura, a shy- possibly phobic- young woman who takes refuge in her father's record collection.
Caine plays a promoter who wants to exploit her talent.

You need no other reason to check out this film other than Horrick's absolutely amazing performance. As Little Voice she mimics some of the most iconic singers of the 20th century- from Marlene Dietrich to Judy Garland- with uncanny perfection.
I was only familiar with her as the ditzy character in AbFab (one of my favorite TV series of all time) and the revelation that she's also an amazing singer was a real WTF moment.
Michael Caine won some awards for his performance as the sleazy impresario but for me, the storyline and the acting were eclipsed by the sheer audacity of Horrick's talent.

Not for everyone but if you're intrigued by the description, check it out.

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Not to be harsh or nothing, but you could pretty much exchange "movies that were released before I was born" in your post above about the warrior thingie with "movies not made in the US", and apply it to what's quoted above*.

Little Voice was fairly big as I recall, like.

Great movie, though.

EDit: *don't think it was a personal favourite of Reagan, though,

Little Voice was well received by critics but did next to nothing at the North American box office($4,595,000).

So unless you feel compelled to argue that a Bollywood film like Om Shanti Om should also be classed as being "big" I think in defining what consitutes well known (unfortunately)we are talking U.S . common man here.