rockNrollaDIM Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 I started a thread like this on BOM and people liked it so, yeah, talk about your favorite foreign language films here or ones you've recently seen. Tonight I watched 13 Assassins (2010, Japan). This was a fun Samurai film. I enjoyed it alot. It had some surprising comedic elements that I wasn't expecting, it was I guess like Japan's equivalent of what a typical American period-action-adventure film would be like. Although maybe a little more on the serious side, with one of the longest fight sequences I've ever seen (basically the entire last hour of the film was a battle scene). And it was an awesome battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travod Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 (edited) Just watched "The Twilight Samurai." The buildup is extremely slow but the ending is so worth it. Full movie, turn CC on:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDrc_AW7FTM&feature=player_embedded#! Edited February 23, 2012 by Dragon Travtoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 (edited) Finally, somebody replies :lol:Last weekend I caught Alfonso Cuarón's directorial debut, "Sólo con tu Pareja" (English: "Only with you Partner") (1991). It's a topical film for that time dealing with the AIDS epidemic. The main character sleeps around alot, and a nurse that he screws around on changes the results of his HIV test so it reads positive and he thinks he has AIDS which makes him want to commit suicide. From the premise it sounds like it should be this depressing melodrama, but while there are occasional elements of that, it's much more of a screwball sex comedy than anything. Still, it was pretty decent, and funny too. Edited February 23, 2012 by rockNrollaDIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Kurosawa's films obviously are a must-see for anyone, same with Fellini, Godard, and Truffaut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travod Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) I want to watch Castle in the Sky before I go back to school.Also maybe Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. IDK about that one.*Also I think this thread should be moved to the Speakeasy general forum thing... it would get more views/comments. Edited February 24, 2012 by Dragon Travtoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travod Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 There's a new documentary/movie called Jiro Dreams of Sushi that came out today and the trailer looks great. It's playing in two theaters here, one where I saw A Separation.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbV6knbeUFE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travod Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Has anyone heard of any movies ABOUT languages? I don't really have an example except "Windtalkers" or something. Babel kind of maybe idk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ky02121 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 The last foreign film I watched was "A Separation". It won the Best Foreign Film Oscar earlier this year. I would give it 9/10 stars. Good script and acting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Has anyone heard of any movies ABOUT languages? I don't really have an example except "Windtalkers" or something. Babel kind of maybe idk.not clear what you meanin The 13th Warrior Antonio Banderas's character learns the language of the Norseman by listening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travod Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I've recently watched:Battle RoyaleCity of GodLet the Right One In Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I only watch foreign language films .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinocchio Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Me too, more or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Me too, more or less.Your country dont produce that many movies. Right ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinocchio Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 We produce a lot of movies nobody wants to see... Mostly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Yearly number of films produced: Bollywood (Inida) 1000+, Hollywood (USA) 700+, China 500+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinocchio Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 We just produce something like 25 feature movies every year. But we are just 8 million people. Per capita that's more than Hollywood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnY Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 There's a new documentary/movie called Jiro Dreams of Sushi that came out today and the trailer looks great. It's playing in two theaters here, one where I saw A Separation.http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbV6knbeUFEI saw this one last week. I loved it, I can say that it's one of my favorite documentaries. I've been seeing lots of foreign movies recently: Oslo 31 August, Les Quatre Cents Coups (The 400 Blows), Ruokala Lokki (Kamome Diner), Kataude Mashin Gâru (Machine Girl)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariadne Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 I recently watched Das Boot (1981), which is in German. Most of you have probably seen it - it's a great movie - the best submarine movie ever made. I found it cool that you could kind of understand a lot of what they were saying without the subtitles. Highly recommended.Another one was Let The Right One In (2008), which is in Swedish. It was good, but it wasn't as amazing as I'd heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
