Everyone's tastes differ.
Some people, like the OP, like to broaden their horizons.
Film is an amazing genre. Yes, there are some films, made under the guise of 'art' that are fairly atrocious [ "Quest for Fire" is probably one of the best/worst ], but I don't think any of the films listed in this thread are 'artsy fartsy' - and I've seen around 85% of what's listed here.
I'm genuinely sorry to hear your attitude is going to prevent you from seeing some things that might have interested / excited / motivated you.
No matter, Fast and Furious 4 is coming out soon!
Edit: If anyone is still reading this thread, three of the most beautiful 'artsy fartsy' movies I've seen are:
In the mood for love
2046
White Countess
All have extended scenes in Chinese, xenophobes can skip this post now ;)
Anyone who finds the need to call them "films" is clearly pretentious.
you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..
are all directed by Takashi Miike, a pretty twisted individual but a HELL of a film maker, Tarantino WISHES he could be this good.
GOZU is the most insane Miike flick I've seen thus far... If you want to see a grown man emerge from a hot girls vag, check out this flick. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361668/
Oldboy - best film in the "vengeance trilogy", but the other two are decent too.
City of God - brazilian gang movie
Ninth Configuration (also called "twinkle, twinkle, killer kane")
Double Indemnity - b/w but just so perfect, don't let that throw you off
Holy Mountain, El Topo, Santa Sangre - all Jodorowsky movies, trippy, memorable, surreal
Unbearable Lightness of Being - chick flick but stunningly moving
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, Wild Bunch, most any Peckinpah movie
Naked Prey
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Happiness - Todd Solondz's best film. For the fucked-up at heart.
Lone Wolf And Cub - Famous in Japan, overlooked by YOU.
Paprika - One of my favorite anime movies. Amazing art and music.
Battle Royale - Class of kids on an island and must kill eachother. See it if you haven't.
El Topo: Insane psychedelic western stuff
Machine Girl - Crazy japanese comedy blood splatter fest. Tempura and machine guns as arms on hot chicks.
I'll keep going if you want?
- lol, I just saw this and realize we have pretty similar tastes...
Zatoichi, the blind swordsman - the remake and all the original ones in the series
Walker
Chuck and Buck
Devil's Backbone
Fat Girl
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I definitely agree with those who have said Suicide Kings. I really, really enjoy watching that movie. The dark humor in it is perfect, IMO.
I have to add, The Virgin Suicides. Its really not a chick flick and its dark and well...maybe a bit depressing, which makes it great. Its directed by Sophia Coppola.
If you want 'overlooked' films in that same genre, check out:
The delicatessen
Un long dimanche de fiançailles [A very long engagement]
City of the lost children
[all same director as amelie, all w/ more substance, imo]
Jeux des enfants [Love me if you dare is the english title, I think]
Different director, great film
Those have been in the Foreign section of Blockbuster for 10 Years...
Netflix has a decent More up to date collection of Foreign movies
Amelie
Amores Perros
Bad Education
Cafe au Lait
Derailed
District B13
Dobermann
Irreversible
Le grand Bleu
Le Pacte des loups
Leon
Les visiteurs
Life Is Beautiful
Mystic River
Pan's Labyrinth
Reservoir Dogs
Run lola Run
Sex and Lucia
Something's Gotta Give
The Motorcycle Diaries
Volver
Wasabi
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Amelie
Amores Perros
Bad Education
Cafe au Lait
Derailed
District B13
Dobermann
Irreversible
Le grand Bleu
Le Pacte des loups
Leon
Les visiteurs
Life Is Beautiful
Mystic River
Pan's Labyrinth
Reservoir Dogs
Run lola Run
Sex and Lucia
Something's Gotta Give
The Motorcycle Diaries
Volver
Wasabi
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Hope that help
All good too..
District B13 is Banlieue 13 - there's a new one that's just come out too.
Another decent semi arthouse is 'Clean' with Maggie Cheung
One of, if not my most favourite films is 'Youth without Youth' - truly a masterpiece this film
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It's all about Telly and Caspar. This was the gorgeous Rosario Dawson's first movie. She was sitting on her front stoop and was asked if she wanted to be in a movie. The rest is history.
It's all about Telly and Caspar. This was the gorgeous Rosario Dawson's first movie. She was sitting on her front stoop and was asked if she wanted to be in a movie. The rest is history.
Yeah, but you can't mention that one without including "Bully" and "Gummo" - other white trash mayhem epics
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Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
The Hammer (2007)
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Quiz Show (1994)
Last King of Scotland (2006)
Boiler Room (2000)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Just watch "In Brudge" (not sure if thats overlooked yet) and enjoyed it
Ichi the killer for sure, along with Audition....basically take any of the Hollywood PG-13 "scary" movies (ie: The Ring) and see the Japanese original....believe me, so much better..they are not "softened" because they are trying to get teenagers to go see it...(not like teenagers wont see any rated r movie that they want)...Hollywood still cant make a movie that will freak me out...
Dirty Love & Eraserhead of course can be added along to Brazil as being over looked....yes i said Dirty Love with Jenny McCarthy.....was truely a surprise rental that had me laughin my ass off....http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327643/
This one still gives me the willies even though I saw it years ago - regarded as a twisted classic treatise on fascism:
"Salo"
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I just finished watching it, it was like an hour and a half of pure WTF? Which ends in one massive WTF.
At first I felt totally screwed out of an hour and a half of my life, but the movie just leaves you with so many god damn questions floating around in your head I just can't hate on it. I mean, I understand what was happening, but not really. It leaves everything open.
Great movie for people who like really weird flicks for sure.
I just finished watching it, it was like an hour and a half of pure WTF? Which ends in one massive WTF.
At first I felt totally screwed out of an hour and a half of my life, but the movie just leaves you with so many god damn questions floating around in your head I just can't hate on it. I mean, I understand what was happening, but not really. It leaves everything open.
Great movie for people who like really weird flicks for sure.
Check out Primer - I can promise you you'll get something out of it
It's a little out there, but nowhere nearly as much as one One point O.
I've never had a film intrigue me as much as primer.
Like Water For Chocolate - a love story with a twist (foreign)
Great American Summer - a cult classic with a GROOVY soundtrack
The Last Emperor - an epic and amazing tale that is a true story about the end of the Chinese monarchy
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