Must Watch Movies Recommended By Digitians

[rhitwick]

Bad Guy 8/10

Another gem from Kim-Ki-Duk, very complex movie in terms of concept and screenplay. Even hard to digest, what is right, what is wrong...lines are blurred.

You'd like to hate the character of Han-Ki very much but you'll be forced to like him. Evoked a mixture of emotions in me...its brutal in its sense, sensual in its sense...a totally different grammar for emotions...

Once again, Kim-Ki-Duk beautifully used silence in the movie and the main character (as usual??) is silent for major part of the movie.
This is not everyone's cup-of-tea, so beware if you are thinking of watching it...you may find it bad



Ninja Assassin 8/10

Well, this is good movie to watch in 3D...

Good action and tonnes of blood splattered. Not a good storyline though, at the end it becomes illogical...

Watch for action only...

(May I ask for sequels... they told nine clans, so after this movie 8 are still left )

[vamsi_krishna]

^LOL, really want to see Ninja Assassin II, III,.... VIII ?

[rhitwick]

A Bold Family 7.5/10

Who told only India is king of melodrama, Korea is nothing less that claiming the first position for this.

The movie goes like this, this guy, in time of separation of Korea ran to South Korea(SK) leaving his wife and Daughter in North Korea(NK). He then settles down in SK, have kids, marries them off and have grand kids. He has now a big family but he's not happy. With growing age he has gone a bit cracked on head and every now and then leaves for visiting NK. One day he met with an accident and on diagnosis it was found out he has cancer and can only survive 3 more months.

His elder son comes to know about the will that, he has a land somewhere which now costs 5million USD and will be inherited by him if Korea ever unifies else goes to national trust. Now the movie begins. They first fake the news of unification only in family to get the will changed. Gradually involves whole locality. What happens next is already predictable to a few here but, u may consider watching it.
It has a few funny moments and some touchy scenes. In a whole its a feel-good movie, can easily be re-made in Hindi with India and Pakistan keeping in mind.

Try it, at least a feel-good-movie won't be a turn off for any one...

[Krow]

Star Trek [2009] : A very enjoyable movie. Nothing great, but very enjoyable. This is a pop movie, something that was made to sell. Nothing in it except for some cool beaming and warp speed and the usual sci-fi jargon which looks and sounds cool.

[esumitkumar]

Pitch Black - 7/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134847/

Summary - A group of marooned space travelers struggle for survival on a seemingly lifeless sun-scorched world.

Review - OK timepass film..if u r lover of sci fi genre. Its a one time watch...OK acting by Vin Diesel
...visuals are good.. I will watch its sequel The Chronicles of Riddick and post review soon


21 - 9/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478087/

Summary - "21" is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings

Review- Amazing film about blackjack gambling maths and counting..Excellent acting by professor and main hero.This is actual hollywood film.. Bollywood copy is Teen Patti..I had heard its horrible..Go watch excellent film 21

[sam9s]

Star Trek [2009] : A very enjoyable movie. Nothing great, but very enjoyable. This is a pop movie, something that was made to sell. Nothing in it except for some cool beaming and warp speed and the usual sci-fi jargon which looks and sounds cool.

You really know how to kill a perfectly good movie, I wonder how would you discribe Terminator 2......

Nothing its just the usual scifi crap of a bad robot and a good robot going mad to kill each other. Senseless action, very predictable with one robot running like a dead soal after the other the whole time. yea some good special effects but that too overdone. End is the usual crap of good winning over the evil........

[Faun]

Bad Guy 8/10

Another gem from Kim-Ki-Duk, very complex movie in terms of concept and screenplay. Even hard to digest, what is right, what is wrong...lines are blurred.

You'd like to hate the character of Han-Ki very much but you'll be forced to like him. Evoked a mixture of emotions in me...its brutal in its sense, sensual in its sense...a totally different grammar for emotions...

Once again, Kim-Ki-Duk beautifully used silence in the movie and the main character (as usual??) is silent for major part of the movie.
This is not everyone's cup-of-tea, so beware if you are thinking of watching it...you may find it bad

This movie simply blurs the line between good and bad. I really like the way kim ki duk uses silence in his movies.

Hav you seen 3 iron (bin jip) ? Its my fav movie from the same director.

One recommendation for you. Do watch Spider Forest. Its has that Lynchian hallmark ending and pretty much intriguing. Also the actress is damn beautiful (she was in The Isle directed by KKD)

Star Trek [2009] :

Nice movie. Must watch for sci-fi luvers

[rhitwick]

Hav you seen 3 iron (bin jip) ? Its my fav movie from the same director.

One recommendation for you. Do watch Spider Forest. Its has that Lynchian hallmark ending and pretty much intriguing. Also the actress is damn beautiful (she was in The Isle directed by KKD)

Yes I've seen 3-Iron and that is the moment I've fell in love with his works...3-Iron is on top my my all time favorites.

Spider Forest...ummm........I'll check it out

[rhitwick]

Sherlock Holmes 8.5/10

This is an immensely enjoyable piece of cinema...

+Awesome acting by Robert Downey Jr. (Holmes), Jude Law(Watson) and Mark Strong (Lord Blackwood)
+Directing
+Cinematography...beautiful. I've a question is special effect the reason why all the movies having set in ancient time always have grey sky? Why is it always cloudy there?
+Gripping screenplay, never a dull moment keeps you glued to your seat.

-Holmes. This is not the Holmes what I've read. He is tall, never fights unnecessary, the attire is different. This character has been created to entertain the audience as James Bond is also into action now rather putting his brain in solving mystery.
-Watson. I don't remember in any novels he used to involve in fight so enthusiastically.
-This story was never written by Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle. These guys simply used the various character names while writing this screenplay. Holmes, Watson, Lestrade, Moriarty etc. only names were used no similarity to their main characteristics.

Saying all these I would still rate this movie high as if judged without all Homes related faults its a marvelous piece of cinema, high on entertainment and worth every penny you for.

Watch it in theater or in HD...

[Krow]

You really know how to kill a perfectly good movie

Nice movie. Must watch for sci-fi luvers

Not really. Just another pop sci-fi movie. :s

Avatar: Another movie which is a must watch in Super Duper HD. Get the Blu-ray if you can! Mind blowing special effects. Story is average, but since peeps here bashed the story a lot, I was expecting it to be much much worse. Turned out to be not that bad after all. I enjoyed the movie a lot. to James Cameron.

[vamsi_krishna]

^ LOL, toast to James!

ok.. planning to watch the following movies and expecting short user opinions....

Run Lola Run
Once Upon a Time in the West
Toy Story

[rhitwick]

Boondok Saints 2 7/10

First part was better than this. This one has the style but slows down a bit in some places.
And what is the script here I could not get?

All of a sudden someone gets killed and they are here to clear their name....

All in all a good watch but not gr8.

[Ethan_Hunt]

Seriously?

[sam9s]

Boondok Saints 2 7/10

First part was better than this. This one has the style but slows down a bit in some places.
And what is the script here I could not get?

All of a sudden someone gets killed and they are here to clear their name....

All in all a good watch but not gr8.

"Someone is killed" its the priest that is killed, ofcourse they would show up thats the whole point of BoonDock Saints (their ethics and principles)................what happened to you rhitwick??

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See no evil hear no evil .... funnny man really funny....though the incidents are made to be a bit over the top to get the comic feel, but if you can ignore them it gives you some really funny moments, infact couple of them really made me laugh out loud.
Its a story of a Blind and a deaf man witnessing a murder and then getting mixed up with them. As i said dont take it too seriously and you will enjoy the movie. 6.5/10 for me.
BTW incedently through IMDB I came to know that this movie was the 3 installment of the 4 movies in which Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor teamed up with the first two turning out to be classic comedies. I am getting the first two as well and would share how ther were.

[Ethan_Hunt]

[/COLOR]See no evil hear no evil .... funnny man really funny....though the incidents are made to be a bit over the top to get the comic feel, but if you can ignore them it gives you some really funny moments, infact couple of them really made me laugh out loud.
Its a story of a Blind and a deaf man witnessing a murder and then getting mixed up with them. As i said dont take it too seriously and you will enjoy the movie. 6.5/10 for me.

I enjoyed Pryor's Brewster's Millions and I just saw this movie's trailer, so will definitely get this one. Thanks for the heads up. Also keep adding more 80's comedy flicks as and when you find 'em.

[rhitwick]

"Someone is killed" its the priest that is killed, ofcourse they would show up thats the whole point of BoonDock Saints (their ethics and principles)................what happened to you rhitwick??

I know its "The" priest but why all of a sudden??

I got his explanation but that is kind of not convincing...again at the last scene the inspector is back??

Wo kaya ho raha tha?!!!

Nothing happened to me, this part is not up to its mark...

[sam9s]

I enjoyed Pryor's Brewster's Millions and I just saw this movie's trailer, so will definitely get this one. Thanks for the heads up. Also keep adding more 80's comedy flicks as and when you find 'em.

Yea I have seen Brewster's Million, never updated on this thread, it was completely out of my mind......I have got to see it again actually.
If you like 80's comedies to have you try Bud Spencer & Terence Hill movies, They were also very popular italian comic pair of the 70ss-80ss. I have only see like 3,4 of them but they have worked togethet in loads of movies. I can recomend Its a mad mad mad world and Who finds a friend finds a treasure try them you may like it.......mind you they are a bit flat for todays gen but if you ask me at the end still makes you laugh. Give it a try.

Comedy if you ask me is a very personal tast and judging that you like 80ss or older comedies I would love to recomed two of my favourits.......if you can find them though....

1965 ::: 1. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines AND
2. The Great Race although I enjoyed the first one more, great race is good as well. Both have very slap stick sequesces but hilarious sitiations, makes then worth a watch. Do give them a try..........
Last but not the least do not miss Charlie Chaplin's Mordern Times even today its at IMDB top 250 #79.

[Krow]

@ Ethan I misquoted him. I actually meant to quote only the first part. Edited now.


@ Sam9s: Terminator 2 is one of my favourites. According to me, T1 was better, but T2 is awesome in its own way.

[sam9s]

I know its "The" priest but why all of a sudden??

I got his explanation but that is kind of not convincing...again at the last scene the inspector is back??

Wo kaya ho raha tha?!!!

Nothing happened to me, this part is not up to its mark...

I dont know seem perfect to me, it not all of a sudden, the boondock saint's father's (DUCE II)(who incidently was hired to kill them in the 1st part) brother (or friend) Louie wanted to bring DUCE out of hiding and the only way to do was to bring the saints out...............and again only way to bring the saints out was to challange their ethics and principals, for which per plan Louie hires those hooligoones.
Everything is been told clearly in the flashback.

*********SPOILER*********

and who last scene to DHASU tha bhai, put spoilers before you write these kinda of things man..........that was a too good twist...

The inspector faked his death as he wanted to support Saints work and that is why convinces the lady detective to get saints out of prision.....perfect ending for trilogy.....

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@ Sam9s: Terminator 2 is one of my favourites. According to me, T1 was better, but T2 is awesome in its own way.

I know even if you quoted the wrong part, I was being pungently scarstic to make a point as I enjoyed star trek 09 very much.

[a_medico]

Ikigami - How come they(Asian filmmakers) come up with such out of the world scripts? Hats off to the director for this wonderful movie. Thank you all for recommending. A must watch.

[Techn0crat]

Bangkok Dangerous 1999 - Not the Nicolas Cage One

[rhitwick]

Loins of Punjab 7.5/10

Yeah...at last got it

Good slapstick comedy not very sleek editing but does its job. Dialogs are sharp and keep an watchful for those subtle touches of comedy and mockery....

[Ethan_Hunt]

Loins of Punjab 7.5/10

Yeah...at last got it

Good slapstick comedy not very sleek editing but does its job. Dialogs are sharp and keep an watchful for those subtle touches of comedy and mockery....

I jumped at the very joy of knowing that it had finally came out. It's been ages since this movie was released. I remember watching it in cinema and laughing our asses off. The movie was hilarious, one of those rare desi-videshi mix themes. Nothing compared to American Desi, but still dam funny. OMG! Ishitta Sharma looks so cute in this movie.

On a side note, Blu-Ray release for Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is out now. I'm off to get both of 'em followed by Evil Dead Trilogy. It's great to see these classic films getting their due high definition credit.

[himadri_sm]

GENERATION KILL - its not a movie but an HBO miniseries of 7 episodes.it is based on the bestselling book by the same name,written by a journalist who spent 2 months with US marines in iraq.it chronicles the early days of the iraq war through the perspective of a recon marine unit.the 7 episodes are each an hour long.filled with gritty scenes of the war & how the soldiers had to cope with the incompetency of their superiors. A must watch for everyone who liked The Hurt Locker.

[ajaybc]

Mary And Max : 10/10

The BEST animation movie I have seen in my life.Superb story(based on a true story) characters,presentation and humour.
Will beat UP! any day any hour.
BTW I loved UP!
Please please watch it

[Krow]

^Gotta check that out.

Deep Impact: 6/10. Good film, felt a little unrealistic quite a few times.

[quan chi]

wanted: weapons of fate


raaz 2
mohit suri or vikram bhatt or maybe both watches some nice hollywood horror movies.

mixes some of them even lifts some scenes exactly identical to the original counterparts.
adds some meaningless elements/dialogues in between and makes an interesting opening which keeps the suspense till the end of the movie.

In the end no one is satisfied.(not sure about the director though)

[a_medico]

Spider Forest - What a movie!! Heavy Lynchian effect. For those who loved this movie, I'd also like to recommend Triangle, which is equally good.

[ajaybc]

^Gotta check that out.

You SHOULD..REALLY....It is really nice.
And you should also check out Coraline which is a Tim Burton like creepy stop motion animation movie which is also great but not as great as Mary and Max IMHO

[a_medico]

I am listing some offbeat movies which I assume, very few members on this thread must have watched. These won't match everyone's taste but of a selected few. Do give them a try at your leisure. I have mentioned them earlier but they must be dispersed in this thread which has become so vast!


Before Sunset- Maybe most of you have already seen it. But this one is not to be missed. Only 2 characters with wonderful chemistry.

Chasing Amy- One of the most complex movies on relationships.

Closer-Watch out for the opening track. A movie on screwed relationships.

Dear Frankie-Senti movie starring Gerard Butler.

In Bruges-Different ganster movie with some good humor. Great acting by the leads.

Sublime - A good medical thriller with a little mindfcuk.

The Fall- Visually stunning. You must have never seen India so beautifully captured by Tarsem Singh. Another good movie by him after The Cell. Also watch out for the small girl who has acted wonderfully.

The Skeleton Key - Good thriller with a twist.

Let the right one in - Vampire love story. Arguably the best Vampire movie out there.

Departures - The Oscar winner from Japan. I really wonder how they bring such wonderful scripts out of nowhere. A must watch.

The Broken - A bit slow but amazing movie about the clones (?Doppelganger)

Case 39 - Horror movie. Worth a watch.

Tulpan - Kazakh movie. A movie about survival with subtle humor. A must watch.

Dog Soldiers - From the director of ? The Descent. Good British horror.

Ikigami - Great script. Only Japanese can make such movies. A must watch.

Spider Forest - David Lynch type brainfcuk movie. Amazing direction. A must watch.

Triangle - Similar description as above. A must watch.

Matrubhoomi: A nation without women - A movie set in futuristic village in Bihar where there are no women left due to infanticide. A unique movie from bollywood.

Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi - Another great bollywood product by Sudhir Mishra. Great acting by Shiney Ahuja, Chitrangada Singh and Kay Kay.

Beerfest - Good timepass comedy.

Clerks- Good humor. A movie by Kevin Smith.

Black Water - A movie on a croc attach. Very effectively made.

Stay - Another brainfcuk movie.

The Tape - Shot in a single room with 3 characters. Great acting.

Marathon - I started watching Asian movies with this one. Great direction and acting.

Dancer in the dark - This movie will break your heart.

Away from her - If you loved Notebook, you will love this even more.

Chupke se - Offbeat comedy from bollywood which went unnoticed.

Into the wild - True story of a man who gave up all to go to Alaska. One of the best soundtracks. A must watch.

Sita Sings The Blues - Animated movie by Nina Paley. A must watch. Available free for download on the director's website.

Solaris - A bit slow but great psychological movie set on the spaceship Solaris. George Clooney.

The Beach - Different story starring Leonardo.

The Lake House - Hollywood remake of the korean movie Il Mare.

The Fountain - Another masterpiece from the director of Requiem for the dream. Awesome soundtrack.

The Hamiltons - B grade horror movie from the horrorfest few years back. A good watch.

Gunda - Mother of all Indian movies. Was highest rated Indian movie on imdb not too long ago. Directed by none other than Kanti Shah with unique and mindblowing(literally) script by Bashir Baber. Highly recommended.

There must be many more. I have a feeling I have left out many Asian, Spanish and French movies. But these are the ones I could recall as on today.