GREAT FILMS YOU MAY NOT KNOW... SPREAD THE WORD!!!!!!!
lawn_wranglers(Harmless) posted this on Sunday, 11th February 2001, 15:03
Just finished watching HOUSE on DVD. No not the eighties horror but a British film set in Wales about BINGO... YES BINGO! It stars some great actors including Kelly McDonald (from Trainspotting) who in my opinion should be up there with the great British actors like Kate Winslet, (more on her later) Helana Bonham Carter, Samantha Morton and Emily Watson. It`s a great feel good movie that is put accross very stylish by it`s young first time feature director Julian Kemp (a name to remember for the future) The DVD also has some interesting extras (A short film by the Director called SUCKERS which stars Neil Stuke ( the very funny TV comedy, Game On) a directors commentary and about 6 Teaser Trailers to boot. Not many but very consistant ! If you pass this on the shelf at BlockBuster (better yet just buy it!) then you are an idiot. British movies need more of your attension, this film was completely snubbed in advertising and really is an undiscovered JEM ! SEE IT NOW.
The other film I have watched numerous times lately is the Excelent Wes Anderson movie, BOTTLE ROCKET. This movie has never been given a UK release (Don`t ask me why!) and is only available from the US on region 1. You may have heard of this director from his follow up movie, RUSHMORE another great movie, which was released here and stars Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray and Olivia Williams. But Bottle Rocket was where it started. It`s a movie that is funny, warm and touching and very original... if you like the Coen Brothers I am sure that you would love Bottle Rocket and Rushmore. I think that you can buy Bottle Rocket from PLAY 247. You mush check it out, GREAT !
Others that deserved more on release....
Dazed and Confused (IF YOU HAVEN`T SEEN IT, WHY NOT!) R1 In the Company of Men (A very disturbingly BLACK COMEDY!) R1 Swingers (A now classic dating film for the 20`s generation... BUY IT NOW) R1 & 2 Go. (Great fun) R1 & 2 The Straight Story (an amazing David Lynch movie that really should not be missed) R1 & 2 Erasurehead (Not more can be said about this one, FREAKY WEIRD!) R2 ONLY Holy Smoke (Kate Winslet at her best, pop Harvey Keitel in there too and Jane Campion as the director and you have one hell of a rollercoaster sexual englightening, electric movie.... A MUST SEE!!!!)
Well these are some of my all top movies (not all but some) and if you haven`t heard of one of these RENT IT and see what you have been missing.
Happy Viewing
If you have seen any of these and want to tell everyone what you think, please do. Please add your own list as well !
