Movie Suggestions

TJS

TJS' MOVIE

SUGGESTIONS

I have decided to make this movie of the week thread where each week I will post a movie suggest. I'm going to suggest movies that are less well known and that I highly recommend watching.

I welcome comments and your thoughts if you have seen the movies I suggest or if you do end up watching them. Try not to put any spoilers in your comments.
You can use the forum spoiler feature for this.

ENJOY!

TJS

THIS WEEK'S MOVIE SUGGESTION

ONCE WERE WARRIORS

1994 - Drama/Crime film - 1h 43m

[DESCRIPTION]
An unemployed Maori living in the Auckland slums, Jake Heke (Temuera Morrison) has a terrible temper that he takes out on family and strangers alike. His wife, Beth (Rena Owen), takes regular beatings after he's been at the pub, and his kids do what they can to sidestep trouble. Nig (Julian Arahanga), the eldest, is joining a street gang; Boogie (Taungaroa Emile) has been placed in a foster home; and Grace increasingly retreats to the pages of her journal.

[TRAILER]
https://youtu.be/kmZ9cL2Bs-g

TJS Rating
☆☆☆☆☆
4/5 Stars

Captainslayer

Brilliant movie, same can't really be said for the sequel though

TJS

THIS WEEK'S MOVIE SUGGESTION

OLD BOY

2003  -  Drama / Mystery  - 2hrs

[DESCRIPTION]
Dae-Su is an obnoxious drunk bailed from the police station yet again by a friend. However, he's abducted from the street and wakes up in a cell, where he remains for the next 15 years, drugged unconscious when human contact is unavoidable, otherwise with only the television as company. And then, suddenly released, he is invited to track down his jailor with a denouement that is simply stunning.


[TRAILER] https://youtu.be/oH_j-R3PnNk2003

TJS Rating
☆☆☆☆½
4½/5 Stars

Artisans

Excellent movie. Very stark and dark. Takes a little patience to get to the payoff.

DLich

@TJS I saw the american version of Old Boy. Very good movie..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdQfLoMh1N0

Has anyone seen "Train to Busan"? Great movie!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyWuHv2-Abk

Artisans

Train to Busan is a must see if you're into the zombie genre. Ok, pretentions aside, it's really good if you can do subtitles.

Artisans

What We Do in the Shadows
https://youtu.be/_Vmlj3c3bcM
New Zealand mockumentery about vampires fitting in in the burbs.

TJS

Awesome @Artisans & @DLich
Thanks for the suggestions!

I have some other suggestions in mind but I'll stick to one a week (Thursdays) so I don't run out. I haven't seen either of the movies you guys suggested. I'll definitely check them out.

Awesome!
- TJS

ShadowaceAz

In light of @Pig 's departure, I'm going to go watch

https://youtu.be/K5LdNvLXddA

TJS

THIS WEEK'S MOVIE SUGGESTION

THE MACHINIST

2004  -  Thriller  / Drama  - 1h 42m

[DESCRIPTION]
Factory worker Trevor Reznik (Christian Bale) suffers from insomnia so severe that his condition has taken its toll on his weight and his mental health. When Trevor unintentionally causes an on-the-job accident that horribly injures a coworker (Michael Ironside), he begins to become even more troubled. Despite a relationship with Stevie (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a pretty prostitute, Trevor descends further into paranoia, blaming his problems on an enigmatic figure named Ivan (John Sharian).

[TRAILER]https://youtu.be/H0fuHY4U1UA

TJS Rating
☆☆☆☆½
4½/5 Stars

SlickRick

@Artisans Please tell me you like Flight of the Conchords...shit is hysterical

@TJS You got some good picks here thanks...have you seen Kristy? Was very good and underrated imo

TJS

Thanks @SlickRick !

No, I don't think I have seen it. Or atleast the name it's ringing a bell. I'll have to check it out.

DLich

THIS WEEK'S MOVIE SUGGESTION

MEMENTO

2000  -  Thriller  / Drama  - 2h

[DESCRIPTION]
A memory inside a memory, Memento is a complicated head spinning adventure. Leonard is determined to avenge his wife's murder. However, unable to remember anything that happens day-to-day due to a condition he sustained, short term memory loss, he has to write himself note after note that still don't mean anything after he falls asleep. The film goes back in time to reveal each little bit of the puzzle as he tries to find out the person who killed his wife and makes the audience feel just as confused as he is. The narrative closely follows a phone call Pearce has in which he talks about Sammy Jankis a former client of his who he believed had the same condition. The film takes an unexpected twist as the two characters have a lot more in common than is initially put across.

[TRAILER]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vS0E9bBSL0

DLich Rating
☆☆☆☆½
4½/5 Stars

TJS

"Awesome @DLich !"
That one I have seen. Great movie!

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DLich

TJS said:

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Didn't mean to make you have to change the title. I liked what you were doing here, thought I'd share one of my favorites.

TJS

I'll continue to post weekly suggestions but it's great if everyone feels free to add their suggestions too.

SlickRick

@DLich Yeah Memento was a great movie

TJS

THIS WEEK'S MOVIE SUGGESTION

1408

2007  -  Fantasy / Thriller  -  1h 52m

[DESCRIPTION]
Mike Enslin (John Cusack) is a successful author who enjoys worldwide acclaim debunking supernatural phenomena -- before he checks into the Dolphin Hotel, that is. Ignoring the warnings of the hotel manager (Samuel L. Jackson), he learns the meaning of real terror when he spends the night in a reputedly haunted room.

[TRAILER]
https://youtu.be/lgLm4_fq6GY

TJS Rating
☆☆☆☆☆
4/5 Stars

DLich

@TJS great movie!!!

DLich

THIS WEEK'S MOVIE SUGGESTION

Super Troopers

2001  -  Comedy  -  1h 40m

[DESCRIPTION]
Five Vermont state troopers, avid pranksters with a knack for screwing up, try to save their jobs and out-do the local police department by solving a crime.

[TRAILER]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-9D2qUHN-E

DLich Rating
☆☆☆☆☆
4/5 Stars

ShadowaceAz

If you liked Super Troopers, you'd probably enjoy

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116130/

DBones

@DLich, Memento is one of my all-time favorite movies. It is absolutely brilliant!

Captainslayer

Super troopers is awesome, just watched super troopers 2 it's good but unfortunately not as good as the original

TJS

THIS WEEK'S MOVIE SUGGESTION

THE FOUNTAIN

2006  -  Science Fiction film/Drama  - 1h 36m

[DESCRIPTION]
A man (Hugh Jackman) travels through time on a quest for immortality and to save the woman (Rachel Weisz) he loves. As a 16th-century conquistador, Tomas searches for the legendary Fountain of Youth. As a present-day scientist, he desperately struggles to cure the cancer that is killing his wife. Finally, as a 26th-century astronaut in deep space, Tom begins to grasp the mysteries of life, love and death.

[TRAILER]
https://youtu.be/nYc-WdX5uaE

TJS Rating
☆☆☆☆☆
4/5 Stars

TJS

THIS WEEK'S MOVIE SUGGESTION


Today is my eldest son's Birthday
so this week I've chosen one of
his favorite anime movies which
we both enjoy watching.
"HAPPY 14th BIRTHDAY JAMES!"

SPIRITED AWAY

2001  -  Fantasy / Mystery  -  2h 15m

[DESCRIPTION]
In this animated feature by noted Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, 10-year-old Chihiro (Rumi Hiiragi) and her parents (Takashi Naitô, Yasuko Sawaguchi) stumble upon a seemingly abandoned amusement park. After her mother and father are turned into giant pigs, Chihiro meets the mysterious Haku (Miyu Irino), who explains that the park is a resort for supernatural beings who need a break from their time spent in the earthly realm, and that she must work there to free herself and her parents.

[TRAILER]
https://youtu.be/ByXuk9QqQkk

[INTERESTING FACT]
"Spirited Away" is the second-highest-grossing anime film of all time worldwide ($289,096,544).

TJS Rating
☆☆☆☆½
4½/5 Stars

NG_Sam

@Artisans Train to Busan is really great. I think more than any other Zombie flick it captures the way that huge groups of people move really nicely. They just ram into each other and pile up, none of this shambling in a nice line stuff going on there.

If you liked Train to Busan you might also like Seoul Station, which is set in the same universe and made by the same director as Train to Busan but this time animated. It tells the story of how the outbreak began. The themes are way darker than Train to Busan though, so watcher beware for some creepy stuff.

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Artisans

Oooh! Thanks for the recommendation @Fearofabotplanet. That one wasn't on my radar. Hope I can find it.

ShadowaceAz

@Artisans Train to Busan is available on Netflix

ShadowaceAz

@Fearofabotplanet Train to Busan seemed to be a Korean version of World War Z.

mack22

I enjoyed this one and worth a watch if you like zombie flicks.