Do you watch foreign movies?

What are your favorites?

I love time travel films. I often google too see if I missed any. Somehow every page about time travel films missed this brilliant piece of art, 'The Man From the Future' 2011, a Brazilian film. It randomly showed up in the International section of Netflix. The most moving time travel and possibly the most romantic film I have ever seen. Easily the best time travel film since the BTTF trilogy. By the end I was both in awe and in floods of tears at how moving it was.

It's a real shame we often limit ourselves by the utter popcorn bullshit that Hollywood churns out. When I look for films on Netflix or other such services, I looks for films from the 50s/60s/70s/80s/90s/00s that I might have missed.

Films these days mostly seem to be based on current IP, sequels upon sequels. More and more superheros films. Zzzzz.

I miss real films, with real characters. Getting so tired of CGI laden sci-fi epics that are so blase, hankneyed and without soul or substance.
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SW-User Best Comment

I should see more. I used to watch Kurasawa. Also a great trilogy called Pusher. Brilliant. I'll check out The Man from the Future, thanks.

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@LaCrazyCucumber I’ll check it out now! Didn’t know it. Not an area I know a lot about.

LaCrazyCucumber · 46-50, M

@SW-User You'll love it. It's one of the best Japanese martial arts ever made. The main protagonist 'Azumi' is also stunningly beautiful.

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It’s not on netflix...just checked. I’ll stay at it.@LaCrazyCucumber

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

I like the ones with good character development or a classic story line. Manon of the Springs and Jean De Florette (French) was a great pair of movies.

dragonfly46 · F

Amelie is a favorite along with any Japanese horror film. I find their horror flicks to be much more frightening.

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LaCrazyCucumber · 46-50, M

@dragonfly46 Koreans and Japanese especially do make some amazing horror films. This one Korean horror film really scarred me but it was all psychological. Called 'Ryong' or 'Dead Friend' in English. About a girl who drowns in front of of her friends who don't try to save her and she comes back to haunt them.

dragonfly46 · F

@SW-User Good movie, check it out.

dragonfly46 · F

@LaCrazyCucumber I'll look into that. I haven't tried Korean horror yet. Thanks for the heads up.

Casheyane · F

Yes, of course. I'm not sure you'll like it but I especially like Kimi No Nawa. It's an animated Japanese film that translates to 'Your Name.' And yeah, it's about time travel too.

LaCrazyCucumber · 46-50, M

@Casheyane Thanks. :)

Thodsis · 51-55, M

Los Cronocrimes (Time Crimes) is one worth watching. Particularly with a friend who enjoys a 'what the fuck happened there?' conversation.

LaCrazyCucumber · 46-50, M

@Thodsis Definitely gonna catch that one, ty.

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Some I’ve enjoyed from countries different than my own include Amelie, Amores Perros, Downfall...just to name a few.

LaCrazyCucumber · 46-50, M

@SW-User Seen those except Amores Perros which I have heard is great. I think I have it on a Hdd somewhere.

Florian04 · 18-21, M

I saw Kurosawa's [i]Rashomon[/i] a few months ago. It was great! A fascinating movie.

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