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Movies! Alfheim Send a noteboard - 26/09/2009 03:38:12 PM
I suppose 'foreign', on a site as multi-national as this, can have many different meanings, generally I am referring to 'non-hollywood', or perhaps 'non-english', but answer how you wish.


Do you enjoy watching foreign movies? Animated or live-action?
Yes.


What are your all time favorites?

Run Lola Run
Goodbye, Lenin
Amelie
A Very Long Engagement
The Host
Honokaa Boy
Welcome to Dongmakgol
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
Grave of the Fireflies
Princess Mononoke
Spirited Away
District 9
Akira
My Neighbor Totoro
Old Boy
The Motorcycle Diaries
9 Queens
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Jeux d'enfants / Children's Games
Our Happy Time
Amores Perros
Pan's Labyrinth
The Barbarian Invasions
The Decline of the American Empire
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Mambo Italiano
The Queen
Shaun of the Dead
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Hero


Which cultures (nations) films do you find yourself most interested in?

It varies.

Do you prefer dubs over original language, in live-action and/or animated?

Dubs are never allowed. Sometimes for well-done animated translations like Miyazaki it is okay, but if the film is live-action it is always subtitles.


How did you find yourself becoming interested in foreign films, (i.e. Audrey Tautou obsession, Asian horror obsession, general interest in foreign culture)?

I just like them. Because I like movies. A person who claims to like film but won't watch something with subtitles or in another language doesn't actually love cinema.

What 'hyped' foreign film has let you down upon viewing it (if any)?

Foreign films are hyped?

How do you feel about remakes, are there any that have been pulled off successfully?

I don't typically like them, since they're not usually well-done. I'm sure there are a few that are, but none spring to mind immediately.

That's all .

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This message last edited by Alfheim on 26/09/2009 at 03:49:11 PM
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Foreign movies! The_Muted_Grimaud - 26/09/2009 06:56:14 AM 982 Views
Re: Foreign movies! The_Muted_Grimaud - 26/09/2009 07:11:24 AM 766 Views
Re: Foreign movies! Colonel Logain - 26/09/2009 01:44:50 PM 848 Views
Goodbye, Lenin! Chas - 26/09/2009 03:14:48 PM 675 Views
Puts on pretentious black turtleneck and answers your art questions PhotoJim - 26/09/2009 03:34:04 PM 828 Views
I wish I still had IFC on TV The_Muted_Grimaud - 27/09/2009 05:40:36 PM 773 Views
Movies! Alfheim - 26/09/2009 03:38:12 PM 762 Views
Oh, fun! Legolas - 26/09/2009 03:38:27 PM 900 Views
British Comedies are about as Foreign as I get. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 26/09/2009 03:44:42 PM 341 Views
Movies where English is not the primary language. jh - 26/09/2009 04:00:35 PM 748 Views
Thumbs up on Fucking Amal AgentOrange - 27/09/2009 11:14:21 AM 790 Views
Re: Foreign movies! Antigone - 26/09/2009 05:18:37 PM 741 Views
Awesome question MightyYT - 26/09/2009 07:45:51 PM 815 Views
You mean Infernal Affairs, right? *NM* Chas - 26/09/2009 08:46:44 PM 324 Views
Yeah, that is it. *NM* MightyYT - 27/09/2009 06:39:19 AM 328 Views
District 9 is South African. Rebekah - 26/09/2009 09:46:00 PM 741 Views
And here I thought it was New Zeleand, but set in South Africa. My bad. MightyYT - 27/09/2009 06:40:07 AM 803 Views
Nope. Rebekah - 27/09/2009 09:38:03 AM 719 Views
Nice, someone that agrees with me The_Muted_Grimaud - 27/09/2009 05:17:24 PM 698 Views
Re: Nice, someone that agrees with me Camilla - 29/09/2009 11:52:40 AM 698 Views
Right Stephen - 26/09/2009 09:33:19 PM 903 Views
I am gonne use jh's definition too ironclad - 26/09/2009 10:34:00 PM 717 Views
You suck. cabbage - 28/09/2009 09:07:27 PM 714 Views
I love foreign movies Tom - 27/09/2009 03:32:21 AM 830 Views
Ignore...I could swear I hit "EDIT" *NM* Tom - 27/09/2009 03:35:47 AM 549 Views
Did you ever watch the Czech movie Kolya ... The_Muted_Grimaud - 27/09/2009 05:46:38 PM 699 Views
Oh, I have that one. Tom - 28/09/2009 01:26:35 AM 735 Views
O'kay Dan - 27/09/2009 04:46:28 AM 844 Views
not sure if I should be ashamed or not The_Muted_Grimaud - 27/09/2009 05:47:50 PM 694 Views
I'd say The Ring was a good remake AgentOrange - 27/09/2009 11:20:33 AM 682 Views
Lost Highway was better than its remake, Mulholland Drive *NM* Tom - 28/09/2009 04:26:08 AM 315 Views
Oh really ? And how many lesbian love scenes envolving Naomi Watts are included in Lost Highway ? *NM* AgentOrange - 28/09/2009 11:23:14 AM 344 Views
So then I wasn't wrong in thinking... Legolas - 28/09/2009 12:09:15 PM 739 Views
Wild Things is only my 5th all time favourite so I guess that puts a dent in your theory AgentOrange - 28/09/2009 02:09:28 PM 656 Views
If that is your only criterion of measurement... Tom - 28/09/2009 04:03:39 PM 720 Views
Er.. that's an overly serious response AgentOrange - 29/09/2009 12:32:27 PM 679 Views
Well...I wasn't sure you were joking Tom - 29/09/2009 03:29:02 PM 671 Views
Re: Foreign movies! nossy - 28/09/2009 05:53:53 PM 710 Views
You obviously haven't tried jh - 28/09/2009 06:29:15 PM 718 Views
Scarily different? nossy - 28/09/2009 06:41:09 PM 719 Views
Different. jh - 28/09/2009 08:53:31 PM 658 Views
Finsk fjernsynsteater Camilla - 29/09/2009 11:51:17 AM 782 Views
nossy - 29/09/2009 08:09:01 PM 709 Views
Re: Foreign movies! Camilla - 29/09/2009 11:47:28 AM 726 Views
You need to watch Indochine and Amelie. And Run Lola Run. The Shrike - 29/09/2009 03:04:15 PM 765 Views
Amelie is on the list. Camilla - 29/09/2009 03:35:19 PM 822 Views
Better late than never. The Shrike - 29/09/2009 03:02:04 PM 708 Views
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