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Re: Foreign movies! Antigone Send a noteboard - 26/09/2009 05:18:37 PM
Do you enjoy watching foreign movies? Animated or live-action?


For me, a foreign film is non-American. I really don't like animation, so it's live-action all the way.

What are your all time favorites?


I love Peter Greenaway's work, The Cook, the Theif, His Wife and Her Lover, A Zed and Two Naughts, Drowning By Numbers, etc.

City of Lost Children (La cité des enfants perdus) is one of my all time favorites.

The Host (Gwoemul) was an awesome Korean film.

Tetsuo the Iron Man (Japan)...well, it was fun!

As with others, I loved Pan's Labyrinth. I also enjoyed the Devil's Backbone.

I like cheesy Japanese horror movies.

I know I'll remember more as soon as I hit the submit button!

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


I don't have a preference.

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


Ack! NO dubs!

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


I used to date a guy who got me into foreign films. I still thank him!

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


Can't think of any off the top of my head...

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


In general, I hate remakes. I'd rather watch the original.

I guess I can understand remaking a movie from another country...making it more likely to be seen by the masses.

See...even your question illustrates the lack of need for remakes. If it's uncommon for a remake to match the original, why bother?

If I find a movie I've enjoyed is actually a remake, I'll try to find the original...expecting to like it even more!
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Re: Foreign movies! The_Muted_Grimaud - 26/09/2009 07:11:24 AM 717 Views
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Goodbye, Lenin! Chas - 26/09/2009 03:14:48 PM 633 Views
Puts on pretentious black turtleneck and answers your art questions PhotoJim - 26/09/2009 03:34:04 PM 763 Views
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Movies! Alfheim - 26/09/2009 03:38:12 PM 717 Views
Oh, fun! Legolas - 26/09/2009 03:38:27 PM 853 Views
British Comedies are about as Foreign as I get. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 26/09/2009 03:44:42 PM 319 Views
Movies where English is not the primary language. jh - 26/09/2009 04:00:35 PM 699 Views
Thumbs up on Fucking Amal AgentOrange - 27/09/2009 11:14:21 AM 740 Views
Re: Foreign movies! Antigone - 26/09/2009 05:18:37 PM 685 Views
Awesome question MightyYT - 26/09/2009 07:45:51 PM 772 Views
You mean Infernal Affairs, right? *NM* Chas - 26/09/2009 08:46:44 PM 304 Views
Yeah, that is it. *NM* MightyYT - 27/09/2009 06:39:19 AM 302 Views
District 9 is South African. Rebekah - 26/09/2009 09:46:00 PM 691 Views
And here I thought it was New Zeleand, but set in South Africa. My bad. MightyYT - 27/09/2009 06:40:07 AM 765 Views
Nope. Rebekah - 27/09/2009 09:38:03 AM 668 Views
Nice, someone that agrees with me The_Muted_Grimaud - 27/09/2009 05:17:24 PM 657 Views
Re: Nice, someone that agrees with me Camilla - 29/09/2009 11:52:40 AM 651 Views
Right Stephen - 26/09/2009 09:33:19 PM 859 Views
I am gonne use jh's definition too ironclad - 26/09/2009 10:34:00 PM 667 Views
You suck. cabbage - 28/09/2009 09:07:27 PM 675 Views
I love foreign movies Tom - 27/09/2009 03:32:21 AM 786 Views
Ignore...I could swear I hit "EDIT" *NM* Tom - 27/09/2009 03:35:47 AM 524 Views
Did you ever watch the Czech movie Kolya ... The_Muted_Grimaud - 27/09/2009 05:46:38 PM 647 Views
Oh, I have that one. Tom - 28/09/2009 01:26:35 AM 679 Views
O'kay Dan - 27/09/2009 04:46:28 AM 798 Views
not sure if I should be ashamed or not The_Muted_Grimaud - 27/09/2009 05:47:50 PM 652 Views
I'd say The Ring was a good remake AgentOrange - 27/09/2009 11:20:33 AM 633 Views
Lost Highway was better than its remake, Mulholland Drive *NM* Tom - 28/09/2009 04:26:08 AM 298 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 322 Views
So then I wasn't wrong in thinking... Legolas - 28/09/2009 12:09:15 PM 688 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 613 Views
If that is your only criterion of measurement... Tom - 28/09/2009 04:03:39 PM 673 Views
Er.. that's an overly serious response AgentOrange - 29/09/2009 12:32:27 PM 641 Views
Well...I wasn't sure you were joking Tom - 29/09/2009 03:29:02 PM 628 Views
Re: Foreign movies! nossy - 28/09/2009 05:53:53 PM 669 Views
You obviously haven't tried jh - 28/09/2009 06:29:15 PM 676 Views
Scarily different? nossy - 28/09/2009 06:41:09 PM 677 Views
Different. jh - 28/09/2009 08:53:31 PM 610 Views
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Re: Foreign movies! Camilla - 29/09/2009 11:47:28 AM 684 Views
You need to watch Indochine and Amelie. And Run Lola Run. The Shrike - 29/09/2009 03:04:15 PM 728 Views
Amelie is on the list. Camilla - 29/09/2009 03:35:19 PM 775 Views
Better late than never. The Shrike - 29/09/2009 03:02:04 PM 660 Views
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