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Has somebody ever seen a French movie and either want to talk about it, really liked it, or really hated it...
I'm listening .

I've once seen a French movie Badly dubbed over it was a sick raunchy movie. I LIKED IT! I've also seen a movie with French Aliens in it ever hear of it I think it's called KungPow Enter the Fist

agree, 8 femmes was horrible imho
they tried to make fun of it all, but I really disliked it

http://www.killermovies.com/forums/images/moresmilies/confused1.gif So? Good impression ?

To me it was very good ...but it's interesting to see how french movies are perceived abroad, especially this one with his soundtrack and his sort of 'traditional' look...

Have no info about KungPow being French...

Neither do I... I have just seen a cow that knows kung-fu...maybe it's a French one...

8 femmes : haven't seen it... why was is horrible ?

combo of cluedo-like, musical, bad acting, horrible music, bad storyline

Cyrano de Bergerac was great. I saw it in Nice when it came out. It was sooo cool, not like the adulterated version we had in Roxanne with Steve Martin.

8 Women is fantastic! doesn't have bad acting in for gods sake. Cast full of some of the best French actresses having fun with a camp musical.

It's based on a play, haven't read it myself, but it's one of my all time favourite musicals.

And yes, I am a big fan of French films.

The 400 Blows. Loved it.

Truffaut films are excellent. The Last Metro is good.

i saw this one about a boy who dressed up in girls clothes...
it was actually really good..but i cant remember the name.

Amelie

taxi trilogy seriously rocks droolio

It does! especially the second one.

Originally posted by MildPossession
Truffaut films are excellent. The Last Metro is good.

Yeah, I've seen The 400 blows, antoine and colette, and stolen kisses from The Adventures of Antoine Doinel Criterion Collection box set, which might I add is an amazing DVD set.

Nikita.... best assassin flick ever..... Delicatessen.... absolutely brilliant...

Nikita was a good assassin flick, not sure it was the best ever - I thought Leon (The professional) was better.

Cyrano de Bergerac was and still is one of my favourite movies - Gerard Depardieu was very good in this. Has anyone seen the original?

I've seen others but not an awful lot spring to mind.

have you seen the film La Haine great film

Originally posted by MildPossession
Truffaut films are excellent. The Last Metro is good.

...except "Fahrenheit 451", heh.

Of course. It's a fabulous French film and one of my favourites. I'm surprised if a film fan of French films hasn't seen it. Have you seen the version with the colour added onto scenes?




Have yet to see the English film he made. Apparently it had a lot of problems between the cast and crew on set when making it.

Anyone seen

A Pure Formality (one of my all time favourite films)
Man On The Train
I Stand Alone

all excellent french films...

Pas l'auberge espagnole... ! doh

LoL, cause you dislike Romain Duris?

Originally posted by mike5622
Anyone seen

A Pure Formality (one of my all time favourite films)
Man On The Train
I Stand Alone

all excellent french films... I just picked up 'I Stand Alone' good hear a rave review before I watch it.

I just saw the sequel to a good Jean Reno film, "The Crimson Rivers". It's called "The Crimson Rivers: Angels of the Apochalypse". It's a pretty good movie, then again Jean Reno is one of the best actors alive.

"Wasabi" is a hillarious Jean Reno movie.

The Crimson Rivers is far superior to the second film, but at least the second film had some nice sequences in it and the music score was fabulous.

Wasabi is fantastic!

I saw Tanguy yesterday. It was ok. Nothing special, but I liked it. As I have problems with original titles: Chocolate? I'm not sure. With Depp. Awesome movie. I cried.

But I cried even at Ghost Busters. I was very tired

say GP; do movies from the Walloon area count too?

Oh, and since I named some French movies in the Movie recommandations thread, I can put them there as well. I'll make complete reviews later.

French films released in 2004 :

- Mondovino (though it's a French-Italian-American-Argentinian film) : about the wine today all over the days. The things at stake...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411674/

- A tout de suite, nice film in black and white about a Parisian wealthy girl that falls in love with a robber and get abandoned in Morocco while they escape...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407342/
http://www.cinemaguild.com/atoutdesuite/

- Rois et Reine : "Parallel storylines tell the current state of affairs for two ex-lovers: Nora's a single mother who comes to care for her terminally ill father; holed in up in mental ward, Ismael, a brilliant musician, plots his escape" (imdb)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0344273/

well, nothing good comes from belgium anyway

there was a movie about a crew following a hitman (a lousy one even), twas in black & white. Think it was french?

It's made in 2004? then I think of an older one

Recently Ive seen a collection of french films,and all of them were good, but by far the best were the two films 'La Chevre' and 'Les comperes'. Great cast, great plot, great jokes, and great music!!!!!!! It was a beauty of film making

My favorite french movie was Au Revoir Les Enfants, but I also liked Cyrano de Bergerac and Les Diabolques.

Originally posted by Clovie
taxi trilogy seriously rocks droolio Originally posted by MildPossession
It does! especially the second one.

True droolio

Truer droolio droolio

You know I don't like French movies. Once, I saw three of them, one after another. They were so boring!

Not ALL french films are boring... What are these films you saw?

The 'Three Colors' trilogy is stunning, but the best French movie I've seen is 'Betty Blue'...so hot, it hurts...

'La Haine' is good, too...

Originally posted by MildPossession
Not ALL french films are boring... What are these films you saw?

I don't remeber the names, but one movie was about women in jail. Maybe some of the French movies are good, but I personally haven't seen any good French movies. Can you recommend me some?

Go through this topic, there are lots of good French films to check out...

I liked 8 women. I thought that it was a really good movie. Plus Audrey Tautou comes out in it and she is one of my favorite actresses. I thought that some of the singing was a bit over the top but, other than that I really enjoyed the film.

Tautou is not in 8 Women... still 8 Women is good, enjoyed it.



Urgh indeed, I absolutely adore Blue.

The only French language films I like are Canadian.

I hav watched a WHOLE LOT of french films! n I JUST LOV THEM!!!
they r very different 4m hollywood films.They r all abt human emotions n psyche.They r very unique.I don't kno the name of any french film I'v watched but they were all GR8! 4m story to picturization, french movies r 1 of their kind!

You have watched a WHOLE LOT, but can't remember one name...



Urgh of course the French films are better, the remake was horrendous. Go watch the Taxi trilogy, well worth it. Besson is going to do a fourth French Taxi film too, can't wait for it.

Okay, who is Marion Cotillard's character? Good guy? Bad guy? What?




I was a little bummed out when i saw her name was never listed to be in the 4th.

Did her character like DIE or something?

no-one's mentioned "the beat that my heart skipped"

absolutely fan-feckin-tastic movie

i like french Kieslowski movies :P REd, white and blue.

a polish-french combo!

Three Colours Trilogy is excellent, Blue is amazing.

my boy friend didnt enjoy "Amelie" that much either. lol


well.... he said he preferred "A Very Long Engagement" more.

Originally posted by MildPossession
Three Colours Trilogy is excellent, Blue is amazing.

i like red more. have you seen other kieslowski movies?

A Short Film About Killing, The Double Life of Veronique and obviously the Colours trilogy. Haven't seen a lot of his directed work, but want to see more. Hell is also good, but think he did the writing for this one.

you may find them a bit hard to get but do see the decalogue (sp?)

a short film about love and a short film about killing are parts of it.

of course, these are no more FRENCH movies

other french movie i love and recall right now is Delicatessen

If there are some people who have still avoided my poll and who are interested in French cinema, please take two minutes to give your opinion!

Thank you for your help.

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Amelie, La Haine,400 blows,Irreversible,The piano teacher,Brotherhood of the wolf.......all excellent

has anyone seen City of Lost Children? or somthing like that.


Jean-Pierre J. (made Amelie) made it, and i was wondering if it was worth watching.

its good...the begining freaked me out

whats the movie about?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112682/

I cant remember too much about it other than the begining with the Santas was very creepy and that i liked it
I may give it a 2nd look this week.

It's probably one of the more mainstream foreign films. It's pretty decent, nonetheless.

Originally posted by vintageSW77
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112682/

I cant remember too much about it other than the begining with the Santas was very creepy and that i liked it
I may give it a 2nd look this week.


MAAAAAAAN! I rented that movie this weekend, and when i went to watch it.... I realized that i had already SEEN the damn movie my god


what a waist of excitement, i tell ya. lol


i rmemeber the beginning, the little girl, and the little woman...


thats hilarious, if u think about it. lol

Haven't seen that many, but just about every French movie I saw really impressed me. They seem to be more realistic and intense that the average. And those French sure know how to make action movies, without cramming them full of CGI effects.
Stuff like Crimson Rivers and District 13 puts hollywood to shame in that genre.

Argh I adore Crimson Rivers, excellent film. Was not so keen on District 13, still had some good scenes though.

was D13 a good movie? i know its supposed to have some insane fighting scenes. :P

my Video store never got it



okay and another question. (my sig) has anyone seen Dikkenek, and is it funny?

I saw a video of Marion, on YouTube or something and i laughed my ass off.

I saw this topic, read it through, and was very shocked. NO ONE MENTIONED MELVILLE?! Jean-Pierre Melville definitely belongs in this conversation. Le Samourai, Le Cercle Rouge, Army of Shadows, etc. How can you guys have missed him?

I've never seen his movies


i'm sorry.

it's not like melville is the only luminary missing. malle, bunuel, rohmer, rivette...

Any one saw the taxi movies?

Rififi

Now, i ve ben trying to buy them off of Ebay, but they're all Japanes, and not R1 DVD


I was excited about the the one being made, but muh girl Marion's not in it, so i'm mad. jr_disgust


I saw a clip from it one of them on YouTube!

Originally posted by Dusty
Rififi
is like every other heist film? Yep.

Originally posted by Solo
is like every other heist film? Yep.

Nope. See it. Be amazed.

I already have. It wasn't a question, it was a statement.

Originally posted by Solo
I already have. It wasn't a question, it was a statement.

I don't think it was like every other heist film. Every other heist film tries to be like it.

Seen three, the fourth one is out in French cinemas at the moment.

Two is my favourite out of the first three Taxi movies.

HAHA!

i want to see it for more scenes like this one, lmao

was that at like the beginning of the movie? end? or what? lol

Confusing french movie!jm

are you "off" yet? lol

I'v watched loads of french films n I think they'r great.Unlike Hollywood,they'r very realistic(atleast the 1s I watched were).I'v watched them with subtitles.I don't know theier names but they were great!

Originally posted by maham
I'v watched loads of french films n I think they'r great.Unlike Hollywood,they'r very realistic.

I totally agree with you,
have you seen 5x2 / Five Times Two

French movies have this type of action humor in them from the way they're shot. I can't describe the humor, i wish i could. some German movies have it, too.

Has anyone seen the new film Inside/A l'interieur? suppose to be quite good.

recently watched Toi et Moi, i liked it,its cinematography and direction was very different.

oh and Moliere is one of my absolute favs too

Hello Guys


I really need your help here.

2 years ago i watched a french movie...which i kindda liked...but damn i dont remember the title...i really wanna find it so i'm gonna say some things about the plot hoping that someone will help me out find that movie.

The movie starts with a guy in a strip club starring at a hot girl...they talk after a while...i think they got married but i'm not sure... i think he chose that girl because she lookes a lot like his dead wife...next thing i remember..she had a big scar on her body (maybe she got blind too ) after her husband set up an accident for her. I also remember they had a boy and a dog and for some reason they cut off dogs penis.

I know this sounds pretty confused and meaningless...but if someone has watched that movie he'd remember these stuff....

So if you know what movie this is, please contact me [email protected]

Thank you!

Just saw Alphaville again, last noche. This movie is so f*cking good. Anybody else a fan?

I watched many french movies.... I like them all. But I don't remember the movie.

what happened in it?

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i saw that movie a few weeks ago. i almost turned it off bcuz i thought it was some cheap porno, but i ended up loving it. but its not french.