Comments on: 12 Most Watchable Foreign Flicks

By: Gustavo H. Razera

Gustavo H. Razera — Fri, 20 May 2011 14:31:00 +0000

What a condescending piece of trash; instead of ‘best’, it’s ‘watchable’, because the sucker who write this probably thinksm ost non-American films are unwatchable.

By: Danny M Thompson

Danny M Thompson — Tue, 03 May 2011 10:28:00 +0000

District 9 is in English, did you read the title of the article?

By: Jrose12

Jrose12 — Sun, 01 May 2011 23:00:00 +0000

Where’s La Femme Nikita?

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:49:00 +0000

An interesting and, I suspect, dead useful list for all us champions of variety and versatility and such. I was particularly proud to see ‘Let the Right One In’ up there, as it is fantastic. (As is the book, but that is another story entirely.)
I would only hope to add the Korean action/western film ‘The Good, the Bad, the Weird’, which is one of the things I like best in the history of things I like. As the name suggest, it is indeed partly based on the classic ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’, but I find it is original enough to stand on its own, and simply too good to be tossed away for that reason. Brilliant actors, brilliant filming and an absolutely luminous row of purely epic action sequences.
On a similar note; the Swedish ‘Millennium-trilogy’ (also known as ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo-series) is also very good, as are, of course, most everything from Studio Ghibli.

By: sonofmongo

sonofmongo — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:37:00 +0000

not a bad list. I would also add Thirst and The Baader Meinhof Complex. those are my favorite ones to come out in recent years besides the girl with the dragon tattoo trilogy

By: cllsx3

cllsx3 — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:39:00 +0000

Nueve Reinas by Argentinian director Fabien Bielinsky is a great movie about two con men in Argentina trying to swindle a stamp collector into buying counterfeit stamps. Unforgettable ending. Intelligent, but easy to follow for foreign audiences.

By: cllsx3

cllsx3 — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:39:00 +0000

By: Coog7444

Coog7444 — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:20:00 +0000

good list, would’ve liked to see Amelie on there!

By: Coog7444

Coog7444 — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:20:00 +0000

good list, would’ve liked to see Amelie on there!

By: Theduder92

Theduder92 — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:01:00 +0000

Hey, great list!
I also think that african cinema should be given their due respect, especially the south-african movie culture.

My favs are:
Gangster’s Paradise: Jerusalema: Based on the true story of a south-african crime boss who started occupying apartment blocks in the zone of Jerusalema.

Tsotsi: Oscar awarded flick about a young criminal who, after hijacking a car, find the owners newborn child in the back seat.

District 9: A partly hilarious, but also gripping sci-fi movie directed by Peter Jackson (Lord Of The Rings) which takes place in Johannesburg

Hijack Stories: The story of an aspiring actor who tries to gain experience for his role as a criminal in a tv show by tagging along his former school friend who hijack cars.

I just hope these movies get the respect and audience they deserve!

By: Benji C.

Benji C. — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

You mention some great filmmaking names like Miike and Beat Takeshi. But in my opinon they are true cult and art house name directors.

Have you ever seen the Pusher series or Gomorrah yet? If not , put down your Kurosawa elitism.

What's the matter of not mentioning a lot flicks before 1990?