# Movies You've Liked That No One Else Has Ever Seen **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 20, 2005, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049 "2005-02-20T19:51:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![ambushed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049/81 "2005-02-22T11:31:33Z")
Most of the John le Carré novels that were made into films: – _The Spy Who Came In from the Cold_ – _A Murder of Quality_ – _The Little Drummer Girl_ … are beyond excellent. But there are two in particular that are little known but truly _outstanding_ examples of cold-war espionage dramas and impeccable acting skills: – \*[Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006A8T3) \* and – \*[Smiley’s People](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00007LV9L) \* Both star Alec Guinness as the incredibly wise and soft-spoken spymaster George Smiley, the ultimate anti-Bond. They’re each six hours long, but you’ll want them to go on even longer. Find a free weekend and rent them! ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049/82 "2005-02-22T13:42:53Z")
> [@](#): > > Well the Wizzard of Speed and Time leaps to mind. A very fun special effects movie. Amazing stuff with stop motion. I _love_ the work of **Mike Jittlov** , who both directed and starred in this film. His other work is excellent, too, but you almost certainly can’t find it. (If you can, see his demonstration piece **Animato** ). I attended a small science fiction convention many years ago, long before TWOSAT was released, and he showed a lot of his films, including the original version of TWOSAT, which had aired on Disney’s show (for which it was originally made). At the time, he talked about expanding it into a movie, and he described the movie. It was going to be a real epic, with the titular Wizard going through deserts and over lakes, spraying up water and sand in his wake (a la **Firefox** , although this well predates that movie), and with a connected narrative. I get the impression that the existing feature film TWOSAT was a compromise, a film made with a different plotline and much fewer effects, made within the much more restricted budget he eventually got. But the movie really coulda been something. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049/83 "2005-02-22T13:44:23Z")
> [@Kolak of Twilo](#): > > [Local Hero,](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085859/) a really beautiful, funny, wistful kind of film. And probably the most uproariously funny performance ever by Burt Lancaster. > > Did I really just say wistful? Oh my. Good one. And if you like wistful, try [The Year My Voice Broke](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0094347/), an Australian coming-of-age film set in the early 60s, and starring a young Noah Taylor. Wistful squared. ---
**Author:** ![Balle\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@Balle\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balle_M)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049/84 "2005-02-22T14:22:49Z")
[Sailor of the King](http://www.britmovie.co.uk/directors/r_boulting/filmography/014.html) with Jeffrey Hunter. Based on C.S. Forester’s _Brown on Resolution_. I saw this movie once on a Saturday afternoon about 30 years ago and haven’t seen it anywhere since. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049/85 "2005-02-22T16:54:52Z")
> [@](#): > > Liquid Sky - a completely bizarro film that takes itself WAY too seriously but for some reason cracks me up. One of these days I’ll figure out why it reminds me of Little Shop of Horrors, which it is nothing like. My God, you’re right! It is nothing like Little Shop, and yet, they share something. Liquid Sky is OK, but you have to understand beforehand the whole concept (I don’t think you’ll get it from watching the movie. I didn’t). I’ve also seen \*Orlando \*and _Ghost Dog_. _Orlando_ was good. ---
**Author:** ![RobuSensei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@RobuSensei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobuSensei)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049/86 "2005-02-22T18:16:31Z")
My two cents: A Japanese animated film entitled [Millennium Actress](http://www.millenniumactress-themovie.com/). Now, I don’t know really if anybody’s seen this stateside; none of my friends have, that’s for sure. It got an extremely limited release in the US, and is now out on DVD from Dreamworks. Basically, it’s the story of an actress, Chiyoko Fujiwara, who abruptly retired at the peak of her fame thirty years ago. On the occasion of the closing of the studio that Chiyoko worked for, an independent film director seeks her out, to try to persuade her to record her memories on film. He and his cameraman get a lot more than they bargained for, as Chiyoko’s life story begins to interweave itself into her films. If it turns out that many of you have already seen this, sorry… If it turns out that few/none of you have seen this, well, I can’t recommend it highly enough. ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049/87 "2005-02-22T18:50:39Z")
If you like Emily Watson, I highly recommend **Hilary and Jackie**. It’s based on the true story of cellist Jacqueline du Pré, from Hilary’s book “A Genius in the Family.” An excellent movie. And if you haven’t seen **Punch Drunk Love** just because Adam Sandler’s in it (with Watson) or because you heard it sucked, _go see it anyway._ I loved this quirky movie, critics be damned. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049/88 "2005-02-22T18:59:27Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > Gotta agree with you there, BBVL. > **Fandango** an early Kevin Costner, Jude Nelson flick about some college boys coming of age in Vietnam times and how they go on a quest in south texas. Dealing with War, drafting and dodging issues. > > Very entertaining. Costner is completely charming and Judd Nelson is wonderful as a total weenie. " I’m not a weenie." > > The guy who ends up giving them parachuting lessons steals the show. > > Hard to find. Worth a looksie. FYI, this is on cable this month and it IS one of my favorite movies. Kevin Costner is a doll. ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049/89 "2005-02-22T19:02:42Z")
**Children of Heaven** and **Mostly Martha.** “Chick flicks” but treasures, nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049/90 "2005-02-22T19:04:13Z")
Two of my all-time favorite movies that no one has seen: 1. The Legend of 1900 – this is a nearly perfect movie as far as I’m concerned. It’s funny, tender, mysterious, perfectly scored, beautifully photographed…I LOVE THIS MOVIE 2. Twin Falls, Idaho – Ditto on this one. I love these movies so much. ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049/91 "2005-02-22T19:08:47Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > Two of my all-time favorite movies that no one has seen: > > 1. The Legend of 1900 – this is a nearly perfect movie as far as I’m concerned. It’s funny, tender, mysterious, perfectly scored, beautifully photographed…I LOVE THIS MOVIE > > 2. Twin Falls, Idaho – Ditto on this one. I love these movies so much. I have seen **The Legend of 1900.** LOVED it. Not your typical Tim Roth … ---
**Author:** ![Genghis\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Genghis\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genghis_Bob)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049/92 "2005-02-22T19:24:23Z")
**Time Bandits** : “so \*that’s \* what in invisible barrier looks like!” ---
**Author:** ![OldBroad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@OldBroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldBroad)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049/93 "2005-02-22T19:54:30Z")
Woody Allen’s **What’s Up Tigerlily?** (1966) Steve Martin’s **Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid** (1982) **The Draughtsman’s Contract** (1982) ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049/94 "2005-02-22T20:34:23Z")
> [@Large Marge](#): > > **Children of Heaven** and **Mostly Martha.** > > “Chick flicks” but treasures, nonetheless. Ooohh, **Bella Martha**. I loved that movie, for the food if nothing else. Chick flick? Hmmm…well, I guess. But I’d be happy to take any chick to see that flick. And Martina Gedick–a babe in a bib. I’d cook for her any day. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cornelius_Tuggerson)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049/95 "2005-02-22T21:23:58Z")
**Strangedays** - Yes. A movie that no one has heard of, that got low ratings and that actually was good. I loved the almost Gibsonean cyberpunk feel it had. **Ghost Dog** - I was rather unimpressed to be honest. The movie was ok, but sad and somewhat pointless. I think **Leon** just blows it out of the water. My turn: **Interstate 60** - A great comedy that asks a lot of hard questions about America and its lifestyles, with a very starstudded cast. It was actually my “best ever” pick for a while. **Human Traffic** - Campy comedy about the welsh party scene with a great soundtrack. I suspect this is not such an obscure movie in the UK but here in the US no one knows about it. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049/96 "2005-03-07T08:50:26Z")
> [@bluethree](#): > > “Bad Medicine,” a mid-80’s comedy about American students at a dismal medical school in some fictional Latin American country. I think it’s pretty damn funny and I thought Alan Arkin did a great job and had a great scene where he talks about being the minority who nobody respects as a doctor. Netflix doesn’t even carry this movie, last I checked, and I’d love to see it again. > > It had a lot of good gags, though they might not look very funny any more, as they’ve probably been incorporated into more famous movies in the meantime. Wasn’t there a very short-lived TV series too? ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049/97 "2005-03-07T09:00:38Z")
_Leaving Normal_ A Thelma and Louise kind of movie, but for people who think. _A Boy and his Dog_ - Eating Raul\* _The King of Hearts_ ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049/98 "2005-03-07T13:58:47Z")
**The Lion in Winter** is one of my all time favorites! Someone took my tape of it years ago, but I have it on DVD now. The one with Kate. I also love Buckaroo Bonzai, Strange Days, the Hidden, Creator, Ghost Dog was okay, and Time Bandits was cool. Has anyone else seen Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead? That was a cool movie. I also like Somewhere in Time, with Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour. Sappy, but I enjoyed it. ---
**Author:** ![wnorthr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@wnorthr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wnorthr)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049/99 "2005-03-07T17:13:18Z")
Rancho Deluxe. A modern western but very tongue in cheek. ---
**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-liked-that-no-one-else-has-ever-seen/291049/100 "2005-03-07T17:49:14Z")
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