Recommend obscure films

[drusilla]

both that you mentioned are quite enjoyable

[Danked]

I love Hard Eight (aka Sydney), but most people I mention it to find it a bit slow. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson before he made Boogie Nights, it stars the great John C. Reilly as a down on his luck gambler trying to earn money for his mom's funeral. Philip B_aker Hall takes him under his wing and teaches him how to work the casinos for a little cash. Samuel L. Jackson, as always, is pretty kick ass here and Gwenyth Paltrow does an excellent job as a miserable waitress/prostitute. There's some great dialogue and character development here, but the pace of the movie irks people with short attention spans.

[Keyser Soze]

Hard Eight is great.

[PlasticMan]

Does American Splendor count? Read about it everywhere, but don't know anyone who saw it. Except me. It was good. Highly recommended for a rental when you don't want to watch another sci-fi/action/adventure flick, and your girlfriend isn't making you watch the latest Meg Ryan crap.

[drusilla]

no chick should ever force thier man to watch a meg ryan film.

[Galt]

What about Innerspace?

[drusilla]

that's more of a martin short masterpiece.

[Galt]

She looks like the Joker now.

[Danked]

My high school french teacher forced our class to watch French Kiss dubbed in french.

THAT was torture.

[Keyser Soze]

when harry met sally is actually a pretty good movie.

[lush]

What's the one where she dies???
Oh yeah City of Angels, maybe she and Nick Cage can take a hint.

[drusilla]

damn you, you ruined it. now i'll never see it.

[lush]

I saved you two hours, you should be thanking me