Recommend a movie

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Ferdinand
Coup de Torchon concerns some episodes in the life of a police officer in French West Africa in 1938. The protagonist, played by Philippe Noiret, is a weak man, a cynic, devoid of will (or at least willing nothingness) and a coward, who turns a blindeye to any criminal activity. He is cuckolded by a man pretending to be his brother-in-law and an object of ridicule for both the local criminal element and colleagues. After his superior tells him to “hit back twice as hard”, he realises that his position, and a touch of intrigue, allows him to dispose of his tormentors with impunity whilst affording him the chance to engage in an affair with Isabelle Hupert.

As in Celine’s Journey, Africa is squalid and tedious, inhabited by a fecund, dull witted mass of natives and dipsomaniacal, lecherous expats. The film reflects this in its somewhat languid pacing, which eventually becomes obtrusive (it would benefit from losing 30 minutes), and off-kilter camera work. The length of the film is not helped by the fact that the plot is little more than a shaggy dog story. Noiret though is an engaging anti-hero who, along with the mordant humour of the film, makes it a fun distraction for the time rich.
O'Zebedee

...also one of a number of films that made good use of Jim Thompson plots.

Beautiful Ganymede
Die Blechtrommel, or the Tin Drum, shot in 1979 by the German film director Volker Schlondorff , is a very strange film. It's about a child who, enraged at the hypocrisy of the adult world around him, deliberately falls down a flight of stairs in order to permanently stunt his growth. Did I mention that the film is also set in Nazi Germany and features a scene infamous for its supposed child pornography? Well, I won't spoil it for you. Here's the "rally" scene:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/embed/CoFJPoaZxpE

I couldn't find anything with English subtitles, so you must forgive me.
Cornelio
There will be blood (2007)
Paul Thomas Anderson
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The best movie I have seen lately. Well developed, fascinating characters, good actors. Will review it in the future, maybe it deserves a fourth thumb up.

Broken Flowers (2005)
Jim Jarmusch
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Stupid movie, like everything by Jarmusch. However this piece doesn't rise above his magnum opus about a morbidly obese black samurai addicted to ice cream.

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Wes Anderson
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Funny at times, embarrassing at others. More or less entertaining exercise in bleak, nihilistic family comedy.

The Last Circus (2010)
Alex de la Iglesia
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I know, I'm not even supposed to use the thumbsdown for ratings. This POS doesn't deserve better, though. Worst movie I have seen this year. Fails in every aspect. It made me dumber, and I was already retarded before watching it.
Niccolo and Donkey
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Yes, Lewis does go over the top but it's granted and permitted.

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A brilliant send up of the post-modern family for whom accomplishment is the alpha and omega. Complete and total detachment from anything resembling 'home'.
President Camacho
Is this an actual movie? I want to see it...
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Cornelio
Member is correct.

I warn you: It's the dumbest thing you will see in your life, for innumerable reasons.
Cadavre Exquis
Having seen a handful of barely recalled Jarmusch movies almost a decade ago, I wholeheartedly disagree. See below:

Ghost Dog - admittedly this was stupid. Not in black-and-white :eek:

Dead Man - convoluted Western with too few references to William Blake. I thought Depp was an American Indian for most of this, which made it more confusing.

Down by Law - two wogs and Tom Waits escape from prison in Louisiana. Boring for the most part but Roberto Benigni makes it worth a watch.

Coffee and Cigarettes - the GZA/RZA/Bill Murray segment is a work of genius. Negroes droppin' chink health knowledge. In fact I will watch it now.

N.B. Spell checker suggestions for 'Jarmusch' include 'muscular', 'Jarlsberg' and 'Auschwitz'. ALL HAIL JARMUSCH!
popfop

I really enjoyed Stranger Than Paradise . One of those classic indie films: black and white, nothing really happens, nice long shots of industrial neighborhoods, a sort of rustbelt Americana. Even though not a whole lot happens it's still a very entertaining film. It has a certain mood that contemporary indie films seem incapable of producing these days. If I were a hack critic I'd call Stranger Than Paradise "subtle" but I'm not so I'll just call it existential Americana.