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[zerozero]

Following a question from tvor I’ve typed out the 30 “cinemas best kept secrets” list from Empire. I don’t agree with it - but if anyone has a lost classic they want to point me at - be my guest.

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[glitchdrei]

i definitely agree with 'meet the feebles' and 'the taking of peckham 123' - i haven't seen a lot of the others, although i would definitely add 'kissed' to the list... its about a story about love and necrophilia. its one of the most beautiful films i've seen, but not many people i've talked to about it had heard of it.

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[zerozero]

I'm v fond of TOP123 - it was one of the first 'serious" films i can remember watching as a nipper.

I will look out for kissed, since it's about death it should be right up my morbid alley.

PS: the fact that you disabled comments or yr last post worried me a little - shant pry, but i'll wish you well.

[zerozero]

oh and pps: Feebles made my head hurt with laughing. thats one sick puppy of a film.

[glitchdrei]

i saw the taking of peckham 123 a few years ago... it happened to be just starting on channel four as i sat down flipping through channels looking for something to watch. there wasn't anything else on, so i decided to watch the film - i'm glad i did as i really enjoyed it. meet the feebles is hilarious - peter jackson is my friend james-the-film-buff's favourite director, and i spent hours and hours with him at the video shop where he worked watching peter jackson and kevin smith movies.

i think you'll like kissed... other films i really like are requiem for a dream [no other film has ever left me staring at the screen while the credits rolled, unsure of what to do], withnail & i, the labyrinth, fight club, beavis and butthead do america [ahem], um... and probably others i can't remember off the top of my head. but i suppose you've probably seen most of them

[strangechild]

"Kissed" is definitely worth watching. If you like 'haunting' war films, try and find "Come and See". I don't think it was ever released in the UK though (I had to import the Russian DVD from America). The Edinburgh University Film Society showed it in 1998?ish, and was a great place to see great films (rather than movies)

[zerozero]

I finally got around to checking if it was available on dvd and from the amazon reviews it looks like a must see - next time I’m on anamazonian spending spree I will snap it up, thanks.