If you don't mind subtitles, but like history, different cultures and great film making, check out Mongol in either BD or SD (great transfer). Stunning cinematography of the Russian/Chinese steppes, roles played by Mongols :D, no western actors, language is Mongolian. It was up for an Oscar in 2007, but was released over here about a month ago. Even my wife loved it. Strong characters, excellent acting, simple but effective story telling make this very easy to understand without the subs.
BTW...Genghis Khan had a tough life :D. This was supposed to be the first of a trilogy, but might be the only one. It's about the road to becoming the Great Khan and his great wife, Borte.
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12-03-2008 03:22 AM #1
Mongol
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12-03-2008 03:42 AM #2
I enjoyed it.
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12-03-2008 05:07 AM #3
I also enjoyed it and yes, the cinematography is phenomenal.
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12-03-2008 08:14 AM #4
That's me :D. My wife doesn't care for subtitles, but all of the recent ones I've seen, once into the film a bit, I almost forget about the subtitles and I think I can actually fluently understand the language (even though I really can't :o ).
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12-03-2008 10:01 AM #5
Thanks for the recommendation. I just added the Blu-ray version to my queue at BB online.
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12-03-2008 02:09 PM #6
That's pretty much me too. If the movie isn't too dialog driven. I tried this French movie that got great reviews...something about a midget and a big blonde super model Originally Posted by mmadden28
, but the dialog was so fast I couldn't keep up with the subs...had to give up...I'm told I missed a good one. Luckily, the Mongols are laconic sorts ;).
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12-03-2008 02:56 PM #7
Originally Posted by Ron Temple
That's pretty much me too. If the movie isn't too dialog driven. I tried this French movie that got great reviews...something about a midget and a big blonde super model, but the dialog was so fast I couldn't keep up with the subs...had to give up...I'm told I missed a good one. Luckily, the Mongols are laconic sorts ;).
Ron, let me recommend another movie with subtitles. It's a Danish movie called "After The Wedding". A little English mixed in. A VERY powerful, emotional drama. Not for everybody but my wife and I liked it enough to buy it and add it to our collection.My Stuff
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12-16-2008 10:23 PM #8
I also liked Mongol a lot; different "mold" type of movie. I wish there were more like this.
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12-17-2008 12:35 PM #9
Pretty cool movie. Looking forward to the next installments which I hope they do.
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11-12-2009 09:07 PM #10
FYI, the BluRay version of this is on sale right now ( thru 12/31) at Amazon for $9.99
Of course I ordered it last year when it was $22 and still haven't yet had a chance to watch it - Oh well.Last edited by mmadden28; 11-12-2009 at 09:13 PM.
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