5 Great Movies That You Probably Haven't Seen

Everybody loves a great movie, but let's face it, pretty much everybody has seen all of the great popular films like The Lord of the Rings and The Matrix. For this reason, I'd like to focus this article on the subject of great films that you may have never seen, or perhaps have never even heard of.

Dirty Harry

Ok, so you've almost definitely heard of this movie, but have you ever actually watched it? It's fairly likely that you haven't, and that fact reflects poorly upon you, so you should see it as soon as possible. Clint Eastwood is the coolest actor that I've ever seen in film, and Harry Callahan is definitely one of his greatest characters. The original Dirty Harry has an excellent story, with an extremely underrated villain, and several of the most memorable lines in the history of film.

Memento

One of the first films from Christopher Nolan, director of Batman Begins, The Prestige, and The Dark Knight. The movie features great performances all around, especially from lead actor Guy Pearce. Memento tells the story of a man who has short-term memory loss, and is trying to solve his wife's murder. Now, this may sound like any number of other films that you've seen, but what makes the film so amazing is the unique editing: The story unfolds in reverse order. If you like a good mystery, you owe it to yourself to see Memento.

Oldboy

Oldboy is an extremely unique and well-made film. It comes from Korean director Chan-wook Park, and is probably the greatest foreign film that I've seen. I will not divulge any details of the story, but I will tell you that this movie is definitely not for the faint of heart. It contains some very disturbing themes, and a couple of very violent moments, so if you don't think you can handle that, you should definitely avoid this movie. However, if you can make it through the film, it's well worth it.

Trick 'r Treat

You likely haven't seen or heard of this one, because the studio held on to it several years after it was filmed, and then opted to released it straight to DVD. Instead of telling a single drawn-out horror story, Trick 'r Treat tells four separate stories that overlap on occasion. The fact that there are multiple shorter stories is very refreshing to the horror genre, as most horror movies can't stay interesting for 30 minutes, let alone 90. The film isn't straight-up horror though, there are also plenty of of laughs to be had, as well as several gruesome deaths.

Let The Right One In

This is probably the greatest vampire film made to date; it's a shame that hardly anybody has seen it. The film comes to us from the country of...Sweden? Yes, Sweden. The movie is intelligently-written, and has some of the finest performances I've seen from child actors; it is completely unlike any other vampire film you've ever seen.

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