Canadian movies are very overlooked. Yes you are taking a chance with them but sometimes the result is great. The Blockbuster store in my town has a Canadian section and for the past little while I've been renting a Canadian movie almost every time I go in. I saw Mouth to Mouth (about a young teen girl who runs away with a cult. Not recommended if you're really sensitive.) which I thought was good. Eve and the Fire Horse (about a young chinese girl and her sister who explore different religions) was great. Lucid (a shrink with as many problems as his crazy patients) was a very good psychological thriller. There was also a movie about a street kid that travels back in time, using a chair covered in christmas lights, to change his girlfriends past so he can save her life. It was good but I don't remember the name. The main actor in it was in some TV show but I don't recall what it was. I would suggest you avoid a movie called Things To Do. It was extremely boring. Support Canadian films!
2006-10-19 14:57:43 · 29 answers · asked by Nyx 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
If you think all Canadian movies try to act like they are American based then you are wrong. The majority are the opposite. Film is Canada is much more about art that it is in the US.
2006-10-19 15:34:56 · update #1
I live in Minnesota, so I'm close to Canada but I've never heard of the movies you mentioned...my Mom is from Edmonton, so I'd gladly check out the movies if I could find them!!
2006-10-19 15:01:38 · answer #1 · answered by Damned fan 7 · 40⤊ 10⤋
I hear ya. Recently saw Mouth to Mouth myself, and planning to see Eve and the Fire Horse soon. Bollywood/Hollywood was a fun movie. Then there's the many dramatic Sarah Polley-related projects, like "The Sweet Hereafter" and "My Life Without Me".
And that's not to mention that some notable gay and lesbian film offerings are also Canadian. Films like The Hanging Garden, Lost and Delerious, Mambo Italiano, When Night is Falling, and the ever-popular "Better Than Chocolate" (yes, Sarah McLaughlin's song is the theme for it).
Of course, Canada's multicultural contribution to film doesn't stop withMambo Italiano, Bollywood/Hollywood, and other films made here in Canada. Deepa Mehta is an Indo-Canadian director/writer/producer/actress, responsible for such offerings as Earth (pre-Indian/Pakistanian division), Water (about widows - including and eight year old - who are destined to live out their days in poverty at an Indian temple), and the HIGHLY controversial "Fire", about a tender and sexual relationship that develops between a young woman in loveless arranged marriage and another woman, in New Delhi. This movie caused riots and theatre burnings in India when it was released. Canada has a pretty unique place on the stage of world theatre.
2006-10-22 08:52:24 · answer #2 · answered by ladyfraser04 4 · 16⤊ 2⤋
I am sorry to say that even as a proud Canadian, I do not know enough about films that are Canadian. I have not checked for a section at either Blockbuster or Roger's for Canadian movies. Thanks for opening my eyes, I will definitely check next time for this so I can do my part to support the Canadian film industry.
2006-10-22 10:57:33 · answer #3 · answered by aliciarox 5 · 30⤊ 1⤋
I am a very proud to be Canadian.....I watch both American and Canadian movies.....a lot of American moves are now being filmed in Canada.....Canadian movies are moving up in the film world which makes me very proud.
I love movies in general and thank you for the question.
2006-10-21 07:11:34 · answer #4 · answered by Marg N 4 · 40⤊ 2⤋
Really, it's just not hearing about them. Our media coverage, even Canadian media coverage, concentrates on Hollywood so much that I think we barely hear about the Canadian movies. That's change a bit over the last few years since Hollywood has been filming more in Canada. In fact, there is a lot of talent in Hollywood that has come from Canada.
2006-10-21 03:32:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 45⤊ 2⤋
I think my favorite Canadian Film would be Cube by Vicenzo Natali and of course Strange Brew, eh.
2006-10-19 15:03:40 · answer #6 · answered by musicgrlluvher 5 · 25⤊ 3⤋
Atom Egoyan does some great films. Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter. He's Canadian.
2006-10-19 15:06:19 · answer #7 · answered by Fleur de Lis 7 · 26⤊ 4⤋
I love Canadian movies! For one thing, they give me something to identify with (language, culture, and geography). I find some to be very philisophical, funny, or artistic! I'll watch them whenever they are available!
2006-10-22 19:04:57 · answer #8 · answered by *ღ♥۩ THEMIS ۩♥ღ* 6 · 34⤊ 2⤋
F&*$#ing right eh!?! If you can, see the movie "Bon Cop, Bad Cop".I'm warning you that it has alot of French-Canadian speech in it{subtitles are there} but it is a great movie. It epitomizes the difference between Quebec {=] } and Ontario {we're very different}.Have you seen "Strange Brew"?If not the 2 moose from the Brother Bear cartoon movies ARE the 2 characters from "Strange Brew"{Bob & Doug MacKenzie}And if you like Cnd.Movies,check out Showcase: "The Trailer Park Boys" & " Rent A Goalie". It might be our humor but they're worth watching.
2006-10-21 00:36:21 · answer #9 · answered by tequillajenny 2 · 37⤊ 6⤋
I think Canadian movies are way too underrated. I have to admit, I think I've only seen one or two Canadian movies in English... however, I'm a big fan of Quebecois movies! My favourites are C.R.A.Z.Y. and Les invasions barbares. I would like to start watching more Canadian movies... gotta support the local industries, right?
2006-10-21 08:06:50 · answer #10 · answered by alyskim 3 · 28⤊ 7⤋
Hello Nyx,
My Wife and I have "Men With Brooms", which I break out every once and awhile for a big laugh. "Strange Brew" is a classic too.
Another good movie is "Last Night" with Sandra Oh and Callum Keith Rennie about the end of the earth. Oh's 1994 movie, "Double Happiness" is another good movie about a Chinese Canadian wanting to become an actress.
I really liked the 1982 movie, "The Grey Fox" with Richard Farnsworth who plays an aging stagecoach robber who moves up to Canada to become a train robber.
I think that most Canadian movies are more personal than their U.S. counterpart. They're maybe a little too slow paced for U.S. audiences, but we could learn a lot from their films.
2006-10-19 17:22:32 · answer #11 · answered by rickrudge 6 · 78⤊ 2⤋