Good Irish Movies?

Nick_Scott · 08-19-2003, 04:13 PM

My wife is Irish-American, and loves everything "irish".

She is asking for some DVD/Tapes of Irish films for Chrismas, and I am looking for suggestions.

She likes films that have alot of Irish culture, geography, accents, history, etc.

She has:
Michael Collins.
Angelas Ashes
Quiet Man
Matchmaker (terrible movie, but Excellent scenery).
Waking Ned Divine.

Any suggestions?

Sean Campbell · 08-19-2003, 05:22 PM

'Into the West' is a pretty good movie, a charming fantasy about two kids from the northside of Dublin and their relationship with a magical white horse.
It's been one of my favourite movies since I first saw it in the early 90s. Plenty of great scenery in the second half.

SteveGon · 08-19-2003, 06:48 PM

Here's some more:

The Commitments

Odd Man Out

I See a Dark Stranger

The Eternal

The Secret of Roan Inish

Evelyn

All of those are on DVD.

Nick_Scott · 08-19-2003, 06:53 PM

I've seen the Secret of Roan Inish, and its pretty good. I think I'll put it on the list.

The commitments is "dublin irish", so not really irish, as my wife would say.

-nick

Steve Christou · 08-19-2003, 07:07 PM

Shouldn't the topic header be 'Good Oirish Movies?'.

Arggh begorrah! Oi'd recommend that classic Tom Cruise - Nicole Kidman epic
Far and Away one of those good bad films [or should that be bad good films?],
Tom Cruise's fookin' oirish accent was a corker! Aye!

For oirish accents you canna beat Colin 'feckin' Farrell, well he actually is Irish!

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David Lawson · 08-19-2003, 07:17 PM

The Boondock Saints?

Gary->dee · 08-19-2003, 07:30 PM

Darby O'Gill and the Little People starring a young Sean Connery.

Holadem · 08-19-2003, 08:06 PM

Not a lot of history, but lotsa accents: The Crying Game. However, unless this has been re-released, it's the worse fucking DVD I have ever seen.

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Holadem

Nick_Scott · 08-19-2003, 08:23 PM

I just read up on: Odd man out and I see a dark Stranger on IMDB.

They sound like great movies, though probobly not my wifes type. I might just get them for myself. How is the tranfer?

Nick

SteveGon · 08-19-2003, 09:50 PM

The transfers on ISADS and OMO are perfectly acceptable, all things considered. Definitely worth picking up.