GQ picks the Ten Best Guy Films You’ve Never Seen
It’s Oscar season, and most people are out catching up on nominated flicks like “No Country for Old Men” and “Michael Clayton” (both of which come highly recommended from Bullz-Eye’s own critics). The guys over at GQ, however, have decided to branch out and nominate some of the best films that any self-respecting man needs to see, but probably never have, and they’ve come up with a great list.
Don’t worry. You’re not going to find movies like “Rambo” and “Animal House” here, but more obscure (and mostly foreign) guy films that, while you may have never heard of before, are definitely worth your time. I’ve only seen four of the 10 films myself, but if the others are of the same quality, then you should definitely add these titles to your Netflix queue ASAP. I’m not going to ruin any of the picks here (though you may be able to guess one from the image to the right), so be sure to head over to GQ.com and check out the list for yourself.
Any such list that dares to include “Withnail & I” is valid. “The Limey” and “Croupier” are also worthy.
I just watched “The Limey” and gotta say the film didn’t match the review. The best part of the film is the end of the first act when you see the rage in the main character emerge. A good part of the second act is irrelevant to the movie and the rest never quite reaches the peak of the beginning of the film. I’d put “Payback” ahead of it as a “man against the world” film.