Aaaaaahhh finally some good films are mentioned
"Dead Man Shoes"**** is a master class in british film, gritty and raw but so original. When he attacks the boy wearing his mask and swinging an axe you know he means business. My favourite point of the film is when the group of 5 or 6 bad guys come rolling up in a banged up old VW beatle with the tunes banging..... quality!!
"City of God" would possibly get ***** from me aswell. I've always had the opinion that the best films are made by how bad the bad guys are and Lil Zane is pure evil!! So many great characters throughout the film and the way it is shot is beautiful.. absolute cracking film!
if you don't mind your subtitles another few films worth getting out are "Das Experiment", "Run Lola Run" and "La Haine"
"Das Experiment"***** is a german film about an experiment (funnily enough) where a group of volunteers are split in half. 1 half become the guards and the others become the prisoners, there is a power struggle and it all gets messy but probably in my all time top 10.... well worth watching!
"La Haine"***** French film about their version of the ghetto where a self proclaimed hardman comes across a gun and has to figure out how tough he really is..... class!!
"Run Lola Run"**** clever film about the different options the main character has when he gets mixed up with a bad crowd and the only person that can help him is his girlfriend (Lola). Lola is played by the main female character in "Bourne Identity"(can't remember her name).... again well worth watching
"Old School*****" is on BBC 1 just now, Vince Vaughan, Will Farrell, very funny!!