lagaan kicks ass, its pretty funny you dont know about the fucking Apu Trilogy considering you just made a topic about WHAT ARE FILM ESSENTIALS and if you had googled this you would know, and water has gotten some pretty good reviews overall.
also...zinda...
Ok, I lied, I will watch the Apu trilogy and Water. Unfortunately I am still working through the film essentials list!
I really didn't dig Lagaan so much though, I understand how people say the cricket match is the climax and best part of the story, but I am not one for long ass sports matches and fights in movies! Pretty much all I got from that film was the 1 hour cricketz.
To be honest, I actually enjoyed Zinda despite being an Oldboy rip off.