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Mock the Cross posted:I'm looking for period movies that take place in the nineteenth century, roughly. Good examples of what I'm looking for are The Illusionist, The Prestige, Sherlock Holmes (hey, it was a fun movie!), Dorian Gray, The Wolfman (which I cant wait to see) and so on. Sweeney Todd (very good) The Count of Monte Cristo (eh) Bright Star (haven't seen but desperately want to) The Four Feathers (eh) Vanity Fair (eh) The BBC adaptation of Bleak House is a pretty good mini series. Of those, Sweeney Todd is probably most like what you're looking for. I love the the Victorian city setting too, and wish there were more good films set in it. EDIT: Coppola's Dracula fits this criterion too. DirtyRobot fucked around with this message at 00:59 on Jan 27, 2010 |
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Mock the Cross posted:I'm looking for period movies that take place in the nineteenth century, roughly. Good examples of what I'm looking for are The Illusionist, The Prestige, Sherlock Holmes (hey, it was a fun movie!), Dorian Gray, The Wolfman (which I cant wait to see) and so on. The Dead (ok, it's 1904)
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Jan 27, 2010 06:12
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I just saw Timecrimes and between that and Moon I'm jonesin' for some other recent, fairly low budget and extremely good sci-fi. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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Feb 6, 2010 19:08
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codyclarke posted:I just saw Timecrimes and between that and Moon I'm jonesin' for some other recent, fairly low budget and extremely good sci-fi. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! The obvious answer here is Primer. It's about two guys who build a machine in their garage that...well, you really should know very little. Except that it gets really, really complicated - I've seen it a few times and am just starting to figure it all out.
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Feb 6, 2010 20:14
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ClydeUmney posted:The obvious answer here is Primer. It's about two guys who build a machine in their garage that...well, you really should know very little. Except that it gets really, really complicated - I've seen it a few times and am just starting to figure it all out. I saw Primer and liked it a lot! Probably should have mentioned that, as its a goon favorite. I've also seen Memento, Following, The Prestige. I'm looking for more under the radar stuff.
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Feb 6, 2010 20:20
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codyclarke posted:I just saw Timecrimes and between that and Moon I'm jonesin' for some other recent, fairly low budget and extremely good sci-fi. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Timecrimes was great. I think the main problem will be that there's little low-budget recent sci-fi. Which 2 of those three qualities (recent / low budget / sci-fi) are most important? If you can look past 'recent', then THX1138, Andromeda Strain, and Logan's Run (cheesy but still good) are solid choices.
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Feb 6, 2010 22:49
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codyclarke posted:I just saw Timecrimes and between that and Moon I'm jonesin' for some other recent, fairly low budget and extremely good sci-fi. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Not sure if it's technically 'sci-fi' but I'd recommend Special starring Michael Rappaport. It's all about how one man's life changes when he starts a clinical drug trial. You might also be interested in Intacto. It's a Spanish film following the fortunes and misfortunes of a group of people who have learnt how to 'steal' luck from others. As with Special, calling it 'sci-fi' might be going a bit far but it certainly has a bit of an edge.
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Feb 7, 2010 00:52
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Oh, 2046 might work too. I'm not sure if it's science fiction or not. I mean it is, but ...
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I'm trying to find a lesbian movie that isn't a) entirely depressing or b) just sex. Help? Also, SKEET SKEET, Zodiac is decently palatable if you're looking for a movie featuring events from history.
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Feb 7, 2010 05:16
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regulargonzalez posted:Timecrimes was great. I think the main problem will be that there's little low-budget recent sci-fi. Which 2 of those three qualities (recent / low budget / sci-fi) are most important? If you can look past 'recent', then THX1138, Andromeda Strain, and Logan's Run (cheesy but still good) are solid choices. I'm mostly just looking for stuff that might have slipped by my radar. I guess that's what I mean by low-budget, stuff that might have seen one or two theaters or whatever. I've seen most of the classics, so I'm looking for more contemporary stuff. 2046 I've seen and loved, and Special and Intacto sound great! Thanks for the recommendations.
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Feb 7, 2010 10:17
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codyclarke posted:I'm mostly just looking for stuff that might have slipped by my radar. I guess that's what I mean by low-budget, stuff that might have seen one or two theaters or whatever. I've seen most of the classics, so I'm looking for more contemporary stuff. Save the Green Planet? Code 46?
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Feb 7, 2010 10:47
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What are some good movies about journalism/mass media screwing people over? It can be serious (Ace In the Hole, A Face In The Crowd) or silly (Network, to a lesser extent Tomorrow Never Dies).
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Feb 7, 2010 16:16
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...of SCIENCE! posted:What are some good movies about journalism/mass media screwing people over? It can be serious (Ace In the Hole, A Face In The Crowd) or silly (Network, to a lesser extent Tomorrow Never Dies). Wag the Dog
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Feb 7, 2010 17:21
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DiscoJ posted:The Truman Show? Definitely this.
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Feb 7, 2010 22:59
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QueenOfTheEyesores posted:I'm trying to find a lesbian movie that isn't a) entirely depressing or b) just sex. Help? loving Åmål (American title: Show Me Love) is the only non-depressing/non-sexual lesbian movie I think I've ever seen. And I'm aware of the irony of a movie with "loving" in the title not being sexual at all.
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Feb 7, 2010 23:49
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The Cameo posted:loving Åmål (American title: Show Me Love) is the only non-depressing/non-sexual lesbian movie I think I've ever seen.  (Just wanted to clarify that "loving" in the original title is meant to be an adjective, Åmål is the name of the town it takes place in.)
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The Cameo posted:loving Åmål (American title: Show Me Love) is the only non-depressing/non-sexual lesbian movie I think I've ever seen. The only thing in this movie that isn't depressing is the end.
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northerain posted:The only thing in this movie that isn't depressing is the end. I'll check it out anyway. After watching Boys Don't Cry (not lesbian, but in the genre) I wanted to kill everyone on earth and then myself. It's a great movie that I never, never, ever want to see again.
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Feb 11, 2010 00:15
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I would like to see more video game movies. Not like Final Fantasy/Super Mario/Resident Evil type poo poo. I mean like King of Kong or Chasing Ghosts type movies. Or even some cheese like The Wizard. Are there any big video game movies that maybe I somehow missed?
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Feb 12, 2010 10:12
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Coffey posted:I would like to see more video game movies. Not like Final Fantasy/Super Mario/Resident Evil type poo poo. I mean like King of Kong or Chasing Ghosts type movies. Or even some cheese like The Wizard. Tron rules, but it's kind of an in-betweener for the two categories you listed.
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Feb 12, 2010 10:24
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I recently watched Machine Girl, an over-the-top ultra-violent Japanese movie. Gore has loss its appeal to me but I liked the way they did in that movie because it was unrealistic to the effect that it became comedic. Can I get recommendations for similar movies? I've seen Dead Alive and loved it.
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Feb 12, 2010 17:32
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Chinaski posted:I recently watched Machine Girl, an over-the-top ultra-violent Japanese movie. I'd say the obvious choice is Takashi Miike. Especially Ichi the Killer.
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Feb 12, 2010 17:37
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Chinaski posted:I recently watched Machine Girl, an over-the-top ultra-violent Japanese movie. Riki-Oh:The Story of Ricky is the king of comedic over-the-top gore in my book.
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Thanks for the two suggestions. I've got Ichi the Killer in our Netflix streaming queue so I'll check it out. I've seen bits and pieces over the years of Riki-Oh but never the whole thing. It doesn't look like Netflix currently has it but I've saved it for my queue.
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Chinaski posted:I recently watched Machine Girl, an over-the-top ultra-violent Japanese movie. FitFortDanga mentioned Miike and Ichi the Killer, and I can't argue with that recommendation. I would also recommend Gozu, which is basically Miike's version of a western/mystery ... with a bit of surprise element! You would also probably like Battle Royale. Perhaps you all can assist me. My favorite movies are all lingering, stark, stylistic, psychological films (Bela Tarr's "Damnation", many of Bergman, Tarkovsky's "Solyaris" and "Stalker"), and I would love to discover a new director with this sort of powerful niche. I've been hearing a lot about Michael Haneke lately, and I didn't realize he did "Funny Games," which was pretty good, but apparently not his usual style. So, anybody who can recommend me a methodical, slow, stylized, philosophical journey would be my friend immediately. Brodeurs Nanny fucked around with this message at 20:01 on Feb 12, 2010 |
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i am not so sure posted:FitFortDanga mentioned Miike and Ichi the Killer, and I can't argue with that recommendation. I would also recommend Gozu, which is basically Miike's version of a western/mystery ... with a bit of surprise element! Im a HUGE Haneke fan, and can assure you that all his films would probably be up your alley, but the ones you should probably hit up first given your tastes are Time of the Wolf, Cache, and The Seventh Continent.
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codyclarke posted:Im a HUGE Haneke fan, and can assure you that all his films would probably be up your alley, but the ones you should probably hit up first given your tastes are Time of the Wolf, Cache, and The Seventh Continent. Awesome. I'll watch Time of the Wolf and The Seventh Continent this week. Thanks!
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i am not so sure posted:Perhaps you all can assist me. My favorite movies are all lingering, stark, stylistic, psychological films (Bela Tarr's "Damnation", many of Bergman, Tarkovsky's "Solyaris" and "Stalker"), and I would love to discover a new director with this sort of powerful niche. I've been hearing a lot about Michael Haneke lately, and I didn't realize he did "Funny Games," which was pretty good, but apparently not his usual style. These are some of my favorite kind of movies as well. The Bothersome Man Syndromes and a Century What Time Is It There? I Don't Want to Sleep Alone The Conformist Mother and Son Songs from the Second Floor You, the Living Last Year at Marienbad Three Colors: Blue (the whole trilogy is good, but Blue most suits what you're looking for) Picnic at Hanging Rock Innocence Woman in the Dunes The Beautiful Washing Machine Safe Red Desert Rosetta
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Feb 12, 2010 22:13
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Chinaski posted:I recently watched Machine Girl, an over-the-top ultra-violent Japanese movie. I think Machine Girl is a sequel to ''Tokyo Gore Police'' (or maybe the same director, dunno).
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northerain posted:I think Machine Girl is a sequel to ''Tokyo Gore Police'' (or maybe the same director, dunno). Awesome - thanks. I'll check it out.
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Pedro De Heredia posted:Can someone recommend me stylish movies that have the type of clothes/vibe as A Single Man, or the show Mad Men? I guess early 60s would be it. Preferably dramas. oceanside posted:So, I've been watching The Unit lately and marvelling in the cool secrecy that surrounds their existence and stuff. Are there any movies with covert operations, preferably by some sort of special/elite forces. QueenOfTheEyesores posted:I'm trying to find a lesbian movie that isn't a) entirely depressing or b) just sex. Help? lindramine posted:I'm looking for some good (for me) vampire movies.
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I've never seen any of the Hammer Horror films, and they seem like something I'd like a lot. What's a good one to start with?
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I'm having a movie day/night pretty soon with a couple of friends and here is a big list of movies that we have plan. Got about 3-4 people to do this and actually agree to it (as we are all self-entitled movie critics  ) and most of these movies haven't been seen from some of the others.I however have seen all of them  Alien, Aliens, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, 12 Monkeys, Unbreakable, Memento I wanted to sneak in American Psycho but one of the girls hates horror movies to a degree and I guess it's been a long time since I've seen American Pyscho because I think of it a thriller rather than a horror film  She has said that she if I present a good argument that we can add it to the list, but I don't think it's worth the effort. What I'm pretty much asking, is there any other movie that I should plan for on the night in the same vein as any of the above movies? More importantly ones that the other people would enjoy :<
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Zomodok posted:I'm having a movie day/night pretty soon with a couple of friends and here is a big list of movies that we have plan. Got about 3-4 people to do this and actually agree to it (as we are all self-entitled movie critics Those movies have barely anything in common with each other. Requiem for a Dream and Aliens? That aside, how about ''The Jacket'' or ''The Machinist''? Fight Club maybe?
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I don't understand how you have someone who hates horror movies, but you're showing Alien. That's ten times the horror movie as American Psycho.
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codyclarke posted:I saw Primer and liked it a lot! Probably should have mentioned that, as its a goon favorite. I've also seen Memento, Following, The Prestige. I'm looking for more under the radar stuff. If you liked Memento, go watch Triangle, it's just out on DVD now. It's amazing. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1187064/
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Blast Fantasto posted:I don't understand how you have someone who hates horror movies, but you're showing Alien. That's ten times the horror movie as American Psycho. See that's the thing, she's actually seen alien before and considers it a "tense action movie"  But I just don't see how American Psycho is a horror movie. I remember it being a lot more, not-horrifying. But then again it's been awhile since I've seen it  Thanks for the suggestions :] Also yeah northerain, the movies are all in a different genre, there's no theme for the night 
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I'm going to be extremely vague here, because I'm not looking for anything specific within this criteria. I considered making a new thread since it's such a lot to cover (have there been previous ones?) but I'm looking for your guys recommendations of modern European films. This is kind of a two-tier request. I've been very interested in French films made since 2000 (A Prophet, Cache, Mesrine: Part 1 - Death Instinct) and I've seen a few others from Germany, The Netherlands and Sweden. I'm looking for films in the action, drama, thriller or crime genres. Anything you think is worth checking out. The second-tier of the request is because of the recent love I've developed for Balkan films. I've watched a lot of Emir Kusturica and some other great movies (Bal-Can-Can, Tockovi). So I'm looking for requests along those lines too. Thanks
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oceanside posted:I've been very interested in French films made since 2000 (A Prophet, Cache, Mesrine: Part 1 - Death Instinct) and I've seen a few others from Germany, The Netherlands and Sweden. I'm looking for films in the action, drama, thriller or crime genres. Anything you think is worth checking out. So, are you looking for films from France, or any French language films, or anything European at all? oceanside posted:The second-tier of the request is because of the recent love I've developed for Balkan films. I've watched a lot of Emir Kusturica and some other great movies (Bal-Can-Can, Tockovi). So I'm looking for requests along those lines too. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Distant (Uzak) The Death of Mr. Lazarescu 12:08 East of Bucharest I Even Met Happy Gypsies (especially if you like Kusturica) Before the Rain Eternity and a Day
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