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After playing a couple hours of Alan Wake I started to ache for proper storytelling in a same sort of setting. I'm mainly looking for something with quirky townsfolk, things (owls) not being what they seem and the usual stuff. On the other hand, I also love movies with just Alaska or Northwestern US as the setting. So, recommend me movies that either nail the eerie, introverted town feel, take place in the colder regions or both.  The ones I've seen this far have been Insomnia and The Pledge. I'm also interested in redneck stuff à la Deliverance.
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These Loving Eyes posted:After playing a couple hours of Alan Wake I started to ache for proper storytelling in a same sort of setting. I'm mainly looking for something with quirky townsfolk, things (owls) not being what they seem and the usual stuff. On the other hand, I also love movies with just Alaska or Northwestern US as the setting. So, recommend me movies that either nail the eerie, introverted town feel, take place in the colder regions or both.
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Sep 18, 2010 15:32
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:Please tell us you've seen all of Twin Peaks! Other than that, there's the early '90s dramedy Northern Exposure (no creepiness, just quirky life in small-town Alaska) and the vampire movie 30 Days of Night. You missed my owl joke. So yeah, I'm sadly already familiar with Twin Peaks.  Will give Northern Exposure a look although it doesn't seem like my thing. Thanks anyways!
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Sep 18, 2010 17:35
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So, watched Buffalo 66 and liked it. More! These Loving Eyes You might enjoy: Into the wild (Alaska, very good movie) Dogville (very artsy but it has the townsfolk thing you are looking for) Whiteout (poo poo, but Alaska/snowy region. That and Cate Beckinsale were the only reasons I sat trough it) The Thing (Alaska/snowy region, very, very good)
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Sep 18, 2010 21:46
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Popelmon posted:The Thing (Alaska/snowy region, very, very good) The Thing takes place in Antarctica. (Filmed in Alaska, yes, but that's not the setting.) Not that he shouldn't watch it.
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Sep 18, 2010 21:51
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That's why I said "/snowy region". Has been a while since I saw it and I wasn't sure where exactly it takes place
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Sep 18, 2010 22:04
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Xinlum posted:I just signed up for Netflix today. After rating some movies it suggested Drunken Master starring a young Jackie Chan. I really liked it and want to watch some similar old school kung fu films. Anything like Drunken Master or the much more recent Kung Fu Hustle is the type of film I'm looking for. Having seen all of Jackie Chan's films (with the exception of some of his recent Hollywood dreck) I count myself as something of an expert. That being said Jackie had three phases in his pre-Hollywood career, those being: 1) Jackie Chan in the 70's My favourite period of his. Must see films include The Young Master, Hand of Death, Snake in the Eagle's Shadow and The Fearless Hyena. Try to avoid anything Jackie did with director Wei Lo. 2) Jackie, Sammo and Biao Yuen: The Three Dragons IMO Jackie was at his best when he was teamed up with his Peking Opera Schoolmates Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao throughout the 80's. I highly recommend the following: Wheels on Meals, Dragons Forever and the Project A films. Jackie also did some of his best solo work in the 80's including Police Story 1 and 2, Miracles, Crime Story and the Armour of God films. 3) Jackie Chan in America These are not the best of his filmography but there are some classics here and there in this most recent era. Look for Rumble in the Bronx, Who Am I? and even Mr. Nice Guy. That should do you for awhile. If you enjoy those and want to dig deeper you probably will be happy with just about anything made between 1974 and 1998. Enjoy!
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Sep 20, 2010 00:07
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Whats some good light sci-fi space movies? Something like Moon or even The Fountain, Sci-Fi without aliens and laser battles. edit: also like COntact. Another movie I remembered that someone didn't know the name of was where these guys get stuck in some sort of warp travel and watch the universe recreate itself? CharlesWillisMaddox fucked around with this message at 05:31 on Sep 21, 2010 |
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Sep 21, 2010 05:08
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CharlesWillisMaddox posted:Whats some good light sci-fi space movies? Something like Moon or even The Fountain, Sci-Fi without aliens and laser battles. I wouldn't call it "light," but if you're looking for realistic you should check out Primer. Edit: Oops, missed "space." Sorry. morestuff fucked around with this message at 05:23 on Sep 21, 2010 |
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Sep 21, 2010 05:14
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CharlesWillisMaddox posted:Whats some good light sci-fi space movies? Something like Moon or even The Fountain, Sci-Fi without aliens and laser battles. In space but not space opera is a pretty limited field, far as I can tell. There's 2001, of course, which even if you've already seen it you should watch it with Moon still fresh in your mind (or vice versa) because Moon is littered with nods and references to it. I didn't like the more recent film adaptation of Solaris (and never saw the old one), but it does cover similar themes, and you might get more mileage out of it than I did, especially if you read the book after rather than before watching the film.
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Sep 21, 2010 05:19
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CharlesWillisMaddox posted:Whats some good light sci-fi space movies? Something like Moon or even The Fountain, Sci-Fi without aliens and laser battles. I hate to recommend a TV show in this thread, but if you haven't you really should watch Battlestar Galactica.
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Sep 21, 2010 05:47
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I keep searching and searching for good serial killer movies, but keep coming back with the same ones (mainly The Silence of the Lambs, Se7en, Zodiac and the first couple of Saw films, Psycho). Everything else I find when searching seems to be pretty lowly rated, or classed as generic. I'm looking for the kind of film where the identity of the killer is at first unknown and we watch as its investigated or uncovered, or as the action unfolds. Any suggestions?
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Sep 21, 2010 13:40
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oceanside posted:I keep searching and searching for good serial killer movies, but keep coming back with the same ones (mainly The Silence of the Lambs, Se7en, Zodiac and the first couple of Saw films, Psycho). Everything else I find when searching seems to be pretty lowly rated, or classed as generic. I'm looking for the kind of film where the identity of the killer is at first unknown and we watch as its investigated or uncovered, or as the action unfolds. Any suggestions? Memories of Murder
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Sep 21, 2010 14:35
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oceanside posted:I keep searching and searching for good serial killer movies, but keep coming back with the same ones (mainly The Silence of the Lambs, Se7en, Zodiac and the first couple of Saw films, Psycho). Everything else I find when searching seems to be pretty lowly rated, or classed as generic. I'm looking for the kind of film where the identity of the killer is at first unknown and we watch as its investigated or uncovered, or as the action unfolds. Any suggestions? Profondo Rosso (Deep Red), and if you like that, the rest of Dario Argento's Giallo films (Bird With the Crystal Plumage, Tenebre, and Opera). They blend modern slasher sensibilities with police procedurals pretty well. Also, Vengeance is Mine and Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer are both great and deeply unsettling, but those ones are from the killer's POV, so you know who it is from the beginning.
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FitFortDanga posted:Memories of Murder Oh drat, I should have included that on my list. I watched it back before summer. Was a really good film, just the kind of thing I'm looking for. Thanks for the suggestion! LtKenFrankenstein posted:Profondo Rosso (Deep Red), and if you like that, the rest of Dario Argento's Giallo films (Bird With the Crystal Plumage, Tenebre, and Opera). They blend modern slasher sensibilities with police procedurals pretty well. Haven't seen any of these, going to check out Giallo now. Thanks a lot!
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Sep 21, 2010 15:40
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CharlesWillisMaddox posted:Whats some good light sci-fi space movies? Something like Moon or even The Fountain, Sci-Fi without aliens and laser battles. To your edit: Something like that was in one of the last Futurama episodes  Generaly: Total Recal. Brutal, Funny, very good. Gattaca (Children of Men. Not space, but scifi-ish and very good) (Event Horizon. Scifi-Horror, but still good.) Minority Report/Repo Men/Surrogates/I Robot/5th Element. There has been a lot of mainstream movies that are watchable or even good. And maybe Firefly and Space: Above and Beyond. Space has space battles and lasers, but is an incredibly well made show that everybody has to see.
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Sep 21, 2010 20:34
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oceanside posted:Haven't seen any of these, going to check out Giallo now. Thanks a lot! Oh, I should make it clear by the way that when I say "Giallo," I'm referring to the genre. Not Dario Argento's film from last year entitled Giallo, which I haven't yet seen, but is, by all accounts, a piece of crap. Basically, unless you're a die-hard Argento fanboy, you should probably avoid everything he made post-1988 or so (right after Opera). But up until then, he was possibly my favorite director. Also, thanks FFD for reminding me I need to see Memories of Murder. I'm huge into procedurals, and that one sounded right up my alley. Speaking of procedurals, anyone here see Police, Adjective? It sounded pretty awesome, but I'm having a bitch of a time finding a copy.
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Sep 21, 2010 21:19
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LtKenFrankenstein posted:Also, thanks FFD for reminding me I need to see Memories of Murder. I'm huge into procedurals, and that one sounded right up my alley.
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Sep 21, 2010 21:26
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oceanside posted:I keep searching and searching for good serial killer movies, but keep coming back with the same ones (mainly The Silence of the Lambs, Se7en, Zodiac and the first couple of Saw films, Psycho). Everything else I find when searching seems to be pretty lowly rated, or classed as generic. I'm looking for the kind of film where the identity of the killer is at first unknown and we watch as its investigated or uncovered, or as the action unfolds. Any suggestions? Citizen X is a very good made for TV (HBO or Showtime or something) serial killer movie. May or may not satisfy every single objective of what you're looking for, but it's very good and serial killer related. Why not watch it. Also, it's based on a true story.
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LtKenFrankenstein posted:Speaking of procedurals, anyone here see Police, Adjective? It sounded pretty awesome, but I'm having a bitch of a time finding a copy. I think I've seen it pop up on Sundance or IFC recently. Haven't watched it myself, but the mere fact that someone in here has mentioned it has put it on my radar for the next time.
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Sep 25, 2010 02:21
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LtKenFrankenstein posted:Speaking of procedurals, anyone here see Police, Adjective? It sounded pretty awesome, but I'm having a bitch of a time finding a copy. It's very good. It has one of my favorite climaxes in recent memory, by sheer virtue of how ballsy and thoughtful it is.
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I'm going to be stuck watching a very young girl (~5 I think?) and I'm having troubles coming up with stuff to watch with her. She liked Ghostbusters so I'm going to dig out my copies of 1 and 2, but other than disney stuff that she isn't too ken on, I'm lost. Any recommendations for something an adult male could stand to watch alongside her?
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Synnr posted:I'm going to be stuck watching a very young girl (~5 I think?) and I'm having troubles coming up with stuff to watch with her. She liked Ghostbusters so I'm going to dig out my copies of 1 and 2, but other than disney stuff that she isn't too ken on, I'm lost. Any recommendations for something an adult male could stand to watch alongside her? Labyrinth, or maybe the Wallace and Gromit series? They've both got a good number of jokes that fly right over the head of little kids, or in the case of some of the W&G shorts are just charming and funny in general.
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This is a really specific inkling, but you guys are pretty pro at this so I figured I'd ask. I recently watched From Hell, and while the movie itself wasn't particularly good, the gothy, seedy, morbid feel of the setting was right up my late-1800s London alley. Is there anything that might be somewhat similar? An 18th or 19th setting would be preferable, but really anything that has to do with seedy urban underbellies of society, grim gothic imagery, crypts and cemeteries, general feeling of decay, etc. Some movies that I'm preemptively guessing people might suggest are Candyman which I loved, Bram Stoker's Dracula which was alright at best, and Sweeney Todd which looked nice but was also a bit too much black humor to be really involving. Horror is fine, but I've seen just about every horror movie made since the late 70s and I think I'm looking for something that balances dread and believability.
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Mung Dynasty posted:This is a really specific inkling, but you guys are pretty pro at this so I figured I'd ask. I recently watched From Hell, and while the movie itself wasn't particularly good, the gothy, seedy, morbid feel of the setting was right up my late-1800s London alley. Is there anything that might be somewhat similar? An 18th or 19th setting would be preferable, but really anything that has to do with seedy urban underbellies of society, grim gothic imagery, crypts and cemeteries, general feeling of decay, etc. Hangover Square and The Lodger, both directed by John Brahm. You'd probably also like Perfume: Story of a Murderer.
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Sep 27, 2010 21:56
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I'm looking for political/allegorical Westerns, in the vein of High Noon. A standard revisionist Western isn't exactly what I'm looking for, I need films that commented on contemporary politics in the same way High Noon took on McCarthyism.
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Sep 28, 2010 02:14
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FitFortDanga posted:Hangover Square and The Lodger, both directed by John Brahm. You know, I watched Perfume: Story of a Murderer the other day and didn't even think to recommend that. Probably because I blocked out too much when I tried to throw a mental block over the last 25 minutes.
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Sep 28, 2010 02:19
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Smirking_Serpent posted:I'm looking for political/allegorical Westerns, in the vein of High Noon. A standard revisionist Western isn't exactly what I'm looking for, I need films that commented on contemporary politics in the same way High Noon took on McCarthyism. The Ox-Bow Incident is your baby.
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Sep 28, 2010 02:23
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penismightier posted:The Ox-Bow Incident is your baby. Great, thanks.
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Sep 28, 2010 03:55
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Smirking_Serpent posted:Great, thanks. Oooh also Silver Lode. Kind of like High Noon, but without the production values. Johnny Guitar hits those McCarthy-era persecution issues too.
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Sep 28, 2010 04:56
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I've been on a brando kick. On the waterfront was pretty good but I really loved A Streetcar Named Desire. I'm sure I'd get a lot out of watching The Godfather again, but does he do anything else with the magnetism of Streetcar?
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Sep 28, 2010 06:47
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penismightier posted:Johnny Guitar hits those McCarthy-era persecution issues too. I've been recommended Johnny Guitar, but it doesn't seem to be available on Region 1 DVD. Oh well.
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Are there any films about race relations that are as good as Do the Right Thing? I find I generally don't like Spike Lee (haven't seen a whole lot, admittedly) but Do is bar none the most honest and effective film I've seen in that area. I disliked American History X and loathed Crash with every fiber of my being.
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Sep 28, 2010 21:00
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the Bunt posted:Are there any films about race relations that are as good as Do the Right Thing? I find I generally don't like Spike Lee (haven't seen a whole lot, admittedly) but Do is bar none the most honest and effective film I've seen in that area. I disliked [b]American History X and loathed [b]Crash with every fiber of my being. I don't know if I would say any of these are as good as DTRT, but I liked them: Odds Against Tomorrow The Crimson Kimono No Way Out (not the Kevin Costner one) A Time for Burning Mississippi Burning Imitation of Life
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the Bunt posted:Are there any films about race relations that are as good as Do the Right Thing? I find I generally don't like Spike Lee (haven't seen a whole lot, admittedly) but Do is bar none the most honest and effective film I've seen in that area. I disliked American History X and loathed Crash with every fiber of my being. Probably in the minority here (no pun intended) but I thought Lakeview Terrace was very good. Give that one a shot. And if you haven't seen The Wire yet, that's about as epic and well done as you can get. Race relations comes up a lot in it.
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the Bunt posted:Are there any films about race relations that are as good as Do the Right Thing? I find I generally don't like Spike Lee (haven't seen a whole lot, admittedly) but Do is bar none the most honest and effective film I've seen in that area. I disliked American History X and loathed Crash with every fiber of my being. It's a polarizing film (as with most of his work), but I thought Lars Von Trier's Mandalay raised some fascinating ideas about race that definitely left you thinking. It's more a piece of provocation than DTRT (which is more heightened drama), but it's got some interesting themes going.
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oceanside posted:Oh drat, I should have included that on my list. I watched it back before summer. Was a really good film, just the kind of thing I'm looking for. Thanks for the suggestion! Here's our Giallo Primer. As LtKenFrankenstein said, Argento's newest film Giallo (2009) is only worth the 90 minutes to Argento completionists. If nothing else, save it for last. My picks of the genre are Argento's Profondo Rosso, Bird With the Crystal Plumage, Tenebre and Opera. Mario Bava's Blood and Black Lace and Lucio Fulci's New York Ripper (the grimiest movie Abel Ferrara never directed!) Starscream fucked around with this message at 19:44 on Sep 30, 2010 |
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I've always liked the atmosphere of movies set in 70's New York after dark. Taxi Driver and The Warriors come to mind. Are there any other movies you can recommend that have that same kind of feel to it?
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Oct 1, 2010 09:41
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Sewer Cartographer posted:I've always liked the atmosphere of movies set in 70's New York after dark. It's not 70s, but After Hours, another Scorsese movie, is perfect for what you're looking for.
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Smirking_Serpent posted:I've been recommended Johnny Guitar, but it doesn't seem to be available on Region 1 DVD. Oh well. I think it may be on TCM On Demand at the moment, if you've got that.
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