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Alright, little help. It's Canadian, probably released in the early to mid 90s. The plot deals with a free-spirited and rather angry young redheaded woman who stops (driving a red car) in a remote Canadian town where the landscape is BARREN and all the houses are painted SUPER bright. There's a French Canadian guy there who says, at one point "DON'T. . . touch the paint." Later she accidentally leaves a dress in his apartment and when he calls after her she says "It wasn't mine anyway!" Eventually, she falls for him, and when they first sleep together she says "Speak your French to me. Do it now." There's a young Asian girl in the plot too, all I remember about her is that she kneels down in a field of tall reeds that reminds her of bamboo. Eventually the redhead makes as if to leave the town, only to decide to stay.
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This is kind of hosed up, but bear with me. I remember watching a movie when I was little, I think it was either spanish or italian, it took place in what was probably the early 1900s. The hosed up thing is, that the only part I remember is a scene where a young girl is milking a cow and her grandfather(?) comes out and wants her to milk him too and she proceeds to do so... yeah... I watched this with my parents too.
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Jun 15, 2013 11:43
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Trump posted:1900 That's the title.
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Jun 15, 2013 11:49
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Polka_Rapper posted:That's the title. Cheers.
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Jun 15, 2013 12:01
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Trump posted:a scene where a young girl is milking a cow and her grandfather(?) comes out and wants her to milk him too and she proceeds to do so 
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Jun 16, 2013 06:21
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I'm looking for a movie I'm not even sure exists. I've noticed a cliche in a lot of japanese horror media where there are plans for a dam to be built that would flood a rural village and force everyone to move. This causes bad things to happen. I've always wondered if there was one movie or something that inspired the cliche or if it was just something that built up over time.
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Jun 17, 2013 19:09
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Not Japanese, but the Three Gorges Dam project in China has caused a ton of problems. Japanese filmmakers may be drawing inspiration from that. The project figures heavily in Jia Zhang-Ke's terrific film Still Life.
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FitFortDanga posted:Not Japanese, but the Three Gorges Dam project in China has caused a ton of problems. Japanese filmmakers may be drawing inspiration from that. The project figures heavily in Jia Zhang-Ke's terrific film Still Life. That isn't it, because some of the stuff was made before that. Also, another thing that links them together is that they are set in the 80s and a god or demon is usually involved. I'm guessing there isn't one movie that inspired that cliche, and it was just something that slowly happened over time. Its just odd that there is a lot of Japanese media that share these common elements.
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Jun 18, 2013 16:37
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Demond Pond? The Shinoda version, which i think was based on a novel and a kabuki play, so maybe perhaps more those.
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Jun 18, 2013 17:14
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I remember watching a movie as a kid (so... mid to late 80s), where a swashbuckling hero had to save the girl from the clutches of a pirate. She was kept as a prisoner on the pirate ship, while the hero and villain fought on the beach with swords. It was most definitely in color. Any idea?
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Jun 18, 2013 18:01
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Red posted:I remember watching a movie as a kid (so... mid to late 80s), where a swashbuckling hero had to save the girl from the clutches of a pirate. She was kept as a prisoner on the pirate ship, while the hero and villain fought on the beach with swords. It was most definitely in color. You have maybe partly forgotten The Princess Bride! Inconceivable!
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Jun 18, 2013 21:39
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Chewy Bitems posted:You have maybe partly forgotten The Princess Bride! If this is the case that's loving awesome but Wesley was the pirate and while there was a kidnapped woman and some beaches, well poo poo Wes fought Inigo on sand, except that the sand was on top of a cliff. Bet you're right actually.
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Jun 18, 2013 21:58
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syscall girl posted:If this is the case that's loving awesome but Wesley was the pirate and while there was a kidnapped woman and some beaches, well poo poo Wes fought Inigo on sand, except that the sand was on top of a cliff.
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Jun 18, 2013 22:04
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Red posted:I remember watching a movie as a kid (so... mid to late 80s), where a swashbuckling hero had to save the girl from the clutches of a pirate. She was kept as a prisoner on the pirate ship, while the hero and villain fought on the beach with swords. It was most definitely in color.
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Jun 19, 2013 03:12
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It most definitely is *not* The Princess Bride. I can't imagine it was a comedy like The Pirate Movie, but maybe I'll check that out. Does it have a beach sword fight?
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Jun 19, 2013 03:57
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That whole movie is on youtube.
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Jun 19, 2013 03:59
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Schweinhund posted:That whole movie is on youtube. Wow, yeah, no. That's not it at all. (Who thought that was a good idea?  )
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Jun 19, 2013 04:09
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Chewy Bitems posted:I want to bring up The Princess Bride all the time. I feel the same way.
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Jun 19, 2013 04:12
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Red posted:Wow, yeah, no. That's not it at all. I told you it was horrible 
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Jun 19, 2013 04:20
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Red posted:I remember watching a movie as a kid (so... mid to late 80s), where a swashbuckling hero had to save the girl from the clutches of a pirate. She was kept as a prisoner on the pirate ship, while the hero and villain fought on the beach with swords. It was most definitely in color. Maybe the Peter Pan remake Hook?
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Jun 19, 2013 06:34
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Red posted:Wow, yeah, no. That's not it at all. "Let's update the Pirates of Penzance with modern stars that'll appeal to the kids, especially since the play had just had a very well received revival a couple years ago." There are worse ideas.
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Jun 19, 2013 15:02
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regulargonzalez posted:Couple lines of dialogue that are stuck in my head. 80s or 90s movie, probably action, scene is where main character (white guy) is getting ignored or bad customer service from minor character (black guy) I swear I just saw this recently.... "Sorry, I don't mean to get angry at you- you're very good at your job." Coming To America is the only movie I can think of watching recently with a fast food counter though, and the cast is all black so maybe?
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Chewy Bitems posted:Sounds like either your Dad imagined the most American film ever made or he saw this: I sure that's exactly what he's talking about. As soon as he said killing war horses I imediately thought of this movie. It's brilliant, but very sad. He JackRabbitStorm, Everybody is steering you to Gladiator, but that seems a little too obvious to me and it's a very memorable movie, what with all the Oscars™. But I just saw something a few days ago that may also fit the bill. only not Gerard Butler or Russell Crowe, but Michael Fassbender. It's called Centurion and it starts off with the big fight scene in the woods and giant rolling pots of burning pitch. After the battle, there's only a half dozen guys left alive and they break out and try to make it back across enemy lines. I don't know about if his family is dead or not.
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Pweller posted:I swear I just saw this recently.... "Sorry, I don't mean to get angry at you- you're very good at your job." You might be right, or it might be the guy who said Falling Down. Or it might be something else entirely 
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I saw a short film when I was very young, early elementary school. I saw it in school twice, in fact, in two separate grades. It's set in a world where it rains nonstop. A young girl somehow figures out that the rain is going to stop for a short time, but she's a weird-rear end that no one likes, so they don't listen to her. They lock her in a closet one day at school just to gently caress with her, and while she's locked in the closet, the rain stops and it's suddenly a gorgeous, sunny day. The kids all go out and play and bask in the sun, until the rain starts again and they all have to run back inside, where they suddenly remember the poor girl in the closet. They all look really sorry for being such dicks to her, and I think one of them hands her a flower. Any ideas? This is about thirty years ago.
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DangerDummy! posted:I saw a short film when I was very young, early elementary school. I saw it in school twice, in fact, in two separate grades. It's set in a world where it rains nonstop. A young girl somehow figures out that the rain is going to stop for a short time, but she's a weird-rear end that no one likes, so they don't listen to her. They lock her in a closet one day at school just to gently caress with her, and while she's locked in the closet, the rain stops and it's suddenly a gorgeous, sunny day. The kids all go out and play and bask in the sun, until the rain starts again and they all have to run back inside, where they suddenly remember the poor girl in the closet. They all look really sorry for being such dicks to her, and I think one of them hands her a flower. It sounds like an adaptation of the Ray Bradbury story "All Summer in a Day". There was a version made for PBS in 1982. That's probably it. edit: it's on Youtube
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That's totally Ray Bradbury's short story All Summer in a Day. Wikipedia says PBS adapted it for an episode of WonderWorks in 1982. E: 
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regulargonzalez posted:Couple lines of dialogue that are stuck in my head. 80s or 90s movie, probably action, scene is where main character (white guy) is getting ignored or bad customer service from minor character (black guy) The weird way "this" is used reminds me of Cosmopolis but that's from just last year, not action, and probably the least sarcastic film ever made.
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quote:All Summer in a Day Awesome! Thanks, folks.
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Oh Gosh, I'm so glad this thread exists. It's a kung fu action comedy movie. Here's what i remember: -A scene where some guy goes 'i'm going to teach you a lesson' and teaches the recipient the HOMES method for remembering the great lakes -There's a (french?) bad guy at the end who insists on taking off his pants I think someone gets kidnapped. God, if anyone remembers this but me I'll be so happy.
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Krakox posted:Oh Gosh, I'm so glad this thread exists. Is the movie Chinese? It sounds Chinese.
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Heisanevilgenius posted:Is the movie Chinese? It sounds Chinese. I think there were Asians in it, I'm unsure if it was chinese. I mean, it had the Homes lake thing, so i'm assuming it's an american film. I also think it was made in the 80's. searching "80's kung fu comedy movies" only really get me Big Trouble and The Last Dragon.
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Krakox posted:Oh Gosh, I'm so glad this thread exists. Sounds like Kung Phooey!
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MrGreenShirt posted:Sounds like Kung Phooey! You're fantastic! Thank you.
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I saw this movie in Mexico and in Spanish so I don't remember/know the title. It's a home invasion movie with a family with at least one teenage girl. There's some high tech involved (sketchy on this). At least two teenage boys are the invaders. One of them is or goes crazy and is set on fire. There's a stakeout with the police.
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pospysyl posted:I saw this movie in Mexico and in Spanish so I don't remember/know the title. It's a home invasion movie with a family with at least one teenage girl. There's some high tech involved (sketchy on this). At least two teenage boys are the invaders. One of them is or goes crazy and is set on fire. There's a stakeout with the police. Sounds like it could be Hostage. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0340163/
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pospysyl posted:I saw this movie in Mexico and in Spanish so I don't remember/know the title. It's a home invasion movie with a family with at least one teenage girl. There's some high tech involved (sketchy on this). At least two teenage boys are the invaders. One of them is or goes crazy and is set on fire. There's a stakeout with the police. Could be Trespass?
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All I remember about this film is that there were a bunch of different criminals all trying to pull off a robbery in the same high-rise building. It was like some sort of competitive event, the crook who actually got the MacGuffin would be selected for something and there's much killing each other off. It wasn't a comedy. Edit: Might be Mean Guns. I'll take a look, thanks. Phanatic fucked around with this message at 20:34 on Jun 26, 2013 |
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Phanatic posted:All I remember about this film is that there were a bunch of different criminals all trying to pull off a robbery in the same high-rise building. It was like some sort of competitive event, the crook who actually got the MacGuffin would be selected for something and there's much killing each other off. It wasn't a comedy. Mean Guns? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119642/
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Phanatic posted:All I remember about this film is that there were a bunch of different criminals all trying to pull off a robbery in the same high-rise building. It was like some sort of competitive event, the crook who actually got the MacGuffin would be selected for something and there's much killing each other off. It wasn't a comedy. Smokin' Aces?
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