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AngryBooch posted:Miller's "Motherfucking" Crossing which is probably the best Coen Brothers movie that nobody knows about. Second. Probably the best movie of the Nineties or set in the 20s.
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Jul 10, 2014 03:34
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casual poster posted:The movie Lawless was a lot better than I expected. I have to be honest and say I am a sucker for "gangster" movies set in the 20-30's but I put this one off for so long because it stars Shia Labeouf. Anyways it's about some backwoods bootleggers during the prohibition era and some new sheriff comes into town and tries to clean it up. Definitely worth checking out. Anyone have any recommendations based on that? I assume you've seen it but The Untouchables owns
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Jul 10, 2014 03:56
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I love Miller's Crossing so much, it's still my favourite Coen Bros. The dialog and slang is fantastic. And Leo, oh my god that scene. Last I checked the Netflix version was a terrible quality 4:3 P&S though, did that change? The movie is gorgeous and don't watch the terrible version that was on there if it hasn't been fixed. fake edit: never mind it's not up for streaming anyway!
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priznat posted:I love Miller's Crossing so much, it's still my favourite Coen Bros.
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Remulak posted:Watch for Sam Raimi as a gun thug, best Coen Brothers Evil Dead cameo after Bruce in Hudsucker Proxy. Yeah that scene too.. Gawd the whole movie is just so watchable and quotable! Also Sam Raimi has a cameo in Hudsucker Proxy! Just as one of silhouettes in the "creative dept", apparently (not that you can really tell). Plus he co-wrote it
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Jul 10, 2014 06:33
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poo poo, I forgot that, and he's the goddamn 2nd unit director. God was Raimi the loving poo poo once. I can't decide if Oz is a sad sellout or a clever subversive something or other repackage of AOD with a less charismatic star that lacked the range to pull off both hero and villain. Anybody else really want something like a thoughtful meditation on aging from Raimi/Tappert/Campbell? I keep wondering what their version of This is 40 would be like, although it would have Lucy Lawless as the wife and thus automatically watchable. So yeah, see Miller's Crossing when it's back on streaming. In the meantime Blood Simple is streaming on Encore and it's just loving terrific. Best gun thug:  Best cult leader in ahead-of-time Miller's Crossing tribute shot: 
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Jul 10, 2014 07:06
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drat I never knew that was Sam Rami! I even specifically wonder whether or not is was Ted Rami the first time I saw this movie but on subsequent viewing decided he was just some guy who looked like him.
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The Puppy Bowl posted:drat I never knew that was Sam Rami! I even specifically wonder whether or not is was Ted Rami the first time I saw this movie but on subsequent viewing decided he was just some guy who looked like him. Isn't that Ivan?
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Jul 10, 2014 13:38
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The Last Will & Testament Of Rosalind Leigh is up for streaming and is extremely good. It has bad ratings on Netflix and IMDB and I think that's maybe because people went in looking for a straightforward Syfy style ghost/horror thing, but instead got a deliberately paced, strange meditation on regret and obsession. It's creepy and sad and I think it's a really rewarding film, so long as you go in with the right mindset.
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Recommend some good science fiction? I watched Europa Report last night and liked it, so I dig hard science stuff more than space opera. Also, I've seen most all of the classics so I guess recommend something newish please?
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mysterious frankie posted:The Last Will & Testament Of Rosalind Leigh I'm surprised to see this mentioned outside of the horror thread. To reiterate, yeah, it's pretty drat good for low-budget, "off" horror movies. I've watched it twice I think. A good mix of muted sadness and some honestly creepy/jumpy moments.
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13Pandora13 posted:I've been using InstantWatcher http://instantwatcher.com/ to find new things. I watched Masquerade last night. Hoooooly poo poo it was beautiful. The sets and costuming were great, the actors charismatic, perfect balance of cheeky and emotional. I have to endorse InstantWatcher. I sorted things by Rotten Tomatoes ratings, and saw Gideon's Army towards the top. Gideon being a defendant that couldn't afford a defense attorney in his criminal trial, defended himself, and got convicted; then appealed to the supreme court, who decided that every defendant deserves legal representation. It's a great look at 2-3 public defenders who are overworked, and it delves into their struggles. Examples being: seemingly innocent defendants that have little chance of staying out of prison, and guilty psychopaths that the attorneys are forced to defend with as much effort as they can muster. It's a documentary that almost plays out like a Law and Order episode. I loved it. Captain Lavender has a new favorite as of 07:40 on Jul 13, 2014 |
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Inzombiac posted:Isn't that Ivan? Sam is the one who was skinny for a while and looked passably like he could be on Nickelodeon. Ivan was the well witch in army of darkness. Edit I think Ted is still skinny. coyo7e has a new favorite as of 05:50 on Jul 15, 2014 |
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Watched Disney's Tarzan for the first time, it was better that I expected, partly because I completely misguessed what Jane's personality was gonna be. Rewatching The Parent Trap, frikkin Lindsay Lohan and her bajillion freckles 
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Jul 16, 2014 01:17
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Burn was an insanely good documentary about Detroit firefighters. poo poo made me really want to go get my firefighter certs. More so than normal. And then Netflix recommended Tell Me And I Will Forget, about South African paramedics, that was similarly "That looks like the best/worst job in the world". If you like emergency stuff, check them both out.
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Jul 17, 2014 02:11
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Journey to the West is a fun comedy kung-fu movie from Stephen Chow. If you liked Shaolin Soccer or Kung Fu Hustle I'd definitely recommend it.
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Is Frankenstein's Army a rip off of some other movie? I thought I remember something advertised that was similar.
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Reign Of Pain posted:Is Frankenstein's Army a rip off of some other movie? I thought I remember something advertised that was similar. There was one called The Outpost or something that looked similar but I haven't seen either and could not comment.
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Jul 19, 2014 03:15
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Turfahurf posted:Journey to the West is a fun comedy kung-fu movie from Stephen Chow. If you liked Shaolin Soccer or Kung Fu Hustle I'd definitely recommend it. My girlfriend and I just watched this earlier tonight. It's a lot of fun. Edit: We're also starting on the Kingdom of War/King Naresuan saga tonight, so that's gonna be a fun six or so hours. Rags to Liches has a new favorite as of 03:20 on Jul 19, 2014 |
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Reign Of Pain posted:Is Frankenstein's Army a rip off of some other movie? I thought I remember something advertised that was similar.
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Jul 19, 2014 03:26
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Or you're thinking of "Worst Case Scenario" which was the original idea by the film makers.
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Reign Of Pain posted:Is Frankenstein's Army a rip off of some other movie? I thought I remember something advertised that was similar. Probably thinking of Worst Case Scenario, which only made it to the trailer stage. Same guy.
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Stupendous Man posted:You're probably thinking of "I, Frankenstein", which was bizarrely advertised all over the place. That's it! Thanks
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Jul 19, 2014 20:00
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Is there anything similar to instantwatcher.com but for Amazon Prime?
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Croatoan posted:Is there anything similar to instantwatcher.com but for Amazon Prime? http://www.canistream.it/ is pretty good for this. It'll tell you if it's a rental or free for prime, and if a certain service doesn't have the movie you're looking for it'll tell you of others that do.
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I'm not sure if this is the thread to ask in, but what are some great bad movies on Netflix? (Other than Miami Connection; I've seen it and it was awesome.) Or Reefer Madness, but I was hoping for a full-length movie.
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Camel Pimp posted:I'm not sure if this is the thread to ask in, but what are some great bad movies on Netflix? (Other than Miami Connection; I've seen it and it was awesome.) Or Reefer Madness, but I was hoping for a full-length movie. Iron Sky comes up a lot. And there's a bunch of MST3K
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Camel Pimp posted:I'm not sure if this is the thread to ask in, but what are some great bad movies on Netflix? (Other than Miami Connection; I've seen it and it was awesome.) Or Reefer Madness, but I was hoping for a full-length movie. Revolt. It's 72 minutes of how not to make a movie, yet you can't shut it off.
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Camel Pimp posted:I'm not sure if this is the thread to ask in, but what are some great bad movies on Netflix? (Other than Miami Connection; I've seen it and it was awesome.) Or Reefer Madness, but I was hoping for a full-length movie. Galaxy Of Terror and Battle Beyond the Stars are two fantastic Roger Corman classics. There are a few Deathstalker films and Quest for the Mighty Sword if you want fantasy schlock. A lot of the older Asylum films are up, as is Gor, the film to which mst3k classic Outlaw is a sequel. Troll 2 is a perennial favorite. Also The Stuff, Night of the Comet, and BMX Bandits. Detroit 9000.
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There's a really good BBC documentary about Auschwitz if anybody needs their holocaust fix. http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0446610/ There's a lot of really heart wrenching interviews with survivors and the reenactments are really well done. Lots of footage I've never seen and some details that wasn't aware of. Its horribly depressing of course but very interesting.
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Camel Pimp posted:I'm not sure if this is the thread to ask in, but what are some great bad movies on Netflix? (Other than Miami Connection; I've seen it and it was awesome.) Or Reefer Madness, but I was hoping for a full-length movie. A Talking Cat?! is the most obfuscatory gay porno you will ever see. Rikki-O, A Force of One, The Sinful Nuns of St. Valentine, C.H.O.M.P.S. It really depends on what you mean by "bad," I guess. Edit: Hard Target, Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection, Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, How to Stuff a Wild Bikini moller has a new favorite as of 10:42 on Jul 27, 2014 |
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Anything by the Machine Girl / Tokyo Gore Police guys. A lot of their flicks are streaming, it rules.
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Knight Club may be my favorite bad movie I found on netlix one night, it's got Lou Diamond Phillips, a ragtag crew of club bouncers, and that Gary Busey lookalike kid, being all high on coke. It's terribly fun to pick apart, and I think they stole the script from DC Cab in its entirety. Also ALL of the newer (post-reality show) Steven Seagal movies are legit terrible and still fun to watch and pick apart - they do amazing camerawork, fight choreographing, costuming, and posing, to hide his enormous gut. If you check my post history in this thread I mention a LOT of bad movies. I had a roommate who has a fetish for really crappy low-budget Japanese and Italian stuff although I don't actually enjoy watching most of that stuff - if there's a giant (obviously rubber as it's flopping around) chainsaw or chaingun arm and it's bending all over the place during scenes, I usually won't watch it for long. When the costume bits that're supposedly metal are flopping around like a big dildo, I lose interest quickly. Zwabu posted:There was one called The Outpost or something that looked similar but I haven't seen either and could not comment. The Outpost is not found footage (I don't recall the sequels being found footage either), but the two sequels explain A LOT about how the hell everything ended up that way, although they went pretty far into crazy territory with the second, the third explains where all the "Frankenstein's Army" type poo poo came from. It had some similarities to Devil's Pass but again, isn't found footage, and there's no big nazi robots that look like the Big Daddies from Bioshock, chasing people around. Then there's The Guard Post, a korean horror film about some korean military investigative/MP personnel who show up at a post along (iirc) the DMZ, and find one surviving, insane young soldier, covered in blood and wielding an axe, and then have to figure out exactly what the gently caress was going on and why, before it kills them all. I thought that it was rather good. moller posted:Rikki-O, Meatball Machine might be the best Machine Girl style Japanese movie, it's really amazingly low budget and the monster costumes ludicrous. coyo7e has a new favorite as of 02:34 on Jul 30, 2014 |
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Thread, Out of the Furnace is on netflix and it's great. It's got a great cast and I'm really surprised it isn't getting more praise. It's a southern-flavor story (which actually takes place in PA and northern NJ) about a dude (Christian Bale) whose brother (Casey Affleck) goes missing after getting into some shady stuff with Woody Harrelson. Zoe Saldana, Forest Whitaker and William DaFoe are also in it. Check it out.
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The Killing season 4 premiers tomorrow on Instant. The first two seasons were (rightfully) criticized for being pretty slow and taking two seasons to solve the murder mystery, but overall I thought it was pretty good- sort of a slower Twin Peaks without the supernatural stuff and humor. And then it was cancelled. Then it was brought back for season 3, which had Peter Sarsgaard and Elias Koteas in it and was really good. Then it was cancelled again. So hopefully s4 is as good as 3 
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Flashpoint is fantastic, thanks for the recommendations here. Though am I supposed to get a little misty eyed every single episode? God drat.
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casual poster posted:Thread, Out of the Furnace is on netflix and it's great. It's got a great cast and I'm really surprised it isn't getting more praise. It's a southern-flavor story (which actually takes place in PA and northern NJ) about a dude (Christian Bale) whose brother (Casey Affleck) goes missing after getting into some shady stuff with Woody Harrelson. Zoe Saldana, Forest Whitaker and William DaFoe are also in it. Check it out. Serious letdown for what I'd been left to expect. Slow, quiet,but most egregiously it was too short to take advantage of that amazing cast.
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Neflix has Forensic Files Collection, select episodes from Season 11 and maybe other seasons. Definitely the best crime/documentary show of all time. It's like CSI without the drama, or stupid speculation based on a minimum of evidence. Actually I used to believe that CSI was more fiction than fact with regards to the capabilities of forensic science but turns out it's pretty accurate. Had me starting to wonder how any murder goes unsolved then I watched L.A. Homicide which brought me back to reality. http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70198116?trkid=13641790 Amazon Prime has The Best of Forensic Files, select episodes from each season. Fair warning, the early episodes pull no punches and show victims of homicide, sometimes rape, some are children, and it isn't nice to see. No matter how grisly or realistic movies or television attempt to be, I've never seen one that captured visually the messy ugliness of real violent crime. Maybe it's just mental. Also, the best episodes are those where they prove someone innocent. wormil has a new favorite as of 07:05 on Aug 5, 2014 |
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So http://abetterqueue.com has been popping up lately. It's handy so I thought I would share it here
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