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egon_beeblebrox posted:Bernie is pretty much incredible. Watch it knowing absolutely nothing about it. Also it's one of those movies where Jack Black isn't playing obnoxious Jack Black.
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Chichevache posted:Not on Netflix but Killer Joe is fantastic and is absolutely worth hunting down. Matthew McConaughey gives the performance of a lifetime as a Texas cop who moonlights as a killer for hire. All three of these movies, incl. Bernie, are pretty entertaining. I definitely wasn't expecting to like Partridge, but even though Coogan is a major dealbreaker for me, it was pretty entertaining. It may not be a super dark comedy, but come in with no expectations and it may surprise you a bit. Looking at the Comedy section of Netflix, Super, Goon, World's Greatest Dad, Sightseers, Fargo, and Barton Fink are all legit great movies. Some of them get rather dark, as well. Four Lions is loving great. The Comedy is probably the most uncomfortable movie, but I love it. gently caress I Sell The Dead and Burke & Hare. I legit hate movies where people sell corpses, across the board, though.
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Skywalker OG posted:... but even though Coogan is a major dealbreaker for me, it was pretty entertaining. What the hell does this even mean?! Steve Coogan is one of the funniest comedians ever, of all time, since the big bang, and probably until the next big bang.
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Skywalker OG posted:gently caress I Sell The Dead and Burke & Hare. I legit hate movies where people sell corpses, across the board, though. That's a remarkably specific thing to hate.
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Doomsday Preppers is now on Netflix! Watch crazy people spend money and act like loons! Im pretty sure somewhere in here a guy shoots off his finger.
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Skywalker OG posted:The Comedy is probably the most uncomfortable movie, but I love it. The Comedy will make you want to curl up and loving die, highly recommended.
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Sep 11, 2014 11:50
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bartok posted:Can anyone recommend a good dark comedy? If it is a Coen brothers movie chances are I have seen it. In Bruges. It's available for streaming as well.
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Inzombiac posted:On Netflix, can anyone recommend any documentaries on prison systems? http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/mark-cain/ bartok posted:Can anyone recommend a good dark comedy? If it is a Coen brothers movie chances are I have seen it. And then a personal favorite Bad Milo a heartwarming movie about a pathetic loser and the terror that erupts from his rear end at night to enact justice http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70272904?trkid=13752289 It also stars the baby from the '90s TV comedy series, Dinosaurs! coyo7e fucked around with this message at 15:45 on Sep 11, 2014 |
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Chichevache posted:Not on Netflix but Killer Joe is fantastic and is absolutely worth hunting down. Matthew McConaughey gives the performance of a lifetime as a Texas cop who moonlights as a killer for hire. This was available on HBOGo last time I looked. It's worth mentioning that William Friedkin directed this. I think it's some of his best work outside of
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fishtobaskets posted:This was available on HBOGo last time I looked. It's worth mentioning that William Friedkin directed this. I think it's some of his best work outside of Bug is really great if you haven't seen it, so's his 12 Angry Men he did for TV, if you hard up for latter day Friedkin.
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Looks like Filth, from the novel by Irvine Welsh, has just been added to the US Netflix (it's been on the UK one for a bit). The title is appropriate, in all meanings of the word. It's not for everyone, (I loved it when I saw it at the cinema, a few older people walked out) but the central performance, from James McAvoy, is definitely worth your time.
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bartok posted:Can anyone recommend a good dark comedy? If it is a Coen brothers movie chances are I have seen it. There are others I'd recommend first, but none of them are streaming, so... Super (2010) Ravenous (1999) Heathers (1988) gently caress it, not streaming now but might eventually: Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) Harold and Maude (1971) Serial Mom (1994) Election (1999) Death to Smoochy (2002) Shallow Grave (1994)
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Aww, they took Dr. Strangelove off? That's the quintessential dark comedy.
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Adding a modern Dennis Miller stand-up special on 9/11 is kind of a dark comedy in itself
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stickyfngrdboy posted:Looks like Filth, from the novel by Irvine Welsh, has just been added to the US Netflix (it's been on the UK one for a bit). The title is appropriate, in all meanings of the word. Wow, that just came out on DVD too. Nice! It got some pretty heavily mixed reviews, and I thought that one particular twist worked MUCH better in the in the novel, but on the whole it's a great adaptation of a great Welsh novel and yeah, worth it for McAvoy alone for sure.
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Indolent Bastard posted:Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) This used to be on streaming (at least I'm pretty sure that's how I watched it), and I was really surprised by how well it held up. Really funny movie. Carey Grant is amazing in it.
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precision posted:I thought John Dies at the End was just fine for what it was, and certainly enjoyed it more than when I read it while it was still free to read online. The film version was somehow... less full of itself or something. It is mildly worth checking out, especially if you liked the first book.
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Leper Residue posted:This used to be on streaming (at least I'm pretty sure that's how I watched it), and I was really surprised by how well it held up. Really funny movie. Carey Grant is amazing in it. I think I remember it on Amazon Prime.
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bartok posted:Can anyone recommend a good dark comedy? If it is a Coen brothers movie chances are I have seen it. Big Bad Wolves . it's an Israeli movie that is super dark but had really great comedic relief. Here's the trailer http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GsfzhiW5l8c Oh and Sightseers its about a couple who travels together but the boyfriend gets pissed off at anyone who treats him or his girlfriend poorly with their death... Hilarious dark and romantic okcupid_exgf fucked around with this message at 05:08 on Sep 12, 2014 |
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okcupid_exgf posted:Big Bad Wolves . it's an Israeli movie that is super dark but had really great comedic relief. Here's the trailer http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GsfzhiW5l8c The audio in this move, musical and otherwise, is amazing. I thought the movie peaked with the opening scene though.
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Is Assets any good? I really like The Americans for reference.
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Jerked my republican dick to Death Wish yesterday. It was cool to see a very young Jeff Goldblum make an appearance. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Pycckuu posted:Jerked my republican dick to Death Wish yesterday. It was cool to see a very young Jeff Goldblum make an appearance. It is really amazing. Make sure to check out Death Wish 3.
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Pycckuu posted:Jerked my republican dick to Death Wish yesterday. It was cool to see a very young Jeff Goldblum make an appearance. drat, they took down Death Wish 3. Go track it down for something maybe even more Republican to jerk your dick off to.
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Skywalker OG posted:drat, they took down Death Wish 3. Go track it down for something maybe even more Republican to jerk your dick off to. I sort of want to recommend a 1997 movie called The Rage. It's a movie where a gang of rapist/murderers is portrayed as somehow less evil than the FBI/Federal Government under Clinton. Some cool car chase stuff, though.
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Checked out Lords of Dogtown yesterday, dug it quite a bit. No clue how accurate it was, but thought it had some pretty solid performances. I figure it just means I finally have to watch Dogtown and Z Boys to see how it measures up. Followed that up with Re-Animator cause it's been years and variety is the spice of life!
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I thought Lords was worth seeing for Ledger's performance, but the rest was kind of forgettable.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:The Machine owns. I agree. Though it out lens flares Abram's Star Trek, they were able to keep a consistently unnerving atmosphere. The influences are blatant but at least they are the right ones. Liked it quite a bit.
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morestuff posted:I thought Lords was worth seeing for Ledger's performance, but the rest was kind of forgettable. Ledger was pretty great. Didn't even realize it was him for a bit. I thought Emile Hirsch was pretty solid too though. The rest of it, eh, it sucked me in. Definitely got weird when they hurried the timeline out of nowhere though. HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Dogtown and Z-Boys is my preferred film of the two. I'm definitely planning on watching Dogtown and Z-Boys here soon. I didn't expect total accuracy out of Lords, so I think it'll be pretty interesting to see the differences. This morning, I watched Kid Cannabis, based on a the true story of an 18 year old dropout who setup a massive pot smuggling ring. Netflix recommended as a comedy, but it did not strike me as much of a comedy at all. Was fairly serious throughout, but had some laughs. So, maybe dramedy? I dunno. That said, I wasn't blown away and it was never very exciting, yet I found myself pretty interested to see where the story was headed. Might be worth your while if you have some time to kill. Or a bowl to smoke.
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Skywalker OG posted:I agree. Though it out lens flares Abram's Star Trek, they were able to keep a consistently unnerving atmosphere. The influences are blatant but at least they are the right ones. Here's a relevant video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FOzD4Sfgag
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So I watched Lair of the White Worm and for some reason I loved every minute of it. It's such a strange, bad, fantastic movie. Peter Capaldi's bagpipe scene was amazing.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:The Machine owns. Did they ever explain why the group of robots set the other one on fire with gasoline? I put CC on and re-watched the scene but nothing was really said.
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32MB OF ESRAM posted:Did they ever explain why the group of robots set the other one on fire with gasoline? I put CC on and re-watched the scene but nothing was really said. I think they said something about planning a rebellion, and presumably that dude wasn't on board. Either way it wasn't very clear.
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Just watched Cannibal: the Musical. Really silly and low budget early Trey Parker thing. Really enjoyed it because I like dumb poo poo. There's a Native American tribe called the Nihon jin. That's the level this thing operates at. It has a bit of a Troma feel to it but make no mistake it doesn't even come close to the greatest musical of all time, Poultrygeist.
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Skywalker OG posted:Just watched Cannibal: the Musical. Really silly and low budget early Trey Parker thing. If you can, try to track down the DVD version with the commentary track. It is one of the funniest commentary tracks I have ever heard. It's just Trey and Matt drinking an entire bottle of whiskey and lashing out against ex-girlfriends, etc. who thought they wouldn't be successfull.
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Invaders From Mars is a weird movie. It starts promisingly enough, but the plot really falls apart in the second half with way too many contrivances and cute coincidences. I don't really get what audience they were targeting for this either. I assume kids around the protagonists age were a focus (and they probably wouldn't mind the script falling apart in the second half), but as someone mentioned earlier, the monsters in this are pure nightmare fuel for impressionable kids. I know it would have scarred me if I saw it at the right age...
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david_a posted:Invaders From Mars is a weird movie. It starts promisingly enough, but the plot really falls apart in the second half with way too many contrivances and cute coincidences. I don't really get what audience they were targeting for this either. I assume kids around the protagonists age were a focus (and they probably wouldn't mind the script falling apart in the second half), but as someone mentioned earlier, the monsters in this are pure nightmare fuel for impressionable kids. I know it would have scarred me if I saw it at the right age... I did see it a the right age, and it did scare the poo poo out of me. I also loved it. It's the same with Ghostbusters and Gremlins; that kind of film was pretty common in the 80's. Back then filmmakers seemed to understand that children could take and even enjoy a good amount of horror, as long as they left out the gore.
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