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Roumba posted:Prince of Persia (2010) and The Mummy (1999) come to mind. Not the greatest movies of all time, but if they were "just on" I'd probably watch them again. Yo The Mummy (1999) is a god drat treasure, don’t be a hater.
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regulargonzalez posted:I feel like half of Errol Flynn's filmography fits Is there a particular film I should start with?
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Captain Blood would be an excellent choice if you want a swashbuckler.
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Dave Angel posted:Captain Blood would be an excellent choice if you want a swashbuckler. I'll give it a shot thanks!
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# ? May 1, 2023 22:52 |
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magic cactus posted:Watched The Mask Of Zorro on a whim last night and ended up enjoying it. Looking for similar sorts of low-stakes swashbuckling\romance\adventure movies, closest I can think of would be the first two Pirates of The Caribbean films. Prisoner of Zenda works pretty well. Both the villains kill it, and it ends with a sick rapier duel
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# ? May 3, 2023 10:01 |
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Looking for fun uplifting/cathartic anti-colonialist movies in the style of RRR. Doesn't have to be an action movie, but I'm looking for something vibrant and entertaining rather than super serious.
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Chas McGill posted:Looking for fun uplifting/cathartic anti-colonialist movies in the style of RRR. Doesn't have to be an action movie, but I'm looking for something vibrant and entertaining rather than super serious. My Neighbor Totoro. Paddington. Amélie. School of Rock. Edit: Sing Street. (Everyone should watch Sing Street.)
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Timby posted:My Neighbor Totoro. Paddington. Amélie. School of Rock. Is My Neighbor Totoro anti-colonialist?
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Chas McGill posted:Looking for fun uplifting/cathartic anti-colonialist movies in the style of RRR. Doesn't have to be an action movie, but I'm looking for something vibrant and entertaining rather than super serious. Michael Mann’s Last of the Mohicans.
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# ? May 13, 2023 21:23 |
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Xiahou Dun posted:Michael Mann’s Last of the Mohicans.
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# ? May 14, 2023 03:30 |
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TychoCelchuuu posted:If this is uplifting I'd hate to see the stuff you find depressing! Okay that’s a fair point.
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# ? May 14, 2023 03:38 |
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Chas McGill posted:Looking for fun uplifting/cathartic anti-colonialist movies in the style of RRR. Doesn't have to be an action movie, but I'm looking for something vibrant and entertaining rather than super serious. Ong-Bak has some sad parts but is mostly this Gripweed posted:Is My Neighbor Totoro anti-colonialist? thread title please
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Chas McGill posted:Looking for fun uplifting/cathartic anti-colonialist movies in the style of RRR. Doesn't have to be an action movie, but I'm looking for something vibrant and entertaining rather than super serious. It's not hyperbolic and action-y like RRR, but Bacurau is a really good one that's not super serious or depressing.
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# ? May 14, 2023 14:44 |
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Thanks for the recs. I've seen most of them with Bacurau being a notable exception. It looks very cool. I could imagine there being some angles you could find Ghibli's output to be anti colonialist. The negative encroachment of "civilisation" on nature is a pretty common theme in those movies, so colonial parallels could be found. Chas McGill fucked around with this message at 17:52 on May 14, 2023 |
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Jesus Christ Superstar and maybe The Life of Brian, though I don't remember if I've seen all of the latter straight through. I'd like to stretch to make Aguirre, the Wrath of God work, but I'm not sure I can.
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Chas McGill posted:Looking for fun uplifting/cathartic anti-colonialist movies in the style of RRR. Doesn't have to be an action movie, but I'm looking for something vibrant and entertaining rather than super serious. Clearcut West Indies
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# ? May 15, 2023 17:55 |
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Rewatched The Hateful Eight recently and got in the mood to watch some more westerns. I've seen the classics a million times, so any good recommendations for fairly recent releases? Of course I've seen Django Unchained, and loved Buster Scruggs.
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CodfishCartographer posted:Rewatched The Hateful Eight recently and got in the mood to watch some more westerns. I've seen the classics a million times, so any good recommendations for fairly recent releases? Of course I've seen Django Unchained, and loved Buster Scruggs. Have you seen Unforgiven and The Quick and the Dead yet? The 3:10 to Yuma remake is actually pretty dang fun too. Ben Foster parts his giant beard like the red sea and just starts shoveling scenery into his mouth. edit : how did I read "Fairly recent" and then type poo poo that's almost as old as me. Well, I'm dumb but they're still the best westerns of the last 30 years.
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# ? May 24, 2023 15:25 |
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The Proposition.
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CodfishCartographer posted:Rewatched The Hateful Eight recently and got in the mood to watch some more westerns. I've seen the classics a million times, so any good recommendations for fairly recent releases? Of course I've seen Django Unchained, and loved Buster Scruggs. Hostiles
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# ? May 24, 2023 15:59 |
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From the last 15 years: True Grit, Slow West, Meek's Cutoff
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# ? May 24, 2023 16:03 |
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Western talk got me thinking "Why did westerns die again?" Then I remembered Heaven's Gate. I recall a few years ago some people were saying it's actually a good movie and is unfairly maligned, but I don't know if they are just contrarians. Anyone seen it recently?
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Magnetic North posted:Western talk got me thinking "Why did westerns die again?" Then I remembered Heaven's Gate. I recall a few years ago some people were saying it's actually a good movie and is unfairly maligned, but I don't know if they are just contrarians. Anyone seen it recently? Yeah. It's good. Slow, but good. Absolutely bonkers cinematography and setpieces. edit: "Overindulgent" would be the one word summary, but "disaster" is off the mark. Megaman's Jockstrap fucked around with this message at 17:31 on May 24, 2023 |
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Magnetic North posted:Western talk got me thinking "Why did westerns die again?" Then I remembered Heaven's Gate. I recall a few years ago some people were saying it's actually a good movie and is unfairly maligned, but I don't know if they are just contrarians. Anyone seen it recently? I watched it for the first time when it hit the criterion channel a month or so back. It was... decidedly okay. The runtime wasn't the part that brought it down for me, mostly I found it oddly paced and edited. I'm not going to say it's deserving of the derision it got upon release, but it's not an unsung classic for me either. YMMV if "good but not great" is enough to pull the trigger on a three hour film. edit: what the poster above me said. it's beautifully shot, but imo the pacing and editing of those shots made it drag a bit for me.
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# ? May 24, 2023 17:22 |
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I enjoyed Apaloosa, directed by and starring Ed Harris.
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# ? May 24, 2023 21:05 |
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Open Range
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# ? May 25, 2023 04:19 |
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Bone Tomahawk was pretty good although some very violent scenes. I thought they did a good job of blending the western and horror genres.
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# ? May 25, 2023 13:38 |
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The Power of the Dog In A Valley of Violence The Stolen They Harder They Fall The Godless We're awash in a bounty of Western greatness
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# ? May 25, 2023 13:51 |
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also First Cow
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# ? May 25, 2023 15:39 |
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Hell or High Water if neo westerns count
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# ? May 25, 2023 15:41 |
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Quick, I need a movie with a title that ends in "...of the Dead" or "...of the Living Dead" that was made in Central/South America, Australia/Oceania, or Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, etc) and is available free streaming online. Quickly!
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Gripweed posted:Quick, I need a movie with a title that ends in "...of the Dead" or "...of the Living Dead" that was made in Central/South America, Australia/Oceania, or Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, etc) and is available free streaming online. Juan of the Dead is a 2021 Cuban* zombie movie and I think it’s on Amazon. Namaste, compadre. *and Spanish but c’mon
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Xiahou Dun posted:Juan of the Dead is a 2021 Cuban* zombie movie and I think it’s on Amazon. perfect, thank you.
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Gripweed posted:perfect, thank you. To be clear, I did that entirely via searching. The movie could be a hidden gem or absolute dogshit, I have no idea. I just know the pain of wanting something that ticks two challenge boxes at the same time, and wanted to pass on the favor.
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# ? May 31, 2023 03:16 |
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Xiahou Dun posted:To be clear, I did that entirely via searching. The movie could be a hidden gem or absolute dogshit, I have no idea. Juan of the Dead is a lot of fun. Pretty sure I missed a lot of the subtext, but there is enough satire in there that I kept wondering how they managed to get that made in Cuba.
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# ? May 31, 2023 08:12 |
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I rewatched Aliens last night and I'm wondering what my other options are in the vein of "action horror sci fi". Off the top of my head I've seen Pitch Black, Pandorum, Screamers, Predator.
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# ? Jun 7, 2023 15:58 |
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If you're not opposed to anime, Akira, Lily CAT, AD Police. With live-action stuff, it really depends on your appetite for schlock, but if you could handle Screamers I think you'd dig Forbidden World. Also Lifeforce might count?
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# ? Jun 7, 2023 16:08 |
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Shocking Dark if you wanna go the Italian knock off route
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Jack B Nimble posted:I rewatched Aliens last night and I'm wondering what my other options are in the vein of "action horror sci fi". Off the top of my head I've seen Pitch Black, Pandorum, Screamers, Predator. First, gently caress yeah Pandorum. Second you should check out Underwater.
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feedmyleg posted:If you're not opposed to anime, Akira, Lily CAT, AD Police. With live-action stuff, it really depends on your appetite for schlock, but if you could handle Screamers I think you'd dig Forbidden World. Also Lifeforce might count? Oh yeah, anime is full of action horror sci-fi stuff. Parasyte, Blue Gender, Terra Formars, Chainsaw Man, Gantz
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