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morestuff posted:Breakdown with Kurt Russell is everything you're looking for One of those movies that's so blatant about its emotional manipulation that you're annoyed at the screenplay and director as you are successfully being emotionally manipulated. You know what and how and why they're doing it and it still works on you.
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morestuff posted:Breakdown with Kurt Russell is everything you're looking for Breakdown is a beauty
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Franchescanado posted:The new-ish term for most of these are Yuppie Nightmares, so you can also look up Letterboxd lists for more recs. Thanks for this! Had no idea what I was looking for was sort of a sub-genre. It seems a lot of seems to involve a Femme Fatale leading to the destruction of the main character's American Dream and while I usually prefer my villains to not have to rely on bedding the protagonist to make their plan work I can certainly enjoy an unhinged pretty lady too so long as they are good at acting. I'll be watching Breakdown tonight. Have no idea what I'm in for but I find that usually improves these kinds of movies.
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Franchescanado posted:Yuppie Nightmares I knew I saw this term recently. It stretches back at least to 80s movies, so if it doesn't have to be 90s for you, then After Hours.
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Onomarchus posted:I knew I saw this term recently. It stretches back at least to 80s movies, so if it doesn't have to be 90s for you, then After Hours. That's a good one that I should watch again one day but I recall it being way more of a surreal comedy as opposed to a thriller, even if it is technically a Yuppie Nightmare.
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Fighting Elegy posted:That's a good one that I should watch again one day but I recall it being way more of a surreal comedy as opposed to a thriller, even if it is technically a Yuppie Nightmare. It's where I learned the term. As for the movie itself, very open to interpretation, probably more than intended. Don't want to get too E/N, but it can be as disturbing, if not horrifying, as much as thrilling or comedic. There are flaws though. It is like Taxi Driver with a yuppie instead of a...taxi driver, only not quite as good of a movie. Fifth Element might work. Wears the skin of bonkers sci-fi, but it's a 90's English reskinning of the excellent French 80's thriller+more Diva.
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regulargonzalez posted:Nick of Time is much better than its reputation. I remember watching Charles Dutton as the shoeshine guy, how he turned any conversation into a subtle "you should tip me a lot" pitch and thinking it was one of the most amazing bits of writing and acting I had ever seen. Walken just showing off, acting his rear end off in what could have been a throw away role. Such a good movie
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Fighting Elegy posted:Thanks for this! Had no idea what I was looking for was sort of a sub-genre. It seems a lot of seems to involve a Femme Fatale leading to the destruction of the main character's American Dream and while I usually prefer my villains to not have to rely on bedding the protagonist to make their plan work I can certainly enjoy an unhinged pretty lady too so long as they are good at acting. I've got another recommendation, cuz I watched it last night: The River Wild with Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, John C. Reilly, and Buffy the dog as "Maggie".
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Timby posted:Just note that Basic Instinct has a fairly intense depiction of sexual violence in the first third of the movie. Also in the first scene!
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Breakdown was good poo poo. Nice to see a Yuppie Nightmare-action hybrid. Great villain performance (never seen this actor before, will have to check him out) and some pretty intense stunt sequences too.
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Magnetic North posted:I am fairly squeamish and I don't want to see movies with lurid depictions of graphic fleshy gore or people squirming around in agony. For instance, (spoilers for 1995's Heat) most of the blood in Heat was fine, like where it's blood on shirts when dudes get shot, but seeing a character with visible slit wrists bothered me. Quoting myself again, as today I was reminded of Pam Grier and therefore Jackie Brown. Now, based on what I said above, I obviously have never seen an unedited Tarantino film the whole way through. I've just seen the occasional TV edits of things like Pulp Fiction on TBS, and the first 90 minutes or whatever of Django where it's just squibs on shirts. Reading the content guide on IMDB, it doesn't sound like Jackie Brown is terribly graphic at all. Can someone confirm or deny?
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It's been a minute since I saw it but there's one shooting that's not close up and graphic but the callousness and cold calculation gave it a pretty intense and visceral feeling. It's shot from a pretty high up and distant perspective so you don't even hardly see the guy get shot, you just see the gun shooting and you know what's happening. Again, that's memory from a few years ago so I might be off.
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Magnetic North posted:Quoting myself again, as today I was reminded of Pam Grier and therefore Jackie Brown. Now, based on what I said above, I obviously have never seen an unedited Tarantino film the whole way through. I've just seen the occasional TV edits of things like Pulp Fiction on TBS, and the first 90 minutes or whatever of Django where it's just squibs on shirts. I can't remember anything graphic, certainly nothing even close to Tarantino's normal ouvre. It's a really loving good movie. TBH I don't know how much of a Tarantino movie it really is - he directed it, but it was either written by someone else or adapted off of someone else's work. I'm not a big Tarantino fan otherwise but Jackie Brown nails it - great performances, great shots/scenes, great soundtrack. It's by far and above my favorite Samuel L Jackson role
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Recommend me some bad movies! I need to come up with a second selection for bad movie club, first option will be Zardoz. We kind of run the whole gamut; we've done lots of erotic thrillers, lots of goofy fantasy/scifi, some cult classic stuff, etc. Think: Brian DePalma's Body Double; Flash Gordon; Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill; Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls; Body of Evidence; Lifeforce etc Laughably bad plot is a must, but great set/costume design & good music are pluses - Red Sonja was a big hit for the costume design alone
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Zardoz is great, actually
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Flash Gordon is a fantastic movie I don't understand your criteria for bad.
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Yeah I feel like that's not "bad" movies, that's "silly" movies or "weird" movies. Nobody wants to watch an actual bad movie.
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idiotsavant posted:Recommend me some bad movies! I need to come up with a second selection for bad movie club, first option will be Zardoz. We kind of run the whole gamut; we've done lots of erotic thrillers, lots of goofy fantasy/scifi, some cult classic stuff, etc. Think: Brian DePalma's Body Double; Flash Gordon; Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill; Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls; Body of Evidence; Lifeforce etc You didn’t name any bad movies so I’m confused
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Battle for the Lost Planet
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idiotsavant posted:Recommend me some bad movies! I need to come up with a second selection for bad movie club, first option will be Zardoz. We kind of run the whole gamut; we've done lots of erotic thrillers, lots of goofy fantasy/scifi, some cult classic stuff, etc. Think: Brian DePalma's Body Double; Flash Gordon; Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill; Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls; Body of Evidence; Lifeforce etc I feel like Logan's Run would make a good double feature, it approaches similar subject matter and aesthetic but from the opposite direction
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Hi friends, it’s a overcast gloomy day. We have most of the major streaming platforms. We are trying to be cozy in the couch and watch something that’s mainly uplifting and light and fun, like the Barbie movie. Doesn’t have to be the same tone as Barbie, but just general fun - basically we just don’t want anything depressing lol. Any recommendations?
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Ornery and Hornery posted:Hi friends, it’s a overcast gloomy day. Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse Only Yesterday The Nice Guys
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idiotsavant posted:Recommend me some bad movies! I need to come up with a second selection for bad movie club, first option will be Zardoz. We kind of run the whole gamut; we've done lots of erotic thrillers, lots of goofy fantasy/scifi, some cult classic stuff, etc. Think: Brian DePalma's Body Double; Flash Gordon; Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill; Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls; Body of Evidence; Lifeforce etc The 1994 Street Fighter movie has lush visuals, excellent production design, a great score by Graeme Revell and an all-time performance by a dying Raul Julia. Ornery and Hornery posted:Hi friends, it’s a overcast gloomy day. The Sandlot is on Disney+ and is wonderful.
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Ornery and Hornery posted:Hi friends, it’s a overcast gloomy day. Down With Love
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Other possibilities: The Green Knight All That Jazz
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Gripweed posted:Other possibilities: All That Jazz is an excellent movie but I would in no way call it uplifting, light or fun.
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The uplifting light and fun Bob Fosse movie you want is Sweet Charity
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Timby posted:All That Jazz is an excellent movie but I would in no way call it uplifting, light or fun. OK maybe not light but it's definitely fun, and I found it uplifting.
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Gripweed posted:OK maybe not light but it's definitely fun, and I found it uplifting. All That Jazz features Joe (a very thinly veiled Fosse) being a sex and drug addict and dying of heart disease, hallucinating, and ends with him being zipped up by a coroner. It's an excellent movie, but in what world is it fun or uplifting? The movie is all about self-destruction and Fosse's obsession with his upcoming death.
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Ornery and Hornery posted:Hi friends, it’s a overcast gloomy day. Before Sunrise Licorice Pizza Dazed and Confused
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Timby posted:All That Jazz features Joe (a very thinly veiled Fosse) being a sex and drug addict and dying of heart disease, hallucinating, and ends with him being zipped up by a coroner. The musical numbers make it fun. And it’s uplifting in its acceptance and even celebration of death.
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I, too, do not understand that list in the context of bad movies. If you want bad movies you need to go with "Grizzly Rage" or "Suburban Sasquatch" or "Monsturd" (it's not just a movie, it's a movement) If you're just looking for weird movies with questionable production values Six-String Samurai Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter The Last Lovecraft Maybe the "Feast" trilogy, but there's some sexual violence presented comedically (at least in the first one) so not for everyone.
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I'm not touching your bad movie definition debate, but I know the movie you want. It's Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam! (exclamation point my addition)
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I’m gonna recommend Death Spa.
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Franchescanado posted:I’m gonna recommend Death Spa. in this vein, Alligator
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idiotsavant posted:Recommend me some bad movies! I need to come up with a second selection for bad movie club, first option will be Zardoz. We kind of run the whole gamut; we've done lots of erotic thrillers, lots of goofy fantasy/scifi, some cult classic stuff, etc. Think: Brian DePalma's Body Double; Flash Gordon; Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill; Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls; Body of Evidence; Lifeforce etc Seems like you're asking more for "campy" than "bad," but try The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T. Ornery and Hornery posted:Hi friends, it’s a overcast gloomy day. It's always a good time to recommend Speed Racer.
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idiotsavant posted:Recommend me some bad movies! I need to come up with a second selection for bad movie club, first option will be Zardoz. We kind of run the whole gamut; we've done lots of erotic thrillers, lots of goofy fantasy/scifi, some cult classic stuff, etc. Think: Brian DePalma's Body Double; Flash Gordon; Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill; Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls; Body of Evidence; Lifeforce etc Killer Klowns From Outer Space Squirm Split Second
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