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Can you guys think of some other movies that have scenes like the drug deal in Boogie Nights? Gradually escalating the tension to the point where it's almost unbearably agonizing? The pub scene in Inglorious Basterds is another good example (and the opening scene, for that matter) but I'm hard-pressed to think of any other great ones. I love it when a movie can pull that off and make you feel the same pressure as the characters.
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TrixRabbi posted:Alright, I've got another one. What are the best punk rock movies I probably haven't seen? Dogs in Space
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Payback feels like it fits your criteria. It's one of my favorite movies and features a great cast. I'm not sure who the guy is that plays Val Reznick, but I wish he'd get more roles.
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Vegetable posted:Looking for modern films (post-1970) set in cities and featuring people basically being alienated from society, their loved ones, or being miserable in some other way. Midnight Cowboy misses your cutoff by one year, but is otherwise pretty spot on with your request.
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Oliver Reed posted:Looking for "religious" horror movies...stuff where the villains are priests, nuns, members of cults, etc. etc. The Wicker Man (1973) The Night of the Hunter
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May 27, 2016 16:01
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Oliver Reed posted:Suggestions for modern action movies without shaky cam/five cuts per second/I can't tell what's happening fight scenes & action sequences? The Raid: Redemption would be the first place I'd start. The Protector is famous for this scene, although I can't speak to the quality of the film otherwise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zESe7U467vs The Man from Nowhere would be another good choice, as would The Yellow Sea. Basically any South Korean action movie should do you right. e: Blue Ruin is another good one without the Hollywood action treatment. fishtobaskets fucked around with this message at 13:07 on Jun 2, 2016 |
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Jun 2, 2016 13:04
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Fair warning that this is hyper violent, bordering on torture porn. It's still really good though.
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Jul 13, 2016 11:58
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monkey posted:The reason I said indie or little known is because I've already seen all of the films suggested so far, with the exception of Never Let Me Go and In Your Eyes. Never Let Me Go is an excellent adaptation of a haunting book. I can't say much without spoiling the ride, but it's a story that polarized my book club more than any other. Half of us absolutely loved it (myself included) and half of us absolutely despised it.
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Jul 13, 2016 20:03
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A Proper Uppercut posted:Might be kind of a weird one to base recommendations off of, but my fiance and I really liked Bone Tomahawk and was wondering if anyone could recommend anything similar. Try Sweetwater for something more on the western-y edge of the spectrum or Dead Birds for something more horror-y.
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Jul 21, 2016 14:17
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Richard M Nixon posted:I'm in the mood for something that feels kind of like "The Great Gatsby" (recent one). Something with the kind of eccentric, vivid feel. More on the serious side. I'm not really sure how to describe that style of movie. Check out Baz Luhrmann's other films. Moulin Rouge and Romeo + Juliet in particular, but Strictly Ballroom is also really great.
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Jul 24, 2016 03:49
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oceanside posted:Are there any other directors out there like Tarantino, the Coen brothers or David Mamet whose work is consistently "stylistic", with interesting plots and sharp dialogue? I'm struggling to articulate exactly what I mean, but hopefully the examples get the point across. I feel like Wes Anderson is kind of an obvious choice, but he hasn't been mentioned yet. Rian Johnson seemed like he was going in that direction, but his body of work is rather small and he's already become a blockbuster type of director. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if he has some more stuff as interesting as Brick on his resume as his career progresses. Nicolas Winding Refn has a definite visual style, although maybe lacks a characteristic dialogue style, unless you consider the lack of it a thing. An oddball choice would be Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who definitely have a sort of frenetic dialogue approach. They are kind of like Rian Johnson though, in that they've already kind of become big time guys. Both them and Johnson are heading up future Star Wars entries.
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Aug 18, 2016 19:02
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Scent of Worf posted:Can I get some medieval/fantasy recommends? Honing in on the 80's vibe I get from your list, check out Flesh and Blood, Ladyhawke, Dragonslayer, and The Name of the Rose.
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Aug 23, 2016 15:09
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I'm looking for suggestions for lesser known gems from the New Hollywood era of 70s auteurs. I've seen all of Kubrick, Scorcese, and Coppola. I'm looking for recommendations (bonus points if it's streaming) from guys like Hal Ashby, Michael Cimino, William Friedkin, John Milius, and Sam Peckinpah. It doesn't specifically have to be those guys but I think they give a good gestalt of what I'm after.
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Fantastic, guys. Thanks. I've seen a lot of these, but a lot of them I haven't. The Long Goodbye will be first on the list.
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This is less of a recommend me a film request and more of a help me figure out how to watch Andrei Tartovsky post.
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Sep 16, 2016 02:10
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du -hast posted:Also if possible, can you recommend me a good cop movie? I liked everything from the Departed to 21 Jump Street. I haven't seen to many of these but I like them. Specifically I am looking for more of a procedural movie, more like the Departed. Cop movies: Training Day, End of Watch, Deep Cover, The Other Guys, Cop Land, L.A. Confidential, and seconding Serpico
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Sep 21, 2016 02:27
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Oliver Reed posted:Looking for drama films centered around poor characters/poverty/etc.. Not necessarily about trying to overcome it, but certainly the lack of money being important to the story in some way. English suggestions preferred (as I've found multiple lists of foreign-language films that fit the bill so far). The first one I thought of is Midnight Cowboy.
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He doesn't really coach anybody in character, but I really liked Robert Forster's presence in Jackie Brown. It felt like he was giving lessons to the entire cast. Training Day is a perverse version of that relationship.
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Jan 3, 2017 16:48
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Black Griffon posted:In the span of two weeks, I've watched Saving Private Ryan again, The Pacific, Band of Brothers and Letters From Iwo Jima for the first time, Flags of Our Fathers is at halftime on Netflix and I'm watching The Thin Red Line right now. I've always loved Spielberg's WW2, I honestly think Eastwood's is pretty bland and bad, and I loving adore Terrence Malick so The Thin Red Line is working for me. Try Hope & Glory and Enemy at the Gates. The former is another 70s auteur's take, albeit a more personal one. The latter covers the siege of Leningrad, which I thought was a really interesting military situation.
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Jan 4, 2017 21:08
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Pablo Bluth posted:For British horror movies that don't take themselves too seriously, Dog Soldiers is a blast. Ben Wheatley is probably appropriate too. Sightseers is probablly the closest to Attack the Block in tone, but Kill List is also pretty gritty, just not as energetic. I absolutely loathed Kill List, but I respect it for the risks it takes.
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Jan 9, 2017 01:40
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fat bossy gerbil posted:Looking for indie films shot on low to no budget along the lines of Clerks or Slacker. Brick Ink Primer
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It's creepy to me that 3 of the 4 principal actors from Funny Games are dead irl
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Jan 15, 2017 13:47
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Ulio posted:Oh wait I didn't even know there was two Funny Games. Why do they have the same title and its both by Haneke. Is the 2007 version with more well known actors the only difference or is it same plot but executed differently? iirc it's more or less a shot for shot remake
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Jan 16, 2017 02:42
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SoR Blaze posted:I'm looking for a "they hosed with the wrong guy" type of action revenge movie. Something along the lines of Taken, John Wick, Death Wish, Ip Man, etc, where the bad guys gently caress up the protagonist's life to some degree, and slowly become more terrified as he hunts them down. I don't care about the setting, it can be a western, urban, hong kong, or anything else, as long as it fulfills the visceral feeling of seeing the bad guys get their just deserts, all the while regretting messing with the wrong dude(or lady). Dude, The Man from Nowhere Also, that's one thing I always liked about vintage Steven Seagal. There's never an underdog element to his early films. It's just him beating the poo poo out of increasingly hysterical bad guys.
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Feb 9, 2017 13:18
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Payback is another good one. One of my favorite 90s movies. Will Devane, James Coburn, and Kris Kristofferson are a near perfect triumvirate of bad guys for Porter to take down. Also probably my favorite Mel Gibson role outside of Conspiracy Theory.
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Vookatos posted:Hiya! Looking for some cool musicals. Not counting cartoons, Rocky Horror and Little Shop are the only musicals I've seen and I've enjoyed them a lot. Guessing there's not many movies that are similar in atmosphere, but something funny and/or upbeat would be the best. Jesus Christ Superstar is one of my favorites. The film version is excellent too. Interesting aside: Carl Anderson (Judas) and Ted Neeley (Jesus) played those roles for a loooooong rear end time after the movie. Anderson played Judas until right before he died in 2004 and Neeley played Jesus as late as 2010.
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How much classic noir have you seen? I'd start with Touch of Evil and Double Indemnity. The Third Man is currently on netflix. Blade Runner is a great modern example. I'll also plug Deep Cover. It's more of a druglord crime movie, but it has a lot of those dark, noirish themes.
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Thirsty Girl posted:So my Goodwill now has a sealed VHS copy of just about every John Wayne movie and I'd like to know what the essentials are. I already grabbed The Shootist and Rio Bravo. The Searchers is essential
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du -hast posted:Hello: In the campy sci-fi horror vein, you have Jason X and Hellraiser: Bloodline.
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Kafka Esq. posted:Anything similar to October Sky where a kid or adult starts working from nothing and achieves something big? I've watched Pursuit of Happyness and it was good. Max (2002) fishtobaskets fucked around with this message at 17:15 on Apr 6, 2017 |
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Kleen_TheRowdyDog posted:What are some good movies where the characters have a plan or a scheme, but then everything goes wrong? Specifically, I am thinking of movies like Fargo and A Simple Plan. Thank you. This is the Coen brothers entire career. Almost without exception every single one of their movies fits this description. They absolutely love throwing a stick of dynamite into every expositional pot.
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May 5, 2017 23:00
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang sounds like it might work but you've probably already seen it.
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Ulio posted:Any movies that happen in just one place? Like Asylums, Airplanes, Prison, Island whatever. Have you seen all of Hitchcock's limited setting movies? Lifeboat, Rope, Dial M for Murder, and Rear Window
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Aug 11, 2017 13:04
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VOTE YES ON 69 posted:What are some classic horror/slasher movies that aren't cheesy as gently caress? Don't mind an old movie, just not an old really bad movie. For reference I thought Tenebrae was loving rad as hell, but didn't really like any other Dario Argento movies. Try The Sentinel. Beautifully shot slow burn creeper from the 70s.
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Ulio posted:those sound like a great place to start. I was also going to recommend shutter island because its both an asylum and an island, but Hitchcock seemed like a better place to start. I especially love Rope for the long take trick.
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Just rewatched Fracture and now I'm in the mood for more of the same: good legal and/or cat & mouse thrillers. I've seen The Verdict and all of Grisham's adaptations. Would prefer 1970s or later (The Verdict was great but pushing it in terms of how antiquated the legal system felt).
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Sep 12, 2017 17:02
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morestuff posted:Primal Fear is goofy as hell but it has prime Richard Gere and a young Ed Norton going buck-wild. Witness For The Prosecution is way outside your timeframe but it rules. I've seen Primal Fear but you're right on the money with what I'm looking for.
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The Yellow Sea The Divine Move The Man from Nowhere The Good, the Bad, the Weird
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Cpt_Martha posted:You're right, which would you recommend as a first? Night and Day?
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Origami Dali posted:Robert Mitchum in the Cape Fear remake, though that might be more of a cameo nod than a minor role. On that note, Robert Mitchum in Dead Man. He has a great minor role.
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