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2016/08/09 21:41:57
Subject: Movies I might not have seen that you highly recommend
Since I seem to suffer from choice paralysis , I thought I'd start a thread where we recommend movies that others may not have seen.
This is an awesome little dark comedy that you can watch with your girlfriend*. It is interesting, thoughtful, and funny.
It also features Tom Waits as God and introduced me to the music of Gogol Bordello, as well as featuring the loveliness that is Shannon Sossamon
*Or wife, husband, boyfriend, pet and/or special sock.
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2016/08/09 21:57:15
Subject: Movies I might not have seen that you highly recommend
Goon - Singlehandedly made me interested in Hockey
Lord of War
Belleville Rendevous
The Gods Must Be Crazy - first film ever to make me laugh so hard and so long that I actually did myself an injury
Red Cliff - A decent candidate to measure Chinese epic scale dramatic cinema, even if it is basically as historically accurate as Braveheart
Seven Samurai
Last King of Scotland - Chilling to the core
Felidae - Film noir detective story addressing an unusual topic
Spoiler:
Eugenics
, with all the main characters played by cats
Watership Down - Thriller about dark gods, chemical warfare, mass deportation and the search for a homeland in the face of suffering, with most of the main characters played by rabbits
Tom Yung Goong - Aka "Where's my Elephant"
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2016/08/09 22:16:58
Subject: Movies I might not have seen that you highly recommend
malamis wrote: Goon - Singlehandedly made me interested in Hockey
Lord of War
The Gods Must Be Crazy - first film ever to make me laugh so hard and so long that I actually did myself an injury
Watership Down - Thriller about dark gods, chemical warfare, mass deportation and the search for a homeland in the face of suffering, with most of the main characters played by rabbits
All good films. I like your taste.
Belleville Rendevous
Red Cliff - A decent candidate to measure Chinese epic scale dramatic cinema, even if it is basically as historically accurate as Braveheart
Seven Samurai
I'll take a look at these, thanks.
Last King of Scotland - Chilling to the core
Is there any redeeming characters or any sort of hope at all in this film? I understand Forest Whitaker crushes it in this role, but IDK if I want to spend a couple hours in the mind of a brutal, mad dictator.
Felidae - Film noir detective story addressing an unusual topic
Spoiler:
Eugenics
, with all the main characters played by cats
Oh wow, interesting, I have never heard of this one.
We were once so close to heaven, St. Peter came out and gave us medals; declaring us "The nicest of the damned".
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
2016/08/09 23:36:34
Subject: Re:Movies I might not have seen that you highly recommend
The Beast
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094716/ A Soviet tank invading Afghanistan in the 1980s gets lost and fights a solo war against the local mujahideen.
Tonari no Totoro (Our Neighbours The Totoros)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096283/?ref_=nv_sr_1 A professor and his two young daughters move to an old fashioned house in the country to be near his wife who is in a sanatorium (probably for tuberculosis.) The girls encounter strange creatures in the woods around the house.
Tokyo Gore Police
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1183732/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 In near future Tokyo the police have been privatised and a special unit is set up to track down homicidal mutants created by a particularly weird form of body modification.
Silent Running
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067756/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 All Earth's flora are extinct except for specimens kept on board a giant space ark ship. The single human crewman receives orders to destroy the collection.
Dark Star
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069945/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Starship Dark Star is 20 years into its mission to make space safe for human colonisation by bombing dangerous planets into rubble. The homesick crew cannot return to Earth until they have dropped their final weapon. Can they find a suitable target?
Tonari no Totoro (Our Neighbours The Totoros)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096283/?ref_=nv_sr_1 A professor and his two young daughters move to an old fashioned house in the country to be near his wife who is in a sanatorium (probably for tuberculosis.) The girls encounter strange creatures in the woods around the house.
Tokyo Gore Police
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1183732/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 In near future Tokyo the police have been privatised and a special unit is set up to track down homicidal mutants created by a particularly weird form of body modification.
Silent Running
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067756/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 All Earth's flora are extinct except for specimens kept on board a giant space ark ship. The single human crewman receives orders to destroy the collection.
Dark Star
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069945/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Starship Dark Star is 20 years into its mission to make space safe for human colonisation by bombing dangerous planets into rubble. The homesick crew cannot return to Earth until they have dropped their final weapon. Can they find a suitable target?
Since you opened with two of my favorite movies and closed with two more I will definitely check out the others. Sea of Sand sounds right up my alley.
We were once so close to heaven, St. Peter came out and gave us medals; declaring us "The nicest of the damned".
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
2016/08/10 00:59:28
Subject: Movies I might not have seen that you highly recommend
Lars and the Real Girl http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805564/ Throwing that out there because it was completely different from what I expected, and I honestly don't know what I actually expected. A movie about a guy and his sex-doll wasn't on my list of movies to watch, but my wife was watching it for a work assignment and it turned out to be an unexpected wonderful movie.
Good Bye Lenin! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301357/ This one might be more hit and miss, depending on your taste. Very well done though, and I enjoyed it quite a bit.
2016/08/10 10:28:41
Subject: Movies I might not have seen that you highly recommend
Ones that I've seen somewhat recently and really enjoyed, highly recommended but not necessarily favorites:
The Way, Way Back Coming of age summer movie with Steve Carell as a villain and one of Sam Rockwell's best performances, IMO.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl A teen and his partner make parodies of their favorite films. A great meditation on friendship and loss, funnier than it sounds.
Dope A geek stuck in the past living in the hood runs into a bad situation. Very funny, great soundtrack, interesting mash up of gang/hip hop/nerd culture.
I just realized all my recent recommendations are kind of about teenagers. Maybe I'm feeling young at heart recently.
Rather than suggest the usual Orson Welles film (Citizen Kane), I'll offer up Touch of Evil. It has its flaws, but still a very good film.
"Through the darkness of future past, the magician longs to see.
One chants out between two worlds: Fire, walk with me." - Twin Peaks
"You listen to me. While I will admit to a certain cynicism, the fact is that I am a naysayer and hatchetman in the fight against violence. I pride myself in taking a punch and I'll gladly take another because I choose to live my life in the company of Gandhi and King. My concerns are global. I reject absolutely revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method... is love. I love you Sheriff Truman." - Twin Peaks
2016/08/10 15:49:35
Subject: Re:Movies I might not have seen that you highly recommend
gunslingerpro wrote: Ones that I've seen somewhat recently and really enjoyed, highly recommended but not necessarily favorites:
The Way, Way Back Coming of age summer movie with Steve Carell as a villain and one of Sam Rockwell's best performances, IMO.
I was in college when this came out; the directors came and did a special showing at my school. Jim Rash sat right behind me! Apparently, Steve Carell's 'pep talk' at the beginning is paraphrased from something Jim was told as a boy.
I'd also like to second Red Cliff. Get the international cut, a big bowl of popcorn, and the sort of time you'd reserve for a Lord of the Rings marathon. You can watch a man bull-rush his way through a melee just so he can body-slam a horse.
Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo are con artist brothers on one last, big scheme designed to give everyone involved 'exactly what they want'. A quirky, light-spirited movie with some surprisingly emotional moments and clever cinematography. Tied with Aliens for my favorite movie; I think the best description I can give for it is atmospheric. There's times that you feel the movie itself is conning you, in the best of ways.
You...probably know what this one is. If you haven't seen it, though, I suggest you do - and then I suggest you read The Disaster Artist, because it puts a whole new spin on the weird, alien, strangely sincere mess that you just watched.
I liked the first half of this - slow-paced, melancholy sci-fi - more than the second - sci-fi slasher that seems really at odds with the rest of the movie, tonally speaking - but it's got a beautiful soundtrack and some great visuals. Worth at least one watch.
2016/08/10 20:18:22
Subject: Re:Movies I might not have seen that you highly recommend
The Fall (2006 movie, not the TV series (haven't seen that and can't comment on it)). One could say it's about storytelling (in a way), has great cinematography, and that leads to images like these (it's even more fun in motion, the screencaps are behind a spoiler because of their size)
Spoiler:
2016/08/10 22:04:26
Subject: Re:Movies I might not have seen that you highly recommend
Kilkrazy wrote:Silent Running
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067756/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 All Earth's flora are extinct except for specimens kept on board a giant space ark ship. The single human crewman receives orders to destroy the collection.
I definitely second this recommendation. I only ever saw the movie once, but I think about it every now and then.
Anything with Harryhausen's magic in it is probably not too bad. I could also recommend the original Clash of the Titans for this reason.
Bromsy wrote:Big Trouble in Little China - probably the finest single movie ever made, ever.
Exalted for excellent taste in movies! Probably my favorite Kurt Russell role ever!
Bromsy wrote:Ladyhawke
This was a fun little flick that I never really hear mentioned very much. I enjoyed it when I saw it on Netflix a while back.
Bromsy wrote:A Bridge Too Far
Probably one of the better WWII movies ever made.
BobtheInquisitor wrote:Krull
I love this movie! The first time I saw it I was like "Look how young Liam Neeson is in this movie!"
BobtheInquisitor wrote:Clue (young Tim Curry!)
OMG I love this movie! You can also have an exalt for excellent taste in movies!
I have a few recommendations of my own:
Kelly's Heroes: WWII movie with some great action scenes and very quotable dialogue!
Battle Beyond the Stars: Very enjoyable sci-fi movie that, to me, was like the Magnificent Seven in space.
Hellfighters: John Wayne is a firefighter who fights oil well fires in this movie. Probably my favorite John Wayne movie.
The Black Hole: Disney's answer to Star Wars, or so they claimed in 1979. It's a fun movie, but the ending is reminiscent of the ending from 2001: A Space Odyssey in terms of weirdness. Don't take the physics in the movie too seriously...
Romancing the Stone: Very fun action/adventure movie, with a bit of romance thrown in as well. The sequel, The Jewel of the Nile, is pretty fun also.
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2016/08/11 11:13:27
Subject: Re:Movies I might not have seen that you highly recommend
Scavenger Hunt; Arnold Schwarzenegger's first movie. Well, okay, he was a bit part. Also featured the acting talents of Meatloaf! In all honesty, it's frigging hilarious, and one of the best movies from the 70s. It is available on YouTube, although I have no idea how good the quality is. It's free, by the way. Imagine the death of a toilet, hugely fat people being worth bonus points, and a simpleton named "Dummits". Also Indians shooting teddy bears and did I mention Meatloaf acts?? Yeah...enjoy yourself.
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2016/08/12 03:06:46
Subject: Movies I might not have seen that you highly recommend
If a certain amount of cheese is desired, then you can't beat some of the lines in Night of the Creeps. Afterwards, you'll be answering your phone with "Thrill me!"
Critters, Critters 2, and Gremlins 2 are worth checking out. Some of my favorite lines are delivered by extras.
Short Circuit 2 is surprisingly good.
Death Race 2,000
Monster Squad
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Oscar: Very funny movie with witty dialogue in which Sylvester Stallone plays a gangster who's trying to go legit.
The Money Pit: Good comedy from the '80s about a couple buying a house and having it become more than they bargained for.
The Burbs: Another good comedy from the '80s. Newcomers to a quiet street make the neighbors suspicious, and chaos ensues.
Red Sonja: Fantasy movie in which Sonja, played by Brigitte Nielsen, goes on a quest for revenge. Arnold Schwarzenegger co-stars as a character that totally isn't Conan...
And of course I have to point out Conan the Destroyer, which to me is the better of the two '80s Conan movies. Just a good, fun adventure movie!
My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/7/24, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~16000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Imperial Knights: ~2300 | Leagues of Votann: ~1300 | Tyranids: ~3400 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000 | Kruleboyz: ~3500 | Lumineth Realm-Lords: ~700
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2024: 40 | Total models painted in 2025: 25 | Current main painting project: Tomb Kings
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2016/08/12 03:51:43
Subject: Re:Movies I might not have seen that you highly recommend
And of course I have to point out Conan the Destroyer, which to me is the better of the two '80s Conan movies. Just a good, fun adventure movie!
OMG... I cannot disagree with this any more than I do... Conan the Destroyer was a gak movie. The problem, as I see it, is that Conan is an R movie, to be done properly, and for them to make it PG is absolutely terrible. The dialogue, acting and everything is just terrible. It's not even "so bad it's good" territory for me.
2016/08/12 04:02:11
Subject: Re:Movies I might not have seen that you highly recommend
malamis wrote: Goon - Singlehandedly made me interested in Hockey
I was going to post in this thread specifically to recommend Goon and its already been done...
It is very good though and it highlights just how good an actor Sean WIlliam Scott can be (Stifler from American Pie). On face value it sounds pretty formulaic and meh; Scott plays a thuggish ice hockey player (Doug the Thug) who climbs his way up the ladder to 'make it' as a professional ice hockey player by beating the current but fading Ice hockey star brawler.
However the main character effectively has special needs, he is far from intelligent, but at the same time is a very nice guy and played with an air of wide eyed bewilderment and innocence perfectly by Scott. Despite the film being very violent due to its subject matter there is no meanness or nastiness in it at all (there is from supporting characters but that gets swept away as the film progresses). Even the big fight at the end see's both parties happy with the outcome. This is very much a feel good movie that happens to be covered in blood and missing several teeth.
I saw it completely by chance and I am glad I did.
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