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Post by robvandamisgod on Dec 7, 2010 19:30:40 GMT -5
Well Ive just started putting videos on my ipod and ive never been that much of a movie guy but Id really like to get some suggestions for some good movies to put on my Ipod and this isnt only for me I figure this would be a thread where people could reccomend films and others could request a film in the sense like theyd say what type of movies they liked and someone would reccomend a good film
right now Im looking for just anything good
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Post by Harry on Dec 7, 2010 21:04:52 GMT -5
A great documentary about street art & graffiti
Eccentric millionares and rockstars wreaking havoc on US highways
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Post by Maf on Dec 7, 2010 22:00:32 GMT -5
If you like anything claymated then Fantastic Mr.Fox is a really awesome movie.
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Post by Her 69 Eyes on Dec 7, 2010 23:24:09 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2015 18:54:35 GMT -5
Wanted to revive this thread since I've noticed that I have not seen many of the classic films that my teacher references to in my screenwriting class.
So.
What do you recommend I should watch ASAP. I could go to Rotten Tomatoes or IMDB and just go down the list of their top rated movies, but I would rather have it curated here with you guys!
Let's go with a genre that I hold dear: Horror.
I've already seen the classics like Halloween, Friday the 13th, Nightmare (haven't gone beyond the second one though). So, recommend away!
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Post by Pick on Jan 22, 2015 19:00:05 GMT -5
Well if you're looking for classic horror films, go watch all of the Alfred Hitchcock movies.
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Post by Reed on Jan 22, 2015 19:20:59 GMT -5
Not all of his films are horror movies. But the true Hitchcock movies that are actually considered 'Horror' movies then i would recommend 'Psycho' and 'The Birds' But there is a pretty good chance you have seen either of them or at least the famous 'Shower' Scene from Psycho. Even tho this isn't horror, if your looking for a good Mystery, Suspense Thriller, than i would recommend another Alfred Hitchcock movie (And my personal favorite from him) would be 'Rear Window'.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2015 19:24:12 GMT -5
Well if you're looking for classic horror films, go watch all of the Alfred Hitchcock movies. I should watch all of Hitchcock's movies regardless lol. Not all of his films are horror movies. But the true Hitchcock movies that are actually considered 'Horror' movies then i would recommend 'Psycho' and 'The Birds' But there is a pretty good chance you have seen either of them or at least the famous 'Shower' Scene from Psycho. Even tho this isn't horror, if your looking for a good Mystery, Suspense Thriller, than i would recommend another Alfred Hitchcock movie (And my personal favorite from him) would be 'Rear Window'. Oddly enough, I've seen maybe half of the Birds and I have yet to see Psycho or Rear Window. They are on my radar now. Thanks fellas.
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Post by AD on Jan 22, 2015 21:34:25 GMT -5
Wanted to revive this thread since I've noticed that I have not seen many of the classic films that my teacher references to in my screenwriting class. So. What do you recommend I should watch ASAP. I could go to Rotten Tomatoes or IMDB and just go down the list of their top rated movies, but I would rather have it curated here with you guys! Let's go with a genre that I hold dear: Horror. I've already seen the classics like Halloween, Friday the 13th, Nightmare (haven't gone beyond the second one though). So, recommend away! Well, you're really giving me a lot of room to work with here, so this might take awhile. I'll start with one name: Val Lewton. He produced nine horror films for RKO in the 40's that set the bar for atmosphere and suspense in the genre. "Cat People" "I Walked With A Zombie" "The Leopard Man" "The 7th Victim" "The Curse of the Cat People" "The Body Snatcher" "Isle of the Dead" "Bedlam" and "The Ghost Ship." And if you're even remotely serious about the genre it's pretty essential for you to know a thing or two about the old Universal monster movies. "Frankenstein" and "Bride of Frankenstein" are the best. If you're not opposed to silent movies (and you really shouldn't be) you could go all the way back to the very beginning of the genre and check out "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" and "Nosferatu." The 1979 remake "Nosferatu the Vampyre" directed by Werner Herzog is also a masterpiece in it's own right. Getting into some slightly artsier and more modern territory, there's "Don't Look Now" which isn't only one of the best horror movies ever, but also considered by some to be the best British movie ever made. (It also features one of the hottest sex scenes to ever make it's way into an R-rated movie, but that's a whole other story.) Or you could check out a couple Roman Polanski masterpieces, "Repulsion" and "Rosemary's Baby." I'd also highly recommend an overlooked gem made by Robert Altman called "Images." Or if you want something that's (for lack of a better term) a bit sleazier you might look into some Italian horror. Mario Bava ("Black Sunday" "Black Sabbath" "Blood and Black Lace" "Kill Baby Kill" "Lisa and the Devil") and Dario Argento ("Deep Red" "Suspiria" "Tenebre" "Phenomena" "Inferno") are the two directors that stand head and shoulders above the rest. I should point out, though, that when it comes to Italian horror movies it's wise to go in expecting that the stories aren't going to make a whole lot of sense. But the images will stay with you long after any story would. But if you've never seen "Psycho" it should really jump to the front of your list. As well as "Peeping Tom" which came out the same year and helped redefine the genre right along with Hitchcock's movie. And then there's "The Night of the Hunter" which is not just my favorite horror movie ever, but also quite possibly my favorite movie ever, period. There are so many other titles running through my head. (How could I do a list of horror recommendations without mentioning a single title by John Carpenter, Stuart Gordon, David Cronenberg, or George Romero?) But I've probably gone overboard with this post already, so I'll stop now.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2015 22:43:17 GMT -5
Wanted to revive this thread since I've noticed that I have not seen many of the classic films that my teacher references to in my screenwriting class. So. What do you recommend I should watch ASAP. I could go to Rotten Tomatoes or IMDB and just go down the list of their top rated movies, but I would rather have it curated here with you guys! Let's go with a genre that I hold dear: Horror. I've already seen the classics like Halloween, Friday the 13th, Nightmare (haven't gone beyond the second one though). So, recommend away! Well, you're really giving me a lot of room to work with here, so this might take awhile. I'll start with one name: Val Lewton. He produced nine horror films for RKO in the 40's that set the bar for atmosphere and suspense in the genre. "Cat People" "I Walked With A Zombie" "The Leopard Man" "The 7th Victim" "The Curse of the Cat People" "The Body Snatcher" "Isle of the Dead" "Bedlam" and "The Ghost Ship." And if you're even remotely serious about the genre it's pretty essential for you to know a thing or two about the old Universal monster movies. "Frankenstein" and "Bride of Frankenstein" are the best. If you're not opposed to silent movies (and you really shouldn't be) you could go all the way back to the very beginning of the genre and check out "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" and "Nosferatu." The 1979 remake "Nosferatu the Vampyre" directed by Werner Herzog is also a masterpiece in it's own right. Getting into some slightly artsier and more modern territory, there's "Don't Look Now" which isn't only one of the best horror movies ever, but also considered by some to be the best British movie ever made. (It also features one of the hottest sex scenes to ever make it's way into an R-rated movie, but that's a whole other story.) Or you could check out a couple Roman Polanski masterpieces, "Repulsion" and "Rosemary's Baby." I'd also highly recommend an overlooked gem made by Robert Altman called "Images." Or if you want something that's (for lack of a better term) a bit sleazier you might look into some Italian horror. Mario Bava ("Black Sunday" "Black Sabbath" "Blood and Black Lace" "Kill Baby Kill" "Lisa and the Devil") and Dario Argento ("Deep Red" "Suspiria" "Tenebre" "Phenomena" "Inferno") are the two directors that stand head and shoulders above the rest. I should point out, though, that when it comes to Italian horror movies it's wise to go in expecting that the stories aren't going to make a whole lot of sense. But the images will stay with you long after any story would. But if you've never seen "Psycho" it should really jump to the front of your list. As well as "Peeping Tom" which came out the same year and helped redefine the genre right along with Hitchcock's movie. And then there's "The Night of the Hunter" which is not just my favorite horror movie ever, but also quite possibly my favorite movie ever, period. There are so many other titles running through my head. (How could I do a list of horror recommendations without mentioning a single title by John Carpenter, Stuart Gordon, David Cronenberg, or George Romero?) But I've probably gone overboard with this post already, so I'll stop now. First off, thank you AD for the lenghty post. I know I gave you a lot of wiggle room (I didn't know whether or not to do it by decade or director so I just said eff it and made it as broad as I could) I had Cat People on an old list after I saw it on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments. I have seen Frankenstein, Dracula & a little bit of The Mummy. But I definitely need to go through the entire catalog and give them a watch. I know James Rolfe is a HUGE Universal monster movie fan so during his Monster Madness marathons he would mention them and that made me want to see them even more. I am not opposed to silent films. Granted, I haven't seen many to begin with, but I don't have a problem with them so if you have more, please don't think you can't recommend them. Don't Look Now was also on the 100 Scariest Movie Moments so that's been on my list for a long time now. Me & my brother still reference it to this day: I don't know why we do that, it's just become a running gag we do for whatever reason. Also, HOTTEST R-RATED SEX SCENE EVAR?? That's moved up on the queue now... I've never heard of Images. Can you give a brief description as to what it's about? I've seen Suspira & Tenebre and yes, I do know the lack of story sense some of them have, but I will overlook it in terms of lasting images. Yeah, Psycho should jump to the top of the list. Peeping Tom looks really cool (it was also on the Top 100 Scariest Moments). They mention in the marathon that Michael Powell career was ruined by critics because of Peeping Tom. Can you shed more light on that for me? Night of The Hunter looks awesome! Robert Mitchum looks freaking scary in that movie (from the little bit they showed on, again, Bravo's marathon). "THE DOLL! HAHAHAHA! WHY SURE! HEHE! THE LAST PLACE ANYONE WOULD LOOK!" That line scared the crap out of me. You know what you gotta do right? Since you didn't get them in on this list...you gotta do another one. ... When you're ready.
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Post by AD on Jan 23, 2015 11:34:44 GMT -5
I've never heard of Images. Can you give a brief description as to what it's about? It's kind of hard to go into any detail about it without spoiling too much of it, but basically it's one of those movies where a lonely, psychologically damaged woman loses touch with reality, starts hallucinating, and bad things begin to happen. A bit like "Repulsion" or maybe "Black Swan" would be a more modern example. Yeah, Psycho should jump to the top of the list. Peeping Tom looks really cool (it was also on the Top 100 Scariest Moments). They mention in the marathon that Michael Powell career was ruined by critics because of Peeping Tom. Can you shed more light on that for me? My understanding is that it was just one of those cases of a movie being too far ahead of it's own time. Movies had never really gone so deeply into that type of twisted psychology before, and it rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. Hitchcock got away with it because he was already known for that sort of thing (just not to such an extreme), while Powell was known more for sensitive dramas like "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" "The Red Shoes" and "Black Narcissus" (which actually had their own edgy subtexts, but were nevertheless considered more respectable) so he was really savaged by the stuffy critical establishment of the time for going into such territory. "Peeping Tom" also had a subtext about the inherent voyeurism of the cinema, and I guess some of those critics didn't take too kindly to the implication that they might be perverts in their own right. You know what you gotta do right? Since you didn't get them in on this list...you gotta do another one. ... When you're ready. Well, lucky for you, you caught me on a Friday when I didn't have to go to work, so I just might do that.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2015 15:16:45 GMT -5
I've never heard of Images. Can you give a brief description as to what it's about? It's kind of hard to go into any detail about it without spoiling too much of it, but basically it's one of those movies where a lonely, psychologically damaged woman loses touch with reality, starts hallucinating, and bad things begin to happen. A bit like "Repulsion" or maybe "Black Swan" would be a more modern example. The "Black Swan" example made a bit more sense for me on getting a vibe on "Images". Even though I haven't seen "Black Swan" either, I know what the movie is about. Yeah, Psycho should jump to the top of the list. Peeping Tom looks really cool (it was also on the Top 100 Scariest Moments). They mention in the marathon that Michael Powell career was ruined by critics because of Peeping Tom. Can you shed more light on that for me? My understanding is that it was just one of those cases of a movie being too far ahead of it's own time. Movies had never really gone so deeply into that type of twisted psychology before, and it rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. Hitchcock got away with it because he was already known for that sort of thing (just not to such an extreme), while Powell was known more for sensitive dramas like "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" "The Red Shoes" and "Black Narcissus" (which actually had their own edgy subtexts, but were nevertheless considered more respectable) so he was really savaged by the stuffy critical establishment of the time for going into such territory. "Peeping Tom" also had a subtext about the inherent voyeurism of the cinema, and I guess some of those critics didn't take too kindly to the implication that they might be perverts in their own right. Wow. It's unfortunate that this happens to people who were ahead of the curve, they just get forgotten while someone famous uses their same ideas and techniques and gets the credit for pushing their profession to new heights. You know what you gotta do right? Since you didn't get them in on this list...you gotta do another one. ... When you're ready. Well, lucky for you, you caught me on a Friday when I didn't have to go to work, so I just might do that.
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Post by AD on Jan 23, 2015 18:19:34 GMT -5
OK, so I'm just gonna act as if you've never seen a single horror movie in your life, and just start listing a bunch of quality titles that come to mind. Many will fall into the "you've probably already seen it" category, but hopefully you can sift through those and find some other interesting stuff.
I'll start with the directors I mentioned before.
John Carpenter - Halloween, The Fog, The Thing, Prince of Darkness, Christine
David Cronenberg - Videodrome, The Fly, The Brood, The Dead Zone
Stuart Gordon - Re-Animator, From Beyond
George Romero - Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Creepshow, Martin
Some more stuff from the 1930's, (not only Universal) - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Freaks, Doctor X, Mad Love, Mark of the Vampire, The Mummy, The Mask of Fu Manchu, The Invisible Man, The Old Dark House, Island of Lost Souls, King Kong (never really thought of it as a horror movie, but it should be seen by all)
And a bunch of other stuff (considering you were looking for classics, I limited it to movies released before the 90's). It should go without saying that, unless otherwise noted, I'm always referring to the originals, and not the remakes.
Santa Sangre The Shining Daughters of Darkness Seconds The Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Stepfather The Exorcist Sisters Carrie Seconds An American Werewolf in London The Howling The Evil Dead Duel Poltergeist The Changeling The Uninvited Hellraiser The Hills Have Eyes Diabolique Carnival of Souls The Company of Wolves Black Christmas Phantasm Near Dark The Omen The Innocents The Last House on the Left (you might need a shower after this one) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (original and 1978 remake) A Nightmare on Elm Street Witchfinder General The Haunting Possession Targets Eyes Without a Face Vampyr The Golem Phantom of the Opera (1925 silent version) Dead of Night Kwaidan Horror of Dracula Curse of Frankenstein Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
So yeah, there it is. I don't claim it to be definitive by any measure (I'm sure I'm forgetting a bunch of great stuff I've seen, to say nothing of the stuff I've yet to discover), but there should be something in that sprawling selection of titles to get you started.
Never say I'm not a man of my word.
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Post by hray on Feb 14, 2015 4:48:48 GMT -5
Check it out i think it's really underrated.
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Post by JustSkiff on Feb 14, 2015 17:31:27 GMT -5
That is actually the next movie on my to watch list. So I'm glad to hear that it was good.
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