I recently watched The Ruins, Saw IV, Dark Knight, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Silent Hill, and The Descent. Most of them were pretty good, especially Once Upon a Time and Dark Knight.
Anybody have any recommendations?
Bad Taste is a flipping great movie. Fave scene, of many, is the chuck-drinking scene: "Ohhh, aren't I lucky? I got a chunky bit."
I liked your list, and agree with all of it, though I blush to admit I haven't seen the Japanese films. Let me add a few of my faves, just off the top of my head:
(in no order)
Withnail and I
Romero's original Dead Trilogy (the 2 new ones suck IMHO)
28 Days Later
Sideways
Scrooge
The Shining
Fargo
Blood Simple
The Thing ('81)
The Fly ('85)
Jaws
Original Star Wars Trilogy
Planet of the Apes ('67)
Dirty Harry
All the Amicus horror portmanteau movies like Asylum, From Beyond the Grave etc
Theatre of Blood
The Abominable Dr Phibes
The Mummy (Hammer)
All Hammer Dracula movies (even the bad ones)(some might say that means all of them, but I like them)
The Hitcher ('86)
Southern Comfort
Dog Soldiers
Creepshow
Salems Lot ('79)(I know it was a TV mini series but who cares?)
The Dead Zone
The Deer Hunter
Sleeper
Bullets Over Broadway
Broadway Danny Rose
Stop, stop, stop - I must be procrastinating. I'm sure I should be working on Sometimes 8.
Bad Taste looks pretty fantastic, that's definitely going on the short list.
I forgot to mention Warhol's Dracula & Frankenstein (aka Blood for Dracula, Flesh for Frankenstein). Both are sick, twisted, and absolutely hysterical.
I see you are a fan of the classic cheesy horror films, like me! have you seen 'Horror Express' (so corny!) and the original 'House of Wax' ? btw, there are no bad Hammer films, just bad attitudes towards them. And don't forget 'Amazing Stories' (also a tv show)
One that actually scared me - 'A Tale of Two Sisters' (Japanese original - I think USA is remaking soon?)
But for my reccomendations, I will have to go with the 'Eastern Eye' classics (Japanese/Korean originals):
Ring, The Grudge, The Eye, Pulse, Phone, Reincarnation, Infection, Kwaidan (short stories), and the original of the recent film 'shutter', Photo. Those Koreans really know how to make a horror film!
I also LOVE the Japanese mini-series 'Death Note'. The Anime cartoon of same is also good, but drags on a bit.
Well most of these were pretty ok whereby I did not like SAW and Silent Hill. I am not sure though in which years you want recommendations for. I mean there are some Carpenter classics such as They Live and The Thing. These are prett cool. Other than that the new Hell Boy is good, The orphange or Rec are two Spanish ones that are very good but you will need to be reading subtitles. Another one maybe not so known and also needing subtitles is Mongol. i saw this one and was positively surprised. I guess for me it is more fiction than reality in terms of Dshingis Khan's real life. Anyway tell me what kinda movies you like and what time period.
Hi Chris...I've been on a movie kick myself lately and can HIGHLY recommend these titles to you and anyone else on the board looking for some movies a little off the beaten path..
Pan's Labyrinth - (A Spanish film available with subtitles or dubbed) - great story, with great visuals from a highly creative director. You'll be drawn into the story and the ending is something you didn't expect and won't soon forget.
The Orphanage - (another Spanish film) - Wow! Here is a great little scary movie (at least you THINK it's a scary movie). You'll have to make your own decision at the end of the film. This one is very disturbing and memorable.
The Fall - another, you guessed it, Spanish film). This one is set in 1920's and centers on the friendship of a Hollywood stuntman and a little girl. Both are convelescing in the same hospital. It's a wonderful story with unbelievable visuals from the director of The Cell (which was a Jennifer Lopez movie from 7-8 years ago). The acting is great, the little girl is lovable and the story is, well, breathtaking. Check it out!
Hope you get a chance to check these out some time. I think they were ALL great!
I'm not going to make a list right now, but on the subject of movies. I saw "The Unborn" last night. It was very good. It had some very creepy scenes. I actually think it would be better to see at home with the lights out. At least for me I don't get as scared in the theatre as I would at home. I went with my wife my sister and mom. They were all totally scared. My sister said when she went home she would have to watch cartoons before she went to sleep.
It was a great movie, but I would recommend seeing it at home (If you are like me) to get the full affect.
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My list of recommendations in no particular order: Goodfellas Casino The Usual Suspects The Seven Samurai Barton Fink The Player Full Metal Jacket Eraserhead Capote The Big Sleep Fight Club Taxi Driver The Good, The Bad and The Ugly 2001: A Space Odyssey Dancer in the Dark (Increndibly depressing ending) The Shawshank Redemption Repo Man Bad Taste (Peter Jackson's first and probably best movie) And this one which you probably cannot find at your local DVD rental store, probably not to everyone's tastes but this is a horror podcast website so here is the trailer: Tetsuo - The Iron Man:Chunky Bit
Bad Taste is a flipping great movie. Fave scene, of many, is the chuck-drinking scene: "Ohhh, aren't I lucky? I got a chunky bit." I liked your list, and agree with all of it, though I blush to admit I haven't seen the Japanese films. Let me add a few of my faves, just off the top of my head: (in no order) Withnail and I Romero's original Dead Trilogy (the 2 new ones suck IMHO) 28 Days Later Sideways Scrooge The Shining Fargo Blood Simple The Thing ('81) The Fly ('85) Jaws Original Star Wars Trilogy Planet of the Apes ('67) Dirty Harry All the Amicus horror portmanteau movies like Asylum, From Beyond the Grave etc Theatre of Blood The Abominable Dr Phibes The Mummy (Hammer) All Hammer Dracula movies (even the bad ones)(some might say that means all of them, but I like them) The Hitcher ('86) Southern Comfort Dog Soldiers Creepshow Salems Lot ('79)(I know it was a TV mini series but who cares?) The Dead Zone The Deer Hunter Sleeper Bullets Over Broadway Broadway Danny Rose Stop, stop, stop - I must be procrastinating. I'm sure I should be working on Sometimes 8.Bad Taste looks pretty
Bad Taste looks pretty fantastic, that's definitely going on the short list. I forgot to mention Warhol's Dracula & Frankenstein (aka Blood for Dracula, Flesh for Frankenstein). Both are sick, twisted, and absolutely hysterical.Classic Horror
I see you are a fan of the classic cheesy horror films, like me! have you seen 'Horror Express' (so corny!) and the original 'House of Wax' ? btw, there are no bad Hammer films, just bad attitudes towards them. And don't forget 'Amazing Stories' (also a tv show)
One that actually scared me - 'A Tale of Two Sisters' (Japanese original - I think USA is remaking soon?)
But for my reccomendations, I will have to go with the 'Eastern Eye' classics (Japanese/Korean originals):
http://www.easterneye.com.au/showreel/main.swf - most recent catalogue
Ring, The Grudge, The Eye, Pulse, Phone, Reincarnation, Infection, Kwaidan (short stories), and the original of the recent film 'shutter', Photo. Those Koreans really know how to make a horror film!
I also LOVE the Japanese mini-series 'Death Note'. The Anime cartoon of same is also good, but drags on a bit.
All good movies on here. :)
All good movies on here. :) I'd also recommend Requiem for a Dream.
Well most of these were
Well most of these were pretty ok whereby I did not like SAW and Silent Hill. I am not sure though in which years you want recommendations for. I mean there are some Carpenter classics such as They Live and The Thing. These are prett cool. Other than that the new Hell Boy is good, The orphange or Rec are two Spanish ones that are very good but you will need to be reading subtitles. Another one maybe not so known and also needing subtitles is Mongol. i saw this one and was positively surprised. I guess for me it is more fiction than reality in terms of Dshingis Khan's real life. Anyway tell me what kinda movies you like and what time period.
Some of my favourites are
Happy Gilmore, Pan's Labyrinth, Battle Royale and Monty Python's Life of Brian.
I've also recently watched This Is England and Dead Man's Shoes which were particularly good.
One last contribution 28 Days Later - Great 28 Weeks Later - Poor
Pan's Labyrinth
I'd forgotten about Pan's Labyrinth.... what a fantastic movie. Wasn't that the same director as Hellboy?
coming to the converstion late...
Gangster No. 1
The Apartment
Office Space
Shaun of the Dead
Hot Fuzz
A little diverse, but is that bad?
Movie Recommendations
Hi Chris...I've been on a movie kick myself lately and can HIGHLY recommend these titles to you and anyone else on the board looking for some movies a little off the beaten path..
Pan's Labyrinth - (A Spanish film available with subtitles or dubbed) - great story, with great visuals from a highly creative director. You'll be drawn into the story and the ending is something you didn't expect and won't soon forget.
The Orphanage - (another Spanish film) - Wow! Here is a great little scary movie (at least you THINK it's a scary movie). You'll have to make your own decision at the end of the film. This one is very disturbing and memorable.
The Fall - another, you guessed it, Spanish film). This one is set in 1920's and centers on the friendship of a Hollywood stuntman and a little girl. Both are convelescing in the same hospital. It's a wonderful story with unbelievable visuals from the director of The Cell (which was a Jennifer Lopez movie from 7-8 years ago). The acting is great, the little girl is lovable and the story is, well, breathtaking. Check it out!
Hope you get a chance to check these out some time. I think they were ALL great!
Ed in Philadelphia, PA
A movie
I'm not going to make a list right now, but on the subject of movies. I saw "The Unborn" last night. It was very good. It had some very creepy scenes. I actually think it would be better to see at home with the lights out. At least for me I don't get as scared in the theatre as I would at home. I went with my wife my sister and mom. They were all totally scared. My sister said when she went home she would have to watch cartoons before she went to sleep.
It was a great movie, but I would recommend seeing it at home (If you are like me) to get the full affect.
Sam TB