I don't know why I started off with this one. I don't even know what to say about it. It's a horror film, one with underlying themes that will make your head spin.
Watch it so you can finally know the origin of this gif:
Jeff Goldblum and special FX that are still as sickening today, as they were 24 years ago. I can't really think of a remake that is farther from the original then this one. They both have a fly, that's about it.
I saved the best for last. Don't even read anything about this film. Don't wikipedia, imdb, metacritic, rotten tomatoes, or google it. Just get it and watch it. I can guarantee that when the credits roll and you let out an audible "What the fuck..." you will think back to every other time you have uttered that phrase and realize that it has now lost all meaning.
omg if you can buy onibaba like a physical copy do SO immediately
especially if you can get into older movies. the cinematography in that movie is so good it's like crack and if you get into that shit as much as I do you'll love it.
Well in the subject of horror, I would definitely recommend Paranormal Activity and Shutter Island. I would also suggest that you read the book which Shutter Island is based upon (I think the English title is Shutter Island, but the Swedish one was Patient 67, and it might be the same for Norwegian).
On December 23 2010 13:36 Jumbled wrote: If you like sci-fi, horror or just mind-blowingly good film making, and haven't seen The Mysterious Geographic Adventures of Jasper Morello, you should click on the link below right now.
Dude, thanks! I'm checking this out this Christmas. Thanks a lot.
On December 23 2010 13:55 Endymion wrote: No Alien or Aliens on your list? They're both pretty reputable scifi/horror films.
Well, the list's just what I'm going to be ordering. I already own the entire Alien quadrilogy. The films 1-4 are - in order - great, great, good, and Ron Fuckmothering Perlman.
On December 23 2010 13:56 D10 wrote: HOLY SHIT our tastes are almost indentical and your movie reactions seemed like phrases came out directly from my mind, WHO ARE YOU!?!
Btw watch Pandorum its FUCKING EPIC
edit: on a sidenote, Pandorum is way better if you are able to suspend disbelief for the main plot and focus on the characters reaction to the enviroment
Haha sweet! It's cool that there's someone else on TL who likes all of these. All right, I'll look out for Pandorum.
On December 23 2010 14:00 Kimaker wrote: Abyss: Fucking epic movie about underwater aliens..on earth?? O_o?
Heck yeah! I'm sick of people harping on that movie and its ending, the movie's awesome. I was laughing when South Park referenced a scene from Abyss in the three-parter Imaginationland.
Speaking of underwater films, I also rather enjoyed Sphere. It has Samuel L. Jackson going slowly insane, so what the hell.
+1 for Cube.
The Sword and The Sorcerer for sheer "lolwut". It's old, it's cheesy, and...god, I just don't know what else to say about it. Imagine the Conan movie but hilariously bad...oh...wait a sec....
Dead Snow: Nazi Zombie's killing Nords. Honestly, it's pretty standard until the end where the final 20 minutes are just the greatest and most gratuitously horrifically hilarious 20 minutes to end any zombie movie EVER.
Van Hellsing was good. At least I thought it was...
And last, but most certainly not least... HEAVY METAL
I realize it's a cartoon, but omg, it's just too good, and the soundtrack is to die for.
1: You had me at Conan. 2: Yep, Dead Snow and Heavy Metal are both on my list (and being Norwegian, I may or may not have seen Dead Snow on more than a few occasions), and Van Helsing was awesome. Such a fun ride. Goddamn Hugh Jackman mowing down supernatural beings with a repeating crossbow.
•I'm a huge H.P. Lovecraft fan, which is why it's so disappointing that Lovecraftian films are almost universally bad. Of course, I'll still pick them up anyway. Except for Cthulhu. I heard it uses gay people and social rejection as a metaphor to tell the story of The Shadow over Innsmouth? I mean what the fu
This actually piques my interest. I wonder if it has tense rooftop chase scenes and roaming bands of raging homosexuals. It's probably the other way around, though, which won't be as hillarious.
Unfortunately, I can't really think of anything appropriate to recommend, but I'll add my vote for The Cube and compliment your tastes. Babylon 5 was the shitz!
HAHAHA, that's totally how I would make Cthulhu! Balls out!
Figuratively speaking.
And hey, more votes for Cube, but I expected as much. It'd be on the list if the store wasn't out of copies atm.
Speaking of which, has anyone seen Cube Zero, and is it worth watching?
On December 23 2010 14:24 Ghin wrote: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY An obvious classic. I'm like 100% sure you own it or have seen the edited for tv version at some point. I'm pretty sure everyone has. So many awesome, memorable, and unique action sequences. Pretty sure it won an oscar too, lol. If you haven't seen it and you're a man, please dear god go buy it right now.
THE INVINCIBLE ARMOUR The best kung fu movie ever. It drags in places like most kung fu movies do, but the action is spectacular and unique. The cheesy western soundtrack makes me want to rip bamboo poles apart with my bare hands and do pushups on my fingers. No one I've shown this movie to has disliked it. Plus the ending is absolutely fucking amazing. If you like kung fu movies, this is one you need to have in your collection or you're a noob.
Dude, The Invincible Armour has me with the fucking box art. I really wish it was in the online catalogue I'm buying from.
I'll see if I can find it elsewhere later.
I've already seen the Terminator movies obviously, but yes, classic brilliant scifi.
On December 23 2010 14:25 Comeh wrote: Session 9 - it has david caruso and its still good. Yeah, it's that good. (it's on netflix if you have it, and seeing the amount you like movies, you should have it)
Oh God, that won't work; every time Caruso said anything I'd relieve all the tension in the scene by finishing his sentence with YEEEEEEEEEEAAAH!
Seems okay otherwise, but it's really expensive online for some reason. I'll hold off for now -- too many other movies taking priority.
On December 23 2010 14:44 AzTec wrote: I find this blogs lack of Cronenberg disturbing.
Sorry, although I did insert a nod to Scanners in my post. But you're right -- there's no The Fly, no Naked Lunch. No Videodrome, but that's because I looked and it cost like $50. But whatever, I added it this time around, as well as Naked Lunch. Never heard of the latter, but I'll trust you, and if it turns out to be a disappointment I'm gonna kill myself and haunt your toilet.
And lastly,
On December 23 2010 17:29 DoctorHelvetica wrote: omg if you can buy onibaba like a physical copy do SO immediately
especially if you can get into older movies. the cinematography in that movie is so good it's like crack and if you get into that shit as much as I do you'll love it.
Really? Yeah, I found the Criterion Collection edition, which includes:
New video interview with writer/director Kaneto Shindo
Rare super-8 black & white and color footage provided by actor Kei Sato, shot on location during the filming of Onibaba
Stills gallery featuring production sketches and promotional art
Rare English translation of the original short Buddhist fable that inspired the film
Filmmaker’s statement from writer/director Kaneto Shindo
For what it's worth. I'd be getting it for the movie itself though, which is why I thought the Criterion version they had in the catalogue was very expensive for a film I've never seen that I'd basically be taking a risk on whether it was good or not. But hey, you love horror and I trust your judgement. Added and prioritised. Thanks a lot.
Unrelated, but cool: This blog post about horror films is currently sitting at 3.33 stars. If you've played and loved Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, you are now grinning like an idiot.
I just saw The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello. Very damned nice; it was wonderfully stylized and the voice acting was pretty cool. Plus, I love that kind of universe. That's what drew me to the game Hammerfight originally, which turned out to be a bit of a let-down. The AI was unchallenging and a lot more could have been done with the physics.
During the Star Trek vs. Star Wars feud, I was firmly on the side of Babylon 5.
Then I became a fan for life. I rewatched that entire series + all the movies the last 2 months. Best SF series ever. Londo Mollari, nuff said.
Not enough time to respond more indepth on the rest but I might get around to it later, great blog!
HELL YES Londo Mollari. I'm rewatching the whole series RIGHT NOW, currently up to halfway through season 2. The only reason the list didn't have any Babylon 5 on it is because I already have everything.
As for the series, every time I watch it I see more and more of the foreshadowing, notice more and more which events lead to complications further down the road. The prophetic musings of Kosh, in hindsight... god. It was brilliantly executed.
Sorry, although I did insert a nod to Scanners in my post. But you're right -- there's no The Fly, no Naked Lunch. No Videodrome, but that's because I looked and it cost like $50. But whatever, I added it this time around, as well as Naked Lunch. Never heard of the latter, but I'll trust you, and if it turns out to be a disappointment I'm gonna kill myself and haunt your toilet.
If cash is limited stick to Videodrome, it just got re-released (so make sure wherever you're buying it from, it's the 2010 edition, they added a decent amount of stuff this time round) and I know you'll like it.
The Fly is nowhere near as significant.
I don't know what call to make about Naked Lunch. If you hate it at least you still get to see Peter Weller in something other then Robocop!
Sorry, although I did insert a nod to Scanners in my post. But you're right -- there's no The Fly, no Naked Lunch. No Videodrome, but that's because I looked and it cost like $50. But whatever, I added it this time around, as well as Naked Lunch. Never heard of the latter, but I'll trust you, and if it turns out to be a disappointment I'm gonna kill myself and haunt your toilet.
If cash is limited stick to Videodrome, it just got re-released (so make sure wherever you're buying it from, it's the 2010 edition, they added a decent amount of stuff this time round) and I know you'll like it.
The Fly is nowhere near as significant.
I don't know what call to make about Naked Lunch. If you hate it at least you still get to see Peter Weller in something other then Robocop!
Holy crap, freaking $45 for Videodrome. The only version they have in the catalogue is the Criterion Collection edition, and it's expensive as hell. Most of the other DVDs in my shopping cart averages to something like $13.
No wonder I didn't add it earlier. I'm gonna look for it elsewhere, and I'll keep a lookout for the 2010 release. Thanks for the heads up!
Cube Zero is....well it's Cube Zero. I enjoyed it. It's definitely better than Hypercube (which sadly, I also like), but if you're not in absolute love with Cube, then it's not a required watch.
Anyway, I suggest Banlieu 13, Banlieu 13: Ultimatum, and Angel-A. All 3 are great. City of Ember is also really good.
Sunshine...ahhh too many.
Also, you still buy movies? You should invest in Netflix or something.
On December 23 2010 11:01 NrG.NeverExpo wrote: OP what did you think of The Road? (Viggo mortensen, post-apocalyptic). Thought it was a really great movie for some reason O_O
So, I just finished watching The Road.
The film is very dreary and bleak. From the start there's little hope, little motivation but the journey on which they must embark. The brutal reality of a dead world envelops the characters, and the only colour to be found anywhere is in their minds and memories.
Though depressing as it was, it was hard to look away, and bleak as the outlook might be it was still hard to at any time imagine their journey being fruitless and futile. Maybe that's why you're glued to the screen the whole time, even knowing the end can't bring them to some Great Valley where the trees still grow.
There were moments when the film dragged, where I was simply wishing to know how it all ends. Not because it kept piling on the depression, but because you get ever more accustomed to the world and its inhabitants, until there is little else to explore, and there is little dialogue to fill the void. Perhaps they'll find food, perhaps they won't. Perhaps they'll meet someone, perhaps they won't. But you're along for the ride.
I won't spoil the film. I won't say whether or not their personal journey was fruitful. I will say that all the bleakness, the endless grey of a dead world and the hopeless nature of their venture is deliberately emphasised, and you'll know why when you see it.
Movies I think should be on your list: Behind the Mask Rise of Leslie Vernon Trick'R'Treat (90's movie feel, great overall movie) The Last House on The Left (1972, the scariest most realisitc gore i've seen) 12 Monkies (someone else mentioned it, crazy good psych thriller, you dont know who's insane / what's real) Dark City (good dystopia) from your list: Bad!: Daybreakers bad Darkwater bad Underworld bad
On December 24 2010 03:05 MiniRoman wrote: Movies I think should be on your list: Behind the Mask Rise of Leslie Vernon Trick'R'Treat (90's movie feel, great overall movie) The Last House on The Left (1972, the scariest most realisitc gore i've seen) 12 Monkies (someone else mentioned it, crazy good psych thriller, you dont know who's insane / what's real) Dark City (good dystopia) from your list: Bad!: Daybreakers bad Darkwater bad Underworld bad
I've seen Behind the Mask, and I'm skipping it for now. It's okay -- it's fun and everything, but I'd rarely pop it in to watch it.
I can't believe I forgot Twelve Monkeys, and it's been added to my list. Dark City as well.
Daybreakers is bad? Drat. It sounds cool and I'm hoping there's something of value there because I want it to be good. We'll see when I get it, but it's not a priority.
Oh, and what's bad -- Underworld the series, or just Rise of the Lycans? Because the first movie is seriously enjoyable to me, so if you didn't like that I might still like Rise.
Thanks for the responses, everyone. Too bad this thread is fizzling, but I got a ton of additions. Much love to TL.
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