Movie Club

Mrd00d · 01-30-2011, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by tore

It is supposedly the world's spookiest movie, yet I haven't seen it! It's something I'd like to remedy one of these days.

From the description, it sounds like they used this as the basis for House on Haunted Hill about 10 years ago. Sounds much better, though. Originals usually are. And I could be off base.

I'll also send in a PM I suppose, but I nominate

Terry Gilliam's Brazil (1985)

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Gilliam sometimes refers to this film as the second in his "Trilogy of Imagination" movies, starting with Time Bandits (1981) and ending with The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989).[1] All are about the "craziness of our awkwardly ordered society and the desire to escape it through whatever means possible."[1] All three movies focus on these struggles and attempts to escape them through imagination—Time Bandits, through the eyes of a child, Brazil, through the eyes of a man in his thirties, and Munchausen, through the eyes of an elderly man.
Gilliam has stated that Brazil was inspired by George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four—which he has admitted never having read[6]—but is written from today's perspective rather than looking to the future as Orwell did. In Gilliam's words, his film was "the Nineteen Eighty-Four for 1984."

Dystopian satire, they say. Terry Gilliam amazes at times... from subtleties snuck in, to whole stage designs.

djchameleon · 01-30-2011, 10:25 AM

I want to nominate Nosferatu

I would be happy watching Nosferatu or the haunting but I wanted to throw in a classic monster flick.

Nosferatu(1922)

Nosferatu is a German Expressionist horror film, directed by F. W. Murnau, starring Max Schreck as the vampire Count Orlok. The film, shot in 1921 and released in 1922, was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, with names and other details changed because the studio could not obtain the rights to the novel (for instance, "vampire" became "Nosferatu" and "Count Dracula" became "Count Orlok")

Nosferatu was ranked twenty-first in Empire magazine's "The 100 Best Films of World Cinema" in 2010.

Guybrush · 01-30-2011, 10:28 AM

Brazil is a great movie .. Seen it a number of times, of course, but still awsome.

Not as good as The Fisher King though.

edit :

By the way, movies that are more than 75 years old can often be downloaded legally from archive.org

F.ex Nosferatu

TheCunningStunt · 01-30-2011, 10:58 AM

My nomination:

Blowup (1966)

"A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. But in the course of a single day he accidentally captures on film the commission of a murder. The fact that he has photographed a murder does not occur to him until he studies and then blows up his negatives, uncovering details, blowing up smaller and smaller elements, and finally putting the puzzle together."

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 01-30-2011, 11:05 AM

Alright, I have 5 candidates now:

Carrie - Skaligojurah
The Haunting - Tore
Brazil - Mr.Dood
Nosaferatu - DJ Chameleon
Blow Up - The Cunning Stunt

Making a nominations thread. I'll be accepting more, but they will not be eligible for vote. now on, only nominate through PM. Those nominated after this one will be replacements for watched films, in order of which they are suggested.

Also, for future reference, no need to include the movie poster/picture. I'm putting these all in one topic, and that'd make for one tall topic.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 01-30-2011, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

I want to nominate Nosferatu

I would be happy watching Nosferatu or the haunting but I wanted to throw in a classic monster flick.

Nosferatu(1922)

Nosferatu is a German Expressionist horror film, directed by F. W. Murnau, starring Max Schreck as the vampire Count Orlok. The film, shot in 1921 and released in 1922, was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, with names and other details changed because the studio could not obtain the rights to the novel (for instance, "vampire" became "Nosferatu" and "Count Dracula" became "Count Orlok")

Nosferatu was ranked twenty-first in Empire magazine's "The 100 Best Films of World Cinema" in 2010.

Great choice! Have you seen The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari? Another great German silent horror film and the basis for my avatar.

djchameleon · 01-30-2011, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Conan

Great choice! Have you seen The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari? Another great German silent horror film and the basis for my avatar.

no I haven't but you have piqued my interest. I think I want to see it now.

Guybrush · 01-30-2011, 09:37 PM

In my opinion and experience so far, when it comes to german silent horror flicks, Faust from 1926 is the one to watch. It is brilliant in many ways, definetly something everyone should check out. Beats even Nosferatu in my opinion!

"F.W. Murnau's telling of the classic German legend, 'Faust' is a masterpiece to behold. From both the technical and story standpoint, the film excels and despite being nearly eighty years old, Faust still stands tall as one of the greatest cinematic achievements of all time. F.W. Murnau has become best known among film fans for 'Nosferatu', but this is unfair to the man. While Nosferatu is something of an achievement; it pales in comparison to this film in every respect. Faust is far more extravagant than Murnau's vampire tale, and it shows his technical brilliance much more effectively. The story is of particular note, and it follows a German alchemist by the name of Faust. As God and Satan war over Earth, the Devil preaches that he will be able to tempt Faust into darkness and so has a wager with God to settle things. Satan sends Mephisto to Earth to offer Faust an end to the plague that is making it's way through the local population, and eternal youth, in return for Faust's soul..."

Link (you can download it legally) : Faust

**Janszoon** · 01-30-2011, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

no I haven't but you have piqued my interest. I think I want to see it now.

It's decent, worth seeing to be sure. I think the silent horror film I enjoyed the most though was Der Golem.

djchameleon · 01-30-2011, 09:46 PM

i'm loving that archive.org site i'm going to download all three of those and watch them tomorrow or maybe one each night over the next three nights.

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TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	My nomination: Blowup (1966) "A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. But in the course of a single day he accidentally captures on film the commission of a murder. The fact that he has photographed a murder does not occur to him until he studies and then blows up his negatives, uncovering details, blowing up smaller and smaller elements, and finally putting the puzzle together." __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	In my opinion and experience so far, when it comes to german silent horror flicks, Faust from 1926 is the one to watch. It is brilliant in many ways, definetly something everyone should check out. Beats even Nosferatu in my opinion! "F.W. Murnau's telling of the classic German legend, 'Faust' is a masterpiece to behold. From both the technical and story standpoint, the film excels and despite being nearly eighty years old, Faust still stands tall as one of the greatest cinematic achievements of all time. F.W. Murnau has become best known among film fans for 'Nosferatu', but this is unfair to the man. While Nosferatu is something of an achievement; it pales in comparison to this film in every respect. Faust is far more extravagant than Murnau's vampire tale, and it shows his technical brilliance much more effectively. The story is of particular note, and it follows a German alchemist by the name of Faust. As God and Satan war over Earth, the Devil preaches that he will be able to tempt Faust into darkness and so has a wager with God to settle things. Satan sends Mephisto to Earth to offer Faust an end to the plague that is making it's way through the local population, and eternal youth, in return for Faust's soul..." Link (you can download it legally) : Faust __________________ Something Completely Different