Classic Movies I Have Never Seen

**Frownland** · 08-22-2022, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Threads is more an aftermath movie though. Very disturbing if I remember. I assume you're talking about the "nuclear war in Britain" one from the 1980s?

Ja it's not a war film but is still very upfront and visceral, especially with the slow boil of the beginning.

music_collector · 08-22-2022, 10:58 PM

Those two movies were so entertaining that I didn't care about the horrible dubbing. Nobody does shootouts like John Wu. I remember seeing the term "bullet ballet" used to describe his movies. Chow Yun Fat was impervious to bullets in those movies. He has something in common with Rambo. He used gun powder to close his wounds.

The Batlord · 08-22-2022, 11:24 PM

Chow Yun Fat is the absolute ****. Nobody more charismatic.

music_collector · 08-23-2022, 08:19 AM

It's too bad Replacement Killers got tamed down. I think he would have been huge in the west, had this movie gotten the Hard Boiled treatment.

Queen Boo · 08-25-2022, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

David Lynch and the like: I know, I know, but I really doubt I would understand his movies, and I have no real wish to see Naked Lunch, Eraserhead and all that guff. In a very general way, I want to watch movies I can at least understand or get a grip of.

Naked Lunch was Cronenberg you silly willy.

Trollheart · 08-25-2022, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Queen Boo

Naked Lunch was Cronenberg you silly willy.

Was it? Wow. I was sure it was him. Anyway, I said "and the like" didn't I? Okay so not that either.

**Frownland** · 08-25-2022, 06:12 PM

Naked Lunch is extra bizarre mainly because of the source material, you might get a kick out of eXistenZ.

Trollheart · 08-25-2022, 07:36 PM

Yeah that's Edgar Rice Burroughs, isn't it?

Oh no wait: William Burroughs. My mistake.

Existenz I believe I saw part of one night. Don't recall liking it.

GD · 08-26-2022, 06:09 PM

Are you still taking recs? If so I'll suggest these (some of them were already mentioned by ISB but they should all be well worth adding to your list (probably many more, but I'm no movie buff either)):

Requiem for a Dream
Suspiria
Billy Elliot
Spirited Away (even if you aren't specifically taking recs for animated movies, this one is worth making an exception for)
Fish Tank

Also, is the Dracula on your list in the OP Coppola's version?

Trollheart · 08-26-2022, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by GD

Are you still taking recs? If so I'll suggest these (some of them were already mentioned by ISB but they should all be well worth adding to your list (probably many more, but I'm no movie buff either)):

Requiem for a Dream
Suspiria
Billy Elliot
Spirited Away (even if you aren't specifically taking recs for animated movies, this one is worth making an exception for)
Fish Tank

Also, is the Dracula on your list in the OP Coppola's version?

I'll consider some of them. Billy Elliot I have zero interest in seeing, Suspira has bad connotations for me when I was much younger, so no there. The Dracula I have on the list is the 1930s original. Bela Lugosi? Not sure. B/white anyway. I've seen Coppola's version (Bram Stoker's Dracula, right? Gary Oldman? Love never dies? )

08-25-2022, 06:12 PM	#37 (permalink)
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GD ???pp? ??snW Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: NO Posts: 686	Are you still taking recs? If so I'll suggest these (some of them were already mentioned by ISB but they should all be well worth adding to your list (probably many more, but I'm no movie buff either)): Requiem for a Dream Suspiria Billy Elliot Spirited Away (even if you aren't specifically taking recs for animated movies, this one is worth making an exception for) Fish Tank Also, is the Dracula on your list in the OP Coppola's version? __________________ lasty\|rate-y music-y

08-22-2022, 10:58 PM	#32 (permalink)
music_collector Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Canada Posts: 744	Those two movies were so entertaining that I didn't care about the horrible dubbing. Nobody does shootouts like John Wu. I remember seeing the term "bullet ballet" used to describe his movies. Chow Yun Fat was impervious to bullets in those movies. He has something in common with Rambo. He used gun powder to close his wounds.

08-23-2022, 08:19 AM	#34 (permalink)
music_collector Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Canada Posts: 744	It's too bad Replacement Killers got tamed down. I think he would have been huge in the west, had this movie gotten the Hard Boiled treatment.