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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: theomen on January 16, 2003, 03:53:28 AM
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this is a thread to help people find some movies that are good, but didn\'t have multi-million dollar advertisment budgets.
Two of my favs are Momento and Requiem for a Dream.
Momento is about a man with no short term memory who is trying to solve his wifes murder. Since her murder, he can\'t make new memories, so he must write himself notes and the likes. This is a shitty description, but a damn good movie.
Requiem for a Dream is about druggies...
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Resevoir Dogs
Two Hands
Jurassic Park
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I really don\'t know which movies were cheap to produce, so I have no clue.
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not neccecarily cheap, but just movies that the mass public may not be aware of.
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Lol @ Jurrasic Park
And damn you theomen, you stole my answers.
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cube
PI (by darron aronofsky - same guy who directed requim for a dream)
dancer in the dark
three MUST see independant films
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*note to self* must see PI
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Ah yeah, forgot about PI. Cube was interesting, to say the least... D.I.T.D. I\'ve got on DVD.
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PI is my all-time favorite independant film
ive seen it over and over and still find new things in it
another film along the lines of PI is david lynch\'s first film Eraser Head
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plain bizarre
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Speaking of bizarre... what about The Elephant Man.
OH, another great overlooked movie is Donnie Darko.
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Bad Taste :D
Zombie Flesh eating Aliens in Down under in a low budget Superb film.
: Peter Jackson Acted and Directed it
and if you have the LOTR Fellowship DVD you will see
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this poster in the back of some of his interviews.
Woot !!!!!!!!!
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ahh, bad taste
peter jackson\'s (lord of the rings) first film
he also made "meet the feebles" and "dead alive"
two great films in themselves
which version of the elephant man, sammy?
the david lynch version with anthony hopkins?
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BrainDead not the one directed by Adam Simon and with Bill Pullman was the Kind of Follow up but it had a entire new story.
The same style but this time it was just your regular Zombie not the Alien type.
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Yeah, the Lynch version. Granted, I don\'t remember much of it now, but when I saw it many years ago it seemed quite bizarre. :)
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Originally posted by ooseven
BrainDead not the one directed by Adam Simon and with Bill Pullman was the Kind of Follow up but it had a entire new story.
The same style but this time it was just your regular Zombie not the Alien type.
just found out that its called Dead Alive.
i am sure it was renamed Brain Dead for the UK.
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yeah, dead alive = braindead
braindead was the original title
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me hass another one.. i\'ll post this sujestion and then i\'ll need to get back to work
How about Videodrome ?
its David Cronenberg all the way and it has James Woods.
more recent
John Carpenter\'s Vampires with James Woods
why because
James Woods like Bruce Campbell Absolutely F%^&ing Rocks
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^^ Aw man, that movie sux0red. :)
John Carpenter\'s The Thing on the other hand... now we\'re talking baby! :D
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Originally posted by Samwise
^^ Aw man, that movie sux0red. :)
John Carpenter\'s The Thing on the other hand... now we\'re talking baby! :D
but you get to see some boobies :(
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eraserhead....(memories.....)
how about "withnail & I"
or "suburbia"
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I loved Killer Clowns From Outer Space.
I almost bought Bad Taste. Is it worth the purchase?
Ace
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PI
Dancer in the Dark (Bjork!)
I spit on Your grave
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ExistenZ - A David Cronenberg wierd-out fest that leaves you wondering what you\'ve just watched, excellent.
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Here\'s another Cronenberg movie for you . . . Videodrome.
Ace
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The word \'Marketing\' doesn\'t seem to be in Cronenbergs vocabulary.
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Clockwork Orange...
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clockwork orange is a "blockbuster" movie
existenz sucked. i remember the box\'s tagline was "better than the matrix" :rolleyes:
what other shitty movie would have someone make a gun out of the bones from his dinner plate
"i spit on your grave" (originally called "day of the woman" in unedited version) was a great film, althogh a bit tasteless
if you wanna see flat out shock horror films, get this one, although you will not find it in yer local rental store. this is , bar none, THE epitome of shock horror films
cannibal ferox
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its banned it just about every major country, but you can get it over the internet
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I know it\'s an old movie but anyone remember Heavy Metal?
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directed by ivan reitman (ghostbusters)
animation by don bluthe (little mermaid)
go figure.....
some stories were pretty cool (WW2 bomber) but most were pretty stupid.
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I didn\'t think all that much of clockwork orange........ I can\'t see what all the fuss was about either. Alright, in it\'s day, it might have had shock value, but the ban should have been lifted years ago. After seeing it, I don\'t really see the need for me to see it again.
My choice would be Grand Prix....... I think it got an oscar nomination or two, but I wouldn\'t class it as a blockbuster.
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D__n mm knows all. Heavy Metal\'s director and animator. I couldn\'t even remember that :D
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http://www.imdb.com is your friend ;)
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PI and Requiem for a Dream were both very good. I\'ll go with those if I don\'t think of anything better.
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the evil dead trilogy for me.
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movies are my forte, plus i worked at blockbuster for 4 (long) years
there were actually 4 evil dead films, in case you didnt know
"within the woods" was one of sam raimi\'s 1st films
was only about 30 minutes long, but was effectively the prequel to the evil dead series, and even had bruce campbell in it
it will be just about impossible to buy it somewhere now a days, but ive seen a VCD copy of it floating around, if yer that interested in it
it had the same plot as evil dead, but then again, evil dead 2 was also identical to evil dead 1, sans the camera tricks
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heard of it, never seen it.
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EQUILIBRIUM
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Omen, you mean "Memento" right?
Who else thought "Welcome to the dollhouse" was the best f*cking movie ever?
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never heard of it
unless you mean "welcome to the dollhouse"
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I think i\'ve seen Welcome to the Doll House, but was "busy" while watching it.
and yeah, I mean Memento
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EDIT: Yeah, "dollhouse"
Funny shit.
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This is Spinal Tap.
I never get tired of that flick, I\'m not sure whether it was a blockbster or not, but it did have many up and coming celebs in cameo roles.
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Never cared for the Evil Dead series. Then again I can\'t stand Bruce Campell.
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Killing Zoe
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Originally posted by Cerberus
This is Spinal Tap.
I never get tired of that flick, I\'m not sure whether it was a blockbster or not, but it did have many up and coming celebs in cameo roles.
It\'s a great movie. I believe it had a limited showing around the country. Anybody who likes or plays music should see this movie.
I worked at a video store for several years myself. It was way before everything was computerized with barcodes. We used to love screwing with annoying customers.
Ace
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A Long Kiss Goodnight
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Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
PI
Dancer in the Dark (Bjork!)
I spit on Your grave
Whats this one? Bjork played in this? I like Bjork.
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I don\'t remember seeing much advertising for Magnolia, a superb film.
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Punch Drunk Love.. KICK ASS MOVIE!
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kevin smith called "magnolia" pompeous filmmaking at its finest
he was right
i highly recommend dancer in the dark, even if yer not a bjork fan
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i have no freedom of speech
sorry everyone
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the pest, with john legumazaro. its funny
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Dancer in the dark was horrible. When I was alot younger her and I had a nightly thing going on. Oh the days before the net and porn everywhere.
Back on subject I really like city of the Lost Children.
A somewhat popular, but forgotten movie the Burbs. It is a earlier Tom Hanks movie that very few pay attention to.
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Capcom labels \'Dancer in the Dark\' as "artsy-fartsy"..He was over the night I started watching it and walked out and left. :D
Personally, I love it and need to get it on DVD.
Hey MM, you mention Cannibal Ferox, but what about Cannibal Holoacaust? I have heard most people prefer it. Any comments? I may pick \'em up off Ebay, as we seem to typically have the same taste in movies.
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Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
Capcom labels \'Dancer in the Dark\' as "artsy-fartsy"..He was over the night I started watching it and walked out and left. :D
Personally, I love it and need to get it on DVD.
Hey MM, you mention Cannibal Ferox, but what about Cannibal Holoacaust? I have heard most people prefer it. Any comments? I may pick \'em up off Ebay, as we seem to typically have the same taste in movies.
Uhm well it is artsy fartsy and Bjork looks old and not even remotely hot. ugh shudders at the thought of her......
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you base a movie off whether the female actor is hot or not?
for shame
i would go with ferox instead of holocaust
holocaust was set up as more of a "mock" documentary
it focused more on the brutal slaying on animals, which doesnt really do anything for me
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Point taken, MM.
(BTW: Bjork is still cute, damnit!)
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Cannibal Holocaust was teh sux0rz. Really, it bored the hell out of me. :crap:
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who is MM btw?
and if anyone watched dancer in the dark and didnt cry at the end, yer not human
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I guess I\'m not human then. I heard all about how sad it was, etc. But the end was quite teh letdown for me... dunno why, I don\'t have any problems crying at sad movies. :)
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Fargo is quite a funny, low budget film.
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Originally posted by theomen
this is a thread to help people find some movies that are good, but didn\'t have multi-million dollar advertisment budgets.
Two of my favs are Momento and Requiem for a Dream.
Momento is about a man with no short term memory who is trying to solve his wifes murder. Since her murder, he can\'t make new memories, so he must write himself notes and the likes. This is a shitty description, but a damn good movie.
Requiem for a Dream is about druggies...
best movies
planets of the apes
time machine
jeeper\'s creepers
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Originally posted by shawn9990
best movies
planets of the apes
Um, hope you mean the 1968 version.
time machine[/B]
Haven\'t seen it.
jeeper\'s creepers [/B]
The first half was decent. The last half sucked.
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Originally posted by mm
who is MM btw?
and if anyone watched dancer in the dark and didnt cry at the end, yer not human
My problem was making it to the end. Oh well to each his own. ;)
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Originally posted by Samwise
Um, hope you mean the 1968 version.
Haven\'t seen it.
The first half was decent. The last half sucked.
yes the 1968 version
time machine was great not ok
jeepers wasnt the best but the story line was good