suggest some movies for me?

[tiedye]

I LOVE Audition. It was a very well written movie. I see a lot of philosophy in Takashi Miike's writing. To me, it's almost like a dark metaphor at times... or perhaps even just a satirical message. I could be wrong though... he may very well just be a fucked up man.

Chumbscrubber was brilliant.

City of God affected my screenplay immensely. I started rewriting it after watching that film again after not seeing it for some time and it sparked a strong desire to tell my tale in different viewpoints intertwined but each in their own small chapter. It also led me to Cirandiru which is by far one of the most interesting films I have ever seen.



Also, I would like to recommend Natural City. Especially to you, Ms Stabby.

[tiedye]

I'm watching 'A Bronx Tale' right now. So far, I'm thoroughly enjoying it but I AM a sucker for mob movies. It's cool seeing De Niro playing a normal guy who hates gangsters in a mob flick.

[tiedye]

Oh fuck... and WAYNE'S WORLD!

Also, any Mel Brooks movie is pretty much a guaranteed good time.

[sidekick]

yeah, i've seen Audition as well. that's a fucked up movie. i watched this other japanese horror movie with my old roommate and at one point he left quietly and threw up in the bathroom. haha. so funny.

yeah, i own 'waking life'. really great film.

thanks so much for the suggestions people, keep 'em coming

i really like old 70s style horror movies, quirky comdies a la wes anderson, film noir, dystopian futures, really dark dark movies basically.

Tsotsi

It is the only one I can think of off the top of my head, the rest I would have suggested already have been.

[tiedye]

Originally Posted by sidekick

i really like old 70s style horror movies, quirky comdies a la wes anderson, film noir, dystopian futures, really dark dark movies basically.

Ah, then all of my Vincent Price films are a must if you haven't seen them already. The Bat is one of my all-time favourites, as well as Dr Phibes Rises Again.

Also, Dementia 13 is a Francis Ford Coppala film (pre-Godfather) starring Bela Lugosi. Intense and dark.

[hardstylin]

over the top
maximum overdrive
kickboxer
fire in the sky

[miss.myra]

hahaha okay maximum overdrive is fucking hilarious. Everytime I think of the vending machine moment I always laugh to myself. That has to be the worst Stephen King novel ever written :P

ooh, over the top is also hilarious for the arm wrestle 'OVER...THE...TOOOOP'

Lately I've had a bit of an affection for turning off my brain and watching stupid action movies. I totally had a die hard marathon a few weeks ago :P haha

[tiedye]

Originally Posted by hardstylin

fire in the sky

Still get chills whenever I watch the phone booth scene with the fingerprints. Creepy as fuck.

[neoh]

Originally Posted by tiedye

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Man, we really should have watched movies when I lived there. I had no idea you were into movies like that. Except I hated Sexy Beast.

I have over 600 movies, and most of the ones you mentioned. You should of knooown.

How the fuck can you hate sexy beast? I even have Ben Kingsly's autograph on a postcard of Sexy Beast. ;P

"I fucked Jackie. Dirty cow. During what we were doing, she tried to stick her finger up my bum. I nearly hit the roof, you can imagine. I mean, what have you got to think of a woman who'd want to do that? "

[NinjaBoy]

Volcano High (Make sure you pick up the version snoop dogg and method man voiced)
Waking Life
Infernal affairs
Go
Made
Goodbye Dragon Inn

[gnosis]

Originally Posted by tiedye

As for Mojo's suggestion of 'A Scanner Darkly,' make sure to also watch 'Waking Life." It pioneered the animation concept.

Sorry, buddy. It didn't.

The animation technique is called Rotoscoping, and it's been around for decades.

It's a cheater's way of making animation more life-like and fluid by shooting the subject on film, first, then, frame by frame, redrawing (tracing) the image on paper w/ pen and ink.

Ralph Bakshi was using this technique in his films ("Heavy Traffic", "Fritz the Cat", "Lord of the Rings", etc) back in the '70's.

Frosty
(wanted to clear that up)

[tiedye]

Oh shit. I should have remembered that Lord of the Rings cartoon before I posted that, although I had no idea it was the exact same technique. As for my original comment, that's what I was told by my film 'buff' buddy who has been caught for bullshit more than once now.

Also, are you sure Fritz the Cat is done in the same
animation?

[hardstylin]

tango and cash

[V.!.M.]

i completely forgot ugghh

Apocalypse Now!!!!

simply amazing

[tiedye]

Altered States!!!!

[crookedking]

if you like sick twisted shit then i would have to recommend "cannibal holocaust" and "boxing helena".

[-evil-duerr-]

dark movies???


checkout

mysterious skin
dancer in the dark
the war zone
.....

those flicks will make your skin crawl from the inside out

[Liqwid]

[Liqwid]

[bungoshlung]

requiem for a dream

[mojo]

bump.

[cubed]

King of Kong - a great documentary about a guy trying to break the world record for Donkey Kong.

The Hebrew Hammer - one of my favourite holiday films.

Bubba Ho-Tep - a geriatric elvis battles a mummy.

No Country for Old Men - the coen brothers do it once again.

[-evil-duerr-]

this movie is awesome!

[ebbomega]

One of my favourite dark movies is Ravenous. Think Dances With Wolves meets Silence Of The Lambs