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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on May 7, 2018 16:56:11 GMT
Society (1989) Thats a damn good horror flick. Really gross but very satisfying.
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Post by loofapotato on May 7, 2018 17:07:53 GMT
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Post by Spike Del Rey on May 7, 2018 17:28:55 GMT
Spielberg's forgotten masterpiece.
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Post by maxwellperfect on May 7, 2018 18:11:03 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2018 18:18:11 GMT
Kung Fu flick trying to ride off the success of E.T. and Indiana Jones. One of my personal favorites even if some of the humor doesn't land. The fights are well executed and it's just a lot of dumb, cheesy fun and the theme song never gets old for me (which is good because they use it... A LOT). Good luck finding the English dub (the best version), though.
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Post by RiP, IMDb on May 7, 2018 21:25:58 GMT
Thumbs-up to all the ones I've seen.
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Post by alpha128 on May 7, 2018 23:16:44 GMT
I second vegalyra's selection of The Emerald Forest. I like Boorman's film a lot better than Cameron's remake, AKA Avatar.
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Post by notoriousnobbi on May 7, 2018 23:28:05 GMT
Thanks for the mentioning of "Tampopo" and "Into the Night", both being great movies. some others: Bagdad Cafe (Also known as "Out of Rosenheim") and the cult classic "Diva"
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Post by ellynmacg on May 8, 2018 0:19:02 GMT
I never understood why this movie did so poorly...unless it was affected by the scandal surrounding Paul Reubens (aka Pee-Wee Herman). It may not be a world-beater, but I found it a thoroughly enjoyable movie, with decent CGI and some really cute extraterrestrial critters. Bonus Feature: Sarah Jessica Parker before she got "tarted up".
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Post by jervistetch on May 8, 2018 0:53:12 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 1:01:21 GMT
Rob Lowe and the apartment building and....hold on....never mind, that's a 90s film.
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Post by johnspartan on May 8, 2018 1:25:09 GMT
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Post by marth on May 8, 2018 3:30:46 GMT
I second these choices:
Empire of the Sun Chattahoochee The Mosquito Coast Cat People Le Grand Bleu Blame it on Rio
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Post by johnspartan on May 12, 2018 9:40:30 GMT
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Post by sostie on May 12, 2018 9:54:48 GMT
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Post by jervistetch on May 12, 2018 15:19:36 GMT
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Post by drystyx on May 12, 2018 15:47:05 GMT
So far, a disappointing lot on the whole. Some good ones, but most mentioned are the very ones that made the eighties so depressing and dull. But some good ones.
Real gems: Nankyoku Monogatari
Desyat Negrityat
Flesh+Blood
Maximum Overdrive
Project X
Zu Warriors From the Magic Mountain
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Post by movielover on May 12, 2018 15:51:46 GMT
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Post by Nalkarj on May 12, 2018 16:01:40 GMT
So far, a disappointing lot on the whole. Some good ones, but most mentioned are the very ones that made the eighties so depressing and dull. But some good ones. Real gems: Nankyoku Monogatari Desyat Negrityat Flesh+Blood Maximum Overdrive Project X Zu Warriors From the Magic Mountain Just wondering, how is Desyat Negrityat not depressing and dull? I found it the bleakest and the dullest of the ATTWN adaptations; the only adaptation I really like is the René Clair version, though I have a soft spot for the ‘60s version too.
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Post by drystyx on May 12, 2018 16:17:07 GMT
So far, a disappointing lot on the whole. Some good ones, but most mentioned are the very ones that made the eighties so depressing and dull. But some good ones. Real gems: Nankyoku Monogatari Desyat Negrityat Flesh+Blood Maximum Overdrive Project X Zu Warriors From the Magic Mountain Just wondering, how is Desyat Negrityat not depressing and dull? I found it the bleakest and the dullest of the ATTWN adaptations; the only adaptation I really like is the René Clair version, though I have a soft spot for the ‘60s version too. Desyat is easily the most exciting of the Ten Little Indians. It hooks you all the way through, and manages to make you feel the horror without being depressed by it, unless you're a murderer. All the same, you still realize the worst one is the "raving lunatic" who might next choose 10 victims whose "murders" were not pulling over quick enough for an ambulance, or passing a beggar who later died of exposure. Fortunately, he kills himself before he continues. Still, surely one doesn't identify enough with the nine murderers of the film to be depressed. Does one?
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