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Post by pimpinainteasy on May 5, 2017 8:15:03 GMT
Sorry to hear that pimpin'. When I saw NIGHT MOVES at the old Savoy cinema on Cape Road back in 1975 I found it deep, dark and fascinating; a haunting, thrilling film with images and ideas that linger in my head to this very day. It rocked my then 15-year-old world. 'Course I liked the young Melanie Griffith's tits too. I have a zone 1 DVD of NIGHT MOVES, but I am too lazy to unplug the BluRay player (which only plays zone 2 blu rays and DVDs) and plug in the my multi-zone DVD player. Also, after watching blu rays and dvds on the Blu Ray player, it is hard to watch a film on the DVD player - beause they look so crappy. Too think we once watched films on VHS and DVD players. I am so glad I lhave ived long enough to experience Blu Ray and HD televison. PS. WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN is one of my all-time favorite films (first saw it on the big screen back in the day, and it blew my then young mind). Unfortunately the zone 1 MGM/UA dvd is rather a muddy, dark print of this already dark film and I dream of the day when a restored version is released on Blu Ray (maybe someone from Criterion will see this post and take action). jeffersoncody, i have decided to rewatch NIGHT WATCH since you recommend it so highly. hohoho! |
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Post by koskiewicz on May 5, 2017 16:25:18 GMT
The Conversation
Catch-22
American Psycho
Desperado
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Post by pimpinainteasy on May 6, 2017 10:31:29 GMT
ROLLING THUNDER
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Post by pimpinainteasy on May 6, 2017 10:33:09 GMT
This is a hard one for me, mixing dark existentialism with nature, which generally I consider to be holy. That said, I've tried to come up with a few titles that might work for you. My favorite and first choice would be Kurosawa's great film, Dersu Uzala (1975). A must-see, in my opinion. A few others: The Impossible (2012), about the 2004 Indonesian great tsunami; another favorite. The Edge (1997). Not a great film, but a good one, with the elements you desire. Mountains of the Moon (1990). A much better film than The Edge, I thought, though The Edge is decidedly more intense. Moby Dick (1956), John Huston's classic. All is Lost (2013), though I wasn't a big fan. The Bear (1988), another of my favorites, wherein nature is certainly the enemy, though the protagonist is not a human. Quest for Fire (1981), another very good film by the director of The Bear. Also, The Birds (1963), The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and maybe Gorillas in the Mist (1988). Let me know if I'm on the right track. i have only watched THE IMPOSSIBLE, THE BIRDS and THE EDGE. agree with your the choices of THE EDGE and THE BIRDS. dont remember much of THE IMPOSSIBLE - i didnt like it all that much despite mcgregor being a favorite actor. |
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