The "Recommend me" thread

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Mouser..: Apr 1, 2010

Tirius posted:

I'd love some recommendations on thriller/horror movies where isolation is a key factor. The only horror/thrillers that really get to me are the ones where people are totally isolated from society. For example, Pandorum didn't get to me at all until that scene when they open the windows on the ship and look out on a starless void. Even though it later turned out there was a twist involved with that scene, it still is the strongest image I have of that movie.

Edit: I should probably clarify further, as isolation is actually a pretty common component of horror films. I'm looking for more than just alone in a haunted house in the woods type isolation. I mean films like Triangle, set on a boat in the middle of the ocean, or Event Horizon, a spaceship worlds away from anyone else. The kind of isolation where it's virtually impossible to make contact with civilization.

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The Thing is a great example of what I'm looking for, and one of my favorite films. Thanks though!

I have a sneaking suspicion that you've already seen it but Sunshine fits the bill pretty well. And it's not really a thriller but you can't go wrong with Hell in the Pacific

EDIT: Make sure to watch the alternate ending of HitP on youtube afterwards. The original one is pretty abrupt.

Mouser.. fucked around with this message at 02:09 on Jul 29, 2012

# ? Jul 29, 2012 02:06

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# ? Jun 16, 2024 03:24

escape artist: Sep 24, 2005; Slow train coming

What, if anything, is required viewing with John Waters? I mean, I really don't want to see Pink Flamingos, because of the poo poo-eating. Is any of his stuff actually worth watching because its good, and not just bizarre or gross?

# ? Jul 29, 2012 02:28

Air Skwirl: May 13, 2007; Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed shitposting.

escape artist posted:

What, if anything, is required viewing with John Waters? I mean, I really don't want to see Pink Flamingos, because of the poo poo-eating. Is any of his stuff actually worth watching because its good, and not just bizarre or gross?

I like the original Hairspray, and I don't know if it's essential, but Pecker wasn't bad. Neither of them have anything as gross as your spoiler.

I'm on the Awful app, but the guy looking for isolated thrillers, Cube might fit, and there's always Hitchcock's Life Boat, which I haven't actually seen, but I understand takes place on a life boat.

# ? Jul 29, 2012 03:17

Kolta: Apr 13, 2009

Can anyone recommend me some Bourne identity'esk films.

# ? Jul 29, 2012 04:33

wyoming: Jun 7, 2010; Like a television
tuned to a dead channel.

escape artist posted:

What, if anything, is required viewing with John Waters? I mean, I really don't want to see Pink Flamingos, because of the poo poo-eating. Is any of his stuff actually worth watching because its good, and not just bizarre or gross?

I'll second Pecker, also recommend Serial Mom.

# ? Jul 29, 2012 17:08

Mouser..: Apr 1, 2010

Kolta posted:

Can anyone recommend me some Bourne identity'esk films.

The Hunted with Benicio Del Toro is a pretty good "Supersoldier goes off the reservation" type movie. Takes place largely in the wilderness but I would check it out. Only thing that is offsetting is Del Toro tried out his American accent in it and he ended up sounding like he got dubbed over.

# ? Jul 29, 2012 17:23

Power of Pecota: Aug 4, 2007; Goodness no, now that wouldn't do at all!

Among John Waters stuff, Cry-Baby's a blast and I love the original Hairspray. I thought Pecker was really mediocre, but to each their own.

# ? Jul 29, 2012 17:53

Air Skwirl: May 13, 2007; Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed shitposting.

I just remembered another John Waters movie I enjoyed, Cecil B. Demented.

# ? Jul 29, 2012 19:00

the Bunt: Sep 24, 2007; YOUR GOLDEN MAGNETIC LIGHT

Desperate Living is the most overlooked John Waters movie. it is definitely not classy or whatever you are looking for, but it's John Waters and I think it's a lot better thematically and subtextually than Pink Flamingoes

# ? Jul 29, 2012 19:25

HUNDU THE BEAST GOD: Sep 14, 2007; everything is yours

escape artist posted:

What, if anything, is required viewing with John Waters? I mean, I really don't want to see Pink Flamingos, because of the poo poo-eating. Is any of his stuff actually worth watching because its good, and not just bizarre or gross?

Serial Mom, Pecker, Cry-Baby, and Hairspray are all good to great. All of his earlier films that AREN'T Pink Flamingos are better than Pink Flamingos.

# ? Jul 29, 2012 23:07

Power of Pecota: Aug 4, 2007; Goodness no, now that wouldn't do at all!

I'm in the mood for something with multiple realities/timelines of the same characters. Off the top of my head, I'm thinking like The Wizard of Oz, Dead Again, Celine and Julie Go Boating, Run Lola Run, Sliding Doors, and I've heard about The Fountain but I'm not that interested. Any other suggestions?

# ? Jul 30, 2012 05:48

Criminal Minded: Jan 4, 2005; Spring break forever

Power of Pecota posted:

I'm in the mood for something with multiple realities/timelines of the same characters. Off the top of my head, I'm thinking like The Wizard of Oz, Dead Again, Celine and Julie Go Boating, Run Lola Run, Sliding Doors, and I've heard about The Fountain but I'm not that interested. Any other suggestions?

David Lynch does this in Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway and INLAND EMPIRE. These spoiler tags are clumsy as hell and probably pointless but oh well.

# ? Jul 30, 2012 05:52

Air Skwirl: May 13, 2007; Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed shitposting.

Power of Pecota posted:

I'm in the mood for something with multiple realities/timelines of the same characters. Off the top of my head, I'm thinking like The Wizard of Oz, Dead Again, Celine and Julie Go Boating, Run Lola Run, Sliding Doors, and I've heard about The Fountain but I'm not that interested. Any other suggestions?

2046 is great, but works best if you've already seen In the Mood for Love.

Edit:took out the David Lynch films that are in spoilers above my post, probably unnecessary, but better safe than sorry.

Air Skwirl fucked around with this message at 08:16 on Jul 30, 2012

# ? Jul 30, 2012 05:53

Power of Pecota: Aug 4, 2007; Goodness no, now that wouldn't do at all!

Criminal Minded posted:

David Lynch does this in Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway and INLAND EMPIRE. These spoiler tags are clumsy as hell and probably pointless but oh well.

I swear to god I just came back here to edit those in. I can't believe I blanked on those :doh:

# ? Jul 30, 2012 05:55

morestuff: Aug 2, 2008; You can't stop what's coming

Power of Pecota posted:

I'm in the mood for something with multiple realities/timelines of the same characters. Off the top of my head, I'm thinking like The Wizard of Oz, Dead Again, Celine and Julie Go Boating, Run Lola Run, Sliding Doors, and I've heard about The Fountain but I'm not that interested. Any other suggestions?

Primer takes this to a ridiculous extent.

Edit: Also, Rashomon is an obvious suggestion.

morestuff fucked around with this message at 06:04 on Jul 30, 2012

# ? Jul 30, 2012 05:59

Parkingtigers: Feb 23, 2008; TARGET CONSUMER
LOVES EVERY FUCKING GAME EVER MADE. EVER.

Power of Pecota posted:

I'm in the mood for something with multiple realities/timelines of the same characters. Off the top of my head, I'm thinking like The Wizard of Oz, Dead Again, Celine and Julie Go Boating, Run Lola Run, Sliding Doors, and I've heard about The Fountain but I'm not that interested. Any other suggestions?

Hero would fit that bill, though I found it boring as hell myself. Nice use of colour for each alternate telling of the same tale though.

The Fountain would actually be a really nice film if it didn't have the floating tree in space bits, so if you can just overlook those then the rest of it is still of interest.

Oh, I know the film you are looking for. The Family Man with Nicholas Cage. It's basically a modern rehash of It's a Wonderful Life but I found it surprisingly endearing at the time I saw it.

# ? Jul 30, 2012 06:03

kuddles: Jul 16, 2006; Like a fist wrapped in blood...

Power of Pecota posted:

I'm in the mood for something with multiple realities/timelines of the same characters. Off the top of my head, I'm thinking like The Wizard of Oz, Dead Again, Celine and Julie Go Boating, Run Lola Run, Sliding Doors, and I've heard about The Fountain but I'm not that interested. Any other suggestions?

Everything you mentioned and everything being suggested is pretty much all the important relevant films I can think of.

Basic is essentially Rashomon turned into a Hollywood action thriller. It's also not very good, though.

Certified Copy and The Double Life of Veronique both basically fit the bill but they might be more slower paced then you are looking for.

Timecrimes is a foreign movie that plays with time travel that is kinda overlooked I feel.

Frequency and The Lake House both deal with messaging people through time but they are also pretty saccharine.

Also of note but probably too obvious: Dark City, Donnie Darko, 12 Monkeys, Peggy Sue Got Married, The Butterfly Effect, Groundhog Day, Source Code, eXistenZ, Pleasantville, a little movie you might have heard of called Back To The Future.

# ? Jul 30, 2012 16:23

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Power of Pecota posted:

I'm in the mood for something with multiple realities/timelines of the same characters. Off the top of my head, I'm thinking like The Wizard of Oz, Dead Again, Celine and Julie Go Boating, Run Lola Run, Sliding Doors, and I've heard about The Fountain but I'm not that interested. Any other suggestions?

Not all great films, and some I'm sure you've already seen. Also, some of these aren't quite in the "multiple realities" category, but rather trying to figure out what the explanation behind their one reality is:

Coraline
Sucker Punch
Clue
Inception
Source Code
Brazil (make sure to watch one of the longer director/restored cuts)
Vanilla Sky (although I'm told the original spanish film Abre Los Ojos (Open Your Eyes) was far superior)
Identity
Paprika
Matrix (dur)
The Cell
Usual Suspects
Total Recall
Fight Club
Angel Heart
Return to Oz (like Wizard of Oz, it plays with the idea that Oz was imagined, but takes a darker tone by suggesting that it was mental illness rather than a dream)

In the realm of TV, there was the short-lived show Awake, where alternate realities was central to its story.

kuddles posted:

12 Monkeys,

Alternately, I think it's worth watching La Jetee. It's a 26 minute slideshow that served as the inspiration for 12 Monkeys. Fair warning though, it's very arthouse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGAMY0xZlVQ

Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 20:53 on Jul 30, 2012

# ? Jul 30, 2012 20:30

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Well, gently caress me. Chris Marker (the director of La Jetee) just died.

# ? Jul 30, 2012 21:25

emminou: May 25, 2006

I just watched My Brother the Devil. Can anyone recommend films in a similar vein? I've already put La Haine on my list, but I'm not sure what else is out there.

# ? Jul 31, 2012 12:43

Handsome Dead: May 21, 2012; by Y Kant Ozma Post

I really love nightclub scenes in movies. Can anyone recommend some more:

The Matrix trilogy
Go
Black Swan
Enter the Void
Irreversible
The Dark Knight
Blade

# ? Jul 31, 2012 23:39

morestuff: Aug 2, 2008; You can't stop what's coming

Handsome Dead posted:

I really love nightclub scenes in movies. Can anyone recommend some more:

The Matrix trilogy
Go
Black Swan
Enter the Void
Irreversible
The Dark Knight
Blade

54 has a few. If you want an actual good movie, Boogie Nnights.

# ? Jul 31, 2012 23:44

Mouser..: Apr 1, 2010

Handsome Dead posted:

I really love nightclub scenes in movies. Can anyone recommend some more:

The Matrix trilogy
Go
Black Swan
Enter the Void
Irreversible
The Dark Knight
Blade

Collateral
The Replacement Killers

# ? Aug 1, 2012 01:17

Parkingtigers: Feb 23, 2008; TARGET CONSUMER
LOVES EVERY FUCKING GAME EVER MADE. EVER.

Handsome Dead posted:

I really love nightclub scenes in movies. Can anyone recommend some more:

Saturday Night Fever, obviously.

# ? Aug 1, 2012 01:24

Big Bad Voodoo Lou: Jan 1, 2006

Handsome Dead posted:

I really love nightclub scenes in movies. Can anyone recommend some more:

The Matrix trilogy
Go
Black Swan
Enter the Void
Irreversible
The Dark Knight
Blade

Comedy option: Knocked Up

# ? Aug 1, 2012 01:44

Handsome Dead: May 21, 2012; by Y Kant Ozma Post

Collateral and Saturday Night Fever are both so blatant, I can't believe I forgot to put them on my list. And thanks for the recommendations, I've got Boogie Nights on DVD somehwere so I'll have to check that out ASAP.

# ? Aug 1, 2012 01:49

Parkingtigers: Feb 23, 2008; TARGET CONSUMER
LOVES EVERY FUCKING GAME EVER MADE. EVER.

I never got around to watching it myself but 24 Hour Party People sounds right up your alley too.

# ? Aug 1, 2012 01:56

TychoCelchuuu: Jan 2, 2012; This space for Rent.

The Social Network has a short one.

# ? Aug 1, 2012 02:32

Binary Logic: Dec 28, 2000; Fun Shoe

Power of Pecota posted:

I'm in the mood for something with multiple realities/timelines of the same characters. Off the top of my head, I'm thinking like The Wizard of Oz, Dead Again, Celine and Julie Go Boating, Run Lola Run, Sliding Doors, and I've heard about The Fountain but I'm not that interested. Any other suggestions?

FAQ About Time Travel is low budget, low tech, low life fun...this trailer actually gives away too much IMO.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBV340x3GcA

# ? Aug 5, 2012 14:22

Alhazred: Feb 16, 2011

Handsome Dead posted:

I really love nightclub scenes in movies. Can anyone recommend some more:

The Matrix trilogy
Go
Black Swan
Enter the Void
Irreversible
The Dark Knight
Blade

Babel

# ? Aug 5, 2012 15:19

HP Hovercraft: Jan 1, 2006; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse

Handsome Dead posted:

I really love nightclub scenes in movies. Can anyone recommend some more:

Morvern Callar

# ? Aug 5, 2012 15:46

neoaxd: Nov 13, 2004

Can somebody recommence good movies that are set during or around the Russian revolution, preferably but not necessarily, from the revolutionaries' side?
I've seen Reds, Rasputin Dark Servant of Destiny, Dr Zhivago, and The Unforgettable Year 1919.

# ? Aug 6, 2012 01:01

Schweinhund: Oct 23, 2004

Mel Brooks' The Twelve Chairs

# ? Aug 6, 2012 01:08

FitFortDanga: Nov 19, 2004; Nice try, asshole

neoaxd posted:

Can somebody recommence good movies that are set during or around the Russian revolution, preferably but not necessarily, from the revolutionaries' side?
I've seen Reds, Rasputin Dark Servant of Destiny, Dr Zhivago, and The Unforgettable Year 1919.

Mother
Arsenal
The Last Command
The End of St. Petersburg
Storm Over Asia
October
A Slave of Love

# ? Aug 6, 2012 03:24

TrixRabbi: Aug 20, 2010; Time for a little robot chauvinism!

What are some good cop movies? Buddy or no buddy.

# ? Aug 6, 2012 05:36

Perpetual Hiatus: Oct 29, 2011

I would love it if someone could recommend some more obscure horror-comedies, well they dont have to be obscure its just Ive probably seen a lot of the more famous ones. Films like Shaun of the Dead or Botched or Tucker and Dale, not films like Cabin Fever. Thanks

# ? Aug 6, 2012 07:47

Air Skwirl: May 13, 2007; Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed shitposting.

neoaxd posted:

Can somebody recommence good movies that are set during or around the Russian revolution, preferably but not necessarily, from the revolutionaries' side?
I've seen Reds, Rasputin Dark Servant of Destiny, Dr Zhivago, and The Unforgettable Year 1919.

It takes place about a decade before the revolution, but Battleship Potemkin seems like an obvious one, given it's themes and use as propaganda.

Perpetual Hiatus posted:

I would love it if someone could recommend some more obscure horror-comedies, well they dont have to be obscure its just Ive probably seen a lot of the more famous ones. Films like Shaun of the Dead or Botched or Tucker and Dale, not films like Cabin Fever. Thanks

Severance, American Psycho, Braindead (Dead Alive), Bad Taste.

# ? Aug 6, 2012 09:06

HP Hovercraft: Jan 1, 2006; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse

Perpetual Hiatus posted:

I would love it if someone could recommend some more obscure horror-comedies, well they dont have to be obscure its just Ive probably seen a lot of the more famous ones. Films like Shaun of the Dead or Botched or Tucker and Dale, not films like Cabin Fever. Thanks

Did you see Cabin in the Woods?

# ? Aug 6, 2012 10:46

Alhazred: Feb 16, 2011

Perpetual Hiatus posted:

I would love it if someone could recommend some more obscure horror-comedies, well they dont have to be obscure its just Ive probably seen a lot of the more famous ones. Films like Shaun of the Dead or Botched or Tucker and Dale, not films like Cabin Fever. Thanks

Bubba Ho-Tep, Killer Condom, Feast.

# ? Aug 6, 2012 15:43

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# ? Jun 16, 2024 03:24

Parachute: May 18, 2003

Perpetual Hiatus posted:

I would love it if someone could recommend some more obscure horror-comedies, well they dont have to be obscure its just Ive probably seen a lot of the more famous ones. Films like Shaun of the Dead or Botched or Tucker and Dale, not films like Cabin Fever. Thanks

Ravenous. Not really obscure, but definitely under the radar.

# ? Aug 6, 2012 15:59

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