Recommend Me A Movie

The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > Cinema Discusso > Recommend Me A Movie

therattle: Jul 24, 2007; Soiled Meat

feedmyleg posted:

Y'all are too good at this, I've had to make a Letterboxd list. Good thing I'm in the mood for depressing foggy seaside movies all the time these days.

Did anyone mention Manchester By The Sea? By god, that's a good film.

# ? Aug 27, 2020 20:43

Adbot: ADBOT LOVES YOU

# ? Apr 16, 2024 22:39

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

shoeberto posted:

I have a group of friends that I've been doing some online movie nights with and I'm looking for suggestions for the next one.

I've mostly focused on movies that are absurd and/or so-bad-it's-good in a way that's fun to watch in a casual group atmosphere. So far we have watched The Room and Hausu, both of which were pretty well received.

I think the main thing is that they should be watchable and fun. And also they don't need to be just traditionally bad movies - weird/fringe/experimental is fine too.

Zazie in the Metro
Repo Man

feedmyleg posted:

I want something with fog, sweaters, seaside, and maybe a fishing village. Ideally something spooky, but not necessarily. Perhaps a melancholic atmosphere, but not necessarily.

Already seen but would fit the bill: The Lighthouse, The Fog, The Wicker Man, and a bunch of BBC folk horror.

No sweaters, but if you want ominous seaside village House of Sand and Fog comes to mind

# ? Aug 28, 2020 03:48

Ramrod Hotshot: May 30, 2003

Do any of you see movies of your own creation in your head? Or is it just me that's brain damaged enough to do this?

Anyway, just now I was imagining a near-future sci fi movie about a 40-something failed left wing journalist and podcaster who's at the end of his rope. He can't pay rent, but he gets a tip about a cadre of Maoists who have a secret cache of guns and drugs to steal. So he gets a heist together. Except that it's a trap, and the Maoists are cops. It's got a very Children of Men-ish vibe.

So, is there anything out there already, uh, like this? Or at least toned down a little to "desperate journalist turns to crime"?

# ? Aug 29, 2020 04:47

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

Nightcrawler or Fletch

morestuff fucked around with this message at 05:01 on Aug 29, 2020

# ? Aug 29, 2020 04:57

NObodyNOWHERE: Apr 24, 2007; Now we are all sons of bitches.; Hell Gem

Ramrod Hotshot posted:

..."desperate journalist turns to crime"

The Passenger (1975)

Not action or sci-fi though. It's slow and full of existential dread/despair. Awesome if it's your cup of tea. It is very much mine.

# ? Aug 29, 2020 05:07

regulargonzalez: Aug 18, 2006; UNGH LET ME LICK THOSE BOOTS DADDY HULU YES YES GIVE ME ALL THE CORPORATE CUMMIES ADBLOCK USERS DESERVE THE DEATH PENALTY, DON'T THEY DADDY?
WHEN THE RICH GET RICHER I GET HORNIER

Ramrod Hotshot posted:

Do any of you see movies of your own creation in your head? Or is it just me that's brain damaged enough to do this?

Anyway, just now I was imagining a near-future sci fi movie about a 40-something failed left wing journalist and podcaster who's at the end of his rope. He can't pay rent, but he gets a tip about a cadre of Maoists who have a secret cache of guns and drugs to steal. So he gets a heist together. Except that it's a trap, and the Maoists are cops. It's got a very Children of Men-ish vibe.

So, is there anything out there already, uh, like this? Or at least toned down a little to "desperate journalist turns to crime"?

Haha I do this too. I have a whole zombie action-comedy film in my head starring Woody Harrelson, and a Farrelly Brothers-style comedy about two rival summer camps, one for fat kids and one for little people, and it's a sports competition between them, and the opening scene is a recreation of the opening to Chariots of Fire but, you know, with a fat kid and a midget.

Anyway, no idea about your movie.

# ? Aug 29, 2020 05:25

Ramrod Hotshot: May 30, 2003

regulargonzalez posted:

Haha I do this too. I have a whole zombie action-comedy film in my head starring Woody Harrelson, and a Farrelly Brothers-style comedy about two rival summer camps, one for fat kids and one for little people, and it's a sports competition between them, and the opening scene is a recreation of the opening to Chariots of Fire but, you know, with a fat kid and a midget.

Anyway, no idea about your movie.

Haha I would watch the poo poo out of that summer camp movie. And good news your first one, it's called Zombieland.

# ? Aug 29, 2020 06:05

regulargonzalez: Aug 18, 2006; UNGH LET ME LICK THOSE BOOTS DADDY HULU YES YES GIVE ME ALL THE CORPORATE CUMMIES ADBLOCK USERS DESERVE THE DEATH PENALTY, DON'T THEY DADDY?
WHEN THE RICH GET RICHER I GET HORNIER

Ramrod Hotshot posted:

Haha I would watch the poo poo out of that summer camp movie. And good news your first one, it's called Zombieland.

I know no one will believe me but I had the idea first. Some great set pieces, including a spooky scene with our heroes sneaking through a funeral home while a Muzak version of Pearl Jam - Alive plays.

# ? Aug 29, 2020 07:06

Telebite: Aug 23, 2018

Did anyone see the new Bill & Ted? Any good? Overly nostalgic?

# ? Aug 29, 2020 13:56

feedmyleg: Dec 25, 2004

Telebite posted:

Did anyone see the new Bill & Ted? Any good? Overly nostalgic?

Thread.

# ? Aug 29, 2020 14:16

married but discreet: May 7, 2005; Taco Defender

I want tree porn. Without Name, Colour out of Space, not Evil Dead. Asking for a friend.

# ? Sep 6, 2020 03:03

Sir Kodiak: May 14, 2007

Malick's The New World has a lot of pretty tree footage. Leave No Trace on Amazon Prime could work. Not if it has to be horror, though.

# ? Sep 6, 2020 03:13

married but discreet: May 7, 2005; Taco Defender

Any trees, horror or not, I wanna see the large bois

# ? Sep 6, 2020 03:14

feedmyleg: Dec 25, 2004

Princess Mononoke

e: just watched Flash Gordon and that had some real big bois

# ? Sep 6, 2020 03:29

Roumba: Jun 29, 2005; Buglord

For recent sci-fi or western-via-sci-fi, maybe check out Annihilation or Prospect? Prospect has plenty of tree time and big space-sequoias(?), while Annihilation has some great scenes and effects, but it isn't 90% in the forest, it's a little more varied.
Action: First Blood or Predator (the originals from the 80s) are two forest-y classics and absolute must-sees if you've avoided them somehow.
In the Drama/Mystery/Romance/ExperimentalWhatever&MetaphorGalore category, try The Fountain. The Tree of Life is a central character/theme. Lower actual screen time with trees, but very memorable visuals and music.

There's also this great PBS documentary where our wonderfully calming narrator sits in a tree and watches big eagles do eagle things in an Amazonian megatree. PBS's site has a few clips to see if you are interested before you go combing around youtube or whatever: https://www.pbs.org/video/nature-a-hungry-harpy/.

# ? Sep 6, 2020 04:12

FunkyAl: Mar 28, 2010; Your vitals soar.

Ramrod Hotshot posted:

Do any of you see movies of your own creation in your head? Or is it just me that's brain damaged enough to do this?

Anyway, just now I was imagining a near-future sci fi movie about a 40-something failed left wing journalist and podcaster who's at the end of his rope. He can't pay rent, but he gets a tip about a cadre of Maoists who have a secret cache of guns and drugs to steal. So he gets a heist together. Except that it's a trap, and the Maoists are cops. It's got a very Children of Men-ish vibe.

So, is there anything out there already, uh, like this? Or at least toned down a little to "desperate journalist turns to crime"?

I finished a short this year and the whole time I was making it I had the movie and certain scenes doing circles in my head. It feels a little like being a crazy person. So just really produce this and you'l feel better.

# ? Sep 6, 2020 04:25

fenix down: Jan 12, 2005

feedmyleg posted:

Princess Mononoke

e: just watched Flash Gordon and that had some real big bois

Good picks! I was thinkin Ferngully & Avatar.

# ? Sep 6, 2020 05:10

El Graplurado: Mar 24, 2004; I do backflips when you're not looking.

The Cloud Capped Star, Old Joy, Charisma, La Libertad, Baobab Play

# ? Sep 6, 2020 09:45

Dekko: May 23, 2007

I'd like to watch some Westerns, but mountain/snowy ones. I can think of The Revenant, Ravenous, Hateful Eight and maybe the True Grit remake off the top of my head.

# ? Sep 6, 2020 17:01

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

Dekko posted:

I'd like to watch some Westerns, but mountain/snowy ones. I can think of The Revenant, Ravenous, Hateful Eight and maybe the True Grit remake off the top of my head.

Jeremiah Johnson or The Great Silence would work

# ? Sep 6, 2020 17:04

UNRULY_HOUSEGUEST: Jul 19, 2006; mea culpa

Dekko posted:

I'd like to watch some Westerns, but mountain/snowy ones. I can think of The Revenant, Ravenous, Hateful Eight and maybe the True Grit remake off the top of my head.

McCabe and Mrs Miller is a great one.

# ? Sep 6, 2020 18:19

married but discreet: May 7, 2005; Taco Defender

The Dark Valley (2014) is a western set in the Austrian alps, can't get any more snowy/mountainy.

# ? Sep 6, 2020 19:35

Manager Hoyden: Mar 5, 2020

I'm looking for straight up haunted house movies, like amityville horror or haunting of hill house. Which ones are the pick of the litter?

# ? Sep 7, 2020 03:25

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

The Haunting, The House on Haunted Hill, The Legend of Hell House

# ? Sep 7, 2020 03:41

Wizchine: Sep 17, 2007; Television is the retina
of the mind's eye.

The Changeling (1980)

# ? Sep 7, 2020 05:21

Debbie Does Dagon: Jul 8, 2005

Crimson Peak is a good modern one

# ? Sep 7, 2020 06:32

fenix down: Jan 12, 2005

Manager Hoyden posted:

I'm looking for straight up haunted house movies, like amityville horror or haunting of hill house. Which ones are the pick of the litter?

Relic (2020) is worth checking out if you haven't seen.

# ? Sep 7, 2020 07:13

Alfred P. Pseudonym: May 29, 2006; And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss goes 8-8

Manager Hoyden posted:

I'm looking for straight up haunted house movies, like amityville horror or haunting of hill house. Which ones are the pick of the litter?

House (1977)

# ? Sep 7, 2020 08:58

feedmyleg: Dec 25, 2004

The Conjuring flicks are probably what you're after if you haven't seen em. The Old Dark House is great if you want to check out one of the OGs.

But also let me recommend Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow, The Ghost & Mr.Chicken, Topper, The Ghost Breakers, and Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein, which are almost certainly not what you're after but are a campy good time.

# ? Sep 7, 2020 12:52

Sir Kodiak: May 14, 2007

Poltergeist (1982) isn't the scariest movie, but it's a lot of fun, and worth seeing to have seen if you haven't before.

# ? Sep 7, 2020 16:00

Manager Hoyden: Mar 5, 2020

Nice that'll keep me entertained for a while, thanks everyone.

# ? Sep 7, 2020 16:29

Telebite: Aug 23, 2018

Just watched I'm Thinking of Ending Things, new Charlie Kaufman film on Netflix

A slow burn (over 2 hours) with two separate 20 minute long car scenes.

It's really good.

# ? Sep 8, 2020 03:18

Origami Dali: Jan 7, 2005; Get ready to fuck!
You fucker's fucker!
You fucker!

I just watched Planet of the Vampires and really enjoyed that 50's-60's Forbidden Planet/early Star Trek type aesthetic. You know, colorful landscapes and weird local plant life, midcentury modern looking doodads on top of boxy tech with big flashing buttons. Real EC comics Weird Science type stuff. Theramins on the soundtrack. I'm looking for more of all of that. What are some good ones?

# ? Sep 11, 2020 12:11

feedmyleg: Dec 25, 2004

The Green Slime, Fantastic Voyage, Planeta Bur, The Angry Red Planet, and This Island Earth are what you're after. There's a ton of 50s b-grade material like War of the Satellites and its ilk that fit the bill, but it tends to be very stuffy.

If you really want something fun I'd recommend looking at some of the sci-fi TV of the 60s like Fireball XL5, Space: 1999, Lost in Space. Fireball in particular is a hidden gem, and Shout Factory TV has it streaming for free in HD.

feedmyleg fucked around with this message at 14:14 on Sep 11, 2020

# ? Sep 11, 2020 14:11

fenix down: Jan 12, 2005

feedmyleg posted:

The Green Slime, Fantastic Voyage, Planeta Bur, The Angry Red Planet, and This Island Earth are what you're after. There's a ton of 50s b-grade material like War of the Satellites and its ilk that fit the bill, but it tends to be very stuffy.

If you really want something fun I'd recommend looking at some of the sci-fi TV of the 60s like Fireball XL5, Space: 1999, Lost in Space. Fireball in particular is a hidden gem, and Shout Factory TV has it streaming for free in HD.

Great picks! My first thought was Robinson Crusoe on Mars and Queen of Blood.

# ? Sep 11, 2020 14:40

Sir Kodiak: May 14, 2007

After, and I do mean after, you watch some of the classics posted, check out Prometheus, which is a modern love letter to those sorts of movies.

# ? Sep 11, 2020 15:48

Origami Dali: Jan 7, 2005; Get ready to fuck!
You fucker's fucker!
You fucker!

Thanks for the space recs y'all.

feedmyleg posted:

The Green Slime, Fantastic Voyage, Planeta Bur, The Angry Red Planet, and This Island Earth are what you're after. There's a ton of 50s b-grade material like War of the Satellites and its ilk that fit the bill, but it tends to be very stuffy.

If you really want something fun I'd recommend looking at some of the sci-fi TV of the 60s like Fireball XL5, Space: 1999, Lost in Space. Fireball in particular is a hidden gem, and Shout Factory TV has it streaming for free in HD.

I was trying to watch Planeta Bur (Planet of Storms) the other night and man that could use a full restoration. I guess this is a forgotten gem. The only copies I could find subtitled are on youtube, and the subs on one version were not a great translation and the copy with better subs were like 5-10 seconds out of sync.

# ? Sep 12, 2020 09:22

feedmyleg: Dec 25, 2004

Yeah, for Bur I had to turn to less than legitimate means for an acceptable copy, and even then I think I may have had to re-sync the audio in VLC. Still, worth it just due to how visually fantastic it is.

Or you can always watch one of the Corman hack jobs :v:

# ? Sep 12, 2020 13:32

feedmyleg: Dec 25, 2004

Peppy, preppy 80s? Just that height of joyful bubblegum consumerism and big hair and jazzercize and malls and pink/teal puffy idealism?

# ? Sep 13, 2020 02:00

Adbot: ADBOT LOVES YOU

# ? Apr 16, 2024 22:39

regulargonzalez: Aug 18, 2006; UNGH LET ME LICK THOSE BOOTS DADDY HULU YES YES GIVE ME ALL THE CORPORATE CUMMIES ADBLOCK USERS DESERVE THE DEATH PENALTY, DON'T THEY DADDY?
WHEN THE RICH GET RICHER I GET HORNIER

feedmyleg posted:

Peppy, preppy 80s? Just that height of joyful bubblegum consumerism and big hair and jazzercize and malls and pink/teal puffy idealism?

To a greater or lesser degree, some 80s af movies:

The oeuvre of John Hughes
Innumerable mid-80s teen films (License to Drive, Just One of the Guys, Can't Buy Me Love)
The Billionaire Boys Club (1987)
The Secret of My Success
Miami Vice to some degree. Fashion and style-wise it was an enormous influence. But it's not so idealistic.

E: Weird Science

# ? Sep 13, 2020 03:30

The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > Cinema Discusso > Recommend Me A Movie

«‹›59 »