What Movie Should Freitag Watch This Weekend?
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Posted on: 2011-12-07 18:48 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
I guess going through the list with the intention of suggesting movies not already mentioned isn't really going to help, but here are my suggestions for movies from the 80's & early 90's that I didn't notice being suggested:
The Right Stuff - 1983
Silverado - 1985
Glory - 1989
The Shawshank Redemption - 1994
Desperado - 1995
Outside the period:
The Wild Bunch - 1969
Ronin - 1998
Shawn of the Dead - 2004
I'll paw through my collection to see if I can jog my memory for more movies that I think ought to be seen!
I think we should start giving synopsis of some of these, but make some of them up and see if freitag can figure out which are made up and which are the real plots ^.^
Saw someone suggest One Flew Over The Cockoo's Nest, remembered you like anime, and thus will recommend...
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Silent Running
Delicatessen
Gattaca
Ladyhawke
Drop Dead Fred
Equilibrium
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I think I saw part of a LotR animated movie once ... they were in Moria, and I remember thinking it looked stupid (I was fairly young at the time). I'll take a look though!
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I loved Silent Running. There are a ton of movies I've seen mentioned that I wouldn't have considered as they are ourside the time period from the OP. The OP clearly stated 80s and early 90s films. Silent Running is from 1972.
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Originally Posted by Scene_EU
Silent Running
Delicatessen Gattaca Ladyhawke Drop Dead Fred Equilibrium |
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I always loved that song. And the bit with Eowyn and the lord of the Nazgul. But the rest of that movie is a blur to me... a blur that may be rotoscoped.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Warning: The Return of the King is very difficult to forget.
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Goodbye may seem forever
Farewell is like the end
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Oooh oooh, I just remembered another couple of must see movies I haven't noticed mentioned,
Pitch Black of course followed by The Chronicles of Riddick.
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I was (a dependent) at Howard AFB in Panama when I saw this (about the same time frame I started playing D&D)
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Warning: The Return of the King is very difficult to forget.
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Those books were considerably better than the movie. If you do start watching all of these movies, and you think 90% of them are pancakes, please keep in mind that the world was a lot less entertaining back in the 80's. A two hour movie may be revered as a classic because it had ten good minutes in there somewhere. Also, a lot of people were kids in the 80's, myself included. Kids are dumb and they like dumb stuff that no grown up could possibly tolerate. But once you have decided that something is awesome, it tends to get stuck in your head that way. As far as I am concerned, Speed Racer is the best thing to ever appear on tv. There's a very opinionated six year old in my head who swears it's true. As long as I look backwards through a warm fuzzy haze of nostalgia, I can't see any reason to disagree. But if I actually try to watch it today? Argh! It hurts my brain! |
Originally Posted by Moderator 13
Secret of NIMH is related to the book about the rats of nimh, I'm assuming? Those books were fun!
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(still love the theme song though)
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Trim down The Hobbit?! But it's such a short, light read already! There would be nothing left! Gah! ::throws hands up in the air and explodes in a puff of melodrama::
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Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
I did love The Hobbit (book), though it could stand to have been trimmed down a bit.
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Goodbye may seem forever
Farewell is like the end
But in my heart's the memory
And there you'll always be
-- The Fox and the Hound
So Freitag. You need to start your own weekly column or livestream talking about the movies you watched and what you thought.
Don't count your weasels before they pop dink!
Ghost Rider!
Some Wushu chain fighting movies?
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Should have a Mel Brooks movie weekend!
Office Space - I am dissapoint that this hasnt been mentioned yet!
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Too bad this thread isn't a couple weeks older. Just a little while back Amazon's deal of the day was the Mel Brooks collection in Blu-ray. I jumped all over that deal.
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Originally Posted by Sevenpenny
Should have a Mel Brooks movie weekend!
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Don't count your weasels before they pop dink!
So who's actually going to compile this into a workable list of movies that Frietag hasn't seen that fit into the right timeframe?
Also, when are we going to hear thoughts about said movies from Frietag after seeing them?
Hi everyone!
How appropriately timed Bubbawheat! I just got done watching Conan the Barbarian, from 1982 starring the one and only Arnold Schwarzenegger. I'd wanted to see it for a while, but now I've seen it in full, and I have come to report!
This was definitely a fun movie. I didn't think Arnold could give speeches that long! I'm just kidding ;-). But this movie definitely had among the least amount of dialogue I've ever seen in a movie. It makes up for it with fairly impressive visuals, as well as copious amounts of fanservice. They sure made movies differently back then! I had heard the primary quotable line from the movie already:
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To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
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Overall, I give this an 8/10. While the dialogue wasn't the strongest in the world, the epic nature of the film, and the loads of action, definitely made this worth watching.
Next up? I think Zwillinger will start shooting me with a nerf gun if I don't watch Back to the Future, so part I of that series is up next!
~Freitag
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I just noticed that I had accidentally posted this on the incorrect account above:
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I really liked NeverEnding Story. Dark Crystal was okay, but didn't grab me. The other movies you've listed I have not seen, although I really want to see Conan. Secret of NIMH is related to the book about the rats of nimh, I'm assuming? Those books were fun!|
Originally Posted by Impish Kat
FINALLY!!!!
Someone even more cinematically challenged than myself!! On account of a rather strict upbringing, I was not allowed to watch movies or much TV (we didn't have one). The occasional bit of TV I did catch was usually at friends houses or at Gra'ma's house (and that was very carefully monitored). By the time I was 10, I began to rebel, and watched as much on HBO as I could on summer vacations (spent with Dad... in another state). I was 12-ish before I saw my first movie in the theatres.... Cujo, of all things. My second movie was Raiders of the Lost Ark. In any case, despite my newfound addiction to TV, and eventually getting a BFA in theatre (which included classes on movie history); I never really got into the habit of going to the movie theatres. So there are still many gaps to fill. But Freitag, you've got me beat. lol Here are a few, dredged from memories of rebelliously sitting in front of the TV, watching HBO... (forgive me if they've been mentioned already) The Dark Crystal NeverEnding Story Muppet Movie Risky Business Legend Victor Victoria Conan (Arnold's original) Krull Red Sonja Secret of NIMH Just a few, not all necessarily awesome, but I've seen lots others already listed... lots of good stuff to choose from. Good luck on this endeavor. . |
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I would almost hazard a guess that there's Amish guys out there that have heard of more of these movies than Freitag.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
I actually think I've seen every theater release movie from the 80s and 90s mentioned so far. I'm not sure if that's a good thing.
Also, while going back through the list, although some people mentioned "all the Lord of the Rings movies" I'm not sure if that was intended to include both the Bakshi Lord of the Rings animated movie, and the unrelated Return of the King animated movie. The latter, especially, is a must-see. |
~Freitag
Kevin Callanan
Community Specialist
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I have little of real value to add looking at the discussion and recommendations, but I saw this little nugget:
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I scanned for a response, and if I missed it, I apologize.| The Magnificent Seven Is this a remake of Seven Samurai? I have seen the original. |
Yes, it is a remake of the original Seven Samurai. However, it takes the premise and translates it remarkably well to the Old West of the USA. It is a worthy and enjoyable film on its own - more so if you know the source material and enjoyed that.
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I knew I was forgetting something... there's so many Troma films my friends and I haven't tapped half of them yet.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Toxic Avenger (because a grindhouse list without a troma film is inconceivable)
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I've noticed an odd trend. People who saw The Dark Crystal either when it was first release, or when they were children have a tendency to really love the film. People who just happened to see it later in life however tend to be nonplussed by the film. I'm not sure why that is since I try my best to take off my nostalgia glasses when I re-watch it and I'm still just as entertained by it now as I was back then.|
Originally Posted by Freitag
I really liked NeverEnding Story. Dark Crystal was okay, but didn't grab me. The other movies you've listed I have not seen, although I really want to see Conan. Secret of NIMH is related to the book about the rats of nimh, I'm assuming? Those books were fun!
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The Secret of NIMH is a Don Bluth adaptation of Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. I'm not sure how true to the book it is, but I've always thought it was one of the better children's animated movies of its time. If you like it and watch it however I really recommend you stay far away from the horrible direct to video sequel.
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Yes, it is a remake of the original Seven Samurai. However, it takes the premise and translates it remarkably well to the Old West of the USA. It is a worthy and enjoyable film on its own - more so if you know the source material and enjoyed that.
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I don't recall anyone mentioning "High Plains Drifter". This one's an early 70's Clint Eastwood film, so it doesn't fall within the time frame. It's still one of his better early films.
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I liked it mostly: Them actual turning a character that was dead in backstory into the main rodent antogonist was probably a good idea if a bit generic. But I would have liked the movie far more if somebody hadn't sat down and said "You know what a classic book about a mouse and her dealings with a civilization of escaped lab rats needs that it didn't have before? Magic! And not just any magic, but magic fueled by love!"|
Originally Posted by Oliin
I'm not sure how true to the book it is, but I've always thought it was one of the better children's animated movies of its time.
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Its sort of like that TV show "A Gifted Man" right now: It could function perpectly well as solid drama about an ego-driven surgeon who is forced to rebuild his perspective on life because of the death of his ex-wife, but somebody really felt it needed her actual ghost showing up every so often and going "Hey, this is a situation that is sort of related to our past that could have been evaluated just fine via flashback or talking to an actual live person at the clinic. But I figured I'd just breeze through, mention it, and chew up a few minutes of time so we seem all genre and high concept. Later."
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Originally Posted by Oliin
A much better job than A Fistful of Dollars (from Kurosawa's Yojimbo despite claims to the contrary).
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Good God, man, you haven't seen Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory? That was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the book it was based off, is a great read, as is most everything else by Roald Dahl.
Edit: It's a bit before your timeframe (1971 for the movie and 1964 for the book), but seriously... write it into your schedule.
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