Watched The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo over the weekend too. I thought this was pretty great. Too bad the American adaptations of the sequels were never made as planned. Anyone seen the European versions? Worth checking out?
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They were pretty good. Didn't the author die of mysterious circumstances?Watched The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo over the weekend too. I thought this was pretty great. Too bad the American adaptations of the sequels were never made as planned. Anyone seen the European versions? Worth checking out?
Hadn’t heard that. Wow!They were pretty good. Didn't the author die of mysterious circumstances?
Give Banshees a shot if you get time. We’ll worth it in my opinionMaverick is the only one I've seen. I liked it, but didn't think it was as great as people say. I really liked the West Side Story remake from a year ago. Get Out is probably my favorite movie of recent times.
I’ll have to check some of those out. I’ve only seen Winter’s Bone and The Killing Fields which were both very good (and tragic). Donnie Darko has been on my short list a long time but I always choose something else, lol.Here are a dozen personal favorites (lesser-known) that some may not have seen or even heard of:
House of Games
Winter's Bone
The Kite Runner
Never Cry Wolf
Bang the Drum Slowly
Sarah's Key
The Commitments
Pope of Greenwich Village
Jacknife
The Killing Fields
Donnie Darko
A Serious Man
Short scene from Donnie Darko, a cult film !! 😎
Bonus film suggestion: HARD TICKET HAWAII ... b-grade cult classic !!! He's just a thrower !! 😎https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Ticket_to_Hawaii
I have seen WB and TKF many times and I agree, both tragic, but good for the soul.I’ll have to check some of those out. I’ve only seen Winter’s Bone and The Killing Fields which were both very good (and tragic). Donnie Darko has been on my short list a long time but I always choose something else, lol.
Lots of good ones there in the second 1/2 of your post. Haven’t seen many of the first several you mentioned. You’re right about Paths of Glory. Didn’t Douglass get the original director fired paving the way for Kubrick?There's something about "The Banshees of Inisherin" that I didn't like, but I can't put my finger on it. I said, I can't put my.....
I couldn't commit to 10 movies. I've been watching movies by Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton recently. "Safety Last!" and "Steamboat Bill Jr." are brilliant. The first "Thin Man." Any of several Ernst Lubitsch movies. Bogie and Bacall -- pick one. Any of several movies with Jack Lemmon "The Apartment," "Mister Rogers," "The Odd Couple." Scorsese's "Taxi Driver" is difficult to watch, but compelling. "Apocalypse Now." The first two "Godfather" movies. An underappreciated Kubrick film, "Paths of Glory." "A Hard Day's Night," for sentimental reasons. "Kiss Me Kate" for its brilliant songs and choreography. "Chinatown." Any Coen Brothers movie.
Our lists are about a 75% match, lol! That’s pretty highSome favorites. Totally random.
Get Out
The Forrest
Inception
Dawn of the Dead
Goodfellas
SW original trilogy
Raiders, Jaws
Alien, Aliens
The Dark Knight
The Shining
Blade Runner
Shawshank
Arrival
King Kong 1933
Been meaning to watch that. I got to meet Ethan Hawke (and Steve Zahn) a few weeks ago. They were in Shelbyville (where I work) filming a new moving called “Wildcat.” Nothing to do with our Wildcats unfortunately, but it was cool meeting them. They were both super friendly. Got to watch them film a few scenes too. Really cool!Just watched The Black Phone. Just a fantastic horror movie.
Great movie. More psychological horror than straight up. I loved it but is there a better child abduction movie than Prisoners? I think not.Hawke plays such an evil character in the film, and wears a mask for most of Black Phone. In the making of feature he says normally he tries to get into the head of a character, but there is just no justification for what this guy does. They really nailed the late 70's/early 80's vibe. The movie took its time, so you got to know the kids. And it's pretty non gory for a film of this type.
I've been wanting to watch this film but wasn't sure if my wife would like it. She hates gore, violence and torture in movies. Might take a chance. If it gets too bad then I can always finish it by myself later.Hawke plays such an evil character in the film, and wears a mask for most of Black Phone. In the making of feature he says normally he tries to get into the head of a character, but there is just no justification for what this guy does. They really nailed the late 70's vibe. The movie took its time, so you got to know the kids. And it's pretty non gory for a film of this type.
That's one thing it's good at: it's not gory or scary. It's a very good horror-lite type of film.I've been wanting to watch this film but wasn't sure if my wife would like it. She hates gore, violence and torture in movies. Might take a chance. If it gets too bad then I can always finish it by myself later.
Well that's perfect for my wife. Thanks!That's one thing it's good at: it's not gory or scary. It's a very good horror-lite type of film.
Maybe. It does deal with kids getting abducted, but if she can deal with that she might be ok. I watched the Descent with my sister, said it was scary fun and then she was tramatized for a week ha.Well that's perfect for my wife. Thanks!
Maybe. It does deal with kids getting abducted, but if she can deal with that she might be ok. I watched the Descent with my sister, said it was scary fun and then she was tramatized for a week ha.
I prefer the European version. The staging is better, the actors look more like ordinary people. It's cut faster. The evil guardian is more slimy and his violence is more shocking.Watched The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo over the weekend too. I thought this was pretty great. Too bad the American adaptations of the sequels were never made as planned. Anyone seen the European versions? Worth checking out?
You like a lot of my favorites. Let me recommend 20th Century with Carole Lombard and John Barrymore. And The More the Merrier with Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea. And (almost) any of the Preston Sturges movies from the 40s.There's something about "The Banshees of Inisherin" that I didn't like, but I can't put my finger on it. I said, I can't put my.....
I couldn't commit to 10 movies. I've been watching movies by Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton recently. "Safety Last!" and "Steamboat Bill Jr." are brilliant. The first "Thin Man." Any of several Ernst Lubitsch movies. Bogie and Bacall -- pick one. Any of several movies with Jack Lemmon "The Apartment," "Mister Rogers," "The Odd Couple." Scorsese's "Taxi Driver" is difficult to watch, but compelling. "Apocalypse Now." The first two "Godfather" movies. An underappreciated Kubrick film, "Paths of Glory." "A Hard Day's Night," for sentimental reasons. "Kiss Me Kate" for its brilliant songs and choreography. "Chinatown." Any Coen Brothers movie.