steveo Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 New movies are rubbish right? Formulaic toss dreamed up by marketing departments. I reckon I like about two a year, tops. So I want to know about classics that I haven't had the pleasure of yet and I don't mean Star Wars. This is what I've been doing this morning.Grosse Pointe Blank: Great cast, script, funny violence and a super soundtrack. Perfick Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 'The Usual Suspects' and 'Memento' - probably my two favourite movies. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008056 Share on other sites More sharing options...
???? Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 having watched the tedious time travel love film by the bloke who does all the stereotype english stuff - Notting Hill, Love Actually, etc, etc I lucked into the French film "You will be my son" that was after it on Saturday, fantastic stuff (although 2011) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008064 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Just thought of another, which I stumbled upon late one night channel hopping. "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring". A South Korean movie about a Buddhist monk living on a houseboat and a young boy sent to him to teach. A slow, meandering story, that is absolutely beautifully filmed.Plus, since I've gone all foreign film... "Spirited Away". A Japanese animated movie by the famed Miyazaki. Try and find the Japanese subtitled version - the dubbed version has some horribly grating voices. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabag Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I re watched Jaws recently Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008089 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonMix Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Here are some of my favorites:Very classic: Some Like it Hot; 12 Angry Men, North by NorthwestModern Classics: The Princess Bride, Hoop Dreams, Sideways, Rushmore, LA Confidential, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Before Sunset (though you should watch the entire trilogy), Fight Club, The Prestige, the Fog of War, The Big Lebowski, 12 Monkeys Recent good films with unusual plots: The Grand Budapest Hotel; Her, Boyhood, Whiplash, UpForeign: The Lives of Others, City of God, Waltz with Bashir Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
miga Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 It's a lovely day outside so, "Stalingrad" - (the 1993 German one), "Das Boot" and "Come and See". Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008151 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidKruger Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Let the right one inBad tasteKoyanisqaatsi Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
???? Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Steveo - I can't believe a man of your years hasn't seen all the classics Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 LondonMix you have good taste in movies.Fans of Spinal Tap should try A mighty wind. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008175 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Grosse Pointe Blank is a cracking film by the way.Have you ever seen True Romance? That's an all time favourite. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Another 90s film I was reminded of this week (by the Stanford rape case) was Higher Learning (it's not all about college rape, but that's part of it. Not sure how it's aged, but really liked it "back in the day" Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 God I need to watch this again. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonMix Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I like the ones other people have mentioned too (that I've seen).I haven't seen True Romance so I'll add it to my listOtta Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> LondonMix you have good taste in movies.> > Fans of Spinal Tap should try A mighty wind. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008219 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Medic Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Cinema Paradiso is my all time favourite (the Directors cut). The Sound of Music is up there too. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jah Lush Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 A Clockwork Orange, One Flew Over The Cukcoo's Nest, Withnail & I, If, Spinal Tap, Performance, Mona Lisa, The Long Good Friday. But you knew that didn't you. Just stating the obvious. Mostly British too. It's a terrible shame we don't put more money into out film industry because we make amazing films. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Talking of British films (Not classic but cracked me up), can I recommend Kingsmen. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008286 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablogrande Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Talking of classic movies, Kes is on at the picture house tomorrow Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules-and-Boo Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 I like Guy Pearce especially.Priscilla Queen of the DesertTrue Romance I could (and have!) watch these over and over..... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxi Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Midnight Express, not least for Giorgio Moroder's soundtrack.Young Frankenstein for comedy genius.King Rat, sweaty and brillGumshoe, Albert Finney does bogey Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008409 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jah Lush Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Talking of Albert Finney - Saturday Night And Sunday Morning. Classic 60 kitchen sink drama. Also, Under The Volcano, Malcolm Lowry's self destructive tale a of British diplomat on the piss in Mexico.The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner and Billy Liar, more great British drama with Tom Courtenay. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008414 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Dodgeball for just stupid laughs. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008424 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerie Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 are you a romantic? do you enjoy having your emotions manipulated?do you enjoy violent/sadistic, cruel, frightening/gory films?how about historical?comedies?biographical movies?war films?really really old, ie black and whitefilm noir?foreign films?FrenchCzechRussianJapaneseChineseKoreanAustralian?Swedish/Danish existential filmsAmerican gangsterSouth American countries, the only one I can think of off hand is Black Orfeo PsychoFilms of booksFilms of famous, classic booksanimal filmsgive us a time scale please if you can, i.e. a cut off yearand continued feedback Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008472 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffron Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Mr Blandness Builds His Dream HouseGas LightWait Until DarkMa Vie en RoseLa HainDark CrystalGhost in the ShellTank Girl SolarisMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (though the book is better, deffo worth a read) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 aerie Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> are you a romantic? do you enjoy having your> emotions manipulated?> do you enjoy violent/sadistic, cruel,> frightening/gory films?> how about historical?> comedies?> biographical movies?> war films?> really really old, ie black and white> film noir?> foreign films?> French> Czech> Russian> Japanese> Chinese> Korean> Australian?> Swedish/Danish existential films> American gangster> South American countries, the only one I can think> of off hand is Black Orfeo > Psycho> Films of books> Films of famous, classic books> animal films> > give us a time scale please if you can, i.e. a cut> off year> > and continued feedbackHe gave an example of Grosse Pointe Blank, and said this sort of thing. So 90s is fine. Noy blockbusters, bit of dark humour, that kind of thing.TRUE ROMANCE for example ;-) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/110002-classic-movies/#findComment-1008488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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