Recommend a Movie thread - Page 6

cryocore · 27th October 2009, 16:07

I made a list of Recommended Zombie movies for a blog so I thought I'd repost for the betterment of Zombie Edification

The Holy Trinity of Zombie Films
Night of the Living Dead
Dawn of the Dead
Day of the Dead

Return of the Living Dead (the 80s ZomCom (Zombie Comedy) classic)

Dance of the Dead (recent excellent addition to the ZomCom genre)

Dallamorte Dellamore aka Cemetery Man (90s cult classic. bizarre and brilliant)

Shaun of the Dead (everyone should know this one by now)

[REC] (truly scary straight for scares Zombie flick. MUCH MUCH better than the still enjoyable remake Quarantine)

Braindead (Peter Jackson best film imho, and unofficially the goriest film of all time. ZomCom perfection)

Dead Snow (Nazi Zombies + Snow boarders = bloody good fun)

Night of the Creeps (another 80s classic released finally on DVD this month)

Doghouse ( a town filled with man hating female zombies. Over the top fun)

Automaton Transfusion (excellent low budget gem aka Zombie Transfusion in the UK)

Undead (fun Aussie flick.)

Planet Terror (grindhouse homage from Robert Rodriguez. over the top splat stick gore filled excellence, and Rose McGowan with a machine gun leg)

Zombie Flesh Eaters (what #9 Craig incorrectly called Zombie. Its also known as Zombi 2 to cash in on the recent Romero films. A Lucio Fulchi classic)

Deadgirl (brilliant!! disturbing, and not easily forgotten indy gem)

Fido (Billy Connolly as a pet zombie in an alternative 1950s US)

Re-Animator (HP Lovecraft based 80s cult classic. Seriously ghoulish fun.)

Dead Set (UK TV series... exceptionally well written and extremely nasty at times. Brilliant. Funny. Tense, and Terrifying. Sensational!)

Dead and Buried (exceptional semi-zombie film. Beware the DVD in NZ is of poor quality better to import)

Slither (fun recent alien infection/zombie film. The fantastic Nathan Fillion just oozes charm in this)

Mulberry Street (indy film from 2005. Rat bite zombie plague)

I Sell the Dead (Pippin and Hellboy (Dominic Monaghan and Ron Perlman) lead historic ZomCom. Delightfully english)

cryocore · 27th October 2009, 16:18

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Originally Posted by Pepsi

It's not that I didn't like the movie. It was ok.. but I guess I fell into the hype around it being so really scary (you know, people walking out of theatres), and it has been a long time since any horror movie made me actually feel like I'm a little too scared to look. Doesn't mean I don't enjoy them still though. Possibly it's because the "thing" was a demon, instead of a ghost? I could be convinced about the existence of ghosts which would make it a little more realistic for me.. And maybe if there was more in terms of why it was attached to her rather than "it's a random thing". I dunno?

I stress again. The workprint is a different beast to the Theatrical release. The hype is for the theatical version NOT the workprint version. They are different. Its quite possible that the reason you didnt enjoy it as much is that the version you saw wasnt the version you saw.

As for the demon vs ghost argument I dont see how it matters personally. I would have thought one being plausable would make the other just as plausable seeing as they are kind of related as far as mythology/religious connotations go. then again its all subjective really. Horror films deal with monsters of every sort so I accept them all equally. Zombies/Vampires/Werewolves/ghosts/Aliens/Demons/Mutant Inbreds they're all good.

?>Superman · 3rd November 2009, 15:53

Anyone seen Death to Smoochy?

Also anyone able to recommend an Alien-esque Sci-Fi horror?

StN · 3rd November 2009, 16:03

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Originally Posted by ?>Superman

Anyone seen Death to Smoochy?

Robin Williams and Edward Norton?

?>Superman · 3rd November 2009, 16:10

Gentl e · 3rd November 2009, 16:37

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Originally Posted by ?>Superman

Anyone seen Death to Smoochy?

Also anyone able to recommend an Alien-esque Sci-Fi horror?

Yeah, I'd recommend Virus [imdb].

?>Superman · 3rd November 2009, 22:02

ta :D Will check it out.

So Martyr's is probably the most fucking disturbing movie i've seen in recent times...although i'll admit i was hoping that post-murder girl-on-girl action would happen. Those 2 french chicks can act for sure.

Definitely worth a watch.

cryocore · 4th November 2009, 15:25

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Originally Posted by ?>Superman

Anyone seen Death to Smoochy?

Also anyone able to recommend an Alien-esque Sci-Fi horror?

Pitch Black is kinda Alien-esque

Event Horizon is cool sci-fi horror

The Fly is an excellent science gone wrong horror

The Thing is a contemporary/tradtional creature feature horror about an alien

Alien Raiders is a cool alien infestation (as in infesting living humans) horror flick

Altered Excellent wee back country evil aliens messing with the locals horror film

cryocore · 4th November 2009, 15:32

cant forget

Evil Aliens fun indy gore filled Aliens vs Welsh Rednecks flick

Pandorum Upcoming sci-fi horror in the vein of Aliens. Looks very cool

ZoSo · 5th November 2009, 16:29

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Originally Posted by cryocore

I Sell the Dead (Pippin and Hellboy (Dominic Monaghan and Ron Perlman) lead historic ZomCom. Delightfully english)

Tis indeed

Caesar · 5th November 2009, 16:55

Is Jennifers Body any good?

cryocore · 5th November 2009, 18:47

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Originally Posted by Caesar

Is Jennifers Body any good?

Its good. Not great. Not a lot of horror/scares, and the humour isnt as good as Juno. It sits in the comedic horror genre but isnt really great in either. Some very funny lines, some nice effects, but it needed to embrace the horror side more. 6.5/10

For a really good recent horror comedy Zombieland is a winner. actual LOL, and some nice kill scenes. Once again doesnt fully embrace the horror elements, but is awesomely funny. 8.5/10

IoriDyson · 5th November 2009, 20:03

saw the latest star trek movies last night, id recommend it for sure

A Corpse · 5th November 2009, 20:24

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Originally Posted by IoriDyson

saw the latest star trek movies last night, id recommend it for sure

I've always disliked the "We can't think of anything we can fit in the established universe, so errrm, alternate timeline episode!!!" way of making movies.

Know me. · 6th November 2009, 23:45

Platoon

p-b · 7th November 2009, 01:03

Watched Push this evening.

I liked it.

It seems as though a lot of critics bag it, but I thought it was quite interesting. It's a shame that it had been set up for a sequel which may not happen due to it only just managing to break even.

Hope they do though.

Lightspeed · 7th November 2009, 20:40

Has anyone recommended Chaos Theory yet? Good movie to watch, especially if you have an SO.

Lightspeed · 7th November 2009, 20:42

Movie lists are appreciated, btw. If someone's a fan of a particular genre I'm keen to know what they like.

?>Superman · 8th November 2009, 00:19

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Originally Posted by cryocore

cant forget

Evil Aliens fun indy gore filled Aliens vs Welsh Rednecks flick

Pandorum Upcoming sci-fi horror in the vein of Aliens. Looks very cool

Pandorum looks like exactly what i'm looking for :D

Firefly left me thirsting for more space related Sci-fi.

Gonna watch Virus tonight, think i might have seen it ages ago

Asa · 9th November 2009, 12:19

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Originally Posted by Spink

Ponyo, coming out soon looks awesome. Well the list of voice actors does:

Matt Damon
Liam Neeson
Tina Fey
Cate Blanchett
Noah Cyrus (Miley's Younger Sister)

Its okay, Id say that its not the 'best' from the gehbri series

wugambino · 5th December 2009, 08:54

Black Dynamite - Blackspotation homage/spoof, probably the funniest movie I have seen in years

Enjoyed Zombieland to

lektronimo · 5th December 2009, 09:06

Anyone seen "Taken" with Liam Neeson? Ultimate revenge movie, and some of the tightest action choreography I've seen - better than Transporter and Ronin.

Also enjoyed "Duplicity" with Clive Owen, Julia Roberts and Paul Giamati even if the plot was a bit fast to follow.

Pepsi · 5th December 2009, 11:35

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Originally Posted by lektronimo

Anyone seen "Taken" with Liam Neeson? Ultimate revenge movie, and some of the tightest action choreography I've seen - better than Transporter and Ronin.

Oh yeah love that movie

Just saw zombieland last weekend, awesome.

herp · 5th December 2009, 12:47

Extract was hilarious. (From Mike Judge who made Office Space)

"I told you, my man Brad just crushes ass"

Harry Brown was way more brutal than I thought it would be. Wow.

Recommend both Extract and Harry Brown, definitely.

Ajax · 5th December 2009, 13:06

Yeah I just saw Extract, some funny lines in there. The scenes with the annoying neighbour were quality. Mila Kunis is painfully hot

Ab · 5th December 2009, 13:11

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Originally Posted by lektronimo

Anyone seen "Taken" with Liam Neeson? Ultimate revenge movie, and some of the tightest action choreography I've seen - better than Transporter and Ronin.

Yeah, I was impressed. The "dirty Muslims fucking up our Europe" subtext was pretty heavy-handed though.

xor · 5th December 2009, 14:41

Lord of War

recommend A++

IceFox · 5th December 2009, 15:20

Looking for that video of old school formula 1 driver that broke his neck on impact, not for that vid but there was a vid of him racing from inside his car posted on here, cant find it though or the name of the guy.

reac · 5th December 2009, 22:28

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Originally Posted by herp

Harry Brown was way more brutal than I thought it would be. Wow.

Just watched this, good and bloody. Two thumbs up.

IceFox · 5th December 2009, 22:32

Err I think I posted in the wrong thread lol

Juda · 5th December 2009, 23:27

No Country For Old Men - Slow, but good.

Also: (from the movies I've watched most recently, or watched again)

Planet Terror
District 9
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Wall-E
Inglourious Basterds
From Dusk Till Dawn
Blood Diamond

Next up on the list to watch:

There Will Be Blood (never heard of it before until today)

Juda · 5th December 2009, 23:36

And Aachi and Ssipak for wierd korean toilet humor.

wugambino · 6th December 2009, 00:31

Also watched the following over the last few weeks, there were worse ways to spend an hour and a half

Law Abiding Citizen: actually pretty decent, bar the end
The Last House on the Left: some pretty brutal scenes, decent thriller
Gamer: Some good action sequences, then got stupid and dull. I fell asleep about 40 mins in then woke up for the boss fight at the end ... unfortunately.

Am hoping to watch Thirst and extract in the not to distant future!

Helious · 9th December 2009, 20:59

The Blind Side

doppelgänger of someone · 9th December 2009, 21:34

Another vote for Zombieland

buckies · 10th December 2009, 00:10

Zombieland's a bit overrated on this forum.

Sure, Woody Harrelson's character rules, and, the chick is damn sexy (though she doesn't get her baps out so strike 1 there), but the protagonist is a nerdy nerdburger, and there's nothing worse than a post apocalyptic romantic plotline where the nerd gets the hot babe.

+1 for the Bill Murray cameo though.

^BITES^ · 10th December 2009, 09:22

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Originally Posted by buckies

Zombieland's a bit overrated on this forum.

Sure, Woody Harrelson's character rules, and, the chick is damn sexy (though she doesn't get her baps out so strike 1 there), but the protagonist is a nerdy nerdburger, and there's nothing worse than a post apocalyptic romantic plotline where the nerd gets the hot babe.

+1 for the Bill Murray cameo though.

Yeah I agree ... for me the story flatted out. About the time they get bill murrays house and his extremely obvious impending death then just carried on to the end .... at which point it just concluded.

Other than that a good watch.

One thing I noticed tho when Columbus kills bill murray, Harrelson says "you just killed one of the last 6 people alive".... but the movie only has 5, sequel?

Helious · 10th December 2009, 09:48

Zombieland was okish~

OY636 · 10th December 2009, 09:51

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Originally Posted by cryocore

I made a list of Recommended Zombie movies for a blog so I thought I'd repost for the betterment of Zombie Edification

No Evil Dead on that list - or am I being crazy blind again.

creamcheese · 10th December 2009, 10:37

is it a Zombie film as such?

27th October 2009, 16:07	#201
cryocore	I made a list of Recommended Zombie movies for a blog so I thought I'd repost for the betterment of Zombie Edification The Holy Trinity of Zombie Films Night of the Living Dead Dawn of the Dead Day of the Dead Return of the Living Dead (the 80s ZomCom (Zombie Comedy) classic) Dance of the Dead (recent excellent addition to the ZomCom genre) Dallamorte Dellamore aka Cemetery Man (90s cult classic. bizarre and brilliant) Shaun of the Dead (everyone should know this one by now) [REC] (truly scary straight for scares Zombie flick. MUCH MUCH better than the still enjoyable remake Quarantine) Braindead (Peter Jackson best film imho, and unofficially the goriest film of all time. ZomCom perfection) Dead Snow (Nazi Zombies + Snow boarders = bloody good fun) Night of the Creeps (another 80s classic released finally on DVD this month) Doghouse ( a town filled with man hating female zombies. Over the top fun) Automaton Transfusion (excellent low budget gem aka Zombie Transfusion in the UK) Undead (fun Aussie flick.) Planet Terror (grindhouse homage from Robert Rodriguez. over the top splat stick gore filled excellence, and Rose McGowan with a machine gun leg) Zombie Flesh Eaters (what #9 Craig incorrectly called Zombie. Its also known as Zombi 2 to cash in on the recent Romero films. A Lucio Fulchi classic) Deadgirl (brilliant!! disturbing, and not easily forgotten indy gem) Fido (Billy Connolly as a pet zombie in an alternative 1950s US) Re-Animator (HP Lovecraft based 80s cult classic. Seriously ghoulish fun.) Dead Set (UK TV series... exceptionally well written and extremely nasty at times. Brilliant. Funny. Tense, and Terrifying. Sensational!) Dead and Buried (exceptional semi-zombie film. Beware the DVD in NZ is of poor quality better to import) Slither (fun recent alien infection/zombie film. The fantastic Nathan Fillion just oozes charm in this) Mulberry Street (indy film from 2005. Rat bite zombie plague) I Sell the Dead (Pippin and Hellboy (Dominic Monaghan and Ron Perlman) lead historic ZomCom. Delightfully english) __________________ Your Mother ate my dog!

3rd November 2009, 15:53	#203
?>Superman	Anyone seen Death to Smoochy? Also anyone able to recommend an Alien-esque Sci-Fi horror?

3rd November 2009, 22:02	#207
?>Superman	ta :D Will check it out. So Martyr's is probably the most fucking disturbing movie i've seen in recent times...although i'll admit i was hoping that post-murder girl-on-girl action would happen. Those 2 french chicks can act for sure. Definitely worth a watch.

4th November 2009, 15:32	#209
cryocore	cant forget Evil Aliens fun indy gore filled Aliens vs Welsh Rednecks flick Pandorum Upcoming sci-fi horror in the vein of Aliens. Looks very cool __________________ Your Mother ate my dog! Last edited by cryocore : 4th November 2009 at 15:35.

5th November 2009, 16:55	#211
Caesar	Is Jennifers Body any good?

5th November 2009, 20:03	#213
IoriDyson	saw the latest star trek movies last night, id recommend it for sure __________________

7th November 2009, 01:03	#216
p-b	Watched Push this evening. I liked it. It seems as though a lot of critics bag it, but I thought it was quite interesting. It's a shame that it had been set up for a sequel which may not happen due to it only just managing to break even. Hope they do though.

7th November 2009, 20:40	#217
Lightspeed	Has anyone recommended Chaos Theory yet? Good movie to watch, especially if you have an SO. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

7th November 2009, 20:42	#218
Lightspeed	Movie lists are appreciated, btw. If someone's a fan of a particular genre I'm keen to know what they like. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

5th December 2009, 08:54	#221
wugambino Electric Boogaloo	Black Dynamite - Blackspotation homage/spoof, probably the funniest movie I have seen in years Enjoyed Zombieland to

5th December 2009, 09:06	#222
lektronimo	Anyone seen "Taken" with Liam Neeson? Ultimate revenge movie, and some of the tightest action choreography I've seen - better than Transporter and Ronin. Also enjoyed "Duplicity" with Clive Owen, Julia Roberts and Paul Giamati even if the plot was a bit fast to follow. __________________ Minimalism = White people trying to be Japanese => My Minimalist Flickr Account <=

5th December 2009, 12:47	#224
herp	Extract was hilarious. (From Mike Judge who made Office Space) "I told you, my man Brad just crushes ass" Harry Brown was way more brutal than I thought it would be. Wow. Recommend both Extract and Harry Brown, definitely.

5th December 2009, 13:06	#225
Ajax Architeuthis	Yeah I just saw Extract, some funny lines in there. The scenes with the annoying neighbour were quality. Mila Kunis is painfully hot

5th December 2009, 14:41	#227
xor	Lord of War recommend A++

5th December 2009, 15:20	#228
IceFox	Looking for that video of old school formula 1 driver that broke his neck on impact, not for that vid but there was a vid of him racing from inside his car posted on here, cant find it though or the name of the guy.

5th December 2009, 22:32	#230
IceFox	Err I think I posted in the wrong thread lol

5th December 2009, 23:27	#231
Juda	No Country For Old Men - Slow, but good. Also: (from the movies I've watched most recently, or watched again) Planet Terror District 9 Forgetting Sarah Marshall Wall-E Inglourious Basterds From Dusk Till Dawn Blood Diamond Next up on the list to watch: There Will Be Blood (never heard of it before until today)

5th December 2009, 23:36	#232
Juda	And Aachi and Ssipak for wierd korean toilet humor.

6th December 2009, 00:31	#233
wugambino Electric Boogaloo	Also watched the following over the last few weeks, there were worse ways to spend an hour and a half Law Abiding Citizen: actually pretty decent, bar the end The Last House on the Left: some pretty brutal scenes, decent thriller Gamer: Some good action sequences, then got stupid and dull. I fell asleep about 40 mins in then woke up for the boss fight at the end ... unfortunately. Am hoping to watch Thirst and extract in the not to distant future!

9th December 2009, 21:34	#235
doppelgänger of someone	Another vote for Zombieland

10th December 2009, 00:10	#236
buckies	Zombieland's a bit overrated on this forum. Sure, Woody Harrelson's character rules, and, the chick is damn sexy (though she doesn't get her baps out so strike 1 there), but the protagonist is a nerdy nerdburger, and there's nothing worse than a post apocalyptic romantic plotline where the nerd gets the hot babe. +1 for the Bill Murray cameo though.

10th December 2009, 09:48	#238
Helious	Zombieland was okish~

10th December 2009, 10:37	#240
creamcheese	is it a Zombie film as such? __________________ wtf. cheeser