Great Movies It Seems Like Nobody Else Has Ever Heard Of - Page 2

MaggieL · 06-10-2006, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by capnhowdy

Heavy Traffic

Early 70's animated....I think it was rated R.

Ralph Bakshi (Fritz the Cat, Deputy Dawg, Cool World)....1973

capnhowdy · 06-12-2006, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MaggieL

Ralph Bakshi (Fritz the Cat, Deputy Dawg, Cool World)....1973

Thanks, Maggie. Ordered it this evening from Amazon. Can't wait to see it again.

06-12-2006, 04:16 PM

Seen most of what you all have posted.
Flesh and Blood
Illuminata
The Storm Riders
Why Has Bodhi Dharma Left for the East?
The Tune
Dementia 13
Dreams
Imposters

MaggieL · 06-12-2006, 04:39 PM

Oh yeah...Cube is decent. Unfortunately Cube 2: Hypercube sucks.

jonesieQ · 06-12-2006, 04:59 PM

King of Hearts - a good one. It ran at a theatre in Cambridge, MA for 20 years.

keryx · 06-12-2006, 05:14 PM

Near Dark, one of the more thought-provoking vampire movies I've ever seen.

DanaC · 06-12-2006, 05:31 PM

1)'Bodymelt' awesome if strange Aussie horror. It has a scene where a pregnant woman is attacked by her own placenta.

2) The other 'Deadman Walking' .....futuristic dystopia ....actually it's a fucking awful film but it has Jeffrey combs in it and he gets buried up to the neck so that's pretty cool.

3) 'It's all Gone Pete Tong'.....excellent film, have any of you seen it?

4) 'From Beyond' ..... terrible terrible...but in a cool way.

5) 'The Bird with Crystal plumage' Dario Argento at his best.

6) 'In the Woods' The short film which led to Evil Dead.

DanaC · 06-12-2006, 05:49 PM

Fritz...that reminds me.

I remember years ago, when I was about ten, our kid got a video out which was awesome. It was a cartoon, and set in some fantasy land during a ww2 style conflict. The only thing I really remember about it was that the war was between fairies and some other group and a character shouting "Fritz! fritz! those goddamn fairies ...they killed fritz!"

Oh...yeah and I think there was a giant dickshaped ballon in it too.....
I remember it being funny and very rude and quite dark....but that's about all. Anyone have even the vaguest notion as to which film that was? That wasn't fritz the cat right?

DanaC · 06-12-2006, 05:52 PM

Ha! It's ok.....I just had a flash of inspiration and googled my vague notion.....Film was called Wizards (1977) if you can see it , see it, it's funny as fuck....but I may have imagined the giant dick balloon.

(Was called 'War Wizards' in the US)

Reading through it now, I remember how chilling it was in places too.

http://www.ralphbakshi.com/films.php?film=wizards

MaggieL · 06-12-2006, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

Film was called Wizards (1977)

Derivative...kind of a cutrate "Cheech Wizard"/"Sunpot". Most Bakshi is somewhere between "kinda disappointing" and "very disappointing".

"Fairies bad, not good, go around."

wolf · 06-13-2006, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

(Was called 'War Wizards' in the US)

I've seen it several times, probably have a copy on VHS somewhere. It was just called "Wizards" here. Cool animation, heavy-handed message.

Bakshi's LOTR was cool-ish, but I hate LOTR, so object to it on that basis, much as I like Bakshi.

KinkyVixen · 06-12-2006, 06:15 PM

What about Batteries Not Included? Anyone seen that?
Or what about the movie with a black cat that could talk and move stuff by telekensis? That's all I remember. Good stuff though.

Shawnee123 · 06-16-2006, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by KinkyVixen

What about Batteries Not Included? Anyone seen that?
Or what about the movie with a black cat that could talk and move stuff by telekensis? That's all I remember. Good stuff though.

The Black Cat, 1981

My favorite movie that no one has ever heard of? The L-shaped Room, starring Leslie Caron and Tom Bell. This movie I happened to catch on TV some years ago, and it made me fall in love with the independent film genre.

Has anyone else seen it?

Cyclefrance · 06-16-2006, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

The Black Cat, 1981

My favorite movie that no one has ever heard of? The L-shaped Room, starring Leslie Caron and Tom Bell. This movie I happened to catch on TV some years ago, and it made me fall in love with the independent film genre.

Has anyone else seen it?

If you like L-shaped room - try three other British films starring Carol White from around the same time: 'Poor cow', 'Cathy come home' and 'I'll never forget what's 'isname' - first two very much of the style of L-shaped Room, last one a bit glossier. less believeable but still good for its day (also starred a young looking Oliver Reed)

Shawnee123 · 06-16-2006, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Cyclefrance

If you like L-shaped room - try three other British films starring Carol White from around the same time: 'Poor cow', 'Cathy come home' and 'I'll never forget what's 'isname' - first two very much of the style of L-shaped Room, last one a bit glossier. less believeable but still good for its day (also starred a young looking Oliver Reed)

Thanks for the recommendations. I will put them on my list of movies I need to see!

06-12-2006, 04:39 PM	#4
MaggieL in the Hour of Scampering Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia) Posts: 4,060	Oh yeah...Cube is decent. Unfortunately Cube 2: Hypercube sucks. __________________ "Neither can his Mind be thought to be in Tune,whose words do jarre; nor his reason In frame, whose sentence is preposterous..." Last edited by MaggieL; 06-12-2006 at 04:42 PM.

06-12-2006, 05:14 PM	#6
keryx Mrs. Fargon Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 85	Near Dark, one of the more thought-provoking vampire movies I've ever seen. __________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.

06-12-2006, 05:31 PM	#7
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	1)'Bodymelt' awesome if strange Aussie horror. It has a scene where a pregnant woman is attacked by her own placenta. 2) The other 'Deadman Walking' .....futuristic dystopia ....actually it's a fucking awful film but it has Jeffrey combs in it and he gets buried up to the neck so that's pretty cool. 3) 'It's all Gone Pete Tong'.....excellent film, have any of you seen it? 4) 'From Beyond' ..... terrible terrible...but in a cool way. 5) 'The Bird with Crystal plumage' Dario Argento at his best. 6) 'In the Woods' The short film which led to Evil Dead. Last edited by DanaC; 06-12-2006 at 05:36 PM.

06-12-2006, 05:49 PM	#8
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Fritz...that reminds me. I remember years ago, when I was about ten, our kid got a video out which was awesome. It was a cartoon, and set in some fantasy land during a ww2 style conflict. The only thing I really remember about it was that the war was between fairies and some other group and a character shouting "Fritz! fritz! those goddamn fairies ...they killed fritz!" Oh...yeah and I think there was a giant dickshaped ballon in it too..... I remember it being funny and very rude and quite dark....but that's about all. Anyone have even the vaguest notion as to which film that was? That wasn't fritz the cat right? Last edited by DanaC; 06-12-2006 at 05:58 PM.

06-12-2006, 05:52 PM	#9
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Ha! It's ok.....I just had a flash of inspiration and googled my vague notion.....Film was called Wizards (1977) if you can see it , see it, it's funny as fuck....but I may have imagined the giant dick balloon. (Was called 'War Wizards' in the US) Reading through it now, I remember how chilling it was in places too. http://www.ralphbakshi.com/films.php?film=wizards Last edited by DanaC; 06-12-2006 at 05:57 PM.

06-12-2006, 04:16 PM	#3
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Seen most of what you all have posted. Flesh and Blood Illuminata The Storm Riders Why Has Bodhi Dharma Left for the East? The Tune Dementia 13 Dreams Imposters

06-12-2006, 04:59 PM	#5
jonesieQ Paramour of Paradigm Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 42	King of Hearts - a good one. It ran at a theatre in Cambridge, MA for 20 years.

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KinkyVixen Marching In! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 580	What about Batteries Not Included? Anyone seen that? Or what about the movie with a black cat that could talk and move stuff by telekensis? That's all I remember. Good stuff though. __________________ "Smile before bed.You'll sleep better."

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