I guess I was being unnecessarily vague about that.

Yeah, good horrors are good, lemme know what they were.

No torture porn unless it's "Martyrs" though :(

Yeah, Quarantine is the american remake of Rec. I "rec"ommend seeing the original

Actually, I hated drag me to hell. Evil Dead is an accidental masterpiece. I hated feeling like Raimi was trying to fabricate the same feeling with this one.

I felt bad for Mac guy! He's screwed, all because some gypsy went and peed on the linoleum.

oh spoiler

i agree. drag me to hell is crap. horrible ending :/

oh gosh, i was going to read what ppl recommended to ya, but my patience ended. XD

Here, I'll just put the ones I have downloaded in the last months. See if something catches your eye:

Cirque.du.Freak.The.Vampires.Assistant;
Family.Guy.The.Movie.2005;
Ultraviolet;
Master.of.the.Flying.Guillotine
Aeon.Flux;
Day.Watch[2006][Unrated.Edition];
Resident Evil:Degeneration;
Wanted;
Kung.Fu.Panda;
From.Dusk.till.Dawn.1996;
Shelter;
District 9;
Carrie (1976).

If u had asked for animés or series I would have more titles, but oh well XD

Hope u like at least some of these. c ya.

Inglorious Basterds

My nose is already far enough up QT's ass to have seen and loved it. Christoph Waltz especially, as Nazi of the year 09.

Aint he great?

Sherlock Holmes? I'm not sure if your standards of good cinematography is the same as mine, but I liked it.

I caught this in the theaters with the roomies and was pretty about it.

I don't think I'm the kind of person who can't just have a fun time at a movie, but I felt like if Robert Downey Jr wasn't there, the movie would have been forgotten within minutes of viewing :/

Not technically a horror movie, or necessarily "beautiful", but one that I've loved for years because of the feeling of it, is Miracle Mile (1988).
It's from the '80s, and so it has that '80s look and is scored by Tangerine Dream.

In a nutshell, it's about a wrong phone call to a random phone on the street (remember they had phonebooths back then!) and a frantic message that leads to....well, I shouldn't spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it, but you're left wondering if the call was a prank that went horribly wrong (causing the events by creating the situation among the chain of people the information passes to), or was it a real warning and it was all already in-motion?
It follows the receiver of the call (Anthony Edwards) and how he reacts to the information he's received.
I've always enjoyed the strange feeling and unanswered questions this movie leaves me with. It also has a totally un-Hollywood-like ending!

Another one I'd suggest is The Quiet Earth (1985).
It's British (so may be a little hard to find, but it IS on DVD), and it's about a man who wakes up to find he's the last man on earth.
How would YOU handle that?!

Hope this gives you some enjoyment for a few hours.

Those both sound great man, thanks for the synopsis! If I can track them down, they'll be next on the HELP MAKE WORK BEARABLE list.

I suppose Saw is out then, even though for me, even without the torture, I love that series. Would perhaps love it even more without the gore.

Actually, if they would of left Danny Glover and his stupid subplot outta the original, I would of loved it. The high tension/paranoia between the two guys chained together in a room is really my kind of scene.

I haven't seen any of the sequels, but I gave 4 and 5 a brief look and wasn't feeling it. Needs less cast, more cabin fever.

The second was almost as good as the first, 3 was ok, 4 and 5 weren't great and 6 was the best since 2. Except for the very bloody opening since almost made me faint right there in the cinema. The ending was particularly surprising and good.

Actually, maybe Cube would be right up your alley. Cube 2 and 3 really arn't as good, but 1 is my favorite movie of all time.

Loved one, it's a canadian classic. I think viewing it at least once is required for any horror minded canuck.

Great concept, not just in plot, but in good movie business. One freaking set for the whole movie! Think of the dinero they saved.

I can tell you exactly how it cost actually: 500k. Probably Canadian which in 1997 was a big deal. Also, the CGI effects were given to them, so that helped.

3 best movies of 09 IMO - Star Trek, Coroline + Up!
Worst - Watchmen, Bruno + Avatar

Man, i loved watchmen, why am I the only one

Up is Pixars best to date, I think... Really amazing work, on a lot of levels. Star Trek was a nice surprise too.

I'll check out Coroline!

I have to majorly disagree with Kuma-Chan about Coraline; I thought it was mediocre at best -- quite disappointing.

And yeah, I, too, didn't think Watchmen was nearly as bad as everyone says it was. The opening cinematic alone was brilliant.

Spot on! Given that the film didn't address the original minutemen nearly as much as I would of liked, it was nice to at least get that montage portraying their rise and individual falls. Whatever fancy camera trick was used to make each of those tableau's seem to have an excess of depth and colour gets an A plus in my book.

You're not...(alone)...Watchmen was awesome!
I never knew of the comic before the movie.
District 9 was a nice surprise too! If you haven't seen that, I'd highly recommend it.

I liked Watchmen myself. Hated the ending because...well...becuase I did ^_^. But it fit the movie so I loved it for that

The original Comic was like RELIGION to us English Comic fans when it came out, how many times did the film fuck it up and miss the mark..I could write PAGES on it

Haha, maybe you actually love it more than I do!

I wouldn't say the movie was perfect (though I'm grateful they didn't try to integrate the Tales of the Black Freighter arc, since I don't see how that could have been done without taking the movie to an unholy length), but as far as conceivable film adaptations go, I think they met the goal of telling the essential plot and keeping things enjoyable.

Thinks I would keep: Guy who played Rorschach. The only role I thought would be impossible to cast.
Things I would lose: Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, and the over-the-top fight scenes that dulled the 'these are normal people in fancy costumes' aspect

Even so, I just didn't think it's flaws added up to an altogether terrible movie, and I'm overjoyed that through hollywood exposure a lot of people who wouldn't have read one of the greatest achievements in graphic novels and the super hero genre (if not THE greatest achievement of the latter) probably picked up a copy.

grand turino

Oops, was one of the one's I watched and forgot about :u

I love Eastwood, but I think Million Dollar and Unforgiven place higher in my heart than this one, purely because those asian kids don't know how to act (see Joy Luck Club for more details on that)

ha! so true that asian kid was awful

Someone teach that kid about INFLECTION

Some suggestions...

Horror/Scifi
Quarantine
Alien (and sequels)
The Terminator (and sequels)
Stylized Action
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 & 2
Sherlock Homes
[b]Fantasy/Adventure/Action[/b]
Back to the Future (and sequels)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
A.I. (Artificial Intelligence)
WaterWorld (Director's Cut)
Tank Girl
Exciting True Stories
Slumdog Millionaire
Changeling
Valkyrie
Family Adventure
Horton Hears a Who
Neverending Story
Finding Nemo
Bolt
Fantasy-Adventure
Big Fish
What Dreams May Come
Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Comedy
Airheads
Groundhog Day

Ugh. It ate one of my tags. >:C

I don't think I've ever seen Waterworld make someone's recommended list before. I love that Jack Black has a bit part in it though

Jack Black? Where?
Anyway, Waterworld is actually very good if you watch the director's cut. The theater release is garbage.

I see I'm not the only one who thinks that. Nice. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the director's cut.

Check it out again! He's one of evil pirate dudes fat accomplices. He comically blows away his own friends with a machinegun in one scene prior to making an "Oops I'm Jack Black" face.

Oh! That's him? :D

Black Sheep and Teeth are both great. The former is everything you'd expect from a movie about zombie sheep in much the same way Bubba Ho-Tep is everything you'd expect from a movie about Bruce Campbell Elvis and black JFK in a nursing home fighting a mummy. Teeth, surprisingly, manages to pull a George Romero and insert social satire into a horror film while reinforcing the utter wrongness of vaginas in general.

If you want to be uncomfortable for an hour and a half, check out "Eraserhead". It's a movie more about how it makes you feel than what's happening on screen. It's surrealist.

For good films anyone with an interest in good cinema should see, I always recommend Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" (1952) and Fritz Lang's "M" (1932).

Afterthought: I'm going to assume you've already seen "Dead Alive" (in North America; "Braindead" elsewhere) but if not, it's right up there with "Evil Dead" as a splatstick classic. It does some of the most absurd things with zombies I've ever seen on screen.

I'm getting kind of a http://imagechan.com/images/zarflax.jpg vibe from Teeth, but Black Sheep was recommended to me by a friend a long time back, and I promptly forgot about it. I'll check that shit out asap!

Kurosawa is a genius, and Seven Sam's is worth a rewatch, but I've never seen M. I remember reading that it was based on the vampire of dusseldorf though, which is a seriously depressing bit of serial killer, so... I'll wait until I'm in that "I can deal with child murder" mood before catching it~

"Teeth" is a movie I find very hard to convince people to watch, but once they see it, they enjoy it. The protagonist is very much a sympathetic character, and I dig any movie that mocks "abstinence only" sex ed.

Being as old as it is, "M" is not explicit as to the nature of the crimes committed against children, nor does it show them. It deals mostly with the reaction of society to that kind of criminal in its midst and in so doing deals modern sensationalist news media a much deserved kick in the teeth.

Arrright, I'll add Teeth to my ever growing list... I won't lie though, it's near the bottom D: <

I'll definitely give 'M' a go though, assuming I can track it down. I have no enemy who brings out my sarcastic face more than modern media. I've been properly baited by your words!!

I'm lazy this morning and haven't read through the previous responses yet, so this might have already been discussed, but...

Ignore all the screaming naysayers (who I'd bet haven't even seen it)... Quarantine, the American remake of Rec, is actually really good, too.

The Haunting (1963 version)
The Legend of Hell House

FA ate my response to this D: <

I'm too lazy to write it again, but in point form:

- Loved the remake as a kid
- Now wishes death on lili taylor for whimpering and shuffling to and fro for the entire movie
- Can I watch the original without my feelings of ire for the remake interfering?

The original is very different from the remake, believe me. It's more pyschological then supernatural, and yet there is a supernatural element to the film.

Go see Dark City! It's awesome and creepy at the same time!

Dark City is pretty awesome :)

Thirded!

Love that movie, but I always forget about it's existence If people asked me about movies involving noirtech, I'd be all Blade Runner this Metropolis that, and I'd never think about word one of Dark City unless someone else mentioned it first.

Monsoon wedding.
Up
Kung-fu Hustle
Red sand
coraline
Hamlet
Hamlet2

Haha, I wasn't aware Hamlet had a sequel. The remaining half of the cast dies in this one?

Love Up and Kung-Fu hustle <3 Stephen Chow is a prince!

Hamlet2 is a modern comedy about a high-school drama teacher who writes and performs a sequel to hamlet.

No shit!? That actually sounds pretty cool. How have I never heard of this one?

some People talked about it for a little bit but it seemed to be quickly forgotten.

The movie my sig is from, Jacob's Ladder

And if you can, find the original japanese version of the film Pulse. Avoid the remake.

Jacob's Ladder was absolutely stunning. As were Pulse and the Japanese TV release of Ju-On.

!!! Awesome recommendation, I've always wanted to see Jacob's Ladder, but whenever I'm looking for movies to watch I forget completely about my overwhelming desire to finally catch it. It's now #1 on THE LIST

The Fall
The Passion of the Joan of Arc (I think that's the proper title, it's an old silent film - French)
Haxan (Another old silent movie, this one with witches & Satan & furries)
Orlando (Artdecade recommended this to me, it was fantastic)
Amadeus

You shame me, I've only seen Amadeus on this last, and never even heard of the other 4. I'll try and track them down, starting with Haxan since I am murrypurry for furry.

list LIST not last :(

I'll especially back up The Fall <3

Hedwig & The Angry Inch - just saw it for the first time recently

Yeah thats pretty awesome + the songs are quite clever

They had two sets of arms and they had two sets of legs~

Adore that movie. My ex used to sing that song while he accompanied himself on piano. It might have been the entire basis of my love for him.

They had two sets of arms and they had two sets of legs~

Adore that movie. My ex used to sing that song while he accompanied himself on piano. It might have been the entire basis of my love for him.

christ FA i hate you.

the songs are so well written, amazing performances...

I love how it begins with the frenetic music video touch and it has a really cool ending that just kind of lets you down easy

Equilibrium <3

I watched this on a dare, and to my surprise was pretty freakin' impressed. This is the kind of flick that's FUN without being TOO STUPID FOR WORDS.

Ink <---- MUST
Imaginarium of Dr Passusdfsfsfsfs something
The Salton Sea
Coraline
Role Models

i have several hundred more i could suggest.... but no

Unless that 2nd one is the proper title, I'll probably... not see it >_-

I've ne'er heard of ink, but it's made this journal twice so... I GUESS I SHOULD!

its worth it, here are some more that just came to mind

Lord of War
Das Experiment (german but awesome)
Sky Blue (Anime)
12 Angry Men (1957) <-- another fantastic film
City Of Lost Children
Super Troopers
The Number 23
Cypher
Chopper
Flatliners
Lords Of Dogtown
Bringing out The Dead
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

thats all for now

oH and the correct title to number two is The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus

Must see: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Up

Don't bother: The Wolfman, Shutter Island

Yeah, I hear CwaCoM is actually awesome. I have a very hard time allowing myself to believe.

Also Will Farrell NO THANKS

triangle,
event horizon

Event Horizon is grand! I was horrified as a tyke.

Is triangle the prequel to cube?

Le Samourai

Is this recent, or should I be hitting the most independent of independent video stores to track this one down?

it's a foreign classic, it'd probably be at any halfway decent shop

My favorite of movie of all time, ever: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Mine too!

*highfives*!!!!! : D

YAYYY *highpaws*

It's not my #1 movie, but it is my favourite love story.

Even though I disagree with the morale nowadays, haha :D

It's still a terrific movie. Gondry is a supoib director. The climax/childhood flashbacks get me all misty, everytime.

moral not morale, LORD, my english professor must be spinning in her grave.

Not all of my recommendations will be in the horror genre, but they are still among my favorite movies.

"Closetland"
"Ju-On" (Japanese TV release)
"Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead" (if you're not familiar with Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', you may wish to watch Mel Gibson's performance of "Hamlet" (pretty good) or Kenneth Branagh's version (excellent))
"Oscar" (A very funny comedy of errors starring Sylvester Stallone)
"Jaws"
"Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
"Twelve Angry Men" (This move is the reason I LOVE getting selected for jury duty. Watch the original black & white version)
"Thelma & Louise"
"Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension"
"Brazil"
"The Dark Backward"
"Lola Rennt" ("Run, Lola, Run")
"Othello" (Lawrence Fishburne's performance is excellent)
"The Prophecy" (with Christopher Walken as the archangel Gabriel and Viggo Mortensen as Lucifer (*orgasmic*))
"Sunshine" (with Cillian Murphy)
"Naked Lunch"

There are hundreds more I could list....but those should hold you over for now. Hmm....I listed three movies with Richard Dreyfuss ("Jaws", "Close Encounters", and "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern"). Innnnnnnnnteresting.

Oh!! I forgot to add "The Cell" to that list. (Vincent D'Onofrio is fantastic in this film)

Vince Vaughn, on the other hand...

I still haven't seen Run Lola Run... I probably shouldn't be admitting to that in public.

Heh! Yeah...his performance was a bit lackluster. However, I seem to recall some mention of that in the commentary. That he was specifically told to do it that way. I could be wrong, though.

Englar Alheimsins, Ink, Dead Poets Society, City Rats, Grave of the Fireflies and Amélie

Also, The Final Cut and The Butterfly Effect

I only watch Grave of the Fireflies on days where I feel the need to lose 80% of my water weight through my tear ducts.

Wow, I didn't know you were so sensible...Have you seen that small film "Marimo"?

Yeah, the asshole exterior is just to hide my overly delicate nature. I cry like a bitch in the rain watching sad movies.

Haven't seen it. Is it small enough that I can catch it on youtube?

Aw, cute. This one made me laugh though :/ She shoved her father over when he tried to hug her! Now she's going to have to make another video called "Ota-san" in a few years to apologize for that when HE kicks the bucket.

Fight Club and The Lion King.

Fight Club and The Lion King.

Agree!! haha

Pan's Labyrinth (El labyrinto del fauno) was awesome in my opinion. Guillermo del Toro showed that he can film his own ideas instead of comics (Hellboy 1+2, Blade 2).

The setting is during WW2, but Pan's Labyrinth is much more than a movie about war. (Besides: there even were no Nazis, only facist spanish people, rebels and innocent people)
It's about a little girl, trying to escape our world and find her sanctuary in a fantastic world... though both worlds are dangerous and cruel.

Oh! The movie won 3 oscars btw.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqYiSlkvRuw

Absolutbly agree! I love that movie!

Yeah, it was pretty enjoyable. I didn't know Del Toro did Blade 2! Cusssss.

He did. His next movie will be "There and back again", also known as "The Hobbit", the prequel to "Lord of the Rings". Maybe you knew that. ^^

"El secreto de sus ojos" - The Secret in Their Eyes. It's an Argentinian movie and it's really good.

more info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1305806/

District 9

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136608/

Other recomendation is "el orfanato" The Orphanage. It's just amazing...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464141/

I got a recommendation on this one from a friend here, so I'll be sure to check out. He also got me to check out Rec, so I have high faith in the terror induciness of his choices.

Good!! well, if you see it let me know what you think!!

See you around!

One of the best horror movies ever in my opinion is Silent Hill. I don't know if you'd like it, but I do. :V

Also Paranormal Activity was AWESOME! =]

I didn't liek the fact they changed the lead form male to female, but since the story was practically unrelated to the game,s but still seem to FIT the world, I forgive them ^^

Love the twist ending

Yea me too. The ending is so unfair its rather funny. :P

Yeah, I think the climax got a little out of hand, but most of the movie was pretty good. The ending especially is loveliness~

Out of hand?

Well, part of what felt so scary (for me, at least) was the amount of isolation she felt in what should of been a heavily populated area, as well the tension of not fully understanding what was taking place. By the climax though, you've got more people on screen than you can shake a fist at, and plenty of sloppy answers.

Felt like Resident Evil -> RezEvil 4. Making the jump from tension based horror to action packed general scariness.

I thought it was a good transition though. meh. =]

For just a fun, stone faced comedy horror (what is that phrase, it isnt stone faced...) watch Zombieland.

God it just a fun movie, actually poignant at times, and as much as I hated the lead actor in whatever that stupid movie he was in before (superbad i think it was...which is a good description of it) he was fantastic in this one ^_^

The humor is flippant and fun at times, serious at others, and just...well just really well done.

A deep thinking masterpeice? No. But it wasn't designed to be

I think it was good, but having said that, if it weren't for the SPECIAL GUEST cameo midway through (you know what I'm talking about SPOILER) I think it would of just been average in my book.

Yes, i know of the special guest you speak. Actually I thought it was good despite of that. It wasn't supposed to be deep, yet was surprisingly deep when deal with with that guy with the Escalade (no spoilers) when you realise what he has lost in this world, which had been mostly deadpan humor, and why he tries to embrace the little joys.


Buy beyond that movie, i, unfortunatly, cannot recommend Wolverine: Origins. Mostly out of personal bias on how they F*cked it up

Brick was excellent. Classic noir, every single character is a pulp detective novel archetype and they all talk like one. It's so great that you'll hardly notice all the actors are teenagers and that it takes place on the grounds of a highschool.

Also great is Primer. Two engineers run a sort of "inventors club" in their spare time in their garage, but one day the project they were working on turns out to be something very different, and very, very important. I won't say what it is because I think it'd be best to go into it blind, but you can investigate it further if you wish. Caution; it's very, very dry.

Oh lord, I ed Brick with all my ! I don't think I could be fonder of a script. Definitely only for the noir crowd though; I watched it with two friends who despised it since they weren't hip to humphrey bogart chatter.

Consider Primer on the list!

woah wait other people have seen brick, what

I know, right? That thing is probably the best classic detective story since Chinatown, but I've got drawings of bowsers dong that have been viewed more times than it has.

they both hold a special place in my heart

I just saw Youth in Revolt. That was pretty bangin'? I'm a Michael Cera fan though. Don't know about you.

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/e8.....omedy-deathray watch this.

Haha. That was great. I'm surprised they worked together in Youth In Revolt. "TICKLE IT!!"

Check the remake of Rec, Quarantine. It's like Rec but with enough money to make it even scarier. Plus I think Rec 2 is floating on the net.

I fear horror movie sequels. Deeply.

How about going for the classics then?

Try getting your hands on the first Nightmare on Elm street and the first Friday the 13th.

Seen em, seen em. Awaiting the Michael Bay remake.

With more explosions than ever.

Don't forget the shaky camera and the mandatory "funny" dumb fucks .

Paranormal Activity and Rec surely kicked ass, the american version of rec (I think it was called quarantine) was damn good too, but the previews version of paranormal activity is sooooo much shit, it actually hurts watching.
I don`t know any good movies that came out after that so far. A good comedy movie is Superbad, you gotta watch that before you die for sure!

All of these are done and done! I really liked Rec and PA. I think found footage just speaks to me in ways that teenagers being stabbed in their boobs can't.

I recommend any film made by Kevin Smith. I'm a huge fan. Check out some of his not so well known stuff like "Vulgar". It's a bit disturbing, but the story is pretty cool.

I also really liked "Up". I know I might sound like a pussy, but when I first saw it in theaters I cried like a bitch!

If you want to know more about Kevin Smith's work, check out his site...

http://www.viewaskew.com/

The only thing about Kevin Smith I want to know more about is top/bottom/versatile.

If you find out, let me know! I've heard that he has a gay brother, but I've never seen pictures of him.

Shaun of the Dead
An American Werewolf in London

I think I'm gonna rewatch Shaun now. Because it's funny, good spirited, and let's face it, Nick Frost could sit on my face and wiggle for days.

You should see "Where the Wild Things Are" when it hits DVD. The artistic direction alone makes it worth watching.

Yeah, I heard a lot of interesting stuff about that one. I'll see if I can track it down once it's readily available.

Oh, I thought of another one, "Being John Malkovich"! If you haven't seen it, go watch it right now!

Long ago, but I really liked it. I saw 'Cold Souls' recently, and that was a much more masturbatory/less enjoyable romp.

Quills http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u--PYnIYewE

Brick http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cVzHeJ0Z3I

Brothers Bloom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HPXfmqIy-4

Squid and the Whale http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfdrJ0wHUGw

Margot at the wedding http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NQobRrZhvo

Old boy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLn1y9v6yno

Lady Vengeance (or Sympathy for Lady Vengence) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUFaDj3mBCI

Mind Game http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU4EfF85u60

Summer Wars http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD5QiLi2krk

Genius Party http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PBN4xfTkJ0&feature=PlayList&p=46CB8476C0354331&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=7

Genius Party Beyond http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPYnzVdY2Q0

LA Confidential http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT7aFLAS4ZI

Little Miss Sunshine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWyH_twcMl0

Miller's Crossing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkJIcFMN_pc

関口現監督の『Survive Style 5+』に一票~！

It's trippy and kind of gorgeous <3 The Tadanobu Asano and Reika Hashimoto sequences are especially amazing.

There Will Be Blood