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Cardnim 08-03-2012 10:32 PM

Great classic film
 
Just watched a really interesting and pretty good old film called "The Stone Tape"
Its from 1972 and its made by the BBC.
As far as I can tell, its no longer available (I just got my VHS copy through eBay and they go for £20 upwards on DVD!)

Really interesting storyline, with strange script and brilliant synth music.
Its a kind of sci-fi / ghost story and is in some places very unsettling and disturbing, in some places scary, and in others just bizarre.

Bonkers and well worth a watch if you are into your film.

Now that Ive watched that.... anyone else got any suggestions for really good "lost" classics, horror, sci-fi ??
(...and without trying to sound up my own arse, :blush: assume Ive seen all the usual classics so we dont need to post about those. Im looking for different things we might not have heard of before. :eh?:)

Alfonzo 09-03-2012 02:03 PM

'Moon' with Sam Rockwell in it. That's a good un. Solaris, that's another. Not lost classics I know, but not films that everyone has watched either.

Cardnim 09-03-2012 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Alfonzo (Post 630403)
'Moon' with Sam Rockwell in it. That's a good un. Solaris, that's another. Not lost classics I know, but not films that everyone has watched either.

Moon - Nice one mate, Ive read alot about it - some good, some bad. Great soundtrack by Clint Mansell I think (either him or Craig Armstrong - Im fans of them both so its all good)

Got both Solaris original and one with Clooney that everybody slagged, but I thought it was pretty good. A nice atmosphere and different than the original.

Will give Moon a shot.

Another great one for everyone - "The Assasination of Richard Nixon" - if you like Sean Penn, you HAVE to see it. Awesome film.

Colinevan 09-03-2012 03:05 PM

Not an old film, however I recently watched the film drive.

It's quite a slow film but has a fab soundtrack ESP if you like synthesisers 80s retro sounds etc.
Was voted film of the year 2011 from memory.

Anyone else watched it?

Has a good plot, plus just has an element of coolness about it.

Col.

Cardnim 09-03-2012 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Colinevan (Post 630429)
Not an old film, however I recently watched the film drive.

It's quite a slow film but has a fab soundtrack ESP if you like synthesisers 80s retro sounds etc.
Was voted film of the year 2011 from memory.

Anyone else watched it?

Has a good plot, plus just has an element of coolness about it.

Col.

Havent seen that one Col, cheers mate.
Love 80s synth music - eg. Scarface soundtrack is awesome with that in it, and then all of John Carpenters films. The one note wonder :thumbsup:

showtime 09-03-2012 07:37 PM

how about "Strange Days" :thumbsup:

Welshy40 09-03-2012 07:39 PM

Being there is a top oldie. The only comedy to have the lead actor nominated for an oscar and boy was Peter Sellers brilliant.

stegger 09-03-2012 08:12 PM

Vanishing Point is a favorite of mine, early seventies film about a bet :thumbsup:

Cardnim 09-03-2012 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by stegger (Post 630539)
Vanishing Point is a favorite of mine, early seventies film about a bet :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by showtime (Post 630525)
how about "Strange Days" :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Welshy40 (Post 630527)
Being there is a top oldie. The only comedy to have the lead actor nominated for an oscar and boy was Peter Sellers brilliant.

WIN, WIN and.... WIN!
Havent heard of any of those ones, and will go hunting for them on Flea-bay later tonight. Cheers very much gents.

And yes, sellers is awesome, without a doubt one of the best comedy actors that was truly great at comedy AND acting.

Oh, have to cut this message short, my "ffffuooooonnn" is ringing. :lol:

Rebelrc 09-03-2012 08:51 PM

Shallow grave!

Cardnim 09-03-2012 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Rebelrc (Post 630552)
Shallow grave!

Too much of a known classic mate - come on, you can do better than that!! :lol:

...and I really like sci-fi and horror so maybe there are a few out there in those genres?

reg 09-03-2012 09:31 PM

Condorman..not sci-fi but an brill film,and its over 30 years old:thumbsup:

leelar 09-03-2012 10:21 PM

night watch and day watch are both great films but are Russian with subtitles :thumbsup:

jaxx 09-03-2012 10:29 PM

Strange brew, canadian drunks Bob & Doug Mckenzie eh! or japanese classic Battle Royale. my two fall back disengage brain films.

kek23k 10-03-2012 01:32 AM

Strange Days is an absolute classic, props for already recommending that one :D

If you like esoteric, slightly weird old films check Altered States from 1980, Dark City 1998, the original Darkman 1990 movie is classic Sam Raimi. Can't recommend enough Daywatch and Nightwatch, totally awesome films.

A Japanese film called Returner(2002) which is kinda like all the good bits from the Matrix only better!

Hunter Prey 2007 is quite a cool, low budget sci-fi. It's not perfect but it is enjoyable:thumbsup:

KennyClark 10-03-2012 04:52 AM

Cube
Event Horizon
Saturn 3
Enemy Mine
Lifeforce
Outland

woOdy 10-03-2012 09:14 AM

Bad Taste for me was the best, least money spent film I have ever seen. Band in the 80s and I managed to watch it very late after and loved the really cheesy effects.

MikePimlott 10-03-2012 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by woOdy (Post 630693)
Bad Taste for me was the best, least money spent film I have ever seen. Band in the 80s and I managed to watch it very late after and loved the really cheesy effects.

My dad made me turn bad taste off when they started eating brains lol. We watched it though. Lol

As posted before, the night watch and the day watch are ok russian films. But i recomend you read the books by sergei lukyanenko, the films are shit in comparisson.

The Crow is one of my go to films.

Cobra 10-03-2012 11:09 AM

How about a spoof, early 80,s if I remember correctly

Bullshot

showtime 11-03-2012 09:24 AM

Screamers :)


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