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[Vector]

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[Gatleos]

I think my brain just ignored it because it subconsciously reminded me of this.

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Edit: hopefully that link works now

[WillowLuman]

Broken link there

Going on the recommended Ghibli list from earlier I must thank Il Palazzo for recommending Princess Mononoke. The characters were so deep and complex, the plot just so perfectly constructed and tragic with 100% grey morality. Quite a great take on the environmental message, too. Definitely one of the best movies I've ever seen.

Man, this puts me in the mood for some really good historical fantasy. Got any recommendations?

[Vector]

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[WillowLuman]

I've heard good things about that movie, will totally check it out when I have time. Got any others?

[Gatleos]

Man, this puts me in the mood for some really good historical fantasy. Got any recommendations?

Hero (the Jet Li one because goddamn there's a lot of films with that name) is a good wuxia film set in ancient China.

Also seconding Pan's Labyrinth.

[Jopax]

Also to any horror fan (or fan of a good movie really), Cabin in the woods. Just watch it, don't read up on it, don't research it, don't ask people about it, just watch it, a fresh watching is mindblowingly fun and awesome, trust me on this one.

Have to disagree on just the point of no preparation being required. The first two acts will seem quite generic and unfunny if you haven't seen the first Evil Dead (both are on Netflix), so while you may still get a good payoff by the third act, most of it probably won't seem very good. Still a good/great movie, and aside from that, yeah, avoid all spoilers.

I've got one question before I decide to watch any "horror" movie. Is it actually a horror movie, or is it a gore-fest? I don't mind movies which are scary (The Others is a good one) but I have a serious problem with gore unless it's intentionally so cartoonish as to be funny (like Evil Dead). If it looks at all realistic, I'm out.

Yeah, I agree. Fear is a cool mechanic that can be used well in a movie, but movies that just abuse gore, jump scares, and abrupt sound cues feel like a waste of time to me if there isn't some other substance. For this reason most horror films I like are more like suspense movies than straight horror, which is how I'd describe something like Pontypool, which uses some gore and horror but largely relies on suspense. Evil Dead I think was trying to be a straight horror film more or less (though they definitely went crazy into humor with the sequels), but I found it pretty enjoyable as such.

Maybe Evil Dead specifically isn't needed to enjoy Cabin in the Woods, it's just the most directly related and gets some specific references. You could probably get the same effect even from something like Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (since they share the same origin in Evil Dead), or just a wide base of the somewhat formulaic teenage horror movies that get churned out every year.

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Sorry to drag this quote even further. But that's mostly because Cabin is one of the best deconstructions of the genre to date. It begins as any other generic teen horror would and it might feel boring for it, but then, it takes so many turns and twists that you get something amazingly clever and fun in the end. Plus that one elevator scene pays homage to so many monsters from so many movies that you can watch it several times and still not get them all

^ kind of spoilerish for Cabin in the woods.

Also unrelated, Sky Captain and the world of tommorow is awesome, go watch it now guys

[IronyOwl]

Ong-Bak

Oh my god this was amazing. I can't claim to be a martial arts connoisseur of any description, but this had hands-down the absolute best "realistic" fight choreography of anything I have ever seen. The detail and flow some scenes had was absolutely riveting in a way you really wouldn't expect from two people punching each other.

It makes me legitimately sad that I have no way to hand these people money.

[Parsely]

Ong-Bak

Oh my god this was amazing. I can't claim to be a martial arts connoisseur of any description, but this had hands-down the absolute best "realistic" fight choreography of anything I have ever seen. The detail and flow some scenes had was absolutely riveting in a way you really wouldn't expect from two people punching each other.

Have you seen them before? They're all utterly fantastic.

[Evil Knievel]

I'd unfortunately agree with that there are no good horror movies - almost. I liked "High tension" (haute tension) quite a bit.

I also have trouble finding comedy that is funny and at the same time NOT stupid/shallow...
An example would be "The Dinner Game" ("Le dīner de cons")

[Neonivek]

There are good horror movies out there (Jacob's Ladder for example... Tremors as well but that movie isn't scary... Ginger Snaps... American Werewolf in London though not for being scary... SEVERAL Are you Afraid of the Dark Episodes... I still think the first two Alien movies were good)

But Horror is in the same situation as Romantic Comedies in that the vast majority of them are just such garbage that it is hard to find any good ones... to the extent that many people believe good ones just don't exist.

Also you are missing the larger issue with horror movies... and it isn't their gore fascination. It is that most horror movies try to outright make you hate the characters in the movie so you can revel in their destruction.

The vast majority of horror movies are extremely formulaic.

[WillowLuman]

I also have trouble finding comedy that is funny and at the same time NOT stupid/shallow...
An example would be "The Dinner Game" ("Le dīner de cons")

I love that movie. The ending is amazing

[TamerVirus]

Finished watching old boy not that long ago (Korean, not spike lee) and boy if you don't know spoilers it's great

[Pranz]

Ong-Bak

Oh my god this was amazing. I can't claim to be a martial arts connoisseur of any description, but this had hands-down the absolute best "realistic" fight choreography of anything I have ever seen. The detail and flow some scenes had was absolutely riveting in a way you really wouldn't expect from two people punching each other.

This reminded me of Oldboy, so I will go ahead and recommend it. For someone who doesn't like fight scenes all that much this movie has one of the best ones in my opinion, but not because of the skills displayed but the directing of the scene.

[Parsely]

Ong-Bak

Oh my god this was amazing. I can't claim to be a martial arts connoisseur of any description, but this had hands-down the absolute best "realistic" fight choreography of anything I have ever seen. The detail and flow some scenes had was absolutely riveting in a way you really wouldn't expect from two people punching each other.

This reminded me of Oldboy, so I will go ahead and recommend it. For someone who doesn't like fight scenes all that much this movie has one of the best ones in my opinion, but not because of the skills displayed but the directing of the scene.

Yeah Oldboy did have that one great fight scene.