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hbrennan
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Philippines
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 Posted - 07/16/2008 : 04:03:37 AM
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Requiem For a Dream is perfect. But also Irréversible (courtesy of the the ridiculous Gaspar Noé) needs a hearty mention.
"...yet it hadn't destroyed his brain."
re: Charles "The Butcher" Benton (1956)
http://www.henrybrennan.com/
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New Hinda
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Israel
469 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2008 : 05:18:40 AM
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Originally posted by TimLehnerer
Can't go wrong with BRAZIL and 1984.
I certainly agree about 1984. |
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New Hinda
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Israel
469 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2008 : 05:20:53 AM
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Originally posted by niccolom
Old Yeller and Easy Rider always brought a tear to my eyes, but then I'm a sucker for a movie with a happy ending.
I don't think OLD YELLER has a sad ending. Old Yeller saves Mama and Lisbeth and Little Arliss from the rabid wolf, gets rabies himself and has to be shot, but in the end, Travis has Old Yeller's puppy. |
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MrPorter
Preeminent Apostolic Prelate of the Discipleship of Jabootu
USA
102 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2008 : 11:31:30 AM
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I thought that The Descent was pretty damned bleak and depressing for a mainstream movie, particularly if you saw the original cut. Definitely well made, though, and I'd still recommend it to people.
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Nlneff
Diocesan Ecclesiarch of the Sacred Order of Jabootu
USA
84 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2008 : 12:37:41 PM
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Where the Red Fern Grows.
Gets me every time.
First and Last King Kong's are pretty painful too.
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throughthelookingglass
Minister of the Sacraments of Jabootu
USA
47 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2008 : 4:25:24 PM
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Originally posted by TimLehnerer
Can't go wrong with BRAZIL and 1984.
Brazil isn't nearly as big of a bummer as some of the others on the list. Requiem for a Dream, definitely.
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Gristle McThornbody
Preeminent Apostolic Prelate of the Discipleship of Jabootu
Germany
186 Posts |
Posted - 07/17/2008 : 08:34:30 AM
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Happiness, Seven, and Requiem for a Dream definitely come to mind.
"Hi, I'm Bob Evil!" |
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The Rev. D.D.
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
203 Posts |
Posted - 07/17/2008 : 11:15:35 AM
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The original, unAmericanized Gojira would need to be on there.
An old "end of the world via nuclear war" movie or miniseries I can't quite recall...might have been called something like "Testament"? I just remember being pretty miserable while watching it in my youth.
Also Pan's Labyrinth. Goddamn that thing was nigh-relentless in its bleakness and misery.
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zombiewhacker
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
1475 Posts |
Posted - 07/17/2008 : 4:58:27 PM
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Flangepart
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
2329 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2008 : 06:34:36 AM
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Originally posted by zombiewhacker
Testament's a good choice. Also its across the pond equivalent, Threads.
Oh, Lord yes. Respectable...but bummer!
Marvin the Paranoid Android to Buzz Lightyear "Too infinity and beyond-i've been there, its rubbish!"
"Hoody Hoo, i waste 'em with my cross bow!" Bob Herzog- KODT
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Bobby-G
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
904 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2008 : 1:50:59 PM
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I've not seen either film in it's entirety (shame on me!), but how about GRAPES OF WRATH and OF MICE & MEN?
UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE is, I think, supposed to be a kind of "uplifting" film (I do like it a lot), but it does come across to me like the characters are trapped in some endless purgatory.
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BradH812
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
1294 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2008 : 5:44:20 PM
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Maybe I'm in the minority, but I prefer the 1992 version of Mice, with John Malkovich and Gary Sinise, to the older one.
A Midnight Clear is another good choice.
Disney had a TV-movie that they decided to release to theaters in '81 called Amy. If I remember it right, it fell victim to quite a few TV-movie-isms, but was pretty good overall. And it had a dark ending, VERY surprising for a G-rated Disney flick. |
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Neville
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Spain
1590 Posts |
Posted - 07/20/2008 : 3:50:42 PM
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There are not enough European films in the list yet. And we are the masters of misery!
Anyway, I have a few contenders: Sophie's choice, Three colors: Blue, De Palma's Blow Out and Chinatown. |
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BradH812
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
1294 Posts |
Posted - 07/20/2008 : 4:44:19 PM
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Originally posted by Neville
There are not enough European films in the list yet. And we are the masters of misery!
Anyway, I have a few contenders: Sophie's choice, Three colors: Blue, De Palma's Blow Out and Chinatown.
Neville's got a point.
Das Boot
The Vanishing (original) |
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Sardu
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
1126 Posts |
Posted - 07/20/2008 : 7:17:13 PM
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De Palma's Chinatown?? Is this new?? *g*
Wow, Das Boot. Now there's an exercise in nihilism, for sure... it's that ending...
"Meeting you makes me want to be a real noodle cook"
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