Oh, Radio Flyer (1992) -
Great movies you might not have heard of.
sabrinathecat
Explorer
I would love to have Harrison Bergeron official factory release DVD. I would buy it. Some gut was auctioning bootlegs on eBay a few years back--mediocre copies from a VHS transfer. I bought one. Why? Because there was no official version to buy. (If anyone from HBO is reading this, that would be a hint: Release a factory official version!!! There is demand)
There was also a TV series called "Total Recal 2070". Only the pilot was ever released on DVD. Pity, because it really was an interesting series. Heck, even the pilot was good. More Blade Runner than Total Recall, but a lot of PKD inspired ideas.
Speaking of which, is "Imposter" obscure? I'd never heard of it until it popped on on Netflix, but it did have a theatrical release some time before 9/11. And while one of the twists was painfully obvious within 15 minutes or so, there were more that were not, which more than made up for the first one.
Wow, now people are digging up classics.
If you want to check that road, "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane" is a great. Follow that up with "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte", a twisted movie for Betty Davis. "DeathTrap" has more twists and turns than a snake on LSD.
There was also a TV series called "Total Recal 2070". Only the pilot was ever released on DVD. Pity, because it really was an interesting series. Heck, even the pilot was good. More Blade Runner than Total Recall, but a lot of PKD inspired ideas.
Speaking of which, is "Imposter" obscure? I'd never heard of it until it popped on on Netflix, but it did have a theatrical release some time before 9/11. And while one of the twists was painfully obvious within 15 minutes or so, there were more that were not, which more than made up for the first one.
Wow, now people are digging up classics.
If you want to check that road, "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane" is a great. Follow that up with "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte", a twisted movie for Betty Davis. "DeathTrap" has more twists and turns than a snake on LSD.
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Nytmare
David Jose
Oh my god I love that movie...
Abraxas
Explorer
I've seen quite a few movies that have been suggested - and the ones I haven't seen I'll have to check out.
Also, the original Lathe of Heaven was much better than the remake & Nate and Hayes is one of my all time favorite movies.
A few I think are great and relatively unknown are
1) Four Rooms - a quirky comedy that entertains me to no end
2) The Blood of Heroes - post apocalyptic football
3) Near Dark - Southern Vampires with out the soap opera trappings that are popular now and a Tangerine Dream Soundtrack
4) Let It Ride - Richard Dreyfuss as a guy having an incredibly lucky day betting on horse races
Also, the original Lathe of Heaven was much better than the remake & Nate and Hayes is one of my all time favorite movies.
A few I think are great and relatively unknown are
1) Four Rooms - a quirky comedy that entertains me to no end
2) The Blood of Heroes - post apocalyptic football
3) Near Dark - Southern Vampires with out the soap opera trappings that are popular now and a Tangerine Dream Soundtrack
4) Let It Ride - Richard Dreyfuss as a guy having an incredibly lucky day betting on horse races
Plane Sailing
Astral Admin - Mwahahaha!
Um, Strictly Ballroom (australian movie about two young dances that challenge the ballroom scene) was from 1992!
However, I really enjoy the 2004 remake starring Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez under exactly the same name.
Cheers
Bill Paxton had me rolling in that movie. "MmmmmMMmm!! Finger lickin' good!"
Plus, what's not to like about Lance Henrikson?
sabrinathecat
Explorer
Remembered a couple more today.
Vibes: an attempt to give Cindy Lauper (remember her, kids? She was big--well kinda--back in the 80s) an acting career by pairing her up with Jeff Goldbloom. Silly cheeze, but fun.
Unforgettable: believe it or not, I have a hard time remembering the title. No, really. Still a good movie.
DOA: one of the rare cases when the remake was better than the original.
Vibes: an attempt to give Cindy Lauper (remember her, kids? She was big--well kinda--back in the 80s) an acting career by pairing her up with Jeff Goldbloom. Silly cheeze, but fun.
Unforgettable: believe it or not, I have a hard time remembering the title. No, really. Still a good movie.
DOA: one of the rare cases when the remake was better than the original.
jonesy
A Wicked Kendragon
Remake? What movie are you referring to there?
got to say, D.O.A. 1950, remade in 1981 but confused with DOA: Dead or Alive
1950 - Small-town accountant Frank Bigelow goes to San Francisco for a week's fun prior to settling down with fiancée Paula. After a night on the town, he wakes up with more than just a hangover; doctors tell him he's been given a "luminous toxin" with no antidote and has, at most, a week to live! Not knowing who did it or why, Bigelow embarks on a frantic odyssey to find his own murderer.
1981 - Dexter Cornell, an English Professor becomes embroiled in a series of murders involving people around him. Dexter has good reason to want to find the murderer but hasn't much time. He finds help and comfort from one of his student, Sydney Fuller.
DOA: Dead or Alive - video game movie
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