Live Action Film Recommendations

Also want to add:

Winter Soldier

First Avenger

Can anyone help me find a comedy film that features a superteam? I cannot remember the name.

Try asking over at You Know That Show.

Mystery Men, perhaps?

I watched Dave Made a Maze a couple of days ago. Definitely recommend it, if you like Weird Horror Comedy (emphasis on the comedy).

I've seen a few people compare it to Community, but I've never watched that show so I can't say if the comparison makes sense or not.

Edited by Primis on Apr 2nd 2019 at 4:09:30 AM

TheAndromedaStrain - still holds up as suspense. Some of the SFX and scenes are hit hard by Technology Marches On, but I still recommend it.

TheOmegaMan did NOT age well. Dated scenes, Charlton Heston being such a Large Ham that even in scenes where it's just him, his dialog would make Shatner blush. It's like TheAsylum was asked to make IAmLegend.

Unplanned

It was a film that was just released this year and it truly reminds you of how precious life is, and how it should be valued, regardless of the manner of conception.

Edited by BrightLight on Nov 13th 2019 at 3:58:38 AM

The anti-abortion film?

Indeed.

Looking for a good documentary of the last Glaciel Period. More specifically, I want to know exactly what it was like to live in that time, such as the relationship between humans and neanderthals.

If anyone's curious, it's because I'm writing a story where the very first vampire was a neanderthal, and I want to make sure the time period is accurate.

Looking for some good Lovecraftian films - either straight adaptions or those that have strong Lovecraft themes and atmosphere. Just seen Color Out Of Space and kinda just reopened that itch for me, ya know?

Ones I have seen and enjoyed so far that I can remember; In The Mouth Of Madness, Color Out Of Space (2019 and 2010), Call of Cthulhu (2005), Annihilation, Event Horizon, The Ninth Gate (revolving around the Devil more than anything, I know, but has themes of rituals, cults, the hunting down of ancient texts, etc).

Well there's always the rest of Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy, The Thing and Prince of Darkness, which both have Lovecraftian undertones (The Thing less so). Alien is another 80's horror classic with Lovecraftian undertones.

From Beyond is a interesting (if utterly bizarre) HP Lovecraft adaptation, The Void is a cool neo-Carpenter Lovecraft-esque movie. Maybe Midnight Meat Train, too.

Ya know, I can't believe I've gone so long without watching The Thing. It's definitely now moved up a lot on my list of things to watch!

The others that you've mentioned that I've yet to see have also been added near the top of the list, thank you! =D

The Evil Dead franchise features some explicit Lovecraftian references (as in the book being named Necronomicon for instance). Several films by Guillermo del Toro also have a relevant feel, such as Pan's Labyrinth or The Shape of Water.

Edited by gropcbf on Apr 29th 2020 at 11:00:30 AM

Anyone knows the film or films that are about a young girl who becomes a runaway,hitchhiker, and then stripper. Or some similar theme. I remember watching a movie like this before.

You may want to take this to You Know That Show...

I watched VFW last Saturday. I am thinking about making a tvtrope page of it.

I recently got a copy of the relatively obscure boxing film Knockout so I could trope it here and complete its plot entry on The Other Wiki. I wouldn't quite call it a hidden gem, but it's surprisingly decent, and if nothing else has an earnestness that's charming and makes up for a number of its faults.

I just watched the Baztan Trilogy on Netflix this week. It's a great suspense thriller set in Navarre, Spain, perfect for the Halloween feels this October. It's got so much: a mother in the psych ward, a secret cult, a history of discrimination, babies, the Church, so much.

The Invisible Guardian

Legacy of the Bones

Offering to the Storm

Edited by 1nightonly on Oct 9th 2020 at 12:10:34 AM

It's been a long damn day and I just want to turn my head off for the evening and see a good movie in a few hours.

I haven't really watched anything, since the whole C thing and I'm utterly out of touch with what's come out due to my regular channels for keeping up with stuff have been disturbed.

So looking for a quick recommendation. Hopefully something well written with good dialogue, not a DRAMA but doesn't have to be a comedy. I know this is last minute, but maybe someone here has seen something and feels like helping me out.

Snatch. for a wacky crime comedy with razor-sharp dialogue, perhaps?

What are some films which feature young europeans from different nationalities living in the same apartment building? I remember watching a film like this, awhile back.

If anyone has other recommeded European films I appreciate it as well. I'm mostly looking for American Pie Style movies.

The Spanish Apartment comes to mind.

Anyone ever watch Come and See (1985)? Its a fantastic yet deeply disturbing movie about war, which doesn’t get the credit it deserves, at least in America.

I haven't seen it, but I think it has a good reputation here. I will try to find it.

The Magnificent Seven Remake from 2016 is pretty damn good.