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20 Apr 2011, 3:09 pm

IdahoRose wrote:

If you'd like something a little more offbeat, I suggest Creatures from the Pink Lagoon. It's about 5 or 6 gay men who are on vacation at a lake and get attacked by zombies. It's hilarious, and the romance is sweet.

thanx for that, i shall have to see if that is available on netflix.

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20 Apr 2011, 9:13 pm

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IdahoRose wrote:

thanx for that, i shall have to see if that is available on netflix.

You might be interested in the movie Cthulhu, which has a gay protagonist, and was distributed by Here, which of course is associated with LGBT movies.
And beside the gay undercurrent to the film, it should also be said that I consider this to be the best film based on H.P. Lovecraft's horror fiction I've ever seen.

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21 Apr 2011, 12:45 am

Well, I'm a sucker for anything from the 1930s and many from the 1920s. I also can't resist "chosen one" stuff as a rule, if it's done right (I've never been able to wade through The Matrix but I blame Keanu Reeves). Any time there's some wonderful surprise about the main character, some reward for all the crap they've dealt with, some moment where the world at last sees their value... Cinderella stuff. This also suggests I have some unresolved issues I might need to look into. :wink:

I also like romance when it's worked into another genre... Spider-Man II does this well, Some Kind of Wonderful, The Shop Around the Corner. It can be the main plotline but it should not be all there is, and at the same time, it shouldn't be too easy or too obvious. In fact, one of my favorite love stories is... brace yourselves... Megamind. In fact, it fits a lot of my requirements. I'm fascinated with voice acting so it pleases me there, too.

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21 Apr 2011, 2:47 am

Kraichgauer wrote:

thanks for that, i'll add that to the "to watch" list, though as far as lovecraft goes, i've long been partial to the uncut "Reanimator"

as that flick was just so delightfully and hilariously rude :lol:

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21 Apr 2011, 4:42 am

auntblabby wrote:

Kraichgauer wrote:

thanks for that, i'll add that to the "to watch" list, though as far as lovecraft goes, i've long been partial to the uncut "Reanimator"

as that flick was just so delightfully and hilariously rude :lol:

Reanimator is one of my all time favorites.

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31 Aug 2011, 12:45 am

I like psychological thriller,horror, violeted(like wrong turn), ending twisted movie like "saw"..my favourite movies
1.inception
2.fightclub
3.the sixth sense
4.the prestige
5.shutter island
6.the italian job
7.ice age triology
8.dead silence
9.13 B (which is indian horror movie)..

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31 Aug 2011, 9:14 am

the anti war film "Castle Keep' is one of my faves.

very thought provoking.

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31 Aug 2011, 3:17 pm

Horror Films
Thrillers
Mysteries

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31 Aug 2011, 3:34 pm

Action/pysch thrillers... basically fast paced movies. <-- These movies keep me engaged (does not mean I like them). I like classic slow paced movies on the contrary.

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31 Aug 2011, 4:12 pm

Slasher films will amuse me forever, BUT there must be minimal plot and many cheesy mindless killings. Hence why Jason Voorhees will always be my Number 1 favorite movie bad guy. But I refuse to ever watch Jason X. No. Not happening.

Basically, I'll watch just about any old movie, anything based off a comic book/ regular book, anything that's bloody (but does NOT involve warfare) and anything "scary". I'm really easy to amuse.

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31 Aug 2011, 6:48 pm

dramas, movies about history, kids movies, christmas movies.

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31 Aug 2011, 10:03 pm

What I like the most is finding very surrealist films. Movies that kind of follow their own rules and also have a good strong visual style. Also the main character has to struggle a lot through the strange places and situations they may find themselves in.

A prime example is Videodrome. One of my all time favorites. Also NAKED LUNCH. Cronenberg's direction and lighting are great in these and also benefit from Howard Shore's great music scores.

A few David Lynch movies ranging from Eraserhead to INLAND EMPIRE.

Also movies by Terry Gilliam such as Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, or even Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

A few other are Being John Malkovich, A Scanner Darkly, Jacob's Ladder, or The Fountain.

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31 Aug 2011, 11:08 pm

VIDEODROME wrote:

Every one of those movies are great. I agree, surreal films, when made by real artists like David Lynch, David Cronnemberg, and Terry Gilliam are among the most memorable movies of all.

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02 Sep 2011, 6:54 pm

Sci-fi, action, horror. Things having to do with combat, space travel, etc, are good. Having a good plot and not just special effects is also good.

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04 Sep 2011, 5:34 am

I'm deeply concerned with aesthetics, and if a film isn't up to my standards in that regard then I find it difficult to be engaged by. I don't select films by genres, more often directors or just something with a "plot" summary that piques my interest.

Above all, I find very ambiguous, mysterious and enigmatic (yet subtly so) films to be the ones I respond to most favorably.

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