SilverspoonGaming | 334 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) What is that unknown movie that you gave a chance on a friday night rental or in the depths of the streaming world that you actually enjoyed, but youre pretty sure nobody else here has ever seen it? If you have seen a movie mentioned please quote it and give us your opinion on it and I will keep a tally in this post of what hasnt been seen by any others so that we can maybe give them a watch. Only one member has seen these movies: The Breaks The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover The Libertine The Story of the Kelly Gang Edited July 20, 2021 by SilverspoonGaming 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrels | 125 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 El Topo Some of the scenes and lines from that remain with me, and I watched it exactly once over 5 years ago 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverspoonGaming | 334 Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 Here are a couple off of the top of my head that I watched based on the main characters being played by some of my favorite actors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,344 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) I have mentioned this one a few times here before so someone might have followed up on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9uVhpBa7n8 This was made in 1961 during the heyday of the decidedly unique swarm of peplum films. This is a pretty good fantasy movie despite the handicaps of suffering from a limited budget and really poor dubbing. Also a lot depends on your tolerance for Steve Reeves' acting abilities - but he was good compared to most of the actors in that genre of films. The film's parts are certainly better than the whole and are very atmospheric a surprising number of times. It also has what is probably the best soundtrack found in that genre of films. Well worth tracking down if one likes fantasy films. ----------------------------------- A secondary recommendation for an action film: Great obscure action flick that centers on a make up/effects artist who gets caught up in a government/organized crime scheme and has to use his talents to survive. Benefits from a really good cast and a tight script. One of my favorites in a genre that I usually enjoy but don't really get wrapped up in. Edited July 18, 2021 by Tabonga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,588 Editorials Team · Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 hour ago, barrels said: El Topo Seen it. Own it. Jodorosky for the win, and probably his best movie (from his tiny sample size) My answer is... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,588 Editorials Team · Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 51 minutes ago, Tabonga said: F/X Own that as well. Pretty good for an occasional watch. Never saw the sequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 4,017 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Most likely most haven’t seen The Story of the Kelly Gang which is believed to be the first feature film ever made. I went to the National Film & Sound archive to watch it but they have generously uploaded it so you can watch it on YouTube. Only a small part of it has survived but this movie is based on true Australian history of the Kelly gang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor | 855 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 neither of these are insanely obscure but i definitely never see them mentioned. The Breaks (1999) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breaks_(1999_film) would love to know if more people have seen this. anybody i've mentioned this to gets a blank look on their face. Top Secret! (1984) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Secret! parody movie starring Val Kilmer. i love this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,344 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 2 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said: Own that as well. Pretty good for an occasional watch. Never saw the sequel. The sequel blew chunks - just didn't have the tautness/peril of the first one. There was a two season tv series out of Canada that was based before the events of the first movie that wasn't bad - a bit underfunded but it captured the spirit of the first movie pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,344 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 7 minutes ago, twiztor said: neither of these are insanely obscure but i definitely never see them mentioned. The Breaks (1999) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breaks_(1999_film) would love to know if more people have seen this. anybody i've mentioned this to gets a blank look on their face. Top Secret! (1984) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Secret! parody movie starring Val Kilmer. i love this one. I have Top Secret on laserdisc -not a bad movie by any stretch - didn't see the other one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,092 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 hour ago, twiztor said: neither of these are insanely obscure but i definitely never see them mentioned. The Breaks (1999) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breaks_(1999_film) would love to know if more people have seen this. anybody i've mentioned this to gets a blank look on their face. Top Secret! (1984) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Secret! parody movie starring Val Kilmer. i love this one. I've never heard of The Breaks, but Top Secret has a couple of absolutely hilarious scenes, so I'd definitely recommend that one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,590 Graphics Team · Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 One of my favorite movies of all time is an incredibly mainstream title that I doubt many on VGS have seen. I would highly recommend anyone to watch it - it's just so simple and heartwarming. The soundtrack is excellent as well. Winnie the Pooh [2011 - Stephen Anderson and Don Hall] -CasualCart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,588 Editorials Team · Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 56 minutes ago, CasualCart said: One of my favorite movies of all time is an incredibly mainstream title that I doubt many on VGS have seen. I would highly recommend anyone to watch it - it's just so simple and heartwarming. The soundtrack is excellent as well. Winnie the Pooh [2011 - Stephen Anderson and Don Hall] -CasualCart Own it. Never truly watched it but my kids give it a thumbs up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californication | 1,490 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 The Libertine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverspoonGaming | 334 Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 On 7/18/2021 at 6:53 PM, twiztor said: neither of these are insanely obscure but i definitely never see them mentioned. The Breaks (1999) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breaks_(1999_film) would love to know if more people have seen this. anybody i've mentioned this to gets a blank look on their face. Top Secret! (1984) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Secret! parody movie starring Val Kilmer. i love this one. I have seen Top Secret. Excellent movie! Im a huge Val Kilmer fan also, and thats why I streamed it a few years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverspoonGaming | 334 Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 On 7/18/2021 at 4:25 PM, Reed Rothchild said: Own that as well. Pretty good for an occasional watch. Never saw the sequel. I have both on Laserdisc but have never watched them. Maybe its time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,344 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 8 hours ago, SilverspoonGaming said: I have both on Laserdisc but have never watched them. Maybe its time... If you watch them back to back it will really drive home how good the first one is ......... and how bad the second one is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverspoonGaming | 334 Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 8 hours ago, Tabonga said: If you watch them back to back it will really drive home how good the first one is ......... and how bad the second one is. Ill have to give that a shot soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doner24 | 1,197 Moderator · Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 I like old movies and foreign film, so I’m sure there’s a bunch that very few would have seen here like My Man Godfrey, Tokyo Story, Ball of Fire, or Rififi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,837 Events Team · Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Just came across Beyond the Black Rainbow on Prime last night. Holy shit it's weird. Mesmerizing really. Probably too slow and weird for most but it's right up my alley. Set in the 80s and kind of a Kubrick throwback. Might watch it again tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,590 Graphics Team · Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 20 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said: Own it. Never truly watched it but my kids give it a thumbs up. Whoa - do I win a prize for picking a movie Reed “the walking film encyclopedia” Rothchild hasn’t watched? That’s almost as difficult as finding a movie @Gloves HAS seen haha. Joking aside, though - it’s worth your time. (I'm currently watching Parks & Recreation off your recommendation from a different thread, and it's fantastic.) -CasualCart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,588 Editorials Team · Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 1 hour ago, CasualCart said: Joking aside, though - it’s worth your time. (I'm currently watching Parks & Recreation off your recommendation from a different thread, and it's fantastic. My work here is done. That's the only thing that matters. Spreading the gospel of Jeremy Jamm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abelardo | 154 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Seen The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover but it was about 20 years ago so honestly I don't remember much, also watched El Topo around that time and really liked it, to be fair all Jodorowsky films are good, I'd say Santa Sangre is my favorite. One if my favorite films of all time is 24 Hour Party People, love the story, the music, the characters, the humor, it's really great but I don't think many people have seen it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,344 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) This one is pretty obscure and likely would not have much appeal to people much younger than myself since it is so specific to a time and place that has for all intents and purposes vanished. As a weird cultural artifact is has a certain charm since it's miieu is so foreign in a lot of ways. It is set in the height of the hippie era in Haight Ashbury - the only non-documentary movie set there that I am aware of. One of the scenes is set in a free store run by the Diggers - a group that is hard to find any substantive information on. It also really amusing to see Susan Strasberg, Bruce Dern, Dean Stockwell and Jack Nicholson very early in their careers as hippies. Edited July 21, 2021 by Tabonga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,344 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 "The Strawberry Statement" is another film from my wayward youth. It was part of a fairly large body of films about youth/student protests in the late sixties to early seventies. This was one of the better ones since it was one of the few to be backed by a major studio - which also meant it had a first rate soundtrack. It should have some appeal to anyone who likes music from that time period. Here are a couple of stronger cuts from the soundtrack: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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