movies What is your favorite obscure movie that most people don’t know about?
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Oh I haven't heard about huckabee's since it came out, and I never watched it.
There's lots of movies i could list, I'll go with The Drop, james gandalfini's final film.
It's half crime thriller, half animal rescue, starring Tom Hardy
I’ve never heard of this film…Tom Hardy with a puppy, I’m sold. I’ll have to check it out.Oh I haven't heard about huckabee's since it came out, and I never watched it.
There's lots of movies i could list, I'll go with The Drop, james gandalfini's final film.
It's half crime thriller, half animal rescue, starring Tom Hardy
One of my favs. Did very poorly when it came out in '88. I saw it because I
had (have) a crush on Catherine Mary Stewart and the bad guy was Adan Ant.
I have it on VHS and the only DVD/Blu-ray I've seen is a German release.
Obscure enough?
Ha, very obscure. This is going on my must watch list.
A 1992 French dark comedy called "MAN BITES DOG". IMDB says: A film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand. I have a VHS of it, but just found an HD copy on youtube. (click here)
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Maybe only obscure to people born after the 80s, but “Something Wicked This Way Comes”. There was a short period in the early 80s that Disney ventured into some pretty dark territory. A lot of those films have been trapped in the vault for 20-30 years, and Disney seem to want people to forget that they even happened. This one is live-action, starring Jonathan Pryce and Jason Robards. It’s creepy and dark, and way out of character for Disney. But it’s a good one.
“The Black Cauldron” came about in this era as well, and scared the crap out of me as a kid. It had been hidden away for a very long time, but is actually available on streaming now. Definitely another one to check out.
“The Black Cauldron” came about in this era as well, and scared the crap out of me as a kid. It had been hidden away for a very long time, but is actually available on streaming now. Definitely another one to check out.
And one that just hit its 40th anniversary… “The Last Starfighter”. This one doesn’t get much attention these days, but I know there’s a hardcore fan base out there. Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Catherine Mary Stewart (@directorik), and Dan O’Herlihy.
This movie was everything when I was a kid. The CGI is quite dated at this point, but was mind-blowing at the time, at least for us young’ns. Still a great film worth watching,
“Greetings, Starfighter. You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the Frontier against Xur and the Ko-dan Armada.”
This movie was everything when I was a kid. The CGI is quite dated at this point, but was mind-blowing at the time, at least for us young’ns. Still a great film worth watching,
“Greetings, Starfighter. You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the Frontier against Xur and the Ko-dan Armada.”
I'm proud to note that (so far) I know all the movies mentioned.
I have Man Bites Dog on VHS (and saw it in a theater). Haven't seen
The Drop in a long time but I remember really liking it. And Last Starfighter
is a favorite of mine. Preston's last film. I went to the premiere of
Something This Way Comes as the guest of Harlan Ellison - a friend
of Bradbury.
I have Man Bites Dog on VHS (and saw it in a theater). Haven't seen
The Drop in a long time but I remember really liking it. And Last Starfighter
is a favorite of mine. Preston's last film. I went to the premiere of
Something This Way Comes as the guest of Harlan Ellison - a friend
of Bradbury.
Awesome, I will for sure check it out. Thanks for sharing the link!
I remember the movie poster of this film and can't recall a thing about it except that I thought it was scary as a kid. I'll have to dig this one up and see if it resurfaces any repressed childhood traumas.
OMG, so nostalgic! I haven't seen that movie in decades.
Blue Water, White Death, Titicut Follies
It scared the crap out of me when I saw it in the early/mid 80s. The guillotine haunted me for years. Probably still does, though repressed.
Chronos
Samsara
Barry Lyndon
Microcosmos
Lair of the white worm
City of lost children
The 80s version of Shogun, And the new one
The others
Under the mountain (lost australian 80s miniseries)
Into the labyrinth (lost australian 80s miniseries)
The last starfighter
Time bandits
Duel
Cloak and dagger
The Wraith
Pain and gain
Ran
LA confidential
The animatrix
Jeepers creepers
Scream
Invasion of the body snatchers
Cape fear
A time to kill
The Holy Mountain
Heat
The hateful eight
Escape from New York
The thing
Miracle mile
The island
Event horizon
Minority Report
Excalibur
Tron
Dances with wolves
Amadeus
Stonehearst asylum
Blade runner
Princess Mononoke
Patterns
Night of the hunter
Harvey
The absent minded professor
Vanilla Sky
I could probably go on for quite a while like this. I'm sure a lot of people have seen a lot of these movies so my standard here is just anything that might have flown under the radar, Or things that were once pretty big but have been forgotten for the most part.
Samsara
Barry Lyndon
Microcosmos
Lair of the white worm
City of lost children
The 80s version of Shogun, And the new one
The others
Under the mountain (lost australian 80s miniseries)
Into the labyrinth (lost australian 80s miniseries)
The last starfighter
Time bandits
Duel
Cloak and dagger
The Wraith
Pain and gain
Ran
LA confidential
The animatrix
Jeepers creepers
Scream
Invasion of the body snatchers
Cape fear
A time to kill
The Holy Mountain
Heat
The hateful eight
Escape from New York
The thing
Miracle mile
The island
Event horizon
Minority Report
Excalibur
Tron
Dances with wolves
Amadeus
Stonehearst asylum
Blade runner
Princess Mononoke
Patterns
Night of the hunter
Harvey
The absent minded professor
Vanilla Sky
I could probably go on for quite a while like this. I'm sure a lot of people have seen a lot of these movies so my standard here is just anything that might have flown under the radar, Or things that were once pretty big but have been forgotten for the most part.
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I've seen most of those on the list however, I'll be pulling out the popcorn for the few that I've never heard of. Thanks <3
Awesome, I'm add those to my "need to watch list", thank you.
But it asked for ONE, your favorite.
The Apartment, also Billy Wilder like @indietalk 's excellent mention of The Lost Weekend.