Are any of these flicks any good?

alongwaltz. · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:34 pm

Class Of Nuke 'Em High

Bloodsucking Freaks

Stranger Than Paradise

Tron

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Spun

The Castle of Cagliostro

Everything Is Illuminated

The City Of Lost Children

Legend

The Karate Kid

2046

Manderlay

Boogie Nights

I've tried watching three films today. Team America: World Police was pretty great. Withnail & I bored me, I only half-finished it. And I only got through maybe fifteen minutes of Song Of The South and I'm a huge Disney fan.

PopTodd · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:35 pm

I LOVED Tron when I was a kid.

And I enjoyed Boogie Nights, too.

Timis · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:36 pm

Tron
The Karate Kid
Boogie Nights

Timis · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:37 pm

i am shocked you havent seen karate kid....

Promethium · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:38 pm

Class of Nuke em High is class schlock trash, as is most stuff from Troma.
Tron is worth it for the cheesy special effects, sort of like watching the Black Hole.
Legend was kind of shitty in my opinion
Karate Kid is classic 80's gold with the ultimate dick villains
Boogie Nights is decent, it runs a little long and the acting is the greatests. It is all worth it to see the awesomely bad fake schlong at the end.

alongwaltz. · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:39 pm

Timis Wrote:

i am shocked you havent seen karate kid....

I know. It's one of the films I probably should have seen as a kid but overlooked.

The only reason it's on my list now is because Elisabeth Shue is in it.

Elvis Fu · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:39 pm

Hello, my name us, uh, Plug One, and uh, let me tell you a little bit about myslef, I like Twizzlers, and I like the Alligator Bob, and my favorite drama movie is um, Bloodsucking Freaks, just like your mama.

shiv · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:39 pm

I've only seen Boogie Nights and Karate Kid and only liked the former.

I've heard Tron and City Of Lost Children are good though and 2046 looks good.

Kit · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:47 pm **Posts:** 3052

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was OK.

I own Boogie Nights on DVD.

Karate Kid was a good kids' movie for 1984.

Although I owned the action figures as a kid, I didn't actually see Tron until 1999 or so. I wasn't blown away, but I'm sure it looked cool for 1981.

Spun has Brittany Murphy playing a druggie right? I never saw it.

Dusty Chalk · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:43 pm

dog on wheels Wrote:

Bloodsucking Freaks

Good if you're into horror/exploitation

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Tron

Special effects suck by today's standard, but images resonate down beyond your subconscious to the cultural level. Plus, who wouldn't want to ride one of those bikes?

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The City Of Lost Children

Bizarre. I think I would have liked it better if I was French.

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Legend

Yes yes yes yes yes. Quite possibly Tom Cruise's only good roll besides Risky Business. Simply breathtaking fantasy from Ridley Scott and Jim Henson's Muppet Shop.

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The Karate Kid

an 80's classic. Kind of Rocky for pre-teens.

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2046

Hmm...which one of these does not belong? If you're easily bored, stay away from this movie. Pacing is such that, makes Kubrick look positively upbeat. That said, I loved this movie. But some of it may be lost on you if you haven't seen In The Mood For Love (which I thought was superior). That said, if you're in the right mood (I.E. awake, patient), this is a wonderful film. The things he does with silence and the backs of peoples' heads is mind-boggling.

alongwaltz. · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:46 pm

Dusty Chalk Wrote:

dog on wheels Wrote:

Bloodsucking Freaks

Good if you're into horror/exploitation

If the only Troma films I've seen are Cannibal! The Musical and The Toxic Avenger would you reccomend this?

Dusty Chalk Wrote:

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2046

Hmm...which one of these does not belong? If you're easily bored, stay away from this movie. Pacing is such that, makes Kubrick look positively upbeat. That said, I loved this movie. But some of it may be lost on you if you haven't seen In The Mood For Love (which I thought was superior). That said, if you're in the right mood (I.E. awake, patient), this is a wonderful film. The things he does with silence and the backs of peoples' heads is mind-boggling.

The Kubrick I've seen bored me to tears but I loved In The Mood For Love so I think I'll enjoy this.

alive · **Joined:** Mon Nov 29, 2004 1:00 am **Posts:** 352

The City of Lost Children is my favorite from that list.

Castle of Cagliostro is good too.

harry · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:48 pm

Spun is a great sizzled, accelerated, jumpy, wired view of small time crank addicts... makes you want to go into rehab at the end. Good performances.. you forget that you know who the actors are. Fun.

2046 is meticulously constructed, visually amazing, moral and cautionary tale about Asian prostitutes and lost opportunities. Kinda like a Hong Kong La Dolce Vita ...albeit the story is operatic and weighty. Deadening with slow beauty.

So you can go up....or down. Nice to have choices.

Billzebub · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:26 pm **Posts:** 6459

dog on wheels Wrote:

Class Of Nuke 'Em High
The City Of Lost Children

Nuke' Em High is a Troma product. 'Nuff said.

Get the original Cite Des Enfants Perdus, it's dynamite.

wilked · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:53 pm

Timis Wrote:

Tron
The Karate Kid
Boogie Nights

Damen · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:58 pm

Stranger Than Paradise- Too slow & boring even for Jarmusch

The City Of Lost Children, 2046, Boogie Nights- all very very good

and all I have to say about Karate Kid is

Verbal Intercourse · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:00 am

Withnail and I boring? Sure...

paper · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:11 am

dog on wheels Wrote:

Stranger Than Paradise

see Down By Law instead.

scottycash99 · **Joined:** Fri Dec 10, 2004 1:46 am **Posts:** 1149

loved 2046, but im an asain cinema junky

Dusty Chalk · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:34 am

dog on wheels Wrote:

Dusty Chalk Wrote:

dog on wheels Wrote:

Bloodsucking Freaks

Good if you're into horror/exploitation

If the only Troma films I've seen are Cannibal! The Musical and The Toxic Avenger would you reccomend this?

Yes.

Pagoda · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:44 am

Spun is okay but it seems like a crystal meth version of Requiem for a Dream.

daystar · **Joined:** Sun Apr 17, 2005 10:14 pm **Posts:** 3298

Stranger Than Paradise (one of my all-time favorite movies)
Spun (yes.)
The City Of Lost Children (i liked it.)
Boogie Nights (love it.)

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:01 am

dog on wheels Wrote:

Class Of Nuke 'Em High<-yes

Bloodsucking Freaks<-no

Stranger Than Paradise<-yes!

Tron<-ehhhh

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang<-haven't seen

Spun<-ok

The Castle of Cagliostro<-haven't seen

Everything Is Illuminated<-want to see

The City Of Lost Children<-bored me

Legend<-cool when I was a kid

The Karate Kid<-yes!!!

2046<-yes!

Manderlay<-bored.

Boogie Nights<-fucking a yes.

I've tried watching three films today. Team America: World Police was pretty great. Withnail & I bored me, I only half-finished it. And I only got through maybe fifteen minutes of Song Of The South and I'm a huge Disney fan.

KPH · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:07 am

Man, I couldn't stand City of Lost Children. Just really didn't connect with it...

alongwaltz. · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:08 am

For the record, I'm probably going to watch all of these. I'm just curious to know which ones I'll probably enjoy and which not.

Common consensus seems like Boogie Nights and The Karate Kid are the prize picks.

I know nothing about 'Everything Is Illuminated'. I don't know why it's on my list so I'll be interested to see what it's like.

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