Name that movie....(possible 56K warning)

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:34 pm

TheMix wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:05 pm

Death Race

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:43 pm

Correct. It was on TV the other night, and I caught the end.

I should have known you'd get it.

And I didn't even have to post:

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 1:28 pm

It's been a while so I should probably watch it again sometime soon.

Heck, I even watched the mostly terrible sequels

Won't have a chance to post something until I get home.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:09 pm

I didn't even know there was a Death Race 2 until I was looking at the page for this one.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:24 pm

Dude, there's like three (kinda four) sequels.
Each of them gets progressively worse, as you'd expect.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:34 pm

There are six The Marine films.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:37 pm

Someone tells me that there are more Transformers movies as well.

Who'da thunk it?

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:28 pm

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:29 pm

Super 8?

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 11:04 am

Nope.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 11:06 am

Near Dark

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 12:22 pm

But of course.

To date, still my all time favorite vampire movie.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 12:42 pm

Is that the one set in the small town in Alaska? I remember wanting to watch it, but never did.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 12:53 pm

Nope. That was 28 Days of Night I believe

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 12:55 pm

Brian wrote: ↑Tue Sep 20, 2022 12:22 pm But of course.

To date, still my all time favorite vampire movie.

It's close for me. But "Let the Right One In" overtook it. Have you ever watched a small, indie Vampire film called "Blood and Donuts"? It's a silly little film, but man I love that one.

Spoiler:

TheMix wrote: ↑Tue Sep 20, 2022 12:42 pm Is that the one set in the small town in Alaska? I remember wanting to watch it, but never did.

You're thinking of 30 Days of Night. Another one I actually like quite a bit. But mostly because it attempted to return vampires to the realm of horror instead of romance. I read one interview with the maker of the film who described his portrayal as trying to make them look like "sharks on land" (no, not the SNL version of Land Shark).

Edit: brian beat me to it.

I'll get a screenshot up in a little bit. gotta run some work errands first.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:10 pm

I watched the trailer. That was completely new. Pretty sure I had no knowledge of this film. However, "Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen" has me intrigued.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:17 pm

Also Jeanette Goldstein.
Near Dark was filmed directly after Aliens so they still had that camaraderie going.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:18 pm

Near Dark is required viewing for anyone who even remotely likes horror films or even just good filmmaking. I mean, it's Kathryn Bigelow, who went on to win academy awards for Hurt Locker.

It also has Jenny Wright...who was my main crush for many years.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:23 pm

Getting away from Brian and I just talking about cult films we like, here's an easy one for film buffs.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:24 pm

How about for people that don't like horror movies? At all. But I usually do fine with vampire movies.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:27 pm

TheMix wrote: ↑Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:24 pm How about for people that don't like horror movies? At all. But I usually do fine with vampire movies.

That was my issue with vampire films for many years. They're monsters, for christ's sake. Anne Rice ruined them for decades.

But if you don't like horror films, you may appreciate Near Dark for the western it is also.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:31 pm

Last off-topic comment.

I agree 100% with Let The Right One In. Fantastic movie. Talking about the original, of course.

Also, I apparently can't use the "film buff" moniker. Since I have no idea on your image. I don't do well with most films before the late 70s.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:34 pm

I was conflating 28 Days Later with 30 Days of Night so bungled the actual title.

I will definitely check out Blood and Donuts.

But if you don't like horror films, you may appreciate Near Dark for the western it is also.

Also a road trip movie with comedic (but violent) underpinnings.

"Did I ever tell you the one about Buffalo Bill?"

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:41 pm

Still...best Bill Paxton line from any movie was from Aliens.

Spoiler:

Post by **ImLawBoy** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:49 pm

hepcat wrote: ↑Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:27 pm
TheMix wrote: ↑Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:24 pm How about for people that don't like horror movies? At all. But I usually do fine with vampire movies.
That was my issue with vampire films for many years. They're monsters, for christ's sake. Anne Rice ruined them for decades.

I'd argue she didn't ruin vampires directly (at least not initially). Her early vampire books made vampires more interesting - they were still monsters, but they were also still human. Some vampires embraced their monstrous sides, while others became so horrified by it that could barely live with themselves. Sure, there was a fair amount of melodrama, but I read the books when I was a teenager so melodrama wasn't necessarily bad. Her later stuff lost its way, and plenty of other vampire books and movies followed that helped to ruin vampires, but I'll defend her first two (maybe three) books. (I also liked Tale of the Body Thief, but that took things in a different, more interesting direction.)

And I still think Pitt should have been Lestat and Cruise should have been Louis.

Fun fact about Near Dark is that the word "vampire" is never used!

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 2:03 pm

I can agree with that. However, she did inspire a lot of awful writers to create a legion of vampire Heathcliffs lamenting their long lives like emo wussies.

That being said, Let the Right One In goes with the sad vamp motif too, but in a decidedly more interesting way that creates pathos in a way I wasn't expecting.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 2:11 pm

Since we are also talking about Bill Paxton, let me throw in my obligatory recommendation for Frailty.
What a great movie. Bill Paxton was the man, RIP.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 2:20 pm

A few years ago I was asked to write a series of horror reviews for quartertothree during a halloween build up month. Frailty was one of them. I do love that movie. It has its flaws, but it had some great twists. Also, Paxton was an underrated actor in my opinion.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 2:33 pm

Another thumb way up for Frailty. I probably featured it somewhere in this very thread.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 6:10 pm

hepcat wrote: ↑Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:23 pm Getting away from Brian and I just talking about cult films we like, here's an easy one for film buffs.

That's gotta be one of the The Thin Man movies, but I don't know which one.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 6:32 pm

It’s The Thin Man. Close enough. You’re up.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 8:33 pm

OK. Lemme think.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 8:56 pm

OK. Let's try this.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Fri Sep 23, 2022 3:05 pm

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Fri Sep 23, 2022 3:26 pm

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

gilraen · Post by **gilraen** » Fri Sep 23, 2022 3:30 pm

I recognize a very young Courtney B. Vance but I got nothing.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Fri Sep 23, 2022 3:39 pm

Jaymann wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 3:26 pm Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

No

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Fri Sep 23, 2022 3:42 pm

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Sat Sep 24, 2022 5:48 pm

OK, this one is the giveaway.

There aren't really any pics from this movie that aren't just variations on the above.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Sat Sep 24, 2022 5:55 pm

My Dinner with Ron?