Akly, Fortunato, The_Return & Others.

[ChronoGrl]

Originally Posted by joshaube

May, Session 9, Three... Extremes, Inside, Ils, and Brick are all excellent... so your other rec's MUST be good! Thanks. :)

Of COURSE they're good. ;)

Gozu is honestly one of my favorites. I saw Visitor Q on your list and simply had to recommend it. It's my favorite Takashi Miike film so far.

And, if you haven't seen it, I have to throw Carnival of Souls in there. It's a classic horror movie and the first horror film that I have ever seen.

As for classic comedies, definitely add Bringing Up Baby if you haven't seen it. Katherine Hepburn is absolutely hilarious.

Originally Posted by Posher778

You liked that? I was expecting some decent depiction of death, and it was just boring as hell.

Yeah, I loved it. I found it clever, witty, subtle, and with a great soundtrack. I highly recommend it.

[alkytrio666]

Another film I especially love recommending is The French Connection (1971). It's by the director of the Exorcist, William Friedkin, and its just as gritty, fierce, and thrilling.

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by alkytrio666

Onibaba (1964)

i'm going to bigtime second this one.

let's see, for starters (not all of these are horror):

i drink your blood
faces
picnic at hanging rock
the spirit of the beehive
vampyr
cries and whispers

[joshaube]

Not looking solely for horror. :) I added I Drink Your Blood already, Vampyr I heard was very good. Faces looks AMAZING. The rest I will be looking in to. Thanks!

[neverending]

Harold & Maude

[The_Return]

Just some random recommendations:

Class of 1985 - Somewhere between exploitation + revenge flick, set in a high school. Brilliant performances for this kind of movie, and a really cool (and somewhat prophetic) script.

The Last Broadcast - Avoid if you don't like Blair Witch style psuedo-documentary type horror movies. Its low budget, but IMO its one of the best of its kind - and it actually came BEFORE Blair Witch!

Shallow Grave - Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later) directed this one...great performances and a really cool murder story.

Beauty and the Beat (1946) - You said something about looking for Criterion suggestions...here you go. Jean Cocteau directs a visually stunning take on the classic story.

House of 9 - Not really an amazing movie, but if you like stuff in the vein of Saw and Cube, you really should check it out.

Following - Christopher Nolan's (Dark Knight, Memento, The Prestige) first feature length movie. Its low budget to the max, but the script is really well written and the 2 main actors are fantastic. Easily on par with most of his bigger budget/more mainstream stuff.

Altered - One of my favourite Alien abduction movies. Builds suspense and keeps you guessing the whole way.

Kwaidan - Another Criterion suggestion. Really cool visuals and superb storytelling - easily one of my top Asian films.


...that should do you for now. Have fun!

[joshaube]

I own Class of 1985 and I agree, Class of 1999 is actually coming to DVD soon. I thought House of 9 was a neat little flick. Enjoyed the ending. I also owned Altered and thought it was an okay movie.

[Elvis_Christ]

Class Of 1984 is a great flick. Check out Savage Streets its in the similar vein and is really good.

Check out Ex Drummer cuz it fuckin' rules.

[neverending]

Harold & Maude.

[ManchestrMorgue]

Originally Posted by joshaube

Scrapbook (is this good?)

No, it is shit.

But it is a nasty piece of work. So if you are looking for something that is nasty and raw, with a very amateur home-video feel to it, it may suit.

Personally, if you want something nasty in the vein of Scrapbook, I would go for the August Underground trilogy of films, and Redsin Tower. Also try Nacho Cerda's Aftermath.

August Underground and Redsin Tower aren't great films either, but might as well see the worst of them if you want to watch something in the vein of Scrapbook....

Aftermath is a different type of film. It's a short film and very well made.