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post #1 of 16
6/7/12 at 7:13pm
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Can anybody shoot me a movie forum or forum in general with a community which might be able to recommend me some movies for this weekend, based on what I like and what I kinda want.
I was just hoping to throw out some movies I like or repeatedly watch, and see if I can fish up some more. Looking at dark romantic dramady. I suppose. I don't know which kind of prerequisites you were looking for.
Thanks.

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all time favs.
Adventureland
Lost in Translation
Royal Tenenbaums
Donnie Darko

Recent favorites
Melancholia
Beginners
Midnight in Paris
The Descendants
I hope my collection of taste does not offend your favorite.
Edited by MarieAntoinette - 6/16/12 at 10:58pm
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post #2 of 16
6/7/12 at 8:02pm
prerequisites?
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post #3 of 16
6/8/12 at 4:30am
At AVSForum this is as good a place as any. List some titles for us.

-Bill
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post #4 of 16
6/11/12 at 9:02am
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At AVSForum this is as good a place as any. List some titles for us.
-Bill
Seconded, Ask already.
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post #5 of 16
6/11/12 at 12:07pm
"Dark romantic" -- I'm not sure what that category would include. A movie starring Susan Sarandan, perhaps? wink.gif
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post #6 of 16
6/12/12 at 11:20am
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"Dark romantic" -- I'm not sure what that category would include. A movie starring Susan Sarandan, perhaps? wink.gif
Yeah, that is kind of an interesting genre choice. Woody Allen films might fit. Others:

Stranger Than Fiction
Broken Flowers
Sideways
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Wes Anderson's Rushmore or The Royal Tenenbaums
Up In The Air
(500) Days of Summer
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post #7 of 16
6/12/12 at 12:32pm
Teeth.
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post #8 of 16
6/12/12 at 3:36pm
Bitter Moon
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post #9 of 16
6/12/12 at 4:41pm
These are probably more old-school (for the most part) than what the OP is lookin for, but here's what I came up with for "dark romantic dramedies"...

After Hours
Amelie
An American Werewolf in London
American Beauty
The Apartment (1960, Jack Lemmon)
Arsenic and Old Lace
Beastly
Bedazzled (either version)
Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast
Blow
Chasing Amy
Class
The Corpse Bride (animated)
Cyrus
Donnie Darko
Edward Scissorhands
Family Plot
Four Weddings and a Funeral
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
The Ghost Breakers
The Graduate
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
The Little Shop of Horrors
The Ninth Gate
Reality Bites
Risky Business
Secretary
Sleepwalkers
Sid & Nancy
Sweeney Todd
Blake Edward's 10
True Romance
Twilight Saga
Young Frankenstein

These obviously run the gamut from mostly dramatic and/or darkly satiric (e.g. American Beauty, Blow, Donny Darko, Sid & Nancy) to mostly comedic (e.g. Arsenic & Old Lace, The Ghost Breakers, Young Frankenstein, and the more recent Bedazzled).
Edited by ADU - 6/14/12 at 5:04pm
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post #10 of 16
6/14/12 at 6:19am
Given the above list I might add Another Earth.
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post #11 of 16
6/15/12 at 11:44am
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Originally Posted by ericm83 View Post

Yeah, that is kind of an interesting genre choice. Woody Allen films might fit. Others:
Stranger Than Fiction
Broken Flowers
Sideways
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Wes Anderson's Rushmore or The Royal Tenenbaums
Up In The Air
(500) Days of Summer
Bingo. I have seen all of these. All of them superb. Some are a bit more dark, such as Eternal Sunshine and Y Tu or *maybe* 500 Days.
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Given the above list I might add Another Earth.
Loved it. More so than usual. I very much recommend this film.
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Originally Posted by ADU View Post

These are probably more old-school (for the most part) than what the OP is lookin for, but here's what I came up with for "dark romantic dramedies"...
After Hours
Amelie
An American Werewolf in London
American Beauty
The Apartment (1960, Jack Lemmon)
Arsenic and Old Lace
Beastly
Bedazzled (either version)
Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast
Blow
Chasing Amy
Class
The Corpse Bride (animated)
Cyrus
Donnie Darko
Edward Scissorhands
Family Plot
Four Weddings and a Funeral
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
The Ghost Breakers
The Graduate
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
The Little Shop of Horrors
The Ninth Gate
Reality Bites
Risky Business
Secretary
Sleepwalkers
Sid & Nancy
Sweeney Todd
Blake Edward's 10
True Romance
Twilight Saga
Young Frankenstein
These obviously run the gamut from mostly dramatic and/or darkly satiric (e.g. American Beauty, Blow, Donny Darko, Sid & Nancy) to mostly comedic (e.g. Arsenic & Old Lace, The Ghost Breakers, Young Frankenstein, and the more recent Bedazzled).
Alot of these I haven't seen. I however can comment on some. I in particular have seen and *loved* American Beauty, Donnie Darko, Amelie, and Twilight. I will look into the rest. I've seen The Graduate which I enjoyed as well as Cyrus. Thanks guys for the recommends. I'll be queuing up Netflix here soon with recommends. I'm currently on the trail of The Apartment, which was also recommended. I won't forget Teeth or Bitter Moon.
Edited by MarieAntoinette - 11/17/12 at 8:34pm
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post #12 of 16
6/15/12 at 11:52am
If you liked Another Earth you must see Melancholia.
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post #13 of 16
6/15/12 at 12:01pm
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If you liked Another Earth you must see Melancholia.

Just beat me to it. Added some fuel to the OP. I adore Melancholia. You are correct, its hauntingly moving. Great link Another Earth to Melancholia.
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post #14 of 16
6/15/12 at 12:03pm
Alan Rudolph had an interesting trilogy in the 1980s, each with Genevieve Bujold and Keith Carradine.

I have capsule reviews and thumbnails of:

...and will have to revisit The Moderns soon.

-Bill
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post #15 of 16
6/16/12 at 9:43pm
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Just beat me to it. Added some fuel to the OP. I adore Melancholia. You are correct, its hauntingly moving. Great link Another Earth to Melancholia.
Easily two of my favorites in recent years.
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post #16 of 16
9/19/12 at 7:17am
Check out http://RecThing.com if you're after movie recommendations (and recommendations for other entertainment). RecThing helps match you up with people who have similar tastes to you.
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