Seen and not seen's, recommendations and queries on top films in general.

Started by GEWALTMONOPOL, December 29, 2009, 06:31:05 PM

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prolapsedlielack

WAKE IN FRIGHT (1971) - what a mindfuck of a movie. always good to be kept on edge in modern days when watching an "older" film. considering the last time I saw donald pleasance he was (once again) playing a perpetually stressed out psychiatrist in ALONE IN THE DARK, it was nice to see him get a bit loony.


Quote from: Balor/SS1535 on January 18, 2026, 06:58:46 AM
Quote from: Vrenndel on January 16, 2026, 01:57:16 PMNot sure if anybody mentioned it. The Coffee Table ("La mesita del comedor"), 2022, by Caye Casas. Really nice.

This one was great and really funny (in a sick sort of way).  It's not too often that you see that sort of thing on film!

well put my friend. i remember nervously chuckling for a good majority of this. if you know anything similar shoot it my way!

Vrenndel

The only movie I saw around the same time that reached The Coffe Table 's level of pettiness was When Evil Lurks, by Demian Rugna, but I think it was already mentioned here. Great horror movie, for those unfamiliar with it. There are rumours about a sequel (?)

Balor/SS1535

Quote from: prolapsedlielack on January 30, 2026, 10:48:31 AMWAKE IN FRIGHT (1971) - what a mindfuck of a movie. always good to be kept on edge in modern days when watching an "older" film. considering the last time I saw donald pleasance he was (once again) playing a perpetually stressed out psychiatrist in ALONE IN THE DARK, it was nice to see him get a bit loony.


Quote from: Balor/SS1535 on January 18, 2026, 06:58:46 AM
Quote from: Vrenndel on January 16, 2026, 01:57:16 PMNot sure if anybody mentioned it. The Coffee Table ("La mesita del comedor"), 2022, by Caye Casas. Really nice.

This one was great and really funny (in a sick sort of way).  It's not too often that you see that sort of thing on film!

well put my friend. i remember nervously chuckling for a good majority of this. if you know anything similar shoot it my way!

I can only think of Todd Solondz at the moment (who I am sure you know!), but I will look through my movie lists some more...

Balor/SS1535

Quote from: prolapsedlielack on January 30, 2026, 10:48:31 AMWAKE IN FRIGHT (1971) - what a mindfuck of a movie. always good to be kept on edge in modern days when watching an "older" film. considering the last time I saw donald pleasance he was (once again) playing a perpetually stressed out psychiatrist in ALONE IN THE DARK, it was nice to see him get a bit loony.


Quote from: Balor/SS1535 on January 18, 2026, 06:58:46 AM
Quote from: Vrenndel on January 16, 2026, 01:57:16 PMNot sure if anybody mentioned it. The Coffee Table ("La mesita del comedor"), 2022, by Caye Casas. Really nice.

This one was great and really funny (in a sick sort of way).  It's not too often that you see that sort of thing on film!

well put my friend. i remember nervously chuckling for a good majority of this. if you know anything similar shoot it my way!

Ok, another one that comes to mind (though be aware that it is definitely an inferior film) is Beaten to Death.  It's not meant to be funny, but it really is---especially once you get to the end.

SSRI

Wedding Trough aka The Pig Fucking Movie
No, this is not animal porn but a European b/w art film from the 70s. Yes, there is a simulated sex scene where a guy fucks a pig. I suppose this is very symbolic stuff about loneliness and losing one's mind. Partly hilarious (the dinner table scene with piglets could've been straight from a hundred year old silent comedy), partly cruel and gross and utterly weird all the way. This doesn't really resemble either, but I feel this is coming from the same place as, for example, Eraserhead or Begotten.

9 Songs
I guess the catch here is the unsimulated sex scenes between the actors in a film by an established director. An American woman is staying in London on a job or something. She has a glaciologist boyfriend (maybe something to do with the coldness of human relationships and society?) and they go see shit alternative bands and have sex. That's about it and it is exactly as boring as it sounds.

13 Tzameti
Hey, another movie with a number in its title. A poor immigrant worker comes by a chance across a death game where rich people bet on the lives of the poor. Very suspenseful all through. There's an American remake by the same director titled just 13.