Obsessive Compulsary List (17 titles)
A lifetime of films on a page
58.6% from 7 members
Once Upon A Time In America
Unusual,artistic,brutal and beautiful
.this satifies on all levels.
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Once Upon A Time In America
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern
Director: Sergio Leone
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Two boyhood friends grow up to become the kingpins of a prohibition-era criminal empire until their own greed and ambition cause their downfall. Based on Larry Grey's novel, "The Hoods."
73%
from 19,803 members
Christine
Not so much a horror film as an ultra cool teenage flick with great dark humour
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Christine
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Harry Dean Stanton
Director: John Carpenter
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Based on Stephen King's novel. The plot revolves around a vehicle possessed by evil. A dark and violent film about the dangers of obsession. When a unpopular young man, Arnie buys a vintage car to restore, it changes his life completely. The more he works on the car, which he decides to call ..read more »
63%
from 4,933 members
The Dead Zone
the theme of loss is brilliantly acted by
Walken
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The Dead Zone
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt
Director: David Cronenberg
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David Cronenberg's first foray into mainstream filmmaking is also one of his most satisfying pictures. Adapted from a Stephen King novel, the movie stars Christopher Walken as Johnny, a man who has been in a coma for five years and wakes up to find that he can tell a person's fate just by touching ..read more »
68%
from 4,394 members
Alien - Director's Cut
one of the few truley scary movies
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Alien - Director's Cut
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright
Director: Ridley Scott
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For this digitally remastered special edition of what many have called the "scariest movie ever made," Ridley Scott has incorporated new footage never before seen in movie houses. Working closely with Twentieth Century Fox, Scott oversaw a restoration of the original film's negative, as well as ..read more »
78%
from 30,775 members
Apocalypse Now Redux
this film is a trip in both senses of the word
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Apocalypse Now Redux
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
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Released in August 2001, APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX, a restored and updated version of the 1979 film, includes 49 minutes of never-before-seen footage, a Technicolor enhancement, and a six-channel soundtrack.Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam epic, loosely based on HEART OF DARKNESS by Joseph Conrad, tells ..read more »
73%
from 39,394 members
The Deer Hunter
The pointless waste of lives and pyschological destruction that war brings
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The Deer Hunter
on DVD
(1978)
Starring: Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage
Director: Michael Cimino
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This epic look at the Vietnam War and its effects told through the lives of a tight knit group of friends from a Pennsylvania town was Michael Cimino's second film and established him in the pantheon of American directors. Complex and emotionally raw performances from Robert De Niro and Meryl ..read more »
73%
from 28,200 members
The Hunger
the emphesis is on style, these are the best
looking vampires. The horror of growing old!
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The Hunger
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon
Director: Tony Scott
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Director Tony Scott's cult classic tells the story of Miriam (Catherine Denueve) and John (David Bowie), an elegant couple with a dark secret: they are vampires. Feeding on human blood, Miriam has lived for over 2000 years. Taking John as her lover, she gave him the gift of eternal life as well. ..read more »
59%
from 2,284 members
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
Brutality,racism and sexuality are explored
in a POW camp where honour is sacred.
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Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
on DVD
(1982)
Starring: David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamato
Director: Nagisa Oshima
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A wartime drama which finds a group of POWs in a Japanese POW camp. When Major Celliers arrives at the camp the Japanese camp commander believes him to be an evil spirit. A battle of wills begins between the two men.
69%
from 1,046 member
Shogun Assassin
A true one man army who fights while pushing a pram!The ultimate marshall art
movie
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Shogun Assassin
on DVD
(1981)
Starring: Tomisaburo Wakayama, Kayo Matsuo, Minoru Ohki
Director: Kenji Misumi, Robert Houston
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Lone Wolf, a shogun master, turns against lone wolf, his faithful head-cutting samurai servant. Vengeance forces into battle against the shogun, the shogun's son, and a host of shogun Ninja warriors.
65%
from 2,502 members
Zombie Flesh Eaters
over the top gore but without humour this
is a very creepy film
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Zombie Flesh Eaters
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: Tisa Farrow, Richard Johnson, Ian McCulloch
Director: Lucio Fulci
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In ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS, a young woman named Anne (Tisa Farrow) joins forces with reporter Peter West (Ian Mc Culloch) in a search for her missing father, whose abandoned yacht was the scene of a New York harbor patrolman's brutal murder. The investigation leads them to the remote Caribbean island ..read more »
57%
from 1,721 member
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