So good it hurts (27 titles)

What celluloid was invented for

by: MrBen from Manchester

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The Man With Two Brains

Zany, stupid and tremendous fun. Watch this to see how far Steve Martin has fallen

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The Man With Two Brains on DVD (1983)
Starring: Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, David Warner
Director: Carl Reiner
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A wacky brain surgeon, married to a beautiful but coldhearted woman, falls in love with the brain of another lady who has everything he wants... except a body!

Rate this: 69% from 3,593 members

Difficult to watch and incredibly brutal, yet utterly realistic. A film that is simultaneously ugly and beautiful, harrowing and redeeming, tender and sickeningly violent. An astonishing achievement which is immeasurably enhanced by the lead actors performances.

Irreversible (2002)
Starring: Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel
Director: Gaspar Noe
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After what would normally be the end credits (which run backwards), IRREVERSIBLE begins with a heated hunt through a gay S&M club. It is a chaotic sequence shot from a wildly spiraling camera seamlessly edited together to appear as one single shot and culminating in one of the most violent murders ..read more »

Rate this: 60% from 14,918 members
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Angel Heart

A hot, sexy and twisted trip into New Orleans voodoo with outstanding performances from all involved.

Angel Heart on DVD (1987)
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet
Director: Alan Parker
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In Alan Parker's ANGEL HEART, based on the novel FALLING ANGEL by William Hjortsberg, a New York City gumshoe is hired to find an aging blues singer. Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke) follows clues from the ominous ghettos of Harlem to the witchy backwoods of Louisiana, where he takes up with Epiphany ..read more »

Rate this: 65% from 8,834 members

Rocky

Massively overlooked as a classic. Few films achieve so vivid and involving a depiction of the struggle of the underdog. If you saw this as a child watch it again as an adult and you'll be blown away

Rocky on DVD (1976)
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith
Director: John G. Avildsen
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Director John G. Avildsen's ROCKY is the stand-up-and-cheer saga of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), an underdog boxer who gets his million-to-one shot at love, self-respect, and the world heavyweight title. Rocky is a down-on-his-luck Philadelphia southpaw who works at a meat-packing factory ..read more »

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Darkman

I must have watched this movie a dozen times and I still can't identify what it is I love about it. Maybe it's the revenge angle or the superhero angle or the awful special effects angle. A menacing film with a dark heart.

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Darkman on DVD (1990)
Starring: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels
Director: Sam Raimi
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A scientist on the verge of a major discovery in synthetic skin is burned beyond recognition when his laboratory is demolished by an evil gang. Altered by an experimental medical procedure, the man known as Darkman assumes 'identities' to reap revenge on his assailants.

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Dark City

Brilliant and little known sci- fi film that the Wachowski's ripped off when making The Matrix. Although it's nearly ruined by Keifer Sutherland who's acting is more hammy than Miss Piggy

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Dark City on DVD (1998)
Starring: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly
Director: Alex Proyas
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Upon awakening with a start in an icy bathtub in a strange room--with a woman's dead body inconveniently nearby--John Murdoch can't remember how he got there. With a police detective hot on his trail and a psychiatrist skulking around, Murdoch discovers that the key to his mystery is the presence ..read more »

Rate this: 66% from 9,100 members

Doug Stanhope - Deadbeat Hero

DEFINITELY not for those who are easily offended

Doug Stanhope - Deadbeat Hero on DVD
Starring: Doug Stanhope
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Doug Stanhope, the caustic comedian who co-hosted Comedy Central's popular Man Show during the 2003 season, is captured here in a biting standup performance recorded live in Seattle. Tackling hot-button topics ranging from abortion to war, Stanhope offers his own unique spin on matters with results ..read more »

Rate this: 71% from 365 members

The Warriors

Are you a Bopper, a Savage Hun, an Electric Eliminator or one of the Baseball Furies. An atmospheric trip into gangland before guns and drugs were so prevalent. Type 'The Warriors' into Google and check out the website.

The Warriors on DVD (1979)
Starring: Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright
Director: Walter Hill
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Violent action story of the street gangs of New York who struggle to survive against each other. The action takes place at night in the sub-culture of gang warfare that rages from Coney Island to Manhattan to the Bronx.

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Amores Perros

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Amores Perros on DVD (2000)
Starring: Emilio Echeverria, Goya Toledo, Alvaro Guerrero
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
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Beginning with a kinetic, bone-crushing car accident, Amores Perros imaginatively interweaves the stories of its three victims: Octavio a young man who has fallen in love with his violent brother's wife; Valeria, a beautiful Mexican model for whom physical appearance is everything; and El Chivo, a ..read more »

Rate this: 73% from 27,717 members

Road House

This is the Patrick Swayze that put baby in a corner and then kicked the living cr*p out of everyone else in the bar. He is an absolute LEGEND in this film.

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Road House on DVD (1989)
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Sam Elliott
Director: Rowdy Herrington
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Dalton is the best bouncer in the business. He is hired to help clean up a rowdy Missouri roadhouse by the name of 'Double Deuce'. This is a job he can handle with ease, or so he thinks. The 'Double Deuce' has other problems in the shape of the town's kingpin who will kill anyone who gets in his way...

Rate this: 68% from 4,381 members