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Let me just toss out a recommendation to the 2007 film Zodiac, which I really enjoyed. Directed by David Fincher (The Social Network). Great movie and a nice su
by sho 6y ago
Let me just toss out a recommendation to the 2007 film Zodiac, which I really enjoyed. Directed by David Fincher (The Social Network). Great movie and a nice summation of events.
- aerovistae 6y agoFrightening and disturbing movie. It's very dark, very realistic. Unless you're very hardened against watching realistic depictions of death it will likely leave you clenching your fists and feeling tense. Similar to Spielberg's Munich. It is not a thriller or anything like that, it has none of the fantastical over-the-topness of a fictional story like Se7en-- it's a very cold depiction of truth. By the way if you liked this movie, plug for Bong Joon-Ho's Memories of Murder, which is terrific (and much less difficult to watch.)
- mav3rick 6y agoCan I just say I love all those movies you mentioned. And memories of murder was next on my list. I think I've found my movie twin ! Would you be open to recommend more ? I'd happily recommend you more noir or any other genre.
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- aerovistae 6y agoOh I would definitely love to have any recommendations you'll give me, I feel like I've seen so many movies that it's hard to find good ones now. In the emotional vein of the movies discussed above: Nightcrawler is very very good and very unusual. Prisoners is very good though more ordinary in its plot and characters and I found that I forgot about it after a while and didn't realize I'd seen it until I was rewatching it... It's not especially tense but it's well written. Drive is an incredible noir thriller. Goodfellas is another one that has unforgettable moments that will force you to just clench your fists, even if in the end the story left me feeling a bit empty. I should probably throw out American History X too, which is a different sort of movie but still has that feeling of "oh my God did that just happen?"
- mav3rick 6y agoLol I've seen them all, my ranking for those from high to low - - American History X (Prescient and ever relevant at the same time) - Drive (Love Ryan G in everything, also check out Ides of March and Blue Valentine) - Goodfellas (Classic) - Nightcrawler - Prisoners (I think this is a remake)
- aerovistae 6y agoWow, all of them, you must watch a ton of movies too. So you know my difficulty in finding new ones, maybe! Ides of March I haven't seen, that looks great! And I actually agree with your ranking perfectly. I only feel bad that nightcrawler and prisoners are side by side, when there's a pretty wide gulf between them in terms of how memorable they are. I assume you've seen Place Beyond the Pines since it has Ryan Gosling, and Requiem for a Dream I think everyone's seen, and idk if you'd like Irréversible; I didn't because its story doesn't quite keep up with its violence, but it is quite a jarring film. Frankly, excluding movies that are only exhibitions of violence and don't have a story to match, there are precious few movies in this vein! Precious few films have the power to truly shock the audience, at least in this way. OH! Cloverfield Lane is pretty solid. Very tense. Note that I'm only mentioning movies that are striking for their tension or sudden spikes of violence, since that was the original topic. Just remembered Fatal Attraction, too! Ooh, and Ex Machina in its own way.
- mav3rick 6y agoContinuing here...Chernobyl was fantastic. I haven't seen Irréversible, will give that a chance. I just finished Memories of Murders. It's a league above Zodiac. The ending had me scared, oh my god, the way it's shot. Just harrowing. Also really funny in parts. It never got slow, something that Zodiac suffered with. I have so many questions about the case though. It's so bizarre that the perpetrator was caught last year.
- aerovistae 6y agoI know. And the guy actually looks like the one they cast in the movie too.
- ofrzeta 6y agoAlso maybe Seven by David Fincher which is about a serial killer, too.