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Conan-esque
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Conan the Barbarian 1982 - A glorious epic of sleaze, violence, bewbs, macho power fantasy, severed heads, and persistent glorification of physical strength. All in a brutal world of weird fantasy.
If it's your favorite movie, you're probably a facist incel. But if you don't like it at all, you're probably lame and boring.
In the years after its release, Hollywood suits who didn't 'get it' pumped out multiple rip-offs (Beastmaster, Ator, Yor, Sheena, Deathstalker). All had conan-like main characters and all took place in conan-esque worlds, but all lacked the imagination, the ambition, and the creative guts. They even tried adapting Robert E. Howard's other characters, Red Sonia and Kull, with little success.
Here are some productions that 'get it'. Most aren't ripoffs, but they each share at least a few of those elements that made Conan '82 great.
Anti-Christmas
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Movies taking place at Christmas that are guaranteed not to leave you jolly.
These are sorted by genre; Drama, Action/Thriller, Crime/Mystery/Noir, Comedy, Horror, TV
I'm not counting movies where only a scene or two or only an early segment of the film take place around the Holidays. It has to be at least a good chunk of the movie and/or the big climax.
These are sorted by genre; Drama, Action/Thriller, Crime/Mystery/Noir, Comedy, Horror, TV
I'm not counting movies where only a scene or two or only an early segment of the film take place around the Holidays. It has to be at least a good chunk of the movie and/or the big climax.
Tales of Weird Fantasy!
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Where magic is inherently unnatural and unknowable and where any fantasy creatures are probably out for human blood. Zero wish fulfillment or escapism; you would not want to live here.
Good Horror Anthologies (with Rotten Tomatoes scores)
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Horror Anthologies are a tricky breed because they're almost always uneven to some degree (one segment is better than another). Here are some that are enjoyable throughout ...mostly.
There are Horror Anthologies with only one good segment. If you're a fan of short Horror and you have the time, I encourage you to find and watch these: Body Bags only has "The Gas Station" Dead of Night 1977 only has "Bobby"
There are Horror Anthologies with only one good segment. If you're a fan of short Horror and you have the time, I encourage you to find and watch these: Body Bags only has "The Gas Station" Dead of Night 1977 only has "Bobby"
An intrusive Presence
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An evil non-corporeal being is stalking/ tormenting our protagonist with the ultimate goal of driving them insane, possessing them, feeding off them, and/or killing them.
Perhaps it has been walking around planet earth since the dawn of man, being passed from person to person as part of its bizarre life cycle. Usually no one else can see it and no one believes our protagonist.
Monster as Metaphor
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Our protagonist is threatened by a being that represents either something that needs fixing in themself, or a major obstacle they must deal with in their life. These movies are all still scary; the protagonist and those around them are still in serious danger, regardless of the origin of the threat.
Rad Nostalgia for Eighties Kids
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Light sabers, whip-toting archaeologists, proton packs, dream killers: everything that was once original and fun has been regurgitated and run into the ground by a desperate Hollywood. These creatively bankrupt rehashes and legacy sequels/reboots are not going away until they finally stop making money.
As an antidote to all that, enjoy some original stories that happen to have gnarly Eighties flair. Several of them call to mind perfected versions of those mind-numbingly terrible toy commercials masquerading as cartoons we all loved at the time.
...Yeah, go watch one episode of whatever show you're thinking of now as an adult. I dare you!
I genuinely liked the first season of Stranger Things. But that was a long time ago (I love how the nostalgia-influenced show just kept repeating its first season out of fear of doing anything new). I can't in good conscience add the show to this list.
I genuinely liked the first season of Stranger Things. But that was a long time ago (I love how the nostalgia-influenced show just kept repeating its first season out of fear of doing anything new). I can't in good conscience add the show to this list.
Cute and Cozy. Never Cloying.
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There's a very fine line between Cute and Cutesy. Here are some friendly, warm, welcoming movies to watch when you're sick, tired, anxious, or down. No big drama, no suspense, nothing to make anyone uncomfortable. But also nothing syrupy, maudlin, or childish.
It's like my Non-Cornball Uplifting Films list lite.
I was tempted to include a few sitcoms like Newhart or Cheers, but I think that once I started there would be no logical stopping point; most sitcoms get you to tune in by having likable characters and welcoming settings.
It's like my Non-Cornball Uplifting Films list lite.
I was tempted to include a few sitcoms like Newhart or Cheers, but I think that once I started there would be no logical stopping point; most sitcoms get you to tune in by having likable characters and welcoming settings.
Recycled plot twist #2b2
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I won't spell out what it is because these films are all still decent and worth watching. I know of other films with the twist that are not.
These are in rough chronological order, counterbalanced by overall quality.
There is some overlap with my other list, Spooky Mysteries.
I should mention that one of my all-time favorite horror movies is a 1971 thriller that, I think intentionally, leads the viewer to believe the film will end with this same twist. It teases the idea right in the title and the first half of the film hits every cliched beat. But this is only a fake out and the second half goes off in another direction. I can't even type the title here because it would give away the twist. Seriously, don't click here unless you're familiar with the twist and want to know about a wonderfully clever subversion.
MVPs: Five directed by William Castle Two directed by Roger Corman Three starring Vincent Price
These are in rough chronological order, counterbalanced by overall quality.
There is some overlap with my other list, Spooky Mysteries.
I should mention that one of my all-time favorite horror movies is a 1971 thriller that, I think intentionally, leads the viewer to believe the film will end with this same twist. It teases the idea right in the title and the first half of the film hits every cliched beat. But this is only a fake out and the second half goes off in another direction. I can't even type the title here because it would give away the twist. Seriously, don't click here unless you're familiar with the twist and want to know about a wonderfully clever subversion.
MVPs: Five directed by William Castle Two directed by Roger Corman Three starring Vincent Price
Four Twenty
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Of course, my real number one would be hiking.
Know your route so you don't get lost, choose a sunny day, bring water, load happy jaunty music on your headphone device, DRIVE THERE FIRST, and enjoy.
There are lots of trippy and heavy movies that I like sober (Pan's Labyrinth, Brazil, any David Lynch or David Cronenberg) but I would think those would be total downers not sober.
I love Big Lebowski, but I'd never watch it 420 and I don't understand why that's a thing. I don't want to watch movies about stoner characters. Stop recommending them to me, every other list on the internet!
I hate to say it because it's ruining Hollywood, but nostalgia is good stuff when you're 420. Do a google image search for happy meal toys from each year you were six to ten. Watch someone on youtube play a video game you used to play as a kid. Find a movie you watched a bunch of times back in the day.
There are lots of trippy and heavy movies that I like sober (Pan's Labyrinth, Brazil, any David Lynch or David Cronenberg) but I would think those would be total downers not sober.
I love Big Lebowski, but I'd never watch it 420 and I don't understand why that's a thing. I don't want to watch movies about stoner characters. Stop recommending them to me, every other list on the internet!
I hate to say it because it's ruining Hollywood, but nostalgia is good stuff when you're 420. Do a google image search for happy meal toys from each year you were six to ten. Watch someone on youtube play a video game you used to play as a kid. Find a movie you watched a bunch of times back in the day.
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