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#4394732 - 12/14/17 04:46 AM Add to the list of awesome obscure or (nearly) B movies  
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Spectral
Netflix original, or they bought it.
Part Aliens, part The Darkest Hour, part Final Fantasy the Spirits Within...maybe even some World War Z and a few borrowed bits from Blackhawk Down. LOL
Really good cast and budget. The writing is pretty good for what it is, even if not terribly original. Still, it’s fun with good tension and action. The cast is what pulls it off.
Highly recommended if you like movies like that.

Others in this class you might not know of, but are on tv from time to time:
Mutant Chronicles...alternate timeline, WWI-ish, steam punk, Gears of War influence? Thomas Jane, Sean Pertwee, Tom Wu...naturally it has Ron Perlman...and some Malkovich, so it has a good cast.
Nikopol...weird. Based on a French graphic novel I think. Scifi with Egyptian mythology and a cool but weird live action/cgi mixture. Some recognizable cast members, the main guy shows up in a lot of movies these days.



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#4395368 - 12/17/17 11:30 PM Re: Add to the list of awesome B movies: Spectral [Re: Raw Kryptonite]  
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Enjoyed it..Had a feel of Final Fantasy to it at the start..

#4395381 - 12/18/17 02:04 AM Re: Add to the list of awesome B movies: Spectral [Re: Raw Kryptonite]  
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Kind of a nice surprise wasn’t it?


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#4436667 - 09/01/18 02:57 AM Re: Add to the list of awesome B movies: Spectral [Re: Raw Kryptonite]  
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A few more to add:
Extinction...I won’t say what it was like so as to not ruin it. Stick with it. Watched this one tonight. You’ll think it’s one thing familiar, then it turns into something else.

Mute...just an original story, great cast.

Both on Netflix

Supernova...not a blockbuster, but cool to see James Spader play something totally different for him. Good cast.


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#4436680 - 09/01/18 06:37 AM Re: Add to the list of awesome obscure or (nearly) B movies [Re: Raw Kryptonite]  
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"Flawless" isn't a B movie, but few people know it, and to me it's the best made non-violent heist movies ever. Great cast too, great acting, flawless direction. The sudden 90° turn that the story makes is actually announced well in advance if you can read camera work/film language.

Spanish "Dagon" is probably the most accurate modern rendition of Lovecraft's "The Shadow over Innsmouth". Definitely schlock, though.

Korean "The Good, The Bad, and The Weird" is a "Spaghetti Western" set in Japanese occupied Manchuria. Switch off your brains and enjoy (some people seem to have trouble with Asian overacting; if you can't tolerate that, skip this one.)

"Interstate 60" is the most famous film that you never heard of. An absolute A-line cast, a crazy story, a road-movie with memorable episodes - I have no explanation why this film bombed at the box office. Maybe it ran against to too many expectations.

Not a B movie and not really a 'forgotten gem', but still The Perfect Film for a Halloween party: "Tucker and Dale vs. Evil". You won't regret this one. Hilarious.

#4436722 - 09/01/18 05:07 PM Re: Add to the list of awesome obscure or (nearly) B movies [Re: Raw Kryptonite]  
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Tucker and Dale is hilarious! Can't go wrong with Alan Tudyk in a movie.


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"Cargo" a Swiss or German film from 2009 about a cargo hauler traveling from one space station to another but what is the cargo... Quite a good film was expecting it to be a horror film some what like alien but turned out to be somewhat different. Been 9 years since I last seen it, been planning on watching it again soon.


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#4436743 - 09/01/18 08:46 PM Re: Add to the list of awesome obscure or (nearly) B movies [Re: Raw Kryptonite]  
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Night of the comet (1984)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087799/

Those haircuts yep

#4436892 - 09/02/18 11:29 PM Re: Add to the list of awesome obscure or (nearly) B movies [Re: Raw Kryptonite]  
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Screamers is excellent!


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#4436987 - 09/03/18 03:08 PM Re: Add to the list of awesome obscure or (nearly) B movies [Re: Raw Kryptonite]  
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Originally Posted by Raw Kryptonite
Screamers is excellent!



It's been often cited by fans and critics as being a potential inspiration for the reimagined BSG.


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I really liked Spectral, and Extinction was good as well. “Terminus” is another one I saw which I thought was interesting.


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#4437204 - 09/04/18 09:57 PM Re: Add to the list of awesome obscure or (nearly) B movies [Re: Raw Kryptonite]  
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Turbo Kid is a good fun film. Plus it has Michael Ironside in it.


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Turbo kid is badass.

Bonus video:



Prepare for awesome.


Also, one of my favorite B-movie sci-fi films of all time is Hardware.



This is what you want, this is what you get...

If you haven't watched the film, you should. Be sure to watch in widescreen format with hi-fi turned up. smile

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#4437622 - 09/07/18 04:19 AM Re: Add to the list of awesome obscure or (nearly) B movies [Re: RossUK]  
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Originally Posted by RossUK
Night of the comet (1984)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087799/

Those haircuts yep

I actually enjoyed the flick at the time but best thing about that movie was Catherine Mary Stuart.

Cherry 2000 was a pretty decent B/C flick
Cherry 2000: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092746/


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