recommend me some moviez in the gritty urban environment

vx trauma · Post by **vx trauma** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:42 pm

Cthulhugoat · Post by **Cthulhugoat** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:12 am

I found a Escape from New York DVD for sale in a magazine store... 41 bucks. I had 50. But I already had wasted 15 on Neverwinter Nights Platinum before. :dinosaur:

Redeye · Post by **Redeye** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 1:05 am

Cthulhu wrote:I found a Escape from New York DVD for sale in a magazine store... 41 bucks. I had 50. But I already had wasted 15 on Neverwinter Nights Platinum before.

$41 ?

That's insane.

It should be like $5-$10 tops.

Aonaran · Post by **Aonaran** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 2:35 am

Redeye wrote:
Cthulhu wrote:I found a Escape from New York DVD for sale in a magazine store... 41 bucks. I had 50. But I already had wasted 15 on Neverwinter Nights Platinum before.
$41 ?

That's insane.

I just paid 45 dollars for an out of print Criterion Collection edition of Robocop. Then again I'm pretty sure Criterion didn't do an edition of Escape from New York, so yeah, what the fuck?

Cthulhugoat · Post by **Cthulhugoat** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 3:31 am

Uh, my bad, reais, not dollars. 41 reais is somewhat expensive, but not insane expensive. :culture shock:

Redeye · Post by **Redeye** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 3:34 am

Aonaran wrote:
Redeye wrote:
Cthulhu wrote:I found a Escape from New York DVD for sale in a magazine store... 41 bucks. I had 50. But I already had wasted 15 on Neverwinter Nights Platinum before.
$41 ?

That's insane.

I just paid 45 dollars for an out of print Criterion Collection edition of Robocop. Then again I'm pretty sure Criterion didn't do an edition of Escape from New York, so yeah, what the fuck?

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The savings can be passed on to drugs and ammo.

edit: this post was written while the on mentioning the "bucks" were reas, not USD.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 4:20 am

I got Escape from New York on DVD for 4.99 at Walmart on Sunday. You got jipped Cthulhu unless that DVD contains some really awesome special features or something.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 11:16 am

Escape from the Bronx, lol

"The full death toll in the uncut version is 174. There are 110 killed in shootings, 40 in explosions, 9 by flamethrowers, 1 by stabbing, 1 off-screen kill, 4 unknowns, 6 electrocutions, 2 bashed in the face with a helmet and 1 face turned to red mush after being hit with a shotgun butt."

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Mechanurgist · Post by **Mechanurgist** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 3:37 pm

The 25th Anniversary Edition of Blade Runner is what I'm waiting for. Willing to pay a lot of money for that one. Everything else gets the torrent treatment.

mixmastermind · Post by **mixmastermind** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 5:08 pm

The Running Man.

Though I'd suggest the book more.

The Little Mermaid was one awesoem '80s movie as well.

Cimmerian Nights · Post by **Cimmerian Nights** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:51 pm

Aonaran wrote: I just paid 45 dollars for an out of print Criterion Collection edition of Robocop. Then again I'm pretty sure Criterion didn't do an edition of Escape from New York, so yeah, what the fuck?

Yowza, I bought that version years ago, had no idea it was worth anything (too bad I threw away the box). Still not sure what Criterion Collection was thinking doing Robocop though.

Redeye · Post by **Redeye** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:03 pm

VasikkA wrote:Escape from the Bronx, lol

"The full death toll in the uncut version is 174. There are 110 killed in shootings, 40 in explosions, 9 by flamethrowers, 1 by stabbing, 1 off-screen kill, 4 unknowns, 6 electrocutions, 2 bashed in the face with a helmet and 1 face turned to red mush after being hit with a shotgun butt."

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Yay, reminds me of Red Dawn.

Scroll down to the Cultural References section. Good stuff.

At one time, Red Dawn was entered into the Guinness Book of Records as the most violent film. On average, 134 acts of violence occur every hour.

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:03 pm

Gimp Mask wrote:some of you didn't quite catch my drift here, so let me be more specific: I'm looking for the "futuristic" stuff, you know, "Year 2002. USA is a mean,
bad-ass dystopia", ultra-modern car designs a'la Ford Taurus, etc. Kaputt?

how on earth does the warriors fit into that category?

anyway, uhh:
mean streets (starring de niro, keitel) is pretty good, if you like the warriors you will probably like that too. captures the violent side of new york very well

this is now a thread for recommending movies in the gritty urban environment genrÃƒÂ©

Cthulhugoat · Post by **Cthulhugoat** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:39 pm

atoga wrote:this is now a thread for recommending movies in the gritty urban environment genrÃƒÂ©

Taxi Driver.

Midnight Cowboy. They Live, again.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:07 am

atoga wrote:
Gimp Mask wrote:some of you didn't quite catch my drift here, so let me be more specific: I'm looking for the "futuristic" stuff, you know, "Year 2002. USA is a mean,
bad-ass dystopia", ultra-modern car designs a'la Ford Taurus, etc. Kaputt?
how on earth does the warriors fit into that category?

anyway, uhh:
mean streets (starring de niro, keitel) is pretty good, if you like the warriors you will probably like that too. captures the violent side of new york very well

this is now a thread for recommending movies in the gritty urban environment genrÃƒÂ©

genrÃƒÂ©?

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 5:58 pm

atoga wrote:how on earth does the warriors fit into that category?

it doesnt but its awesome anyway ok

this is now a thread for recommending movies in the gritty urban environment genrÃƒÂ©

Aonaran · Post by **Aonaran** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:33 pm

Cimmerian Nights wrote:Yowza, I bought that version years ago, had no idea it was worth anything (too bad I threw away the box). Still not sure what Criterion Collection was thinking doing Robocop though.

I'd say they were thinking (Correctly) that Paul Verhoeven is a genius and that it was a brilliant film about the for identity within the military industrial complex. Seriously, that is an incredibly layered film. But yeah, if you had kept that bitch in good condition you could have sold it for 80. Whoops!

SuperH · Post by **SuperH** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:45 pm

They are remaking Escape From New York btw

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/33189

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:25 pm

back to the future part 2
big trouble in little china
romper stomper
a clockwork orange
twelve monkeys
fortress
they live
terminator
phantasm
brazil
do the right thing
hard boiled
dark city
time cop
1984
assault on precinct 13
wild at heart
the outsiders
equillibrium

Cimmerian Nights · Post by **Cimmerian Nights** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:16 pm

SuperH wrote:They are remaking Escape From New York btw

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/33189

What the fuck is wrong with them?
Shitty comic book movies
Shitty remakes
Shitty movies about 70s TV shows

I don't see them willing to improve on Escape at all, just substitute CG for everything that was good in the original.