T3551ER Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) I sort of hesitate to make a new thread for this, but not sure it really fits in the larger movies thread. Between school, work, baby and life in general, find myself being drawn to watching films that are not too substative (but not just dumb) and look amazing. Basically, things I could just smoke and veg out to. Any recommendations? Things that I think fall in this category are: Jupiter Ascending - total fairy tale/fluff but great world building and visually awesome Batman V Superman - I just rewatched the extended version and PM loved it. It's actually more thematically dense than I think people give it credit for, looks amazeballs, not too challenging on the brain piece. Most of Snyder's stuff probably fits in this category Prometheus - as heady sci-fi it's terrible; as cheesy horror with interesting lofty ideas it's amazing. Looks triff War of the Worlds (Spielberg version) - been a minute, but this one is just a joy to watch, no wasted scenes. Almost perfect expect for the last 2 minutes. Looks incredible. Mad Max: Fury Road - from beginning to end, str8 lushness. Amazeballs. EDIT: Star Wars Rise of Skywalker - lol what a fucking shitshow but man I love getting blazed and watching this. When you abandon any hope of trying to make this a cogent film and just take it as a series of scenes that are loosely strung together it's the tits Edited February 10, 2021 by T3551ER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlemflolia Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) blade runner substantive too but tasty for the eye Edited February 10, 2021 by cyanobacteria 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QQQ Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 beyond the black rainbow mandy gattaca suspiria (original. remake looks good too but haven't seen it) any john carpenter 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drillkicker Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) I love Barry Lyndon for this specifically. Playtime is also an essential choice Good Morning (1959) as well Maybe Kagemusha would fit in, but it is a little complicated Edited February 10, 2021 by drillkicker 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkface Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) Come and See (1985) - Amazing cinematography and a very beautiful story that will lift your spirit Not exactly a non-cerebral movie though. Also viewers should be aware that there is actual footage from a Nazi death camp in the film. Edited February 11, 2021 by chenGOD 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebraska Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 directed by hitchcock's graphic designer 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3551ER Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) Ohhhh, been meaning to watch Phase IV, forgot about that. Grats ya'll, lots of ones here I haven't seen yet (or partially seen - Mandy got vetoed by the missus but loved what I saw). Bladerunner 2049 also prob fits this in addition to OG Bladerunner. Visually redonkulous but yeah substance there too... EDIT: @drillkickerJust watched the trailer for Playtime Edited February 10, 2021 by T3551ER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieselguhr kid Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 25 minutes ago, QQQ said: suspiria (original. remake looks good too but haven't seen it) that suspiria remake is an atrociously horrible pile of shit, avoid at all cost! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zkom Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) An eyecandy move that definitely won't require to much thinking, more like it's mandatory that you turn all higher brain functions off.. Edited February 10, 2021 by zkom 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignatius Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) Enter the Void - has amazing eye candy especially in the 2nd half The Fountain - big sads but big eye candy too. edit: oh.. i missed the point of this somewhat. neither of these fit the OP description. hmm. Edited February 10, 2021 by ignatius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 I had a really good time recently watching the John Wick movies and smoking weed. Those fight scenes are brutal. Keanu has like five lines per movie but it's over-the-top in just the right way. Also like how it's shot. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3551ER Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) @ignatiusFriggin' love the Fountain. But, man, big sads is right. Forget about that one. OH, also, reminds me, Sunshine should prob be on this list @zkomhahaha. perfecct. @BraintreeLoved the first 2, haven't see the 3rd yet - yeah, they are brilliant. Efficient, no-nonsense, straight to the point. Good choice for this, thnx for the reminder! Edited February 10, 2021 by T3551ER 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignatius Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) Serenity (FireFly movie) is fun and well done. it's charming. plot moves well and it's got some genuine LOL lines in it and good action of all sorts. good cast. space stuff. i'd def add that all the more recent Terminator movies are great for getting blazed and watching some action with big stuff and some pretty amazing sound design. when this big thing pops up from underground and fires its weapon that BONK sound is one my fav things. Edited February 10, 2021 by ignatius 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3551ER Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 ^agreed! Going a bit OT here but apparently they are going to reboot Firefly and I'm like no. Just... no. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Hero with Jet Li still looks great and has a wonderful score. You can shut your brain off for that one. It's one of those stories with multiple perspectives, but you really don't even need to follow the story to enjoy it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotwang Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) Edited February 10, 2021 by Rotwang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limo Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 35 minutes ago, zkom said: An eyecandy move that definitely won't require to much thinking, more like it's mandatory that you turn all higher brain functions off.. Thanks for the rec. Will watch ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whosebrian Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taupe Beats Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 1 hour ago, drillkicker said: Playtime is also an essential choice Exactly what I was going to suggest as well! Some more suggestions: Police Story 1 and 2 Qatsi trilogy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extralife Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Space Sweepers New Korean Sci-fi movie on Netflix. Nothing mind blowing, but really fun and visually stunning. https://www.google.com/amp/s/slate.com/culture/2021/02/space-sweepers-netflix-review-korea-movie-trans-robot.amp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QQQ Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 1 hour ago, kieselguhr kid said: that suspiria remake is an atrociously horrible pile of shit, avoid at all cost! ö Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 I always thought THX 1138 was good for this sort of thing. great visuals, not a ton of dialogue, and easy to zone out to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3551ER Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) EDIT this was to reference to Yakuza post-> ^ lol holy wtf. Love it. Also, agreed on the Guardians films. My wife and I watch the first one at least once a year, never disappoints. @Braintree reminded me of how great Hero is. The falling leaves scene alone is just gahhhh, love it. OT but Ghosts of Tsushima def makes me feel at times as if I'm living in that realm... 2nd EDIT: oh right! yeah, THX is so good - the remaster is also one of the few times where Lucas retouched his old stuff and it actually seemed to make it better .. Edited February 10, 2021 by T3551ER 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drillkicker Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Some more recommendations: Through the Olive Trees (also Taste of Cherry and other Kiarostami films) Kore-eda has very beautiful images of modern Japan in Still Walking, After the Storm, and Shoplifters Brakhage's films are literally just eye-candy with no narrative whatsoever 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Kill Bill vol 1 and 2 once upon a time in Hollywood. gravity. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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