Forgotten films.

**sydney1** · March 21st, 2010, 08:24 PM

In this day and age of dross, crap and copied sh*te and (my pet-hate) re-makes, I've decided there should be a thread for re-activating long forgotten 'cult' films that didn't do so well the box-office at the time they were released.

One of the best has in the last couple of years being given the credit, re-editing and shown, whole in it's entirety, i.e. the way the director wanted it in the first place, before various d*ckhead's butcher'd it for misguided commercial reasons.

Here's two to start with, that should be resurrected forthwith with the original amount of time in which the director envisaged:

The Keep.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_9z9...eature=related

Sorcerer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ_KXK3eNdI
Sorcerer starred the late-great and vastly underated Roy Scheider.
Oh, and a stunning soundtrack by Tangerine Dream.

They really don't have the balls to make films like this anymore/

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Originally Posted by sydney1

In this day and age of dross, crap and copied sh*te and (my pet-hate) re-makes, I've decided there should be a thread for re-activating long forgotten 'cult' films that didn't do so well the box-office at the time they were released.

One of the best has in the last couple of years being given the credit, re-editing and shown, whole in it's entirety, i.e. the way the director wanted it in the first place, before various d*ckhead's butcher'd it for misguided commercial reasons.

Here's two to start with, that should be resurrected forthwith with the original amount of time in which the director envisaged:

The Keep.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_9z9...eature=related

Sorcerer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ_KXK3eNdI
Sorcerer starred the late-great and vastly underated Roy Scheider.
Oh, and a stunning soundtrack by Tangerine Dream.

They really don't have the balls to make films like this anymore/

I forgot to quote The big red one. has recently been given the credit it richly deserves.

maxedout · March 21st, 2010, 09:03 PM

Er... you do realise that Sorceror was a remake of the classic 1953 French movie "Wages of Fear" Dir: Georges Clouzet starring Yves Montand (a much better film IMHO)

Although I totally agree with you about Roy Scheider - he never really got the credit he deserved.

smallblock · March 21st, 2010, 09:35 PM

The Keep was part filmed in a quarry here in Wales, I have to say that its a damn fine film and very typical Michael Mann with its use of BIG music!

**Wendigo** · March 22nd, 2010, 07:52 PM

The Keep, yes I love that film to bits.
Sorcerer was helped a superb driving soundtrack (no pun intended) and Wages of Fear is still a classic movie.
also......
Doc Savage
The Wolfen
Cemetery Man
Martin
Tombs of the Blind Dead

penfold007 · March 22nd, 2010, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by sydney1

Oh, and a stunning soundtrack by Tangerine Dream.

Going to see them on 1/4/2010 at the Royal Albert Hall. And you forgot (

) Thief, also scored by TD and also a very good film. Wont someone release The Keep on DVD though, please!

For those who haven't seen it, Wages of Fear mentioned by maxedout is well worth watching.

How about Trust and The unbelievable truth, both Hal Hartley films from the early 1990s starring Adrienne Shelly (RIP). Had to wait around for ages to get DVD copies.

Aubrey · March 23rd, 2010, 09:05 AM

Carnival of Souls is a goodie. The whole thing's like a dream. Very influential, IE, on David Lynch and George Romero. It was made by Herk Harvey, who (I think) was a car dealer. He never made any more films. The star was Candace Hilligoss.

(I think it may really be better known than I'm making out.)

**billybunter** · March 23rd, 2010, 02:51 PM

There is one, but i've forgotten what it's called

Estreeter · March 23rd, 2010, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by billybunter

There is one, but i've forgotten what it's called

I think it was "The Invisible Man"

the picture below should refresh your memory

How's that ?

penfold007 · March 25th, 2010, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Aubrey

Carnival of Souls is a goodie.

I think a few people will know it because Alex Cox included it in one of the early Moviedrome seasons on BBC2 (well I know it for this reason anyway).

smallblock · March 25th, 2010, 08:10 PM

Farewell to the King, is a damn fine film and I think largely forgotten.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VA6KfmHK-A

March 21st, 2010, 09:03 PM	#2
maxedout Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The People's Republic of South Lancashire Posts: 296 Thanks: 57,676 Thanked 3,230 Times in 288 Posts	Er... you do realise that Sorceror was a remake of the classic 1953 French movie "Wages of Fear" Dir: Georges Clouzet starring Yves Montand (a much better film IMHO) Although I totally agree with you about Roy Scheider - he never really got the credit he deserved.

March 21st, 2010, 09:35 PM	#3
smallblock Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wales Posts: 102 Thanks: 18,093 Thanked 801 Times in 98 Posts	The Keep was part filmed in a quarry here in Wales, I have to say that its a damn fine film and very typical Michael Mann with its use of BIG music!

March 22nd, 2010, 07:52 PM	#4
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,819 Thanks: 259,929 Thanked 1,139,836 Times in 113,940 Posts	The Keep, yes I love that film to bits. Sorcerer was helped a superb driving soundtrack (no pun intended) and Wages of Fear is still a classic movie. also...... Doc Savage The Wolfen Cemetery Man Martin Tombs of the Blind Dead

March 23rd, 2010, 09:05 AM	#6
Aubrey Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 406 Thanks: 10,881 Thanked 3,510 Times in 392 Posts	Carnival of Souls is a goodie. The whole thing's like a dream. Very influential, IE, on David Lynch and George Romero. It was made by Herk Harvey, who (I think) was a car dealer. He never made any more films. The star was Candace Hilligoss. (I think it may really be better known than I'm making out.)

March 23rd, 2010, 02:51 PM	#7
billybunter R.I.P. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gone But Not Forgotten Posts: 14,404 Thanks: 51,687 Thanked 252,375 Times in 14,171 Posts	There is one, but i've forgotten what it's called

March 25th, 2010, 08:10 PM	#10
smallblock Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wales Posts: 102 Thanks: 18,093 Thanked 801 Times in 98 Posts	Farewell to the King, is a damn fine film and I think largely forgotten. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VA6KfmHK-A