Gypsy 83 is a total gothic movie! clothing and music and all!
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McCabe and Mrs. Miller - it's about cowboy whores and The Sisters stole their name from it. Actually, one of the Leonard Cohen songs in it, stupid silly Eldritch.
I'd also say The Hunger, if that hasn't yet been mentioned. It opens with "Bela Lugosi's Dead" and stars David Bowie in a movie about vampire sex. Awesome. |
I thought Ginger snaps and Heathers weren't bad. :rolleyes:
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I'm gonna list some that I know.
The Crow. Edward Scissorhands. Nightmare Before Christmas. Queen of The Damned. Dracula. Corpse Bride. Sweeney Todd. Gypsy 83. |
Wristcutters a Love Story
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Blue Velvet.
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Dune (the 1984 version)
Hell Raiser City of lost Children Eraserhead Beetlejuice Edward Scissorhands Kontrol Nightmare Before Christmas Dark City The Crow |
Begotten is a must-watch in my opinion. Old beginning of the 90's silent film, which is also somewhat of a art-film.
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Hm...Well, I recently watched the Seventh Seal, and The Exorcist is a favorite of mine...
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Repo the Genetic Opera
Sweeny Todd The Series of Unfortunate Events for it's timeless quality and I think Stardust deserves a mention |
Buio Omega ( AKA Beyond The Darkness) by italian director Joe D'Amato,my favorite movie,more on the extreme gothic horror side,it contains some pretty twisted gory graphic scenes,but it's still has a pretty melancholic,darkly romantic goth atmosphere and story..definitely worth a look if you have a strong stomach.
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Personally, I found Only Lovers Left Alive to be rrrrather Gothic?
Lush soundtrack <3 |
Hmmm, this is a tricky one. I'll base my list on a definition of 'goth movie' as a film that is in tune with the goth mind set and/or the goth aesthetic. Of course, I'll only include films I've actually seen.
1. Pan's Labyrinth 2. Ed Wood 3. Dark City 4. The Crow 5. The City of Lost Children 6. Alien (the original) 7. Hellraiser ( I, II and III) 8. Sin City (I and II) 9. Immortal 10. Bram Stoker's Dracula I'm not a big fan of vampire movies (or novels) especially the crassly commercial offerings of Ms Rice et al. Whilst I love all the early (30s - 60s) monster films, I think their makers where not in tune with the goth mind set - Ed Wood (the man as distinct from the film) might be an exception here. Only after the late 70s did movie makers began to tap into the embyonic but growing goth aesthetic in my opinion. By the time Tim Burton came along, well, we could just about fill in the whole list with his films alone. |
I know the feeling Stormbringer. The only decent vampire flick I enjoyed that was scary in any way was Fright Night (Original 1980's version) except the clothing styles make it look even more dated than flicks from the 1960's. I'm still a sucker for classics like The Lost Boys and more recent ones like Wir Sind Die Nacht, but I'll also admit I'm getting tired of Tim Burton teaming up with Johnny Depp.
However, in the interest of this thread here's my personal top 10: Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust Hellraiser Labyrinth The Raven The Crow (Bite me, the flick takes place around my birthday) Frankenstein (1931) Evil Dead 2 Nosferatu (1922) The Craft Something Wicked This Way Comes |
Hmm, here goes.
1. Interview with the Vampire (obviously) 2. All of the original Universal monster picks (Dracula, Bride of Frankenstein, etc.) 3. Byzantium 4. Hellraiser & Hellbound: Hellraiser II 5. The Crow 6. Bram Stoker's Dracula 7. Horror of Dracula (Hammer film with Christopher Lee) 8. Nosferatu 9. Rosemary's Baby 10. Trick R' Treat |
Good lists Izren and Bourbon Boy, of course anyone who wants to read/watch Ms Rice's films/books is perfectly at liberty to do so.
There is so much stuff out there, it's impossible to know where to begin. I've seen movie titles in the last few pages I've never heard of and many films, old and new sometimes have very strong gothic elements - I notice From Dusk Till Dawn hasn't received a mention (another film I was really looking forward to at the time but ended up hating) I must have seen all the old Hammer Horror films and all the American Sci-fi of the 50s and 60s over the years; from back when they were relatively new to dvds and blurays that I now own. Of course I always secretly wanted Christopher Lee's Dracula to get away with it or the poor old Creature from the Black Lagoon to paddle off and live happily ever after in his cave with the drop-dead gorgeous and delectible Julia Adams. |
I think this is a hard list to tarry without determining if you're going to include films just for their gothic qualities, or if you are going to factor in quality. If you're only interested in gothic atmosphere, I think you get a very different list that will include movies such as Underworld, etc.
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Byzantium .. I loved that film!
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So many movies, so little me time!
Twixt is on a list, I'm going to now move it to the top after your mention. I feel that I shall be Twixting tonight ;) Thank you (x) |
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For the love of ..
Would you believe this, as I sat watching there was an uncanny familiarity o.O I think I had seen it previously, or at least in part? Anyway .. it was lush and lovely <3 I'm not pressurizing lol but I am awaiting further mentions/recommendations. *clap* Get to work people :p |
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