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Espiritu 03-18-2009 04:05 PM

Top Ten Gothic Movies Thread
 
I got in a conversation about Gothic movies and noticed I had trouble thinking of what should count without getting too deep into the Vampire or Horror genres. What do you think the top ten (or any ten) actually Gothic movies are? Here is my stab at it, which I'm sure people will probably disagree with.

In no order
  • Harold and Maude
  • Nosferatu
  • Cabinet of Doctor Caligari
  • Doom Generation
  • Dogs in Space
  • Sweeney Todd
  • Blade Runner
  • Nightmare Before Christmas

I can't think of any more right now.

Pyre 03-18-2009 04:07 PM

This should really go into the section specifically marked for TV and movies.

gothicusmaximus 03-18-2009 05:30 PM

Harold and Maude? What?

DRM 03-18-2009 06:01 PM

Where's Blade Runner?

PortraitOfSanity 03-18-2009 06:52 PM

Blade Runner is a cyberpunk movie.... Pretty far off.

Pyre 03-18-2009 08:16 PM

Hmm. . . I don't think I can think of 10, but here's my go at it:

The Crow
Nightmare Before Christmas
The Labyrinth (DO NOT DISAGREE WITH ME)
Dracula

Uh. Damn. I really don't know any, and I really only like one of the movies I listed (the others are mediocre).

A thread about the same topic on RottenTomatoes lists some, but I don't feel like hunting them all down since they're spread throughout the discussion: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/vine/s...d.php?t=430830

Becca_Lugosi 03-19-2009 05:18 PM

Sweeney Todd? Really?

I've got.....

Dracula [with Bela Lugosi]
The Hunger
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Lost Boys
Erm. End


~B.L.

Laettners Legacy 03-19-2009 08:39 PM

Dracula (1933)
Frankenstien (1930s
the Wolfman
The Bride of frankenstien
White Zombie
The Labyrinth
the Mummy (Karloff)
Creature from the Black Lagoon
King Kong

Underwater Ophelia 03-19-2009 10:07 PM

Wait, how the fuck is Harold and Maude goth?

Pyre 03-19-2009 10:10 PM

Having never heard of Dogs in Space before, I was wondering how that could also be considered goth. Then, I IMDBed it, and felt some relief. I was expecting something along the lines of Space Buddies, and that worried me.

iroti 03-20-2009 07:09 PM

Eraserhead
Nosferatu
The Crow
Interview with the Vampire
Institute Benjementa
A Tale of Two Sisters [Well...I think it was...]

That's all I got.

Becca_Lugosi 03-20-2009 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laettners Legacy (Post 520524)
Dracula (1933)
Frankenstien (1930s
the Wolfman
The Bride of frankenstien
White Zombie
The Labyrinth
the Mummy (Karloff)
Creature from the Black Lagoon
King Kong

King Kong?!

Laettners Legacy 03-20-2009 08:43 PM

I'm a nerd, not a goth. classic monster movie counts for me!

Beneath the Shadows 03-21-2009 01:40 AM

Joe Dirt. Goth as all fuck.

Opteron_Man 03-22-2009 07:17 AM

Just wondering, what about Edward Scissorhands?

a morbid curiosity 03-22-2009 08:48 AM

^ The movie's kinda shit aside from the visuals...
But then again, Nightmare Before Christmas has been mentioned, so why not.

Kij. 06-19-2009 02:21 PM

The Ninth Gate has a dark element to it. Sheitan as well.

Silver_Countess 06-21-2009 12:25 AM

Edward Scissorhand.
The Nightmeare Before Christmas.
The Lost Boys.
The Craft.
Interview with a Vampire.
Dracula.

That's all I've got.

CountVonCount 06-21-2009 07:31 PM

Sleepy Hollow.

I want to say the Addams Family movies but I'm not sure. They keep the humor so in character that you kind of have to be goth to really appreciate it. But, even then, it's still so campy it's not really influential enough to make the top 10.

KontanKarite 06-23-2009 05:14 PM

Return Of The Living Dead

Thread closed.

Malice In Wonderland 06-23-2009 05:50 PM

Why is everyone mentioning The Crow anyway?


Aside from that, I agree with Kontan.
You could probably put Mad Max/Doomsday too.
All the bad guys looks pretty damn Deathrock.
And Siouxsie's on the soundtrack fro Doomsday.

KontanKarite 06-23-2009 06:06 PM

Didn't The Crow have The Cure on the soundtrack?

AngelikDemonik 06-23-2009 10:21 PM

Yes, The Cure was on The Crow soundtrack. So was My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult. Actually, wait, I may be getting that confused with Lost Boys. My head hurts and I'm too lazy to google it.

NO ONE MENTIONED GYPSY 83?!

Lolly PopMuzik 06-23-2009 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malice In Wonderland (Post 545394)
And Siouxsie's on the soundtrack fro Doomsday.

Nah, that's Adam and The Ants and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

Malice In Wonderland 06-24-2009 09:02 AM

Spellbound by Siouxsie & The Banshees is on STRAIGHT after Adam & The Ants in the scene where Sol is doing his stage show crap.


Regardless of the soundtrack, The Crow SUCKED.


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