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Awesome" forgotten" movies from yesteryear

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  • Lennonluv2
    Lennonluv2 Posts: 956 Member
    Crusin'

    The Taking of Pelham 123 (the 1974 version)

    The Great Escape
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    Did anyone mention Trilogy Of Terror yet? It was on TV in the 70's when I was a kid and gave me nightmares.
  • the_journeyman
    the_journeyman Posts: 1,877 Member
    Killer Klowns from Outer Space

    JM
  • taelardinois
    taelardinois Posts: 30 Member
    For me, I would say High Tension and Martyrs (although I dont think Martyrs really qualifies as "yesteryear" it is kinda hard to find since my Blockbuster went out of business... Should have bought both of these movies then when I had the chance :cry:

    Martyrs! Did you hear they are making an American version? Sure to ruin it. :-/ And now I dying to watch Logan's Run and Point Break.
  • Tercob
    Tercob Posts: 151 Member
    Did anyone mention Fast times at Ridgemont High?
  • hollyNhollywood
    hollyNhollywood Posts: 426 Member
    Hmm, most of these aren't really 'forgotten".
    First one that came to my mind is "The Legacy" (70s horror flick w/ Sam Elliot, Katherine Ross, Charles Gray and... Roger Daltrey)

    i remember The Legacy. filmed at an English estate.

    Yah I have the DVD but I haven't actually re-watched it. I wonder if it has held up well with time???
    Whoa, was there something about a really old guy dying, and at one point he reached out and grabbed someone with his creepy bony hands and put a ring on someone's finger? Because if so that gave me nightmares as a child when I saw part of it without my parents knowledge.

    Hmm, I don't remember that part. I remember choking on a chicken bone (I think that was Roger Daltrey), someone swimming in a pool and while underwater the top layer turned to glass, and something about a guy being fed to dogs. Oh yah, these were the types of movies I saw as a small child..
    Oh speaking of which-- Phantasm anyone?
    Now that one gave me horrible nightmares as a child but has not held up well with time.
  • ltgarrow
    ltgarrow Posts: 342 Member
    The Dream Team

    Problem Child

    Dangerous Minds
  • Silver_Star
    Silver_Star Posts: 1,351 Member
    Dunno if this is forgotten, but i watched this yesterday :heart:

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  • elenathegreat
    elenathegreat Posts: 3,988 Member
    Not sure if forgotten, but . . . The Great Escape

    Definitely not forgotten, truly awesome:)
    How about, The Magnificent Seven?
  • MrsWilsoncroft
    MrsWilsoncroft Posts: 968 Member
    Cruel Intentions.

    Awesome film when I was a teen lol
  • jsd_135
    jsd_135 Posts: 291 Member
    Did anyone mention Trilogy Of Terror yet? It was on TV in the 70's when I was a kid and gave me nightmares.
    One of my favorite obscure TV movies. That little trollish voodoo doll was freaking terrifying.

    Loved the 70s.
  • SwimFan1981
    SwimFan1981 Posts: 1,430 Member
    Metropolis - 1927

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  • xXxHBICxXx
    xXxHBICxXx Posts: 370 Member
    Maximum Overdrive
    I was made in the 80's so that's an oldy for me lol
  • jsd_135
    jsd_135 Posts: 291 Member
    Not sure if forgotten, but . . . The Great Escape

    Not if you live in the UK.
    It's on tv about three times a year.
    And every christmas.
    Interesting to hear this. I can see why this movie would resonate so much in the UK.

    So, another Steve McQueen: On Any Sunday. Anyone seen it?
  • jsd_135
    jsd_135 Posts: 291 Member
    Continuing on my 70s kick:

    The Heartbreak Kid

    Smile
  • EnderNC
    EnderNC Posts: 383 Member
    The Professional
  • Bownzi
    Bownzi Posts: 423 Member
    Blazing Saddles

    Pitch Black

    Monte Pythons Life of Brian

    Gone in 60 seconds
  • WinnerVictorious
    WinnerVictorious Posts: 4,733 Member
    Did anyone mention Trilogy Of Terror yet? It was on TV in the 70's when I was a kid and gave me nightmares.
    One of my favorite obscure TV movies. That little trollish voodoo doll was freaking terrifying.

    Loved the 70s.

    do you remember "Don't be Afraid of the Dark" from 1973? that scared the bejeepers out of me as a kid the way she was dragged into the fireplace...

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  • WinnerVictorious
    WinnerVictorious Posts: 4,733 Member
    this one has a sad ending that stays with you. a movie like this would not get made today.

    Electra Glide in Blue
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    this next one might still be on Hulu. i watched it a year or two ago for the first time in many, many years.

    Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
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  • Abbdul
    Abbdul Posts: 103 Member
    The Shawshank Redemption
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    Two come to my mind -

    "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" - I was quite young when I saw it, but I loved it's goofiness anyway.
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    "Big Trouble in Little China" - This one was a favorite of mine for two reasons; the monsters and Kim Cattrall.
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  • jsd_135
    jsd_135 Posts: 291 Member
    Did anyone mention Trilogy Of Terror yet? It was on TV in the 70's when I was a kid and gave me nightmares.
    One of my favorite obscure TV movies. That little trollish voodoo doll was freaking terrifying.

    Loved the 70s.

    do you remember "Don't be Afraid of the Dark" from 1973? that scared the bejeepers out of me as a kid the way she was dragged into the fireplace...

    Based on the brief description in IMDB, it sounds kind of familiar, but the photo isn't ringing a bell. There were a lot of great TV movies in the 70s, many of them scary. How about:

    The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

    I first saw it on TV, though it may have been a theatrical release. Martin Sheen was fabulous in the 70s, as was Jodie Foster.

    ETA: "Little Girl' was a theatrical release.
  • jsd_135
    jsd_135 Posts: 291 Member
    Free associating here:

    The Execution of Private Slovik

    Badlands
  • Will606
    Will606 Posts: 55
    Clifford starring Martin Short..."I love my Uncle Martin" lol
  • pudadough
    pudadough Posts: 1,271 Member
    Milk Money



    "It looks like a boob!"
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    Blazing Saddles

    Monty Pythons Life of Brian

    Nothing by Mel Brooks or Monty Python will ever be forgotten. :)
  • Jeepgal2012
    Jeepgal2012 Posts: 49
    Papillon with Dustin Hoffman and Steven McQueen. I was 9 when I first watched this movie with my dad...Ewwww...but it was so good.
  • tryclyn
    tryclyn Posts: 2,414 Member
    Great topic!

    Does anyone remember "Night of the Comet?" That was probably the first sci-fi movie I watched when I was younger--wish I could find it to see again.
    psst..Netflix if you have it.


    8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
    Day of the Triffids
  • JeepBaja
    JeepBaja Posts: 1,824 Member
    The Boogens
  • cazzer69
    cazzer69 Posts: 162 Member
    Did anyone mention Trilogy Of Terror yet? It was on TV in the 70's when I was a kid and gave me nightmares.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Trilogy-of-Terror-Zuni-Fetish-Warrior-13-inch-replica-doll-by-Majestic-Studios-/190810058681?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c6d2a6fb9

    Buy yer own off Ebay :)

    I showed this auction to my mrs and she threatened to divorce me if I bought it :)

    That's her christmas present sorted then :)
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