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List those films that convey that wonderful atmosphere you could just fall asleep to.

The Fearless Vampire Killers
Onibaba
Ryan's Daughter
The Church
The Grapes of Death
Knife In The Water
Elevator To The Gallows
Suspiria
Howl's Moving Castle
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Eyes Wide Shut
A Streetcar Named Desire
High Tension
Aliens
The Shining
Port of Shadows
Lost In Translation

Nothing will get me to love a film like a good atmosphere.

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The Shining comes to mind instantly. The opening tracking shot over the body of water combined w/ the menacing opening track sets the tone for the entire film.

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Iago wrote:
The Shining comes to mind instantly. The opening tracking shot over the body of water combined w/ the menacing opening track sets the tone for the entire film.

I think it's strange how often horror films have the most relaxing atmospheres. The Shining, The Grapes of Death, Suspiria, The Church, The Fearless Vampire Killers, Aliens, etc.

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Suspiria for sure.

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Mercury wrote:
Mulholland Drive


Fuck yeah. David Lynch in general. What's so great about his films such as Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet is that you don't remember the plot half as much as you remember how you felt while watching the movie.


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mowbs wrote:
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Mulholland Drive


Fuck yeah. David Lynch in general. What's so great about his films such as Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet is that you don't remember the plot half as much as you remember how you felt while watching the movie.

The biggest thing I remember about Blue Velvet is constantly laughing at the stupidity.

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Anything by Wong Kar-wai or Krzysztof Kieslowski, +

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Come and See
Princess Mononoke
Songs From the Second Floor
Last Life in the Universe
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Days of Heaven
Badlands
The Thin Red Line
The New World

Take out the atmosphere from Malick's pictures, and you're pretty much left with reel after reel of blank film.

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mowbs wrote:
Mercury wrote:
Mulholland Drive


Fuck yeah. David Lynch in general. What's so great about his films such as Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet is that you don't remember the plot half as much as you remember how you felt while watching the movie.


I agree. All of his movies definitely have a vibe, but with Blue Velvet there was still what I feel was a pretty definite interpretation of the events, whereas by the time we get to Mulholland Drive, the whole movie is wide open to interpretation. What you take into it will determine what you get out of the movie.

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Hinny wrote:
Days of Heaven
Badlands
The Thin Red Line
The New World

Take out the atmosphere from Malick's pictures, and you're pretty much left with reel after reel of blank film.


I thought of Malick when I saw the title of this thread... although, I think The New World got a little tedious, even for Malick


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Kevin Costner wrote:
Sympathy for Ms. Vengeance

I'm assuming you mean Lady Vengeance.

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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Kevin Costner wrote:
Sympathy for Ms. Vengeance

I'm assuming you mean Lady Vengeance.


i'm assuming he's talking about this one:

http://imdb.com/title/tt0310775/


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conoalias wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Kevin Costner wrote:
Sympathy for Ms. Vengeance

I'm assuming you mean Lady Vengeance.


i'm assuming he's talking about this one:

http://imdb.com/title/tt0310775/

Yeah, but the the "Ms." threw me off. This is pretty 50/50.

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A lot of Tim Burtons movies have a great atmosphere. Edward Scissor Hands comes to mind immediately.

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A lot of Tim Burtons movies have a great atmosphere. Edward Scissor Hands comes to mind immediately.


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