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Crap post title, but I mean films that you remember from your youth, but don't ever seem to be repeated (unlike Starship Troopers which appears to be on a constant loop of repeats - not that I am complaining).
For me, it has to be Unman, Wittering and Zigo
Bloodsport
Bloodsport seems to be repeated on Legend, or an i thinking of the other one where JCVD travels to Asia and enters a tournament?
For me, id love to rewatch Nikita (the original french version) and Leon (The Professional), neither of which seem to be available. Might have to break out my dvd player or perhaps even my vhs recorder...
the original promise of the streaming services has long gone - old films you have to pay to rent IME.
For stuff I really love I've started buying blu -ray when I want to see it. Nikita available for <£6 delivered and blu ray quality is generally noticacably better than streaming (much less compression, and potentially compressed 'actively' by a person rather than just thrown through a automated pipeline so some effort to make sure it looked good as well. )
Shining Through. However, that's probably a good thing.
There’s a bunch of films that you’ll never see via streaming:
the wicker man (Edward Woodward)
performance (mick jagger)
the doors (val Kilmer)
mad max 2
when eight bells toll
rosemarys baby
the naked lunch
mtv unplugged: nirvana, Alice in chains.
any other bands…stone roses live in Blackpool, etc.
it wouldn’t kill Netflix, etc to stream operas and musicals too.
Maybe some new standard in high-Res audio will be the next big thing.
the technology already exists in high res mp3 players.
We use this to get old films - its a handy service and the catalogue is far better than the streaming services!
https://www.cinemaparadiso.co.uk/
but don’t ever seem to be repeated
Lots of them have disputed ownership, or publishing rights, or the distributor has disappeared and no one has the rights to it, or haven't been converted to a format that streaming services can show.
the wicker man (Edward Woodward)
that is available on multiple services?
the doors (val Kilmer)
ditto!
same for all the movies you've posted I think? you need to acquaint yourself with this website www.jus****ch.com 🙂
it wouldn’t kill Netflix, etc to stream operas and musicals too.
I have no doubt they will once they work out how to make money from them! They are definitely trying to broaden what they do. Only realised yesterday that there are a bunch of video games including GTA 3/vice city/San Andreas that you can play with a Netflix account!!
Dogma, cant think why that might be.
there is an unfortunate reason why this has been buried (you can't even legally buy a new DVD or blu-ray) & it's nothing to do with the religious content. Shame as it's a great movie! Again, TPB to the rescue 🙂
This site looks pretty good for finding when/where things are, or have been on - https://www.tvguide.com/movies/performance/2000360374/
(TVGuide.com catchy name 🙂 )
There’s a bunch of films that you’ll never see via streaming:
the wicker man (Edward Woodward)
performance (mick jagger)
the doors (val Kilmer)
mad max 2
when eight bells toll
rosemarys baby
the naked lunch
mtv unplugged: nirvana, Alice in chains.
any other bands…stone roses live in Blackpool, etc.
it wouldn’t kill Netflix, etc to stream operas and musicals too.
Maybe some new standard in high-Res audio will be the next big thing.
the technology already exists in high res mp3 players.
Pretty much all those films are available to stream..? Or did you mean as part of a subscription and not rental (which in my parlance is still streaming) heck even then Rosemarys Baby and Naked Lunch included in Sky Movies / Now TV subscription at the moment.
State of Grace
As someone mentioned above, I’ve started buying some of the classics on Blueray as it’s cheaper than forking out extra on top of the subscription to watch them.
Plenty of the sequels to old horror franchises used to pop up late at night. Don’t seem to that much now although that could be because I don’t watch much telly?
Withnail and I.
Human Traffic.
Anybody seen that repeated anywhere? I think it was on the end of last year late on Film4, god it took me back.
There was a FilmFour film filmed at my high school and the surrounding area back in the 1980s called The Nature Of The Beast. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272747/
I think it aired once on TV and then disappeared without trace. I've tried over the years to track it down because it's basically a piece of local history. I've been in touch variously with Channel 4, the directors and the BFI and drew a blank each time.
I eventually found it several years ago hosted on some utterly random Polish web server and managed to download it. It's VHS quality at best - understandable given the age - but if today I have the only surviving copy, I wouldn't be surprised.
Some of the old skool horror films should be screened more often.
Thinking along the lines of Scanners, Evil Dead, Elm Street, etc.
For risk of repeating myself 😉 check Jus****ch
on Amazon Prime now;
- Human Traffic
- Scanners
rentable most places;
- Evil Dead (1984)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
rentable AppleTV;
- Withnail and I
It's pretty much a golden age of legitimate streaming. I do notice though something be included with one streaming service for a while then it'll be dropped and go onto another, I guess to try and make it look like their catalogues are always fresh.
Sorry, I presumed this was about films screened on free-to-view TV.
Chasing Amy. While Amazon and Apple appear to have it, I haven't found it free anywhere - might just have to go old-skool and dig out the DVD.
Cry Wolf - it was the 'B' movie to Airplane! in 1980. I remember laughing so hard at both films, and I still find Airplane very funny so I'd love to see Cry Wolf again.
Just checked - there's 2 full length uploads of Dogma on YouTube.
I presumed this was about films screened on free-to-view TV
Likewise, or at least included in a subscription, but not one off rentals or purchases
That Buckaroo Banzai movie is included with Amazon Prime - has ads though.
Nil By Mouth - I've never seen it or spotted it being broadcast.
I'm sure Nil By Mouth has been on Film4.
But a sub to BFI player is what you need to watch a lot of cult/arthouse/forgotten/foreign films.
https://player.bfi.org.uk/subscription/film/watch-nil-by-mouth-1997-online
For me, id love to rewatch Nikita (the original french version) and Leon (The Professional), neither of which seem to be available. Might have to break out my dvd player or perhaps even my vhs recorder…
Good choices. Available to buy from Apple in full 4K Dolby Vison HDR. Leon for £5.99 and Nikita for £9.99
I’m sure Nil By Mouth has been on Film4.
It probably has, but I have never caught it (I don't get much time to watch much TV these days TBF).
Ohh, and Shallow Grave.
I don't think I've seen Near Dark on any streaming, or normal TV over the years.
I've still got the DVD, so maybe I'll set up a streaming site just for that film cos its' fab 🙂
I don’t think I’ve seen Near Dark on any streaming
never seen it or heard of it before! looks cool though. I will have to watch it! Weirdly, the only place it's available is the Microsoft Store. (didn't even know they did movies)
It's an early film by the "Oscar winning director", Kathryn Bigelow
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
The Cassandra Crossing
Remember seeing them on TV when I was about 12, never seen them repeated anywhere but there's probably a reason for that.
I think they're on youtube that's about it.
Dogma has just changed hands ownership wise, Kevin Smith (he is not the new owner) has also stated he plans to tour it next year now that Weinstein no longer owns it. In theory it'll be for sale on DVD/Blu-Ray etc again at some point too.
https://www.slashfilm.com/1683013/kevin-smith-most-controversial-movie-dogma-plans/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Live&ved=2ahUKEwjhi6zIyISJAxXFQkEAHfkEOhgQFnoECCEQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3J6iXgUatO862qBrhIDjx o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">They live
Its on Apple TV to rent, but I've not seen it on free to air for ages. Probably hasn't aged well though.
Dogma has just changed hands ownership wise, Kevin Smith (he is not the new owner) has also stated he plans to tour it next year now that Weinstein no longer owns it. In theory it’ll be for sale on DVD/Blu-Ray etc again at some point too
So excited by that. Love that film.
Strange Days, although I am not sure why.
A lot of the slightly odd 80's/90's sci-fi has kind of gone and that saddens me.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: came out around the same time as Star Wars which overshadowed it, but I preferred it.
Thomas Crown Affair, late 1990’s version. As a subscriber to Amazon Prime, Sky Cinema and Netflix it annoys me that certain older films are only available for an additional fee.
not seen it on free to air for ages
It was on either Film4 or itv recently
I’d forgotten Strange Days, good film that, saw it at the cinema. There’s a SF film called Wraith, which I saw several decades ago, which I remember enjoying, but it probably hasn’t aged well. I haven’t seen Diva on telly or any of the streamers either, which is a shame, wonderful film.
Remo Williams: Unarmed and Dangerous
Must have been on TV as a kid and we recorded it (on Betamax!) but I don't think anyone else has ever seen it.
Remo Williams: Unarmed and Dangerous
I recall that, with Fred Ward. It was called "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins" in the US and I think it's on Youtube. I watched it at the cinema - I was the only person in the screening! - and enjoyed it som much I went on to read lot of the books on which it wqas based. The idea was if it was a success they'd turn all the books into films, but it never happened. I recently rewatched (maybe on Prim, maybe on youtube, can;t recall offhand) and I think I know WHY that didn;t happen 😉
Operation Condor with Chuck Norris(?). Probably best left in the Blockbuster video vault of the damned.
Its on Apple TV to rent, but I’ve not seen it on free to air for ages. Probably hasn’t aged well though
It's still great.
Films I can remember enjoying that I haven't seen for decades.
from the 90s - Juice, Grifters, Sneakers, Blue Juice and Hudson Hawk (I know it got panned at the time, but I've got bad taste WCYD).
from the 80's - Bad Manners, Ruthless People, Trancers, Bullshot and P'Tang Yang Kipperbang.
bad taste and braindead, when Peter Jackson was in front of the camera as well as directing.
Near Dark is a classic and my face Bill Paxton role and I would also add nightbreed as a fab film rarely seen these days
willard
Strange Days, although I am not sure why
Another Kathryn Bigelow... makes you think. (Also, when I went on IMDB to check I was correct in thinking it was a Bigelow, the face on the home page was .. Ralph Fiennes! Makes you.. etc )
Trivia note - Angela Bassett in Strange Days is the "Right Here! Right Now!" sample in that Fatboy Slim track
Dogma is a sad state of affairs.
Thought of a few more - Rounders (did see this a few years ago and still enjoyed it), and some Tarantino inspired 90s films . 2 days in the valley, Things to do in Denver (when you're dead), and Hard Eight.
from the 90s – Juice, Grifters, Sneakers, Blue Juice and Hudson Hawk
What's difficult for certain types of film is music licensing - period dramas and future-set films will have all purpose written scores but dramas set in the here and now will often feature licensed pop/rock music and those licences need to be re-negotiated and re-paid for each platform release. Unless the movie is one thats going to reach sizeable audiences those licensing deals aren't worth while paying.
They Live still stands up pretty well to be fair, I watched it a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it.
Dogma is a great film - I've got it on DVD and watched it last year and its not a 'sad state' at all, its a typical JASB effort with a bit more money thrown at it - plus Salma Hayek!!
But the real question is where for love of god is Condorman?
What’s difficult for certain types of film is music licensing
Interesting, not really considered a film may not be able to be shown because music licenses have expired.
Logan's Run has appeared on Prime. I loved that way back, bet it's crap now ?
Downfall (although certainly not from my youth!)
I spent ages trying to find it as my son was interested and ended up finding it on dvd/Blu-ray on music magpie 2nd hand. I seem to recall their might have been a dispute over rights / royalties so maybe that was why?
Cannonball Run (more from my youth).
Being There. Peter Sellers in his last film. Beautiful!
Sneakers was in prime recently. The computer sequences certainly haven’t aged well…
not really considered a film may not be able to be shown because music licenses have expired.
For a long time, Wayne's World had to replace the few seconds when Wayne plays Stairway to Heaven in the guitar shop with another song, which of course ruins the joke. It's only just been fixed.
Another reason why obscure films got yanked from streaming platforms is that initially they were licensed from the IP owners on the basis of a flat fee for unlimited streams during an [x] year period. It wasn't like Spotify and music where if a song only got played twice, the artist only got paid for two streams.
Good bye Pork Pie, Damnation Alley, Hysterical.