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Good Movies for a Cold Night

Started by Menard, February 06, 2007, 06:13:59 PM

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Menard

I don't literally mean Good movies, but movies that would be good for watching on a cold night.

In addition to the cold temps (woohoo; it has climbed up to the teens in fahrenheit), we are now having snow and freezing rain (16 degrees and freezing rain; what the hell is up with that?).

For some reason, this puts me in the mood for watching John Carpenter's The Thing.

What movies do you get in the mood for when it is cold and snowy?

Gerry

SNOW BEAST
THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN
THE SHINING

all favorites!

JaseSF

The Original THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951)
THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)
QUINTET
"This above all: To thine own self be true!"

Dennis

The Legend of Hell House
The Fog (original)
The Thing From Another World
It, The Terror From Beyond Space

Reach for the heavens in hope for the future for all that we can be, not what we are. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.

Shadow

Island of Terror

Any number of old Hammer or Amicus films for that matter.
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Yaddo 42

Where Eagles Dare
Never Cry Wolf
Breakheart Pass
Death Hunt

The pilot movie for Due South
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Andrew

Once got in trouble when a bunch of us watched "The Thing" in the barracks (and we killed a bottle of peppermint schnapps).  This was during a snowstorm in Boston.  After it was over, a bunch of us got bundled up and ran around outside of the building.  We came in through the front hatch with a road flare from somebody's car.  The front entry was where the duty hut was located and the Marine on duty easily heard me say, "We've got to bring this whole place down under the ice."  The intent of the whole skit was to annoy/alarm the Marine on duty and that worked pretty well.

"Legend" is another good movie for wintry nights.  Seeing Jack burst up through the ice into that sudden blizzard will make you feel chilled to the bone in sympathy.
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Masked_Maverick

#7
RollerCoaster
Cool Hand Luke (not  bad movie I know but it's still a good choice)
Blues Brothers (again good movie but suitable choice)
Blues Brothers 2000 (ok theres yer bad movie)
UHF (the Weird AL movie)
Miracle Mile

Torgo

"There is no way out of here. It'll be dark soon. There is no way out of here."

peter johnson

Only one --
The best one --
"Curse of The Cat People" --
If you haven't seen it, you have no idea what I'm talking about.
Absolutely the very best snowy-day, Christmasy, cold-weather film of its ilk at any time, in any place.
( I have to indulge in hyperbole here, as I have a genuine interest in having more people from this site SEE this damn thing!!)
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peter johnson/denny turn up the heat!!
I have no idea what this means.

peter johnson

Also, Menard, where do you live?
I still have 3 ft. of fluffy around my garage --
I live in Longmont, Colorado. 
Someone said it was 6 degrees yesterday -- Liars!  It was easily over 10!!
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peter johnson/denny crane
I have no idea what this means.

Menard

Kentucky

The snow was no more than an inch or two. Several inches of fluffy snow would be pretty, but this was spitting snow that compacts easily, gets dirty, then just looks ugly. Heck, it was around 20 this morning and it didn't feel bad, compared to the single digit temps of the previous days (now there is just something wrong when 20 feels okay).

Joe the Destroyer

Daimajin 2
Jack Frost (killer snow man, not freaky Russian fantasy flick)
John Carpenter's The Thing (seconding the notion)
Son of Godzilla
Deep Shock


Can't really think of too many others. 

RCMerchant

ANY Bela Lugosi movie. I love all his films,as does my wife.
CURSE of the CAT PEOPLE: I saw it as a kid,and at first I was a surprised as there are no "Cat people "in the film...but an excellent ghost movie!And it may be a B-movie,but being from Val Lewtons RKO B unit of the 40's (ie The BODY SNATCHER,BEDLAM) is enuff recomendation for anyone to see it! :thumbup:
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Gerry