Which DVD's would I need for a Pulp Action/Adventure marathon?

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  1. Goodsport

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    #1 Goodsport, Jan 8, 2004
    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Here's the list I've made thus far (preferably in Widescreen format):

    • Raiders of the Lost Ark
    • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
    • King Solomon's Mines
    • Alan Quartermain and the City of Gold
    • Lost Horizon
    • The Rocketeer
    • The Shadow (unfortunately, no Widescreen version could be found to this point)
    • The Phantom
    • The Mummy
    • The Mummy Returns
    • The Scorpion King

    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp I'm sure there are others, though... aren't there? :confused:


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  2. Ringo

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    #2 Ringo, Jan 8, 2004
    pirates of the caribbean??? does that fit the category, Mr. Sport?
     
  3. Smurfquake

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    #3 Smurfquake, Jan 8, 2004
    Are pulpy sci-fi movies allowed, like "Ice Pirates"? (Oh wait, that's not available on DVD.) How about pulpy fantasy movies like "Kull the Conqueror"? Are these outside the genre you're looking for?
     
  4. Goodsport

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    #4 Goodsport, Jan 8, 2004
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  5. Goodsport

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    #5 Goodsport, Jan 8, 2004
    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp VHS is alright, I guess, although DVD is preferable. I haven't really watched a pre-recorded VHS tape since I got my first DVD player a little over three years ago, and haven't really watched any VHS tape since I got my TiVo about 1 1/2 years ago. :eek:

    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp I suppose that pulpy sci-fi movies are allowed (and I've heard good things about both your choices). :) Another friend of mine had suggested both "Flash Gordon" and "The Mask of Zorro", which also seem to be good choices since while they're not based in the 1930's/1940's, they both still have their origins in the Pulps and/or are sufficiently pulpy.


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  6. TexanSoccer06

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    #6 TexanSoccer06, Jan 9, 2004
    Hello! Tombstone!
     
  7. TheSlipperyOne

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    #7 TheSlipperyOne, Jan 9, 2004
    Showgirls
     
  8. DoctorJones24

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    #8 DoctorJones24, Jan 9, 2004
    Maybe some of the old British Empire flicks set in India and Africa would fit well with those. I'm sure you could find some adventure type ones set in the 20s and 30s, if that's what your criterion is. They can be pretty "pulpy" at times.

    If you go earlier, you could include the likes of "Gunga Din," my grandfathers' favorite all-time film--I remember it being good fun.
     
  9. YanksFC

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    #9 YanksFC, Jan 9, 2004
    You should include the cheesy 1980s version of "Flash Gordon." I'm sure someone has put that cheddar festival on DVD.
     
  10. Speedball

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    #10 Speedball, Jan 9, 2004
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  11. Goodsport

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    #11 Goodsport, Jan 10, 2004
    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Would this upcoming movie also qualify (once it's released on DVD, of course)?


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  12. Goodsport

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    #12 Goodsport, May 14, 2004
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    #13 riverplate, May 15, 2004
    Go for something with class.

    James Bond.
     
  14. BlueMeanie

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    #14 BlueMeanie, May 15, 2004
    Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins with Fred Ward was a surprisingly tolerable B-movie (based on a pulp novel character).

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  15. MikeLastort2

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    #15 MikeLastort2, May 15, 2004
    Does       show up as &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp for some reason?

    Edit - guess not. But it doesn't show up as five spaces. :)
     
  16. Goodsport

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    #16 Goodsport, May 16, 2004
    The &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp HTML indentation used to work here for years until shortly before the recent BigSoccer software change. Then      needed to be used until the software change, after which even that stopped working. :eek:

    By the way, great suggestions from just about everyone so far. [​IMG]


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  17. RedDevil13

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    #17 RedDevil13, May 18, 2004
    Must add BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
     
  18. Goodsport

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    #18 Goodsport, Dec 28, 2004
    It seems that Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow will be making its way to stores in about a month - and subsequently, into my DVD Pulp collection. :cool:

    Though I still have yet to find a Region 1 (U.S.) Widescreen-version DVD of The Shadow. :(


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  19. bmurphyfl

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    #19 bmurphyfl, Dec 28, 2004
    Would Runaway Train with Jon Voight and Eric Roberts qualify?

    Two cons escape an Alaskan prison and hop aboard a freight train which then loses it's brakes and runs out-of-control with them on it. Is that pulpy enough?

    Just be sure to look away when Jon Voight puts his hand in the buckle between the two train cars.
     
  20. Goodsport

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    #20 Goodsport, Dec 29, 2004
    Thanks for the suggestion, bmurphyfl. I should definitely check that movie check out. :)


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  21. Dave Marino-Nachison

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    #21 Dave Marino-Nachison, Dec 29, 2004
    Yeah! I absolutely love these movies -- they are hilarious.
     
  22. talina_baby

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    #22 talina_baby, Dec 29, 2004
    Muppets in Space!
     
  23. Goodsport

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    #23 Goodsport, Dec 30, 2004
    Intentionally or unintentionally? :D


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  24. Es Brennt

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    #24 Es Brennt, Dec 31, 2004
    Abbott and Costello did several fine send ups of the genre, I would suggest they be added....and yes, I'm too lazy to list them all.
     
  25. riverplate

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    #25 riverplate, Dec 31, 2004
    A great film! Based on an unproduced screenplay by Akira Kurosawa. Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. Not the usual pulp garbage. Terrific ending as well.
     
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