With all these modern movies in older series, lately I’ve been craving watching the episodes/original movies that came out before I was born in the 90’s. Just like Alien/Aliens, Mad Max! I love the slow filmmaking of this (IDK if that’s the way to describe it, but scenes that are a bit more fleshed out and seem to take their time without plodding), but that they still build tension and drama in the midst of this slower style. I’d like some recommendations of films from vaguely this era that don’t have a modern incarnation that would draw me back to them, but that do have great patience in them.
If you want a bit more atmosphere, I’m a fan of thrillers and action: I like to feel the stress and tension of the characters, but with payoffs in action to break it up every now and then. The setting is pretty secondary here for me, but I love science fiction and fantasy. Horror is usually something I don’t look for, but I really enjoy it when it’s really about the suspense. I also like practical effects.
—post95