What subject matter that you want to see a movie about?

[JeffTheMovieGuy]

I would like to see a movie about the L.A. Riots. There have been movies that hint about the riots but never a movie about this era in American culture.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l5lhhdsVgU

[The Great Owl]

You should check out Dark Blue.

It's a fictionalized police drama that takes place during the Los Angeles riots. It's a whole lot of fun, and it has some harrowing dramatizations of the unrest.

[Kevin Holly]

Vikings

[Mahatma]

Originally Posted by Kevin Holly

Vikings

You have a not-so-good offering in 13th warrior...

[Todd Tomorrow]

There still has never been a decent studio film about the Donner Party: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party.

There was a bad low budget movie in 2009 and a few films like Ravenous and the US version of We Are What We Are dealt with it as backstory (it is also mentioned in The Shining) but it's such an extraordinary tale that I'm surprised it got never made into a proper film. Maybe its just too bleak or gruesome, but Alive dealt with similar subject matter in a fairly tasteful way. There is a good documentary by Ric Burns which haunted me more than most horror films, which always made me think that it would make for a great dramatic film.

Staying with morbid subject matter, I'd also like to see a film about H.H. Holmes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes, one of the first documented American serial killers and one of the most gruesome tales of murder ever. A few years ago Leonardo DiCaprio purchased the rights to The Devil in the White City, an acclaimed novel about the case but so far nothing has happened.

[L.J.]

A telling of the Chernobyl disaster.

[JeffTheMovieGuy]

Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

There still has never been a decent studio film about the Donner Party: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party.

There was a bad low budget movie in 2009 and a few films like Ravenous and the US version of We Are What We Are dealt with it as backstory (it is also mentioned in The Shining) but it's such an extraordinary tale that I'm surprised it got never made into a proper film. Maybe its just too bleak or gruesome, but Alive dealt with similar subject matter in a fairly tasteful way. There is a good documentary by Ric Burns which haunted me more than most horror films, which always made me think that it would make for a great dramatic film.

Staying with morbid subject matter, I'd also like to see a film about H.H. Holmes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes, one of the first documented American serial killers and one of the most gruesome tales of murder ever. A few years ago Leonardo DiCaprio purchased the rights to The Devil in the White City, an acclaimed novel about the case but so far nothing has happened.

There was one I saw in high school history class about the Donner Party it wasn't anything like Ravenous where the characters are so hungry that they completely lose their shit it was more along the lines of Little House on the Prarie goes Cannibal. If I can remember the name of it I will PM you.

[Talzin78]

USS Indianapolis

There once was two projects in development one with Mel Gibson if I remember correctly, butt they both seemed to have disappeared.

[Blu Ian]

The Boston Bombings.

And Ben Affleck would be a perfect director for that.

[JeffTheMovieGuy]

Originally Posted by Talzin78

USS Indianapolis

There once was two projects in development one with Mel Gibson if I remember correctly, butt they both seemed to have disappeared.

A while ago there was buzz about them doing a Jaws prequel with a young Quint on the USS Indianapolis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9S41Kplsbs

[Gerby]

Originally Posted by Kevin Holly

Vikings

Ofelas (1987)
When The Raven Flies (1984)
Shadow Of The Raven (1988)
Embla : The White Viking (1991)

[Packerfan75]

Originally Posted by Kevin Holly

Vikings

Definitely! Have yet to see a proper Viking film. Watched a lot of recommended ones but never got the sense that the writers or directors ever really understood them. The last thing I want to see is another movie depicting them as mindless savages like Pathfinder. I shut that movie off 20 min into it!
I'm half Norwegian so this subject matter is of particular interest to me. I've seen some good documentaries that seemed to get it but never a movie.

I'd also like to see a good pro football movie. I've never seen one that comes close to replicating the intensity of the real thing.

[mrr1]

Originally Posted by Packerfan75

I'd also like to see a good pro football movie.

Good call.

Most sports movies are too cheesy to be totally believable.

[Lucy Diamond]

The second wave of Black Metal that happened in Norway in the early 90's

Dude.

[Judex]

Originally Posted by Lucy Diamond

The second wave of Black Metal that happened in Norway in the early 90's

Dude.

Wasn't there plans to do a film on this called Lords of Chaos (taken from the book)?

[Lucy Diamond]

Originally Posted by Judex

Wasn't there plans to do a film on this called Lords of Chaos (taken from the book)?

I haven't heard anything about it but now that you mention it, I will be on the lookout for both the movie and the book.

Thank you very much.


EDIT: Okay...just checked into it. The movie is already doomed. John and Jane Q will not know what to think of it. The media will try to laugh at it and the Black Metal Community will shun it. Also...the confused lookin dude from Twilight is associated with it so they have already alienated any possible fans that matter in favor of installing their own fan base.

So...I guess I can re imagine my original post and say a movie about the Norwegian Black Metal movement DONE RIGHT.

Eeeeeep. Still....Thank you Judex for letting me know about this.

EDIT 2: HAAHAHAAHAHAHhaha...okay...last time. Twilight guy backed out.

[vega2K]

I would like to see a SciFi realistic take on the ancient civilizations (Egyptians/Maya) and their encounter with aliens. I would like to see it from the perspective of the aliens as well as the ancient people. I would like it to explain what the purpose of the alien's visits were, how it impacted/changed the indigenous people and finally why the visits ended. Personally, I would like to see the main plot point/twist being that the aliens were not alien at all, instead, that they are humans from the future, when we master time-travel technology. Just a geek-out subject I've always thought about.

[Mandalorian]

Originally Posted by vega2K

I would like to see a SciFi realistic take on the ancient civilizations (Egyptians/Maya) and their encounter with aliens. I would like to see it from the perspective of the aliens as well as the ancient people. I would like it to explain what the purpose of the alien's visits were, how it impacted/changed the indigenous people and finally why the visits ended. Personally, I would like to see the main plot point/twist being that the aliens were not alien at all, instead, that they are humans from the future, when we master time-travel technology. Just a geek-out subject I've always thought about.

Very cool idea.

I'd like to see a narrative surrounding one family during Hurricane Katrina. With the budget to adequately tell the story, maybe akin to Impossible. There have been smaller projects, but I'd like a wide release.

[JeffTheMovieGuy]

Originally Posted by Mandalorian

Very cool idea.

I'd like to see a narrative surrounding one family during Hurricane Katrina. With the budget to adequately tell the story, maybe akin to Impossible. There have been smaller projects, but I'd like a wide release.

Like one family that stayed behind during the storm? That would be great. I've watched both Spike Lee documentaries "When the Levees broke: Requiem in Four Acts" and its follow up "If God is willing and da creek don't rise"

Have you seen Treme?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKpv17OlBpQ

[remake]

Originally Posted by vega2K

I would like to see a SciFi realistic take on the ancient civilizations (Egyptians/Maya) and their encounter with aliens. I would like to see it from the perspective of the aliens as well as the ancient people. I would like it to explain what the purpose of the alien's visits were, how it impacted/changed the indigenous people and finally why the visits ended. Personally, I would like to see the main plot point/twist being that the aliens were not alien at all, instead, that they are humans from the future, when we master time-travel technology. Just a geek-out subject I've always thought about.

I would love to see something like this, or just a good small-town actual creepy Alien flick in general. Fourth Kind and Dark Skies were such let downs.