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Re: Top Five Movies with Budgets under $10 million

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tmoney
Posts 183

8/12/2007 10:32 PM
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Re: Top Five Movies with Budgets under $10 million

I'm not sure I like the idea of listing below $10, because it seems like a random number. I'll just list some really low budget films that are some of my favorites. Like Rizzo said, probalby 90% of my favorite films fit this category. But here are some that are blatantly low budget

1. Once - I just saw this film, and I am so blown away.

2. The Celebration - Best of Dogme 95, highly recommended.

3. Bad Taste - not my favorite low budget, but must be commended for being made on a budget of about $200.

4. Night of the Living Dead - one of the best low budget films ever.

5. Gerry - I'm pretty sure this was low budget. I really have no idea. But it must be. It's great though

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Bad Taste (1987)

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

The Celebration (1998)

Gerry (2003)

Once (2007)

Risselada
Posts 2068

8/14/2007 1:30 AM
posted awhile ago

Re: Top Five Movies with Budgets under $10 million

Yeah the rules of Dogme 95 essentially eliminate most of the categories you would normally spend budget on like props, costumes, locations, special effects...

And Bad Taste took four years to shoot! You think if they had the money to spend they would have probably found a way to get it done sooner than that!

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Bad Taste (1987)

leeroy711
Posts 490

4/11/2008 9:42 PM
posted awhile ago

Re: Top Five Movies with Budgets under $10 million

I'm not sure what the budget was for these films but I'm sure it was low. I can't really explain why but I was a pretty big fan of the latest two Polish Bros films, Twin Falls Idaho and Northfork. It's wierd because I've never been a big fan of David Lynch and these guys' film are so obviously similar to his work. I loved The Elephant Man, but other than that, I've never really cared too much for his work.

Also, just to chime in, I loved Primer and I think it's because I had never seen a time-travel film tackle the obvious conflicts of time-travel before. (exept for possibly Donnie Darko, in a different way.) Such as what happens when your cell phone rings and what do you do with all the extras.

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The Elephant Man (1980)

Twin Falls Idaho (1999)

Donnie Darko (2001)

Northfork (2003)

Primer (2004)

mercurial
Posts 320

4/15/2008 1:09 AM
posted awhile ago

Re: Top Five Movies with Budgets under $10 million

I unintentionally listed movies with budgets less than a million dollars. Oh well.

Here we go:

1.) Pink Flamingos - The minimal budget definitely made this film better. Following a group of sick and perverted individuals doing some of the most vomit-inducing things is heightened by the cinema verite, filmed on the streets style employed.

2.) The Blair Witch Project - The bare bones budget adds to the build up of tension throughout the film.

3.) Brick - Outstanding cinematography, interesting dialogue and intricate (yet economical) sets weave together in this great little neo-noir.

4.) Monsoon Wedding - Filmed on the streets of New Delhi and an isolated home on the outskirts, the movie is amazingly vibrant, yet intimate; magical, yet based in reality.

5.) Halloween - Again, the limited budget gives the film an all too real feel that keeps you gripped with fear. And the score is undoubtedly one of the best.

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