TOP STEAMPUNK MOTION PICTURES

[Brother William]

"The Great Race" (1965) and "Those Magnificent
Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from
London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes" (1965).

Glad someone else liked that one :-)



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[SteamBlast Mary]

*Guilty Pleasure alert*

Carry On Up the Khyber

Pith helmets and dirty jokes!

[Professor Lidenbrock]

*Guilty Pleasure alert*

Carry On Up the Khyber

Pith helmets and dirty jokes!

Seconded! Also (to a lesser extent) Carry on Cowboy & (especially) Carry On Screaming.
"Do you mind if I smoke?"

[Khem Caigan]

"The Great Race" (1965) and "Those Magnificent
Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from
London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes" (1965).

Glad someone else liked that one :-)

Push the button Max!

Here are a few highlights :

Professor Fate's Rocket Stunt
http://tinyurl.com/679fvm

Professor Fate's Torpedo Stunt
http://tinyurl.com/6cds5q

Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines
http://tinyurl.com/6ofddj

[Samuel]

My votes are: Porco Rosso, and  Steamboy. and A Series Of Unfortunate Events - if only for Emily Browning... *day dreams*

I'm also partial to movies such as the Road to Perdition, Cindarella Man, Master and commander, and though it doesnt really fit steampunk, M. Night's The Village was a great movie to me too.

and plus one for The Illusionist!

[Emmeline X]

Has anyone mentioned Metropolis yet? Perhaps more industrial/futuristic looking than Steampunky but I think there are elements within it.

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[Orlando]

Has anyone mentioned Metropolis yet? Perhaps more industrial/futuristic looking than Steampunky but I think there are elements within it.

Abraxas did on page 1 but that's OK.
Thanks for posting that great picture!

Orlando.

[Emmeline X]

Has anyone mentioned Metropolis yet? Perhaps more industrial/futuristic looking than Steampunky but I think there are elements within it.

Abraxas did on page 1 but that's OK.
Thanks for posting that great picture!

Orlando.

Tsk, I looked through to page 4 but my eyes mustn't have registered it!
Yes it's an amazing picture!

[Enid Coleslaw]

I've seen plenty of the films mentioned,
but I can't seem to figure out what films inspire the
pirate like/gun wearing outfits,
can someone give me specific examples of what movies that look draws from?

[Skittycat]

I've seen plenty of the films mentioned,
but I can't seem to figure out what films inspire the
pirate like/gun wearing outfits,
can someone give me specific examples of what movies that look draws from?

Its a while since I've seen them so I can't remember how Steamy they are but:
Baron Munchausen
Yellowbeard
Time Bandits

Alternatively its cos dressing up like a pirate and going "yaaar" is a big bundle of fun and I'll take any opportunity I can

[Hester]

Has anyone mentioned Metropolis yet? Perhaps more industrial/futuristic looking than Steampunky but I think there are elements within it.

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I finally got to see Metropolis last week.  I had decided there was absolutely nothing on satellite TV one night, when I noticed that a French language public TV channel was showing Metropolis.  So, I watched it -- with the original German intertitles, subtitled in French.  (My ability to read and translate both languages simultaneously was not quite up to the speed with which the titles disappeared, but I managed to get the gist of the story from the French anyway.)

I thought there were some really wonderful visual images, especially of "the machine" and the robot, although I had already seen most of these images in clips and stills.

The story was rather muddled, though, and there were some rather long, tedious scenes of the actors simply "emoting" in the stereotypical manner of silent films.

I was really taken with Rotwang, though.  He seems to have been the archetype of the Mad Scientist for so many later films.  [Indeed, I think John Lithgow's Dr. Lizardo/Lord Wharfin in Buckaroo Banzai was an homage to this archetype.]

Rotwang:


Lizardo/Wharfin:

[easykill]

my top three steampunk movies:

1) Casshern
2) Dark City
3) Wild Wild West

But others worthy of mention (not sure been posted here already)

Serenity/ Firefly
Plunkett and Maclane

[Emmeline X]

I forgot to mention Dust Devil

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[Marrock]

In case anyone missed the news, an original theatrical release length print of Metropolis has been found and will be released at some point in 2009.

"'Metropolis' Footage Found and Faint Whispers of a Blu-ray Edition in 2009"

[Emmeline X]

In case anyone missed the news, an original theatrical release length print of Metropolis has been found and will be released at some point in 2009.

"'Metropolis' Footage Found and Faint Whispers of a Blu-ray Edition in 2009"

Happy happy happy!!! Thank you.

[Marrock]

Also, by some strange coincidence I have a .divx file of Jasper Morello, not sure how I came by it.

I'm sure if anyone wished to "dispose" of it for me an arrangement could be come to.

[neon_suntan]

I forgot to mention Dust Devil

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Dust Devil is awesome
and the five disc collectors edition released by Subversive ALSO includes the very strange documentary "The Secret Glory" about the genuine occult nazis who were looking for The Holy Grail amongst other things... some of their explorations to Greenland are still classified... makes a nice companion piece to the first Hellboy movie.

[Emmeline X]

I forgot to mention Dust Devil

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Dust Devil is awesome
and the five disc collectors edition released by Subversive ALSO includes the very strange documentary "The Secret Glory" about the genuine occult nazis who were looking for The Holy Grail amongst other things... some of their explorations to Greenland are still classified... makes a nice companion piece to the first Hellboy movie.

I have the 5 disc edition on order 

[Mrs. Sullivan]

"The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao" may not be considered completely steampunk, but it is set in the early 20th century, and the story concerns a creepy carnival that comes to town (with strange creatures on exhibit, such as  "The Pan" and "The Abominable Snowman") and has "lessons" for those who view its exhibits.

Filmed in 1964, it stars Tony Randall and Barbara Eden, and blew me away as a kid (though the "special effects" will seem cheesy today).  I really thought those creatures were real!

I recommend this film for those who like fantasy.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057812/

[lady sakara]

i happen to like and enjoy watching LOEJ , mainly for Stewart Townsend and the lovely Mina..plus THAT car..oh got to sit in that you know!

i would say Shanghai Noon and Knights are vaguely steampunk

The recent Steve Coogan 'Around the world in 80 days' has elements

[Ethnogear]

So many good films, so little time.. Oh for a life a lesuire.

I would throw out there Nate and Hayes. perhaps a bit late in the genre, but the development of armoured steamship verses traditional pirate vessel..


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085994/

Off to work now, scribble scribble scribble..

[Ethnogear]

Almost forgot, Also Turetskiy Gambit: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374298/, in russian, but you may be able to find with subtitles.

[easykill]

Just a little news: Dark City has been released on Blu-Ray in a new extended cut

[darky]

Perhaps I'm blind .... but nobody talks about "TAXANDRIA", 1994 belgian film by animator Raoul Servais (with a big visual work from François Schuiten)

Perhaps isn't it steampunk enough ?

http://www.raoulservais.be/

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[Zepherius]

"TAXANDRIA", 1994 belgian film by animator Raoul Servais (with a big visual work from François Schuiten)

Well, it's a film I've never heard of, and it is exceedingly hard to find out about online, but I think it looks fantastic. Good call, I'd say; I'll be keeping an eye out for it.