A film you could watch with your eyes closed?

Wacker

Hello again people!

I was reading the IMDB message boards for a well known film today, and someone linked to a review of the film that made an interesting point: one could watch this film with their eyes closed and still very much enjoy it. Now, I don't want to reveal the film in question just yet. I'd rather challenge people to guess what the film was! Also, what other films that you guys can think of would make for an enjoyable experience if experienced purely aurally?

Please spare me the Eyes Wide Shut or Pitch Black suggestions!

Thank you.

Trojan

12 angry men

Wacker

Trojan wrote: »

12 angry men

Was that a guess? Because if it was, it was a good one! Or did you read the same article?

rednik

Sleuth (1972 version).

Wacker

rednik wrote: »

Sleuth (1972 version).

I've not seen it. Is it worth a look?

Karl Hungus

Glengarry Glen Ross maybe?

TheIrishGrover

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Glengarry Glen Ross maybe?

Yeah, was gonna suggest that. TBH, a lot of films that come from a play could be concidered since these rely upon dialogue rather than setpieces. I mean, couldn't exactly watch Transformers 2 with your eyes closed (although, eyes closed, fingers in ears brain disengaged and taste removed might be the best way to "watch" it)

To Kill A Mockingbird also would be a suggestion

Wacker

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Glengarry Glen Ross maybe?

Pacino's Character wrote: »

Where'd you learn your trade, you fcuking cnut! :pac:?

That would work though. Great film. I can't bring myself to watch it again though; it's too depressing. And this is coming from someone who watched Requiem for a Dream twice!

rednik

Sleuth is a classic dialogue driven movie with two great performances by Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier. Was a stage play originally and is a well crafted thriller of the mind.

Iron Hide

gotta be universal soldier.

LeoGilly

Toy Story.

Wacker

Red Storm wrote: »

gotta be universal soldier.

Dolph Ludgren's character wrote:

Say goodnight, asshole!

Jean-Claude Van Damme's character wrote:

Goodnight asshole.

Awesome!

Eirebear

To be fair, anyone who watches the film your suggesting with their eyes closed would miss some subtle yet excellent camera techniques which help build the tension of the film.

Wacker

Eirebear wrote: »

To be fair, anyone who watches the film your suggesting with their eyes closed would miss some subtle yet excellent camera techniques which help build the tension of the film.

Well, to be really fair, please note that I never actually suggested trying such a thing. I know if I myself were to try it that I'd be asleep inside of ten minutes no matter what film it was!

Trojan

Wacker wrote: »

Was that a guess? Because if it was, it was a good one! Or did you read the same article?

A guess. It's one of the classics in my collection, immediately sprung to mind. I take it was correct then. Can you link the article?

Pontypool is one which you could enjoy with your eyes closed. In fact they adapted the film into a radio play for the BBC.

Wacker

Trojan wrote: »

A guess. It's one of the classics in my collection, immediately sprung to mind. I take it was correct then. Can you link the article?

Indeed you were correct. Here is your prize!

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2208997/12_angry_men_and_climbing_7_on_imdbs.html?cat=17

niallon

You could watch Nosferatu with your eyes closed...would kind've be like being at the opera!

johnny_ultimate

Anything with a Phillip Glass soundtrack I could watch with my eyes closed. Of course, the visuals in the Quatsi trilogy et al are pretty fantastic, but the score is sweepingly epic too!

I'm sure most dialogue driven films could be placed here. Anything based on a play, with their minimal visual emphasis and small cast, would be fine I'd say. Something like Closer (bar the Blower's Daughter scenes I guess) or the Shape of Things, in which the cinematic elements certainly take a second place to the dialogue.

Basq

Anything from Kevin Smith "post Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back" - Clerks, Mallrats.. oh, and Chasing Amy especially.

Nothing flashy, not a whole lot of visual gags but just damn fine dialogue.

For example.. close and eyes and listen to this - this is, in my opinion, one of the funniest bits of dialogue Kevin Smith has ever written:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA57gysJSt4

kumate_champ07

grease

jaykhunter

I'll go along with it. I'm sure it's not what you're thinking of, but a film I could watch with my eyes closed and still enjoy almost all of it is "Dial M for Murder". It's basically a stage play and I know how the story goes, and most of it's dialogue, so you'd get the jist of it.

I'll also suggest "Paranormal Activity" since there's not much visual effect...the biggest scare was the stomps...it'd be pretty awesome with just listening to it....

Maybe a musical? Like Bigger, Longer & Uncut or I dunno, The Sound of Music?

How about Gran Torino

Lamper.sffc

The first one that would come to mind would be Fight Club.

kumate_champ07

brokeback mountain, well for some of it anyway

fcleere

pulp fiction??

Mark Hamill

The Man From Earth is mostly about the dialogue, isnt it (its almost all set in one room)?, that would probably work.

You could just listen to the music in Fantasia with your eyes closed.

Kess73

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Glengarry Glen Ross maybe?

That was the first film that came into my head.

Miguel_Sanchez

Blue

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106438/


I win!

Joycey

eraserhead? maybe not. The sound for that film is about 95% of the experience though. unbelievable

daveyboy_1ie

12 angry men is an awesome movie and one of the best in my 400+ DVD collection. However the defining moment in the film for me is

when he drops the knife in the ground

and for me that one bit alone means it must be seen. the dialogue is superb and every bit of the film is brillant

Trojan

Not a film, but the Yes, [Prime] Minister series has been radio adapted with almost zero changes.