# Pure Eye Candy Movies (And a question about my nominee, Mohicans) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 3, 2008, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692 "2008-08-03T09:44:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692/21 "2008-08-03T22:30:24Z")
The [Qatsi](http://www.koyaanisqatsi.org/) films. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692/22 "2008-08-03T22:36:37Z")
**The House of Flying Daggers** A so-so kungfu movie with the twists of a love story. But great cinematography, effects, and vibrant colors. Ballet like. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692/23 "2008-08-04T00:14:24Z")
A couple of 1980s movies were so gorgeous that I’d watch them with the sound off: **The Natural Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan of the Apes** Stanley Kubrick’s films aren’t Pure Eye Candy, but they’re gorgeous, too. especially **2001: A Space Odyssey** and **Barry Lyndon**. And I agree about **Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow** == it looks like pulp illustrations come to life,. but sadly without a brain. ---
**Author:** ![phil417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@phil417](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phil417)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692/24 "2008-08-04T00:42:26Z")
_The Sound of Music_ (true, there was that small thing with the Nazis, but still…) had the gorgeous Alps combined with gorgeous music. I also loved _South Pacific_, which had the gorgeous…south Pacific! When Bloody Mary sang \*Bali Hai, and the camera panned over the islands, including (to my recollections) islands w/active volcanoes, it was purely gorgeous. Love, Phil ---
**Author:** ![phil417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@phil417](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phil417)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692/25 "2008-08-04T00:55:51Z")
For those who care, my cites for the above: _The Sound of Music_ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5dUwsWTpnk](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5dUwsWTpnk) (please ignore the nonsense at the beginning & enjoy the music & scenery) (Bali Hai) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81NROmUb7o0](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81NROmUb7o0) (audio needs to be turned up) Love, Phil ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692/26 "2008-08-04T01:16:34Z")
**Road House 2: Last Call**. Kidding, kidding. Silverado. Great Western landscapes. ---
**Author:** ![Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692/27 "2008-08-04T01:21:26Z")
This truly falls under guilty pleasures… Xanadu (Hides face in shame) FML ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692/28 "2008-08-04T01:38:07Z")
Xanadu is sweet, baby, sweet. For me, it’ll sound trite but I could watch ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’ just for the landscapes. Just astonishing. ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692/29 "2008-08-04T05:48:59Z")
Dang - My top two eye-candy movies (beautiful visuals dept) are already taken: “Days of Heaven” and “Fellowship”. My third is the obscure “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors”. Now, man-candy eye-candy movies (non-Xrated division) I’ll have to give some further thought to. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692/30 "2008-08-04T05:50:37Z")
For me, it’s _Under the Tuscan Sun_. Fluffy chick-flick, but gorgeous shots of Tuscany. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692/31 "2008-08-04T06:51:13Z")
_Baraka_ manages to be gorgeous, gorgeous eyecandy (landscapes, art, wildlife) _and_ thoughtful and deep. It’s the kind of movie you get lost in late at night or on a quiet rainy afternoon. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692/32 "2008-08-04T13:11:34Z")
From the anime corner, _Appleseed Ex Machina_ and _Innocence_. The first is pure CGI in a new style, the second is a glorious blend of CGI and cel animation. Actually, while I’m on it, anything by Ghibli. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692/33 "2008-08-04T14:34:51Z")
Cars. The great American landscape, beautifully rendered. A lot of people don’t like the movie in general. I’m not amongst them, but even the haters have to give it credit for the gorgeous looks. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692/34 "2008-08-04T14:41:10Z")
_Labyrinth_ for the gorgeous sets, costumes, and creatures. You could tell Jim Henson had a blast going to work every single day. _Children of Men_. It’s not pretty. It’s grimy and hopeless, but it is so well done and so complete, you can easily believe this is what would happen to society if no more children could be born. _Lord of the Rings_. The locations. The sets. The costumes. The props. If you watch the behind-the-scenes extras, you can see just how much work they put into it. This is no large Potemkin village. They built everything up from scratch and created Middle Earth as a whole. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692/35 "2008-08-04T14:47:48Z")
_Dr. Zhivago_. I don’t know what’s more gorgeous, the scenery or Omar Shariff’s eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692/36 "2008-08-04T15:05:26Z")
Pretty much every Terry Gilliam movie is great eye candy. The man is a great visual director. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692/37 "2008-08-04T15:07:17Z")
Ang Lee’s stories vary in quality, but he usually gets some gorgeous epic landscapes in there. ---
**Author:** ![Ronald\_C.Semone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cc9497/32.png) [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692/38 "2008-08-04T15:38:09Z")
**Barbarella**. It is a truly awful movie; the plot, the writing, the acting, the directing, the final putting together of the scenes (I forget the word for that), etc. are among the worse I have ever seen in 65 years of movie going, but Jane Fonda is so luscious (and, women tell me, the actor who plays the angel is so beautiful) that it bears watching again, and again, and again, and… ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692/39 "2008-08-04T15:38:51Z")
A lot of people hate Peter Greenaway’s stories, but the visuals are usually beautiful. The best eye-candy is probably in _Prospero’s Books_. It’s Shakespeare, with interesting special effects, and lots of gratuitous nudity. _What a Way to Go!_, starring Shirley Maclaine. The story is told as a series of flashbacks, and each flashback is done in the style of a different film genre. Kenneth Branagh’s version of _Hamlet_. The version of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” with Michelle Pfeiffer as Titania. ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692/40 "2008-08-04T15:50:09Z")
_Legends of the Fall_. Short on realistic plotline but prettiness abounds, from Brad Pitt with long hair, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond, to the gorgeous Montana landscape (though filmed in Canada). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692.md?page=3)