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Jed245
| Friday, November 08, 2002 - 5:28 am
Lycanthrope, I agree about dusk til dawn, and The Fight Club. Another movie or two was Seven strange, but, the ending was great. Also Stir of Echos was strage and a really good movie. UGH I had two others that were really good, but, between making this post and watching t.v. I forgot hehe ahh well :o) Jed.
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Aunt_Bob
| Friday, November 08, 2002 - 8:33 am
Lycanthrope...a "Mexican vampire movie"??? WTF!!! Why would somebody aspire to make a "Mexican vampire movie"??? WTF!!! Did I say "WTF!!!" already? JKing ... JKing ... JKing ... JKing ... ... Kindasorta! I also have it on DVD, which is the medium I originally viewed it in. BUT ... the reason for purchasing the DVD was simply named "George Clooney" ... and it was a surprise to see him and a few other VERY GOOD actors in a movie like this. It actually took me, I think, 3 times watching it, to actually get through the "whole" thing. I don't think I am familiar with any of Tarantino's other work. Did he do "Pulp Fiction"? That was one of my favorite FAVORITES!!! Could you recommend (to me) some of his films that you liked so that I can check them out? Thanks
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Monkeyboy
| Friday, November 08, 2002 - 11:30 am
Aunt_bob. Tarantino also made Jackie Brown which was also DANG WEIRD....lol I think he also made desperado if im not mistaken
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Aunt_Bob
| Friday, November 08, 2002 - 4:38 pm
Thanks MBJack... Don't have a clue what JB's about, but it's on my 'to rent' list for this wknd. I'll be back to let ya know what I thought of it! Oh, I just remembered...I don't have a 'to rent' list! Ya_C 'cause I either go to the theatre or buy the DVDs. But, there are so many 'dang weird' movies listed here, I guess I'll have to start a 'to rent' list now...just 'cause of my durn curious nature!!!
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Lycanthrope
| Saturday, November 09, 2002 - 8:39 am
Tarantino was in Desperado, but that was mainly a Robert Rogriguez production. Tarantino writing credits include True Romance, which is available in special edition DVD; Resevoir Dogs, still a classic of the genre; Pulp Fiction, simply a masterpiece; From Dusk Til Dawn, you must like the genre I guess to appreciate this film; Jackie Brown, "Tarantino-odd", but an entertainer. He also has one other writing credit in a movie called Crimson Tide with Gene Hackman. He only wrote one scene in the movie and it's little known other than to other crazy geeks like me. Aunt Bob, That tells you where creative people's heads are I guess. Mexican vampires are much loved in Hollywood, eh???? LOL. I gleaned this info from the DVD of FDtD as well as other interviews these nuts have done. I gotta admit, I love guys like these who'll put themselves out there...kinda cool
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Hummingbird
| Saturday, November 09, 2002 - 10:31 pm
Aunt Bob, I certainly wouldn't buy all these dang weird movies if I were you. Some of them are very good (Being John M. and Magnolia for instance) but there are some real stinkers here also. Being dang wierd is the only common thread.
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Aunt_Bob
| Sunday, November 10, 2002 - 2:10 pm
Hummingbird...I certainly wouldn't spend money on anything unless I was at least 80% sure I was going to enjoy or have a good use for it...and that includes DVD's. That is why I said I was gonna start a 'to rent' list...I can rent them for $.99, and that's worth it to me, in order to decide whether or not I want to add it to my 'inventory'. And please take this in the 'matter of fact' way it is intended...*A 'stinker' is in the eye of the beholder* and 'Dang Weird' definitely does not translate to 'BAD', at least not in my mind.
My biggest problem is finding the 'TIME TO WATCH schedule' to go along with the 'To Rent list'. Haven't had time to rent/watch Jackie B.,Resevoir D.'s, True R. or Desperado this weekend at all. But, I plan to check them ALL out eventually! I've seen Crimson T., not my kind of movie, even with DW in it!

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Hummingbird
| Sunday, November 10, 2002 - 10:15 pm
Hey, some of these dang weird movies are great!
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Hummingbird
| Friday, November 22, 2002 - 10:07 pm
How could I forget Dawn of the Dead, a very weird movie! I had never seen the black and white oldie, Night of the Living Dead back then. One night when it first came out,I went to the movies alone because my husband was out of town. I had no idea what it was about but got my first clue when I heard someone in the ticket line say, "Oh, you've come to see the flesh eaters too." That first scene where the guy took a big bite out of his mother's shoulder really freaked me out. I came out into the parking lot afterward looking around for zombies in the dark. I woke up in the middle of the night and flipped on the "boogy man light" to flood the backyard with brightness. I think I was afraid they might be out there. That was the first time I afraid in the house at night with my husband gone. I know it sounds silly now that I'm older but I was really freaked out by that silly movie.
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Lyn
| Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 3:08 am
Mullholand Drive - hubby and I watched it, neither of us understood it (he kept watching for the boobs lol) Eraserhead - most bizarre movie ever made
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Stacerita
| Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 11:36 am
I'm sorry and I will probably take a lot of flack for this but "Moulin Rouge" was just too weird for me. To me, it was like someone had an acid trip and decided to recreate that on film.
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Hummingbird
| Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 12:03 pm
I agree with you on "Moulin Rouge." I rented the DVD and was determined to get through it. It took me three days because I could only take so much of it in one sitting. It was not only weird but also boring.
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Julieboo
| Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 7:36 pm
Anyone ever seen "Crash"? Now that's weird and I didn't like it at all. (with James Spader, directed by Cronenberg)
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Yankee_In_Ca
| Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 8:18 pm
Julieboo -- I HATED Crash. I saw it at a film festival before its wider release and, for some reason, the first crash scene made me ill (not usually that squeamish -- maybe it was just a weird day or something), and I thought the movie was weird and stupid. Also, I have to admit, although I wanted to like it, Mulholland Drive was too weird in a not-so-good-weird sort of way.
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Brenda1966
| Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 9:22 am
Crash was twisted, but not in a good way. I'm not sure if it was trying to be erotic, but it just wasn't. Mulholland Drive was slow, bizarre but also a tad interesting. I can't say I'd recommend it to anyone, but I'm not sorry that I saw it. I loved Lynch's Twin Peaks so I'll usually try anything he creates. Loved Fight Club (although I had to watch it a second time before realizing how brilliant it is). Love Tarantino. If I hear a movie is "weird" I'm usually first in line.
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Hummingbird
| Saturday, January 18, 2003 - 10:05 pm
Fight Club was a good weird movie. Mulholland Drive was a bad weird movie. IMO
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Hummingbird
| Tuesday, February 04, 2003 - 11:08 am
Solaris
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Muse
| Monday, February 10, 2003 - 12:51 pm
Do people who dislike Moulin Rouge like other Baz Luhrmann movies? Because the three Luhrmann movies I've seen are kind of weird. I'm vagely turned off by it in Strictly Ballroom and Romeo and Juliet (although I do like the performances by Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio in R&J), but for some reason I *love* Moulin Rouge. The first time I saw it I wasn't overly impressed, but it's really grown on me. It's one of my favorite movies, actually. "Bad weird" movies for me include Tarantino films (sorry) and Being John Malkovich. And I'm not sure if I really think they're especially weird, but I didn't care for Unbreakable (what a disappointment after The Sixth Sense) or AI, either. "Good weird"? I'd say the Royan Tenenbaums and Fight Club. And I didn't find Seven weird, but I liked it.
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Strawberry
| Monday, February 10, 2003 - 5:55 pm
I did not like Stricly Ballroom. Romeo and Juliet was ok, but a little on the weird side. I wouldn't say it was bad though. I loved Moulin Rouge. One of my favorite movies. I didn't realize Baz Luhrman was the director on the other 2 movies until the other day they were talking about it on some cable channel. I don't remember which one, probably E! Well anyway, that's my 2 cents....hehe
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Hummingbird
| Monday, February 10, 2003 - 9:28 pm
I didn't like any of the three Luhrmann movies. I tried to watch Romeo and Juliet but it bored the crap outa me.
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Jbean
| Sunday, May 25, 2003 - 10:58 am
ok, i watched the movie "rules of attraction" last night. it has james van der beek (dawson) and jessica biel (mary from 7th heaven). and it was totally bizzare. didn't really have a point. has anyone else seen this? mainly about sex and drugs and parties. i didn't necessarily dislike it, but seeing dawson and mary in it was definitely weird. i thought about starting a thread about it, but thought this was just as good of a place for it.
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Sweetbabygirl
| Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 1:39 pm
Secretary, with James Spader and Maggie Gyllenhall (sp?). WTF was this supposed to be about? Aside from a very hot scene where Spader spanked his secretary while she was bent over a table reading a letter, the movie bored me to tears!
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Tashakinz
| Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 12:40 pm
lol Sweetbaby - I laughed through the whole movie - however I doubt that was the reaction the director was going for. I thought it was hysterical when she was trying to get her boyfriend into the groove and he just didn't get it.
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Melgal
| Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 12:02 pm
Being John M. I realized that in addition to having a clown phobia, puppets also give me the heebiegeebies. Having said that, I couldn't stop laughing every time he fell onto the Highway....
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Kimmo
| Saturday, May 31, 2003 - 1:04 am
Nowhere (Gregg Araki) It is just too self-consciously "weird" for me...I won't go on about it, because I would be pretty negative. Just wondering if anyone else has thoughts on it? Maybe in terms of "weird," I am just thinking of the end to this movie. In other terms of weird... The Razor's Edge (starring Bill Murray) Hard for me to accept Bill Murray and Catherine Hicks in a period piece about finding your own identity! I love Bill, love the book....But this was just a little odd. Not *too* weird, but had me boggled over the intersection of Bill Murray, Catherine Hicks and Somerset Maugham for weeks, minimum!
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