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Hummingbird
| Sunday, August 17, 2003 - 11:07 am
"Adaptation" was sort of weird, but I liked it. I had to watch it twice to figure it out and I'm still not 100% certain that I got it.
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Ric_Munoz
| Sunday, August 17, 2003 - 5:10 pm
Pasolini's "Salo: The 120 Days of Sodom" -- oy vey! By far the most twisted film I've ever seen. Extremely disturbing, but considered one of Pasolini's best. I remember going to art house theatre, the New Beverly Cinema in L.A., to see "Salo" and posted to the box office window was a big, clear sign that warned people: "This film contains extremely disturbing images. Do not purchase a ticket if you think you might be offended--we will NOT refund any tickets--consider yourself warned." Because I'd seen the film twice already, I went to get popcorn about 15 minutes into the film. I came upon a huge screaming match in the lobby between the theatre manager and two Bermuda-shorts-wearing tourists, the latter begging for their money back. I laughed my head off--the bozos were warned and they still tried to get refunds. The manager told 'em to get lost and, fortunately, they did.
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Hummingbird
| Sunday, August 17, 2003 - 9:22 pm
Ric_Munoz, I have never heard of this film. When and where was it made. Never heard of Pasolini either. Maybe I'll get off and GOOGLE him.
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Hummingbird
| Sunday, August 17, 2003 - 9:28 pm
I'm back from GOOGLE. I looked it up. It sounds awful and dang weird!
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Ric_Munoz
| Sunday, August 17, 2003 - 10:33 pm
Hummingbird: it's much quicker to look up a film in imdb.com -- Google is fine, but takes twice as long. As for "Salo" -- it is not for the faint of heart.
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Juju2bigdog
| Sunday, August 17, 2003 - 11:03 pm
Don't know why I haven't been in this thread lately, if ever. Dead Ringers was without a doubt the creepiest, most disturbing movie I have EVER seen. It makes my stomach turn to even have to think of it again. And heh, I just read Spygirl's list of May 31. I guess I better go see all of those movies, because the ones on the list that I have seen are all movies I really liked: Magnolia, Being John Malkovich, and The Royal Tenenbaums. Not sure how I missed seeing the others. Bigdog has seen a couple of the ones I missed and liked them. I did see The Shining, but don't recall much about it.
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Ryanc829
| Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 2:19 am
Surprised "Signs" isn't on the list. I think I was the only person on the planet who did NOT like this movie. Ok, for the weirdness factor....Aliens that can travel all the way to earth but are killed by water. Also, the ending was weird and lame but I won't ruin it for those who haven't seen it.
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Hummingbird
| Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 10:37 am
Maybe they can only be killed by "earth water."
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Bananaclip
| Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 12:07 pm
I just rented the movie "May" a few weeks ago. It's a new release starring Angela Bettis, she was also in the tv remake of Carrie. It's about a girl who was a loner, grows up, makes friends and kills them. She later uses their body parts to make her own special doll/friend. WEIRD, WEIRD movie but I could not stop watching it. It made my stomach turn at times.
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Juju2bigdog
| Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 7:31 pm
Ryan, Signs was just implausible and somewhat strange. I wouldn't classify it as just too dang weird in the sense some of the movies being listed here are too dang weird.
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Fabnsab
| Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 2:26 pm
Just saw Punch-Drunk Love. It was good but pretty darn weird. I would recommend it if you like quirky dark comedies.
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Tvduck
| Friday, September 12, 2003 - 11:26 pm
I like this thread! Mulholland Dr. and Being John Malcovich are definately on the top of the list. Fight Club, Vanilla Sky, Eyes Wide Shut are weird in a way but at least you can make out the story lines (well, kind of). Some slightly older movies come to mind: 2 Days in the Valley My Own Private Idaho Trainspotting The Last Supper (1995) Three Colors: Blue (1993)
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Ketchuplover
| Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 8:11 am
Did anyone mention"Recqium for a Dream" w.Ellen Burstyn?
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Hippyt
| Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 10:45 am
Oh,that movie is so depressing! It's like a watching a train wreck,but good in a weird way.
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Bearware
| Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 2:42 pm
I hated Signs too! Kinda wondered, HOW the aliens would be able to eat humans (95% water) if water is what kills them. Too 'wicked witch of the west' for me!
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Eliz87
| Wednesday, September 17, 2003 - 5:22 am
"Magnolia" was strange, and also that Oprah movie...what was it???...Oh.."Beloved." Very, very, very odd. Unless I just didn't get it.
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Hummingbird
| Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 9:21 am
Requim For A Dream was indeed weird! There were a couple of scenes with Jennifer Connoly that I wish I had never seen. I don't want things like that in my memory bank. I thought she had some class before I saw that movie. Depressing and weird! Beloved? Too dang weird and lousy to boot!
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Daydreamer
| Tuesday, September 30, 2003 - 3:56 pm
I wasn't crazy about Signs and I thought Frailty was pretty freaky.
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Brenda1966
| Tuesday, September 30, 2003 - 4:13 pm
Here to defend Requiem for a Dream... Maybe I have a different definition of weird, but I didn't think that film was weird. She was having drug enduced hallucinations. I do agree it is NOT a film for everyone -- a very stark look at drug addiction. Also a very powerful movie that I admire greatly. As for Jennifer Connelly, I admire her for taking on such an unglamourous and challenging role. She earned a lot of respect for it and everything I've read about her speaks of nothing but class. Crash is probably the weirdest film I can think of...
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Reiki
| Tuesday, September 30, 2003 - 4:23 pm
I think the Mothman Proficies was a strange movie. I watched it twice and still didn't know what happened.
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Arm22
| Tuesday, September 30, 2003 - 11:41 pm
Brenda, was Crash with James Spader? It is indeed twisted if thats the movie.
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Brenda1966
| Wednesday, October 01, 2003 - 8:23 am
Arm22, yes, Crash was with James Spader (who I adore) and Holly Hunter. Twisted is exactly what that movie is! It was directed by David Cronenberg who also did Dead Ringers, eXistenZ, and other odd films.
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Hummingbird
| Wednesday, October 01, 2003 - 10:51 am
The last scene of Jennifer Connelly at the "party" with the other girl was what I found so disgusting and can never think of such a role as admirable. I just hope her kids don't ever see that movie. There is no excuse for putting such gratuitous smut in a movie.
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Brenda1966
| Wednesday, October 01, 2003 - 11:56 am
I guess I don't get as offended about sex. I don't think the scene was titliating (and therefore not smut), but it was disturbing. Seeing someone get knifed to death or their head blown off is more offensive to me. I don't think any children should see that film. That said, I do wish they had edited that scene to be much less explicit. We could have received the message without all the details. I think that particular scene makes this a strictly adult movie and without that scene this film could have been good for college age or high school kids -- to show them the dangers of drug addiction.
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Hummingbird
| Wednesday, October 01, 2003 - 1:24 pm
Yes, I found the scene very disturbing and am still mad at myself for not walking out. When I said that I hope her her children never have to see their mother in that film, I meant after they grow up. Anyone who would let any child see a movie like that is crazy. I am tired of such smut (yes I am sticking with that word) showing up in movies. We are better than that and should let the powers that be in Hollywood know it. That movie would still get the message accross with some editing. By the way, Ellen Burstyn did a good job.
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