scrambler Posted November 11, 2003 Posted November 11, 2003 Lynch films like Blue Velvet reveal another layer of reality lurking beneath the facade of ordinary day to day life. Sort of a paranoic reality of power plays. Yeah, most of these films jar my sense of reality. What if everything you thought you knew was wrong? Quote
ken4ord Posted November 11, 2003 Posted November 11, 2003 OK here's my fucked up movie list Ironman/ Testuro (sp?) Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer John Wayne Bobbits debut (can't remember the name of the movie) Naked Lunch Eraserhead Pink Flamingos TV Spincter Zappa's Baby Snakes The Cook, The Theif, His Wife, and Her Lover A Zoo, Zed and Two Naughts (I think that is the name) Mondo Japan Mondo NY Mondo San Fransico Requiem for a Dream Chain Saw Massacre II (Skinny Puppy sampled the hell out of that movie) Buffalo 66 Hmm, there is lot more just can't think of them now. Quote
chelle Posted November 11, 2003 Posted November 11, 2003 The Cook, The Theif, His Wife, and Her Lover Yeah. That was one strange movie. Quote
Ursa_Eagle Posted November 11, 2003 Posted November 11, 2003 woah, I haven't heard of most of these movies... Quote
dryad Posted November 11, 2003 Posted November 11, 2003 Billygoat said: Liquid Sky Is that the one with the little spaceship that lands on some building? If so, it's just about the worst movie I've ever seen. Quote
ken4ord Posted November 11, 2003 Posted November 11, 2003 ehmmic said: The Cook, The Theif, His Wife, and Her Lover Yeah. That was one strange movie. Yeah that one is good. Have you seen his other films, Zoo...., Drowning by Numbers, 8-1/2 Women, The Pillowbook, Belly of an Architect, the list goes on and on. Ok here's some more Quill Sante Sangere Residents released a video forget the name it's fucked up Kronos Hercules in New York (just plain old funny Arnold's debut) Russ Meyers films Women of the SS Quote
glacier Posted November 11, 2003 Posted November 11, 2003 ehmmic said: The Cook, The Theif, His Wife, and Her Lover Yeah. That was one strange movie. Yeah - the Peter Greenaway films are a bit disturbing, but awesome to look at - just watched "The Pillow Book" I don't think anyone has mentioned 'Adaptation" - I haven't seen it, but it is about a man writing a screenplay about a non-fiction book (the Orchid Thief), and some general weirdness. Donnie Darko - Schitzophrenic teenager, time travel, and an evil bunny. Matthew Barney's Cremaster art films and "the Muppets Take Manhatten" Quote
ken4ord Posted November 11, 2003 Posted November 11, 2003 glacier said: Matthew Barney's Cremaster art films Yeah I haven't seen the Cremasters series, I need to at some point. What did you think of it? Quote
Dru Posted November 11, 2003 Posted November 11, 2003 the weirdest Greenaway film of all is Prospero's Books which is an adaptation of Shakespeares Tempest and features upwards of 500 naked people painted blue and red. If we're talking horror films what about Reanimator? Quote
chelle Posted November 11, 2003 Posted November 11, 2003 ken4ord said: ehmmic said: The Cook, The Theif, His Wife, and Her Lover Yeah. That was one strange movie. Yeah that one is good. Have you seen his other films, Zoo...., Drowning by Numbers, 8-1/2 Women, The Pillowbook, Belly of an Architect, the list goes on and on. The Pillowbook. That was completely twisted. I was pretty disturbed by that one. Not at all what I expected. Quote
Mr._Natural Posted November 11, 2003 Posted November 11, 2003 Funny: Amazon Women On the Moon Kentucky Fried Movie Quote
Dru Posted November 11, 2003 Posted November 11, 2003 Plan 9 From Outer Space The Mysterions Glen or Glenda Lemon Grove Kids meet the Hollywood Strangler any Mexican wrestling-horror movie, like with Santos and the Aztec Mummy. Quote
ken4ord Posted November 11, 2003 Posted November 11, 2003 Dru said: Pillow Book was almost mainstream I agree it was one of his more accessible film, 8-1/2 Women though I think was more out there than Prospero's Books. Quote
Dru Posted November 11, 2003 Posted November 11, 2003 I'll have to watch it again. I saw Prospero's Books by mistake when I went to movie theatre the wrong night Quote
ken4ord Posted November 11, 2003 Posted November 11, 2003 (edited) Out of all the movies I have listed and have thought about today, I would say Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer is the sickest, most disturbing, and gruesome film I have ever seen. Edited November 11, 2003 by ken4ord Quote
bunglehead Posted November 11, 2003 Posted November 11, 2003 "Henry" was the only psycho killer movie that actually creeped me out. I mean come on, seriously, how much of a psycho can you be if you prepare liver with fava beans? Quote
glacier Posted November 11, 2003 Posted November 11, 2003 ken4ord said: Yeah I haven't seen the Cremasters series, I need to at some point. What did you think of it? I only saw the most recent one (#3?) - it was definitely visually stunning, and adequately disturbing in parts. I found it to be a bit self-indulgent overall. I have friends who have seen the whole series - Re: the Greenaway movies - I liked Prospero's Books - Again, primarily for its visual impact. But I was also in a mode of watching many Shakespeare movie adaptations and interpretations at the time. Speaking of which - anyone seen 'Scotland, PA?' Quote
murraysovereign Posted November 11, 2003 Posted November 11, 2003 Hard to believe we've made it through three pages of discussing bizarre movies, and no-one has mentioned "Beloved." Quote
Cairns Posted November 12, 2003 Posted November 12, 2003 The "making of" Russian Ark is pretty cool when you see how close they came to blowing 2 years of preparation in the first 45 minutes of filming. Kronos, nice weirdness. Henry, too real, but The Borrower, okay. For fans of Memento, The Follower. Movies that go for weirdness usually don't have the same impact that unintentional weirdness can. The strangest thing I ever saw is two brief scenes in The Babysitters' Club Movie (if there is only one) but you might be asleep when they go by. You might be asleep before you put your hand on the case. For intentional weird, I'd go with Man Bites Dog, but all I know I learned in Conventional Video. Quote
scot'teryx Posted November 12, 2003 Posted November 12, 2003 Did anyone mention "The Incredible Adventures of Baron von Munchausen"? Quote
lI1|1! Posted November 12, 2003 Posted November 12, 2003 does anyone remember "the lathe of heaven"? this guy's dreams keep changing reality. i never figured out what the title was supposed to mean. Quote
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