Obscure movies...
 

Okay Bamboozled, I am gonna steal your thunder and start this thread, lol...

I am a fan of movies that give me a headache. Why? Who knows, because it is not like I can ever find people who want to discuss them with me, lol. What are some obscure movies y'all have seen? What would you recommend?

Mulholland Dr. for sure!!

Requiem For a Dream - this movie is REALLY an eye opener. It is about drug abuse. If I was a teacher in high school or something I would definitely show this film to students. It is kinda graphic though, so I may have a hard time with parental consent, lol.

Quills - Hmmm...just crazy.

Some say that American Beauty was "obscure", but that is my favorite movie of all time.

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One of my friends rented this last summer (she likes movies, period). It gave me a headache for sure :(...and it was a powerful message all at the same time. I'd never seen anyone discussing it..and thought that I was one of the few people who had seen it. Whew, that is a headache-inducing film..but if you have anyone in your family who is thinking about/or is in the early stage of using any kind of narcotic, this is something for them to see as it may help them rethink that action.

Dang librasoul, I just PMd you and said I was going to come start this thread. It was taking me forever, so thanks. I love this topic.

I saw Requiem for a Dream and loved it. It was very disturbing, though. I mean, it bothered me for days after I watched it. I just felt dirty or someting. It definitely offers a true depiction of the ugliness of drug addiction. But, didn't the mother crack y'all up???

Mulholland Drive - Saw it, think I loved it, but can't quite comment on it yet.

Natural Born Killers - Now this movie is VERY violent, so if you can't tolerate a little killing, this is not the movie for you. Beyond all the violence, there is a message, though.

Freeway - I have a "different" kind of sense of humor, so this is one of my all time favorite movies. Reese Witherspoon is in it and she is just hilarious. The movie is supposed to be a spoof of Little Red Riding Hood, and in a way, it does have some semblance. I have so many quotes I randomly use from this movie. Man, I'm cracking up just thinking about it.

A Clockwork Orange - Now this is an older movie, but one of my coworkers put me on to it about a year ago. It has sort of a Sci-Fi feel to it, but man is it obscure. It's a must see classic.

Pulp Fiction - Again, one of my favorites. I'm sure most of you have already seen it.

Time Code - This movie is a little hard to follow because it is split into four separate squares the entire time. Within each square, a separate story is being told and you have to train yourself to focus on the right one at the right time. By the end, you see how all of the stories are intertwined. It is off the hook.

Ok, I have more, but I'm sure I have already totally dominated the discussion. I'll come back with more.

Yeah! I know what you mean about the after-feeling.

The mom was kinda funny (her and her peeps) until it started getting serious at the end.

I will have to check out Freeway Reese is my girl.

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but here are some that I thought were 'a little different.'

Fight Club
I have to start with this one because the first time I watched it, I had to stop after about 45 minutes cuz it didn't seem like it was going anywhere. The next time I saw it on, I watched the whole thing and was HOOKED. I really like the message it sends, although Tyler Derden is a little extreme. It is now one of my favorite movies.

Go
I like movies that tell the same story from different perspectives. My favorite part is the menage a trois and the fire. Absolutely hilarious!!!!!

Sliding Doors
This is the name of that Gwyneth Paltrow flick I was talkin about in the other thread. I still need to see this one more time, cuz I was a little lost, I missed the beginning.

Bar Hopping
I like this movie cuz it is kind of all over the place. I LOVE the four people eating at the restaurant that all they do is debate stuff and end up agreeing, but changing the original sentence a little. I love it!

Memento
I know it was mentioned in the other thread, but I still have to say, that movie was really the bomb!!! That is gonna be one of the next movies I buy!

Eyes Wide Shut
This is by far the weirdest movie I've ever seen. EVER!! My favorite part is when Nicole Kidman is str8 trippin with her conversation while they are in the bedroom. I can't really say the rest made any sense to me, but I really liked this movie.

Usual Suspects
This movie was good cuz the whole thing was a lie!!! You gotta like that!!!

Now, Time Code, I was JUST telling someone about that the other day!!! I could not follow it at all. I didn't last five minutes. And I TRIED!!! But I guess I'm too nosy, lol. There is always one square where the dialogue is louder than the other three. But at the time, I wanted to know what was going on in all of them, lol. I couldn't hang. I'll try it again, though.

I'ma rent some of these flicks yall suggested! :)

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This was a GREAT movie. One of my friends is a huge Gwyneth fan so she has like every movie Gwyneth has done. One day she was watching this movie and I missed the beginning of it so I was kind of confused. But one you watch the whole thing, you'll understand. It's really, really good

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That movie was the bomb!!!

I am adding some of my own.

Go
Fight Club (that was wild at the end)
Pulp Fiction
Ocean's Eleven was a good one too!
The Sixth Sense :eek:

There are a couple of of others that I am blanking out on right now.

There's a difference between obscure and just weird.

Clockwork Orange is a popular film. It is also weird as hell- I hated that movie sooo much, I felt the need to take a shower after I watched it.

Mullholland Drive- interesting and odd movie, but obscure? I don't think so. It got a LOT of press and a couple of Oscar nominations.

This type of movie is GENERALLY not my thing. I like my books dark, moody and ecclectic. I like my movies funny and witty. I don't like gross. I don't mind profane. I don't prefer deliberately disturbing.

Someone pass me a Kevin Smith film! Where's my copy of Clerks ????

I think maybe someone should come up with a working definition of "obscure" because I didn't really think The Sixth Sense or Ocean's Eleven was obscure (not to pick on Riley, that was just the latest post; there have been others mentioned that I wouldn't call obscure).

WHAT!! Clerks was freaking hilarious and I also loved Chasing Amy and Dogma.

I just bought the Special Edition version of Dogma. It is SO GREAT! All the deleted scenes were fantastic, even when you could clearly see why they were left out of the film.

Heck I even own Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. ANd may I say that DESPITE Shannon Elizabeth, this movie is one of the FUNNIEST I have ever seen. The five minutes in which Chris Rock are int he movie are worth the money alone, not to mention the insanely funny Ben Affleck/Matt Damon scene.

I have Clerks too, I am planning on buying Mallrats (yes, I do have some kind of a crush on Jason Lee *g*) the Special Edition, and Chasing Amy too. I just love his movies, point blank.

Did you hear that his next project is starring Jennifer Lopez? It is called Jersey Girl. And yet no Jay or Silent Bob! SHould be interesting to see how it goes, since J.Lo + Kevin Smith is not a combo that just pops into your mind!

J Lo?? Weird! I mean I think she is a passable actress, but if she is not careful, Kevin Smith is gonna have her spoofing herself without even knowing it!

OMG, you sound just like one of my ex-coworkers with your crush on Jason Lee. I used to try to point out the unibrow, but she wasn't trying to hear it, lol.

I didn't see Jay and Silent Bob, but I will have to check it out!

Lee has general whack body hair issues. (Note: I saw him in a non-Kevin Smith movie where he took off his shirt and it was Narsty! You can sorta see it in Dogma when he rips open his shirt at the end. Ugh.). But his smile is great, and his talent just shines through, ya know? A case of ability overshining actual physical looks. I just love the guy!

By the way, if you liked Clerks, here is something you should appreciate:

http://www.powerhouseanimation.com/heroes.html

I loved it!

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I can't seem to find this movie anywhere. I use netflix.com and they usually have most movies. Do you know any of the actor's names? Approximately when did it come out?

I LOVED chasing Amy. Finger cuffs ... whew, LMAO. I haven't seen Clerks yet, but I will soon. Now, Dogma was just okay. I wouldn't recommend it, but it at least held my attention.

Since I'm the one who initially used the word, I guess I'll do the honors. See, y'all done made me pull out the Webster's, 'cause there is no way that Mulholland Dr. (#2 definitely describes it) should not be considered obscure. So, to paraphrase:

ob·scure Pronunciation Key (b-skyr, b-)

1. So faintly perceptible as to lack clear delineation; indistinct.

2. Not clearly understood or expressed; ambiguous or vague.

So, there is a working definition. So far, I think 90% of the movies mentioned fall into this category.

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Then I've got 2 words for you: Twelve Monkeys.

I've seen it twice now and at the end I am still sitting there going "what the heck just happened?"

Time travel plotlines in general make my brain hurt.

Happy as a lark!
 

I went today and bought Memento!! :) I got the limited edition, so I can't WAIT to see all the features! One of them is showing the movie FORWARDS!!! The Request magazine says it still holds up well, even moving in chronological order.

I also rented Mulholland Drive and Vanilla Sky.

Has anyone ever seen Starship Troopers??? I saw it and I really didn't like it, but I think I missed the point... there was a lot of irony about the government that I TOTALLY missed, according to this review I just read. I'm wondering if anyone caught the irony.

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I can't handle it... please, tell me wtf just happened. I'm at a loss. Email me, explain the time frames to me. WTF just happened? :confused: :mad: :confused:

***EDIT***
I couldn't wait for yall... I had to search the 'net. Man, that mess was wild. WILD. Definitely one to be watched a 2nd time.

See, didn't I tell you?!? That movie is a trip. I mean, the first 3/4 of the movie, you're like, "okay, this is cool" and then all hell breaks loose in the last 1/2 hour. There's a really good article on the net that explains a lot of different things that went on, but I can't think of the website. I'll post it if I find it. Librasoul also hipped me to the fact that there are clues inside of the DVD cover. I have yet to watch it a second time because I have to mentally prepare myself. I ended up buying it, though, because I knew I'd want to watch it again.

Now if I could only bring myself to watch Memento......

Girl, I already went to that site, last night, I couldn't wait!! It does explain a lot of the stuff though. Cuz there were parts that we were like Oh WTF???? But they make sense now. Did yall feel bad for laughing at the funny parts? I felt bad. That movie spooked me. I've been thinking about it all day. Laughing at all the questions we were asking. What a trip. I have to watch it again now, to catch all the clues I missed.

Eye of the Beholder- Has anyone seen thid movie? Ashley judd is in it. I was fairly confused watching it. Does this movie fit into the category of obscure?

yes, but it also fits into the "Ewan McGregor is so F.I.N.E. fine I don't care if I understand the plot" category. :D

You need to quit, LOL!

I guess I never came back and commented on Vanilla Sky. I didn't like it at all. I mean, the ending was too far fetched... too much fantasy-sci-fi. Too much, gimme a break. But, I do want to see Abre Los Ojos (Open Your Eyes), now. I bet it's MUCH better, cuz I KNOW a Spanish film wouldn't have THAT ending. Has anyone seen the Spanish version? Hmph, I was totally unimpressed with VS. I did at least want to watch Mulholland Drive again, now that was good. But Vanilla Sky, nope.

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I watched this movie over the weekend and I loved it! Like you said, the fire scene was off the hook. Especially when they show how it started!!!http://www.clicksmilies.com/sammlung.../lachen007.gif I have a question, though (imagine that :rolleyes: ). How come when the two gay guys went back to get Ronna out the ditch, they didn't recognize her as the same girl they were trying to set up earlier in the movie?:confused: I really did like it, though. If you liked Go, you'll like Freeway.

I still can't find this movie anywhere. Did you rent it somewhere?

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Memento - :confused: I have tried to watch this twice, and fell asleep both times. What was this movie about again?

Eyes Wide Shut - see comment above :confused:

Vanilla Sky was ok, but I am not a big Tom Cruise fan. I did keep my attention though


I though GO was good, so I will check out Freeway :)

I watched it!
 

I liked it!!! I think the whole concept of the movie and how it was made was really cool. A little off the hook, yes, but I'd recommend it.

I just watched this movie today and it was kind of weird. Thank God I have caption function turned on my tv, otherwise it would have been hard to follow. I need to watch this from the beginning though so I see how all the characters met. But from what I saw, it was off the hook

Hmmmmm, now that's an idea. I'll have to try watching it with captions on. I also caught the end of it this weekend and I noticed that one of the characters is Rita from Mulholland Dr.

I have another obscure movie to add to my list. I watched Magnolia over the weekend and it definitely had me asking 'what just happened?' http://www.plauder-smilies.de/sad/nixweiss.gif. The movie deals with chance and circumstance and in the end, you begin to see how everyone's lives are entertwined. It's a bit long (almost 3 hours :eek: ), but it's worth renting. If anyone's already seen it, I'd like to hear your opinion.

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My list of obscure movies include:

Pulp Fiction - absolutely a must see if you haven't

Natural Born Killers - the main characters (Woody Harrelson and his female co-star - forgot her name) are certified crazy!!!!!

The Usual Suspects - have to watch it again, it's been a while

Reservoir Dogs - I have the tape, but have yet to find the time to sit down and actually watch it :(

Very Bad Things - starring Cameron Diaz and Christian Slater. Totally weird from beginning to end. Another must see!

Cruel Intentions - starring Reese Witherspoon and Sarah Michelle Gellar (sp?)

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Okay, I watched this movie last night. This part WAS hilarious! She had to stop up her nose bec...oh...too funny! Plus, it caught on fire BEFORE! LOL! I would MUCH rather just learn to "hold it" than to look stupid, AND be a fire hazard all that the same time! LOL!!! :D Too funny.

To answer your question, I would just guess that she was all mangled and bloody. I guess? :confused:

Oh, I also watched Sliding Doors. It WAS pretty good. My FAVORITE line through the WHOLE movie was sorta at the beginning when Gwenyth first met the married dude on the train. He was talking about the Beatles and said SOMETHING about how people know about them from the fetus and they should be called the FETALS. LOL!!! I do not know why this was so funny to me, but I had to pause the movie! LOL!!!

Ok, so I have weird sense of humor to go along with my weird taste in movies, lol. :p :cool:

Oooooooh...Cruel Intentions is like one of my FAVORITE movies of all time! It is right up there with Se7en, Silence of the Lambs, Goodfellas, American Beauty and Thelma and Louise. :D

Pulp Fiction was shown on cable ( I think Starz channel) last night for all of you fans ;)

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The Royal Tenenbaums and Uninvited Guest. Ben Stiller is really funny in The Royal Tenenbaums. It's dry humor, though, so if you don't like that type of thing, stay clear. But I thought it was hilarious.

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This is an AWESOME movie, I would recommend this to anyone! The thing I like about the movie is that you can watch it like 3-4 times and still pick up on stuff that you didn't see the first time. I really enjoyed this...

Someone also mentioned Reservoir Dogs...again, this was an excellent movie!

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I LOVED THIS MOVIE!! It was hilarious to me!!!

The little butler guy was off the chain. When Owen Wilson ran away and he said "There he go." LOL.

I didn't know what thread to put this in, but I think it might fit right here, cuz I haven't heard too much hype about it.

The Life of David Gale, or whatever it's called, was really good!!! I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it. I actually want to go see it again.

Also, I just saw a spanish flick called amor es perros, and it was good, too.

Has anyone seen "The life of David Gale" ? For me this was the best movie I have seen all year. I don't want to say what it is about without giving away the movie, but the ending has a real good twist. It's about death row advocacy.

I did and it is a reallllly good movie!

ttt...
 

Soror, I did the best that I could. Hope this helps!

More obscureness...
 

Perfect!

I watched the craziest movie (well, not crazier than Mulholland Drive, but crazy nonetheless) over the weekend. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Has anyone seen it? Did you love it or hate it? I loved it! It was so bizarre. If you love the types of movies discussed in this thread, check it out. Here's a synopsis:

Jim Carrey stars as Joel in this offbeat romantic comedy about a guy who opts for a procedure in which memories of his girlfriend, Clementine (Kate Winslet), are erased after he discovers she's opted for the surgery, too. But as his doctor (Tom Wilkinson) begins to wipe out traces of Clementine, Joel decides he doesn't want to lose what's left of their relationship, so he squirrels away the memories he wants to keep somewhere else in his brain.