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I thought it was dumb even for it's time, but that's just my opinion. I thought the part where the guy says "Monster, John! Monsters.... from the Id! was really cheesy.

That quote fits just fine when you take it in this context, the Ship is a Military one as such it is a structured environment, and the crew was now dealing with the unknown and everyone lacks todays vocabulary, and as such what would you call the semi-transparent ID energy creature?

 

Now you also need to take into account that the average audience member to the movie at the time was far less sophisticated as we are today, they would not be able to grasp "Semi-Transparent ID Energy Creature" anyway, so "monster" is a quite appropriate verbage for the time.

 

To better understand a movie you need to understand the world at the time it was made, if you did you might be a little more forgiving of that movie, and some of the movies parts that are cheesy now but appropriate at the time it was made. I'm not saying you have no right to your opinion or anything, I am just curious. :)

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^ I guess you're right, but I still think the way he said it was to cheesy for my taste.

 

off the top of my head

-day of the triphides

-attack of the killer tomatoes

-Mike jacksons movie triumph (involves 20 story high jackons throwing rays of light from their palms on hordes of onlookers

Day of the Triffids may have been a bad movie, but it was an amazing book. Go John Whyndham!

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Casino Royale *was* weird... it was also too long, and stopped being funny after a while. But I did like it while it was funny... I watched all the way through. heh

 

You watched the whole thing? Excellent.

 

It got a little slow in parts, but I loved it. Especially the ending (though, to be fair, my sense of humor is a little off. Or on. Whatever way you want to look at it).

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Dragula A scientist gets bitten by his sexy (female) rat supplier and because he is an atheist (explanation provided in the movie) he starts dressing in drag (badly), and trying to chase people down the street. Some of them run. The rat dealer decides he is a scourge, and that she's going to take his powers away. The climactic scene involves him (wearing buttless chaps), chasing the rat dealer (or vice versa, I can't remember). They are in turn being chased by his lab assistant who has developed a cure for vampirism, his Jewish mother, and her new-age-type spiritual advisor. Best B-movie EVAH.
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Dragula!? Oh...wow. :eek:

 

Anyway, I suppose "O Brother Where art thou" could be considered strange, by some. I mean, it was a terrific movie; one of my favorites. But it resonates among the strange nonetheless. To some. It's very Odessey-esque. I'm sure you've all heard of it, but for those who haven't, it's IMDB entry is pretty accurate. Here

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Not a wierd moie to some, but I think it's wierd:

It's based on a true story. Some guy lives completley alone in the Arctic for 20 years without contact with another sentient being. I forget what it's called...

 

I know what movie you're talking about. Wasn't it called "Alone in the Wilderness"? Pretty amazing stuff.

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Eraserhead, now that is ****ed up.

 

Trivia Time - Did You Know:

Erasherhead was made during David Lynch's time at Film School. It took over 5 years to make, as Lynch and crew(who were his friends, fellow students as well as his wife) could only afford and have access to the film school camera/lighting/sound equipment for very limited times. One particular scene has Jack Nance(the Eraserhead character) going to dinner at his 'girlfriends' house. He approaches and knocks on the door....the next scene didnt get filmed til 5 years later! It is a remarkable testimony to his committment to his vision and hard work ethic.

 

Interestingly enough, it was Eraserhead that attracted the attention of Mel Brooks(yes - the writer/comedian), who was producing "The Elephant Man". Being set in Industrialised Victorian England and shot in Black & White - thus sharing some parallels with the world depicted in Eraserhead. Brooks words upon seeing Eraserhead was "I think you're mad, but youre hired!!"

 

Even though it was his very first 'proper' feature, Lynch's work on "The Elephant Man" earnt him an academy award nomination(one of three over the last 25 years)

 

Lynch is currently completing a film called "Inland Empire" which many Lynch fans(myself included) are eagerly anticipating :)

 

now. ya'll needed to know that didnt you :D

 

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Alot of the films mentioned arnt even remotely strange

 

hitch hikers guide wasnt that strange it was just another sifi movie i did love it though and nearly died of laughter in the cinema

 

as for strange anything by these directors

 

David lynch *already been mentioned*

Miike takeshi *visitor Q*

David cronenberg *crash*

Shinya tsukamoto *tetsuo the iron man*

Higuchinsky *Uzumaki*

 

My minds gone blank at the moment but yeah i love bizarre strange movies i'll post some more when i can think of them

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