# List cool movies that apparently nobody else has seen. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 16, 2001, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282 "2001-01-16T05:12:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282/21 "2001-01-16T10:43:14Z")
Seen Dark City, liked it. Seen Cube, liked it. Friend has Ghost Dog and wants me to watch it. Has anyone seen “Only The Strong”? It’s horrible. Horribly TERRIFIC, that is. Gummo is one of my FAVORITE movies. –Tim ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282/22 "2001-01-16T10:53:57Z")
“Dark City” _is_ pretty good. The ending kind of weirded me out though. I pick: “Princess Mononoke”, Maybe some dopers have seen it, but I’ll bet hardly anyone else in the U.S. has. It’s an animated flick about medieval Japan. “Night Falls On Manhattan” An Andy Garcia vehicle that came out about 5 years ago. It didn’t exactly fade away, but I always thought it deserved to be a lot more popular. ---
**Author:** ![Pammipoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/87869e/32.png) [@Pammipoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pammipoo)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282/23 "2001-01-16T14:21:50Z")
Last time I went to Florida, my best friend forced me to watch “But I’m a cheerleader!” It was actually pretty new, but I don’t think it ever made it to the big screen. It’s about this cheerleader who doesn’t like kissing her boyfriend, and watches all the other girls at practice. Everyone thinks she’s a lesbian. So her ultra conservative parents send her off to this ‘reform camp’ to make her straight, while she claims she already is the whole time. She falls in love with her roommate, who’s female, and by the end of the movie, she really is a lesbian. It was one of the most fucked up things I’ve seen in a long time…but, it was still better than “Spice World”, which Manda made me watch last year. ---
**Author:** ![gooti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eb8c5e/32.png) [@gooti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gooti)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282/24 "2001-01-16T14:59:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Homer \* > > Has anyone seen “Only The Strong”? It’s horrible. Horribly TERRIFIC, that is. I saw it…I didn’t think it was that bad of a movie. Made me want to go learn capoiera and kick some serious butt. 🙂 > [@](#): > > _then Lizard said:_ > > “Princess Mononoke”, Maybe some dopers have seen it, but I’ll bet hardly anyone else in the U.S. has. It’s an animated flick about medieval Japan. I got the DVD for X-mas. Neil Gaiman wrote the screenplay (or something like that) and I’ve a fan of his. Great movie. Those little tree spirits freaked me out, tho. Anyone seen?: “Spanking the Monkey”-a teenage boy + his mom = ::shudder:: “Meet the Feebles”-X-rated version of the Muppets “Rock & Rule”-this was an animated movie that came out in the mid-80’s I think. Lou Reed did the voice for one of the characters. I’ve never seen it on video anywhere, it kinda just disappeared. I’m sure I could get even more obscure than that, but I don’t have time right now…I’m at work. ---
**Author:** ![Morrison\_s\_Lament](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Morrison\_s\_Lament](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morrison_s_Lament)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282/25 "2001-01-16T15:02:17Z")
The Cube rules. Friends all want me to see “Ghost Dog”. Can´t find it around here though. Bad Boy Bubby hasn´t been mentioned yet, has it? — G. Raven ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282/26 "2001-01-16T15:08:55Z")
I happened to be flipping through the channels Saturday afternoon and came across _Feast of July_. I can’t stop thinking about it and nobody I’ve talked to has heard of it. It’s an English film about a woman who, after miscarrying her illegitimate child, gets involved with a family and the three sons in the family. It was heartbreaking…I haven’t cried that much over a movie in years. Ben Chaplin does a fantastic job as one of the sons. The cinematography is beautiful, too. ---
**Author:** ![Wildest\_Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282/27 "2001-01-16T15:14:26Z")
“Usual Suspects” awesome movie. Matter of fact I think I am going to rent it again tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282/28 "2001-01-16T15:32:21Z")
Another vote for **Cube**. Not a great film, but a very good one, and it is under-appreciated. Another Canadian film I’d recommend is **The Sweet Hereafter**. It’s a bit depressing, following the aftermath of a school bus accident, but it is also very thought-provoking. A couple of Australian gems which are under-appreciated: **The Year My Voice Broke** , and its sequel, **Flirting**. The Year My Voice Broke\*\* as the name suggests, is a coming-of-age film set in rural Australia. Flirting, incidentally, features an early appearance by Nicole Kidman. ---
**Author:** ![BunnyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282/29 "2001-01-16T15:34:31Z")
The Quiet Earth. Freaky, freaky movie. Saw it in '86 or so at the theatre. Sci-fi type thing. Scientist (who works on ultra-secret project regarding different dimensions) wakes up in his bed, after trying to kill himself and discovers that everyone else in the world has disappeared. Turns out the only other people left are two others that had either been killed or were dying when the dimension “shift” occurs. The tremors for another shift to happen get closer and closer and to make a long story short, he kills himself again right when the big shift happens (not intentionally) and wakes up on this beach in this alternate earth. The last scene and scenery is freaky. Weird, weird, weird, but good! ---
**Author:** ![hypergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/49beb7/32.png) [@hypergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hypergirl)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282/30 "2001-01-16T15:56:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cisco \* > \*\*_Cannibal the Musical_ - None of my real life friends had seen this until I showed it to them and, surprisingly, after mentioning it a few times on the boards, I’m starting to think that no 'dopers have seen it either. It’s the (somewhat) true story of Alferd Packer, the only man ever convicted of cannibalism in the united states. It was made by Trey Parker and Matt Stone (of _South Park_ fame) as a film school project. It’s hilarious, check it out. \*\* Hey, you stole mine! That was a great movie, but nobody has seen it! I broke into the snowman song the other day and nobody knew what I was talking about. ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282/31 "2001-01-16T16:17:04Z")
The cube was a really good movie. It was much better than I expected it to be. My picks are suburbia (not the recent one). It’s an 80’s punk film with Flea from the chili peppers when he was really young and some GREAT punk bands. If you can get your hands on it it is definetly a must see. Also, The Warriors. It’s about a long island gang that gets trapped in NYC and framed for murdering a gang leader. They are weaponless and every gand in NYC is out to get them. Good stuff. Last but not least It’s Alive. Killer babies. 'nuff said ---
**Author:** ![lucie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed8c4c/32.png) [@lucie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lucie)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282/32 "2001-01-16T16:33:23Z")
Neat! I’ve seen several of these, including “Dead Alive” (I was simply unable to turn the channel, having stumbled on it accidentally. Compelling in a sick, twisted, giggle-while-you-gag way, not unlike “Evil Dead 2”) My favorite is a British movie never released in the US that I was able to find on video -“Deadly Advice”. Jane Horrocks (“Ab Fab” & “Little Voice”) stars as a meek young woman bullied all her life by her mother, who starts seeing (and getting advice from) famous dead murders, including Dr. Crippen and Jack the Ripper. Wonderful dark, dark comedy with a stellar cast that includes Imelda Staunton and Jonathan Pryce. ---
**Author:** ![Tretiak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Tretiak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tretiak)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282/33 "2001-01-16T16:43:54Z")
**Zero Effect** with Ben Stiller and Bill Pullman. **Runaway Train** with Jon Voigt, Rebecca DeMornay and Eric Roberts. ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282/34 "2001-01-16T16:54:25Z")
**Where the Buffalo Roam** Bill Murray as Hunter S. Thompson **A Boy and His Dog** Possibly Don Johnson’s (_Miami Vice_) first film. Based on a novella of the same name by Harlan Ellison. ---
**Author:** ![c\_goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@c\_goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c_goat)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282/35 "2001-01-16T16:54:39Z")
**Kentucky Fried Movie** - Includes parody of Bruce Lee. **Amazon Women on the Moon** - For fans of Kentucky Fried Movie. Same sort of skits. **Rikki-O** - I only include this because when The Daily Show was in it’s first season, they had a clip of a guy getting his head exploded for the 5 questions. I tracked down the movie and watched the whole thing. Very funny stuff (if you like really stupid and badly done gore). ---
**Author:** ![Deiket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Deiket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deiket)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282/36 "2001-01-16T17:08:01Z")
I’ve seen The Mighty and I really liked it. I own Cube on DVD. The movie I want to add is The RadioLand Murders. It’a a funny, funny movie from LucasFilm about all these murders that take place at a radio station in the 50’s, I think. It’s a great movie, in my opinion, and I love it, but nobody has EVER heard of it. Ever. ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282/37 "2001-01-16T17:12:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tretiak \* > **Zero Effect** with Ben Stiller and Bill Pullman. D’oh! I was going to mention that movie. Outside of my family and friends, I have yet to encounter another person who has seen this. Definitely a buried treasure, and the fact that it was largely filmed in my town (Portland, Oregon) makes it even better, although they played some goofy tricks with locations. Seen **Cube** and **Dark City**. Liked them both. **The Usual Suspects** rocks, although I suspect that movie has been more widely seen than most of the ones mentioned in this thread. How 'bout **Pump Up the Volume** , a Christian Slater film from 1989 or 1990? I kinda like that one. And there is **Fearless** , an intriguing movie that came out in 1993 starring Jeff Bridges, and was based on a fairly good book of the same name. Few people I know have seen **Gattaca** , which is too bad because it’s really an excellent science-fiction movie (and in light of the apparant completion of the Human Genome Project, all too timely). ---
**Author:** ![conway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@conway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/conway)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282/38 "2001-01-16T17:21:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wildest Bill \* > \*\*“Usual Suspects” awesome movie. \*\* I’m not sure this counts as a movie no one has seen. My vote is for **Coldblooded** , a 1995 flick with Jason Priestly as a hitman; really funny. ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282/39 "2001-01-16T17:36:40Z")
I own a copy of Kentucky Fried Movie! And yes, I have seen and was totally disturbed by Spanking the Monkey. It was good, however. I just rented “Kicking and Screaming” which I had never heard of. Enjoyed it. Also, I never hear people mention “The Snapper” which is one of three films that got pretty good acclaim by some director. Colm Meany was in it–quite funny. We get all kinds of indy films here, so a lot of “obscure” movies seem downright mainstream. I work right near the artsy theatre, so I see the posters everyday. Warps my perceptions. ---
**Author:** ![TripleAnt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e19adc/32.png) [@TripleAnt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TripleAnt)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282/40 "2001-01-16T17:48:06Z")
I was going to say “Cube” because I didn’t think a lot of people have seen it, but apparently it’s more than popular than I thought. Same thing with me, a friend had it and let me borrow it. Watching it, I thought it was odd at first, but I like it. When I mention it to people, the common reply is “huh?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-cool-movies-that-apparently-nobody-else-has-seen/50282.md?page=3)