# Seen any Wierd Movies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 8, 2002, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264 "2002-12-08T05:10:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![0rbytal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/65b543/32.png) [@0rbytal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/0rbytal)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264/1 "2002-12-08T05:10:04Z")
I am starting this thread to get some suggestions of movies that might interest me… I like movies like Fight Club and Clockwork Orange that have deeper meaning than what they seem at first glance, and also like movies that challenge your thinking and have surprise endings. I have seen the movies Pi, CUBE, ExistEnz, Event Horizon Usual Suspects, Vanilla Sky… and I am sure many others that are like what I described but can’t name off the top of my head… I plan to see Memento and Frailty soon. What other movies has anyone seen like the ones described? ---
**Author:** ![Ell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@Ell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ell)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264/2 "2002-12-08T05:32:32Z")
Apocalypse Now ---
**Author:** ![BrentLumkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@BrentLumkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrentLumkin)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264/3 "2002-12-08T05:34:14Z")
I’m in SC by the way, lol. This thread will be moved to the right forum soon, just so you know, anyhow, check out… 1. Memento 2. Following 3. Naked Lunch (While not like the ones you described, it’s the weridest movie I’ve ever seen, period. 4. Arlington Road 5. Frailty 6. Insomnia 7. One Hour Photo …if you want more suggestions, just ask me! ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264/4 "2002-12-08T05:49:00Z")
Go old school: The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264/5 "2002-12-08T05:49:53Z")
Moving this to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264/6 "2002-12-08T05:57:11Z")
Check out **Waking Life** which, surprisingly, I’ve never seen discussed on this board. Maybe I’ll get around to starting a thread next time I watch it. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264/7 "2002-12-08T06:02:37Z")
Un Chien Andalou ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264/8 "2002-12-08T06:03:16Z")
Waking Life is a damn fine movie, as was its predecessor, Slacker. Both sound like they’d be right up your alley. If you wanna go classic, however, don’t miss 2001: A Space Odyssey, which is the richest film I’ve ever had the pleasure of watching. ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264/9 "2002-12-08T06:11:49Z")
The weirdest movie I’ve ever seen has got to be **Soul Survivor**. I have no idea what that movie was about. I knew more about it from reading the back of the box than from actually watching it! I don’t reccomend anyone to watch this movie. ---
**Author:** ![cherry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cherry)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264/10 "2002-12-08T06:19:40Z")
weird bordering on disturbing depending on what you find weird… but they are : 1.people underneath the stairs 2.salo: 120 days of sodom 1. and this b movie with bridgette neilson who was a jail guard in a female prison but have no idea what the name of the movie was called but remember that it was strange. 2. communion ---
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264/11 "2002-12-08T06:24:22Z")
Watched, “Mulholland Drive,” the other night. Never had a clue what was going on but kept watching just to see what would happen next. ---
**Author:** ![CyberPundit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@CyberPundit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyberPundit)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264/12 "2002-12-08T06:34:13Z")
Check out two animated films: **Jin-Roh:Wolf Brigade** and **Ghost in the Shell** for films which are beautiful to look at, complicated and fairly thought-provoking. **Being John Malkovich** is weird all-right though I thought it made a mistake by shifting from comedy to melodrama about half-way through. **2001: A Space Oddysey** : Hailed by many as a masterpiece though I personally found it rather incoherent and consider it rather over-rated. Check it out for yourself. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264/13 "2002-12-08T07:06:52Z")
Just about any movie by Terry Gilliam: _Brazil, 12 Monkeys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Time Bandits_ Likewise, many Tim Burton movies: _Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands_ Also, numerous Fellini films: e.g., _8 1/2, Satyricon_, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Freyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freyr/32/5763_2.png) [@Freyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freyr)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264/14 "2002-12-08T07:10:09Z")
**Eraserhead** Now **that’s** a weird movie! ---
**Author:** ![agroof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@agroof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/agroof)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264/15 "2002-12-08T07:54:30Z")
Waking Life ExistEnz Pi Requiem for a Dream Memento Magnolia Cecil B Demented Frogs ---
**Author:** ![Manatee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@Manatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manatee)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264/16 "2002-12-08T08:13:29Z")
Dark City ---
**Author:** ![AgentofEvil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@AgentofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AgentofEvil)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264/17 "2002-12-08T08:55:58Z")
These are all my favourite movies. To add to those already mentioned, check out **Donnie Darko** ---
**Author:** ![deathawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@deathawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deathawk)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264/18 "2002-12-08T09:06:34Z")
The most bizarre movie I have seen by far was an Anime called _Angel’s Egg_. It was directed by Mamoru Oshii (_Ghost in the Shell_ and _Jin-Roh_ FYI. Notice a pattern yet?). The movie was visually stunning and made as close to no sense as anything I have ever seen. There is one scene in a deserted city with cloud shadows moving across the buildings. The shadows become fish shapes that are hunted by men in boats. I saw this back before Anime became really mainstream, so the tape was unsubtitled. As I recall all of 5 lines of dialigue, it wouldn’t have helped. To my utter lack of surprise, it has yet to be officially released in the US. _Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer_ was pretty bizarre also, but as it (a) was based on an extremely successful TV series and (b) used a traditional Japanese Myth for plotting purposes, it at least made sense. Even if it was also directed by Oshii. ---
**Author:** ![SC\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@SC\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SC_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264/19 "2002-12-08T10:39:14Z")
Run Lola Run. Anything by Documentarian Errol Morris. Clerks. (Preferably the director’s cut with the alternate ending) ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264/20 "2002-12-08T13:34:29Z")
[list=1] [li]Dr Strangelove[/li][li]Solaris (the original) - anything else by Tarkovsky[/li][li]Crash[/li][li]The cook, the thief his wife and her lover - and other Peter Greenaway films[/li][li]Altered States[/li][li]Carnival of Souls (again, the original)[/li][li]The Wicker Man[/li][/list=1] [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-wierd-movies/141264.md?page=2)