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Bedazzled
4,043 posts
90 months
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weyland yutani said: The Quiet Earth I like that film, but what did you make of the ending? Was he in purgatory after committing suicide? Or did the device transport him to another dimension?
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flat-planedCrank
2,954 posts
72 months
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The_Doc said: flat-planedCrank said: The_Doc said: I've not seen it yet, but my desire to see it stems from how weird it's supposed to be....
Melancholia (2011)
Blurb: "Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with the Earth. "
!! I liked Melancholia - it's pretty slow (which I don't mind), its more of a character piece looking at how sometimes dramatically different people cope with sometimes exraordinary events. Just seen it last night. My wife said it is was depressing, I loved the weirdness and the final scenes are quite awesome (planet collides with earth) Kirsten Dunst is excellent in it. Post Removed - Melancholia film spoilers
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Nuisance_Value
437 posts
122 months
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Another good one that just came to mind is La Cabina, or The Telephone Box, very odd Sapnish film from the early seventies that really instils a sense of desperation on the viewer.
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Pesty
25,853 posts
125 months
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that telephone one is on youtube. Its been mentioned on here before.
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Sprouts
805 posts
58 months
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GhostDriver said: bint said: vixen1700 said: Quite enjoyed Nightwatch, but haven't seen the follow up. Nowhere near as good. I enjoyed Nightwatch, Daywatch not so much. I have to agree with this too. Nightwatch is excellent, Daywatch is pretty stoopid. Thanks folks. Went to see the trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMHQsjgQDrASpilt me tea and shat meself in one swift movement.
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Ozone
2,274 posts
56 months
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The film 'Rubber' - it's about a killer tyre.
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TinyCappo
1,390 posts
22 months
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Horror Channel has some proper weird films on at the moment. Last night they showed "Hell comes to Frogtown".
Softcore Porn meets Mad Max meets Rowdie Roddie Piper.
odd catchline "first were going to free them then your going to impregnate them"
nuff said really.....So bad they made two more.... well worth a drunken watch.
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davepoth
19,903 posts
68 months
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Bedazzled said: weyland yutani said: The Quiet Earth I like that film, but what did you make of the ending? Was he in purgatory after committing suicide? Or did the device transport him to another dimension? I figured he'd gone on to another dimension again. And wikipedia suggests that's what the director was thinking.
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Bedazzled
4,043 posts
90 months
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davepoth said: Bedazzled said: weyland yutani said: The Quiet Earth I like that film, but what did you make of the ending? Was he in purgatory after committing suicide? Or did the device transport him to another dimension? I figured he'd gone on to another dimension again. And wikipedia suggests that's what the director was thinking.
It reminded me of the story of Dante's Inferno, the journey through the nine circles of Hell. The main character committed suicide at the start iirc, and I thought the film could represent his journey through limbo; with the end of the film showing his passage to the next circle as further punishment for his sin. Perhaps he used the science he was familiar with to rationalise the experience, but at the end he realised the truth of where he was and dropped the mic. Just my overactive imagination I guess!
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dudleybloke
6,793 posts
55 months
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stew-S160
6,064 posts
107 months
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You want weird?
Valhalla Rising.
That's as weird as it gets.
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Park'O
497 posts
43 months
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Johnnytheboy said: Jacob's Ladder This, and A Clockwork Orange.
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JonRB
39,433 posts
141 months
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Casshern (the 2004 film) left me feeling rather 
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Langweilig
1,857 posts
80 months
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The Bed Sitting Room. A weird comedy about the aftermath of a nuclear attack on London. IIRC, it starred Peter Cook and Sir Harry Secombe. The central character suffers the effects of radiation poisoning and mutates into a brick bedsit. Britain still has a monarchy, but it's Mrs. Ethel Shroake on the throne. Peter Cook plays a chief constable who travels about in a Morris Minor suspended from a balloon. He shouts at people to keep moving. I'd like to see it again sometime.
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JonRB
39,433 posts
141 months
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flat-planedCrank said: [ Menancholia Spoilers ]
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[ /spoilers ] Can I just highlight the utter stupidity of inventing your own "spoiler" tag that doesn't hide the spoiler in any way whatsoever, when there is an existing spoiler tag that is not only shorter but does actually hide spoilers? It's the word 'spoiler' in square brackets. So just like yours only shorter and without going to the hassle of using bold and the like. 
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flat-planedCrank
2,954 posts
72 months
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JonRB said: flat-planedCrank said: [ Menancholia Spoilers ]
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[ /spoilers ] Can I just highlight the utter stupidity of inventing your own "spoiler" tag that doesn't hide the spoiler in any way whatsoever, when there is an existing spoiler tag that is not only shorter but does actually hide spoilers? It's the word 'spoiler' in square brackets. So just like yours only shorter and without going to the hassle of using bold and the like. Hmm, sorry for the apparent "utter stupidity" but the regular spoiler tag doesn't seem to always hide the text - I just tried to edit the post again to add it. Just thought it was better to highlight the post as a spoiler in some way so people could skip it easily. I've removed the post.
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JonRB
39,433 posts
141 months
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flat-planedCrank said: Hmm, sorry for the apparent "utter stupidity" but the regular spoiler tag doesn't seem to always hide the text - I just tried to edit the post again to add it. Ok, apologies. No offence intended. 
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flat-planedCrank
2,954 posts
72 months
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JonRB said: flat-planedCrank said: Hmm, sorry for the apparent "utter stupidity" but the regular spoiler tag doesn't seem to always hide the text - I just tried to edit the post again to add it. Ok, apologies. No offence intended. None taken, no worries
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oldbanger
2,338 posts
107 months
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Watched two that had been recorded from Film 4 last week.
Kaboom
The Loved Ones
Both rather good. Well OK, Kaboom would have been pants without all of the sex scenes (and about 4 minutes long), but it was certainly surreal, no doubt about it.
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vixen1700
6,451 posts
139 months
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oldbanger said: Watched two that had been recorded from Film 4 last week.
Kaboom Yeah, I enjoyed Kaboom, although I found the plot a little hurried at the end.
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