Kevin's Watch

Emotional Leper wrote:Oldboy

Keep an air-sickness bag at hand. You might need it. It's worse than any other movie I've ever seen. If you could combine "Clockwork Orange," "One Flew over the Cookoo's Nest," "Ichi the Killer," "The General's Daughter," and probably a snuff film, you might approach the disturbing that is Old Boy

You beat me to that one! The other one I was going to mention with it is another Korean film, called R-Point. Sort of a ghost/war film, and i won't say any more cos I'd spoil it....!

Matrixman wrote:Menolly mentioned A Clockwork Orange. It's a morally troubling film, so much so for me that I just haven't had the heart to watch it in a long time. Honestly, something like Eraserhead disturbs me less.

*nod*

A Clockwork Orange is about as dark, strange, weird as I get. I can watch it every few years, and actually enjoy it (and I much prefer the X-rated cut over the R-rated cut), but it also disturbs me no end.

I'm with Menolly on freaky films. I don't care to watch something that is intended to disturb and confuse me. Occasionally, something slips past my guard.

Frailty, with Bill Paxton and Matthew McConnahy (sp) had us squirming throughout, and the ending . . .

Then there's Memento. I don't often reccommend human catastrophe, but this was so well done.

That's as weird as I get. I haven't seen most (any?) of the movies listed here, and if I did, I conveniently forgot.

ItisWritten wrote:Then there's Memento.

Excellent film. One of my favourites without a doubt. Somebody already mentioned Lost Highways...I'm not usually a Lynch fan though.

--A

I think most of these have already been mentioned but here's 5 of my oddest:

A Clockwork Orange
Pi
Repo Man
Bad Boy Bubby
Pan's Labyrinth

Oh yes! Frailty is an awesomely creepy movie.

I was going to ask if anyone classified Pan's Labyrinth in this group. I still haven't seen it, and understand it is not all dark. But enough has been posted about how dark it is overall that I have hesitated to see it so far.

I was going to ask if anyone classified Pan's Labyrinth in this group. I still haven't seen it, and understand it is not all dark. But enough has been posted about how dark it is overall that I have hesitated to see it so far.

hey Menolly - I saw Pan's Labyrinth recently on dvd - it's enchanting in parts, but also has a couple of truly brutal scenes that are definitely not for the feint of heart; one scene in particular freaked me out a bit .. that's my opinion on the film anywho

Syl wrote:Requiem for a Dream

Sadly the only one on your list I've seen, but this is a great one.

I don't know if I'll ever go for a second viewing, but still amazing. I just wish people would stop using that music for other stuff...

Memento, ya.

I don't know whether I would consider Ninja Scroll dark, or just stupidly violent, but I have a soft spot in my heart for it.

Would Usual Suspects count? I'm a big fan, but I dunno if it makes "weird."

Another odd movie that I remember is Orlando from 1992: www.imdb.com/title/tt0107756/

Based on a novel by Virginia Woolf (which I haven't read), the film stars Tilda Swinton as Orlando, an apparently immortal human who goes through a series of adventures in different time periods - all while switching genders!

Of all the "weird" movies I've mentioned seeing, I'd say Orlando is my favorite. It was directed by Sally Potter, who I thought did a great job. The cinematography by Aleksei Rodionov was also fabulous. Swinton was superb. The movie was smart and funny without being too obtuse.

Videodrome.

Forbidden Zone

Videodrome

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover

Pink Flamigos

Holsety wrote:I don't know if I'll ever go for a second viewing, but still amazing. I just wish people would stop using that music for other stuff...

Yeah, saw it twice, and that was enough for me. As for the music, you mean things like this?

bloodguard bob wrote:The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover

Damn, I love that movie.

--A

me too, but I didn't find it weird.
However another of his movies, "Prospero's Book". Excellently beautiful but stange movie.

Syl wrote:

Holsety wrote:I don't know if I'll ever go for a second viewing, but still amazing. I just wish people would stop using that music for other stuff...

Yeah, saw it twice, and that was enough for me. As for the music, you mean things like this?

i have no idea what either of you are talking about (thats right, i can't be bothered to scroll up and find out either!) but DUDES i love that Toy Story Requiem!!! i've watched it three times now!

If you liked Toy Story 2 and you liked, or at least saw, Requiem for a Dream, you can't hep but love that clip. I laugh myself silly every time I see it. I'd really like to buy the guy that made it a beer.

"You don't know what I have to do to get it."

Makes this pic a little more sinister.

man, that "junk" is really disturbing.....

I don't mind Toy Story Requiem in particular, but I wish people used that music a little less.