Name a strange movie

[Mels_Smileys45]

Name a strange, hopefully good, movie that youve seen. Please bring forth something off the wall and not the standard Clock Work Orange type. (but that is a good movie by the way)

I recently watched a movie I havent seen since I was a kid. I can hardly remember seeing it back then but once it got going I knew right away I had seen it before.

Phantom of the Paradise

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071994/

This is one wacky movie and most certainly not for everyone. Its written and directed by legend Brian De Palma and a great look at his early work. I usually hate musicals but this one is much much more. Its horror, Comedy and a thriller too with a nice intro by Rod "Twillight Zone" Serling. I dislike The Rocky Horro Picture Show, mainly because Ive had to sit through it with a bunch of stoners many times but if anyone out there likes Rocky Horror, waste no time in checking this one out. Its much better in my opinion. If you don't like campy, weird type movies don't bother.

Plot Summary for
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

"Rock Opera version of Phantom Of The Opera with elements of Faust. Record producer Swan steals both the music and the girl (Phoenix) from composer Leach. Disfigured Leach plans revenge on Swan and his rock palace, The Paradise, and becomes The Phantom. Leach signs _contract_ with Swan to complete rock opera based on the life of Faust for Phoenix. Double crossed by Swan who hires _heavy metal_ singer Beef. Leach destroys himself and Swan."

http://www.commeaucinema.com/images/galerie/big/5684_PHANTOM-OF-THE-PARADISE-04%5B.jpg

I think its worth seeing if but only to see Gerrit Graham play Beef. Awsomely funny!

[Excrement_Cranium]

The terrible attempt of musicians trying to make horror...

Dee Snyder's Strangeland (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124102/)

I enjoyed it enough for a viewing or two, as well as the music videos that came after the movie in the good 'ol VHS days. Particularly, this is where I first heard Coal Chamber.


And the pairing of Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Truama films:

Alferd Packer: The Musical! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115819/)

[Interrupting the trappers' gruesome song about the joys of killing animals]
George Noon: Oh, stop!

James Humphrey: That's sick!

Frenchy Cabazon: I agree! Nutter was singing in the wrong key
!
Preston Nutter: No I wasn't! It was Loutzenheiser! I was singing in E flat minor.

Frenchy Cabazon: The SONG'S in F sharp major!

Shannon Bell: I think they're the same thing. I mean, E flat is the relative major of F sharp.

Frenchy Cabazon: No it isn't! The relative minor is three half-tones DOWN from the major, not up!

George Noon: No, it's three down. Like A is the relative minor of C major.

O.D. Loutzenheiser: But isn't A sharp in C major?

Shannon Bell: Wait, are you singing mixolydian scales or something?

[Potato]

City of Lost Children
http://imdb.com/title/tt0112682/

The evil Krank and his henchmen have been made by a mad scientist. Krank's problem is that he is tormented by his inability to dream. He finds it necessary to try to steal the dreams of children, but since they fear him, he only gets their nightmares. When a circus strongman's little brother is kidnapped, the strongman (One) tracks him down and, with the help of some other eccentric characters, tries to put an end to the evil reign of Krank and his Cyclops army.

[YWD67]

Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)First of Abrahams, Zucker & Zucker wacky movies. Makers of Airplane, Scary Moive, Hot Shots.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076257/
One of the famous lines from the movie is were a newscaster is sitting behind his desk and says:
"I am not wearing any pants! Film at eleven!"

I do remember that satire rock version of Phantom of the Opera Mel. Been 20 yrs since I have seen it.

[Mels_Smileys45]

Seems a lot of people here like strange movies. I still watch Kentucky Fried Movie every once in a while if only to Usci (how you spell?) big ass tits. Dont forget to give John Landis credit for direction!


Another weird one I saw recently thats pretty good (maybe a tad artsy farsty) with absolutly amazing cinematography. (The use of colors are wonderful)

Suspiria

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076786/

A young American dancer travels to Europe to join a famous ballet school. As she arrives, the camera turns to another young woman, who appears to be fleeing from the school. She returns to her apartment where she is gruesomely murdered by a hideous creature. Meanwhile, the young American is trying to settle in at the ballet school, but hears strange noises and is troubled by bizarre occurrences. She eventually discovers that the school is merely a front for a much more sinister organization.

Tagline: The Only Thing More Terrifying Than The Last 12 Minutes Of This Film Are The First 92.




Ive been having to do a lot of reading about far out films because it seems like Ive seen and downloaded everything good.

[Excrement_Cranium]

You may have missed out on some strange shit not seeing the whole series of Masters of Horror.


The episode "Cigarrette Burns (http://horror.blogs.com/absolute_horror/2005/12/masters_of_horr_2.html)" comes to mind:

The episode represents ground visited by Carpenter in his overlooked IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, in the sense that it involves the impact a piece of art has on its audience. Here, the art in question is a film entitled LA FIN ABSOLUTE DU MONDE (The Absolute End of the World). We discover the strange history of this film when a guy named Kirby (Norman Reedus) is summoned by an eccentric millionare named Bellinger (the wonderful Udo Kier). Bellinger is a disturbed guy who will pay any price to track down a copy of the infamous film. Why is it infamous? Well, when it was first screened, it led to serious violence among its viewers. It was then lost for good. Or was it?

[moneoa]

Twin Peaks: Fire walk with me
the weirdest movie ever....but I thought it was cool
"Essentially a prequel to David Lynch and Mark Frost's earlier tv series "Twin Peaks". The first half-hour or so concerns the investigation by FBI Agent Chet Desmond into the murder of waitress Teresa Banks. The film then cuts to one year later and follows the events during one week in the life of Laura Palmer, a story which was later to motivate much of the series. Contains a considerable amount of sex, drugs, violence, very loud music and inexplicable imagery"

Time bandits is another.....
"A young boy's wardrobe contains a time hole. Through this hole an assortment of short people (i.e. dwarfs) come while escaping from their master, the supreme being. They take Kevin with them on their adventures through time from Napoleonic times to the Middle Ages to the early 1900s, to the time of Legends and the Fortress of Ultimate Darkness where they confront Evil."

[thepuzzler]

Capturing the friedmans. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342172/) It's a documentary but it is unreal.

A family who used to film themselves and documented their whole life on camera in the 70's. The father and son get arrested and charged with child porn. The camera still rolls throughout.

You see a normal surburban family fall apart from the inside out, all documented by themselves, very poignient.

This film came about entirely by accident in the 1990's when a documentary film maker chanced upon them for a mundane documentary about city life. It was then they produced their home tapes and this film was made.

Just writing about it makes me want to watch it again.

[uselesscrap]

I always liked, Blue Velvet. Strange indeed....mommy! Don't fuck'n look at me!

[.:sp00ky:.]

Tetsuo

http://imdb.com/title/tt0096251/

shot in black and white, best movie ever made...

it has a sequel too but in my opinion its not as good as the first one.

[BigRIGG]

The terrible attempt of musicians trying to make horror...

Dee Snyder's Strangeland (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124102/)




That movie ROCKS!

Also I think House of 1000 Corpses is weird, but yet its my fav movie, go figure...lol

[SteelerBabe]

1) the devils rejects http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395584/ which was part 2 of House of 1000 Corpses but i tought part 2 was better.

2)orgazmo http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124819/ no it's not a porn movie but it is really wierd and funny.

[broadwayrock]

Suspiria

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076786/


The third film in the Three Mothers trilogy is being made (Suspiria being the first, Inferno the second)

You should check out another film by Argento called Profondo rosso aka Deep Red. It has more inventive death scenes and great prog rock soundtrack by Goblin (who composed the soundtrack to Suspiria)

My strange movie is:

EL TOPO
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067866/


See the naked young Franciscans whipped with cactus. See the bandit leader disemboweled. See the priest ride into the sunset with a midget and her newborn baby. What it all means isn't exactly clear, but you won't forget it.

Its a very strange western with some extreme 60's era LSD influenced symbolism. It out lynches David Lynch.

[shawners]

Dark Crystal was one of the wackiest, another one comes to mind but the name of it doesnt. Its like computer generated enemies with humans being in the scene with them, it lookes so fake and corny. Cant think of the title. Its stupid to say the least.

[moneoa]

Dark Crystal was one of the wackiest, another one comes to mind but the name of it doesnt. Its like computer generated enemies with humans being in the scene with them, it lookes so fake and corny. Cant think of the title. Its stupid to say the least.
Tron with Jeff Bridges?
Logans Run was not so weird but it was cool....
I wonder if they are still going to do the remake

[Mels_Smileys45]

I think a Tron make over would be kick ass. Re do all the effects with new graphics using the same film. Think about it - - -

[Mels_Smileys45]

The third film in the Three Mothers trilogy is being made (Suspiria being the first, Inferno the second)

You should check out another film by Argento called Profondo rosso aka Deep Red. It has more inventive death scenes and great prog rock soundtrack by Goblin (who composed the soundtrack to Suspiria)

My strange movie is:

EL TOPO
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067866/



Its a very strange western with some extreme 60's era LSD influenced symbolism. It out lynches David Lynch.



Thanks for the info, I didn't know it was a trillogy

[Excrement_Cranium]

And for the strange from Japan:

Onmyoji (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0355857/)


Saumurais, wizards and demons. What else do you need?

[Mels_Smileys45]

And for the strange from Japan:

Onmyoji (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0355857/)


Saumurais, wizards and demons. What else do you need?



I could name a million from Japan. I think all of them are strange actually, but there are some really good strange ones too.

[shawners]

No it wasnt tron, came out within 2-3 years ago.. CGI was horrible and people were interacting with them, its pathetic. I had to turn it off, it was so bad. I actually considered putting the DVD in the trash or give it away.

[bigwilly949]

"First it controlled her mind, then it destroyed her body... Long live the new flesh!"

VIDEODRONE

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086541/

[YWD67]

Going through some old Beta tapes in a box (yep still hoping for a come back) I found this gem that I had forgotten about. (bought it in the early 80's) I even found it on the web today.

DARK STAR!
The crew(bummed out, burned out, spaced out, and freaked out) of the Dark Star are on a 20 year mission to clear a hyperspace path in space by destroying planets that are in the way of the navigation routes. After a series of mishaps Mother, the ships computer, can no longer persuade Bomb not to detonate. Even the dead captain is of little help in arguing with Bomb who is bound to do his duty.

Don't let me down Mel tell me you have seen this one.:icon_pale :icon_pale
http://www.coverportal.de/cover/video/d/dark_star.jpg

[boogiedan]

one film at the min
FEED-
A mad great sicko movie just released on DVD(get the torrent)
about .... whell
Let's just say the world is a lovely place

[moneoa]

Ice Pirates, the part near the end where they are almost at the water planet and get old and messed up is hillarious

Plot Summary for
The Ice Pirates (1984)
"In the far future water is the most valuable substance. Two space pirates are captured, sold to a princess, and recruited to help her find her father who disapeared when he found information dangerous to the rulers. A real Space Opera with sword fights, explosions, fighting robots, monsters, bar fights and time warps."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087451/

Plot Summary for
Dead Again (1991)
"Mike Church is a Los Angeles private detective who specialises in finding missing persons. He takes on the case of a mystery woman who he calls Grace. She is suffering from amnesia and have no memories of her own. She keeps having nightmares involving the murder of a pianist Margaret, by her husband Roman Strauss in the late 1940's. In an attempt to solve the mystery about these nightmares, Church seeks the help of Madson who is an antiques dealer with the gift of hypnosis. The hypnosis sessions will soon begin to reveal some surprises."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101669/

Both these movies are cool and strange but in different ways
Ice pirates is pure grade "A" cheddar
Dead Again you'd have to see but it is a decent flick with a surprise twist
hard to catigorize

[shawners]

Saw this one posted a long while back..
Killer nerd, and the daunting sequel Bride of killer nerd
http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=RYK079096

[Mels_Smileys45]

Don't let me down Mel tell me you have seen this one.:icon_pale :icon_pale
http://www.coverportal.de/cover/video/d/dark_star.jpg



Heres the thing, I know the movie, almost watched it once but never got around to it. Seems like I have it on disc somewhere, not sure though

[boogiedan]

feed
feed me

[fleecy]

lost highway comes to mind.....

delta of venus is both bizarre and erotic....

bubba ho-tep... lots of strangeness wrapped up in one movie:)

[Excrement_Cranium]

Bubba Ho-Tep is strange?


No way! That's Bruce Campbell, baby!

Then again, Bruce Campbell nights are always fitting. Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, Bubba Ho-Tep, and The Man with the Screaming Brain.

[DiddlySquat]

Castle Freak

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112643/

wow....

[Excrement_Cranium]

Aye.

Full moon pictures is great for super-cheesy horror/sci-fi.

[Excrement_Cranium]

How did I forget Six-string Samurai (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118736/)???

Post apocalyptic future? Check!

Buddy Holly look alike? Check!

Russian occupaton of the US? Check!

Mutants, and Cannibals, and Blood? Oh my!

Pure b-cheese at it's best!

[shawners]

Saw one posted on usenet, old school called "ROBOT JOX". I guess it was high dollar at the time and i think i may seen it one time before.. Other then that. Howard the Duck was pretty lame.

[Excrement_Cranium]

I remember Robot Jox. It was like Robotech and UFC rolled up into one. That, and the Mech fights had some diplomatic weight between nations.

[Mels_Smileys45]

Robot jox was a awful movie indeed as was George Lucass' Howard the Duck. These are the type of movies that make you wonder wtf were they smoking?!


Now lets here about some good strange movies. lol

How about Nudist Colony of the Dead? Ok, that one sucks too


The Legend of Ron Jeremy maybe your cup of tea. A short fat ugly fucker who makes a living in porn, strange indeed


For something so strange you'll want to look away from the tv try "Happiness". This one, while actually being a good movie, is hard to take due to the subject matter.


IN the same vein, check out: Spanking the Monkey if youve ever had wet dreams about your mom, you'll love it!

[.:sp00ky:.]

happiness is a very funny movie indeed.

[axlman]

Can't forget "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" or "The Blob"

[Mels_Smileys45]

Plan 9 from Outer Space http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lXZ_WRU1RM

[boogiedan]

12 monkeys and a whale