The Obscure, Unusual, or just plain BAD Movie Thread

[WyldWeasel]

Obscure but funny:

Strange Brew (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas playing the Mackenzie brothers. Fav quote: "Luke, I am your father, give into the Dark Side, you hoser.")

Morons from Outer Space (a mid eighties British comedy about some morons who put their space RV on cruise control and crash land on earth--and are greeted as advanced beings)

To Be or Not to Be (the original Jack Benny version, not that lame remake by Mel Brooks)

Great military courtroom drama, and thematically applicable with what's going on in Iraq today:

Breaker Morant (Australian film about some Aussies in the Boer War)

And in the Horror category:

Dog Soldiers

[johnnyapollo]

I recently found copies of some very obscure films by Alejandro Jodorowsky:

El Topo (the mole) - about the oddest spaghetti western ever filmed
Holy Mountain - the scene recreating Cortez invasion of the Aztecs is brilliant
Santa Gangre - transplanted limbs and possession, what more can you ask for

The only copy I've ever seen of Holy Mountain was a VHS copy from the Playboy channel - I've heard it was only aired once. Santa Sangre was filmed in the 90's but it still has the surreal acting, sets and music of the first two. The director was really unusual, he was hired to do the first, abandoned Dune movie in the 70's:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodorowsky

In any case, I thought you all might be interested.

-- John

[colmhd]

OK most recently re watched movies would have to be.
Serenity,good tale told well with good fx and characters, tight fight scenes.
Azumi, the sword fighting Samuri kids.
Underworld, just foxy stylish well told vampire tale.
The Cell, The best art direction for this gendre,good story, Oh yes Jaylo!
The Fifth Element, sound track and excellent FX even if it is ripped from a whole pile of other movies.
The Bourne Identity and Bourne Supremacy, great paced movies.
Brotherhood of the Wolf, French production, stylish great slo-mo fight sequences, bad special FX with the beast, But you can forgive it for that.
Worst movie, any remake of an old classic where Hollywood couldn't be bothered writing new material. WHy ruin a good thing with a cheapo plastic version.
It's just not right.

[nocturnalVX]

Hostel ... watch this movie and be scarred for life. Now, don't get me wrong... I love horror movies! However... this movie was not scary, only disturbing. I have heard of snuff films before. Never had any desire to see one. This movie was as close as I ever want to get. I know there are some of you out there that are going to watch it to see how Mr. Nocturnal's delicate sensibilities could possibly be offended... they made a Hostel2 after all. Trust me... do not.

Other than that... I love all the obscure horror, comedy, action films listed. I haven't thought of some of these flicks in a long time... gotta go on a DVD shopping spree!

[nfpgasmask]

I've heard mixed things about Hostel. I'll have to check it out. For me, my top most disturbing are:

Southern Comfort
The Hills Have Eyes (original, although I heard the re-make is pretty good)
and last but not least, Deliverance

I've been trying to get my wife to watch all three with me back to back, but she isn't really into the disturbing, violation style movies like I am.

This thread is too much for me. I could go on and on. Netflix is by far the best thing to happen to a movie junkie like me. I watch 6-8 movies a week. If they do this on demand thing, I'm in trouble...

Bart

PS - Check out a movie called The Acid House if you like weird and funny...

Hostel ... watch this movie and be scarred for life. Now, don't get me wrong... I love horror movies! However... this movie was not scary, only disturbing. I have heard of snuff films before. Never had any desire to see one. This movie was as close as I ever want to get. I know there are some of you out there that are going to watch it to see how Mr. Nocturnal's delicate sensibilities could possibly be offended... they made a Hostel2 after all. Trust me... do not.

Other than that... I love all the obscure horror, comedy, action films listed. I haven't thought of some of these flicks in a long time... gotta go on a DVD shopping spree!

[Techy-D]

I see someone mentioned Strange Brew, That was a good one.
I think my favorite is the original Gone in 60 Seconds (It was filmed on a low budget and without the permits and stuff).
I also liked the first Spielburg movie where the truck was trying to run the guy off the road... Can't think of the name? .... DUEL?
Oh and you'll probably think i'm nuts, but the Princess Bride is probably my 2nd favorite! (Anybody want a peanut?)

[VehiGAZ]

This is going back a ways, but did anyone else like Silent Running?

Princess Bride is not obscure, unusual, or bad - it's a popular classic!

I think I'm missing something in Bladerunner... it's a good movie, certainly, but too many people call it one of their favorite/best movies - I must not be appreciating its subtle nuances properly.

Oohh!!! Southern Comfort!!! I forgot about that one!! It was one of my favorites as a teenager! I had a tape of it recorded off the TV, commercials and all! Army reservists and crazy Cajun hijinks in the swamps of Louisiana...