Confusing / Thinking movies

MOVIE STUNTS said:
Great, I'll have to pick up another copy so my friends don't scratch mine, and what a great price. Thanks for the heads up on the deal of the century:thumbsup:
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I just bought one this morning - the BRAND NEW DVD had a scratch on it and won't play past the Touchstone logo -

Though on a side-subject

What are people's experiences watching The Village in a theater?

I literally thought the crowd was going to riot midway through the movie and especially at the end - nothing but people cursing at the screen and someone even through a cup of coke at the screen.

Also an even better deal, They have The Office complete Box set, both seasons plus the special for $35 - F Amazon
 
Has Fight Club been mentioned? Definitely a film (after realizing what's happening) you want to see again so you can say, "Wooh, dude. He's fighting himself." It's brilliant with many subtle moments.
 
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PK Gillock said:
Has Fight Club been mentioned? Definitely a film (after realizing what's happening) you want to see again so you can say, "Wooh, dude. He's fighthing himself." It's brilliant with many subtle moments.
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Perfect Blue
 
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not confusing as Mulhulland Drive or thinking as Fight Club or reflective as 8&1/2, but as far as action movies go this one is as deep as they come.
 
Someone mentioned Blue Velvet, but I feel that one actually has much more of a coherent sotryline than Lynch's other films. A few others mentioned Primer. It took me two watches to understand. Napoleon Dynamite was one of the most confusing films. I watched it six times and still couldn't figure out why it's popular.
 
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Yeah, Zerkalo was very confusing, especially after only 2 and a half viewings and since scenes don't really follow one another. The first scene with the stuttering boy is one of my favorite scenes in any film. However, I'm not sure how that scene relates to the rest of the film... maybe I need another viewing?

I think it is quite literally Tarkovsky "finding his voice" and "speaking clearly" for the first time.
SORRY guys, here is an explanation from Anna Gekht regarding that scene:
The film opens with a prologue that shows life footage of a boy being treated from stuttering. In the end of the prologue, the treated patient says, ”I can speak now”; the entire essence of Zerkalo as “the remembrances of a man who recalls the most important moments in his life, a man dying and acquiring a conscience. ” is presented in this short sequence. This little sequel is symbolic of the authors desire to be able to speak freely of the truth that is being uncovered in front of the narrator’s eyes. And as a miraculously cured boy suddenly discovers his ability to talk, the author unveils and admits the truth of his life to himself.
 
"Magnolia" is the cinematic equivalent of scraping your arm with a cheese grater. Length, misery, and copious profanity don't make something "deep."
 
David Jimerson said:
"Magnolia" is the cinematic equivalent of scraping your arm with a cheese grater. Length, misery, and copious profanity don't make something "deep."
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No, those things don't make it deep. That's what the raining frogs are for.
 
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Super Trooper said:
Nice picks Edweirdo.

Man, everytime I see your avatar, I break into song.

"A candy-colored clown they call the sandman
Tiptoes to my room every night..."
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I just saw Blue Velvet yesterday, and it was... well, interesting.
 
The top and absolute most confusing but interesting movie is "PRIMER"
Just look at the discussion thread at imdb. Some people say it took them 6 viewings to beging understanding it. I have seen it and it made me think over and over about why certain things happen.
Its about these guys who accidently built a "time traveling" machine. The directors are two like M.I.T Math graduates who apply mathematical time traveling theory to the script, so we aint talking about "back to the future" we`re talking about a movie Einstein would have had trouble getting!
So just image how dense it gets. Its really worth seeing and trying to follow it.... You will spend nights up with friends discussing it!


On the other hand Amenabar's "Tesis" was downright stupid. I dont see what people saw in it. It just a semispooky flick about snuffmovies with the most ridiculous and unbelievable end!
The others.. is a whole different story
 
Well.. Thesis is just plain confusing... or intriguing confusing lol.... not specificly intellectually confusing... if that's what you mean.

For intellectually confusing you can pick...mmm.... I Heart Huckabees... which basically talks about existentialism or The Spirit of the Beehive, which basically dives into symbolism.
 
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