Favorite OBSCURE Movie

[metalmmaniac]

oh and how many people have seen Equilibrium? that always seemed like an under-the-radar cult hit

I am a also a HUGE fan of Memento. best movie ever, IMO

 

[jman11288]

Clerks. I'm purty sure that's quite obscure.

I love all of Kevin Smith's movies. Even more obscure by him would be Chasing Amy, which was excellent.

 

[mkg]

You know what? Fight Club.

I don't care if it qualifies as obscure, but it was weird and fucking awesome.

Hell yea! I think watching Fight Club, then American Beauty, can really make you think about just how unhappy people are in this cage we call society sometimes. My top two favorites, both very insightful and really entertaining to boot. If you ever get a chance to read the book by Chuck Pahliuk (spelling?) I'd highly recommend it.

Palahniuk, I believe.

I've read the book Fight Club, but is American Beauty another of his?

No, just fight club. I'm not sure if American Beauty was a book, but it seems like one of those movies that was a book first, alot of intricate imagery and dialogue. Chuck's other books are pretty cool too, if not a little out there. I loved both Lullaby and Choke, both are really demented.

 

[Gunner 51]

Audition was intelligent and creepy.
Evil Aliens is brainless fun and had Emily Booth in it.

 

[Jedoro]

You know what? Fight Club.

I don't care if it qualifies as obscure, but it was weird and fucking awesome.

Hell yea! I think watching Fight Club, then American Beauty, can really make you think about just how unhappy people are in this cage we call society sometimes. My top two favorites, both very insightful and really entertaining to boot. If you ever get a chance to read the book by Chuck Pahliuk (spelling?) I'd highly recommend it.

Palahniuk, I believe.

I've read the book Fight Club, but is American Beauty another of his?

No, just fight club. I'm not sure if American Beauty was a book, but it seems like one of those movies that was a book first, alot of intricate imagery and dialogue. Chuck's other books are pretty cool too, if not a little out there. I loved both Lullaby and Choke, both are really demented.

I'm actually annoyed that I haven't gotten to read any more of his books. Friends don't have them, and I've been too poor lately to buy them, with college coming up and whatnot, but I do intend to buy at least Fight Club. That book pretty much changed my life, really. Sadly, I used to be borderline emo (not dressing like them, but the mindset), but after reading that book, it taught me to stop giving a damn, and now I'm so much better off. Crazy, but true.

 

[LiquidGrape]

Perfect opportunity for me to mention Chris Marker's La Jetée, the short post-apocalyptic film which stood as the rudimentary mold and inspiration for Terry Gilliam's "12 Monkeys".
I can watch it endlessly.

The entire film is available on YouTube, enclosed is part #1 with eglish subtitles.

 

[Cilliandrew]

There's a Korean movie called No Vengeance for Mr. Niceguy or something along those lines, it is all subtitled, but it's one of those movies where everything is gonna end up all fucked up but you hope it isn't because you really feel sorry for the characters, it's a good watch.

Hmm.. is that the same was "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance"? The one with the deaf mute? It was very interesting!

Ya that's the one! I f'ed up the title haven't seen it in a while.

Yeah, i believe it's the first in a trilogy that actually includes another movie on this list: "Oldboy" and finishes with "Lady Vengeance". All worth checking out!

I once had a girl at work tell me "i watched a movie called "Ginger Snaps" last night, and it made me think of you." I could never figure out what the hell that meant, because A) I'm a dude and B) probably not a werewolf.

Really good movie, though!

Also i desperately want to see "MOON"!


I will throw one out there and see what people think: Danny Boyle's "SUNSHINE". I have yet to meet anyone else who has seen it, yet it's one of the most gorgeous science fiction films i've ever seen.

Anyone else experience that one? Does it qualify as obscure?

A) the girl thinks you are a werewolf or
B) a horny teenage guy

I have seen Sunshine. I really enjoyed it, but it really just felt like a clone of Event Horizon.

Well, maybe more of option number 2. The woman in question was one of my managers, and as things turned out she was looking to hook up. (she was married, though the other day i saw her husband out with another woman, so obviously that relationship broke up!)

Tangent

See, i can see the comparison to Event Horizon, but i think "Sunshine" is a bit deeper. Both cool movies though!

oh and how many people have seen Equilibrium? that always seemed like an under-the-radar cult hit

I am a also a HUGE fan of Memento. best movie ever, IMO

I love "Equilibrium". Good call! That is an underrated gem. Everyone i show it to winds up loving it.

Audition was intelligent and creepy.
Evil Aliens is brainless fun and had Emily Booth in it.

I can't believe someon else has seen "EVIL ALIENS"! Saw it at the Toronto Film Festival a couple years back. Very very silly z-grade entertainment

 

[Nageck]

Clerks. I'm purty sure that's quite obscure.

I wouldn't say quite obscure. I do know some guys who refuse to watch it because it is in black and white. Obscure movie: Goodbye Lenin. I don't know if it's really obscure but I have never heard anyone else mention it. Also A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

 

[hotacidbath]

Shaun of the Dead isn't obscure, even here in America.
Fifth Element? that was a pretty big film, and my first Blue Ray dvd.
Not really obscure there.

I was watching my favorite obscure film last night:
Tom Wait's Big Time
It's a collection of weird live performances and skits from his 80's "Wild Years" work. Unfortunately the VHS tape went out of production a long time ago and they never released a DVD. You can still catch it on cable sometimes or find a vhs copy used, if your lucky. It's a must see, especially if your a Tom Waits fan: it illustrates why he's one of the best performers of all time.

Speaking of Tom Waits, "Night on Earth" (Waits did an amazing job on the soundtrack) and "Down by Law" are a couple of great Jim Jarmush films that never got the recognition they deserved.

Thanks for giving me a few new Tom Waits related things to look up. Have you ever seen Wristcutters: A Love Story? I had never really seen him act before, but he was really good in that movie. I love me some Tom Waits.

And to add my choices for favorite obscure films, I guess I'd go with Freaks or The Thin Man. I don't know if either of those count though since Freaks is pretty well known and The Thin Man was really popular at the time it came out.

 

[mkg]

Library man, especially if you go to a decent college, you'll find a lot of good literary clubs at some of the bigger schools. The fact that you actually GOT fight club though, besides it just being a cool story, but understanding the emotions that would lead ordinary people to become terrorists, that makes me happy. If you want, I have a good deal of literature about some of lies of this government (USA) and the coming battles we'll face in our lifetimes. If you're interested just let me know. If I can wake even just one person up to the truth then it's worth my time.

 

[mkg]

Ya

 

[Lopunny]

Uh... Mirrormask? Or Das Boot, if that counts as obscure, it's probably extremely popular. At least it should be.

YOU are my new best friend I LOVE Mirror Mask

 

[mkg]

You know what? Fight Club.

I don't care if it qualifies as obscure, but it was weird and fucking awesome.

Hell yea! I think watching Fight Club, then American Beauty, can really make you think about just how unhappy people are in this cage we call society sometimes. My top two favorites, both very insightful and really entertaining to boot. If you ever get a chance to read the book by Chuck Pahliuk (spelling?) I'd highly recommend it.

Palahniuk, I believe.

I've read the book Fight Club, but is American Beauty another of his?

No, just fight club. I'm not sure if American Beauty was a book, but it seems like one of those movies that was a book first, alot of intricate imagery and dialogue. Chuck's other books are pretty cool too, if not a little out there. I loved both Lullaby and Choke, both are really demented.

I'm actually annoyed that I haven't gotten to read any more of his books. Friends don't have them, and I've been too poor lately to buy them, with college coming up and whatnot, but I do intend to buy at least Fight Club. That book pretty much changed my life, really. Sadly, I used to be borderline emo (not dressing like them, but the mindset), but after reading that book, it taught me to stop giving a damn, and now I'm so much better off. Crazy, but true.

Library man, especially if you go to a decent college, you'll find a lot of good literary clubs at some of the bigger schools. The fact that you actually GOT fight club though, besides it just being a cool story, but understanding the emotions that would lead ordinary people to become terrorists, that makes me happy. If you want, I have a good deal of literature about some of lies of this government (USA) and the coming battles we'll face in our lifetimes. If you're interested just let me know. If I can wake even just one person up to the truth then it's worth my time.

 

[Captain Pancake]

The princess Bride. A classic comedy, completely lost on everyone i know.

 

[vonne]

another obscure movie.

20 bucks. a comedy that follows the life of a twenty dollar bill.

 

[Jedoro]

You know what? Fight Club.

I don't care if it qualifies as obscure, but it was weird and fucking awesome.

Hell yea! I think watching Fight Club, then American Beauty, can really make you think about just how unhappy people are in this cage we call society sometimes. My top two favorites, both very insightful and really entertaining to boot. If you ever get a chance to read the book by Chuck Pahliuk (spelling?) I'd highly recommend it.

Palahniuk, I believe.

I've read the book Fight Club, but is American Beauty another of his?

No, just fight club. I'm not sure if American Beauty was a book, but it seems like one of those movies that was a book first, alot of intricate imagery and dialogue. Chuck's other books are pretty cool too, if not a little out there. I loved both Lullaby and Choke, both are really demented.

I'm actually annoyed that I haven't gotten to read any more of his books. Friends don't have them, and I've been too poor lately to buy them, with college coming up and whatnot, but I do intend to buy at least Fight Club. That book pretty much changed my life, really. Sadly, I used to be borderline emo (not dressing like them, but the mindset), but after reading that book, it taught me to stop giving a damn, and now I'm so much better off. Crazy, but true.

Library man, especially if you go to a decent college, you'll find a lot of good literary clubs at some of the bigger schools. The fact that you actually GOT fight club though, besides it just being a cool story, but understanding the emotions that would lead ordinary people to become terrorists, that makes me happy. If you want, I have a good deal of literature about some of lies of this government (USA) and the coming battles we'll face in our lifetimes. If you're interested just let me know. If I can wake even just one person up to the truth then it's worth my time.

Sure, that would be appreciated. I mean, say I didn't believe what was in those books, it would at least be an interesting read, you know? But I'm not someone who thinks the government tells us everything, so I wouldn't have a hard time believing that they lie to us, either.

 

[GonzoGamer]

Shaun of the Dead isn't obscure, even here in America.
Fifth Element? that was a pretty big film, and my first Blue Ray dvd.
Not really obscure there.

I was watching my favorite obscure film last night:
Tom Wait's Big Time
It's a collection of weird live performances and skits from his 80's "Wild Years" work. Unfortunately the VHS tape went out of production a long time ago and they never released a DVD. You can still catch it on cable sometimes or find a vhs copy used, if your lucky. It's a must see, especially if your a Tom Waits fan: it illustrates why he's one of the best performers of all time.

Speaking of Tom Waits, "Night on Earth" (Waits did an amazing job on the soundtrack) and "Down by Law" are a couple of great Jim Jarmush films that never got the recognition they deserved.

Thanks for giving me a few new Tom Waits related things to look up. Have you ever seen Wristcutters: A Love Story? I had never really seen him act before, but he was really good in that movie. I love me some Tom Waits.

I've been wanting to see Wristcutters, it sounds nutty.
If you want to see some brilliant Waits cameos (and supporting parts) check out:
The Fisher King (I'm also a big Gilliam fan. Waits is in his new movie coming out: The Imaginarium)
Domino
Bram Stokers Dracula
Coffee and Cigarettes (a great conversation between him and Iggy Pop)
Mystery Men (Tom's the best part of that movie)

 

[D.C.]

Reefer Madness with Scenes like this you can't say it isn't "Obscure"

EDIT : Oh also the Kevin Smith films.. but i wouldn't really call those obscure.

 

[metalmmaniac]

The Ten is a pretty obscure comedy that i found to be pretty damn funny. (it's by the same guy that did Role Models.) geez i have a million of these..

 

[Zand88]

"Mulholland Dr." Favorite movie, but probably not that obscure.
"Tenebrae"
"Grindhouse"