A Scanner Darkly[/b] - If you haven't seen this go do this now! Amazing performances by Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr, Woody Harrelson and Winona Ryder.
Another amazing film I decided to go see in theatre because I was taking German in highschool.
Most all my other favorite obscure movies are Troma Films and I don't necessarily like them because they are good. Cannibal: The Musical, Sgt Kabukiman N.Y.P.D., Surf Nazis Must Die, The Toxic Avenger, Tromeo & Juliet... great films if you want to spend a night laughing. The "indians" in Cannibal: The Musical had me laughing for a good week every time I thought about it.
A Scanner Darkly[/b] - If you haven't seen this go do this now! Amazing performances by Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr, Woody Harrelson and Winona Ryder.
Another amazing film I decided to go see in theatre because I was taking German in highschool.
Most all my other favorite obscure movies are Troma Films and I don't necessarily like them because they are good. Cannibal: The Musical, Sgt Kabukiman N.Y.P.D., Surf Nazis Must Die, The Toxic Avenger, Tromeo & Juliet... great films if you want to spend a night laughing. The "indians" in Cannibal: The Musical had me laughing for a good week every time I thought about it.
What the hell? I quoted you for A Scanner Darkly then quoted someone else for Run Lola Run... either the escapist ate half my post or I did something really wrong without knowing.
Here's copypasta what I actually said to you regarding A Scanner Darkly...
"That is one awesome movie, I was so happy when it played at a theatre here and my wife and I decided to check it out."
Weirdly, I still see that quote when I quote your posts but it doesn't show up.
When it recently came to my attention that unsimulated sex in mainstream cinema was a thing, I figured I'd watch the entire list of movies to see if any of them were any good. Most of them were terrible but Shortbus was actually worth watching. There were parts that made me cringe a bit (being a heterosexual male), but the movie was actually quite charming. I think it would have been better without having to resort to actual sex acts but I may be in the minority on that one.
Bubba Ho-Tep was probably Bruce Campbells greatest movie ever. It should work and yet it does, surprisingly well.
Moon: an indie sci-fi movie (apparently that's possible) that's well-paced, really gets into your head, and is probably the closest thing we'll get to Portal: The Movie.
I don't know if they're particularly obscure, but by what people have been posting even products from the Hollywood Factory qualify, so:
Trumbull's Silent Running (one of my favourite films) & Tarkovskiy's Stalker, which undoubtedly inspired the game of the same name.
EDIT: Oh yes, how could I forget Plague Dogs? Adapted & directed by Martin Rosen (as he did with Watership Down, Adams' other famous screen adaptation), Plague Dogs is a truly poignant tale which pulls no punches.
Gattaca. A sci-fi movie about a dystopian future where the social elite have been replaced by genetically engineered symbols of perfection, one ordinary man impersonates one in order to fulfill his dream of going to space. A hauntingly beautiful soundtrack combined with great performances propels it to being one of my absolute favorite movies. And unfortunately, nobody I know has ever heard of it.
Ballad of a Soldier. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052600]
Beautiful Russian film set in WWII about a young man trying to get home to see his mother after being granted a short leave from the Eastern Front due to heroics- and all the people he meets along the way, including a wounded, jaded veteran and quite possibly the most beautiful girl I have ever seen [http://s11.allstarpics.net/images/orig/f/v/fvz9f9fs9pr7p979.jpg]
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