What is the BEST offbeat film of all time? - Page 7

Wayner · 10-30-2002, 02:48 PM

- Brazil
- Airplane
- Clue
- Rat Race
- Eating Raoul

Agent, another "food" film is "Soylent Green"

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lobeck · 10-30-2002, 03:18 PM

- Brazil
- Airplane
- Clue
- Rat Race
- Eating Raoul
- Blue Velvet
- Being John Malkovich
- Polyester

***John*** · 10-30-2002, 04:07 PM

You're probably right about who the Duke was, lobeck. It looked almost exactly like Gary Oldman.

See? Richard Roxburgh on the left, Gary Oldman on the right...

Eden · 10-30-2002, 06:38 PM

Eraserhead!

I'm also a big Time Bandits fan.

"Soylent Green is People!!!"

Paulie · 10-30-2002, 06:46 PM

Oo, Time Bandits! One of my favorite movies as a kid. I always wanted that little door to open up in my closet. Felt sort of bad for the parents, but - geez! - what dumbasses, huh?

holly71 · 10-30-2002, 06:49 PM

Y'all need to see "Run Lola Run". It's a German movie w/subtitles told in real time. This girl gets a phone call & she has 20 minutes to get money (I can't remember how much) or her boyfriend will get popped. And it goes through 3 different scenarios & endings of what would happen if one thing or another changed. It's really cool. Incidentally, the girl that plays Lola is the same girl that was in the "Borne Identity" (this movie is a couple of years old)

Eden · 10-30-2002, 06:56 PM

Holly, for some reason that made me remember a very cool offbeat movie I saw a long time ago called "After Hours" with Griffin Dunne. It's like watching a nightmare, in that all these bizarre, stressed-out things happen to this poor guy.

Here's a review of it:
Amazon.com
This well-regarded cult film is a tense Kafka-esque tale concerning what happens to a likable computer guy who is in the wrong place at
the wrong time in the city that never sleeps--New York. This is a New York infested with bizarre characters vividly brought to life by a
once-in-a-lifetime cast. Griffin Dunne's wonderfully controlled comic performance as Paul Hackett is the glue that holds this increasingly
surreal film together. Scorsese utilizes a full array of independent and underground film techniques, including special film speed
manipulations, angles, and edits, deftly capturing the strange rhythms of an after-hours New York City. Many will find the jokes clever,
and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny. Some, however, will find the film an excruciating series of staged circumstances setting up a
sadistically cruel dark nightmare of horrors. And there are a few lines of dialogue so poorly written they remind you how unbelievable
the thin story really is. But forgive the film these few lapses--overall it's a wild, surreal ride. The most offbeat character is the
beehive-sporting, Monkee-obsessed neurotic played to perfection by Teri Garr. And the moment when Griffin Dunne uses his last
quarter to play Peggy Lee's "Is That All There Is" and dances with Verna Bloom while an angry mob searches SoHo for him is an
inspired bit of lunacy. --Christopher J. Jarmick

lobeck · 10-30-2002, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by John
[b]You're probably right about who the Duke was, lobeck. It looked almost exactly like Gary Oldman.

See? Richard Roxburgh on the left, Gary Oldman on the right...

Wow, John...they do look alike!

edited by John to remove the images that wouldn't load

Mdrio9 · 10-30-2002, 07:39 PM

Clockwork Orange and Memento

lobeck · 10-30-2002, 07:42 PM

Oooooh..."Memento"...definitely off the beaten path...and a good flick!

10-30-2002, 06:46 PM	#65
Paulie Sexy evil genius Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not the regular cabana boy Age: 38 Posts: 11,787	Oo, Time Bandits! One of my favorite movies as a kid. I always wanted that little door to open up in my closet. Felt sort of bad for the parents, but - geez! - what dumbasses, huh? __________________ When you're ten years old and a car drives by and splashes a puddle of water all over you, it's hard to decide if you should go to school like that or try to go home and change and probably be late. So while he was trying to decide, I drove by and splashed him again. - Jack Handey Read Paulie's Precaps for Survivor:Vanuatu: 1-2-3-4-5

10-30-2002, 06:49 PM	#66
holly71 everyone's a critic... Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Lone Star State Age: 37 Posts: 3,547	Y'all need to see "Run Lola Run". It's a German movie w/subtitles told in real time. This girl gets a phone call & she has 20 minutes to get money (I can't remember how much) or her boyfriend will get popped. And it goes through 3 different scenarios & endings of what would happen if one thing or another changed. It's really cool. Incidentally, the girl that plays Lola is the same girl that was in the "Borne Identity" (this movie is a couple of years old) __________________ Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

10-30-2002, 02:48 PM	#61
Wayner It ain't easy being green Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: But being blue is more work. Age: 45 Posts: 4,952	- Brazil - Airplane - Clue - Rat Race - Eating Raoul Agent, another "food" film is "Soylent Green"

10-30-2002, 03:18 PM	#62
lobeck Oh no you di'int! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Right here, right now Age: 44 Posts: 14,154	- Brazil - Airplane - Clue - Rat Race - Eating Raoul - Blue Velvet - Being John Malkovich - Polyester

10-30-2002, 04:07 PM	#63
*John* The race is back! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: On the mat Age: 38 Posts: 40,432 Blog Entries: 1	You're probably right about who the Duke was, lobeck. It looked almost exactly like Gary Oldman. See? Richard Roxburgh on the left, Gary Oldman on the right...

10-30-2002, 06:38 PM	#64
Eden Sleeping with George W Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dallas Posts: 867	Eraserhead! I'm also a big Time Bandits fan. "Soylent Green is People!!!"

10-30-2002, 06:56 PM	#67
Eden Sleeping with George W Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dallas Posts: 867	Holly, for some reason that made me remember a very cool offbeat movie I saw a long time ago called "After Hours" with Griffin Dunne. It's like watching a nightmare, in that all these bizarre, stressed-out things happen to this poor guy. Here's a review of it: Amazon.com This well-regarded cult film is a tense Kafka-esque tale concerning what happens to a likable computer guy who is in the wrong place at the wrong time in the city that never sleeps--New York. This is a New York infested with bizarre characters vividly brought to life by a once-in-a-lifetime cast. Griffin Dunne's wonderfully controlled comic performance as Paul Hackett is the glue that holds this increasingly surreal film together. Scorsese utilizes a full array of independent and underground film techniques, including special film speed manipulations, angles, and edits, deftly capturing the strange rhythms of an after-hours New York City. Many will find the jokes clever, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny. Some, however, will find the film an excruciating series of staged circumstances setting up a sadistically cruel dark nightmare of horrors. And there are a few lines of dialogue so poorly written they remind you how unbelievable the thin story really is. But forgive the film these few lapses--overall it's a wild, surreal ride. The most offbeat character is the beehive-sporting, Monkee-obsessed neurotic played to perfection by Teri Garr. And the moment when Griffin Dunne uses his last quarter to play Peggy Lee's "Is That All There Is" and dances with Verna Bloom while an angry mob searches SoHo for him is an inspired bit of lunacy. --Christopher J. Jarmick

10-30-2002, 07:39 PM	#69
Mdrio9 hee Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York City Age: 22 Posts: 2,401	Clockwork Orange and Memento

10-30-2002, 07:42 PM	#70
lobeck Oh no you di'int! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Right here, right now Age: 44 Posts: 14,154	Oooooh..."Memento"...definitely off the beaten path...and a good flick!