Obscure movies [Archive]

Ted_Danson

October 21st, 2006, 12:48 AM

I am a nerd, and I watch tons of crap. I love movies, and I watch an average of about 20 per month (ones I haven't seen already). The aren't all great, but some are pretty good. I just figured this could be a place to chat about movies that can't command an entire topic (Star Wars, Matrix, stuff like that). So here are a few movies that I love, that not a lot of people do.

Pallbearer, yes, the one with David Scwimmer.

Safe Men, a very funny comedy with Sam Rockwell.

Zero Effect, with Ben Stiller and Bill Pullman.

Check them out if you haven't, and drop a few gems of your own.

django

October 21st, 2006, 01:14 AM

Buffalo 66.i swear that's me and my parents i love that movie

Hex_Enduction_Hour

October 21st, 2006, 01:19 AM

If you can get past the French anti-American message in this film, The Wages of Fear is a great film.

netherspirit

October 21st, 2006, 01:23 AM

The Jack Bull with John Cusack. Great flick.

Joah

October 21st, 2006, 01:26 AM

"BottleRocket".
The second best "Buddy movie" ever.

Velenne

October 21st, 2006, 01:43 AM

"What the @*^% do we know?" - quantum physics, neurobiology, ESP, theology, and even a little story thrown in to tie it all together.

"Primer" - Argh! Time travel movie you have to see like 3 times before actually understanding it. Anyone who says they figured it all out the first time is frakin lying.

"Cosmos: A Personal Journey" - Ok, not a movie but a mini-series circa 1980 by the late, great, Carl Sagan. Changed my life and got me into science. To this day, it endures as insightful, touching, and inspirational.

Agent Minivann

October 21st, 2006, 02:17 AM

I don't know that any of them are worth mentioning, but I get a kick out of watching the really crappy movies that the smaller local stations play in the middle of the night on weekends. I don't know, there's something about truly aweful movies that I really enjoy.

That said, there is one movie that I had never heard of that I saw and enjoyed. Dark City. I can't remember ever hearing about it, but I liked it a lot. When I saw it there was a part of me saying that it was a low budget Matrix knock-off, but it was released before the Matrix.

Come to think of it Knock Off was one that I enjoyed. It's a Van Damme movie, so I had very low expectations. Again I never heard of this one, but I enjoyed it. It seemed like they were trying to take Van Damme's worn out schtick and turn him into something more like Jet Li or Jackie Chan in some ways, but I think they did a pretty good job. I enjoyed this one, but that might be because I wasn't expecting anything from Van Damme.

Euryon

October 21st, 2006, 08:32 AM

"The City of Lost Children" is a pretty cool weird Euro fantasy movie.

"Heroes Shed No Tears", which I think was John Woo's first ever film, is the greatest action film ever.

I second Velenne's "Primer" - it is a pretty interesting take on time travel. It IS very confusing, and I've only seen it once - my friend (a real life physicist) explained most of it to me, but yeah, 2 or 3 watchs is recommended.

And for gods sake "Cube", if you liked Dark City (see Agent M's) or, in fact, have an IQ over 80, you will love this movie. Part horror, part thriller, part sci-fi, part prison-break... It's got it all. A must-see.

Hex_Enduction_Hour

October 21st, 2006, 09:16 AM

Yeah, I'll toss my vote in for Cube as well.

Ted_Danson

October 21st, 2006, 10:26 AM

Awesome! Tons of great movies here, including an all time personal favorite, BOTTLE ROCKET! I love this movie, and all Wes Anderson movies!

toddrew

October 21st, 2006, 12:27 PM

I love, love, love City of the Lost Children! I really enjoyed Delicatessen and was very much looking forward to City of the Lost Children when I heard it was coming to video, and, as rarely films seem to do, met my hyped expectations.

I'll take this opportunity to plug one of my favorite filmmakers: Wim Wenders. Sorta fits the "obscure" moniker - but only marginally so, I mean he has made a movie with Mel "Crazy" Gibson.

Love all of his movies, but especially Until the End of the World, Wings of Desire/Faraway, So Close, and the bookends Paris, Texas and the recent Don't Come Knockin'

Jim

October 21st, 2006, 01:48 PM

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension is a great movie with Peter Weller and John Lithgow (and Jeff Goldblum). Sci-Fi, action, comedy, and other stuff mixed in, it doesn't spoon feed the audience the plot. It assumes that they are intelligent enough to figure out some things on their own.

Jim

Tiberius

October 21st, 2006, 05:32 PM

I loved Dark City. We used to do "bad movie" night in college and we rented that and were sorely dissappointed when it was actually a good movie.

Neveryll

October 21st, 2006, 08:39 PM

I happen to love music set to animation wether it be an amateur music video to some of the more out there professional numbers. In the spirit of the halloween season here is a french number that is awesome. Keep in mind this was made by the French so its a bit more risque than what I think you'd see in the Americas.

http://spoki.free.fr/

Apart from that have to agree that Dark City ROCKED! We also loved Battlefield Earth, Strange Days, and a bunch of other ones that would probably only get a B rating from most these days.

Tiberius

October 21st, 2006, 08:40 PM

Another movie that was horrible and obscure was Evil Toons. The best part was when Robert Carradine from Kung fu shows up in a cameo with the necronomicron wrapped in a paper bag and gives it to the playboy bunny wannabe's in the haunted mansion, saying special delivery!

Nooblar

October 21st, 2006, 09:50 PM

Time Bandits, anyone?

Not a thriller, mystery, or battle movie. Just a fun family movie. A young boy is kidnapped by dwarves who pop out of his wardrobe. They have stolen a map of the Universe and are running away from the Supreme Being. Funny movie.

skyknight

October 21st, 2006, 10:58 PM

I love time bandits, and as I said in another post Equilibrium is one of my new favorites.

Also when I was a kid I loved the flick Robot Jocks. It may be dumb now but it was cool as a youngster.

CupidsArt

October 21st, 2006, 11:01 PM

Eadweard Muybridge's "Horse Galloping" (1877)

CUBE (1997)

Miracle Mile (1989)

Requiem For A Dream (2000)

Contact (N = R* x fs x fp x ne x fl x fi x fc x L)

Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

Neveryll

October 22nd, 2006, 10:53 AM

Color me wierd but I sat down last night and saw Wing Commander on cable. While they could have more interaction with the Kilwrathi I thought they did a good job of blending the game into the movie.

netherspirit

October 22nd, 2006, 11:21 AM

Requiem For A Dream (2000)

Great movie!

Buddy Lee

October 22nd, 2006, 02:14 PM

A Boy and His Dog with Don Johnson.

Its the ultimate post-apocolytic pet story.

Buddy Lee

skyknight

October 22nd, 2006, 02:42 PM

Jeramiah Johnson with Robert Redford, Great book as well.

Malechi

October 22nd, 2006, 09:17 PM

Safe Men, a very funny comedy with Sam Rockwell.

A very bizarre yet funny movie ... be sure to stick around after the credits for an additional hilarious scene.

That said, there is one movie that I had never heard of that I saw and enjoyed. Dark City.

An all-time fav with Rufus Sewell, Keifer Sutherland and Jennifer Connelly!!!

Jeramiah Johnson with Robert Redford, Great book as well.

Another all-time fav!

A few more obscure yet should be seen:
• 13 Moons with Steve Busemi, another bizarre yet funny movie
• The Cooler with William H. Macy, Maria Bello and Alec Baldwin
• Happy Texas Another with William H. Macy, starring Jeremy Notham and Steve Zahn as escaped convicts mistaken as gay Lil' Miss Beauty Pagent consultants
• Dreamcatcher An excellent Steven King
• Secondhand Lions with Haley Joel Osment, Robert Duvall and Michael Caine
• Eurotrip A teen comedy, but it just hit right on my funnybone
• DEBS Catholic schoolgirl lesbian spys; What else need I say?

Is "the cube" really obscure? I mean, it did have a sequel?!?

django

October 22nd, 2006, 09:19 PM

Box of moonlight.

Tiberius

October 22nd, 2006, 09:27 PM

I did see the Cooler, I really liked that movie, Marie Bello was really hot in that.

Eurotrip, not normally my type of movie but it did make me laugh out loud on a couple of occasions.

and DEBS: Catholic schoolgirl lesbian spys; What else need I say? (accurate description if I ever saw one)

Malechi

October 22nd, 2006, 09:47 PM

Eurotrip, not normally my type of movie but it did make me laugh out loud on a couple of occasions.

Same here, that is why I had to list it! The only reason I picked it up in the first place was it starred Michelle Trachtenberg (AKA Buffy's little sister Dawn from Buffy the Vampire Slayer).

Joah

October 22nd, 2006, 10:10 PM

Miracle Mile (1989)

OMD!
I love this flick!
Wow, I completely forgot about this one.
Great movie.

Malechi

October 22nd, 2006, 10:22 PM

Havokscry

October 22nd, 2006, 10:35 PM

Tiberius

October 22nd, 2006, 10:37 PM

Sorry, I dont go for the sausage fests, I was at the statue with the ladies!

netherspirit

October 22nd, 2006, 10:37 PM

Not sure if this classifies as an obscure movie...

Deep Blue Sea

I know I probably shouldn't like this movie but everytime it comes on it sucks me in. Maybe its more of a Guilty Pleasure movie than an Obscure movie.

Oh and Jeepers Creepers, I love the ending of that movie. Too bad they had to ruin it with a crappy sequel.

Havokscry

October 22nd, 2006, 10:41 PM

Same here for the definition of "obscure". Here are a few I'd recommend.

Rushmore

Saved!

13th Warrior

Ghost World

Buddy Lee

October 22nd, 2006, 10:43 PM

Miracle Mile (1989)

OMD!
I love this flick!
Wow, I completely forgot about this one.
Great movie.

I haven't seen this one so checked IMDb, sounds good. See Anthony Edwards starring in it remoiinded me of another fav:

I also enjoyed Miracle Mile.

• Gotcha! ... "Are you weergen?"

That reminds me of T.A.G.: The Assassination Game with our favorite Terminator Target, Linda Hamilton.

Buddy Lee

Havokscry

October 22nd, 2006, 10:58 PM

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

I LOVED this movie as a kid!!!

MEGAFORCE

skyknight

October 22nd, 2006, 11:03 PM

Beast Master was always fun too.

And if you have never seen Quigley Down Under...well you should. :lol:

Tiberius

October 22nd, 2006, 11:15 PM

Beast Master, that was a great movie, I watch it every time I catch it on TV. It had a whole series devoted to it and a couple of sequels (wouldnt recommend them) so I dont know how obscure it was.

GaryLASQ

October 23rd, 2006, 12:12 AM

for some reason i never get tired of watching Deathtrap. the script is great and the performances are top notch. probably my favorite Michael Caine movie. Christopher Reeve is great in this one too.

Annerios

October 23rd, 2006, 02:51 AM

Euryon

October 23rd, 2006, 06:38 AM

Chung King Express A great Hong Kong movie that experimented with synchronicity and dual storylines. Whilst some of the acting and cinematography shows inexperience, the plot and sense of mystery more than make up for it.

Der Untergang (The Downfall) A recent German film detailing the last few days of Hitlers life. This is a film not to be missed. The BBC bought the rights in the UK and it aired here about a year ago. A superb snapshot of a historically accurater and depressing 1945 Berlin.

Westworld Not sure if this counts as obscure; but Yul Brynner as a crazy android gunslinger in a western theme park gone nuts is just great. Imagine most of us have seen it though.

Buddy Lee

October 23rd, 2006, 07:30 AM

Memento (Edited due to Euryon's sharp eye.)

The Sand Pebbles (Although I don't know if that one counts as "Obsure")

Cherry 2000

Deathrace 2000

The Lost Boys

The Goonies (Yeah, I know. But for some reason I really like this flick.)

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (I actually liked the full length film as much as the series.)

Gattaca

And probably a lot more.

Buddy Lee

Euryon

October 23rd, 2006, 07:41 AM

Momento or Memento?

the former ive not heard of, but I agree if it's Memento you mean. A pretty cool film.
Which reminds me of...

Mulholland Drive

I love that film.

Buddy Lee

October 23rd, 2006, 07:45 AM

Also:

Brazil

Although, again this may not be obscure enough.

Buddy Lee

Buddy Lee

October 23rd, 2006, 07:54 AM

Momento or Memento?

the former ive not heard of, but I agree if it's Memento you mean. A pretty cool film.
Which reminds me of...

Mulholland Drive

I love that film.

You are correct Memento.

Sorry never saw Mulholland Drive. Never really cared for David Lynch. Hated Blue Velvet (If you haven't heard my rant about that one let me know.) Dune was an abomination when you consider the excellent source material. "Twin Peaks" (and its movie) were over rated. Should I go on?

Buddy Lee

Euryon

October 23rd, 2006, 07:57 AM

Fair enough. Havent seen Blue Velvet (my pretencious friend loves it, which is why I won't watch it). You are 100% right about Dune - I'd read the book about a dozen times when I learnt there was a movie. I was so excited. Although I quite like some of the music.
Twin Peaks, I tried watching, but couldnt get into. My fiancée really likes it, though.

skyknight

October 23rd, 2006, 09:50 AM

Don't be ashamed of the Goonies Buddy, great flick. I also am a huge fan of the Lost Boys.

Uprising

October 23rd, 2006, 09:57 AM

Euryon

October 23rd, 2006, 11:20 AM

Uprising, great call. City of God is one of the best films ever made. It is truly superb. I especially love the end credits when you see the people the characters portray doing their TV interviews... Really powerful film.

Hex_Enduction_Hour

October 23rd, 2006, 11:24 AM

City of God was decent. There's that one scene with the street urchins in that alley way. Way too intense for me. :shock:
How did they get that little kid to cry like that??? Intense scene.

Annerios

October 23rd, 2006, 11:26 AM

I think City of God is pretty obscure, atleast in the sense that not a ton of people have even heard of it, or watched it. It's in my top 5 ever and I highly recommend it. It takes place in Brazil and it's all in Portuguese, but I don't mind subtitles. Powerful movie, not great for the kiddies however.

I meant to mention that one. Great movie. A fascinating story told with a lot of style and grittiness. I caught it about 20 minutes in on IFC one night and really enjoyed it. I normally never watch movies when I have missed so much, but it kind of sucked me in and I could not stop watching. I had to rent the DVD to watch the whole thing properly.

atmospro

October 23rd, 2006, 11:36 AM

You guys have mentioned some of my favorites (Cube, Dark City, and Miracle Mile).

Here are a mix of others, old and new, I enjoy:

Brazil
Donnie Darko
In the Mouth of Madness
The Hitcher
Ginger Snaps
Existenz
Run Lola Run
The Spanish Prisoner
House of Games
Oldboy.

Did you guys sneak into my house and steal my movie collection?
I'll add The Cube 2 similiar to the first but with a couple of interesting twists.
To Sleep with a Vampire
Near Dark
Naked Lunch
Two Lane Black Top
Pieces of April

and Finally
Manhunter

Sweetcurse

October 23rd, 2006, 11:43 AM

Pi is a must for all!

Dark City is a vastly underrated gem.

Tiberius

October 24th, 2006, 01:59 AM

How about:
Top Secret, Val Kilmers first movie where they open with a skeet shooting surfin song video...
and
UHF, Weird Al's movie that makes fun of a ton of stuff, and teaching poodles to fly is one of my favorite scenes ever.

CornPuff

October 24th, 2006, 03:28 AM

* Brotherhood of the Wolf (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0237534/) A movie with a giant monster wolf, native american ninjas, fighting fans and a segmentable bone sword! very cool
* Ravenous (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0129332/) A dark-humor canibal thriller set in california during the civil war
*Waking Ned Devine (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0166396/) A lighthearted comedy about a dead man's lottery ticket in a small town
* Waiting for Guffman (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0118111/) and Best in Show (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0218839/) Hilarious mockumentaries

Euryon

October 24th, 2006, 06:31 AM

CornPuff; Brotherhood is a great film, as is Ravenous. I love the music - it's by Damon Albarn (the guy from Blur who did "Song 2", and is now in the Gorillaz). But yeah, Brotherhood... is awesome.

Havokscry

October 25th, 2006, 10:08 PM

Krull is another of my childhood favorites.

Agent Minivann

October 26th, 2006, 12:42 AM

Krull is another of my childhood favorites.

You might not want to watch it now. The main thing I got out of it as an adult was the amusement of seeing Liam Neeson when he was a lot younger.

Hex_Enduction_Hour

October 26th, 2006, 01:15 AM

How about:
Top Secret, Val Kilmers first movie where they open with a skeet shooting surfin song video...

:rofl: :toast:

Dude, I LOVE Top Secret. Even more than Airplane!
There are so many memorable lines in that classic!
Skeet Surfing is a riot!

*Nazi on the phone*
, "I see. Well let me know if there's a change in the prisoner's condition."
*Nazi Hangs up the phone*
"He's dead."

:rofl:

And the 'backwards' scene is jaw-dropping amazing.

Manhunter
Another one I liked a lot.

Tiberius

October 26th, 2006, 06:42 AM

I'm sorry, I cant read the menu, I dont know German.

Oh I know a little German, and he is sitting right over there (cue the german midget)

skyknight

October 26th, 2006, 10:23 AM

I liked the Black Hole as a kid.

Point Blanks

October 26th, 2006, 10:54 AM

Dark City- I love the plot twist at the end. I'm begining to wonder if the Matrix was just a Hollywood interpretation of DC.

Dead On Arrival (DOA)- I love the film noir style of films.

Don Hertzfeldt's Movies- They're original, to say the least.

Roland

July 21st, 2008, 05:47 PM

Thread Necro!

Wristcutters: A Love Story
Cash Back

wdgrant

July 21st, 2008, 06:02 PM

Thread Necro!

Wristcutters: A Love Story
Cash Back

What a cool thread, thanks for reviving it.

I highly recommend American Splendor. Based on a long running comic, it is both funny and dramatic.

I also recommend Wonder Boys. Another "dramedy".

Agent Minivann

July 21st, 2008, 07:33 PM

I saw one recently that is of the "so bad it's funny variety". It is called "Vampire Chicks with Chainsaws". It was filmed locally with, I'm assuming, local "talent".

Hex_Enduction_Hour

July 21st, 2008, 08:16 PM

Maybe not an obscure film, but its value may have been overlooked due to the ages of time...

Months ago, my sister lent me Mildred Pierce starring Joan Crawford. Just last week, I managed to get it in the DVD player and view it one early morning.
What a classic! It's a murder mystery and drama with a tinge of film noir.
What a gem! Although my wife (who viewed it a day later with me) and I figured whodunnit midway through the film, it was still a very enjoyable gem!
http://z.about.com/d/classicfilm/1/0/f/3/-/-/Mildred.jpg

Ugly-Caco

July 21st, 2008, 09:07 PM

I've seen Wristcutters. I'm not emo but its a cool film.

Vampire Chicks with Chainsaws? Cool title. It reminds me of an indie Canadian film "Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter." But that was so lame and bordering unfunny.

Time Bandits, anyone?
Great classic!

I... Equilibrium is one of my new favorites.
I love that film so much that I ignored how ambitious and smiley the black guy was (he's/they're not suppose to "feel"). The gun kata was awesome and as kickass as the last fight scene. Bale deserves to be Batman. ;)

Onacara

July 21st, 2008, 09:22 PM

"He Was A Quiet Man" starring Christian Slater

Bengi

July 21st, 2008, 09:50 PM

Nooblar

July 21st, 2008, 10:47 PM

/agree MST3K: The Movie and Equilibrium!

Also: Wait Until Dark (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062467/) with Audrey Hepburn. Yeah, OK, her stuff wasn't obscure in its day, but I like rediscovering old movies that didn't become classics.

nyys

July 21st, 2008, 11:08 PM

Roland

July 22nd, 2008, 05:38 PM

City of God was a really cool Indie Flick, a few mentioned are on my Netflix as well

Ryougabot

July 23rd, 2008, 12:21 AM

Free Enterprise - The best 30th birthday flick for a sci-fi guy

Grand Tour - Disaster in Time - Interesting little flick

Final Countdown - Come on who does not want to see the Nimitz engage the Japanese fleet of WW2

In Harm's Way - One of John Wayne's lesser known war movies

HMMM one would think I like time travel and the Navy...

Ugly-Caco

July 23rd, 2008, 12:41 AM

Yeah, City of God is an awesome film. I'm a big fan of that movie but I don't think its obscure in my book. Orange Clockwork is obscure.

How about Kung-Pow? Not sure if this one is obscure but the film maker's method is.

whitestuff

July 23rd, 2008, 08:03 AM

One of my favourite movies is a bit obscure...

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb279/bwhit89/netpic/rosencrantz_and_guildenstern_are_de.jpg

Ugly-Caco

July 23rd, 2008, 09:00 AM

Hey I searched that in the IMDB and I found "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead." Title sounds cool. :)

whitestuff

July 23rd, 2008, 09:08 AM

Hey I searched that in the IMDB and I found "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead." Title sounds cool. :)I wonder if it is a sequel? ;)

Agent Minivann

July 24th, 2008, 02:24 AM

One of my favourite movies is a bit obscure...

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb279/bwhit89/netpic/rosencrantz_and_guildenstern_are_de.jpg
Thanks for posting that. It came highly recommended from a coworker. I could never for the life of me remember the name. Now it is immortalized on a subscribed thread. +Rep.

whitestuff

July 24th, 2008, 02:54 AM

Thanks for posting that. It came highly recommended from a coworker. I could never for the life of me remember the name. Now it is immortalized on a subscribed thread. +Rep.Thanks for the love brother ;)

Bannister

July 29th, 2008, 10:10 AM

Orange Clockwork is obscure.

How about Kung-Pow? Not sure if this one is obscure but the film maker's method is.

1. A Clockwork Orange??

2. Oh, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
She really gets me high (bam-ba-lam)
You know that's no lie (bam-ba-lam)
She's so rock steady (bam-ba-lam)
And she's always ready (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)

3. I haven't seen "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" in years. I might have to check that one out again.

Bannister

toddrew

August 1st, 2008, 10:56 PM

I read this thread from the beginning and found it odd that I posted about "Don't Come Knockin'" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377800/) on October 21 of 2006 - I don't think I saw that until early 2007, but maybe I'm way off. Got to see it at a screening with Wim Wenders speaking about it afterwards...pretty good night :)

But it reminds me of probably the most obscure movie I've ever seen, and I would love it if someone else knows what I'm talking about: What It Is by Crispin "George McFly" Glover. Drove up to Minneapolis from Iowa City to see it when I found out that morning that Crispin Glover was screening it at 7th Avenue. I don't often call movies weird, but this one certainly was. All the actors had Down Syndrome, except Glover (though...) and at the time I was working for adults with disabilities. Perhaps it was the synergy, but I enjoyed the movie an awful lot...and not sure what that says about me :lol: Plus, got mr. glover to sign one of his books after the show and chat inanely with him.

EDIT: nevermind, it was March or April 2006 that I saw Don't Come Knockin'. Oy, time is slipping away...

EDIT II: and as long as I'm here, might as well mention my favorite Crispin Glover involved movie (nope, not Charlie's Angels - though I did see that specifically because he was the Thin Man): Rubin and Ed (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102817/) (co-starring Howard Hesseman of WKRP fame :) ). It is my third favorite Blank and Blank movie, right behind Harold and Maude (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067185/) and Ted and Venus (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103057/)

AHA! while I was IMDBin' all those links I did come across What It Is--or rather What Is It? (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118141/) (the slide show that was before the screening was the book "What It Is...And How It Is Done", the very book he drew a spindle in) though IMDB lists its release as 2005 and the cut I saw was in 1996 or 1997 (hey, if I can't remember when I saw Don't Come Knockin' can't be sure of something from over a decade ago :D )...gotta hunt that down.

EDIT III: Ain't the internet great: Crispin Glover on the Tom Greene show talking about "What Is It?", sorta. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9j7ISnwaPg)

EDIT IV: I'm outta control: Da Fonz keeps Crispin "Roach" Glover in school (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL0ew-k46bg)
EDIT V: Wildly careening: Colonel Crispin corrupts Alex Keaton (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7PdnFuhDnI&NR=1)

Sci-fi Messiah

October 5th, 2008, 04:34 PM

Cabin Boy, because 'what could be weirder than a big fat-@$$ floating cupcake?'

rym

October 5th, 2008, 04:56 PM

Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Alien, Flesh Eating, Hellbound, Zombified Living Dead Part 2: In Shocking 2-D

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230575/

Obscure and hilarious. Known simply as "The Movie" by a certain circle of my friends.

OMFG! The title alone makes it worthy of my Netflix queue.

My contribution to this thread is Ice Pirates (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087451/). A really cheezy 80s flick about space pirates in a time when the most precious of all treasure is... ice.

I remember watching this movie over and over again on HBO when I was growing up.

Dude, I loved Ice Pirates as a kid. Watched it all the time...

My contribution is a movie that is so horribly bad, it is addictive. Watching it, you know this is the worst movie you've ever seen, yet, you can't stop watching.

The movie?

MOTORAMA.

Just know, if you watch it, I did warn you...

scarecrowking

October 5th, 2008, 05:36 PM

You guys have mentioned some great ones, especially Dark City, Time Bandits, Near Dark (a vampire movie where no one ever says the word 'vampire') and Equilibrium.

If you've never had the pleasure, please check out Hard Boiled, starring Chow Yun-Fat and directed by the untoppable John Woo. This has got to be the greatest action movie ever made. They even made a 'sequel' of sorts- it's called Stranglehold and is a video game for Xbox 360.

Another one that I love, and has never been released here in the States, is Berserker starring Kari Wuhrer (sp?). It's about immortal vikings who keep being reborn over and over to fight each other, made immortal by vampire-like Valkyries with glowing gold eyes. No, really.

-scare

Nooblar

October 5th, 2008, 09:18 PM

Does Titan A.E. count as obscure? I really liked that when I was younger, and I can't find our VHS copy anymore. It's not a classic, that's for sure, but still very enjoyable.

Hex_Enduction_Hour

October 5th, 2008, 11:54 PM

Cabin Boy, because 'what could be weirder than a big fat-@$$ floating cupcake?'
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Indeed a classic. We went to the theater to see this epic movie!
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My favorite movie and a bit of an obscure, French film, The Wages of Fear, from 1953.
This is a tense, existential classic.
Four European guys down on their luck in South America take a risky job opportunity from an American oil company.
They're to drive two trucks of Nitroglycerin hundreds of miles to put out an oil fire. It's a classic well worth seeing.
http://www.sofacinema.co.uk/guardian/images/products/9/6519-large.jpg

It was later remade by William Friedkin in 1977 as Sorcerer. Another essential movie to see.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a7/Sorcerer77poster.jpg/200px-Sorcerer77poster.jpg

RoninValentina

January 4th, 2009, 11:48 PM

I'll add in a movie to the list- I finally managed to score a copy of Six String Samurai (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118736/) for my collection. I'd recommend it as an oddball movie with a great soundtrack. I love the character concepts.

Pumpkin_King

January 5th, 2009, 12:31 AM

Does Titan A.E. count as obscure? I really liked that when I was younger, and I can't find our VHS copy anymore. It's not a classic, that's for sure, but still very enjoyable.
It's obscure in my book. A.E. scared the bejeezus out of me when I first saw it at around five. But I love it now. I'm sure I have a copy of it around here somewhere.

Eirikr

January 5th, 2009, 12:38 AM

If you liked Top Secret check out The Kentucky Fried Movie, my favourite film by the writing (and directing) team of David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, and Jim Abrahams.
A lot of my favourite films on this thread.
If you haven't seen the animated film adaptation of Richard Adams' Watership Down, do. Probably not obscure but a great movie soon to be lost in history I think.

Harlax

January 16th, 2009, 12:21 PM

The Man With One Red Shoe (You'll never think of the Tarzan yell the same way after this) Tom Hanks, Jim Belushi, Carrie Fisher, Dabny Coleman

Better off Dead ("Two Dollars!") John Cusack

Harlax

January 16th, 2009, 12:25 PM

Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Alien, Flesh Eating, Hellbound, Zombified Living Dead Part 2: In Shocking 2-D

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230575/

Obscure and hilarious. Known simply as "The Movie" by a certain circle of my friends.

OMFG! The title alone makes it worthy of my Netflix queue.

My contribution to this thread is Ice Pirates (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087451/). A really cheezy 80s flick about space pirates in a time when the most precious of all treasure is... ice.

I remember watching this movie over and over again on HBO when I was growing up.

Dude, I loved Ice Pirates as a kid. Watched it all the time...

I saw Ice Pirates in its first run. As we exited the theater one of my friends said "Well. That was well worth a $1.50." Another friend said, "But we paid $2.50." My first friend said "Exactly." ;)

Dennys

January 16th, 2009, 03:00 PM

The Man With One Red Shoe (You'll never think of the Tarzan yell the same way after this) Tom Hanks, Jim Belushi, Carrie Fisher, Dabny Coleman

MORRIS: I was coming over to your apartment, blow your brains in. There are two dead men lying on your floor.
RICHARD: Ok....
MORRIS: Two .. Dead.. Men...
RICHARD: Alright Morris, thats enough...
MORRIS: TWO..... <Slowly he turns>

Setup for the most hilarious part of the film.

Better Off Dead:
Go zat vay, real fast. If somezing gets in your way, turn!