re: Best Mindf#@k Movies

Posted by Decatur

Member since Mar 2007

32299 posts

Posted on 1/8/09 at 3:53 pm to LSUPERMAN

Oldboy looks cool...just added it to my cue.

Here's another one that I almost forgot about:

I liked Daniel Craig's character in this one.

Posted by CTexTiger

Austin, TX

Member since Jul 2008

4988 posts

Posted on 1/8/09 at 4:23 pm to Decatur

Anything by Lynch, and most by Cronenberg.

Cronenberg I can deal with, but I never have gotten Lynch.

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Posted by mmacke3LSU

Baton Rouge

Member since Nov 2005

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Posted on 1/8/09 at 4:24 pm to CTexTiger

Suicide Kings

Posted by Decatur

Member since Mar 2007

32299 posts

Posted on 1/8/09 at 4:26 pm to CTexTiger

quote:
but I never have gotten Lynch

I never understood him that much until one of my film school friends (she did her thesis on Lynch I think) explained Lynch's fascination with Purgatory.

Posted by BigDroop

Baton Rouge, LA

Member since Jun 2008

676 posts

Posted on 1/8/09 at 4:27 pm to Decatur

Lost Highway was a cool flick but crazy as hell.

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Posted by Frightened Inmate #2

Member since Jul 2004

2984 posts

Posted on 1/8/09 at 4:27 pm to BigDroop

Primer

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Posted by Decatur

Member since Mar 2007

32299 posts

Posted on 1/8/09 at 4:30 pm to BigDroop

quote:
Lost Highway was a cool flick but crazy as hell.

That's nothing compared to Inland Empire...I recommend it if you want a MF but I will not promise that it will be enjoyable.

Posted by LSUstudent4life

Houston

Member since May 2008

1986 posts

Posted on 1/8/09 at 4:32 pm to LSUPERMAN

Magnolia

Posted by 3HourTour

A whiskey barrel

Member since Mar 2006

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Posted on 1/8/09 at 4:33 pm to LSUstudent4life

Gone With the Wind

Posted by Cdawg

TigerFred's Living Room

Member since Sep 2003

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Posted on 1/8/09 at 4:34 pm to 3HourTour

The Wall

Posted by TechDawg2007

Bawville

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Posted on 1/8/09 at 4:37 pm to CocomoLSU

quote:
1408.

Posted by adavis

North of I-10

Member since Aug 2007

5953 posts

Posted on 1/8/09 at 5:03 pm to TechDawg2007

Mulholland Drive
Donnie Darko
Stay
The Fountain

At the end of those I was more confused than I was when they started.

Posted by Boss

Member since Dec 2007

1773 posts

Posted on 1/8/09 at 5:10 pm to GeauxLSUSam

The Spanish Prisoner

Posted by Rickety Cricket

Premium Member

Member since Aug 2007

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Posted on 1/8/09 at 5:17 pm to Decatur

I can't believe no one has mentioned Eraserhead, probably the most unsettling movie I've ever laid my eyes on.

Posted by Baloo

Formerly MDGeaux

Member since Sep 2003

49645 posts

Posted on 1/8/09 at 5:18 pm to Frightened Inmate #2

Primer is a great call. Some movies not mentioned:

The Fountain
Brazil
Pulse (the Japanese version)

Posted by Ed Osteen

Member since Oct 2007

59118 posts

Posted on 1/8/09 at 5:35 pm to Decatur

Frequency

Posted by TexasTiger34

Austin, Kind of

Member since Mar 2008

11344 posts

Posted on 1/8/09 at 5:37 pm to Mulligan

mindfrick? memento, donnie dark, requiem for a dream, american beauty

Posted by cene

Goldens Meadowsss

Member since Dec 2007

2353 posts

Posted on 1/8/09 at 6:04 pm to TexasTiger34

Reefer Madness