Seriously bizarre movies

[Kara-Shehr]

Rock Horror Picture Show is another weird one.

 

[Kerlif]

Strange Circus (2005), Szamanka (1996) and Glissements progressifs du plaisir (1974).

 

[Lúthien~]

Jan Švankmajer certainly has a lot of bizarre to offer:

 

[Carpe Mortem]

No Cannibal Holocaust yet? That was my gateway drug into a lot of other shit. Great social commentary, lots of gore, lots of rape. But I hear this scene was real, they actually killed a turtle for the sake of entertainment

 

[Anna]

The Skin I Live In and The Taxidermist both left me with a feeling that I wish I hadn't watched them. VERY bizarre. I've been recommended The ABCs Of Death which I'm gonna put on now, apparently it's mental.

 

[Carpe Mortem]

This. Whole thing's on youtube, it always makes the lists for most disturbing movies. Cope with the first ten minutes or so and you're golden.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNg0cFP1eI8&bpctr=1393056084[/ame]

 

[executioner]

Videodrome....watch it don't try and figure it out....someone once told me that....I tried not to try and it hurt my head anyway, very weird but cool movie

 

[Skuggefall]

Gummo is a pretty sick movie it has a good soundtack tho.

If you thought this was weird, you should check out Trash Humpers, by the same director. Freaky stuff

 

[Skuggefall]

Here's a clip from my favorite bizzare film of 2012, Holy Motors:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYr2AcyVO0w

 

[CladInDarkness]

Sweet Move, can anyone explain it to me?

 

[CladInDarkness]

Steven Soderberg's Solaris starring George Clooney. Too bizarre or too stupid for me.

I haven't seen it, but the original Tarkovsky version is one of my favorite films ever.

 

[CladInDarkness]

When it comes to surreal cinema I´ll have to recommend the master of that sort of filmmaking; Louis Bunuel. Here are some good films of his:
The Phantom of Liberty (1974). The funniest film I´ve ever seen. Tremendous entertainment value. Bunuel also abuses narrative conventions here quite cleverly.
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972). This one is a great introduction to Bunuel. It´s more accessible than many of his films, but also just really good.
The Exterminating Angel (1962). Not sure if I recommend this as a first Bunuel film, but a personal favourite of mine. Really weird and funny. Some find it a bit disturbing.
Beauty of the Day (1967). Not Bunuel´s most surreal but a very good and somewhat accessible film. It´s about a bored middle- class housewife who decides to become a prostitute at a classy brothel in Paris. My first introduction to that eccentric visionary filmmaker.

So, other films I recommend which are surreal/weird are:
El topo (1970). One of my favourite films. It´s a surreal, stylish and violent western full of some of the oddest moments I´ve seen ever in a film. The director Alejandro Jodorowsky also made "Santa Sangre" and "Holy Mountain", which have been mentioned above. I like those films as well, but I think this is his best.
Last year at Marienbad (1961). This French film is the most visually stunning films I´ve ever seen. I´ve never before or since seen such impressive cinematography. The storyline is very vague and ambiguous, and can be interpreted in many different ways. It takes place in a villa somewhere in the French countryside where a bunch of rich people are passing the time by gambling, hunting, watching play´s etc. We follow this man who the entire film is trying to convince this woman that they have met before, but she does not remember him. He, however, is very determined in making her remember their earlier meeting, and follows her around in an almost stalker- like fashion. As the film progresses we don´t know whether what´s taking place on the screen is the past or present, reality or imagination. A truly unique film and an important work in cinema history.
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000). My personal favourite film (hence, my user name) I fully understand that this is not a film of everyones taste and I don´t really recommend it to everyone, but for those who are able to enjoy this film on it´s own terms, you are in for one of the most unique and rewarding cinematic experience available. This is a deeply philosophical film with some really impressive cinematography (the long takes sometimes try the patience of some viewers). The film is made by the Hungarian director Béla Tarr, one of the most respected filmmakers of our times. The film is all at once dark, bleak, beautiful, mesmerizing and full of some really odd and eccentric sense of humor.
Daisies (1966). A brilliant little film from the Czech New wave. It´s both a pioneering work of modernist and feminist cinema. It centers on two girls who decide to show society the finger by engaging in strange and eccentric pranks, and generally living a marginal lifestyle according to a rather nihilistic world view. A very playful and entertaining film. Very different from the stereotype most people have of Eastern- European cinema.

I watched Tristana last night, but yes Discreet Charm is a wonderful film.

 

[Arsonist@ArmyOfStone]

If you havent already watch Darkworld.
Another good one is this claymation version of Alice in Wonderland, very wierd and creepy but made well.
Soylent green.
Let the right one in(both versions are good)

 

[silverblood]

The Ninth Configuration also known as Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane should be on your list.
Review by English film critic Mark Kermode described The Ninth Configuration as "a breathtaking cocktail of philosophy, eye-popping visuals, jaw-dropping pretentiousness, rib-tickling humour and heart-stopping action. From exotically hallucinogenic visions of a lunar crucifixion to the claustrophobic realism of a bar-room brawl, via such twisted vignettes as Robert Loggia karaoking to Al Jolson and Moses Gunn in Superman drag, (William Peter)Blatty directs like a man with no understanding of, or interest in, the supposed limits of mainstream movie-making. The result is a work of matchless madness which divides audiences as spectacularly as the waves of the Red Sea, a cult classic that continues to provoke either apostolic devotion or baffled dismissal 20 years on."
You might enjoy it. I do.

 

[Vitne Eveille]

When I think of bizarre movies, immediately "Existenz" comes to mind. Strange movie.

 

[CiG]

This film is utterly demented.

 

[requiem]

I just had the misfortune of watching the 2002 movie 'Asterix and Obelix: Operation Cleopatra'. As lifelong Asterix fan (books) I thought I'd check it out on television and my god it's a piece of shit. Apparently when it was made it was the most expensive French film ever made at over fifty million. Worst thing ever. I guess you need to be French to get it. So yeah, put this down as a 'weird' movie. Wacky as hell.

 

[Crank]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1735485/

*EDIT
That splice movie is pretty screwed up as well..
The guy has coitus with the damn alien.. :/

 

[Bloopy]

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me - one Lynch film not mentioned yet. Easily the weirdest film I've ever seen.
Night Train To Venice - starring Hugh Grant, a real brain-troller. Most people think it's crap though.
Miś (a.k.a. Teddy Bear)
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[ILoveCheesecake]

Watched Tetsuo: The Iron Man last week and I've honestly never been more disturbed. Surprisingly it's on the list of 1001 movies you need to see before you die.