Very memorable. About a bloke in Spain getting stuck ina phone box. Was on TV in the early 80s
Fantastic. Remember watching this on tv when I was young and it had more effect on me than 99% of horror films I've seen, which is quite something considering its simplicity.
I've seen a lot of strange films over the years. The one that sticks out in my mind is a Japanese horror film called UZUMAKI. It's about a small town infected by spirals. The word bizarre doesn't do it justice. There's a lot of unsettling imagery in this film.
The trailer will give you an idea of what to expect: LINK
I thought that was pretty freaky until the J-pop song started...
I don't think I have ever seen a Junji Ito adaptation that works. His comics are wonderfully bizarre, creepy and frequently claustrophobic, but all film adaptations I have seen are pretty bad. Those directors haven't succeeded in making Ito's famous trademark work in their films.
Basically, where adaptations are concerned, Ito is Japan's answer to the U.S.'s Stephen King. These adaptations below can be classified as strange or weird if you want to see more.
Uzumaki (Spiral) - bland. Probably the best known of the lot.
Oshikiri - pretty impossible to find. A young boy's increasingly obsessed with a growing vortex in a wall.
Shibito no koiwazurai (Lovesickness of the Dead) - flawed but a personal favourite. Stylistically, there are similarities between this and Uzumaki.
Kakashi (Scarecrow) - the sort that would irritate anyone into kicking the screen
Nagai Yume (Long Dreams) - directed by the guy who did the crappy Uzumaki, but it's the best of the lot (which isn't a compliment). Worth seeing if you liked Paprika or Inception.
Tomie - there are at least ten Tomie films? After seeing two Tomie films, I lost the will to live for a while.
Gyo (Fish) - haven't seen it as it's animated, which doesn't interest me.
Marronnier - arguably, the worst Ito adaptation of all time. No, not arguably. It is the worst.
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Videodrome and Eraserhead are freaky, again great films.
Cronos is also weird.
Not sure what would be the strangest for me.
Delicatessen I think wins for now, it's a strangely charming film in places though, one of my all time favourites.:)
La Cabina
Very memorable. About a bloke in Spain getting stuck ina phone box. Was on TV in the early 80s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CABpfvOgbjw
Brilliant!! I forgot all about this!! I watched it on the back of a recommendation years ago, made me right wary of using phone boxes haha!!
Melancholia was a bit strange, but blimmin good!!
Fantastic. Remember watching this on tv when I was young and it had more effect on me than 99% of horror films I've seen, which is quite something considering its simplicity.
Ooh I remember that too, sort of thing you'd see late night at the weekend on BBC2.
It's a by-the-numbers rock biopic. What's strange about it? Or did you just feel the need to shoehorn in a dig at The Doors?
Sir Henry At Rawlinson End is also quite definitely not normal.
I love the film AND the band! Jim Morrison was beautiful!
I thought that was pretty freaky until the J-pop song started...
Basically, where adaptations are concerned, Ito is Japan's answer to the U.S.'s Stephen King. These adaptations below can be classified as strange or weird if you want to see more.
Uzumaki (Spiral) - bland. Probably the best known of the lot.
Oshikiri - pretty impossible to find. A young boy's increasingly obsessed with a growing vortex in a wall.
Shibito no koiwazurai (Lovesickness of the Dead) - flawed but a personal favourite. Stylistically, there are similarities between this and Uzumaki.
Kakashi (Scarecrow) - the sort that would irritate anyone into kicking the screen
Nagai Yume (Long Dreams) - directed by the guy who did the crappy Uzumaki, but it's the best of the lot (which isn't a compliment). Worth seeing if you liked Paprika or Inception.
Tomie - there are at least ten Tomie films? After seeing two Tomie films, I lost the will to live for a while.
Gyo (Fish) - haven't seen it as it's animated, which doesn't interest me.
Marronnier - arguably, the worst Ito adaptation of all time. No, not arguably. It is the worst.