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RE: Number 5's Surreal Creepy Film Collection
June 11, 2021 at 7:36 pm
Here's one.
"The Vigil" (2019)
An excellent creepy horror movie and an excellent analysis of guilt as seen through the lens of Jewish culture.
It's on Amazon. I actually think Amazon is a wonderful streaming service. But you can't find shit through their browsing interface. They need to improve that. Pronto. They do have stiff competition.
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RE: Number 5's Surreal Creepy Film Collection
June 11, 2021 at 8:22 pm
(June 11, 2021 at 7:36 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: Here's one.
"The Vigil" (2019)
An excellent creepy horror movie and an excellent analysis of guilt as seen through the lens of Jewish culture.
It's on Amazon. I actually think Amazon is a wonderful streaming service. But you can't find shit through their browsing interface. They need to improve that. Pronto. They do have stiff competition.
That's one I want to see! It looked delightfully atmospheric.
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RE: Number 5's Surreal Creepy Film Collection
June 11, 2021 at 9:22 pm
(June 11, 2021 at 7:36 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: It's on Amazon. I actually think Amazon is a wonderful streaming service. But you can't find shit through their browsing interface. They need to improve that. Pronto. They do have stiff competition.
Maybe that's why I haven't been able to find any good movies on there.
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RE: Number 5's Surreal Creepy Film Collection
June 16, 2021 at 10:29 am
Caveat
Quote:A lone drifter suffering from partial memory loss accepts a job to look after a psychologically troubled woman in an abandoned house on an isolated island.
The weirdness and creepy factors are present, but overall it's a disappointing film. Watch at your own peril.
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RE: Number 5's Surreal Creepy Film Collection
June 16, 2021 at 10:35 am
(June 16, 2021 at 10:29 am)Foxaire Wrote: Caveat
Quote:A lone drifter suffering from partial memory loss accepts a job to look after a psychologically troubled woman in an abandoned house on an isolated island.
The weirdness and creepy factors are present, but overall it's a disappointing film. Watch at your own peril.
I'll give it a watch! Sometimes the creepy films are like that. The aesthetic and atmosphere are better than what actually happens.
I'm glad you've been going through the list and checking them out! ^^
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RE: Number 5's Surreal Creepy Film Collection
June 16, 2021 at 10:53 am
The easy go-to is Eraserhead (1977)
"For the only way to eternal glory is a life lived in service of our Lord, FSM; Verily it is FSM who is the perfect being the name higher than all names, king of all kings and will bestow upon us all, one day, The great reclaiming" -The Prophet Boiardi-
Conservative trigger warning.
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RE: Number 5's Surreal Creepy Film Collection
June 16, 2021 at 10:56 am
(June 16, 2021 at 10:53 am)Nay_Sayer Wrote: The easy go-to is Eraserhead (1977)
True, it is so talked about and on every "weird" list, that it's kind of basic to mention.
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RE: Number 5's Surreal Creepy Film Collection
June 16, 2021 at 11:06 am
(June 16, 2021 at 10:56 am)Five Wrote: (June 16, 2021 at 10:53 am)Nay_Sayer Wrote: The easy go-to is Eraserhead (1977)
True, it is so talked about and on every "weird" list, that it's kind of basic to mention.
Yeah... that movie is all about atmosphere. I mean... I think you're supposed to really feel the isolation.
I also liked Blue Velvet. But otherwise, Lynch is kinda hit or miss with me.
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RE: Number 5's Surreal Creepy Film Collection
June 16, 2021 at 11:09 am
(June 16, 2021 at 10:56 am)Five Wrote: (June 16, 2021 at 10:53 am)Nay_Sayer Wrote: The easy go-to is Eraserhead (1977)
True, it is so talked about and on every "weird" list, that it's kind of basic to mention.
Here is one I don't see on those lists often; Heartbeeps (1981) It's not great but it's one of the stranger films I've seen.
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Conservative trigger warning.
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RE: Number 5's Surreal Creepy Film Collection
June 16, 2021 at 11:20 am
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(June 16, 2021 at 10:35 am)Five Wrote: I'm glad you've been going through the list and checking them out! ^^
My two favorites, for obvious reasons, are Await Further Instructions and The Block Island Sound, due to the deep messages around which the films were created.
The Block Island Sound: treat our wildlife with better care. After all, how would we like it if a more advanced species treated us in such a manner?
Await Further Instructions: this is how I imagine theists to be who blindly do whatever their god tells them to do.
There are a couple of others I wanted to watch, but they're not free on Prime. I'll have to use another, not so legal method, to watch them as I did with Caveat.
When I get around to it, I want to watch Saint Maud and The Void.
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