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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 08:32 PM
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Post films where you end up thinking WTF was that all about...

Seems to be a wealth of them out there - films that simply make no sense whatsoever and leave you pondering WTF was that all about for days after

Well heres two to get it started...

1) Mulholland Drive - biggest WTF ever, but some good scenes in it
2) I Heart Huckabees

Anyone care to explain either of these or add any others?

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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 08:38 PM
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Revolver - but, looking back, I think it was just plain crap.
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 08:38 PM
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"The Deer Hunter". Daft title, stupid film, no point, boring

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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 09:11 PM
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas :S
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 09:23 PM
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new war of the worlds film.
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve Sherwen
Donnie Darko
I second that. I watched it again today, still don't really get it.
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 09:37 PM
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i think it was deep blue sea... WTF???!!! it never even started if you ask me, that title may be wrong though! cant remember!!!! about to divers who got forgotten, THE END.
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Hex
Seems to be a wealth of them out there - films that simply make no sense whatsoever and leave you pondering WTF was that all about for days after
Thought most films were like that
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 09:44 PM
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I love films like this which dont fully explain everything, and leave you to do some thinking! Also its great when theres various ways of interpreting some aspects, and this leaves it open to debate.
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by birtywrx
i think it was deep blue sea... WTF???!!! it never even started if you ask me, that title may be wrong though! cant remember!!!! about to divers who got forgotten, THE END.
open water?

and i'll 3rd donnie darko...WHHHAAAATTTT??
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 09:48 PM
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thats it, open water! what a waste of time and money that was!
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by G-STAR
Revolver - but, looking back, I think it was just plain crap.
Damn right, worst piece of **** I've seen in a long time
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 10:09 PM
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I saw Vanilla Sky at the cinema when it was released. I got it, and thought it was ok, but some bloke a few rows down from me stood up near the end just as all was revealed and yelled "this is a load of sh1te" while pointing at the screen, then walked out. I guess he didnt get it.

My own nomination? The Blair Witch Project. WTF???? loads of irritating screeching and crying, then it ends. erm.....
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by David_Dickson
I saw Vanilla Sky at the cinema when it was released. I got it, and thought it was ok, but some bloke a few rows down from me stood up near the end just as all was revealed and yelled "this is a load of sh1te" while pointing at the screen, then walked out. I guess he didnt get it.

My own nomination? The Blair Witch Project. WTF???? loads of irritating screeching and crying, then it ends. erm.....
Thought both of them were awful ........
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by staffs Mike
open water?

and i'll 3rd donnie darko...WHHHAAAATTTT??

I will 4th Darko kind of, but a thought it was brilliant
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 11:03 PM
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Whinny the pooh - the piglet movie... storyline was OK, but the ending was cr4p
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 11:24 PM
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5th vote for Donnie Darko here plus the first half of 'eternal sunshine of the spotless mind'
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 12:06 AM
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The Cube.

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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 10:32 AM
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Another Blair Witch here what an awful film, I've never seen so many people get up and walk out of one film. I saw Open Water last night and yes it's a B Movie saved only by the **** and flange at the start, then its all down hill.
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 10:45 AM
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I get a bit moody when people say films are **** or pointless because they haven't understood them. I managed / trained in a call centre for a while and would hear "'kin' crap innit" and "that films stupid". Actually, the viewer was feckin' crap and stupid and the film just required some thought. Inevitably, these imbeciles would thoroughly enjoy films where the plot was, like the viewer, quite simple.

DD is definately an odd one but also a favourite of mine.

http://www.donniedarko.com/

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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 11:01 AM
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Lord of the Rings !
At the end I did the standing up and pointing at the screen thing. A guy about half a dozen saets along from me said "thank **** ! I thought I was the only ont thinking that"
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 11:46 AM
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SOLARIS!

enough said about that b*lloks
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by alcazar
"The Deer Hunter". Daft title, stupid film, no point, boring

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My favourite film of all time Im shocked!
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Hex
1) Mulholland Drive - biggest WTF ever, but some good scenes in it
It doesn't make sense until the end. Even then I had to watch it again to really understand it. The main part of the film is all in her head.... the other woman (the perfect success) is who she really wants to be. I can't remember the ending though.
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Jamjar
5th vote for Donnie Darko here plus the first half of 'eternal sunshine of the spotless mind'
6th from me. Totally WTF....

Couldn't face watching it a 2nd time to try to understand it....

p.s. what's the standing pointing at the screen thing in LOR??
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by JTaylor
I get a bit moody when people say films are **** or pointless because they haven't understood them.
I can't even sit and begin to watch a film full-stop! Anybody else think films are shít and pointless?
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Spoon
I can't even sit and begin to watch a film full-stop! Anybody else think films are shít and pointless?
Yeah me, last time I went to the cinema it was to see Platoon which was quite a few years ago.

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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip
Yeah me, last time I went to the cinema it was to see Platoon which was quite a few years ago.

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Cinemas for me would be a total no-no if I can't manage it in my own home.
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Old Dec 18, 2005 | 01:12 PM
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Can't believe nobody has mentioned MAGNOLIA!

Now, that is a steaming pile of tripe and I still wish I could hunt any of the critics down who raved about this celluloid disaster and caused me to wait 2.5hours of my life watching.
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