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The 50 Greatest Geek Movies. You Missed It: Most Unfairly Overlooked Movies Of The Decade. Weird Films. 25 Spectacular Movies You (Probably) Haven't Seen Pt. 2. Human Traffic Very unique comedy about the drug/club culture in the UK.

25 Spectacular Movies You (Probably) Haven't Seen Pt. 2

Five friends ponder society, drug use and their own lives as they go about their usual weekend of snorting, smoking, popping, dancing and sex. The Matador Pierce Brosnan plays an assassin going through a mid-life crisis as he approached retirement. He’s like 007 on a spree of existential questioning. The Good, The Bad, And the Weird Two comical outlaws and a bounty hunter fight for a treasure map in 1940s Manchuria while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits.

Tucker and Dale vs. A group of college students go camping for the weekend and, through a series of unlucky events, begin thinking that the harmless Tucker & Dale (pictured above) are trying to kill them. New Kids Turbo An absolutely nutty movie from the Netherlands. Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang KKBB is a murder-comedy (?) Big Trouble Big Trouble is one of those movies where all of these different people end up intertwined at the end of the movie. Dr. Donnie Darko. A new theory to help the viewer unravel the cult classic.

Donnie Darko

Erik A. Coburn n recent years, Donnie Darko, directed by Richard Kelly, has become a cult classic. While most people who watch this twisted film will love it, few will understand the intricate, multi-layered timeline residing within. But if you analyze the film, you will notice that every little detail, every single line, has significance in determining what really goes on in Middlesex. Explaining the timeline This diagram summarizes Donnie’s travel, to and from the Tangent Universe, to and from the past and the future. The entire movie occurs between points B and C on the timeline, aside from the last five or ten minutes, which happen at point A.

Before getting into the explanations, there are some phrases that need to be defined: With these terms in mind, we can now begin breaking down the timeline. At point A, the Tangent Universe appears. He’s been here before Take a deep breath, now. Now what does this mean? The Ensurance Trap. Mindfuck Movies list.

The Fifty Greatest Cult Movies of All Time. Most Controversial Films of All Time. The Moon is Blue (1953) D.

Most Controversial Films of All Time

Otto Preminger Well-bred people in the 1950s didn't use words like "virgin," "seduce" and "mistress" in public, but this mild sex farce did and became a cause celebre. This daring sex farce and romantic comedy was the first major studio-produced film from Hollywood that was released without an approved code seal from the Production Code Administration (PCA). It was deliberately made as a test case by its producer/director Otto Preminger. Despite its lack of a seal of approval and the controversy, it proved to be a major hit film (grossing $6 million). The PCA's Joseph Breen complained about the film's unacceptable, comedic "light and gay treatment of the subject of illicit sex and seduction. " 8 Iconic Movie Rules To Live By. Few scenes in movies are as satisfying as a character confronting a rule.

8 Iconic Movie Rules To Live By

Whether they’re recalling what not to do (woo, callback!) , facing the consequences of breaking the rule (woo, other callback!) Or learning something deeper by embracing it (not really a callback, but still cool!) , guidelines keep a movie grounded, however outlandish, silly or terrifying they may be. Hearing someone vocally tell another person what they can or can not do is something we can all relate to – especially if you have daddy issues. I’m sorry, Dad. Anyway, here are some of the best rules that have been vocally declared in the movie. 1. Imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light. Egon spits out plenty of scientific jargon, but when he warns his fellow Ghostbusters not to let their proton pack beams get too cozy with one another, he describes the probable devastation in terms even Venkman can understand.