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Poll Question: What film puzzled you the most?
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"In Heaven everything is fine......In Heaven everything is fine......In Heaven everything is fine.................... you've got your good dreams and I got mine"
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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what do i make of that scene!
 

The finale portrays dementia. What happens is a series of moments that bring in previous events. The baby twitches and bleeds like the twitching chickens, the man in the planet, the god that pulls the levers returns but he is no longer in control and finally is destroyed by fire. The planet has exploded - the psyche, the conscious is completely gone. Henry has died from fear, depression or guilt consuming him, and he finally is with the girl in the radiator, who welcomes him to heaven and peace.

 
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it could be just a load of bollocks


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Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

Just cut them up like regular chicken!
 
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Just cut them up like regular chicken!
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have to agree, Eraserhead was one of those....WTF? movies for me
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Originally posted by The Truth The Truth wrote:

The amount of pretentious rubbish spouted by its fans about Eraserhead is amazing.


Gotta say, I'm with you there

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Eraserhead is amazing.
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Originally posted by The Pessimist The Pessimist wrote:

I found Moon quite puzzling... not the plotline or anything, but more the fact of the meaning behind it... Great film by the way, how it can be interpretted in so ways with only one character.

The twist for Moon was really goofy, it's probably not worth thinking about. The beginning of it was great, though. 
Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

Originally posted by Henry Plainview Henry Plainview wrote:

Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Incidentally, I voted for Eraserhead - not for the film itself, but just puzzled why they bothered making it at all; sorry chaps, complete garbage!

+++hides from Eraserhead fans+++
Don't worry, stonie and I got your back on Eraserhead's being possibly the worst movie of all time.

Aren't you the one who keeps talking about how there's no inherent good-ness or bad-ness in works of art?

I'm less subjective about movies. ;-)
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I don't like films that try to be clever and puzzling, they are more pretentious than puzzling (Primer for example)
 
"Other" - Inland Empire would be my vote, I guess. But it's really not a puzzle to solve, it's more artistic, without any clear solution. But puzzling it was. And very great.
 
"The Night Listener" was really strange and puzzling because of the irrational , strange story, I just thought the movie was wierd, which was kind of fun, because it wasn't good at all, but still interesting and sort of fun to follow.


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I found Moon quite puzzling... not the plotline or anything, but more the fact of the meaning behind it... Great film by the way, how it can be interpretted in so ways with only one character.
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Eraserhead was one of Stanley Kubrick's favourite films. I don't find it particularly puzzling. It's a lot more direct than most of the later Lynch movies.
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>Implying Eraserhead is art

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Originally posted by Henry Plainview Henry Plainview wrote:

Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Incidentally, I voted for Eraserhead - not for the film itself, but just puzzled why they bothered making it at all; sorry chaps, complete garbage!

+++hides from Eraserhead fans+++
Don't worry, stonie and I got your back on Eraserhead's being possibly the worst movie of all time.


Aren't you the one who keeps talking about how there's no inherent good-ness or bad-ness in works of art?
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Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Incidentally, I voted for Eraserhead - not for the film itself, but just puzzled why they bothered making it at all; sorry chaps, complete garbage!

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Don't worry, stonie and I got your back on Eraserhead's being possibly the worst movie of all time.
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If it helps those who have problems with 'Memento', try this version... Bollywood has a long history of remaking western movies & this film was no exception:

'Ghagini' (just like Memento, but in Hindi for the Indian market, so just as understandable, then )



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Incidentally, I voted for Eraserhead - not for the film itself, but just puzzled why they bothered making it at all; sorry chaps, complete garbage!

+++hides from Eraserhead fans+++

Edited by Jim Garten - May 19 2011 at 02:53

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Originally posted by yanch yanch wrote:

Other-Naked Lunch. I still don't have the foggiest idea what this movie is about! 

I saw that one at Lefont TARA in Atlanta.  Also saw Caligula there.  And Talking Heads Stop Making Sense. LOL  I can now see those at home on DVD.  Much better as the floors aren't sticky and the concessions don't cost as much. Tongue

Edited by Slartibartfast - May 15 2011 at 09:13
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Other-Naked Lunch. I still don't have the foggiest idea what this movie is about! 
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Eraserhead for me is the weirdest movie ever, and probably the most puzzling as well. 
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