confusing movies that made your brain hurt

[Akiba]

yeah so any movies that completely confused you and you had to watch them about a million times before you got it? That was me and Enemy of the state. and the Matrix which I had to watch about 2 or 3 times before I got it and that's all I could think of for now which ones turned your thoughts to mush?

[TheRingBearer]

Lost Highway. Nuff said.

[Arwen]

Memento...anyone see it? Watched it twice and still had to have ot all explained to me LOL

[Ronin]

Loved Memento!! favorite movie of last year (one of them)....actually watched it with mum (her first time of seeing it, my 3rd i think) on the flight over to Australia...that lasted about 2 hours, spent the next 10 explaining it to her!!!

to be honest, no movie has ever really confused me...tho a few i've just not gotten, the appeal of it. hmmm...have to think about one, there's got to be on in here....lol ;)

[Catz]

Memento? thats easy....just think of it as going backwards...not confusing at all really.....loved it......every time you thought you had the guy pegged things changed....and even at the end...can you really be sure you know the truth? very cool movie:cool:
and the Matrix wasnt confusing was it? i thought it was pretty simple...but then as i say, long time SF buff, i kind of have the conventions down...dont have to think about the standard plots too much....and the basic premise of the matrix is very old....its just the butterfly story lol
:catz:

[Eowyn]

erm..... I haven't seen one thats confused me. the matrix wasn't too bad. although gotta love a film with keanu reeves. plus elrond (well not him but hugo weaving) so funny hehehehe!

[Bonos-Girl]

a french film that i saw with my french exchange...but i don't speak french so that would explain it!!! its out in english now so i'll probably buy it....

[Ronin]

which movie was that BG?

[A! Elbereth]

Memento was weird..... enough said

Vanilla Sky was a like trying to organize a 500 page essay speaking of English colonization..... that is, until I watched the extras ;) lol

[Gatsby]

mullholland drive... after i saw that movie i was just like 'what?' after watching it like 3 times i think i understand it... but I've grown accustom to the fact that i am usually horribly mistaken...
fight club took me a few minutes to get...
out
gatsby

[Ronin]

Memento and Vanilla Sky, two awesome, awesome movies....highly reccommend them!!!! :grin:

and Mullholland Drive...forever remiss that it was never nommed for best Pic mercy

[Akiba]

seen Vanilla sky was't that bad, the movie I still don't get and doubt I ever wll is Planet of The Apes at the end I just sat thre trying to figure out how that had happened still haven't figured itout stupid endiing

[Daisy Gamgee]

Vanilla Sky was good - although the ending was rather bizarre - I had to explain it to my mum!

[Nessa]

Gosford Park was pretty complex (an excellent film, btw - unless you're easily bored), not in the way of actually solving the mystery, I just found it a bit difficult to sort out all of the charactors and understand each of their personal story lines. I'm one of those people who has to get a movie through and through until I know it thouroughly...... but I'm strange. :p

[Elrenia]

Originally posted by Bonos-Girl
a french film that i saw with my french exchange...but i don't speak french so that would explain it!!! its out in english now so i'll probably buy it....

Well don't worry about that...most of French movies make you brain hurts...most of the time you have to listen carefully since there is A LOT of talking...lol Us Latin blood people we talk a lot (with words and with HANDS ) lol

Was it Amelie or the French title Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain ?

:grin:

[Catz]

i liked Amelie....lol admittedly i did see the subtitled version, but i dont think it was that confusing...less of course you saw it minus the subtitles....but then again an advertisment is confusing in a language you dont understandlol lol
:catz:

[Adunauriel]

Pulp Fiction kinda made my brain hurt the first time I saw it. I still loved it thou:) I've seen it a few times now, and understand it. But, that first time took me awhile cause it's all cut up and crazy.:)

[Pil]

I loved the Matrix....fortunately i was able to see it the first time with someone who had already seen it and was not aking questions...i could just sit...watch...and understand...and :drool:, but that's a totally different issue...:blush: :nono: lol... The second time i saw it however, it was at a sleepover, where a lot of my more weird mates started a political debate around about the time keanu took the pills...needless to say, once the debate was finished and they returned to the film they were beyond confused! :huh: roflmao

There have been a few films that i needed to watch more than once to really understand...mostly war films...when you have about fifty men all in the same uniform it's hard to distinguish who's who...especially when most of them are down right good looking...i'm thinking black hawk down here...i decided i should see that again cos it got confusing...but it's a bit too bloody...i'll hvae to see it with someone else next time so that i can hide behind them when he decides to stick fingers around inside people's artieries...pfbbt :elfeek: :(

[Cuiel Rilwen]

I sat down to watch the Matrix some weeks ago, had high expectations. Was terribly disapointed when the opening sequenses disgusted me in such a way that I left the TV and my husband to advantage of the pc and you lot. Haven't tried again, though I probably should, feel like I'm missing out on something.

Vanilla Sky was excellent, very disturbing plot, but very good. After watching it we just sat there trying to let the end sink in. I was very surprised at it, and didn't really understand everything 'till we had thought and disgussed it for a while. Think I probably have to see it again, to get it right in my head!

[TheRingBearer]

Pulp Fiction is one of my all time favs (just see the top 10 film thread ;) )

Lost Highway was made by the same guy who did Mullahod Drive (spelling lol ) which I haven't seen but Lost Highway is good.

[Adunauriel]

Cuiel, I would highly reccomend that you try watching Matrix again. Yes the begining is a bit grafic, but it does get better I promise. Once the Action and everything starts happening you'll be drawn in. Fabulous movie loved it the very first time I saw it. I didn't have a problem understanding it. Saw it 4 times in the theater, couldn't stop it was just too cool. I can't wait until the next movie come out.:)

[Ronin]

can't imagine that they would show Amelie...fantastic movie btw :grin:...without its subtitles.

oh, and loved Gosford Park...quite right that it was a little confusing to sort out all the details and such of everyone's character...but after that initial hump, wonderful movie. tho not for those with a thin patience ;)

[Catz]

mmmm must agree with Teddy, Cuiel....do persevere with the Matrix.....it really is an excellent movie
and Amelie...to be honest i think i would have understood most of it even without the subtitles....another great movie
i do know one i had to watch twice to follow....but thats mainly cos it travels thru several centuries and a sex change for the protagonist!!lol
and thats Orlando....which i dunno if anyones seen....with Tilda Swinton in the title role....its a sumptuous piece but as i say, can be hard to keep track of.....
:catz:

[Adunauriel]

I've seen Orlando, your right it's wierd to watch. It took me awhile to realize that Tilda was playing a man to begin with. But, it's a cool movie.:)

[Cuiel Rilwen]

Which movie was that, Catz? Sure I'll try the Matrix again, I'll let you all know when I get through it!

[Catz]

"Orlando"....an adaptation of the Virginia Woolfe novel, Cuiel....which i keep meaning to read but have never gotten around to....lol
its a beautiful movie, but as i say....a bit hard to follow on the first viewing
:catz:

[Sindarin]

"Orlando" was an okay movie. I enjoyed it somewhat.

Anyway, almost any David Lynch film confuses me. :huh: Except for "The Elephant Man", or possibly "The Straight Story".

Also, every film directed by Ken Russell and Peter Greenaway constantly annoy me. pfbbt

[Cuiel Rilwen]

Oh, silly me, I thought Orlando was in it, and had a sexchange operation...coulndn't really see him there...yikes!

[Ronin]

Orlando eh? i must say...time travel and sex changes...thats thoroughly interesting...for purely cinematic reasons :rolleyes:

now David Lynch, absolutely adore him as a director...perhaps because he does confuse me a bit...the man has brilliant visions.

and Matrix...stick with it! worth the trip...in more sense than one ;)

[Adunauriel]

Originally posted by Ronin
and Matrix...stick with it! worth the trip...in more sense than one ;)
Yes most definately stick with it. It's a BIG trip. You'll definately understand why they needed sequals for it. So much left to tell.:)

[Togo Bleecker]

i still have yet to see the whole movie of the matrix..i cant help it i keep falling asleep!!

[Adunauriel]

Well, don't give up Togo. It's really good.:)

[Togo Bleecker]

yah maybe one day i will drink about 50 pepsi's eat alot of candy have at least one friend there to chuck pillows at me, oh and heres a thought..watch it when its actually daylight outside!! hehe

[Brindlescruff]

The Matrix and Fight Club were ruined for me by people telling me about them....

I got lost during Requiem for a Dream the first time, and also Vanilla Sky.....

Also, Rules of Attraction, because it had no plot

[Togo Bleecker]

thats a shame..my sisters french teacher ruined the sixth sense for her, and numerous people ruined titanic for me.. curse the people that ruin movies for other people!

[Brindlescruff]

Actually, the Sixth Sense and The Others were ruined for me by the same person who ruined The Matrix and Titanic....my dear older sister...blech!

oh well

[Adunauriel]

You know I new the secret about Red when it came to Sixth Sence, but it still didn't ruin it for me. It helped it make better sence for me.:)

[Isiltári]

Hmm.....the ending to Planet of the Apes confused me, because I hadn't seen the sequels to the original one.

Oh, and I can't stand David Lynch films.

[Catz]

i rather like David Lynch....maybe im weird lol.....tho he does steer perilously close to self parody at times....
and while its a pity of the twist to a movie is spoilt for you, if the movies any good you should be able to watch and enjoy it anyway
:catz:

[Ronin]

rather like? Love David Lynch films...can honestly say that i adore being taken on the journeys that this man leads me on. utterly fantastic stuff...and hey...he single handedly launched the incredible Naomi Watts' career...not bad that :grin:

Isiltari, which Planet of the Apes...the new one?

how can anyone ruin Titanic...tell u that the boat sank? lol oh yeah...what major plot twists are there in the Matrix? and catz, u're right...if a movie is that good...revealing plot twists should not ruin the movie. i knew the ending to the Sixth Sense prior to seeing it...still thoroughly enjoyed it. and love The Others...even after knowing the big "twist".

and btw, have to say that i loved Requiem for a Dream, Fight Club and Vanilla Sky. and that while Rules of Attraction might not have the most coherent plot, it is a social commentary...and should be taken as such. wonderful, wonderful movie :grin:

[Catz]

well yeah ok.....David Lynch is either a like or loathe thing...and im on the like side....but like you, Ronin, i love the complexities, that the average audience just finds extraneous...hehehe i just love details
and MEOW....thought i was the cat round here lol lol
i have to say that i dont think there are many movies that confuse me......i mean they go to incredible lengths to avoid that ....too far i feel...theres no reason why a movie shouldnt make you stretch a bit...
:catz:

[Bright Shadow]

alright Ronin, and everyone else who liked it!
Fight Club is probably my favorite movie :grin: :grin: :grin:

[Adunauriel]

Fight Clud was good. It did take me a little time to figure it out. Once I did I enjoyed it more. But then again I haven't really had the urge to see it more then the two times it took for me to figure it out.:)

[Ronin]

well, Edward Norton is a favorite actor of mine...simply my favorite scene is when he "shoots himself"....still get goosebumps when i even think of it :grin:

[Lintefaniel]

Only 2 movies have ever left me scratching my head.....She's so Lovely and Boxing Helena. The first one was based on the ending, it was so ubrupt and confusing. Boxing Helena because it was simply messed up. There is a word for it but I won't use it here!! Just know that it's alllllll messed up!!! :( :boohoo:

[Togo Bleecker]

i must agree with ronin, the others completely fooled me, as for how can someone titanic...well i didnt think it was possible either but trust me..THEY CAN and they did, BUT like catz said, i enjoyed the movie anyway, and still enjoy it even after all the coverage it got (some people hate it now because of all the promotion and such). Another movie i was confused in was A.I. but i think that is because during the second hour, i stopped paying attention, man that movie dragged on and on and on and on

[Ronin]

u expect something coherent from a Sean Penn film? (joke - sorta) ;) lol

and no worries Lin, i just think we know what phrase u're trying to come up with :grin:

[Catz]

indeed we do lol
ive always been tempted to watch Boxing Helena.....just to see if its as bad as everyone says it is......fortunately thus far ive resisted that temptation lol lol
:catz:

[Ronin]

hmmm...never had the chance to see it, obviously i myself must succumb ;) lol

[Lintefaniel]

Lets just say, it's wrong!! And I used to think Julien Sands was neat!! He's pretty cool in Rose Red, the latest Stephen King made for TV movie....the one before the Carrie remake....anyone seen that one ??

[Miruvor]

Catz. I wouldn't bother to watch Boxing Helena. You'll want to take a bath afterwards to wash it off, like as if you've been raped. It's awful, and feels disrepectful to women. Think "heterosexual Jeffrey Dahmer".

Has any one mentioned "Momento" yet. That confused me, but in a pleasant way, culminating in clarity at the end. (Sort of.)

[Lintefaniel]

Miruvor is right only without the cannibalism....just freaky...and a shower would be tops on your list afterwards...pfbbtpfbbtpfbbt

[Ronin]

Memento...loved memento :grin: :thumbs:

hated the Carrie remake and thought the Blood Red miniseries was a great start but failed so miserably at the end

[Catz]

yeah i pretty much know the plot of Boxing Helena...and it is challanging.....but i cant really say not having seen it..
Loved memento too.....and want to see Rose Red, tho if it ever gets here is another matter *sighs* lol lol
:catz:

[Togo Bleecker]

Rose Red is WONDERFUL!! one of the best scary movies i have seen and humorous too. I first watched it at my sweet sixteen, to add a spooky effect (i had a halloween party cause my birthday is near halloween) the electricity went out right during the middle of it..talk about scary, all the sudden we were all sitting in the dark blinking. For decoration i put black paper all over my basements white walls so i remember asking sean a friend who helped me put it up..."uhh sean, did you cover up that emergancy light?" he did not help calm my fright by answering "you guys have an emergancy light?!" anyway you guys probably didnt want to know that, but all in all i suggest rose red, it is a VERY very good movie

[Lintefaniel]

Ronin, you're right it was pretty weak towards the end. I thouroughly enjoyed The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer-My life at Rose Red....it's done quite masterfully indeed...

[Ronin]

I've yet to read the diary, must do that sooner or later. However, Rose Red just failed utterly for me....but then again, didn't have the lights go out half-way through ;)

[Akiba]

I thought Rose Red was so bad my friend was scared out of her mind though but I found it rather boring but to each his own I guess

[Querarien]

*bows down*

*worships matrix* - love that move.

others that confused me... Lock Stock required concentration, as did Circus. Guessed the twist in The Others. Need to rewatch Black Hawk Down, by the time I'd worked out how to distinguish a character from all the other khaki he'd been blown up.

[Arwen Undomiel]

Originally posted by Arwen
Memento...anyone see it? Watched it twice and still had to have ot all explained to me LOL

heeey sister.

i didn't understand memento. who killed his flippin' wife???

fight club was somewhat baffling too.

namarie.

[Querarien]

Anyone seen memento in time-going-forward version? Is apparently very weird, I keep meaning to get round to it.

[Arwen]

Originally posted by Arwen Undomiel
heeey sister.

i didn't understand memento. who killed his flippin' wife???

fight club was somewhat baffling too.

namarie.

I *think* the guy who had the memory problem killed his own wife....:elfeek:

[Catz]

guys please!!.......some people havent seen the movie and would like to have the major plot twists remain a mystery OK?particularly a movie like Memento
PMs for that stuff please
:catz:

[Ronin]

lol...second that one, highly!

and Memento, great movie to see knowing what's going on...but for a first time, spoiler-free!!

[Arwen Elf]

Vanilla Sky. Ahhh!!! Next time I watch it, I'm going to mute it, skip the really horrible scenes and stare at Tom Cruise.

[Ronin]

u didn't like Vanilla Sky? it is a.....great....movie!

[Arwen Elf]

They said it was supposed to be like the Matrix, so I was pumped! Then, Tom Cruise and all, and I had just seen Minority Report again, and loved that one. but I did NOT like it. I think it was the obscenities and gratuituos sexual intercourse that turned me off. . . but then, there was the entire fact that one didn't know what was a dream and what wasn't! :rolleyes: But, if it makes you happy, the part at the end was probably one of the best and most memerable things I've ever seen in a movie.:thumbs:

[Arwen Undomiel]

hmm penelope pit-stop cruz alone is enough to deter me from wanting to watch vanilla sky. i find her rather annoying.

[Ronin]

aye, that does make me happy Arwen ;) who in the world told u it was like the Matrix tho?? they should be drawn and quartered for lying so utterly. obsencities and the sexuality didn't bother me, so couldn't really comment. i don't know tho...to me, was pretty obvious what was a dream and what wasn't.....but loved trying to figure it out. for an american movie, took a lot of risks?

cruz was lovely in the film....why do u find her annoying?

[Cuiel Rilwen]

I loved Vanilla sky, allthough puzzled by the dream/ reality thing too...but hey that's what makes it fun! I'm gonna get it in my shelf cuz its definatly a film I'll watch again, my little brain sweats but needs the exercise. And yes, it was rather surprisingly risky...and not what I had expected...again good on Tom Cruise!:thumbs:

[Arwen Undomiel]

i just find penelope pit-stop cruz annoying! can't really explain why. i've seen a little bit of the spanish (or mexican) version on which vanilla sky was a remake of, and it seems superior to the latter.

[Cuiel Rilwen]

sorry if I'm totally off here but whats with the pit-stop?

[Ilmarë]

Getting my hands on a copy of Vanilla Sky this week... so don't say anything more about the plot... please!!!!!!!!!

[Catz]

Penelope PitStop is a cartoon character Cuiel........and a particularly irritating one at that lol
and i dont believe that the sex was gratuitous.....rather an integral part of the story.......tho here im only going on what ive been told and read about the movie since ive yet to get hold of it.........and yes........im going to lol
:catz:

[Ilmarë]

Yeah, Penelope Pit Stop was a character from the Wacky Races cartoon.... the same cartoon that spawned Peter Perfect..hmm... could be Tom Cruise..... and Dick Dastardly!!!lol Excellent stuff.

[Cuiel Rilwen]

This is completely wasted on me...is it a cartoonstrip or TV or what? Never heard of it.:huh:

[Ilmarë]

On TV Cuiel. Very funny!

[Cuiel Rilwen]

So typical of our networks not to get whats funny!:rolleyes:

[Ronin]

cartoons...:rolleyes:

VS is a wonderful film, with a fantastic turn by Jason Lee...highly, highly recommend it

[Catz]

so has anyone seen the "original" version of VS which is spanish i think..............called "open your eyes" ?
id really like to hear if anyone has.......i think its always interesting to see the different takes different cultures have on the same theme
:catz:

[Arwen Undomiel]

i've seen some of it. my brother saw it and though it was fantastic.

[SindarinGirl]

As a cruel joke I gave my dumb-as-a-box-of-hammers-ex-boyfriend a VHS copy of "Memento" for his birthday.
He's still trying to figure out "Muppets Take Manhattan". lol

[P.K. Brandybuck]

Originally posted by SindarinGirl
As a cruel joke I gave my dumb-as-a-box-of-hammers-ex-boyfriend a VHS copy of "Memento" for his birthday.
He's still trying to figure out "Muppets Take Manhattan". lol

That's a darn shame!!!!!!!!!!! lol roflmao

[SindarinGirl]

Oh, honey, you just don't know! lol I won all the disagreements, but it was like arguing with a houseplant.

But if you can get Memento on DVD, that really helps if you start to lose it. (That's why I gave him the VHS copy) :grin:

What did y'all think of Snatch?

[Ronin]

So what...is he just a boy-toy? lol

Memento...bloody wonderful movie. and Snatch, imo, it was the funniest movie of 2001, bar none. WONDERFUL movie!

[Catz]

from the sounds of it his wheels fell off ;)
heheh have yet to rewatch snatch, last time was a fair while ago......:blush: have to pay off the nasty fine at the video store first :rolleyes: ;) lol , tho i did love it :grin:
:catz:

[Miruvor]

I have to admit, I didn't want to see Snatch, because the name turned me off. But I did see it and it was great! Same thing with Fight Club. That name would just not draw me to a movie, but I finally did see it and it was WONDERFUL. (Did someone already mention Fight Club as a 'confusing movie' candidate? It sure tried to be.)

[Arwen Undomiel]

i would definitely put it down in my 'confusing films' list - it's just the end that completely baffles me...

[SindarinGirl]

Okay, now I have to see Fight Club - I thought it was straightforward men prove themselves by beating each other to a pulp. I guess I'm mistaken? Cool!

And yeah, I thought Snatch was going to be about something totally different from the name AHEM :naughty: but it was about thieves. Maybe that's why it's confusing! lol

[Arwen Undomiel]

is snatch any good then? yeh i thought fight club was all fine and dandy and straight-forward - how wrong was i??!!!!

[Miruvor]

They are both enjoyable.
Snatch is a funny fast paced comedy of errors (Very English flavored)
Fight Club is a superb Pyscho-thriller with surprising surprises.

By the way. Brad Pitt is in both of them.

[Arwen Undomiel]

i know. bless the lord. however, i know he looks like hell in snatch, so i'm not really gonna wanna see that for him...

[Lintefaniel]

Originally posted by Arwen Undomiel
i know. bless the lord. however, i know he looks like hell in snatch, so i'm not really gonna wanna see that for him...

He might look like hell but it's all worth it when he takes off his shirt...;)

[Arwen Undomiel]

oooh that's always a bonus... lol lol

[Daisy Gamgee]

Moving away from the topic of Brad Pitt (unfortunatly ;)) and back onto the subject - I wathced Mulholland Drive, and got a bit lost once the box was opened :huh: very strange ending indeed - it didn't seem to actually tie up any of the storylines.

[Arwen Undomiel]

oooh that reminds me, david lynch always makes weird films that twist your brain into all sorts of knots... roflmao roflmao

[Gatsby]

that movie was NUTS... i had to watch it twice but i think i understand what happend... i won't say in case someone hasn't seen it yet...

I saw adaptation.... that movie was nuts! nicolas cage is such a brilliant actor... only down side is i saw more of meryl streep than i've ever wanted to...
out
gatsby

[Amoraq]

I thought A Beautiful Mind was really confusing. It took several viewings to figure out. I didn't get what was a hallucination and what was real.
A Space Odessey was also really weird. The people hardly talked at all!

[Catz]

just saw adaptation........heheh neat movie......but i didnt find it confusing..........more intriguing as you tried to guess which of the plot strands from which screen play was going to be woven in next........movie within movie,within movie........fun lol
and i had to admire Meryl Streeps guts to be shown as quite so old looking..........and yeah it was deliberate.......thats a tough thing to do in LaLa land where you MUST be forever youthful......tho i DO have to agree with the amount we saw lol
:catz:

[Polly Sandybanks]

I have seen Vanilla Sky (it was better the second time I saw it.. I didn't really like it that much the first time for some reason), The Others, Fight Club, Memento.. they're all great. It takes some time to figure them out maybe, but that just makes them so much better. :)
I have two other movies though that I didn't understand at all the first time I saw them.. "Citizen Kane" and "2001: A Space Odyssey".

[Ronin]

That wasn't Streeps' breasts...or to say, those actually. 2001...a little confusing at first....but honestly, i've never seen a movie thats lost me. except perhaps A Beautiful Mind. but that was purely on how absolutely wretched it is ;) :grin:

[Catz]

Meryl Streeps breasts.............now thats going places i dont want to go :rolleyes: lol
heheh i was talking about her face actually.........but then, youre a guy.......its expected ;) lol
mmm i REALLY want to see "Open Your Eyes" which is the original version of "Vanilla Sky, before i see VS......so i can get the full picture, you know?
:catz:

[Ilmarë]

"2001" is an amazing movie... haven't seen A Beautiful Mind tho... never fancied it... all that Math... blah, blah;) ... what's wrong with it?

[Arwen Undomiel]

haven't seen odyssey or beautiful mind - i got so angry about the latter winning 'best film' oscar, that i refused to rent it!

[Amoraq]

Beautiful Mind isn't that great. It's all that math and the main character is really weird. Plus there are tons of time jumps and really strange hallucinations that the guy has.
Beautiful Mind wasn't half as good as FOTR!

[Arwen Undomiel]

even without seeing a beautiful mind, i already knew that! my sister said it was really good! i didn't know it featured hallucinations and time-warping! hmmm, am getting rather put-off by it now...

[Amoraq]

not time warping. It just skips ahead several years at a time.

[SindarinGirl]

Originally posted by Arwen Undomiel
even without seeing a beautiful mind, i already knew that! my sister said it was really good! i didn't know it featured hallucinations and time-warping! hmmm, am getting rather put-off by it now...

He had schizophrenia which can cause hallucinations, so to show what he went through, they had to show how he was afflicted. A lot of his behavior and paranoia was due to his mental illness. There are usually small signs of something not quite right years and years before schizophrenia becomes full-blown, so maybe that's why they skipped large blocks of time.
He was a mathematical genius though, on par with Einstein according to some, so the govt. wanted him to break codes.

So it's a confusing movie about a man who's brain really does hurt.

[Amoraq]

Did the government really ask him to go to the pentagon and break codes, or did he imagine that? Still haven't figured it out. Supposedly in real life he didn't see things he heard them, so the movie is not entirely true.

[Catz]

yeah......he was also violent, and unfaithful ........he treated his wife like **** and behaved like a pig as often as not........they tidied that up, didnt they?
i dislike that movie becuase of that.........it is NOT biographical at all.......its a fantasy based on reality, but having a very tenusous link with the real man
:catz:

[Polly Sandybanks]

Yes, they did tidy it up a bit... which is annoying. It would be interesting to see a movie that told the whole truth.

And he imagined the code breaking.. or at least that's how I understood it. The only thing I didn't understand though was what he did during the days when he thought that he was breaking codes.. wouldn't someone have noticed that he wasn't working? Or did they just not dare to say anything?

[Beleg Strongbow]

I can't say that I've been totally confused by a movie, but one that did start to move me in the direction of confoundment was 'The Game' starring Michael Douglas & Sean Penn. It was directed by David Fincher. I reckon that Michael Douglas is excellent in this and I'm not a real big fan of his. The ending has several twists in the space of five minutes. If you get a chance, check it out. It's not an action movie, but it is quite fascinating.:thumbs: :thumbs:

[Arwen Undomiel]

oh god, i watched that two months ago and it was ridiculously annoying! david fincher is the master of weird and wondrous films, but i didn't like this one - michael douglas was good, however.

[Beleg Strongbow]

Gee Arwen, we keep bumping into one another...
'The Game' is not for everybody, it seems to be an 'acquired taste'.

[Arwen Undomiel]

which i don't have... i thought it was mediocre.

r u stalking me, beleg?

[Beleg Strongbow]

Nay fair lady, it seems just coincidence that our paths are crossing on this day.

I'll have to shut up, I'm getting *off-topic**

[Arwen Undomiel]

'natural born killers' is a pretty weird film... i remember seeing bits of it and thinkin' how mashed-up it was! not for the faint-hearted - or the cerebrally challenged! lol lol

[Brindlescruff]

I saw Memento only once, but loved it, though it hurt my head, and it's now one of my top ten movies.

~brin

[Arwen Undomiel]

it's not something i'd watch again unless it was on television; i dunno, i just wasn't particularly amazed by it...

[Ronin]

Memento is, was, and always will be brilliant ;)

[Eáránë]

the 1 movie that was confusing was basic... its like a mystery/war/action movie... and it has these diff/ stories that keep on getting messed up... otherwise its a pretty good movie