What Movies Really Bend Your Mind?

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   MalcolmKlockposted 15 years ago

   With Inception out, I've been on kind of a mind bender kick. Some of Nolan's older movies (like Memento and The Prestige), Aronofsky's films, even revisiting the first Matrix.
   
   What movies really blow your mind?

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      IntimatEvolutionposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      The Sixth Sense did, when it first came out.  Haven't seen a movie yet, which got me as good as that one did.  I was freaked out for weeks.

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         SomewayOuttaHereposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Yea...forgot about that movie...it was good!  it creeped me out too.

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            IntimatEvolutionposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            Oh yeah, I was literally freaked out!  It was crazy.  Good movie though, actually I thought is was excellent.

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               MalcolmKlockposted 15 years agoin reply to this

               Here's  a shocker, I've actually never seen the Sixth Sense. Worth seeing if you know the twist?

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                  IntimatEvolutionposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                  Oh man I do not know, because it was the twist that made it so real.  I do not know..., however I have seen it more than once.  I had to watch it a second time.  I had missed a lot, from having my eyes closed the first time.

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                  Shadesbreathposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                  You know, funny you should ask.  My wife and I watched it again last night for the first time in years (I think that was my first re-watching since I saw it in theaters), and it was great.  I definitely recommend it even if the "twist" has been ruined.

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      suscanposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Both Memento and Prestige were excellent. I have not seen Inception yet,

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      skyfireposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Fight Club
      
      Inception
      
      Matrix
      
      Resident Evil
      
      Shutter Island
      
      Man from the earth
      
      Alien vs Predator (1)
      
      The pursuit of happiness

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   rebekahELLEposted 15 years ago

   definitely Inception, Matrix, Pi, The Game.. I'll probably think of more.. now I want to see Memento..

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      tony0724posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Momento was great and I still love " 2001 Space Odyssey ' too.

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         rebekahELLEposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         of course, how could we forget Hal?? 
         Inception blew me away, so I'm looking forward to seeing Memento.

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         thirdmilleniumposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         aye sir, 2001 SO will always be ahead of its time, even in 2050

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      MalcolmKlockposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      You remind me I still really need to see the Game. Fincher is certainly a master of the mind bender.

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         Sweetsusiegposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Awesome twist to this!!

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   Mutiny92posted 15 years ago

   Fight Club and Memento for me.

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   habeeposted 15 years ago

   Jacob's Ladder really screwed with my head!!

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      tony0724posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      OOOOOHHHHH ! That was a good one !

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   habeeposted 15 years ago

   Tony, did it mess with your head like it did mine?

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      tony0724posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Habee you know damn well my head is already messed up !

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   habeeposted 15 years ago

   Mine, too, Tony - but the film made it even worse! lol

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      Kangaroo_Jaseposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Habee hey,
      
      That film scared the sh*t out of me when it came out, remember those scenes when those people seen had their heads looking like they were wrapped in bandages and moving too fast? I had dreams like that when I was a small kid, and those memories came flooding back when I first saw the film @ 20 years old (gulp)

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   lorlie6posted 15 years ago

   First one to come to mind was "A Clockwork Orange."  Weird!!!!

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      tony0724posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      OHHH another Kubrick classic. Did that guy make some strange movies or what ? And David Lynch a favorite of mine makes some weird stuff too. " Blue Velvet " was pretty strange. And " Mulholland Highway " too.

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   habeeposted 15 years ago

   Laurel, I almost said that one, too!

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      lorlie6posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I don't know about youse guys, but I saw it when released-I was WAAAY to young for Mr. Kubrick!

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   SomewayOuttaHereposted 15 years ago

   Yes...David Lynch has put out some really off the wall movies...Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction....and The Shining got to me - that was a weird and scary movie...."Redrum"....

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      tony0724posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Wasn't " The Shining ' Kubrick too ?

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         SomewayOuttaHereposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         I googled it - yes it was Kubrick....Jack Nicholson was so creepy and weird in that movie!  I can still see his smile...he's one good actor.

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    ohmygoodnessraeposted 15 years ago

    Most recent on my list was definitely Shutter Island.

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    habeeposted 15 years ago

    Oh, I agree! Shutter Island was a mind bender!

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    Kangaroo_Jaseposted 15 years ago

    Videodrome
    Brazil
    Crash (not the recent one made in 2004, the one made in 1996 directed by David Cronenberg)
    Donnie Darko
    Naked Lunch (geez, getting a David Cronenberg vibe here )

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       Kangaroo_Jaseposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       One more to add...The Cube, is defo a who, what, where movie, as well as heaps of conspiracy shenanigans.

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    L4Blueposted 15 years ago

    Synecdoche for me. I watched when half asleep however. Think it's double edged really, it needs a few rewatches I think, which gives it longevity but also makes it a bit annoying. Can't decide whether it was really clever or a bit too self-indulgent.

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    William R. Wilsonposted 15 years ago

    Koyaanisqatsi.

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    chaiyo555posted 15 years ago

    Most recent on my list wasdefinitely Inception

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    blondepoetposted 15 years ago

    The Aussie horror one. Something about a creek.
    What's the name of it again?
    Set in the outback that maniac tortures those kids.
    I had night mares for years I mean weeks after it, omg totally freaky.

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       logic,commonsenseposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       How about District 9?
       I would think you would be horrified at how the prawns were treated! LOL!

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          blondepoetposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          ROFL oh those poor prawns. Yes Logic I saw District 9 and I can tell you yes I was horrified to see a prawn treated like they were.Top movie though especially got exciting when he started turning into a prawn himself. Poor man,can you imagine the trauma he suffered.
          I remembered the one I was thinking of....Wolf Creek....have you seen it Logic. The scariest freakiest thing I have ever seen.

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             logic,commonsenseposted 15 years agoin reply to this

             Just think though how big a meal a 6 foot 200 pound prawn would be! 

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    Stevennix2001posted 15 years ago

    inception
    shutter island
    rashomon
    ran (symbolism is simply amazing when used masterfully like akira kurasawa does in this movie)
    sixth sense
    8 1/2 (on the surface of the film it may not seem too complex, but it has a lot of symbolism that will blow your freaking mind)
    unbreakable
    memento
    vanilla sky
    fight club
    
    
    and probably many others, as these are just the ones at the top of my head at the moment.

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    sunforgedposted 15 years ago

    because they are not mentioned yet
    
    
    eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
    
    requiem for a dream (can never watch again)
    
    Old Boy (can also never watch again)
    
    I was equally entertained  by "the Others" as Sixth Sense..enjoyed the overall mood a bit more too
    
    and cashback

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       Stevennix2001posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       oh yeah, i completely forgot about eternal sunshine.  how could i have forgotten about that movie, as that's like the best love story of all time.  oh man, i can't believe i missed that.  d' oh! 

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          suscanposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          I loved Eternal Sunshine. Jim carrey is such a talented guy.

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    readytoescapeposted 15 years ago

    Some of the afterlife concepts in “What Dreams May Come”

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    kimberlyslyricsposted 15 years ago

    Mindbenders for sure!

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    kimberlyslyricsposted 15 years ago

    what about
    
    A Beautiful Mind?

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       lilypjmom2122posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       that is one of my favorites. A great movie and good minder for me:)

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    habeeposted 15 years ago

    Another one I just saw: After.Life, with Liam Neeson and Christina Ricci.

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    fucsiaposted 15 years ago

    Matrix was a genius movie ... I mention also "the Others" as "Sixth Sense"

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    drej2522posted 15 years ago

    Most people took mine, so I'll throw in some additional ones:
    
    
    The Mothman Prophecies
    The Time Machine-The newer version (although, I didn't think it was a great movie, the concept was out there)
    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
    ...and what about another Jim Carrey movie...Number 23
    
    And last but not least...
    
    Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull...just why oh why?

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    MJClarke17Twelveposted 15 years ago

    Perfect movies for this.
    
    the Matrix series
    Shutter Island ------------------- THIS ONES THE BEST!
    Inception
    Momento
    Da Vinci Code
    Angels and Demons

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    logic,commonsenseposted 15 years ago

    Washington D.C.!  Those morons really bend my mind!

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    WoodsmensPostposted 15 years ago

    Book of ELI
    when they go to the old couples house... thats a mind bender!!

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    humiliposted 15 years ago

    shutter island for me too!
    <snipped link>

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    dream_wilderposted 15 years ago

    The Departed
    Dark City
    Death Proof
    Snatch
    Pitch Black
    Frailty
    The Book Of Eli
    The Prestige

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       Flowerbeeposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Mr Nobody - I loved that movie, it really makes you think about life.
       Shutter Island - Absolutely loved that, and I knew nothing about it going in, even better.
       Inception
       The Matrix
       
       There's others I love, escaping my mind at the moment.

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