Absurd Cinema Thread

Wish these guys wouldn't add their own comments to the clips - anyone who is going to get it will get it!
The 60s campy stuff, like Queen Kong, I don't like as much as the older ones, but if you have a penchant for such kooky, kicky stuff, there's always The Incredibly Strange Creatures who Stopped Living and became Mixed-up Zombies (1964)
 
Santo vs Frankenstein's Daughter​


Ten years ago I read in a magazine about a series of films featuring a real-life Mexican wrestler named Santo (Saint) who starred in a bunch of monster movies. Santo being only 5 foot 9 inches tall was a natural athlete and very strong for someone who never worked out in the gym. Santo was a popular hero among many people because he gave to charities, made public appearences giving advice to children to be good and respectful. His fans always loved how nice and polite he was toward everyone, he never refused to give an autograph and tried very hard to keep up with his mountains of fan mail.​

Santo basically played himself in movies as a kind wrestler who cared about people and helped who ever was in trouble. This is the first movie I saw him in and I became a fan of this man in the mask, named Santo.​





In this movie, a scientist tries to cheat death by perfecting a serum that will keep her young forever, and also continuing her father's work. I watched a subtitled version of this cool movie.​
 
I had better transfer the two movies I had originally posted in another thread. The first is For Y'ur Height Only, a Filipino 007 spoof starring Weng Weng. Weng Weng was a 3ft tall little person known in the film as 00, and he is tasked with the job of hunting down Mr Large. This film, and Weng Weng himself, have taken on cult status. Even spawning a rap song in his honour.

Unluckily for Weng Weng, his career was short lived and he died in obscurity in 1992 at the age of 34. Though he still lives on through the half dozen absurd films he starred in.


The other is Mr. No Legs. This absolutely odd American slice of cinematic cheese stars real life amputee Ted Vollrath, as a wheelchair bound Mafia hitman. While the concept of a wheelchair hitman sounds silly (and it is), Ted was the first person in a wheelchair to receive a black belt in Karate. Director Ricou Browning was the man who created Flipper!

 

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Monstroid was so boring it put me in a wide-eyed coma, I can't believe I watched it.
This film claimed it was based on a true story, and the creature didn't appear until the very end.
Actor John Carradine was in it too.​
 
I've loved giant monster movies since I was kid, I've seen quite a few in my lifetime, but when I saw Dogora........ARGH!

Basically this movie is MOSTLY about jewel thieves and the subplot is a jellyfish-like monster which pops out of clouds now and then. You'd think the monster would be more important to the film, but no......:confused:



 
The X From Outer Space​


Now this giant monster flick I really found amusing, the monster is goofy looking, the action is outrageous and the english dubbing for the film is hysterical. I highly recommend this "man in the rubber suit" movie to giant monster fans everywhere.​






The cult following for this film was so big that an updated version of the movie was made. Here is a clip from the press conference announcing the return of Guilala!​


 
The Flesh Eaters
(1964)​

A dull monster movie with a few good scenes.
In this film clip, amongst a few stranded people on an island, an ex-Nazi scientist experiments on a beatnik.​



 
The Galaxy Invader
(1985)​

The usual plot about an alien crash landing a ship and is met by hostile humans (who also don't get along with each other).
Just another bad film to use as a fireplace log.​



(end movie fight scene)​
 
While being nowhere near the worst of films, these definitely fit into some of the oddest.

*Trailers may not be suitable for a younger audience*

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Funky Forest: The First Encounter

The Holy Mountain
 
The Astro Zombies
(1969)​


Searching for something out of the ordinary?
Look no further, here's a B-movie horror flick that's a blast from the past.
It's weird, freaky, slightly disturbing, but great fun to watch.​

(for me anyway)​




 
HERCULES RETURNS (1993)

The set up: In the early 90s some aussie comedians did a few shows where they sat in the back of a cinema and live dubbed over some older movies (similar to Mystery Science Theatre) from memory the act was called Double Take.

In the film there was a very, very weak plot about an underdog reopening an old cinema opposed by the evil multiplex owner but it's all just an excuse to put the show on film, in this case dubbing over an old Italian sword and sandal pic.

I haven't seen this movie in a long time, it wasn't high class comedy then and I doubt it's aged well but I'd be lying if I said it didn't give me a few laughs back in 1993.

 
Greaser's Palace
(1972)​

A surreal western that I like and dislike, it has to be seen uncut to fully enjoy the weirdness of the movie. Robert Downey directed this film, and a seven year old Robert Downey Jr has a small part in the film.​




 
What a wonderful, weird thread. Some terrible looking films that disgust me with the trailers and some that looked surreal in a great way!
 
Adasunshine said:
I've seen them all... can't resist a bit of bad cinema :rolleyes: xx
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I've seen quite a few odd movies, the interestingly good, the real bad, and the great.

Here's one of my favorite cool/weird films. A comedy/horror by Roger Corman called,
Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961)​



 
The Human Centipede [2009]

All the way through I'm thinking 'Why am I watching this? Why?!' But somehow I found myself at the end - still thinking 'Why?'

I can never get that time back!!
 
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