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Huh, guess I finally should check that out.
Speaking of indie sci-fi, though: Have you seen Primer? I saw that around the same time I watched Coherence. Thought that was pretty good too.
watched predestination and I dont really understand how the last few minutes were supposed to shock anyone considering they gave it away pretty blatantly??
Just watched coherence last night. Man it was so good. It was trippy that
really good though. i need some more recommendations of mind fuck movies
We saw:
Coherence
Color out of space
recently. Most of the others mentioned here i've seen.
only the glasses girl and blond girl were the original people from that dimension. Everyone else from the very beginning was from different dimensions. Remember laurie asking mike who he was in the the 'roswell' show that she loved and he was the main guy in his dimension, not so in hers. and he asking how her yoga was going when she said she wasnt into yoga. Shits trippy.
really good though. i need some more recommendations of mind fuck movies
We saw:
Coherence
Color out of space
recently. Most of the others mentioned here i've seen.
IIRC in relation to your points I remember liking how
the characters kind of just brushed past the inconsistencies. Because when you're at a party and making casual conversation that's what you would do.
Good recommendations in this thread. I'll watch Circle, Time Lapse, Infinity Chamber, and The Discovery.
I already saw The Invitation but it wasn't that great.
I already saw The Invitation but it wasn't that great.
Loved Coherence, was such an unexpected experience. After watching this, I was on a search for "low budget" sci fi movies.. saw quite some crap but another gem that I found was I Origin. It's a different type of movie than coherence but the concept was really cool/thought-worthy and it has Brit Marling 👍
Duuuuuuude!!!
I Origins is legit!
try Another Earth - also has Brit Marlin in it.
Just watched one of the recommended movies here, Infinity Chamber: Wow, what a banger. Although the ADR in the coffee shop scenes killed my ears.
Also saw Time Lapse. It was different and engaging but kind of shit the bed at the end.
I'll check out Dark next. I watched the first episode a couple of months ago but it didn't grab me for some reason.
Also saw Time Lapse. It was different and engaging but kind of shit the bed at the end.
I'll check out Dark next. I watched the first episode a couple of months ago but it didn't grab me for some reason.
Nah it's more of a drama with some very slight thriller elements for some scenes.
This movie really stands out even after all these years, I kinda can't get enough of it. Absolutely wonderful film that everyone should see if they like sci-fi or drama.
It certainly makes my skin crawl multiple times.
It is!
One of my favorite line reads ever towards the end in a scene with the group arguing. Still makes me laugh when i think about it.
slept with your wife in every one of them
True story, this was the first movie I watched back in the day streaming to my brand spanking new (then) Wii U.
Anyway, the movie really blew my mind. Especially since I was smoking entirely too much weed back in those days. It shows that sci-fi is all about the story, not the budget, not the effects.
Anyway, the movie really blew my mind. Especially since I was smoking entirely too much weed back in those days. It shows that sci-fi is all about the story, not the budget, not the effects.
I didn't like it - the sci-fi was too poorly explained, the acting was really amateur, and it was just a bore visually. If you're looking for great indie sci-fi, start with something like Benson and Moorhead films.
I think the one scene that really exhibits how poor the script is, is near the beginning when the main character just randomly exposition dumps the Dyatlov Pass incident on everyone, completely inorganically.
I think the one scene that really exhibits how poor the script is, is near the beginning when the main character just randomly exposition dumps the Dyatlov Pass incident on everyone, completely inorganically.
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Enemy was one of the few films I didn't get the first time through. I mean I thought I got was going on and then that ending...
Cube was one of my favorite low budget sci films as a kid.
I absolutely love this kind of low budget high concept scyfi movies. To add (and or repeat) some great examples here, some movies that made it with different levels of success:
- Triangle (don't get fooled by the awful poster, this is not a slasher movie and is quite awesome)
- Timecrimes (Los Cronocrímenes) (Again, don't get fooled by the uninspired title, this movie is prime(r) example of mindfuckery.
- Time Trap (This get pretty corny and have some obvious flaws toward the end, but the concept and the food for though is top notch)
- Radius (Probably the worst of the bunch and the odd man out, but pretty interesting premise)
- Time Lapse (Another poster child of the low budget hi concept scyfi with some interesting development)
- The One I Love (Not as good as Coherence, but goes to some of the same places)
- Triangle (don't get fooled by the awful poster, this is not a slasher movie and is quite awesome)
- Timecrimes (Los Cronocrímenes) (Again, don't get fooled by the uninspired title, this movie is prime(r) example of mindfuckery.
- Time Trap (This get pretty corny and have some obvious flaws toward the end, but the concept and the food for though is top notch)
- Radius (Probably the worst of the bunch and the odd man out, but pretty interesting premise)
- Time Lapse (Another poster child of the low budget hi concept scyfi with some interesting development)
- The One I Love (Not as good as Coherence, but goes to some of the same places)
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Great timing here...just watched coherence on Monday night. It was good, not great...maybe I was too tired, but by the end the plot was getting so twisted up I kind of lost track of what was going on.
Other ones mentioned:
Dark - Great tv, one of the better shows I've seen in a while in any genre, hugely recommended!
Color out of Space - Amazing mind trip of a movie, one of the best cosmic horror movies I've ever seen, period. Up there with The Thing and Event Horizon. Nic Cage is phenomenal.
Other ones mentioned:
Dark - Great tv, one of the better shows I've seen in a while in any genre, hugely recommended!
Color out of Space - Amazing mind trip of a movie, one of the best cosmic horror movies I've ever seen, period. Up there with The Thing and Event Horizon. Nic Cage is phenomenal.
+1 for Timetrap. I was surprised how much I enjoyed that one. I'll have to check out the others you mentioned. Love these kind of films as well!
If you like mindfucks i just wanted to say that classic The Twilight Zone and both series of The Outer Limits are on Hulu.
I kind of hate when movies do things like this. I haven't seen this particular film yet but it reminds me of every praised film; possession (1982 love), melancholia (havn't seen) and The art of Self-defense(2019 fav). I still love the movies but that whole let us show something else that means something else is so trite, still haven't seen the Square.
Haven't heard of Time Trap, Radius, or The One I Love. I watched Time Lapse due to an earlier post in this thread, so I'll give these others a shot. TL was fun, despite obvious issues with the script and it mostly feeling like a basic cable TV show.
I've watched these two like 5 times each at this point along with Coherence and love them so much. Can't recommend them enough to people into mind benders.
I started Time Trap but stopped midway through which wasn't the films fault since I liked the direction it was going 20 minutes in. Since I have the time I need to get back to it.
Subjectively I actually liked Invitation more than Coherence (which I liked too).
I would second Endless (watch Resolution first, but not required). None of these movies are perfect, but I do find them enjoyable. The directors also did Spring which I think is their best movie.
Oh wow, I watched that a while ago and completely forgot about it. I do think that one is better than the other two in terms of how I connected with the chars.
What I can say about Timetrap is that it is a little bit more ambitious with it's scope and it lives and dies by that. I still think it's a great movie, but because of that, it comes a little bit too close to school play in some places. But I applaud them for trying and for, for all intent and purposes, achieving their goals and creating a very commendable narrative.
Triangle is probably the one that looks and sounds more like a commercial movie of them all, one that I could see making a bunch of money as a sleeper hit among the general public.