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Number 1:  Cemetery Man

Spoiler-free plot: The dead rise after every seven days in a cemetery and it’s up to the groundskeeper to keep them from taking over the world. 

Why it’s so weird (Possible Spoilers) : Okay this isn’t my favorite film but it is the weirdest film ever!  So we rented this as a kid thinking it’s was a regular zombie film but man oh man was I wrong. Like after it starts with the zombie stuff, the Cemetery man falls in the love but then she dies. Then things go crazy!  He keeps seeing her and she gets weird and weird then he goes psychotic. He starts dealing with why the living should live and if he was really in love.  It really is a super crazy film.  You should watch it and let it come over you. Its a pretty crazy.  I really hope people see this film. It’s weird and oddly sweet. 

Trivia: Brad Pitt was supposed to play Hellboy. 

I’m just kidding. But i mean the way this list is going. 

Okay a real fact: Vin Diesel WAS actually attached to play Hellboy. 

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Number Hellboy:  Hellboy

Spoiler-free plot: Come’on guys.  Do I really?

Why it’s so weird (Possible Spoilers) : Once again Hellboy belongs on this list.  And it’s because: it stars a monster.  I mean think of the risks of that.  It’s just hard to imagine a studio decided to take a risk on a movie where the main relatable character was a monster from hell.  How have you guys not seen this film?

Number 2:  American Psycho

Spoiler-free plot: Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) is like very other stock broker in the 80s.  He’s rich, selfish, and a serial killer. 

Why it’s so weird (Possible Spoilers) : Now I’ve heard alot of things about this movie: It’s not scary. Did he really kill people?  What happened? It’s boring. But here’s the thing: It’s a satire.  It seems like a lot of people dont seem to get satires because of how subtle they can be.  The movie is a send up of 80s culture and the selfishness of the rich.  An example of this is no one knows who Patrick Bateman is.  They are always mistaking him for someone else, even when he tells them who he is.  It doesn’t matter if he killed those people or not (I think he did) It’s supposed to make you laugh at how fake wall street bunch was. It’s a very funny film and one of my personal favorites.  Watch it.  You’ll love it! 

Trivia: The original script by Oliver Stone was sent in the future.  

He-Man connection:  Mattel Toy Company started to make some Conan action figures, but after viewing the film, the executives realized that they couldn’t afford to be associated with a film with such graphic sex and violence. They gave their doll blonde hair, called him “He-man”

I am Jack’s Trivia: When a fight club member sprays the priest with a hose, the camera briefly shakes.  This happens because the cameraman couldn’t keep himself from laughing. 

Number 4:  Fight Club

Spoiler-free plot: An unnamed man (Edward Norton) is having a midlife crisis until he meets Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt). Together they start a club where they beat on each other and other members of the community until it grows into a national movement. 

Why it’s so weird (Possible Spoilers) : Okay if you haven’t seen this movie don’t read on: Tyler and the Narrator are the same person. In one of David Fincher’s first films, he tackles the problem with identity in today’s culture. This film is also a satire and it talks a lot about pop culture and what roles we (especially middle-aged men) play in our society. It’s just an amazing film and I hope all you have already seen it or are about to see it right now.  But remember the first rule is Not to talk about it.  A lot of people are breaking those rules!