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1. 

   12/30/08

   Bonnielicious

   What do you mean by mess up your head?
   
   Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind is my favourite film!

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   12/30/08

   claudiorodval

   I mean movies that make you think A LOT

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3. 

   12/30/08

   Friday13

   Twelve Monkeys is a bit of a head-messer-upper.

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   1. 

      12/30/08

      claudiorodval

      I have that one in the longer list... great film by the way
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   12/30/08

   claudiorodval

   All the movies that I have in the list are movies that I completely LOVE

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5. 

   12/30/08

   Bonnielicious

   hmmm, Butterfly Effect

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   1. 

      12/30/08

      claudiorodval

      Yes that one is also a great film
6. 

   12/30/08

   lordiwanttobewhole

   Vanilla Sky

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   1. 

      12/30/08

      claudiorodval

      Matrix and Vanilla Sky are amazing too
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      12/31/08

      freeatlast

      I liked Vanilla Sky until I saw the Spanish original which I LOVE LOVE LOVE! "Abre los Ojos"
7. 

   12/30/08

   Shiley

   Matrix (the first one the rest are ca-ca)

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      12/31/08

      freeatlast

      yes... the first one was awesome, especially for the time. I haven't seen the others yet. Trying to avoid watching them.
8. 

   12/30/08

   Bonnielicious

   Requiem for a Dream

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      1/03/09

      LGramlich

      I second that in a big way.
9. 

   12/30/08

   Bonnielicious

   American beauty is also fantastic especially after you watch the directors commentary

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10. 

    12/30/08

    claudiorodval

    TRUE I forgot about that one!!!

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11. 

    12/30/08

    melindaville

    Pulp Fiction is the biggest one that comes to my mind (it was the heroin, shooting up scene for me).
    Oh and I just saw someone else listed Requiem for a Dream -- totally!
    
    Monter's Ball was also really intense.

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12. 

    12/30/08

    Bonnielicious

    The sixth sense was a good one the first time, especially at the end when you had to figure out what the fuck was going on

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13. 

    12/30/08

    claudiorodval

    I have these so far
    
    Memento
    Mulholland drive
    Fight Club
    ¶
    Lost Highway
    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
    What the %$#”&& you know
    Waking Life
    Equilibrium
    Vanilla Sky
    Twelve Monkeys
    Donnie Darko
    A scanner darkly
    Videodrome
    The Usual Suspects
    Pulp Fiction
    Blue Velvet
    Naked Lunch
    M
    Requiem for a Dream

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14. 

    12/30/08

    MidwestMom

    I thought Pan's Labrynth was a bit mind bending. But I agree with you totally on Memento.

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15. 

    12/31/08

    claudiorodval

    I think PL was also a great movie

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16. 

    12/31/08

    aningeniousname

    Waking life was a great film, Richard Linklater's other "cartoon" film scanner darkly messed with your head quite a bit too.

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17. 

    12/31/08

    MadMadMargo

    Something is wrong with me then, I don't consider any of these movies as having messed with my head. Oh, well.

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18. 

    12/31/08

    claudiorodval

    By Mess up your head I mean... these are movies that made me think a lot... most of the times I didnt know what was going on and after the film I had to talk to someone about their meaning and what had really happened

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19. 

    12/31/08

    souldrift

    Films that made me think a lot/made a BIG impact on me:
    
    Se7en
    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
    Requiem for a Dream
    Donnie Darko
    American Beauty

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    1. 

       12/31/08

       freeatlast

       great list!....
       somehow I never enjoyed spotless mind... it kind of bored me. I've long tried to change my mind about that one... but whatever.
20. 

    12/31/08

    darren1985

    Hm... Sixth Sense?

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21. 

    12/31/08

    lotusb

    Top 5:
    
    5. High Tension (lesbian french thriller)
    4. Seven Pounds
    3. 2012 (google it, if you know not)
    2. Taxi Driver
    1. A Place in the Sun

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22. 

    12/31/08

    Praz

    The Departed

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    1. 

       12/31/08

       freeatlast

       ooo good one.
23. 

    12/31/08

    LynneaUrania

    The Crying Game

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24. 

    12/31/08

    gearsofrock

    I really hate films that aim for this goal but two that stand out in my head at the moment are:
    
    1. Identity
    
    2. Million Dollar Baby

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25. 

    12/31/08

    claudiorodval

    Identity is amazing!!!
    
    why do you hate them?

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    1. 

       12/31/08

       gearsofrock

       To me, the purpose of going to the movies is to be entertained via laughing or viewing good looking actresses. I don't like leaving the theater with a screwed up head that keeps me up for the rest of the night.
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       12/31/08

       claudiorodval

       fair enough! Happy New Year
26. 

    12/31/08

    armywife65

    Scary movies that have things that could actually happen in real life. Like Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Dentist, Wrong Way Turn, Saw,...eehhh! I think, "man, this crap could actually happen.

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27. 

    12/31/08

    jjmezzio

    That I could think of right now ...
    
    1. Kpax
    2. A Beautiful Mind
    3. 2001: A Space Odyssey
    4. Big Fish (It makes me think a lot. But it doesn't mess up my head)
    5. Contact
    6. The Triangle

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    1. 

       12/31/08

       claudiorodval

       Kpax... never heard of that one before... what is it about?
    2. 

       12/31/08

       jjmezzio

       Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.
       
       - IMDB
    3. 

       12/31/08

       claudiorodval

       Sounds like a film a watched a couple of weeks ago... The Man from Earth... although this one seems to be a lot better... thanks a lot for the info
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       1/03/09

       busylizzy

       I had an emotional response to 2001 when I first saw it. I've seen it maybe 10 more times. Luckily my hubby saw it alot and read and listened about it and his dad explained stuff to him, so he's able to explain things to me. We just introduced 2001 and 2010 to my daughter this past summer, with the enlightened commentary of my hubby. Now my daughter sees references to it in other movies. For example, in Wall-e there are many references to it that my daughter and I picked up.
28. 

    12/31/08

    freeatlast

    Man Bites Dog
    Eraserhead
    Symbiopsychotaxiplasm
    Videodrome
    Delicatessen
    
    Directors:
    Lynch
    Cronenberg
    Kubrick
    Godard
    Tarantino

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       1/03/09

       busylizzy

       No disrespect intended but I think Lynch is one sick puppy. I did not like BLue Velvet at all, but I must say I adored Twin Peaks, the tv series.
29. 

    12/31/08

    Arnous81

    5-Lucky Number Sleven
    4-Donnie Darko
    3-Usual Suspects
    2-The Illusionist
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    1-Revolver (Most underrated movie of all time in my opinion!)

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    1. 

       1/01/09

       msbaby

       I agree with you on "The Illusionist". You really had to be on your toes and pay close attention to keep up. It was one of the few films that I have had to go back a re-watch certain scenes to see if I missed anything.
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    12/31/08

    claudiorodval

    Symbiopsychotaxiplasm.... never heard of that before... is it any good?

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    1. 

       12/31/08

       freeatlast

       not a psychological thriller, but very psychological... way different than anything ever made before or after... you can find it through the Criterion Collection.
       
       in my opinion, very good.
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       12/31/08

       claudiorodval

       I will check that... sounds good.
       Thanks
31. 

    12/31/08

    claudiorodval

    I heard the same thing about Revolver a couple of times... havent seen it yet... but will... soon

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    1. 

       12/31/08

       Arnous81

       Revolver got bad reviews for being too complicated.And I admit that it can't be understoon 100%, but you will still love it! And yes, it messes up your head like crazy!
32. 

    12/31/08

    claudiorodval

    Great finally I am getting some films that I had never seen nor heard before... I will keep myself bussy watching some of these movies... Thanks for sharing

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33. 

    12/31/08

    Praz

    Wall Street

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34. 

    12/31/08

    absynthe

    How about an old movie: a clockwork orange. I loved it.

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    1. 

       1/01/09

       sisterofmercy

       Clockwork Orange is brilliant, a definite classic.
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       1/01/09

       souldrift

       I forgot about A Clockwork Orange!
35. 

    12/31/08

    hussyinterrupted

    Full Metal Jacket
    and Frailty

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36. 

    1/01/09

    claudiorodval

    Boresome man

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37. 

    1/01/09

    sisterofmercy

    Any film that sequences their events in the wrong order, stuff like The Matrix messes with my head.

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38. 

    1/01/09

    Rozie818

    Brazil - was a head scratcher
    also
    A Clockwork Orange
    Blue Velvet
    Altered States
    Nightmare Before Christmas
    Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer
    In Cold Blood
    Jacob's Ladder
    Dark Crystal ( I hear they are making a sequel)
    The Hunger
    Incredible Shrinking Man
    Nosferatu
    Metropolis
    
    Just to add a few ;-)

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    1. 

       1/03/09

       busylizzy

       I agree with you on Altered States but
       
       How did Nightmare Before Christmas mess up your head? I guess I am already messed up becaue that's one of my favorite movies - it made Danny Elfman a household word for me!
39. 

    1/01/09

    SnackosaurusRex

    has anyone seen "old boy?"
    it's a korean movie...
    now that will mess with your head

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40. 

    1/01/09

    22050hz

    Marley and Me...

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41. 

    1/01/09

    KittyKat53

    the serpent and the rainbow
    the seventh sign
    seven
    the exorsist (had to cover eyes and ears practically entire movie..at theatre)
    children of the corn (left theatre)

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42. 

    1/01/09

    CrystalRaven

    What Dreams May Come

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43. 

    1/01/09

    katscandles

    Memento...definately! I was soooo confused!!

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44. 

    1/03/09

    busylizzy

    Altered States sparked a very long conversation and attempt at analysis.

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45. 

    1/03/09

    Shuttercraft

    ---------#1 Lady In The Water!-------------
    Fight Club
    The Village
    The Sphere
    The shining

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46. 

    1/03/09

    roguedeals

    Pi

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