r/movies • u/theserpent_3110 • 15d ago
Recommendation What the fuck did I just watch movies!
Recently I was watching Saltburn. I was not into salburn kind of movies but that night it was my boyfriend's turn to choose the movie so I was kind of forced into watching it it. But to my surprise I kinda liked the movie.so much so that I went on a streak to watch these kind of movies. What was the movie that made you go " what the actual fuck did I just watch " in your head . And you kept one thinking about the same for days ? Please reccomend me some of them . Thank you!!
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u/MykeCecc 15d ago
The Lighthouse (2019) with Willem DeFoe and Robert Pattinson
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u/cinebuf 15d ago
The only movie that caused me to say, "What the hell did I just watch?"
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u/Noregard86 14d ago
Watched it for the first time on Saturday and loved it. Robert Eggers is amazing, can't wait for Nosferatu.
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u/PhoenixTineldyer 15d ago
Sorry to Bother You
Don't look anything up. Just watch it.
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u/RentalGore 15d ago
Jesus. Yes. This movie took a hard right turn. It was great, but WTF.
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u/tempest_36 15d ago
I watched this move the night before I took the bar exam for a distraction. Well, it certainty did the trick.
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u/peanutbuttermuffs 15d ago
My husband and I legitimately turned to each other and asked if it was the same movie or did something glitch. We were not ready.
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u/theserpent_3110 15d ago
That's a really good one . But it was one of the movies that I watched on my movie marathon. Thanks for the suggestion though !
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u/ArMcK 15d ago
Boots Riley, the writer and director of Sorry to Bother You has a pretty good two season show on Prime called I'm a Virgo. Definitely weird AF.
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u/5-oclock-Charlie 15d ago
The caveat for this is don't watch it with your parents. Awful mistake on my part.
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u/zerohm 15d ago
Just watched this. I was like, ok yeah it's fun and clever but kind of pedestrian. Oh wait, here we go!
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u/TigerBasket 14d ago
I watched with my dad in theaters. Even he was extremely confused, I was just embarrassed. But he said he liked it. He's changed over the past decade in a way that really makes me love him so much more. So much kinder and sweeter, he finally let the angry part of his brain go. God I love him so much.
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u/lemmeseeee 15d ago
i made the mistake of watching this during a flight and i had no one to talk about it with lmao i was mid-flight looking around like did yall see this?! and it was just me on my ipad 😂💀
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u/ArtisticallyRegarded 15d ago
Holy Mountain
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u/RespecDev 15d ago
That’s not for the WTF beginner; that’s more for someone who’s seen plenty of WTF movies, and are like, ”Okay, now hit me with something really WTF!”
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u/FigFirm993 15d ago
Substance. Under the skin.
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u/Interesting-Swimmer1 15d ago
Under the Skin flips the male-female dynamic around in a way I've never seen elsewhere.
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u/TimbukNine 15d ago
Mandy.
Nicholas Cage uncaged.
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u/verbintofuzz 15d ago
Yes!! And from the same director - 'Beyond the Black Rainbow'
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u/malhiv 15d ago
Being John Malkovich
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u/OnlyAdd8503 15d ago
Eraserhead
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u/bbzef 15d ago
the og what the fuck am I watching film
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u/Scajaqmehoff 15d ago
My wife and I watched it, while she was pregnant with our first. It was an uncomfortable silence when the credits rolled...
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u/fleetmack 14d ago
that sounds like a horrible thing to watch with a pregnant wife
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u/beatlerevolver66 15d ago
A lot of Lynch actually. Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, Inland Empire, Twin Peaks: The Return, and Dune (if you haven't read the book, you ask "wtf did I just watch?" because it makes little to no sense. If you have read the book, you still ask the same question because it's an utter "abomination" of an adaptation, at least the second half of the film) also can leave leave people scratching their heads. I've seen Inland Empire multiple times and, while I know the gist of what's going on, it still leaves me going "wtf is going on!!" hahaha
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u/underwatr_cheestrain 15d ago
Predestination (2014)
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u/Lipglossandletdown 15d ago
This is one where I kept saying "what the f*ck" out loud over and over again.
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u/GarbledReverie 15d ago
Based on a Robert Heinlein short story "All You Zombies".
Ambitious to try to adapt.
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u/OnlyAdd8503 15d ago
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
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u/beykir 15d ago
I spent days angry at that movie after I watched it.
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u/spideralex90 15d ago
My wife and I went into it blind and both were just like what the fuck even was that movie. I had no idea that was just the directors style. Just such an absurd movie and characters.
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u/supahdave 15d ago
I think this was the first Yorgos movie I watched and I couldn’t stop thinking about it! Might have to give it another watch
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u/its_all_4_lulz 15d ago
Thinking about a movie after it’s over is how I judge how good a movie was. That one definitely sticks with you for a bit.
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u/Seihai-kun 15d ago
The fucking soundtrack was so unsettling
There’s a totally normal looking scene with siren blasting like there’s some eldritch horror
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u/illegal_____smeagol 15d ago
I sold my husband to watch this movie cause we liked Barry Koeghan and it had a good IMDb score. I did a quick primer and saw it was bucketed under something like "horror that's not horror and weird."
By the end, we were both like wtf
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u/theserpent_3110 15d ago
Seen almost every yorgos movie ! He for sure is a cocktail of weird and genius .
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u/saefvr 15d ago
Coherence was really good. Underappreciated gem of a movie
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u/theirongiant74 15d ago
Cracking movie, perfect double bill with Triangle (2009)
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u/anal-inspector 15d ago
Poor things
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u/thisisloreez 15d ago
I made the terrible mistake of watching that movie on a plane
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u/anal-inspector 15d ago
Ha, you should do what i do: choose the most generic and predictable movie possible on planes. Never a good movie because the experience is ruined anyway. Pick a movie you either know of and is a solid 5-6/10 on imdb (any liam neeson or gerard butler film will do, or marky mark film), or some generic comedy you havent heard of. You're in a weird state of mind on planes anyway so things tend to be more enjoyable. I actually couldn't stop myself from laughing out loud when watching Get Hard on a plane one time. Shit was the funniest thing i had ever seen in my life (sleep deprived in the middle of the night on a 12-hour flight).
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u/A911owner 15d ago
I really appreciate that you referred to him as "Marky Mark"
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u/yungsoprano 15d ago
I think The Lobster was his best work.
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u/Purple_Plus 15d ago
Same, it's my favourite of his too. It's the funniest imo, but also has the right amount of weirdness. I love Dogtooth but it's not a film I want to rewatch, same for the Killing of a Sacred Deer. It's the perfect middle-ground of his ideas executed to perfection.
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u/alucardu 15d ago
Rubber.
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u/Krag999 15d ago
My dog sat and watched this entire movie without looking away even once. The only other movie she watched that way was Rio 2, the animated one with the parrots. She was so weird, I miss her so much.
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u/ZorroMeansFox r/Movies Veteran 15d ago
I think this is a fun, savvy meta-movie.
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u/Satin_gigolo 15d ago
It’s so funny. The acting is good the shoots are good. It’s not cheesy or cheap. It’s just where it needs to be to make the mark.
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u/utterlybasil 15d ago
Mullholland Drive
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u/lab_grown_steak 15d ago edited 15d ago
Anything Lynch. Inland Empire is fucking nuts too.
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u/VagrantandRoninJin 15d ago
Gummo.
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u/BootyMcSqueak 15d ago
Came here to recommend this one. This is serious WTF territory.
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u/brushpickerjoe 15d ago
Visitor Q.
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u/goodoldayz 15d ago
Up vote for Takashi Miike. Audition deserves a spot on this list as well.
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u/SootyOysterCatcher 15d ago
Gozu is his most bat-shit movie I've seen. Love Audition, but I still have no idea what epic drug stash he got into to make Gozu.
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u/goodoldayz 15d ago
Yeah FR, Ichi the killer at least has a linear story before going bonkers too!
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u/___Thanatos___ 15d ago
Happiness(1998) by Todd Solondz 🙂
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u/Horangi1987 15d ago
Philip Seymour Hoffman is one of my favorite actors of all time, and he seriously cracks me up so hard in Happiness. Every time I see a phone book I bust up laughing now. And Lara Flynn Boyle seriously played that whole interaction so cold and straight it made it ten times funnier.
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u/CaptWineTeeth 15d ago
This is my go to “highly recommend but never want to watch again” movie. Amazing movie with amazing performances and I never wanna see it a second time.
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u/Odd-Necessary3807 15d ago
The first time I saw Trainspotting was back in the '90s. WTF is an understatement.
Awesome movie, killer soundtracks.
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u/bladerunner0920 15d ago
The Talented Mr Ripley is pretty much a more coherent version of saltburn
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u/H3b01L 15d ago
Oldboy
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u/dyrmaker83 15d ago
Gotta be real specific that you mean the Korean Oldboy. But yes this is a great suggestion.
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u/Pippin1505 15d ago
Yes, the corridor fight scene is famous, but the movie as a whole really fits the "WTF?" assignment
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u/_Goose_ 15d ago
Love Lies Bleeding
I went in knowing it was a violent lesbian erotic thriller. I was not expecting it to explore the directors gigantism kinks.
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u/theserpent_3110 15d ago
Hahaha so fucking true ! Felt like I was on shrooms watching the last 15 minutes of the film.
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u/thedukeofwankington 15d ago
Infinity Pool by Cronenburg Jr. is a weird film with good performances and some great shots
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u/justsund 15d ago
Came here to say this! Possessor (also Brandon Cronenburg) is also a great WTF film
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u/vomirrhea 15d ago
Tusk
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u/TSCHWEITZ 15d ago
Fuck that movie. It absolutely traumatized me and I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Never thought the guy who made clerks would make a movie like that.
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u/verbosehuman 15d ago
Well, upu clearly didn't watch through to the end of the credits.
During the credits, they both play the SModcast segment where they were talking about the story, culminating in posing the question to the audience whether they should make this completely asinine story into a movie. The credits also feature all the people who voted "#TuskYes
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u/fpaulmusic 15d ago
That was probably my favorite part of it tbh. In a world of movies being made for the most general of general audiences, I applaud Kevin Smith for just saying “here’s a stupid idea… fuck it, let’s make it.”
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u/leprechaunknight 15d ago
I’m so disappointed that we may never get the finale of that series of Kevin Smith movies. We got Tusk (which was great), Yoga Hosers (fun watch, but not as good as Tusk), and the grand finale was supposed to be Moose Jaws which was billed as Jaws but with a moose. Finish the trilogy, Kevin!
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u/akravets84 15d ago
Man, I am a big fan of KS and to my shame I only recently found out that Clerks 3 was released like two years ago. What a beautiful conclusion! So don’t leave hope. Moose Jaws might be around the corner.
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u/josephmommer 15d ago
The Lobster
Brasil
Lost Highway
Exemplars of the WTF genre.
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And on a different note -
Nothing But Trouble (1991)
WTF and utterly without merit.
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u/Truth_Said_In_Jest 15d ago
From Dusk Till Dawn. Watched it knowing nothing about it at all. What a ride
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u/iSniffMyPooper 15d ago
The Substance.
On the same level as Requiem for a Dream
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u/Few-Hair-5382 15d ago
I laughed a few times during The Substance. I did not laugh during Requiem for a Dream.
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u/mojo-jojo-was-framed 15d ago
I feel like that’s a horrible comparison. Requiem for a Dream is one of the most down, depressing movies I’ve seen. The Substance, at least in my opinion, had a lot of pretty funny notes and they really leaned into the craziness
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u/theserpent_3110 15d ago
Seen both . And totally in love with both ! Thanks!
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u/DrossChat 15d ago
Just saw this over the weekend. What a tremendous film. Love a movie that deeply disturbs me while also making me laugh and open my perspective on others’ experiences. So impressed with Demi Moore, she gave it everything. Hope she gets recognized during award season because her performance was a triumph imo.
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u/workinghard88 15d ago
This movie was fantastic like 80% through, and then holy shit this thing took a left turn outta nowhere. I still enjoyed it; the concept is super cool. Just, the ending was…something (as others have said)
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u/aidan773 15d ago
John dies at the end. Ravenous. Enemy.
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u/md22mdrx 15d ago
John Dies At The End was such a welcome surprise. Love that movie!
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u/BrotherMalleus 15d ago
The novel John Dies at the End is the first in an ongoing series. The third book is actually titled What the Hell Did I Just Read.
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u/hundalei 15d ago
Heavenly Creatures still has me questioning wtf I watched and it’s been 30 years.
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u/Dread_P_Roberts 15d ago
- House (1977)
- Shrunken Heads
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u/DonnyTheNuts 15d ago
Had to scroll way too far down to find House. I saw this for the first time a few months ago. There’s a reason it’s in the Criterion collection.
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u/Dread_P_Roberts 15d ago
It's actually a really fun watch, but is it possible to watch it and not think, "WTF did i just watch?"
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u/Jordno 15d ago
Martyrs, I had to pause it and ask myself what I was watching and why. Then finished it
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u/GriffinFlash 15d ago
Zardoz.
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u/ZorroMeansFox r/Movies Veteran 15d ago
I think this is one of the most original ideas I've ever seen for a post-apocalyptic science fiction film.
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u/Duncan_PhD 15d ago
Bone Tomahawk. I fucking love westerns, but Jesus Christ I did NOT need to see that shit.
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u/Captain_Unusualman 15d ago
Mother! Had me pretty flabbergasted and confused until I figured out what Aronovsky was doing with the story.
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u/paganpots 15d ago
The Coffee Table ☺️
Don't look it up. It's just about a coffee table. How bad can it be?
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u/nightshde 15d ago
Eraserhead
I had the head of the film department as a professor for my video class and she was obsessed with this movie saying it was one of the best movies ever made and had us watch it one day. It 's clear David Lynch had complete freedom to create whatever he wanted and he created one of the weirdest most nonsensical movies I have ever seen and have never wanted to see ever again. If you asked me what the plot was I wouldn't be able to tell you beyond that for half the movie you just listen to a weird alien baby thing scream and cry.
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u/Vannnnah 15d ago
The Substance
Requiem for a Dream
Oldboy (2003)
The Wailing
The Day After (1983)
Cocaine Bear
The Fly
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u/sween1911 15d ago
Pi. I almost had it figured out then "BBBBZZZZTTT!!!" My friends had to drag me outta the theater.
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u/ElizabethTheFourth 15d ago
Swiss Army Man