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Eegah (1962)
eegah!
arch hall jr. is gross.
Now that i've gotten that out of the way...
"eegah" is severely underrated. But also very boring. A strange yet slightly delightful mix, but mostly just really random.
Eegah is a giant living in the desert who encounters a young girl. he kidnaps her and her father, then her boyfriend who is gross has to try to save her.
Also -- the girl's hair is HIDEOUS I WANTED TO RIP IT OFF RIP IT OFF RIP IT OFF! Hmmm... eegah... what a flirtatious sexpot (see "Attack of the Giant Leeches" if "Eegah" tickles your fancy) anyway, over the summer i directed a brief and completely unauthorized/independent tribute to this strange little piece of cinema, so it really is something near and dear to my heart.
But if you take every movie you see seriously, don't even bother.
The Puffy Chair (2005)
Surprisingly Excellent
Basically, I saw this movie for no good reason. I was at the Nantucket Film Festival (June 2005) with some friends and we only had a few days to see the films. Unfortunately, most of the films I wanted to see were on the last two days, which were after we were leaving. But I bought a ticket for this little film with a funny name and we went to see it on the second day of the festival.
Needless to say, one friend and I were completely blown away. For a movie we just saw because I liked the name of it, "The Puffy Chair" was a very fortunate random purchase, indeed.
The simple yet strangely elegant story of a man trying to get his father the perfect birthday gift and the strange events that he, his girlfriend and his tag-along brother encounter makes for an exceptional viewing experience.
Very realistic, and the pseudo-documentary-style camera work adds to the excellent script. Superb acting, especially Mark Duplass and Kathryn Aselton. In a side note - we met them at the festival and they are really nice people. Which is completely irrelevant but I just thought I'd mention that.
Anyway, "The Puffy Chair" is an extremely good film, and I highly recommend it.