Today's film?
Rubber (68% on Rot Tom, 5.7 on IMDB)
So. Rubber. I am completely serious when I say this film is about a tire that blows sh*t up with its mind. This includes bottles, small animals, and eventually human heads. And this tire is named Robert.
I was not expecting to, but I genuinely loved this movie (the first time I watched it). The plot is based on the completely absurd idea that most events in film/life occur for "no reason". And obviously, there is no reason for a killer tire to exist, so the idea works. Meanwhile, there is an "audience" that watches the film unfold, in real time mind you, with binoculars. As in, they sleep in the desert and wake up to continue watching the film, commenting as it goes along. I don't mean to get too far into film theory, but it's pretty fascinating when one of the spectators gets yelled at for videotaping the film (even though to him, it is real life...)
The only way we can gauge what the tire is feeling is by listening to the background music, which is hilarious most of the time. Especially when he explodes his first glass bottle. Pretty much priceless.
Anyway, if you aren't into meta or experimental humor you probably won't enjoy this one. It's not for everyone, but I'd recommend it if you are getting bored with predictable movies. This film is possibly the least predictable I've seen in a while and it's on Netflix, so why not.
Although I typically agree with Rotten Tomatoes, I'm going to give it a 7.5/10. I thought it was fun to watch the first time through (albeit slightly less interesting the second time). It is a film that has no point to it, but is strangely refreshing.
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