Quirky Motherfucker Poll

This American Life, largely by default

DONNIE DARKO x 10000000000000000000000000

(Miranda July = 2nd, TAL = 3rd)

Monk

inspired by:

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200709/quirk

I like Tony Shalhoub a fair bit, but it has never occurred to me to watch 'Monk'

molly ringwald

i liked motherless brooklyn & donnie darko, i actively despise TAL, McSweeney's & Miranda July, and nabisco is gonna arrive here in a few minutes to tell us why it's ok to like this shit

ugh, none of them

Curious Incident of the Dog at Nighttime hell of ripped off this guy but made him Christopher Robin.

Here's the thing -- how much is 'quirk' synonymous with 'twee'?

Oh god, where is the option to slash my throat.

if garden state is "generation defining" i want to go slit my wrists right now.

lol xpost

GAHHHH. When will Darko finally receive the recognition it deserves? Next to Inland Empire, the theatrical cut is probably the strongest film of the 2000s. So atmospheric, so moving, so well-acted...an amazing script, too (prob. my favorite adaptation ever).

I guess I'd rather watch Roadhouse more when it comes to being entertained by Patrick Swayze. And no quirk whatsoever!

the 80s ended some time back, ned

I expect better jokes from you, Gershy.

quirky jokes?

you forgot New Zealand

x-post -- No, then you would have to die.

repped by Flight of the Conchords, no? xp

Arrested Development, ffs. Least annoying QMF.

Quirk is the unearned pseudo-irreverence of the sheltered

Donnie Darko wasn't an adaptation.

if you're gonna indie-bash, don't bury your head up judd apatows ass at the end b/c every quirky motherfucker I know loves his stuff.

Judd Apatow is not quirk

your shit is based on a logical fallacy

knocked up has a bright eyes song on the soundtrack. Sorry, not buying that as the yin to quirk's yang.

Knocked Up opens with Old Dirty Bastard

quirky kid in arrested devlopment looks incredibly similar to quirky kid in superbad.

That could be because Michael Cera played both parts?

Roadhouse was awesome, I saw for 1st time this summer. Thumbs up!

I don care about Swayze, though, my heart belongs to Wade.

Was that the first Sam Elliott-as-grizzled sidekick role, I wonder.

You fell for his lower groin scar, do not lie.

I fell for his rakish grin, more like. I'm a sucker for those. And the squint.

That's bright sun in California Kansas.

Apatow only produced Superbad

I'm not sure I can decide between Donnie Darko and FOTC. Hm.

scot u have a generous heart

Anyone into Noi (Albinoi)? I saw it for the first time a little while back. Nice Icelandic quirkiness w/ lovely fjord scenery and post-rocky soundtrack.

I'm a sucker for this shit obv, though I'll back the director's cut of DD over the theatrical release all day long. (Making sense = classic.)

Monk. THELONIOUS, MOTHERFUCKERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

No Sufjan/Devendra?

Steve Buscemi

"motherfuckers that ain't actually funny poll"

Anyone into Noi (Albinoi)?

i liked it the first time around, when it was called POWDER. ZING!!!

Anything - anything - but Donnie fucking Darko. Anything.

I'm actually a bit surprised the article didn't mention Amelie.

Anyone into Noi (Albinoi)?

Me! But I watched it with someone who didn't appreciate it at all. Boo!

David - it makes me very happy to see there is someone else who hates Donnie Darko.

Donnie Darko wasn't an adaptation.

The story is extremely similar to The Last Temptation of Christ...I doubt it's coincidence.

Quirk lovers vs quirk haters

Not very interested in most of what I know from that list but I like Bottle Rocket and I reread Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius not long ago and I enjoyed it (doubtful and open and good-natured).

I've never said OTM, but I'll make an exception this time for Ned's comment on Roadhouse. OTM Raggett.

Speaking of, this brings the lols:

http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/ebertandroeper/index2.html?sec=6&subsec=road+house

arrested development. of course.

Monk and Buscemi might technically be quirky motherfuckers, but I don't really think they're quirky in the way this poll means

The story is extremely similar to The Last Temptation of Christ...I doubt it's coincidence.

OK thats the first time I think I've ever heard that theory. I'm sure Ive never even read Richard Kelly mention it.

I'm sure Ive never even read Richard Kelly mention it.

It's one of the two films playing when Gretchen and Donnie go to the late night theatre...Also, I first saw this theory on ILX (google brought up many more mentions)

Skot's picture threads are quirkier than almost any option in this poll.

Skot's picture threads are metal, not quirky.

i really liked that article btw

are we voting for best or worst etc

i voted motherless brooklyn

whoever made this poll committed the heinous idiotic error of including 'arrested development'. which isn't so much 'quirky' as the greatest television show ever made. i mean, i'm struggling to think of anything you could match AD up with that I'd vote for instead. ad vs. cardiacs? ad vs. cricket? ad vs. blue jam? ad vs. the internet? jeez, i'm still edging towards mitchell hurwitz on this one.

actually, i'm not going to vote for ad now. because i think scott's asking for the quirkiest most motherfucky of the lot. in which case PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE would win flat-out. in its absence (and in Amelie's absence) i will have to plump for napoleon dynamite.

The story is extremely similar to The Last Temptation of Christ...I doubt it's coincidence.

And Harvey.

So where the fuck is the lever to vote for this gal?

where is tyra.gif

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

this poll succeeds really well because it takes a bunch of things that tons of ppl on ilx love (arrested development, flight of the conchords) and a bunch things that tons of ppl on ilx hate (garden state, miranda july) and says HEY GUESS WHAT THEYRE THE SAME THING

thus making everyone mad and defensive

but...but...

i mean guys its ok to say taht you like some quirky things and dislike other quirky things, just like you can say i like some rock music and dislike other rock music. no one's going to tell you that your love for arrested development places zach braff's dick in your mouth.

ctrl+f "crispin glover" not found WTF

Oh, I didn't really read this thread at all before I did my ctrl+f. I didn't realize we were using "quirky" as a bad word again. Let's instead call Crispin a weird ass weirdo.

Actually I can't tell whether or not quirky is a perjorative here. Thanks, weedman.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

i think the loathing that quirk inspires in some people is maybe the most interesting thing about quirk. i mean, i like some quirk (wes anderson, jonathan lethem... is david foster wallace too smart to count as quirky or something?... plus also donnie darko is more weird than quirky, at least by the definitions the essay offers), and i don't like other quirk (much of the rest of that list), and as a whole i agree the sensibility has only so much to offer and feels played out... but the real vituperation it inspires some places (like on ilx, e.g.) is funny. it's like getting outraged about big-eyed puppy paintings or something.

Arrested Development 22
Garden State 0

This poll ruled

BOOOOOOO. Donnie Darko >>>>...>>>>>> Arrested Development

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b361/tapestore/Arrested-Development2.jpg

And yes, I'm a bitter motherfucker.

Everything Is Illuminated 2

I had to stop reading the newest one after 30 or 40 pages,,,the quirkness was too much.

i kinda liked running with scissors. i saw that dude's mom on the street once. she was in a wheelchair.

i thought motherless brooklyn was way overrated. i didn't hate it, but...it was seriously flawed.

Would <i>Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close</i> be a stronger candidate, with its quirky child-state front and center?

Yep. I found it so annoying.