Never heard of them!
There are loads of films out there that I really rate but never got proper distribution or recognition, and going from most of the movies listed in the previous posts they are films that you would probably enjoy too. Here are three of them that push all the right sci fi/comedy/horror buttons.

El Dia De La Bestia. (The Day Of The Beast), A comedy horror about a basque catholic priest who by cabalistic study of the bible discovers that the anti-christ is going to be born on Christmas day in Madrid. Helped by an obese heavy-metal freak and by a slimy TV 'psychic', he tries to invoke the devil to find out the place of birth and kill the baby. This film is hilarious and leaves you wondering 'did it really happen, or was he just mad?'. A stone cold classic and one for the holiday season.

Fido. Like zombie films? You'll fucking love this. In a world gone zombie only one corporation has the answer; ZOMCON! Which has succeeded in domesticating the zombie. Cue zombie dog walkers, car washers, town greeters and ahem, lady friends for the lonely. Just make sure their collars don't break! Its also got Billy Connolly in it, but you won't recognise him. I watched this with a bunch of friends and one of them laughed so hard he had to go and puke. Why it never got distribution is a mystery to me.

The Quiet Earth. 1985 Kiwi Sci-Fi, which will either put you off or turn you on depending upon your taste for such things. Synopsis is a man wakes up and finds everyone else on the planet has dissappeared, and its all his fault, and he's bald, and he goes mad and he gets his cock out. And then he does what you or I would do in a such a situation which is put on a sexy dress and rampage about town in a huge six wheeled tonka truck while carrying a shotgun. If you like the way they emptied London for 28 days later, This film does the same with Auckland in NZ. And it has a brilliant final scene as well, futuropocalypse-tastic.

Apologies for length but he's a short bald man and not shy about it either!
(JonathanMeades whiffling the chode.., Fri 18 Jul 2008, 12:07, 10 replies)

The Quiet Earth
Is that the one where they change the charge on the electron or something, and end up in some weird land where the clouds are upside down?

He shags some skinny bird halfway through too, if I remember correctly.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 18 Jul 2008, 12:10, closed)

thanks!
for recommendations.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Fri 18 Jul 2008, 12:14, closed)

El Dia De La Bestia.
A fuckin AMAZING film!!! I rather like the tubby hariy bloke that owns the record shop - he was damn cool
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Fri 18 Jul 2008, 12:15, closed)

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K2K6: Yep! Thats the one! The science is really silly in it but I don't like to spoil the magic. :)

baz: No problem!

Spikeypickle: Yea he's called Santiago Somethingorother and he's really famous in Spain for playing a misgogynistic comedy cop. He was also in Blade2 as well along with cat from Red Dwarf. Although I'm just being stupidly geeky now.
(JonathanMeades whiffling the chode.., Fri 18 Jul 2008, 12:23, closed)

Fido
I stumbled on the trailer by accident a few months back and thought it was a new release. Then found out through IMDB that it's been out ages. Heard really crap reviews about it...
But then again someone watched Groundhog day and told me it was wank, and I watched it and throught it was Brillo.
So I shall watch it. Ta.
(tweebianmonkey Should be known as Widget, Fri 18 Jul 2008, 12:38, closed)

The Quiet Earth
But is he God?
( argyleblanket The man on the roof works for me, Fri 18 Jul 2008, 12:52, closed)

The Quiet Earth
What the feck was that all about? Certainly scored highly on my wierd-o-meter, especially the ending that has the protagonist stood on a beach with a distinctly other-worldly sky.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Fri 18 Jul 2008, 12:54, closed)

more replies, yay!
tweebian: Lots of funny movies seem to be critically shat upon; I listed these films cos I've watched them with other people or got good feedback when I recomended them. My own personal favorites tend to bore people so I wouldn't recomend those. If you liked Groundhog Day you'll probably like Fido.

argyleblanket: Do you know I never considered that possibility? Maybe..

PJM: I know what you mean, I like the fact that they take it as far as it can go though. Its like the only logical place for it to end was on a Lunar beach with a huge Saturn rising in the distance and mushroom clouds slowly drifting accross the landscape like elephants in a kalahari sunset.. weeeeeeeee try pitching that nowadays to a funding committee, it certainly beats 'THE END'.
(JonathanMeades whiffling the chode.., Fri 18 Jul 2008, 14:07, closed)

The Quiet Earth...
I seem to recall watching this one ages ago. Was this the one where the only people who survived the apocalypse were those who died/were dying at the exact time of transit?
( bennyhillslovechild, Sun 20 Jul 2008, 0:39, closed)

reminded me
Bruno Lawrence hes the man in the quiet earth. Iv got a copy of the book floating around somewhere at home . There is an especially poingant scene in it when he finds a dead fly on the windscreen of his car , thats not in the film
(welgar, Mon 21 Jul 2008, 8:12, closed)