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Este filme é muito esquisito.

Este filme é muito esquisito.
This film is very weird.
From Lesson 135:Os adjetivos do dia a dia (giro, esquisito)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Este filme é muito esquisito.

Why does esquisito mean "weird"? Doesn't it mean "exquisite"?
This is a classic false friend. While it looks like the English word "exquisite", in Portuguese esquisito actually means "weird", "strange", or "odd". If you want to say a meal or piece of art is exquisite, you would use words like excelente or requintado.
Why do we use é (from the verb ser) instead of está (from estar) here?
We use ser for permanent or defining characteristics. Even though you are just watching the film right now, the film's actual content doesn't change from day to day. Being weird is a built-in quality of this specific film, so we use é.
When should I use este filme instead of esse filme?
Este means "this" and is used for things physically or conceptually close to the speaker. You use este filme if you are currently watching it, just brought it up, or are holding the DVD. You would use esse (that) for a film that is closer to the person you are talking to.
I know muito can sometimes change to muita or muitos. Why is it just muito here?
Here, muito is an adverb meaning "very". It is modifying the adjective esquisito. Adverbs are invariable, meaning they never change their endings. You only change the ending of muito when it means "a lot of" or "many" and is attached directly to a noun (like muitos filmes).

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