Yeah I know, I almost didn't post them, but they both go towards that thin line.


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Lori wrote: " I looked over all the movies in this topic and some of them don't seem to be Cult Classics to me. Here are some IMO that qualify as Cult Classics.

1) Rocky Horror Picture Show
2) A..."

Agree, except for "The Goonies" and "The Dark Crystal."

I think that movies can have cults but that not all movies are cult movies. There are well-known popular classics like THE SOUND OF MUSIC or GONE WITH THE WIND or THE WIZARD OF OZ with devoted legions of fans/cults. And then there are the more obscure type of ROCKY HORROR/ERASERHEAD/NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD type cult film, off-the-beaten-track type films that inspire equal devotion.

I looked over all the movies in this topic and some of them don't seem to be Cult Classics to me. Here are some IMO that qualify as Cult Classics.

1) Rocky Horror Picture Show
2) A Clockwork Orange
3) Night Of The Comet
4) Mad Max
5) Night Of The Living Dead
6) Evil Dead
7) The Fifth Element
8) The Goonies
9) The Dark Crystal
10) Fritz The Cat

is the day the earth stood still really a cult classic? an early science fiction classic, yes. but cult?

we never really defined what a cult classic is...isn't cult meant to portray a small, obscure group of loyal followers?

i can see how a film like barbarella or i spit on your grave fits the term cult. i'm probably way off base but most sci-fi fans rave about the original day the earth stood still. i don't really think of the film as obscure.

St[♥:]r Pr!nc:$$ wrote: "Hi,

Clark I checked your post in my game...:)

Becca, sorry I took so long to find this thread agin. I watched KB 1 & 2, I definitely liked 1 more than 2 cos it creates such a mystery about th..."

As far as remakes go, the second spin of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" scrapes through the bottom of the barrel and into the dark, dirty ground.

But the original is the "Citizen Kane" of early celluloid sci-fi greats. Michael Rennie is an interplanetary peacenik sworn to warn foolhardy earthlings to cease their nuclear follies. His 8-foot robot, Gort, is on hand to supply the metal muscle.

"Klaatu barada nikto."

my own private idoha
pink flamingos
i spit on your grave

and when talking about haneke, it is necessary to mention 71 fragments of a chronologie of chance.
also i think a cult movie isn't necessarily a loved movie, so lars von trier's idioterne is a good example.
these are the first ones came to my mind.

good question!

are you sure i didn't mention it? along with female trouble, multiple maniacs, and other fine early john waters' films!!!!

How come no one's mentioned PINK FLAMINGOS

Hi,

Clark I checked your post in my game...:)

Becca, sorry I took so long to find this thread agin. I watched KB 1 & 2, I definitely liked 1 more than 2 cos it creates such a mystery about the Bride. 2 seemed a bit long, I almost forgot she's looking for Bill ...but I like the way he is made to die. As far as the superheroe bit is concerned I liked all of them, superman the most, maybe spiderman not so much cos I didn't like it after watching Toby McGuire. He is just sooo sad!

I like the HIghlander movies, though I haven't yet pieced together the entire story.

I recently watched The Day The Earth..but honestly can't remember what it was about. Is it the one with Keanu Reeves? I had such hopes from the movie cos it was a question I have been trying to find the answer to (well sort of a fun question from long ago )

Here's a short list of some that set my brain on fire:

Rock 'N Roll High School
Dead Alive
Freaks
Rude Boy
Deathrace 2000
Tommy
Island of Lost Souls
Phantom of the Paradise

MC5: A True Testimonial (How cult is that? The rights for the DVD release are hopelessly tied up in court. Feh...)

Kansas City Bomber
The Last Man on Earth
Night of the Living Dead
Blazing Saddles
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Reefer Madness
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Them
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains

Faster Pussycat! Kill!! Kill!! (and anything from Russ Meyer)

Female Trouble
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
The Road Warrior
Mad Max
Ms. 45
I Spit on Your Grave
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Eraserhead
The Big Doll House
The Howling
The Longest Yard (original)

...and a bunch more I can't think of right now.

Yours truly in the Murder City (Detroit),

Clark

Marc: Highlander (the first one) has its own special place on my list (and in my heart) that does excludes it from falling into any genre. It just is.

I forgot to mention a few more:

Transpotting
4 Rooms
Toys (Robin Williams)
Muriel's Wedding
Clerks
Mallrats
Wildcats (Goldie Hawn)
Party Monster
Freeway (Reese Witherspoon)
Virgin Suicides
Threesome
Jawbreaker
The Craft
100 Cigarettes
Hard Candy (this is my newest one)


If you can't tell, I am all over the place. I can't stick to one genre that I watch the most. I guess the only thing I can't watch is: Zombie movies.

Rob, in #65 about the alien with the starfish that he tossed... Could you be thinking of Phantasm? Metal balls that zoomed around & drilled into a person's head? I don't think they were thrown, just sort of hung around & went after intruders on a random basis.

See phantasm.com for the latest. I remember seeing the first one - it was really cool for it's time. It's been years, but I think I was disappointed with a sequel or two.

Hi, new to the group. I haven't seen anyone mention:

"Zardoz" (Sean Connery invades a hippie commune in a loincloth - sort of...)

"Wizards" is also a favorite, mostly animation with an assassin named 'Peace' & a lecherous, good wizard who is very reminiscent of George Burns.

"Dr. Strangelove" with Slim Pickens riding the bomb down.

I think these were mentioned.
"Rocky Horror Picture Show"
"Forbidden Planet" (Leslie Nielsen as a serious hero? Actually, I like almost all the old, B, SF movies).
"Night of the Living Dead"

I like Tremors 1, 3, and 4, although 1 is the best. I think I saw one episode of the TV series and hated it.

Another favorite cult classic is Highlander, and there again the first is the best.

Ah, Marc, Tremors (and only the first one) was funny as all get out!

Nowsheen: I love Kill Bill and sincerely believe the two volumes should always be watched back-to-back because Volume 1 is the action and Volume 2 is the story (although the Daryl Hannah fight is pretty darn awesome). Bill's logic (and many other comic con fans have this same logic) is that Superman is who he TRULY is when he's in his Superman clothes because he was BORN with his super powers and his Superman shirt is made from the blanket in which he was wrapped and it comes from his home planet. **His** true costume is when he tries to look like a normal human being in his Clark Kent disguise. However, he **never was** and **never will** be an Earth being, unlike Peter Parker (Spider Man). No matter how hard he tries, he is what he is--Superman. Bill believes that Kiddo is what she is--a born killer--and that she can never be a normal human being no matter what she does. She knows that, but she feels as though their baby could be if only she can get away from Bill. I won't spoil the rest.

Tremors

Nowsheen: that fight with Daryl Hannah in the trailer is so cool. I simply couldn't believe it the first time I watched it.

oops...Sorry, the name I was going for is The Crucible" !

TeraD : Thanks for the name, I could n't remember that since I watched Tank Girl a long time ago.

Gail : ha ha ok the green eyed girl seems almost human now. Sorry about the 'in league with the devil' stuff, I got the impression it was a dark movie about black magic and devil worship or some crap.

Does anyone think "The Craft" was a good movie? I was watching Winona Ryder in those days, and boy! she sure does weird movies...

I will watch anything if it seems like Science Fiction.

Hey Becca thanks for mentioning Kill Bill...I like it a lot too. I do believe the first part was better in terms of action, that being said I am still trying to get to know the second half. Bill's logic is a little too convoluted to understand( you know when he goes on about Superman and Spiderman...I think I like Superman too, he is cuter), and then there is the long sequence where she trains, kinda like the Karate Kid movies. Then again the fight sequence with Hannah in the trailer is awesome. I wonder if it is better than the part where Lucy Liu's character's hair goes flying over the white snow in the pretty Japanese backyard.

Rob, The Piano Teacher is well worth watching, if you're not especially in the mood for light fare.

There are all kinds of different reasons for movies to develop cults. As far as I'm concerned , the definitive guide to the subject consists of Danny Peary's three volume of "Cult Movies" and J. Hoberman and Jonathan Rosenbaum's "Midnight Movies". A few new titles may have slipped in since these were published, but the basic terrain remains unchanged.

Alex: Just snuck a peek at your profile. Nevermind the "cop" question. Sorry.

Wow...now I'm going to have to watch The Piano Teacher and Code Unknown as well. My Netflix queue just keeps growing.

Has anyone seen his film Benny's Video yet?

RE Haneke I've seen The Piano Teacher, Cache, and Code Unknown, a movie with Juliette Binoche. The Piano Teacher is indeed disturbing - I've been wondering about the book for a while, so it's good to know that someone out there thinks it's worth reading. Both Cache and Code Unknown demonstrate a fascination with videotaping folks (which we've discussed about Funny Games on the Horror Movies forum) - in Code Unknown it's used in a small way, with the husband of Binoche going on the train with a videocamera around his neck and openly (and kind've aggressively) taping a woman. I really like Cache and recommend it highly.

Yeah...the idea of Time of the Wolf was good, as you mentioned: seeing the end of the world from a limited perspective. And I really liked the end of the movie with the little boy about to sacrifice himself to the fire...and the adult coming to save him. I think I liked that part of the movie best. Maybe if they ever come out with a better dvd as far as picture quality, I'll try to watch it again. I get the feeling I missed some things with the darkness.

I watched the interview w/ Haneke in the special features and I have a little better idea of what makes the man tick...and why he makes his movies. I still can't say I loved Time of the Wolf, but I'm softening my initial reaction to it. Maybe I need to let films like this sink in before judging.

Hmmm...no idea on the tiny spaceship film. Sorry! Anyone else? I did find a scene from Without Warning on YouTube, but that's the best I've been able to do with it.

Alex specifically: So you write these reviews mainly for this site? I'd assumed you copied and pasted them from somewhere else where you were a reviewer.

AND: So...you're a cop?

I haven't read the novel but now I'm fascinated, I'll just have to pick it up.

Rob, sorry TIME OF THE WOLF didn't interest you. I like the idea of an Apocalypse seen from a limited perspective with very little exposition. I was intrigued by the family and the young boy who attaches himself to their journey...both physical and spiritual. The DVD is a god-awful mess: too dark because it's not mastered properly. The region 2 disc is perfect and the chiaroscuro lighting is used to great effect!

The alien flick rings familiar though just barely. I wonder if it's something I saw many years ago too? Speaking of esoterica, there was a science fiction film that scared the Hell out of me as a kid: it involved tiny spaceships that terrorized a fmily in a farmhouse. No, not the terrible Speilberg inspired crapola BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED because this film predated that by at least ten years. These tiny machines weren't cute, they were creepy and malignant.

Rob, I don't write for any publication or film blog, though I was a Journalism major until I became involved in Law Enforcement. My electives were always film studies and my hobby is building my home theatre, waching great films, and talking about them with friends. Maybe someday I can get paid for my hobby:)

Alex, did you read the book The Piano Teacher? The book was quite well done and I was wondering how it compared to the movie?

Alex: Do you write for a publication or a website or something? Just curious. You've never said.

Well.....I just got finished watching Time of the Wolf. I'd be a fraud if I wasn't completely honest. I didn't like it at all. It moved way too slowly, there were too many scenes that were so dark I couldn't tell what was going on (a BIG pet peeve of mine), and nothing much really happened. I was really disappointed. But I'm willing to give Haneke another chance and watch The Seventh Continent.

Becca: Tourist Trap has some seriously creepy scenes in it. All those scary-looking mannequins.

Has anyone else here ever seen THIS one? Without Warning? I haven't seen it since I was a teen, but I remember a cool-looking alien throwing these little starfish beasties at people like a frisbee. The wee beasties would latch onto people and suck their blood out or something. Anyway...I've never seen this movie on dvd or vhs.

I've got three more, and I am not ashamed whatsoever!

Kung Fu Hustle
Nurse Betty
Tourist Trap (with The Rifleman, Chuck Connors)

So far for Haneke I've only seen Funny Games (original) and The Piano Teacher. I kept seeing Cache at the video store but didn't know it was him until recently, otherwise I would have rented it.

I'm slooowly downloading The Seventh Continent with my 56k modem.

Most of my work acquaintances enjoy coming over to my house for "Film Nights" were we watch an interesting movie, drink some wine, and sit around and discuss afterwards. I'm always trying to open their minds, surprise them with something outside their normal Multiplex experiences. And when a movie shocks them, I sit back and smile:) Which leads me to our last film, Haneke's THE PIANO TEACHER. Please queue this and imagine watching alongside of six people who think CLICK is intelligent entertainment!

I liked Time of the Wolf. I liked Cache for the most part, but the ending kinda left me going, Huh? Im choosing not to watch Funny Games because torture scenes really bug me.

I've seen both versions of Funny Games and Cache. I've got Time of the Wolf here waiting to be viewed this weekend. The Seventh Continent is coming soon.

I put Time of the Wolf in my Netflix queue because Beatrice Dalle (of Inside) was in it, to be completely honest. I didn't realize the director was the same guy who did Cache and Funny Games. Now that I do know...I look forward to watching more of his stuff. Although I didn't LOVE Funny Games....or Cache actually...they were both interesting to watch and you just got the feeling that anything could happen next. I admire any film (and it's writer/director) that defies expectations. From what I've seen so far, I'd put Haneke in a class with Todd Solondz. Neither are afraid of taboo subjects and their films are definitely "outside the box"...

Mike & Rob, I've seen all the Michael Haneke films and own both region 2 dvd box sets. I can't recommend his films enough! I reviewed FUNNY GAMES a few weeks ago and have also written about TIME OF THE WOLF and CACHE; I just haven't posted them here. THE SEVENTH CONTINENT is brutal and unflinching, maybe his most difficult film to watch because the violence is so drawn out. Check out CODE UNKNOWN...Hell, just rent 'em all!

TeraD--I love that it ends the way a movie of that type should end, don't you?

A Clockwork Orange
Fifth Element
Logan's Run
Paris Is Burning
Tales of the City (all of them)
Shawn of the Dead (?)

Becca...I love L4yer Cake!

That sounds good to me! Once I get this one under my belt I'll have seen three of his films so I should have a clearer picture of his overall presence. Let the discussion begin!

Funny you should say. I haven't seen it yet, but I just looked up Haeneke's films on Netflix and put Seventh Continent near the top of the queue. Time of the Wolf should also be coming very soon. His films are close enough to horror (that I've seen anyway) to merit a thread in the (good) horror films group.

Has anyone seen The Seventh Continent (Michael Haneke)? I've been really wanting to see this but haven't been able to find it yet.

Saw it. Liked it. ;)

I am losing what little mind I have left because I cannot believe that I left Sexy Beast off this list.

ALEX and ROB: You must watch this one! Ben Kingsley, Ray Winstone, and Ian McShane on their game. It even has some funny moments a la Kiss! Kiss! Bang! Bang! and Kill Bill style.

Okay, for my other Australian cult classics.

Love Serenade
The Castle
Danny Deckchair

English cult classics:

The Commitments
Snapper
(I know, I know. I need to see The Van, but haven't yet.)

Not sure if English or Australian:
My, Myself, I with Rachel Griffiths. I have this movie on DVD and can watch it over and over again.

And one of my all-time favorite modern movies next to Kiss! Kiss! Bang! Bang! is Layer Cake--oh, what a thrill it is!! Love it!

New here and have to say what fun, some of the ones posted earlier I must see again.

Here are a few more that I love:

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Fisher King

All That Jazz

Wild Things

Gamera movies in general

Harold and Maude

See you around, Dee

Love Tank Girl!!!!!

My favorite scene is when she is at Club liquid. The outfit and song are funnie!!!!!

Love the Monty Python!!!!

"What ya guna do, Bleed on me?!

and so much more!!

Nowsheen, wasn't that movie called Tank Girl?

Some faves:
Run, Lola, Run
Snatch
Trainspotting
The Warriors
Evil Dead
Clerks
Re-Animator
This is Spinal Tap
Nosferatu
Evolution
Lost Boys
Labyrinth
Monty Python
Legend

Nowsheen in bermuda depths if I remember correctly the devil has very little to do with the movie other then he saved (haha) Jenny from drownding. Other then that I don't think he is an issue. It was a good movie back then and I would love a chance to see it again. But the odds are right now that that won't happen for a long long time.