Top 10 Cult Classics
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Tim(e) if it is grotesquely humorous it keeps with the book. I looked it up and the cheapest is $49.95 used VHS-Drat! If I can't find it for less I'll have to take your word for it. Maybe they will release it on DVD soon. Great book.
Toyko Vogue-Argento? Strong stomach, though 'Suspira' is not his goriest. Still. . yikes.
Toyko Vogue-Argento? Strong stomach, though 'Suspira' is not his goriest. Still. . yikes.
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A lot of good ones on here that would be in my top 10, so I'll try and come up with 10 that haven't been mentioned - I couldn't resist two Reese Witherspoon and two Warren Oates pics
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Detour
Election
Freeway
Best In Show
Panic In Needle Park
Down By Law
Cockfighter
Dillinger
Barfly
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Detour
Election
Freeway
Best In Show
Panic In Needle Park
Down By Law
Cockfighter
Dillinger
Barfly
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In no order....
The Big Lebowski
The Fisher King (okay, so I have a thing about Jeff Bridges)
Withnail & I
Grosse Pointe Blank
Being John Malkovich (okay, so I have a thing about John Cusack)
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Wonder Boys
Rushmore
Ghost World
All 30 of the Carry On films (except England, Emmanuelle and Jack)
The Big Lebowski
The Fisher King (okay, so I have a thing about Jeff Bridges)
Withnail & I
Grosse Pointe Blank
Being John Malkovich (okay, so I have a thing about John Cusack)
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Wonder Boys
Rushmore
Ghost World
All 30 of the Carry On films (except England, Emmanuelle and Jack)
- spooky girlfriend
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Metropolis
tokyo vogue wrote:
5. Metropolis (Kino version)
oh, this is the best, definitive version. that movie finally makes sense, and it is a Very Good Movie!
highly recommended.
5. Metropolis (Kino version)
oh, this is the best, definitive version. that movie finally makes sense, and it is a Very Good Movie!
highly recommended.
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some other cult movies
blue velvet
being john malkovich
the hit
romper stomper
strangers in paradise
being john malkovich
the hit
romper stomper
strangers in paradise
...the promise of indulgence in my confidential voice approached inmortal danger but you´ll never know how close....
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Holy Grail
The Rutles
A Matter of Life and Death
Looking for Mr Goodbar
Sleeper
Evil Roy Slade
Shrek
Betty Blue
La Cage Aux Folles
Zulu ('don't you bloody throw that spear at me'...Michael Caine)
Escape to Victory (Sly: "where do I stand for a corner?" Caine: "At the back post, facing the ball" - classically bad!)
The Rutles
A Matter of Life and Death
Looking for Mr Goodbar
Sleeper
Evil Roy Slade
Shrek
Betty Blue
La Cage Aux Folles
Zulu ('don't you bloody throw that spear at me'...Michael Caine)
Escape to Victory (Sly: "where do I stand for a corner?" Caine: "At the back post, facing the ball" - classically bad!)
"But they can't hold a candle to the reciprical war crimes which have plagued our policy of foriegn affairs."
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Jacks, so glad you agree about SHREK. Totally hilarious indictment of Disney, among other things, and yeah, my fave Eddie Murphy role to be sure (though some parts of THE NUTTY PROFESSOR are pretty fucking funny as well). My son knows the movie pretty much by heart, and knows he can crack me up by quoting bits ("Not my gumdrop buttons!!")of it to me at odd moments.
Have you and your kid(s?) seen LILO AND STITCH? I really like that a lot, too; though it's not in the same category as SHREK, it's the most subversive Disney movie I think I've ever seen (ganted, perhaps not saying much). The Ving Rhames character alone is worth the price of admission.
I am glad to see you all over the baord again-- can't do your polls cause I'm useless with such things, though if you'd put a nice single malt on your whiskey one....
Have you and your kid(s?) seen LILO AND STITCH? I really like that a lot, too; though it's not in the same category as SHREK, it's the most subversive Disney movie I think I've ever seen (ganted, perhaps not saying much). The Ving Rhames character alone is worth the price of admission.
I am glad to see you all over the baord again-- can't do your polls cause I'm useless with such things, though if you'd put a nice single malt on your whiskey one....
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Doof: nice to see you posting more these days.
Mug: My sister-in-law gave each of my three boys DVDs as Christmas presents - one kids got Shrek and another got Lilo & Stitch. I think the other kid got Spiderman and the daughter, of course, got jewelry. Nevermind about that. The movie Shrek has become quotable among my boys. Not like we didn't already have burping and farting in the house already with that many boys, but Shrek has enhanced that. I would get mad, but that movie captures the essence of everything that makes kids laugh. You can't help but like it.
Lilo & Stitch is cute. You're right, it's not Shrek, but still a cute movie. I was shopping with the kids a few days ago and we stopped by the Disney store. They had some things 75% off, one of which was a Lilo & Stitch lunchbox and thermos marked down to less than $4.00. My youngest was thrilled. So we're looking through these toys and I see a store clerk trying to help a customer find something to purchase. The customer says, "No, I'm not buying anything Lilo & Stitch. I didn't like that movie. I didn't like the way Stitch acted and I didn't think his behavior was appropriate. I'm not buying any of that stuff." It's a damn cartoon, I thought to myself.
My kids turned and looked at me with contorted faces. I said, "guys, some people are just stupid." They just laughed.
Mug: My sister-in-law gave each of my three boys DVDs as Christmas presents - one kids got Shrek and another got Lilo & Stitch. I think the other kid got Spiderman and the daughter, of course, got jewelry. Nevermind about that. The movie Shrek has become quotable among my boys. Not like we didn't already have burping and farting in the house already with that many boys, but Shrek has enhanced that. I would get mad, but that movie captures the essence of everything that makes kids laugh. You can't help but like it.
Lilo & Stitch is cute. You're right, it's not Shrek, but still a cute movie. I was shopping with the kids a few days ago and we stopped by the Disney store. They had some things 75% off, one of which was a Lilo & Stitch lunchbox and thermos marked down to less than $4.00. My youngest was thrilled. So we're looking through these toys and I see a store clerk trying to help a customer find something to purchase. The customer says, "No, I'm not buying anything Lilo & Stitch. I didn't like that movie. I didn't like the way Stitch acted and I didn't think his behavior was appropriate. I'm not buying any of that stuff." It's a damn cartoon, I thought to myself.
My kids turned and looked at me with contorted faces. I said, "guys, some people are just stupid." They just laughed.
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SMM and Spooks - thanks v.much. It's nice to be noticed!
It's good to be posting more. One thing you can guarantee is that I am low on stress when I am posting more. There is a direct correlation between my levels of work related stress and the frequency of my posts.
If you don't hear from me for a while, it means that i'm drowning in a sea of paperwork. At present, things are cool.
Kids are so great for being honest. Last sunday, we had a village BBQ. My large bellied neighbour (Gary) caqme walking in, looking like he needs to leave a little more on his plate.
Olivia (4) walked up to him and without a hint of irony, pointed at his abdomen and said "have you got a baby in there?"
Cue laughter all round....except from a cofused livvy who could not see the joke.
Priceless
It's good to be posting more. One thing you can guarantee is that I am low on stress when I am posting more. There is a direct correlation between my levels of work related stress and the frequency of my posts.
If you don't hear from me for a while, it means that i'm drowning in a sea of paperwork. At present, things are cool.
Kids are so great for being honest. Last sunday, we had a village BBQ. My large bellied neighbour (Gary) caqme walking in, looking like he needs to leave a little more on his plate.
Olivia (4) walked up to him and without a hint of irony, pointed at his abdomen and said "have you got a baby in there?"
Cue laughter all round....except from a cofused livvy who could not see the joke.
Priceless
"But they can't hold a candle to the reciprical war crimes which have plagued our policy of foriegn affairs."
We all just saw Lilo and Stitch on DVD last night (saw it in the movies too)and everybody liked it. It was cute and amusing and surprisingly liked by a big age range....from 7yrs, 11, 14 (well, my son was playing gameboy the entire time but he didn't leave the room so I'll take that as a yes.)
and my 19yr old and his girlfriend.....plus the mister and me.
Shrek wasn't as popular with that crowd.
We liked Monsters Inc. I LOVE Billy Crystal and John Goodman too.
Really, really funny.
and my 19yr old and his girlfriend.....plus the mister and me.
Shrek wasn't as popular with that crowd.
We liked Monsters Inc. I LOVE Billy Crystal and John Goodman too.
Really, really funny.
I'm not angry anymore....
I thought we were talking about cult films?
Psycho is a great film, SweetPear, as is Annie Hall, but both are extremely popular films.
My Top 10 cult faves:
1. The Big Lebowski
2. Magnolia
3. Brazil
4. This Is Spinal Tap
5. The Royal Tenenbaums
6. Best In Show
7. Groundhog Day
8. The Rutles
9. Easy Rider
10. Kentucky Fried Movie
Psycho is a great film, SweetPear, as is Annie Hall, but both are extremely popular films.
My Top 10 cult faves:
1. The Big Lebowski
2. Magnolia
3. Brazil
4. This Is Spinal Tap
5. The Royal Tenenbaums
6. Best In Show
7. Groundhog Day
8. The Rutles
9. Easy Rider
10. Kentucky Fried Movie
Eraserhead is one of the most disturbing, if not THE most disturbing, films I have seen.
Head, starring the Monkees, should be a cult classic
I also believe that The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes is one of Kurt Russel's finest films
INQUIRY- Why can't I go back into my post to bold, italicizeand highlight a section? You have to have foresight to see that you need to do it before you begin.
Head, starring the Monkees, should be a cult classic
I also believe that The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes is one of Kurt Russel's finest films
INQUIRY- Why can't I go back into my post to bold, italicizeand highlight a section? You have to have foresight to see that you need to do it before you begin.
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think that you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt
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There are so many great cult movies out there. I was thinking about them in another way, like......series films (if that makes any sense).
Like,
The Planet of the Apes films
and COLUMBO (I can't leave him out, I love that guy.)
Star Trek.....you Trekkies
Star Wars Trilogy
There's all the Indiana Jones films (Really great , my family loves them. Harrison Ford's pretty nice to look at too.)
Psycho is such a great film, but I dig ALL Hitch's films. If you haven't seen them you're missing out.
Woody Allen comes to mind also. Many of his films are cult classics.
Like,
The Planet of the Apes films
and COLUMBO (I can't leave him out, I love that guy.)
Star Trek.....you Trekkies
Star Wars Trilogy
There's all the Indiana Jones films (Really great , my family loves them. Harrison Ford's pretty nice to look at too.)
Psycho is such a great film, but I dig ALL Hitch's films. If you haven't seen them you're missing out.
Woody Allen comes to mind also. Many of his films are cult classics.
I'm not angry anymore....
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BC
I think that your point to Sweet Pear regarding Psycho and Annie Hall also applies to Easy Rider and Groundhog Day, both of which were very big hit movies at the time. I'd say that commercially speaking, Groundhog Day was probably as commercially successful as Annie Hall.
JD
I think that your point to Sweet Pear regarding Psycho and Annie Hall also applies to Easy Rider and Groundhog Day, both of which were very big hit movies at the time. I'd say that commercially speaking, Groundhog Day was probably as commercially successful as Annie Hall.
JD
"But they can't hold a candle to the reciprical war crimes which have plagued our policy of foriegn affairs."
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A few more that I would consider to be essential:
Hana-bi (Kitano, "beat" Takeshi)
Sonatine (Kitano, "beat" Takeshi)
Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, Isao)
Spirited Away (Miyazaki, Hayao)
The Harder They Come (Perry Henzell)
Ran (Kurosawa, Akira)
Juliet of the Spirits (Felini)
Fitzcarraldo (Werner Herzog)
Runaway Train (Andrei Konchalovsky)
Nashville (Robert Altman)
If (Lindsay Anderson)
O Lucky Man (Lindsay Anderson)
Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer)
Hana-bi (Kitano, "beat" Takeshi)
Sonatine (Kitano, "beat" Takeshi)
Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, Isao)
Spirited Away (Miyazaki, Hayao)
The Harder They Come (Perry Henzell)
Ran (Kurosawa, Akira)
Juliet of the Spirits (Felini)
Fitzcarraldo (Werner Herzog)
Runaway Train (Andrei Konchalovsky)
Nashville (Robert Altman)
If (Lindsay Anderson)
O Lucky Man (Lindsay Anderson)
Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer)