Cult Films

owlwink

I have only just finished watching Dark City today and I really enjoyed it. Just wondering if anyone could recommend some films that have a cultfollowing of a similiar level e.g. Cube, Blade Runner, Donnie Darko... I need more fixes of cult classics. I still cannot get over that it took this long for me to become aware of Dark City and to finally view it.

Cheers,

Owlwink.

Peyton Manning

Sunshine or Serenity for more sci-fi classics.

karlog

The breakfast club and The Lost boy's are two of my favourites

call d

Don't look now.....a classic

owlwink

I'm a big fan of The Lost Boy's. Strange the way Kiefer Sutherland Keeps cropping up. Flatliners has him too.

call d

and his old man in Don't look now

owlwink

call d wrote: »

Don't look now.....a classic

Just read up on that and it seems quite good. Gonna try get my hands on it. Cheers.

karlog

In Bruges is another film you should see if you havn't yet

deadhead13

Wthnail & I.

owlwink

I'm more interested in weird sci-fi stuff like Brazil andthe likes. Some films from that time are so underestimated it is ridiculous.

owlwink

deadhead13 wrote: »

Wthnail & I.

I'm a big fan of that film. It is bloody hilarious.

Amalgam

Hmm.. You liked Dark City, how about Brazil.

Be careful which version you get your hands on, like Dark City, it's a film that was fiddled with a lot, against the wishes of the director..

owlwink

Amalgam wrote: »

Hmm.. You liked Dark City, how about Brazil.

Be careful which version you get your hands on, like Dark City, it's a film that was fiddled with a lot, against the wishes of the director..

I have seen multiple versions of Brazil. The Director's cut is by far the best.

Latchy

Deliverance( 1972) with Burt Reynolds .

He went on to star in comedy films but this was him in a rare but serious film role

Was controversial for it's time and has since become a film classic

jonnyfingers

"2001: A Space Odyssey" if you haven't seen it. "Equilibrium" is also worth a watch.

I love the old Arnie Sci Fi films like "Total Recall" and "The Running Man".

For true cult movies, but not sci fi, have a look at "The Blues Brothers" and "The Rocky Horror Picture" show. Both have a huge following and numerous screenings full of crazed fans in America every year!

owlwink

Latchy wrote: »

Deliverance( 1972) with Burt Reynolds .

He went on to star in comedy films but this was him in a rare but serious film role

Was controversial for it's time and has since become a film classic

Whenever I think of Deliverance I almost immediately start thinking of Straw Dogs and The Wicker Man (original) afterwards. I suppose they do all have the strange country folk vibe going on. All of them definitely worth a watch though. The remake of The Wicker Man is a abomination though.

Amalgam

Dark Star, not to everyone's taste, but it is a cult classic.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dark_star/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Star_%28film%29

karlog

Battle Royale

Foreign subtitled but my favourite cult film by far

deadhead13

owlwink wrote: »

I'm more interested in weird sci-fi stuff like Brazil andthe likes. Some films from that time are so underestimated it is ridiculous.

Strange Days(1995)
Scanners (1981)

owlwink

karlog wrote: »

Battle Royale

Foreign subtitled but my favourite cult film by far

I would have to agree with you on that. Japanese cult cinema is something I know alot about as I did my thesis on it.

Casshern and Tetsuo Body Hammer are also absolutely amazing.
Anything by Takashi Miike...

Also the South Korean film Save the Green Planet is unbelievable.

Amalgam

Straw Dogs.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067800/

Again, careful which version you view first. Bodged, fiddled with and banned for ages over here.

serjical_strike

how about..

the warriors, fear and loathing in las vegas, oldboy, battle royal, american psycho, clerks, la haine, irreversible, the big lebowski, a clockwork orange, the deer hunter, taxi driver, super troopers, akira....

ill keep thinking...

owlwink

deadhead13 wrote: »

Strange Days(1995)
Scanners (1981)

It sounds really good. Definitely gonna give it a viewing.

Latchy

owlwink wrote: »

Whenever I think of Deliverance I almost immediately start thinking of Straw Dogs and The Wicker Man (original) afterwards. I suppose they do all have the strange country folk vibe going on. All of them definitely worth a watch though. The remake of The Wicker Man is a abomination though.

The rape and violence scenes in Straw Dogs was pretty heavy and the film was banned from tv showing because of them . Clockwork Orange , another Stanley Kubick cult film was also off tv screens for many years for same reasons .

jonnyfingers

owlwink wrote: »

It sounds really good. Definitely gonna give it a viewing.

+1 for "Scanners". Great movie. One with a similar name I saw years ago still sticks in my mind today. It's called "Screamers". Would love to see it. It's not great but is typical 90's sci fi.

Amalgam

I always get Scanners and Videodrome mixed up.

Anyway, give Videodrome a go, the effects have aged, but the mood of the film is as potent as ever, if a tad cheddary.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086541/

OLP

Evil Dead 2

owlwink

The Lawnmower Man

tombren

Not sure if it's technically cult, well maybe, the experiment, german film, it's excellent, see it now coz apparently they're gonna destroy it by doin an American remake
ditto for let the right one in, best film I've seen this year

owlwink

tombren wrote: »

Not sure if it's technically cult, well maybe, the experiment, german film, it's excellent, see it now coz apparently they're gonna destroy it by doin an American remake
ditto for let the right one in, best film I've seen this year

Will check it out. Let the Right One In is an excellent piece of film making a gave me a much needed alternative to the vampire genre, aesthetic and feel wise anyway.

Magic Eight Ball

Assault on Precinct 13
Escape from New York
Big Trouble in Little China

Anything by John Carpenter gets my vote.

owlwink

Trevor Coulahan wrote: »

Assault on Precinct 13
Escape from New York
Big Trouble in Little China

Anything by John Carpenter gets my vote.

Dark Star mentioned by Amalgam earlier on in the thread is apparently John Carpenters first film. That might be worth a look if you havent already seen it.

Magic Eight Ball

owlwink wrote: »

Dark Star mentioned by Amalgam earlier on in the thread is apparently John Carpenters first film. That might be worth a look if you havent already seen it.

How insulting, of course I've seen it. haha

owlwink

Trevor Coulahan wrote: »

How insulting, of course I've seen it. haha

Well looks like I have some serious catch up to play.

call d

This one was banned for years, the people involved tried to get their names taken from the credits etc etc, there are about 6 different versions of it and it still shocks no matter which one you watch....CALIGUA.
You'll never look at Peter O'Toole in the same light again.

Silverfish

Repo man.

Sortof a small cult following.

Nevyn

Dune ( movie ) , Dunne ( scifi channel series ), Enemy mine, the last star fighter.

Amalgam

call d wrote: »

This one was banned for years, the people involved tried to get their names taken from the credits etc etc, there are about 6 different versions of it and it still shocks no matter which one you watch....CALIGUA.
You'll never look at Peter O'Toole in the same light again.

Caligula? Tinto Brass.. it was packaged alongside smut films for years, fun.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula_%28film%29

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080491/

Amalgam

Cult.. not sure if it is gold plated cult. An odd beast, probably dated now, made by Ken Russell of all people.

Altered States http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080360/

candy-gal1

pretty in pink
footloose
donnie darko
monty phython collection

to name just a few!

owlwink

Thanks everyone for all of the great responses. I now have a good viewing list to look forward to for the next while. Keep up the good work.

Owlwink...

shenanigans1982

Battle Royale is a good pick. Also Boondock Saints.

L31mr0d

hmm... I'd recommend "Naked Lunch" from 91. Screamers is good also.

Also check out Lifepod from 93, Village of the damned from 95 and The Arrival from 96.

Also watch "the forgotten" from 2004. I watched it knowing nothing about it and thought it was excellent. Although it you read any reviews of it or watch any trailers for it it will be ruined.

owlwink

L31mr0d wrote: »

hmm... I'd recommend "Naked Lunch" from 91. Screamers is good also.

Also check out Lifepod from 93, Village of the damned from 95 and The Arrival from 96.

Also watch "the forgotten" from 2004. I watched it knowing nothing about it and thought it was excellent. Although it you read any reviews of it or watch any trailers for it it will be ruined.

I suppose Crash could go alongside Naked Lunch.

sunzz

Ondskan
Unsure of it's cult status but my god what a movie, brutal, stunning, tearful and violent.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338309/

A tale of two sisters
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430659/
Please god don't subject yourself to the american version 'the uninvited'

Chopper
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0221073/
One word, FANTASTIC!

Amalgam

The DVD extra audio track is great for Chopper. Dialogue by the producers of the film. There's also a little documentary\footage of the man the film is based on.

Amalgam

Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1043378-stalker/

Quite a slow set visual film, much in feel to Let The Right One In. Unsettling and slow. It reaches for some pretty high brow ideas without alienating or patronising the viewer.

The guy

Midnight express.

Nevyn

Videodrome

owlwink

Thaedydal wrote: »

Videodrome

A few people have mentioned videodrome now. It must be worth the look.

ziedth

for me anyway:

Equilibrium
The boondock saints
Serenity