cult films

8bit · 02-26-2006, 02:13 AM

Which would you choose as your fave cult classics?

Sci Fi - Dark Star

Smokey & The Bandit

Banditmobile

Stang · 02-27-2006, 04:14 PM

Im going to have to go with The Bandit because I never heard of Dark Star.

Gambit · 02-28-2006, 04:07 PM

Heard of Dark Star, but never watched more than about 5 minutes. OTOH, I think I actually made it through the Bandit, at least in pieces. I'd have to say, objectively, the Bandit was the better film.

8bit · 03-01-2006, 11:42 PM

You don't have to just chose between the above two, I was speaking of cult films in general.

The 1971 sci fi classic The Andromeda strain. Scientists battle against the clock to destroy a virus that has been collected by a satellite from outer space.

Gambit · 03-02-2006, 05:11 PM

Ah. A.S. was/is a cult film?

You say "cult film" and the first thing that pops into my mind is "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Tim Curry in fishnet and Meatloaf the undead biker...

We then segue into "Little Shop of Horrors" and "Night of the Living Dead."

One of my personal favorites is "Spaced Invaders".

Oh, how about "Young Frankenstien?"

SiFi · 03-03-2006, 12:06 PM

Tim Curry.....in fishnet......*shudders*

For the purposes of this discussion, how are we going to define "Cult film?"

Raiyven · 03-03-2006, 07:44 PM

8bit! Good to see you back around the boards, man. Missed our talks about old cars

I think 'cult film' could have any number of meanings... I usually take it to mean that it has a selective, perhaps narrow following, or it's something that few people have heard of/seen/remember that is remembered fondly by those who have and do. Kind of like Firefly did before Serenity (which, while I liked the movie, did make it more than a cult thing)

Also, it could be an out-of-the-way movie as well which, while widely popular at the time, has passed out of memory.

SciFi: Dark City (thanks to SiFi on that one), City of Lost Children, The Last Starfighter (because it's so cheesy it's hilarious), Johnny Mnemonic (Keanu Reeves aside, it was neat), Space: Above and Beyond (tv), Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles (tv), Dune (tv miniseries), Children of Dune (tv miniseries), Battlestar Galactica (the original, dammit!)

Fantasy: Dark Crystal (gotta love henson), Red Sonja (early Schwarzenegger. Scary!), Heavy Metal (the original)

Other: The Witches of Eastwick (okay, not really horror, just funny), Dr Strangelove (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb), Memento (love Guy Pierce), the Count of Monte Cristo (Guy Pierce again), the Brotherhood of the Wolf, and...anything Sam Raimi. Or anything with Tony Ja in it

8bit · 03-07-2006, 04:20 AM

Hi Raiyven.

Yeah, I think a cult film is one of those things that can cover possibly obscure, not always big box office films. But they have their passionate fans, beyond just being merely respected.

The 1977 film Damnation Alley, with George Peppard and Jan Michael Vincent battling for survival in a post apocalyptic world. Remember the scene where the guy gets eaten alive in the car with the mutant cockroaches?

Gambit · 03-09-2006, 05:01 PM

Does Logan's Run count?

8bit · 03-11-2006, 10:00 PM

Yup, Logan's Run is great, and I think they have cancelled plans to remake it, which is good because the original was perfect, no need for an update IMO.

I believe the sets they prepared to remake Logan's Run have been used instead for the Charlize Theron film Aeon Flux.

Cerberus · 03-18-2006, 02:59 PM

logans run for sure

8bit · 03-24-2006, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Missed our talks about old cars

I will mention The Wraith, a sort of horror, revenge tale starring members of Hollywood's "Brat Pack", and probably the only time a 1980s Chrysler product or a mullet looked menacing.

Stang · 03-26-2006, 01:49 PM

How about Rocky Horror Show?

Gambit · 03-27-2006, 06:36 PM

(See my second post. In short, definitely.

)

Stang · 03-28-2006, 04:07 PM

02-26-2006, 02:13 AM	#1
8bit Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 28	cult films Which would you choose as your fave cult classics? Sci Fi - Dark Star Smokey & The Bandit Banditmobile

02-27-2006, 04:14 PM	#2
Stang Team Captain Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Everett, WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,859 Xbox Leaderboard: 1^st	Im going to have to go with The Bandit because I never heard of Dark Star. __________________

02-28-2006, 04:07 PM	#3
Gambit Forum wh0re Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 744	Heard of Dark Star, but never watched more than about 5 minutes. OTOH, I think I actually made it through the Bandit, at least in pieces. I'd have to say, objectively, the Bandit was the better film. __________________ XMEN member Card-carrying DTM OKL Fish-napper Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained. -The Tao of Programming

03-02-2006, 05:11 PM	#5
Gambit Forum wh0re Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 744	Ah. A.S. was/is a cult film? You say "cult film" and the first thing that pops into my mind is "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Tim Curry in fishnet and Meatloaf the undead biker... We then segue into "Little Shop of Horrors" and "Night of the Living Dead." One of my personal favorites is "Spaced Invaders". Oh, how about "Young Frankenstien?" __________________ XMEN member Card-carrying DTM OKL Fish-napper Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained. -The Tao of Programming Last edited by Gambit; 03-02-2006 at 05:14 PM.

03-03-2006, 12:06 PM	#6
SiFi Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ([]*[])The Frozen North Age: 42 Posts: 230	Tim Curry.....in fishnet......shudders For the purposes of this discussion, how are we going to define "Cult film?" __________________ Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent -Dionysius of Halicarnassus

03-01-2006, 11:42 PM	#4
8bit Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 28	You don't have to just chose between the above two, I was speaking of cult films in general. The 1971 sci fi classic The Andromeda strain. Scientists battle against the clock to destroy a virus that has been collected by a satellite from outer space.

03-03-2006, 07:44 PM	#7
Raiyven Big Bad Thread Boogeyman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Burlington, ON. Age: 42 Posts: 406	8bit! Good to see you back around the boards, man. Missed our talks about old cars I think 'cult film' could have any number of meanings... I usually take it to mean that it has a selective, perhaps narrow following, or it's something that few people have heard of/seen/remember that is remembered fondly by those who have and do. Kind of like Firefly did before Serenity (which, while I liked the movie, did make it more than a cult thing) Also, it could be an out-of-the-way movie as well which, while widely popular at the time, has passed out of memory. SciFi: Dark City (thanks to SiFi on that one), City of Lost Children, The Last Starfighter (because it's so cheesy it's hilarious), Johnny Mnemonic (Keanu Reeves aside, it was neat), Space: Above and Beyond (tv), Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles (tv), Dune (tv miniseries), Children of Dune (tv miniseries), Battlestar Galactica (the original, dammit!) Fantasy: Dark Crystal (gotta love henson), Red Sonja (early Schwarzenegger. Scary!), Heavy Metal (the original) Other: The Witches of Eastwick (okay, not really horror, just funny), Dr Strangelove (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb), Memento (love Guy Pierce), the Count of Monte Cristo (Guy Pierce again), the Brotherhood of the Wolf, and...anything Sam Raimi. Or anything with Tony Ja in it __________________ "For in that we are both especially daring and especially thorough in calculating what we attempt, we can truly be distinguished from other men, for whom ignorance is boldness but calculation brings hesitancy. Rightly would they be judged strongest in spirit who recognize both dangers and pleasures with utmost clarity and are on neither count deterred from risks." - Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War: 2.40, "The Funeral Oration of Perikles" (431 BCE) Last edited by Raiyven; 03-03-2006 at 07:56 PM.

03-07-2006, 04:20 AM	#8
8bit Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 28	Hi Raiyven. Yeah, I think a cult film is one of those things that can cover possibly obscure, not always big box office films. But they have their passionate fans, beyond just being merely respected. The 1977 film Damnation Alley, with George Peppard and Jan Michael Vincent battling for survival in a post apocalyptic world. Remember the scene where the guy gets eaten alive in the car with the mutant cockroaches?

03-09-2006, 05:01 PM	#9
Gambit Forum wh0re Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 744	Does Logan's Run count? __________________ XMEN member Card-carrying DTM OKL Fish-napper Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained. -The Tao of Programming

03-11-2006, 10:00 PM	#10
8bit Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 28	Yup, Logan's Run is great, and I think they have cancelled plans to remake it, which is good because the original was perfect, no need for an update IMO. I believe the sets they prepared to remake Logan's Run have been used instead for the Charlize Theron film Aeon Flux.

03-18-2006, 02:59 PM	#11
Cerberus One bad mofo'n Hound Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Your Mom's House Age: 47 Posts: 1,319	logans run for sure __________________ Tribes:Ascend Play it today for free

03-26-2006, 01:49 PM	#13
Stang Team Captain Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Everett, WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,859 Xbox Leaderboard: 1^st	How about Rocky Horror Show? __________________

03-27-2006, 06:36 PM	#14
Gambit Forum wh0re Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 744	(See my second post. In short, definitely. ) __________________ XMEN member Card-carrying DTM OKL Fish-napper Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained. -The Tao of Programming

03-28-2006, 04:07 PM	#15
Stang Team Captain Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Everett, WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,859 Xbox Leaderboard: 1^st	Doh! __________________