Archive for the ‘Cult Movies’ Category
Silent Running
Long before there was Eco-terrorism there was this charming little story about homicidal tree-hugger in space and Joan Baez. Bruce Dern goes wacko when he and his crew are told they have to kill the last of the forests kept in geodesic domes in space. Instead Dern kills all his crew mates and listens to Joan Baez tunes while falling in love with some robots. In the end, Dern does what any self-loathing homicidal tree-hugger would do and makes the ultimate sacrifice for nature by committing suicide… All while listening to more Joan Baez tunes. It’s such a happy and uplifting movie. Please remove all sharp objects from the room before viewing.
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THX 1138
A quick explanation for all you non-Christians out there. If you are Christian, you believe that if you commit suicide you go straight to Hell. I popped this movie into the DVD player and about half way through it, I killed myself. I revived and found myself somewhere in the bowels of Hell, strapped into a chair and still watching this fucking movie.
Apparently movie critics and movie students all over the world love this movie and are fond of telling you that if you don’t ‘get it’, you won’t like it. I watched it, I get it… It’s a piece of shit.
I will attempt to explain the movie for you: Somewhere in the future Robert Duvall is going to stop taking drugs, fall in love, the government is going to kill his wife, Duvall is going to race and run through a bunch of tunnels and then sees the sunrise… It takes George Lucas 88 minutes of your valuable life to get this all done. I did the same thing for you in less than 10 seconds.
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Serial Mom
What’s not to like about this movie? John Waters, Kathleen Turner, Serial Killers, Soccer Moms… This is a nice entry level John Waters movie that gives you a taste for his dementia and dark messages about suburbia but doesn’t go so far that you get the feeling you are watching an art house film in a public restroom.
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The Living End
Here’s a movie I am surprised made the cut to DVD. This is a Gregg Araki masterpiece/chaotic mess. This is probably the most self-destructive, violent rage filled movie he ever made. His next movie: Doom Generation is almost refined in comparison. Essentially what you are looking at here is a road movie about two HIV+ guys who fall in and out of love and partake of a decent amount of crime and violence along the way.
If you like Cult style movies and aren’t afraid of a little gay with your viewing, I’m HIV positive you’ll like this.
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