Favorite B Movie/Cult Flick

[dzandiloo]

OK. I've been thinking about the distinction b/t a cult flick & a B movie....and here's what I've come up with (feel free to expand):

B Movie: Low budget, bad acting (or writing...sometimes one doesn't = the other), critically panned, highly entertaining.

Cult Flick: Movie that has grown a fanatical following over the years...possibly not well received when first released. Characterized by viewing sessions where viewers know every line. Also, you can spot a cult movie fan on the street when they shout random phrases like "I want my Two Dollars!" or "I'm not dead yet...I got bettah."

On that note, I cannot believe I did not include Sixteen Candles & Better Off Dead in my cult classics list.

(JAM-thanks for the tip on Harold & Maude...I'm always up for a new one...).

[justamom]

Please, PLEASE,PLEASE! let me know if you like it! It really has so much to say on so many levels.

I agree with your distinction between the two.
I forgot to mention HAIRSPRAY!!!
edited-I've mentioned this on GC before- Valley of the Dolls-the original one!

[SilverTurtle]

JAM-
I've seen Harold & Maude! The 1st time I saw it was near the end of my sophmore year of college. I was hanging out with some friends & one of my Phi Beta sisters insisted we watch it- it was her favorite movie & none of the rest of us had seen it. We were mostly like this:

the whole time!
But I don't wanna give anything away. Definately a good recommendation, though!

As for my fave cult movies:
Probably The Breakfast Club & most of the Monty Python films

My fave B movie:
The Lost Boys

[AGDPrincess70]

Soylent Green (SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!!)

Amazon Women on the Moon <-- Funniest. Movie. Ever. My life became complete after seeing that movie.



Funny story regarding bad movies...My friend Chris and his brother have this war going to see who can kill the other first only by watching the worst movies they can find. It's been going on for months. It's absolutely hilarious. You know how after E.T. came out they had that really really bad ripoff called "Mac and Me?" Well, they found the rip-off of Mac and Me, and it's truly the worst piece of cinematography. In the world.

[Still BLUTANG]

my favorite B movie is Pay the Price. it's like drumline before drumline was drumline. horrible acting, but fun to watch nonetheless.

[tld221]

Originally Posted by Still BLUTANG

my favorite B movie is Pay the Price. it's like drumline before drumline was drumline. horrible acting, but fun to watch nonetheless.

no joke, i just spit chicken and lamb on my mac keyboard reading the plot. Drumline was clliche in itself... but this mess has me ROTFLMAO... mentally anyway, since i shouldnt even be on here at work.

the site even looks so B-list - i bet the movie was edited on iMovie or something. i SO wish this movie was on youtube cause im too ashamed to netflix it.


<--cleaning grease stains off keyboard and desk

[Still BLUTANG]

i will send it to you, i want as many people to suffer as possible!

Originally Posted by tld221

no joke, i just spit chicken and lamb on my mac keyboard reading the plot. Drumline was clliche in itself... but this mess has me ROTFLMAO... mentally anyway, since i shouldnt even be on here at work.

the site even looks so B-list - i bet the movie was edited on iMovie or something. i SO wish this movie was on youtube cause im too ashamed to netflix it.


<--cleaning grease stains off keyboard and desk

[tld221]

Originally Posted by Still BLUTANG

i will send it to you, i want as many people to suffer as possible!

ill PM you my address, no joke - i have got to see this nonsense!

[AlphaGamDiva]

does the princess bride count as a "b" movie? i mean, c'mon, when dude flips around while fighting wesley, you can see the mat fly up when he lands on the "ground"......love love love this movie. and i think high fidelity is quite possibly one of the best movies ever made......don't know if it's cult or "b", but i never really heard a lot about it until one of my guy friends made me watch it....one of the best soundtracks, too.

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[MoxieGrrl]

JustAMom: Omg! I *love* Hairspray! My personal John Waters fav is Crybaby. Johnny Depp is the best.

Oh yeah, I forgot to add Orgazmo. I think it's the perfect blend of B-movie and cult flick specialness.

[sugar and spice]

Originally posted by valkyrie
Plan Nine from Outer Space

It's an Ed Wood movie...so terrible it's hilarious.

I was just about to post this! This movie is beyond hilarious.

[AOIIalum]

So, who's seen Ishtar? The entire thing?

Christin

[Lady Pi Phi]

My fav cult movies are any of the John Hugs films or Kevin Smith films.
I Love the Rocky Horror Picture Show. There is a movie theatre in Toronto, that plays this movie all the time. It's huge on Halloween. They play the movie and they have stage actors act along with the movie. The audience brings props with them too (ie toast, newspaper, rice, etc, etc...). It's a blast!

[LuaBlanca]

Originally posted by AGDPrincess70
Soylent Green (SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!!)

ahhhhhhh that movie is AWESOME!
(*It's all about how the women come with the house and they're called "furniture." I cried when the old man died....but what a way to die, eh?)

Has anyone seen "Scotland, PA?" It's a Lot 47 version of Shakespeare's MACBETH with Maura Tierney (as Lady Macbeth...or as they put in the movie McBeth) and Andy Dick (as one of the "witches"....but in this movie they're hippie/stoners.) It's set in PA (duh) in the 70s (the ENTIRE SOUNDTRACK *almost* is BAD COMPANY and it's AWESOME lol) and surrounds itself around a fast-food place owned by a man named...you guessed it DUNCAN. McDuff is the police chief, and oh man it's histerical. I seriously recommend it to everyone!

http://www.lot47.com/scotlandpa/

[sailorchicDG]

Fav B-movie: "My Best Friends A Vampire"
"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"

Fav cult classic: "Clerks"