Cool Cult Films
 

Okay I've just subscribed to Blockbuster.

Now, I'm being told by my teacher that I could have a profession in acting. Soooo I'm trying to root out Cool Cult Films to broaden my knowledge of the whole acting thing, and just movie knowledge in general. How different types of films work etc.

I've already researched on a film called Brick and I'm going to rent that out I think... any more suggestions?

Return of the Killer tomatoes, deepthroat, and attack of the 50 ft. woman are the kind of movies I think about when hearing the word cult...

But I'm not sure if that's what you mean, if you just want good movies, watch I am sam, and forrest gump, great acting! And I've heard that jack nicholson is great in one flew over the cuckoo's nest. But I only read the book, so I wouldn't know.

Everyone ever should see One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, it's ace.

Although, for cult films, it depends what you want.. Go see A Clockwork Orange, if you haven't already, look into Tobe Hooper too, and Apocolypse Now, all the obvious ones. Blade Runner had a fair amount of cult following too..

It's hard. Depends on what you want... Even stuff like Fritz the Cat was a cult film. And I'm betting that's not quite what you were looking for...

A lot of cool cult are 18s, so they won't let you rent those will they?

Ignoring that, as far as good acting goes:

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (correct, its brilliant acting in that one)
Trainspotting
Godfather Pt I and II (I've not seen the 3rd, maybe that's good too)
Taxi Driver

Plus any with Russel Crowe, as I'd say he's the best of the more recent actors (watch A Beautiful Mind if you haven't already seen it).

And to learn the more minimalist... less is more... approach to acting, go for some Clint Eastwood because he does it to a tee. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is a masterclass in eye close-ups!

Some of my favourites...

Withnail & I
Quadrophenia
This Is Spinal Tap
Get Carter
Shallow Grave (Name me one other movie where you get Obi Wan Kenobi & Doctor Who sharing a flat ;) )
Stardust
The Italian Job
Performance

Definately; Spinal Tap/Withnail And I/Taxi Driver

Also;
Jacobs Ladder/Don't Look Now/The Wicker Man/A Taste Of Honey (old but essential, if it's not a cult film...it should be) /Blow Up (If you have not seen this film...you haven't lived)/ Duel (Spielberg's first film) and above all else...Dr. Strangelove.

I was looking for more recent cult films to be honest... or cult films that you can relate to today, such as A Clockwork Orange. Definately the cool ones, and preferably British.

I've seen parts of a Clockwork Orange and I badly want to see Trainspotting, and yeah I can rent over 18s.

I'll take all these into account. Gotta see This Is Spinal Tap though... I'm looking for the more musical orientated ones to be honest... with a good soundtrack and is all around artistic and stylised in the way it was developed.

I'm being too specific here, but I really want to see a stylised film.

full metal jacket
rocky horror picture show
reservoir dogs
pink flamingos
night of the living dead (original 1950's version)

why on earth would you research a movie before you rent it?

the cube
last house on the left
clockwork orange ( my personal favourite i am alex de large *wink*)
taxi driver
pi ( so ****ed up)
nosferatu
the shining
barry lyndon
2001 a space odyssey ( highly recommended by me)

dog day afternoon
falling down
john carpenter's they live
kill bill vol 1,2

If you haven't seen it yet...do so. http://www.filmsite.org/blow.html

I'll assume you haven't...I think you'll love it.

Includes a scene in a small club...the yardbirds are playing live. :D

That's just about the best movie I've ever seen. I think it was all improvised, which shows you just how good spontaneity can be because its probably got the best selection of quote from any movie I've seen (apart from Anchorman of course). If you have any problems finding it, I've got a copy that I can lend you - although I will need it back of course!

Music orientated ones:

Human Traffic (brilliant movie about drugs, clubbing and dance music)
Walk The Line (if you haven't seen it already)
Almost Famous (not such good acting really, but its the most music-centred feature film I've seen.)
Amadeus (about Mozart and its really good)

Add 24 Hour Party People.
Begins with the punk explosion and centres around Tony Wilson, Factory Records (played by Steve Coogan) brilliiant soundtrack.

^Fantastic Film

Eating Raoul
Scenes From The Class Struggle In Beverly Hills
Faster Pussycat KILL KILL
Ilsa, She-Wolf Of The SS

pulp fiction
requiem for a dream
the usual suspects
nightmare on elm street

Faster Pussycat kill Kill is seconded by me. it's a black and white movie starring killer strippers. (one of the best movies ever)

Snow White: A tale of terror (rated r version of the disney movie)

Colors (it was made in 1988.)

i was just listening to that song

Definetely Jacob's Ladder... amazing
Vertigo
Donnie Darko
Sisters
Eraserhead

I'll try to think of more

Grandma's Boy
Reservoir Dogs
Jackie Brown

Coffy
Cleopatra Jones
Foxy Brown
Black Caesar
Super Fly
Original Gangsta's

Citizen Kane
Raising Arizona
Fargo
The Big Lebowski
Se7en
Taxi Driver
Reservoir Dogs
Airplane! (funniest film ever)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (second funniest film ever)

Taxi Driver is my favorite movie of all time I'd say

Big Lebowski's probably mine... I don't even know how many times I've seen that damn movie.

"Groove" is a great movie.

Along with "The Life Of Brian"

Memento
Donnie Darko
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Timecode
Withnail & I

Also all three of the proper Monty Python films :)

Yeah, it's a pretty great movie.

Repo Man
The Slog Movie
Reefer Madness

Ah yes, forgot Repo Man. Classic.

F*ck, I forgot about that one too

WTF OMG why did my post get deleted for no reason at all.

Your not the only one...I lost some posts the other day.
It's due to a new server on MB.

Pet Cemetary
Child's Play
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original)
Highlander

how could i have forgotten "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"?