As others have said, no it's not scary, nor is it meant to be. But DO NOT let that keep you from seeing it. It's a damn good movie, and the goriest I've ever seen. (I challenge anyone to name a movie with more gore, because I'd love to see it).

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But it's not on par with Dead Alive in other areas.

To answer the question, and be completely original -Donnie Darko. I just didn't get what the appeal could be, and I generally like "odd" or weird movies.

Gotcha - I saw the face pull you posted and couldn't get enough of it - the trailer I saw a little while back looked friggin carzy as hell to so I'll give it a shot.

Thanks to you to Rivero - but yeah, my Rushmore comment was true :p

No, it is a turd of a movie, made worse by the ridiculous following it has.

just wait till you get to the lawnmower scene...

A "cult" film can be anything with a following... a "cult classic" on the otherhand, like the original poster asked, would be different.

This coming from someone who wants to see "Alien Vs. Predator".

Every time I tell my friend he needs to see Pulp Fiction he tells me "Well, you need to see Rocky Horror Picture Show." This thread just makes me not want to see it even more. I hate cheesy stupid movies that don't make any sense so I don't plan on seeing it any time soon, or ever if I can help it.

What kind of retarded logic is that? I want to see a movie that might suck, so movies that I say suck are actually classics?

Yeah, pretty much.

Rocky Horror = Very Gay.

Not that there's anything wrong with that, but if that's not your cup of tea, I don't think Rocky Horror is the great cinematic ambassador to homosexual culture. But I do think that's what owes a lot of it's cult appeal to, it must have been something quite different for the time.

Oh yeah, almost forgot, if you do check it out, see it at one of the famed midnight showing with audience participation. Definately tedious as a rental, but a bit more lively in person.

I also think Rushmore sucks nuts. Repo Man, on the other hand, rules. Very quotable.

Brazil is way on top followed by Memento and Bubba Ho-Tep.

Dude, when you're done burning down the Reichstag I owe you a beer. Bloody brilliant.


And uh... :mad:

All of the Alejandro Jodorowsky films. Not terrible, but I can't see people enjoying these for much more than camp value.

BWAHHH!!!
Listen kid, the day you stop worshipping that turd-burgler Christopher Lambert is the day I might take that turd of a comment seriously.

Such unwarratented agression torwards "Donnie Darko" leads me to believe you may secretly watch your overplayed "Troop Beverly Hills" video in your footed Tonka pajamas.
But then again, I enjoy a good round of masturbation as I watch my beloved "Xanadu", so who am I to judge?

Hey, who likes Hot Pockets?

Not only does Troop Beverly Hills rule... i would bloody kill for Tonka truck footed pajamas that would fit an adult.

That's an easy one...

Fight Club

Well then, first you'll have to kill me, xmiyux. 'Cause I ain't parting with my Tonka footies any faster than RyoHazuki plans on parting with his "Highlander" collection, thank you!

Now "Troop Beverly Hills"? No further comment on that from moi.
Any flick that featured the debut of Tori Spelling should be rightfully served as death row punishment. Unless it's that TV movie where she's the bitchy cheerleader and Kelly Martin's the nerdy weirdo who stabs her to death, because that was awesome.
But God forbid you get me on a tangent about the elusive sex appeal of Shelly Long in the midst of her desperate decent into motion picture mediocrity. Bless her heart.

Speaking of motion picture mediocrity, when's "Ishtar" finally getting a DVD release? I wanna see Warren and Dustin boogie down in the dunes again, damnit.

This deserves a special place in the What the F***? Hall of Fame. Congratulations.

Cult films cannot be "overrated" (a term I'm sick of) or "underrated". These are non-mainstream films ("Donnie Darko") or in some cases, mainstream films that went completely wrong perhaps by over-the-top acting, etc. ("Valley of the Dolls", "Mommie Dearest") Others are classic films that were perhaps ahead of their time ("Touch of Evil"), and genre films ("The Evil Dead" films).

Some (not all) of these films have achieved a cult following because they are so bad...but in a very cool/enjoyable way ("Plan 9 From Outer Space").

Personally, I do not believe there are any "overrated"cult films. We all just have different tastes.

Some of my personal favorite "cult" films:

"Freaks"
"Touch of Evil"
"Johnny Guitar"
"Night of the Living Dead" (original)
"Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!"
"King of Hearts"
"Valley of the Dolls"
"Barbarella"
"Flesh"
"Easy Rider"
"Beyond the Valley of the Dolls"
"Private Parts" (1970s Paul Bartel film...not the Howard Stern film)
"Trash"
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show"
"The Man Who Fell to Earth"
"Rock and Roll High School"
"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"
"Empire of the Ants"
"Death Race 2000"
"Eraserhead"
"Eating Raoul"
"Dawn of the Dead" (original)
"The Evil Dead"
"Liquid Sky" :D
"Videodrome"
All of John Waters films
Some of Kenneth Anger's films
"Heathers"
"Welcome to the Dollhouse"
"The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"
"Bottle Rocket"
"Fight Club"
"Donnie Darko"
"Ginger Snaps"
"Bubba Ho Tep"

Agreed :)

That is uncalled for. It's ridiculous that other people have different tastes than you?

Rocky Horror definitely has a large gay following but has a large straight following as well. I think it appeals to people who love cheesy/cool 1950s science fiction/horror films, and others who perhaps feel cut off from the "mainstream" (gay and straight).

In high school and college, the midnight shows were a great place for me to meet people. I made some cool friends (gay and straight).

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I would say the same thing about your post.

1. Titanic
2. Spiderman
3. Passion of the Christ
4. Shrek 1 AND 2
5. Lord of the Rings trilogy
6. Star Wars fiveogy
7. Gone with the Wind

Sorry, the Hall of Fame is all booked up.

well now wait a sec, everyone's entitled to their opinion, and you can loathe "Troop Beverly Hills" but I have to chime in here and state that I also enjoyed this film.

Any "Ladybugs" fans here? :D

I agree with this sentiment.

To use one of YOUR favorite phrases: "give me a break" :rolleyes:

Wow. 5 pages and no one has jumped on Kevin Smith yet. :up:

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Threads of this kind always seem to illicit reponses by people that think they have better taste than others and seem to feel a need to tell them about it. You don't like a movie that I like? Fine. However, don't tell me or others that my taste is inferior to yours. When you do, any credibility you may have in the eyes of others is diminished by your own film-snobbery (even if someone agrees with you).

thank you Trigger - :)

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Chasing Amy

I agree with this. I prefer to use the term "overhyped."


However, I also agree that Donnie Darko is a turd. :D








and I am a big Troop Beverly Hills and Ladybugs fan :blush:

hooray!

Yeah, we'll see how far that gets me!

"....attention K-Mart shoppers......" :)

How about the Hall of Shame? ;) Was your response for admitting you like "Troop Beverly Hills" and "Ladybugs"? If so, to each his own. Just like freudguy said, one can disagree without trying to make the other feel inferior. Or saying the movie is a turd.