CULT
I think a cult film is just a kind of quirky and offbeat movie that people become all enthusiastic and devoted to. I feel like, today, movies I would consider cult movies gravitate around certain actors or directors. I guess it's kind of hard to point out cult movies of our time, but I would definitely have to agree with Pulp Fiction, Dazed and Confused and of course, Napoleon Dynamite.
I think that certain groups of people have the kind of cult reaction to Tim Burton, as well as actor Johnny Depp. Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands are movies I would consider to be under the cult category. A big movie I think of when I hear cult movies is Ed Wood (starring Depp and directed by Burton). CRAZY movie! It's pretty cool that these two team up and create these kinds of movies. Both of their work is generally quirky and weird, but also captivating and intriguing. Looking at Tim Burton's filmography (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000318/), it's easy to see that his movies are pretty eccentric and well-known. Many of them I would consider to be Cult movies.
More on Ed Wood. It's a movie completely filmed in black and white. It's been over a year since I last saw it, so I don't remember it much but when I hear modern-day cult movie that is what comes to mind right away. The movie is basically based on "the worst director of all time", Ed Wood. If you want some good old Johnny Depp crossdressing scenes, go for it.
Well it's class time.
Cheers.
Liz
I think that certain groups of people have the kind of cult reaction to Tim Burton, as well as actor Johnny Depp. Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands are movies I would consider to be under the cult category. A big movie I think of when I hear cult movies is Ed Wood (starring Depp and directed by Burton). CRAZY movie! It's pretty cool that these two team up and create these kinds of movies. Both of their work is generally quirky and weird, but also captivating and intriguing. Looking at Tim Burton's filmography (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000318/), it's easy to see that his movies are pretty eccentric and well-known. Many of them I would consider to be Cult movies.
More on Ed Wood. It's a movie completely filmed in black and white. It's been over a year since I last saw it, so I don't remember it much but when I hear modern-day cult movie that is what comes to mind right away. The movie is basically based on "the worst director of all time", Ed Wood. If you want some good old Johnny Depp crossdressing scenes, go for it.
Well it's class time.
Cheers.
Liz
posted by Film Class at 10:56 AM
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