OT :Anyone else here like "B" movies?

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I was prompted to bring this up by Kis's "Quest for Fire" thread.

'n a similar vein, I wonder if other forumites here seek out 'cult" or "out of the the ordinary" films and what they view.

What really set me off right now is happening to run across on the TeeVee a broadcast of this film:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005YUPD/002-8825191-0940827?v=glance

I was surprised to see it on the boob toob. Not brilliant, but definitively reminiscint of something that Lynch might have done, though not quite up to his current standards..., Not what one expects to see on the idgit box.

Anyway just wondering if any other forunmites are into the "quality B" movies...whether they be stuff by by Lynch, Cronenberg, Cohen, or even Ed Woods.....

Not that "Highway" compares with the 'best' of those mentioned, but it is worth a rental.

Just in case somebody is confused about me being "terminally weird" as I have been previously categorized, I'm at this time listening to a bunch of Captain Beefheart CDs I loaded into my domestic stereo gizmos. The nuances of his idiosycratic melodies are being faithfully reproduced by electrostatic tranducers and supporting electronics that in sum, are the largest monetary investment that I have made in material objects in my lifetime to date.

Yes, I am broke, and have been for a while, but I wasn't when I bought the stero stuff. I'm still glad I bought it.

Any way, what are other forumites' cheesey film/video pleasures--anyone else into the "B" stuff??
 
Certainly we MUST include "Army Of Darkness" with the "chin" himself, Bruce Campbell!

"Good ... Bad ...? I'm the guy with the gun!"
 
If they are so bad they are good I generally love them. Into some cult films. "Lonely are the Brave" is my favorite.
 
Speaking of instant "B" movies, can include just about any Scifi original picture. ;)

Tonight's special is Snakehead Terror, return of the walking fish we've tlaked about here before. Don't miss it. ;)

http://www.scifi.com/snakehead/
 
Certainly we MUST include "Army Of Darkness" with the "chin" himself, Bruce Campbell! ---Bill Marsh

Right on:)! "B" Movies that they may be, the whole Evil Dead series is my fav. Its no wonder that Sam Raimi (the director) made Spiderman into such a success. Look at the masterpieces that he churned out with no money! Now give him 200 million and THATS a movie:) same thing with Peter Jackson. Long before he was directing Hobbits and Orcs in the LOTR he was penning and directing gory low-budget classics like "Dead Alive", "Bad Taste", and "Meet the Feebles". man, i could write on this topic all day:)


~Jake
 
Six string Samurai
Pi
Kevin Smith movies
Old Pete Jackson (b4 frighteners and LotR) like bad taste, meet the feebles, dead alive, Reanimator, etc.
Dunwich Horror (trippy 70's take on HP Lovecraft story)
Terry Gilliam films

I'm missing some here, but gotta run.

Keith
 
I find the B movies much more creative then their larger cousins. Once the studios pour a large amount of money into a project they pretty much keep it moving along a well traveled road. Add the Naked Prey as one of my favorite B-movies.

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n2s
 
N2?

Now you've done it. I gotta find my copy of "Where's Poppa?"

"B" movies? Anything with Adrienne Barbeaux; Buster Crabbe (not "b" at the time, but you gotta love the "action sprint" manner of locomotion he ALWAYS uses. He was the prototype.) in Flash Gordon series, and Ming !!!! What can I say?

YOU GOTTA SEE DOCTOR DETROIT!!!!

Definately In!, August 9, 2000
Reviewer: Luis Hernandez (see more about me) from New York, New York, USA
"Doctor Detroit" is a comedy that will take many fans back to the glorious days of the early 1980's, when disco was in its' dying stages and comedy stars from television's "Saturday Night Live" were starting to branch off into film projects. Dan Aykroyd in his the best role of his life plays Cliff Skridlow, a nerdy college professor who has a chance encounter with a group of 'professional' ladies.

When Cliff meets a pimp (Howard Hessman) on the run from Chicago's most ruthless crime boss, Mom, he must find a way to fend for the ladies who fear for their lives. Their pimp has fled to Tahiti, and therefore Cliff the college professor becomes Dr. Detroit, pimp extradonaire.

In a series of meetings with Mom, Dr. Detroit becomes the most feared and legendary pimp throughout Chicago. However his professional life is falling apart as the college is in need of dire funds to continue operating. With the help of the girls and their assistant Diablo (T.K. Carter) Cliff balances his professional and social lives. But after being named "Player of the Year," Cliff must make an appearance at the annual "Players Ball" in order to receive this honor. The problem is that he has another engagement for the college on the same night and at the same hotel the ball is being held. With Mom and her goons lurking nearby, the Doctor/Cliff will make this a night you'll never forget.

Featuring a cast full of past and future stars, and a soul-filled soundtrack, 'Doctor Detroit' was a showcase for many talents. Three of the four women playing the 'girls' include a pre-"Nanny" Fran Drescher, Donna Dixon (she later married Dan Aykroyd), and Lynn Whitfield ("Eve's Bayou"). The film also includes a special appearance by soul legend James Brown as the main attraction at the Players Ball.

Full of funny scenes including Aykroyd impersonating a Southern lawyer and his battle with Mom at the junkyard, Doctor Detroit gave Dan Aykroyd a vehicle to extend his comedic skills to the fullest extent. The film's most classic scene is the excellently choreographed opening at the Players Ball where everyone is grooving to the rhythms of James Brown. Pimps, prostitutes, and crime lords all get involved in what has to be an ode to the blaxploitation films of the past.

If you are looking for a clever, funny, and hip film, your search has ended. "Doctor Detroit" still remains as one of the 1980's most memorable comedies.





Yep, selectively, I loves 'em.

Kis
 
Ahh, I thought so.

Some classic comments and some classic movies...

"Snakehead Terror"? ROTFL

Here a couple of faves that come to mind...

"KillDozer" , about a D-8 tractor that comes to evil and deadly life on an isolated island after touching a meteor. In the "so bad its good" category.

"The Last Battle" (A.K.A. "Le Dernier Combat") , post-apocalyptic feature produced and directed by the guy that later did the "The Fifth Element"

"Sante Sangre" Like the Classic "Freaks" by Tod Browning, features lots of strange circus people. Fellini crossed with Hitchcock, and who knows what else...

"The Stuff" A Larry Cohen classic about some white goo from the center of the earth that somehow ends up in supermarket freezer cases as a tasty treat due to evil corporate interests...Problem is the stuff is sentient and turns people into zombies too. Hilarious. Can't resist posting a still of The Stuff on the attack:
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Suspiria Deservedly famous cult horror movie with incredible visuals utilizing saturated color and a very effective soundtrack. Young woman attends ballerina school which turns out to be a witches coven.

Well, that's enough...An issue of "Psychotronic" magazine or "Psychotronic Video" magazine should provide enough reviews, interviews and other tidbits to amply supply a "normal" person with maybe a year of rental suggestions. Snag one if you see one.

Edit:

How could I leave out "The Wicker Man" Scottish detective goes to remote island to investigate the reported disappearance of a youg girl. He discovers that the island boasts inexplicably bounteous harvests and the inhabitants are following "the old ways". Great stuff, and from what I can tell well researched. I can reccomend this one for purchase. (Beware that there seem to several versions) It deserves a still too:
wicker2.jpg


Hmm here's another still, dunno why it is black and white, tho--Ferrous should find this interesting:

wicker01.jpg
 
Don't forget the black and white cowboy movies with relative unknowns that were still played as second billings back when theatres had smoking loges. All the little kids down front cheering the hero on and the smokers up in the back snickering their heads off. I remember one scene where a bad guy appears on a ridge at least a hundred fifty yards away and the hero on horseback takes a one hand unsighted shot with his Winchester from the hip and blows the baddie away. Theatre burned down shortly afterward. Think that was in the early 70's. ;) :D :D
 
I'm a huge fan of B movies "Logan's Run" is one of my favorite films of all time. I enjoy most sci-fi and horror. "Evil Dead" and "Army of Darkess" are both great, "Reanimator", "From Beyond", pretty much anything even loosely based on Lovecraft, (anybody see "The Ninth Gate" with Johnny Depp?) Also love Freddy, Jason, and Halloween, even "Freddy vs Jason".

N2S--"The Naked Prey" is a great film. I've watched it several times.

--Josh
 
I can't believe I didn't read any of the following:
Toxic Avenger 1-4
Well, any Troma film!
Strange Invaders
Street Trash
and, in my opinion, the greatest 'B' film of all time...

KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE
 
Oh yeah, and let us not forget the excellent Kaiju films of the 80's & 90's (Like all of the Godzilla films, and some of the best giant monster movies EVER, "GAMERA" 1-3)!!!!!!! :D
 
"Attack of the 60-foot centerfold".

Oh. 'B' movies. That one never made it that high, though the, ummm, 'cones' were impressive.
 
I find some of the B Grade movies pretty good.
When "Pitch Black" was first released, it was more or less labelled as B material.

Today, Vin Diesel fans are searching for this title because it sort of gave him a little bit of fame. Movie goers are in the dark about the origins of The Chronicles of Riddick because they have not seen Pitch Black.

I heard there is one B Grade movie that's pretty interesting - Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, or something to that effect! :D :D
 
golok said:
I heard there is one B Grade movie that's pretty interesting - Attack of the Killer Tomatoes,
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Picked that up a couple years ago when I wanted to laugh
& felt like watching something goodly bad.

Just bad.
 
Frankenhooker
Tromeo and Juliet
Reanimater

and my personal favorite.
Cannibal: The Musical
Anybody that can make a musical based upon the only man in the United States ever convicted of Cannibalism has got to be a genius.
By the way the creative force behind it were those nitwits that brought us 'Southpark'.
 
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