By Hampus Eckerman: Time for the first bracket. For each pair, vote for the top cult movie. Vote for what is memorable, what is fun, what is interesting, what is cult.
1. JUICY FRUITS
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Labyrinth (1986)
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
Eating Raoul (1982)
3. DON’T MESS WITH THE KING, BABY
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
Knightriders (1981)
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Hawk the Slayer (1980)
Return to Oz (1985)
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
6. HIJINKS ENSUE
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
The President’s Analyst (1967)
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Crash (1996)
Amelie (2002)
8. CAMPY MOVIES
But I’m A Cheerleader! (1999)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Heavy Metal (1981)
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
In Bruges (2008)
Repo Man (1984)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Them! (1954)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Yellow Submarine (1968)
Hairspray (1988)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
Eraserhead (1977)
15. FEEDING TIME
Hausu (1977)
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)
Zardoz (1974)
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
The Quiet Earth (1985)
Sid & Nancy (1986)
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Scanners (1981)
Akira (1988)
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Naked Lunch (1991)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
20. UTTER CHAOS
Paprika (2007)
Godzilla (1954)
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Glen or Glenda (1953)
Tremors (1990)
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Videodrome (1983)
Metropolis (1927)
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
Death Race 2000 (1975)
The City of Lost Children (1995)
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Better Off Dead (1985)
Donnie Darko (2001)
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
Allegro Non Troppo (1976)
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
The Wicker Man (1973)
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Fight Club (1999)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989)
Pink Flamingos (1972)
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
The Dark Crystal (1982)
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
1. JUICY FRUITS
Labyrinth (1986)
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
3. DON’T MESS WITH THE KING, BABY
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Hawk the Slayer (1980)
“Best” 🙂
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
6. HIJINKS ENSUE
The President’s Analyst (1967)
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Amelie (2002)
8. CAMPY MOVIES
Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
In Bruges (2008)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Yellow Submarine (1968)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
15. FEEDING TIME
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Zardoz (1974)
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
The Quiet Earth (1985)
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Scanners (1981)
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Naked Lunch (1991)
20. UTTER CHAOS
Godzilla (1954)
Japanese original, right?
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Tremors (1990)
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Videodrome (1983)
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
Death Race 2000 (1975)
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Donnie Darko (2001)
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
The Big Lebowski (1998)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Forbidden Planet (1956)
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
Pink Flamingos (1972)
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
The Dark Crystal (1982)
1. JUICY FRUITS
Labyrinth (1986)
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Amelie (2002)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980) [Cab Calloway!]
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
Repo Man (1984)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Yellow Submarine (1968) [“Tiptoe through the meanies….”]
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Eraserhead (1977)
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Akira (1988)
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Tremors (1990)
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Metropolis (1927)
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Better Off Dead (1985) [“I just froze the left half of my brain!”]
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS (dammit!)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
Pink Flamingos (1972)
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
This is Spinal Tap (1984) [“Come on, mime is money!”]
I’ve seen more of these than the previous movie brackets, but most of the ones I’ve seen have been paired off with ones I haven’t.
But, in the cases where I’ve seen both, or where the one movie is so good that I don’t care what it’s up against:
1. Labyrinth
6. The President’s Analyst
13. Yellow Submarine
20. Godzilla
25. Allegro Non Troppo
29. Monty Python’s Life of Brian
32. The Dark Crystal
Ooo, here we go!
1. JUICY FRUITS
Labyrinth (1986)
It’s juicy “trousers,” not juicy fruits. Well…maybe it is juicy fruits. 😉
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
Eating Raoul (1982)
3. DON’T MESS WITH THE KING, BABY
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Hawk the Slayer (1980)
Return to Oz (1985)
Abstain
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
6. HIJINKS ENSUE
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
The President’s Analyst (1967)
Abstain
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Crash (1996)
Amelie (2002)
Abstain
8. CAMPY MOVIES
Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
Heavy Metal (1981)
I love this soundtrack.
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
Repo Man (1984)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Yellow Submarine (1968)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
Eraserhead (1977)
Abstain
15. FEEDING TIME
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)
This is the Frog King with the three…never mind.
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
Sid & Nancy (1986)
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Scanners (1981)
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Naked Lunch (1991)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Abstain
20. UTTER CHAOS
Godzilla (1954)
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Tremors (1990)
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Videodrome (1983)
Metropolis (1927)
Abstain
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
Death Race 2000 (1975)
The City of Lost Children (1995)
Abstain
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Donnie Darko (2001)
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
The Big Lebowski (1998)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Fight Club (1999)
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989)
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Abstain
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Hampus, you’re making me drag out the forehead cloths already??
1. JUICY FRUITS
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
3. DON’T MESS WITH THE KING, BABY
Neither
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Neither
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)
6. HIJINKS ENSUE
The President’s Analyst (1967) (Best film on the list)
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Abstain
8. CAMPY MOVIES
Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
Abstain
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Them! (1954) (A really tough choice)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Yellow Submarine (1968)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Neither
15. FEEDING TIME
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Neither
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
Abstain
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Abstain
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
20. UTTER CHAOS
Godzilla (1954)
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Neither
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Metropolis (1927)
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
Abstain
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Abstain
25. HAPPY END
Allegro Non Troppo (1976)
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
Neither
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Forbidden Planet (1956)
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
Abstain
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
1. JUICY FRUITS
Labyrinth (1986)
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Return to Oz (1985)
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
6. HIJINKS ENSUE
The President’s Analyst (1967)
8. CAMPY MOVIES
Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
Repo Man (1984)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Yellow Submarine (1968)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
15. FEEDING TIME
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Zardoz (1974)
20. UTTER CHAOS
Godzilla (1954)
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Metropolis (1927)
25. HAPPY END
Allegro Non Troppo (1976)
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Forbidden Planet (1956)
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Good job, Hampus! I already hate you & your dice as much as I’ve ever hated Kira!
1. JUICY FRUITS
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
Eating Raoul (1982)
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)
6. HIJINKS ENSUE
The President’s Analyst (1967)
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Amelie (2002)
8. CAMPY MOVIES
Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
Heavy Metal (1981)
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
Repo Man (1984)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Yellow Submarine (1968)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
Sid & Nancy (1986)
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Akira (1988)
20. UTTER CHAOS
Godzilla (1954)
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Glen or Glenda (1953)
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Metropolis (1927)
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
OMG MY HATE IS PURE AND UNENDING
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
The Wicker Man (1973)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Forbidden Planet (1956)
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
Pink Flamingos (1972)
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Doctor Science: It’s brutal — my four favorites were paired against each other in the first round!
1. JUICY FRUITS
Labyrinth (1986)
No contest. Great movie. Easy so far!
3. DON’T MESS WITH THE KING, BABY
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
Again, an easy one. A great film that is everything a cult movie should be.
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Amelie, I guess?
Still not difficult, because, I mean, I’m not a big fan of Crash and consider Amelie by far the better movie, but I have a hard time calling a film that was both a critical darling and a box office hit “cult”.
8. CAMPY MOVIES
Tie
Oof. The first tough one. Blazing Saddles is is the more groundbreaking of the two, but that ending …
9. OF MICE AND MEN
Tie
Another tough one. In both cases, the book was better than the movie, or I’d have been able to choose one, I think.
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Phew, no contest. Heavy Metal is only OK.
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
Repo Man (1984)
Another easy one.
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
A little harder, but not that hard.
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Tie
Ow, dangit. I’m going to be disappointed by whichever one loses.
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
Again, hard for me to consider a film this popular as a “cult” movie, but, all right. As the better film, it wins … for now.
15. FEEDING TIME
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
It holds up surprisingly well. And with an early appearance by Jack Nicholson!
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Zardoz (1974)
It’s so weird.
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Scanners (1981)
I haaaaaaate Akira. Haaaaaaaaate. (Haaaaaaaate.)
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Naked Lunch is actually a pretty terrible adaptation.
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Glen or Glenda (1953)
Still a classic. So much heartfelt effort. So much riveting fail.
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Metropolis (1927)
So excited that it has been largely restored now! I’m really not sure it’s cult, though.
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
The City of Lost Children (1995)
It is so damn good.
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Tie
Wow, those two are surprisingly hard to choose between.
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
Buckaroo Banzai’s reputation exceeds its actual quality.
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
The Big Lebowski’s Reputation exceeds its actual I’ll stop there before someone notices what I’m going to say this could be dangerous.
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
Tie
Dr. Strangelove is another that was both a popular success and a critical darling and I just cannot cannot think of it as cult but it’s so much better so fine, tie.
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
Clockwork Orange wasn’t as good as the book.
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Tie
Another where I’ll be super disappointed whichever one loses.
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
I wasn’t a huge fan of The Dark Crystal, honestly.
OK, so whose stupid idea was this?
1. JUICY FRUITS
Labyrinth (1986)
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
Eating Raoul (1982)
3. DON’T MESS WITH THE KING, BABY
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Return to Oz (1985)
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Amelie (2002)
8. CAMPY MOVIES
Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
In Bruges (2008)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Hairspray (1988)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
15. FEEDING TIME
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Zardoz (1974)
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
Sid & Nancy (1986)
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Scanners (1981)
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
20. UTTER CHAOS
Godzilla (1954)
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Tremors (1990)
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Metropolis (1927)
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
The City of Lost Children (1995)
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Donnie Darko (2001)
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
The Big Lebowski (1998)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
abstain
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Forbidden Planet (1956)
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
abstain
1. JUICY FRUITS
Labyrinth (1986)
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Amelie (2002)
8. CAMPY MOVIES
Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Yellow Submarine (1968)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
15. FEEDING TIME
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Metropolis (1927)
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Oh, you evil, evil, EVIL dice! ARRRRRRGH!
TIE. So there.
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
The Wicker Man (1973)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Forbidden Planet (1956)
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Your dice should be ground to powder, put in a can of Fanta, and dumped in the Marianas trench.
“I’m going in.”
(1) Phantom of the Paradise.
Because Swan reminds me of the lead singer of the band in Armageddon Rag.
(2) Eating Raoul
(3) Bubba Ho-Tep
Because of Bruce Campbell’s chin.
(4) Return to Oz
The second-best movie set in Oz.
(5) Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
Ketchup is delicious.
(6) Adventures in Babysitting
(7) Crash
(8) Blazing Saddles
We are all only pawns in the game of life.
(9) The Mouse That Roared
They made us read the script in school.
(10) Abstain!
Blues Brothers has a much better plot, plus scheming Carrie Fisher and missions from God, but Heavy Metal has the three or so minutes of bliss that is Reach Out by Cheap Trick, so I’m going to have to sit this one out.
(11) Repo Man
(12) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Run away! Run away!
(13) Yellow Submarine
(14) Groundhog Day
(15) Little Shop of Horrors
(16) Zardoz
(17) The Quiet Earth
Another tough call between two films I love, but I love The Quiet Earth just a little bit more
(18) Scanners
(19) Destroy All Monsters
(20) Godzilla
(21) Tremors
(22) Videodrome
(23) City of Lost Children
(24) Donnie Darko
(25) Escape From New York
Viva Snake Plissken!
(26) The Princess Bride
(27) The Big Lebowski
(28) Dr. Strangelove
(29) It’s like choosing between my left pinky toe and my right pinky toe … Life of Brian.
(30) See androids fighting Brad and Janet, Ann Francis stars in Forbidden Planet, oh oh oh ohhhhhhh
(31) Pink Flamingos
More eggs, Babs
(32) Spinal Tap
I’m getting front row seats for Saucy Jack the moment it comes out. Been waiting for years.
1. Labyrinth (1986)
2. abstain
3. abstain
4. abstain
5. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)
6. Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
7. Amelie (2002)
8. Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. The Mouse That Roared (1959)
10. The Blues Brothers (1980)
11. In Bruges (2008)
12. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
13. Hairspray (1988)
14. Groundhog Day (1993)
15. The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
16. Zardoz (1974)
17. The Quiet Earth (1985)
18. abstain
19. abstain
20. abstain
21. abstain
22. abstain
23. abstain
24. Better Off Dead (1985)
25. Escape from New York
26. The Princess Bride (1987)
27. abstain
28. Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
30. Forbidden Planet (1956)
31. abstain
32. The Dark Crystal (1982)
Voting when I’ve seen only one or I couldn’t participate in these at all. Five out of 9 of the below I didn’t see until I was in my 30s and met my current husband. I was never much of a movie goer with my hearing problems. DVR and close captioning changed things until I was hit by the truck in March 2012.
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Return to Oz (1985)
8. CAMPY MOVIES
Blazing Saddles (1974)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
Repo Man (1984)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989)
Votes!
8. CAMPY MOVIES
Blazing Saddles (1974) – The first risque movie I ever saw, at 14 years old in a second-run theater in rural Pennsylvania. Left a mark. It’s also brilliant and hilarious.
9. OF MICE AND MEN
A Scanner Darkly (2006) – I guess I’m voting for the book as much as anything.
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980) – Anti-Heavy Metal vote.
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) – “Son, one day all this will be yours!” “What, the brackets?”
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993) – Because according to the bracket, this popular classic is a cult movie and is also a work of genius.
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Metropolis (1927)
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987) – Not even close. I think people love a Buckaroo Banzai movie that plays in their heads a great deal. I have only ever seen the one on the screen.
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
The Big Lebowski (1998) – What does any of this have to do with fucking MilSF, Walter?
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
This is Spinal Tap (1984) – If it survives this round in slot 32, next round it must go to 11.
I also wish to cast a vote for ticking.
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Amelie (2002)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
The Quiet Earth (1985)
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Metropolis (1927)
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
1. Labyrinth (1986)
2. The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
3. Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
4. Hawk the Slayer (1980)
5. Abstain
6. Abstain
7. Amelie (2002)
8. Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. The Mouse That Roared (1959)
10. The Blues Brothers (1980)
11. In Bruges (2008)
12. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
13. Hairspray (1988)
14. Abstain
15. The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
16. Zardoz (1974)
17. The Quiet Earth (1985)
18. Akira (1988)
19. Destroy All Monsters (1968)
20. Godzilla (1954)
21.Glen or Glenda (1953)
22. Metropolis (1927)
23. Death Race 2000 (1975)
24. Donnie Darko (2001)
25. Abstain
26. The Princess Bride (1987)
27. The Big Lebowski (1998)
28. Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
30. Fight Club (1999)
31. Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989)
32. This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Some really hard ones here, and only the first round!
1. JUICY FRUITS
Labyrinth (1986)
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
Eating Raoul (1982)
3. DON’T MESS WITH THE KING, BABY
Knightriders (1981)
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Abstain
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)
6. HIJINKS ENSUE
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Abstain
8. CAMPY MOVIES
Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
Repo Man (1984)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Them! (1954)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Yellow Submarine (1968)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
15. FEEDING TIME
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Zardoz (1974)
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
Abstain
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Abstain
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
20. UTTER CHAOS
Godzilla (1954)
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Tremors (1990)
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Metropolis (1927)
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
Abstain
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Donnie Darko (2001)
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
The Big Lebowski (1998)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Forbidden Planet (1956)
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
Pink Flamingos (1972)
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
The Dark Crystal (1982)
1. JUICY FRUITS
Labyrinth
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
A Boy and His Dog
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Amelie
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
Repo Man
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Yellow Submarine
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Abstain. Always had a bit of a soft spot for Zardoz, but I can’t bring myself to vote for it above something called Hell Comes to Frogtown.
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Glen or Glenda
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Metropolis
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
The City of Lost Children
21 years ago? Really?
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
Oh, did you have to do this to me so early?
Dr. Strangelove
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
A Clockwork Orange
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Forbidden Planet
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
The Dark Crystal
Yup, plenty of pain already!
1. Labyrinth (1986)
2. Eating Raoul (1982)
3. Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
4. Abstain (haven’t seen either one).
5. A Boy and His Dog (1975)
A really tough call! (Not that I have strong attachments to either one…)
6. The President’s Analyst (1967)
Argh, this one definitely hurts, but TPA is just a seriously great movie!
7. Abstain, only seen one.
8. Reluctantly abstain…only seen one.
9. A Scanner Darkly (2006)
Ouch!
10. Abstain, reluctantly. I think one is much better, but I’m dubious about its cult status. But I can’t quite bring myself to vote for the other.
11. Repo Man (1984)
I really loved both, but I think this is much more cult.
12. Abstain.
13. Hairspray (1988)
I cannot bring myself to consider a Beatles movie “cult”.
14. Groundhog Day (1993)
A little doubtful of the cult status of this one, but it’s close enough for this particular matchup.
15. Abstain.
16. Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)
Soo-o-o cult! And quite entertaining. I gotta go with it!
17. Abstain.
18. Akira (1988)
I suspect people in Japan might be confused by us calling this cult, but I’m going to go with it anyway.
19. Abstain.
20. Abstain.
21. Tremors (1990)
22. Videodrome (1983)
Wow, serious apples-to-oranges comparison! I don’t even…aargh, ok, I picked one!
23. The City of Lost Children (1995)
Another painful choice!
24. Donnie Darko (2001)
25. Escape from New York
26. The Princess Bride (1987)
A bit of a stretch for “cult”, but I’ll allow it for now. Not sure how I’ll react in later rounds.
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
Aargh, I think I have to go with that old standby: cast my vote for whichever is behind at the end…
28. Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. Abstain. Argued myself back and forth on this one for too long…
30. Fight Club (1999)
I call down a mighty curse upon these dice!
31. Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989)
Ouch.
32. This is Spinal Tap (1984)
My vote goes up to eleven.
1. JUICY FRUITS
Labyrinth (1986)
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
3. DON’T MESS WITH THE KING, BABY
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Return to Oz (1985)
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)
6. HIJINKS ENSUE
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Amelie (2002)
8. CAMPY MOVIES
Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
Repo Man (1984)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Hairspray (1988)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
15. FEEDING TIME
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Zardoz (1974)
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
Sid & Nancy (1986)
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Akira (1988)
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
20. UTTER CHAOS
Godzilla (1954)
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Tremors (1990)
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Metropolis (1927)
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
Death Race 2000 (1975)
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Better Off Dead (1985)
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Forbidden Planet (1956)
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
Pink Flamingos (1972)
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
8. CAMPY MOVIES
Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Eraserhead (1977)
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
Sid & Nancy (1986)
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Naked Lunch (1991)
20. UTTER CHAOS
Paprika (2007)
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Metropolis (1927)
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Better Off Dead (1985)
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
The Big Lebowski (1998)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Fight Club (1999)
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Hmm. This is likely to be hard; I doubt I’ve seen enough of them to vote in that many pairings. Let’s see…
1. JUICY FRUITS
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)Labyrinth (1986)
Well, Phantom is more cult, but frankly I preferred Labyrinth. Oh, those tight, tight Goblin King trousers. (And I don’t care for tuck-and-roll upholstery.)
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
Eating Raoul (1982)I have to vote for 5,000 Fingers; it’s one of the few I nominated. Full disclosure; I’ve not seen Eating Raoul.
3. DON’T MESS WITH THE KING, BABY
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
Knightriders (1981)
No vote; seen neither.
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Hawk the Slayer (1980)
Return to Oz (1985)Hawk the Slayer was memorably awful. Return to Oz was just blah.
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)A Boy and His Dog (1975)
Lord. I haven’t thought of either of these films since…well, 1975 and 1978. I fell asleep during Killer Tomatoes, so I have to give it to A Boy and His Dog.
6. HIJINKS ENSUE
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
The President’s Analyst (1967)
Only seen one. Pass.
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Crash (1996)
Amelie (2002)
No vote; seen neither.
8. CAMPY MOVIES
But I’m A Cheerleader! (1999)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Only seen one; pass.
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
A Scanner Darkly was made into a movie??? Never saw it. Pass.
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Heavy Metal (1981)I need forehead cloths. Right now. I nominated Heavy Metal, but I have to admit I prefer Blues Brothers. <sigh>
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
In Bruges (2008)
Repo Man (1984)
Only seen one. Pass.
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Them! (1954)Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Have to go with the Holy Grail, although who doesn’t love giant ants?
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Yellow Submarine (1968)Hairspray (1988)
Hairspray,
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
Eraserhead (1977)
Only seen one (but I hope Groundhog Day wins). Pass.
15. FEEDING TIME
Hausu (1977)
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
Only seen one; Pass.
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)
Zardoz (1974)
No vote; seen neither.
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
The Quiet Earth (1985)
Sid & Nancy (1986)
No vote; seen neither.
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Scanners (1981)
Akira (1988)
No vote; seen neither.
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Naked Lunch (1991)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
No vote; seen neither.
20. UTTER CHAOS
Paprika (2007)
Godzilla (1954)
Only seen one; pass
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Glen or Glenda (1953)
Tremors (1990)
Only seen one; pass
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Videodrome (1983)
Metropolis (1927)
Only seen one; pass
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
Death Race 2000 (1975)
The City of Lost Children (1995)
Only seen one; pass
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Better Off Dead (1985)
Donnie Darko (2001)
No vote; seen neither.
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
Allegro Non Troppo (1976)
Only seen one; pass
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)Is this a kissing movie….?
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
Only seen one; pass
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
The Wicker Man (1973)
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Only seen one; pass
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Only seen one; pass
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Fight Club (1999)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Only seen one; pass
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989)
Pink Flamingos (1972)
No vote; seen neither.
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
The Dark Crystal (1982)
This is Spinal Tap (1984)Gack. I’m not sure if The Dark Crystal counts as a cult movie, honestly. Still, I have to vote for it. Even though it doesn’t go up to eleven.
I’ve seen more of these that I thought I would, although several are in unpaired brackets.
Some brutal matchups right out of the gate…
1. Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Slightly more culty, but a tough call.
2. The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
3. Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
4. Hawk the Slayer (1980)
5. A Boy and His Dog (1975)
6. Pass
7. Amelie (2002)
8. Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. The Mouse That Roared (1959)
Another tough one
10. Heavy Metal (1981)
11. Repo Man (1984)
12. Them! (1954)
Holy Grail is awesome, but so are giant ants… ugh.
13. Yellow Submarine (1968)
14. Eraserhead (1977)
GD is great, but it’s hardly cult.
15. The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
16. Zardoz (1974)
This choice was the hardest one (which tells you a lot about my taste, I guess), but Sean’s weird swimsuit thing puts it over the edge.
17. The Quiet Earth (1985)
18. Akira (1988)
19. Destroy All Monsters (1968)
All the monsters!!!!
20. Godzilla (1954)
The big cheese!!!!!!!!
21. Tremors (1990)
22. Metropolis (1927)
23. Death Race 2000 (1975)
24. Donnie Darko (2001)
25. Escape from New York
26. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Princess Bride is great, but is it cult?
27. Shaolin Soccer (2001)
28. The Wicker Man (1973)
29. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
30. Forbidden Planet (1956)
31. Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989)
32. This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Not really culty, but I love it too much to vote against it.
1. JUICY FRUITS
Labyrinth (1986)
Because David Bowie, that’s why.
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
3. DON’T MESS WITH THE KING, BABY
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Return to Oz (1985)
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)
6. HIJINKS ENSUE
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Crash (1996)
Amelie (2002)
Abstain
8. CAMPY MOVIES
But I’m A Cheerleader! (1999)
ARGH!!! Blazing Saddles will probably win, so voting for my suggestion.
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
abstain
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
In Bruges (2008)
Repo Man (1984)
abstain
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
“If she weighs the same as a duck, then…she’s made of…wood?”
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Yellow Submarine (1968)
Tough call!
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
15. FEEDING TIME
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)
Zardoz (1974)
abstain
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
Sid & Nancy (1986)
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Scanners (1981)
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
20. UTTER CHAOS
Godzilla (1954)
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Glen or Glenda (1953)
Tremors (1990)
abstain
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Metropolis (1927)
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
Death Race 2000 (1975)
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Better Off Dead (1985)
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
::shakes fist:: Rodents of Unusual Size edge ahead for me.
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
abstain
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Forbidden Planet (1956)
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989)
Pink Flamingos (1972)
abstain
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
The Dark Crystal (1982)
I love The Dark Crystal–one of those movies I can watch over and over!
This will be an interesting series of brackets! Thank you, Hampus for organizing!
1. JUICY FRUITS
Labyrinth (1986)
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
abstain
3. DON’T MESS WITH THE KING, BABY
abstain
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Return to Oz (1985)
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)
6. HIJINKS ENSUE
abstain
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Amelie (2002)
8. CAMPY MOVIES
But I’m A Cheerleader! (1999)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
Repo Man (1984)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Yellow Submarine (1968)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
15. FEEDING TIME
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
abstain
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Scanners (1981)
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
abstain
20. UTTER CHAOS
Godzilla (1954)
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Tremors (1990)
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Metropolis (1927)
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
The City of Lost Children (1995)
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Donnie Darko (2001)
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Forbidden Planet (1956)
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
abstain
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
The Dark Crystal (1982)
1. Phantom Of The Paradise
2. Eating Raoul
5. A Boy And His Dog
6. Adventures In Babysitting
8. Blazing Saddles, whenever I see it’s on TV I expect a call from my dad
9. The Mouse That Roared
10. Heavy Metal
12. Monty Python And The Holy Grail
16. Zardoz
21. Tremors
25. Escape From New York
26. The Princess Bride, whenever I see it’s on TV I expect a text from my daughter and I reply “As you wish”
29. A Clockwork Orange
1. JUICY FRUITS
Labyrinth (1986)
3. DON’T MESS WITH THE KING, BABY
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Amelie (2002)
This was a “which one do I hate less” vote
8. CAMPY MOVIES
Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
In Bruges (2008)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Not even close.
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
Not even close 2: The Closening
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Akira (1988)
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Metropolis (1927)
Strangly close. I’ve changes it 4 times thus far.
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Donnie Darko (2001)
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
Oh you sonuva bitch….loved Banzai as well, but Bride is at a whole other level.
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
Wait
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
what
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
C’mon.
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Ok, these last few was just Hampus’s Goddamn Dice hating me repeatedly.
1. JUICY FRUITS
Labyrinth (1986)
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
Abstain
3. DON’T MESS WITH THE KING, BABY
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
Man, that was harder than I thought it would be — Knightriders is still one of the few pieces of pseudo-Arthuriana I can tolerate after nearly being drowned in it as a fan of Changeling the Dreaming. That being said, I also have a deep and heartfelt love of everything Bruce Campbell does and that has to win here.
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Hawk the Slayer (1980)
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)
6. HIJINKS ENSUE
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
There is nothing in the universe better than the little girl who wants to be Thor. NOTHING.
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Crash (1996)
8. CAMPY MOVIES
Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
I had to ban people from quoting the Blues Brothers at my gaming table for the same reason I had to ban them from quoting Monty Python.
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
Repo Man (1984)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Hairspray (1988)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
15. FEEDING TIME
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
Sid & Nancy (1986)
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Akira (1988)
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
20. UTTER CHAOS
Godzilla (1954)
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Tremors (1990)
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Metropolis (1927)
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
The City of Lost Children (1995)
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Donnie Darko (2001)
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
THIS WAS CRUEL AND UNUSUAL.
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
The Wicker Man (1973)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Fight Club (1999)
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
Abstain
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
The Dark Crystal (1982)
1. JUICY FRUITS
Labyrinth (1986)
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
Eating Raoul (1982)
Abstain, haven’t seen either.
3. DON’T MESS WITH THE KING, BABY
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Hawk the Slayer (1980)
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)
6. HIJINKS ENSUE
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Amelie (2002)
8. CAMPY MOVIES
Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Argh, this is difficult.
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
Repo Man (1984)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Them! (1954)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Hairspray (1988)
Really hate to vote against Yellow Submarine, but I love Hairspray more.
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
15. FEEDING TIME
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
The Quiet Earth (1985)
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Scanners (1981)
Another difficult choice.
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
20. UTTER CHAOS
Godzilla (1954)
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Glen or Glenda (1953)
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Metropolis (1927)
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
Death Race 2000 (1975)
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Better Off Dead (1985)
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
Argh, this is really difficult, since I love Buckaroo Banzai, too, just not as much as The Princess Bride.
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Another really difficult choice.
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Forbidden Planet (1956)
No contest at all, but then I can’t stand Fight Club.
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Again no contest. All time favourite against a movie where I never quite understood why it gets so much love.
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1. Phantom of the Paradise
2. Eating Raoul
3. Bubba Ho-Tep
4. Return to Oz
5. A Boy and His Dog
6. The President’s Analyst
7. Crash (1996)
8. But I’m A Cheerleader!
9. The Mouse That Roared
10. Heavy Metal
11. Repo Man
12. Them!
13. Yellow Submarine
14. Eraserhead
15. The Little Shop of Horrors
16. Zardoz
17. Sid & Nancy
18. Scanners
19. Naked Lunch
20. Paprika
21. Tremors
22. Videodrome
23. Death Race 2000
24. Better Off Dead
25. Escape from New York
26. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
27. The Big Lebowski
28. Dr. Strangelove
29. A Clockwork Orange
30. Forbidden Planet
31. Pink Flamingos
32. This Is Spinal Tap
1. JUICY FRUITS
Labyrinth (1986)
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
3. DON’T MESS WITH THE KING, BABY
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Return to Oz (1985)
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
6. HIJINKS ENSUE
The President’s Analyst (1967)
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Amelie (2002)
8. CAMPY MOVIES
Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
Heavy Metal (1981)
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
In Bruges (2008)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Them! (1954)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Yellow Submarine (1968)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
15. FEEDING TIME
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Zardoz (1974)
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
The Quiet Earth (1985)
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Scanners (1981)
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
20. UTTER CHAOS
Godzilla (1954)
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Tremors (1990)
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Metropolis (1927)
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
The City of Lost Children (1995)
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Better Off Dead (1985)
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
The Big Lebowski (1998)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Forbidden Planet (1956)
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989)
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Gotta vote for this one; family and friends were extras (though most ended up on the cutting room floor)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
No contest.
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
For those who think The Princess Bride isn’t “cult” enough, I just recently read “As You Wish”, the Princess Bride shooting autobiography of Cary Elwes. He says that the movie flopped in the theaters (mostly because the marketing department had no idea how to sell it) though it did very well at things like college screenings. Only when it hit video did it really take off. That sounds cultlike enough for me.
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
The Wicker Man (1973)
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Ok, this is the first really hard one for me. I think I have to go with Strangelove, but it’s very close.
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
The Dark Crystal (1982)
In cases where I have no preference, I’ve removed the category entirely.
8. CAMPY MOVIES
But I’m A Cheerleader! (1999)Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)A Scanner Darkly (2006)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)Heavy Metal (1981)
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
In Bruges (2008)Repo Man (1984)
Repo Man was super funny in 1984. I wonder whether if I watched it now, I’d find the Suck Fairy had been at it.
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Them! (1954)Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Holy Grail is one of my favorite movies. I’m not sure what it’ll take to get me to vote against it, but Them! ain’t it.
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Yellow Submarine (1968)
Hairspray (1988)Hey, I finally cast a vote for the first in a pairing!
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
The Quiet Earth (1985)
Sid & Nancy (1986)18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Scanners (1981)Akira (1988)
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Naked Lunch (1991)Destroy All Monsters (1968)
20. UTTER CHAOS
Paprika (2007)Godzilla (1954)
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Videodrome (1983)Metropolis (1927)
A classic. (Which I have to admit I have actually never seen.)
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New YorkAllegro Non Troppo (1976)
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)This is the first one where I’ve had any preference, that I’ve had any difficulty deciding. But Buckaroo Banzai tries just a little too hard.
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
The Wicker Man (1973)Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Fight Club (1999)Forbidden Planet (1956)
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
The Dark Crystal (1982)This is Spinal Tap (1984)
The Dark Crystal didn’t really wow me all that much, while Spinal Tap was also super funny.
Ah, the joy. Ah, the pain.
1. JUICY FRUITS
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Labyrinth (1986)
Still haven’t seen Phantom of the Paradise. Abstain.
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
Eating Raoul (1982)
Still haven’t seen The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. Abstain.
3. DON’T MESS WITH THE KING, BABY
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
Knightriders (1981)
I love Tom Savini and Pat Tallman and the semi at the end of the Knightriders, but my vote goes to Bubba Ho-Tep. Elvis, JFK, Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, and it doesn’t last three hours.
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Hawk the Slayer (1980)
Return to Oz (1985)
So similar and yet so not. Hawk the Slayer gets my vote.
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes gave me nightmares as a child. It’s a much lower-quality movie, but I certain think it’s a cultier movie, and it gets my vote. “Puberty Love” for all! All three sequels are better, but none is as culty.
6. HIJINKS ENSUE
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
The President’s Analyst (1967)
I haven’t seen The President’s Analyst. Abstain.
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Crash (1996)
Amelie (2002)
Amelie by a million miles. I don’t think I have ever seen a Ballard film adaptation that I have liked.
8. CAMPY MOVIES
But I’m A Cheerleader! (1999)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Oh, man. My vote goes to Blazing Saddles, but I regret that means I must vote against But I’m a Cheerleader!”
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
Neither as good as the original, but I’ll take the film adaptation of The Mouse That Roared with my vote.
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Heavy Metal (1981)
This one is easier for me. The Blues Brothers gets my vote.
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
In Bruges (2008)
Repo Man (1984)
I still need to see In Bruges. It’s in my Netflix queue, I promise. Abstain.
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Them! (1954)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
I am abstaining based on not having seen Them!
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Yellow Submarine (1968)
Hairspray (1988)
Really liked them both, but my vote goes to Yellow Submarine, even though some part of my brain will always conflate it with “Cheese and Onions.” Neil Innes did a fantastic job with the music of The Rutles.
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
Eraserhead (1977)
My vote goes to Eraserhead, but I never want to see that movie again — as opposed to Groundhog Day, which I would watch again and again and (etc).
15. FEEDING TIME
Hausu (1977)
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
Nice pair! My vote goes to Hausu.
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)
Zardoz (1974)
Now this is difficult! “Kill the tabernacle!” I think my vote has to go for Zardoz, but I would rather re-watch Hell Comes to Frogtown given the chance. Or even Return to Frogtown. I’d probably re-watch Zardoz over Max Hell, Frog Warrior, though.
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
The Quiet Earth (1985)
Sid & Nancy (1986)
Haven’t seen Sid & Nancy. Abstain.
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Scanners (1981)
Akira (1988)
Haven’t seen Scanners. Abstain. I will probably stop abstaining after the first round (or rounds).
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Naked Lunch (1991)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Huh. I think I will vote for Destroy All Monsters here since I won’t be voting for the other Godzilla movie. Definitely better that the Gamera-studio Destroy All Planets as well.
20. UTTER CHAOS
Paprika (2007)
Godzilla (1954)
Oh, Godzilla. I would have voted for a few of your sequels over you (vs Megalon, vs Biollante), mighty and original though you are. My vote here is for Paprika.
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Glen or Glenda (1953)
Tremors (1990)
I do love Tremors, but my vote has to go to Glen or Glenda‘s big green dragon that sits on your doorstep. He eats little boys. Puppy dog tails and big fat snails.
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Videodrome (1983)
Metropolis (1927)
Wow. Huh. Metropolis strikes me as a bona fide classic, so my vote goes to Videodrome as the cult classic.
“Wendy’s: long live the new beef.” — a friend’s student video project which included a Wendy’s commercial as directed by David Cronenberg.
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
Death Race 2000 (1975)
The City of Lost Children (1995)
This is another of those brackets that goes from comparing apples and oranges to comparing apples and sky. I love The City of Lost Children, but my vote goes to Death Race 2000.
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Better Off Dead (1985)
Donnie Darko (2001)
I appreciate getting an easy one in here. Better Off Dead.
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
Allegro Non Troppo (1976)
I am not sure that I’ve seen Allegro Non Troppo. Abstain.
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
I will take The Princess Bride all night and all day over the other one … but I don’t think it’s a cult classic. I think it’s a bona fide classic. No vote.
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
Shaolin Soccer gets my vote after an own-goal by the Coens.
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
The Wicker Man (1973)
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
The Wicker Man gets my vote. I feel that Dr Strangelove is not cult. Also, it’s far too dangerous to jump through fire with your clothes on.
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Apples and sky. No vote because I don’t know how to compare them.
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Fight Club (1999)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Apples and sky again, ditto.
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989)
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Pink Flamingos gets my vote even though I would rather watch Cannibal … Death.
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
The Dark Crystal (1982)
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Huh. Interesting. I will give the edge to This is Spinal Tap, even though I don’t have wings. I’m a boy.
Hampus, your dice deserve to come to a bad end. Maybe smothered in forehead cloths.
1. JUICY FRUITS
Labyrinth (1986)
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Return to Oz (1985)
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)
8. CAMPY MOVIES
Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Them! (1954)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Hairspray (1988)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Zardoz (1974)
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
Sid & Nancy (1986)
20. UTTER CHAOS
Godzilla (1954)
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Glen or Glenda (1953)
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
Death Race 2000 (1975)
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Donnie Darko (2001)
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
The Big Lebowski (1998)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
The Wicker Man (1973)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Forbidden Planet (1956)
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
Pink Flamingos (1972)
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Oh, man, this first round already sucks and I need forehead cloths so soon!
1. Phantom of the Paradise
2. pass
3. Knightriders
4. pass
5. Tomatoes.
6. Analyst
7. Amelie
8. Mongo only vote in game of brackets.
9. Roaring mice.
10. Blues Bros.
11. Repo Man
12. Unladen swallows, watery tarts, holy hand grenades
13. Yellow Sub
14. Groundhogs
15. Little Shop of non-musical horrors
16. Zardoz
17. pass
18. Scanners
19. Destroy Monsters
20. Gojira
21. Tremors
22. Metropolis
23. Death Race
24. Better off dead
25. Escape from NY
26. (ooooh… needs entire crate) Princess Bride
27. Lebowski
28. Wicker Man
29. Life of Brian
30. Forbidden Planet
31. Cannibal Avocado
32. Spinal Tap
collapses in agony
1. JUICY FRUITS
Labyrinth (1986)
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
Eating Raoul (1982)
3. DON’T MESS WITH THE KING, BABY
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Return to Oz (1985)
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
6. HIJINKS ENSUE
Abstain
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Crash (1996)
8. CAMPY MOVIES
But I’m A Cheerleader! (1999)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
Repo Man (1984)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Hairspray (1988)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Eraserhead (1977)
15. FEEDING TIME
Abstain
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Zardoz (1974)
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
Sid & Nancy (1986)
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Scanners (1981)
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Naked Lunch (1991)
20. UTTER CHAOS
Abstain
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Abstain
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Videodrome (1983)
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
The City of Lost Children (1995)
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Donnie Darko (2001)
25. HAPPY END
Abstain
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
The Big Lebowski (1998)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Fight Club (1999)
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
Pink Flamingos (1972)
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
1. JUICY FRUITS
Labyrinth (1986)
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
Eating Raoul (1982)
3. DON’T MESS WITH THE KING, BABY
Pass
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Pass
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
6. HIJINKS ENSUE
Pass
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Amelie (2002)
8. CAMPY MOVIES
Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
Heavy Metal (1981)
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
Pass
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Hairspray (1988)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
15. FEEDING TIME
Pass
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Zardoz (1974)
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
The Quiet Earth (1985)
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Akira (1988)
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Pass
20. UTTER CHAOS
Pass
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Pass
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Metropolis (1927)
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
The City of Lost Children (1995)
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Better Off Dead (1985)
25. HAPPY END
Allegro Non Troppo (1976)
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
The Big Lebowski (1998)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Forbidden Planet (1956)
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
Pass
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Omitted where I have not seen either.
1. JUICY FRUITS
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Labyrinth (1986)Though your music lingers on, all of us are glad you’re gone.
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Abstain (did not think much of either)
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Crash (1996)Amelie (2002)
Amelie was pretty mainstream, but.
8. CAMPY MOVIES
But I’m A Cheerleader! (1999)Blazing Saddles (1974)
No contest.
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
Abstain. Memory of the first too vague, only read the book of the second (the book was good!).
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Heavy Metal (1981)
Both.
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
In Bruges (2008)
Repo Man (1984)
Abstain. Not seen the first, the second was good, but not good enough.
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Them! (1954)Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Brave Sir Robin..
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Yellow Submarine (1968)
Hairspray (1988)All you need is love.
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)Zardoz (1974)
Mystical.
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Scanners (1981)Akira (1988)
My head did not explode.
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Naked Lunch (1991)Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Monster Island!
20. UTTER CHAOS
Paprika (2007)
Godzilla (1954)
Abstain. I seem to have missed Paprika (which sounds interesting), and the first Gojira is good but not my favourite of the series.
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Videodrome (1983)Metropolis (1927)
Close call but one is a classic.
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New YorkAllegro Non Troppo (1976)
Who does this “Prisney” think he is anyway?
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
I preferred the book, so abstain.
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
The Wicker Man (1973)Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Mind the mineshaft gap.
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)We are all individuals.
(nitpicky: the “violence inherent in the system” sketch is Holy Grail, unless I am much mistaken)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Fight Club (1999)Forbidden Planet (1956)
Classic, and surely cult.
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
The Dark Crystal (1982)This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Very tough decision, but the documentary wins.
1. JUICY FRUITS
Abstain
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
Abstain
3. DON’T MESS WITH THE KING, BABY
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Hawk the Slayer (1980) in all it’s cheesy majesty
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
Abstain
6. HIJINKS ENSUE
Abstain
7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Abstain
8. CAMPY MOVIES
Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
In Bruges (2008))
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Abstain
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
Watching Eraserhead made me think I was in Groundhog Day
15. FEEDING TIME
Abstain
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Zardoz (1974)
Just, as that title nearly wins by itself.
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
The Quiet Earth (1985)
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Scanners (1981)
19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Abstain
20. UTTER CHAOS
Abstain
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Tremors (1990)
“Hey, I found the ass end!”
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Videodrome (1983)
“Long live the new flesh!”
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
Death Race 2000 (1975)
24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Donnie Darko (2001)
I really loved that film, first one I’ve ever sat and watched through again with the director’s commentary on, and I liked it even more afterwards.
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
“I know you, but I thought you were dead”
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
The Big Lebowski (1998)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Forbidden Planet (1956)
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
Abstain
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Forehead cloth only singed.
I find the pairings kind of like the rock and the hard place. So I’ll sit this one out.
“Because next bracket is bound to be easier.”
😀
Abstaining where I haven’t seen both:
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)A Boy and His Dog (1975)
Disliked both. Write In for Damnation Alley (Don Johnson / Jan Michael Vincent, To-may-to / To-mah-to)
8. CAMPY MOVIES
But I’m A Cheerleader! (1999)Blazing Saddles (1974)
Cheerleader was amusing but Blazing Saddles was funny!
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
A Scanner Darkly (2006)There has never been a movie made from A Scanner Darkly. NEVER!
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)Heavy Metal (1981)
Quotability versus soundtrack. Soundtrack versus quotability. Argh! Going with soundtrack but not an easy call.
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Them! (1954)Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
The ULTIMATE geeky movie!
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Yellow Submarine (1968)Hairspray (1988)
The Beatles can’t be cult!
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)In my head can’t quite qualify The Princess Bride as cult but can’t downvote it at this stage.
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)If only A Clockwork Orange had been the book!
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Fight Club (1999)
Forbidden Planet (1956)Back and forth here but, under The Princess Bride precedent, Fight Club for now.
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
The Dark Crystal (1982)This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Two fifths plus one!
1. JUICY FRUITS
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Labyrinth (1986)
Just saw this again at a midnight showing, and it was actually much better than I remembered. Also, Bowie is amazingly hot.
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
6. HIJINKS ENSUE
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
The President’s Analyst (1967)
Oh, my god, Hampus, you’re killing me! I cannot choose, I choose both. Seriously, these movies cannot be compared. I love both of them, nominated both of them, and I suspect personal animus in this matchup.
8. CAMPY MOVIES
But I’m A Cheerleader! (1999)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Heavy Metal (1981)
I have a weird fondness for Heavy Metal, but TBB has the absolute best car chase every filmed, ever.
11. CHARMING FRIENDS
In Bruges (2008)
Repo Man (1984)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Them! (1954)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Yellow Submarine (1968)
Hairspray (1988)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
Eraserhead (1977)
25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
Allegro Non Troppo (1976)
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
But only because I hate TPB much, much more. I merely dislike Buckaroo.
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
The Wicker Man (1973)
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Although how Strangelove is a cult movie is beyond me.
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Both? Again, how does one compare these two movies.
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
The Dark Crystal (1982)
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
1. Labyrinth (1986)
4. Return to Oz (1985)
6. The President’s Analyst (1967)
8. Blazing Saddles (1974)
11. Repo Man (1984)
Oooh, hard one. I like In Bruges, but I’ve liked Repo Man longer.
12. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
13. Yellow Submarine (1968)
14. Groundhog Day (1993)
21.Tremors (1990)
25. Escape from New York
Another tough one.
26. The Princess Bride (1987)
28. Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
29. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
30. Forbidden Planet (1956)
5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Them! (1954)
14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Akira (1988)
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
The City of Lost Children (1995)
26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
The Big Lebowski (1998)
28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Fight Club (1999)
32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
The Dark Crystal (1982)
1. JUICY FRUITS
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)Labyrinth (1986)
2. THE FINGERS ARE THE BEST PART
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)Eating Raoul (1982)
3. DON’T MESS WITH THE KING, BABY
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
Knightriders (1981)4. THE BEST OF FANTASY
Hawk the Slayer (1980)
Return to Oz (1985)5. REAL BLOOD OR TOMATOES
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)A Boy and His Dog (1975)
6. HIJINKS ENSUE
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
The President’s Analyst (1967)7. WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
Crash (1996)Amelie (2002)
8. CAMPY MOVIES
But I’m A Cheerleader! (1999)Blazing Saddles (1974)
9. OF MICE AND MEN
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
A Scanner Darkly (2006)10. MUSIC BATTLE ROYAL
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Heavy Metal (1981)11. CHARMING FRIENDS
In Bruges (2008)Repo Man (1984)
12. AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGGHHH!
Them! (1954)Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
13. WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES
Yellow Submarine (1968)
Hairspray (1988)14. IT’S GONNA BE COLD, IT’S GONNA BE GREY
Groundhog Day (1993)
Eraserhead (1977)15. FEEDING TIME
Hausu (1977)The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
16. POSSIBLE FUTURES
Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)Zardoz (1974)
17. THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PATCH
The Quiet Earth (1985)
Sid & Nancy (1986)18. WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIS HEAD?
Scanners (1981)
Akira (1988)19. NOT FINISHED WITH DOING WEIRD STUFF
Naked Lunch (1991)Destroy All Monsters (1968)
20. UTTER CHAOS
Paprika (2007)Godzilla (1954)
21.BEWARE, BEWARE!
Glen or Glenda (1953)Tremors (1990)
22. NEW FLESH OR NEW STEEL
Videodrome (1983)Metropolis (1927)
23. ALLERGIC TO STEEL
Death Race 2000 (1975)
The City of Lost Children (1995)24. IF SOMETHING GETS IN YOUR WAY, TURN!
Better Off Dead (1985)
Donnie Darko (2001)25. HAPPY END
Escape from New York
Allegro Non Troppo (1976)26. LIZARDS VS RODENTS
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)27. MEN AND THEIR SPORTS
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Shaolin Soccer (2001)28. BUT THERE WAS NO FLUORIDATION?
The Wicker Man (1973)Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
29. VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)30. MEETINGS AT A STRANGE TIME
Fight Club (1999)Forbidden Planet (1956)
31. IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE, JIM!
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989)
Pink Flamingos (1972)32. WEIRD LOST CREATURES
The Dark Crystal (1982)
This is Spinal Tap (1984)