You know what movie I consider a cult classic, is of marginal quality, but I can't look away when it comes on tv? The Wraith Damn, that is quite a movie.
For some reason, I always think of the Wraith when I think of Repo Man.
You never know if a girl's gonna say 'yes', or if she's gonna laugh in your face and pull out your still-beating heart and crush it into the ground with her heel.
Xander ,'Help'
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le nubian - Aug 10, 2008 5:56:06 pm PDT #7545 of 10000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Laga - Aug 10, 2008 6:58:41 pm PDT #7546 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
For some reason, I always think of the Wraith when I think of Repo Man.
runs to add The Wraith to my netflix queue. I always think of Liquid Sky in the same context as Repo Man.
eta: awwww "The Wraith has been added to the Saved section of your DVD Queue. This movie's availability date is unknown"
le nubian - Aug 10, 2008 7:12:01 pm PDT #7547 of 10000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Laga,
it shows up on AMC or TBS like all the time, so just look for it in zap2it.
BTW The Wraith has not a lot to do with Repo Man it is my weird psyche coming to the fore, just so you aren't disappointed.
Laga - Aug 10, 2008 8:07:16 pm PDT #7548 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
sometimes Netflix scares me:
Because you enjoyed
The Doom Generation, Waiting..., and Dazed and Confused
we think you'll like
Smiley Face.
I've never heard of Smiley Face but I had to add it just because I can't imagine what the intersection of those three films might look like.
Polter-Cow - Aug 10, 2008 9:46:30 pm PDT #7549 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I just watched Night of the Creeps. Now there's a cult classic I can get behind! It was already pretty good, and then he threw in zombie pets and a hot chick with a flamethrower.
The OnDemand version had the original studio ending rather than what the director wanted, unfortunately. I would have liked to see the actual ending, especially since without it, the opening prologue is even more unnecessary.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 11, 2008 3:09:15 am PDT #7550 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
BTW The Wraith has not a lot to do with Repo Man it is my weird psyche coming to the fore, just so you aren't disappointed.
Well, and they both have a son of Martin Sheen in them (just not the same one), right?
I've never heard of Smiley Face but I had to add it just because I can't imagine what the intersection of those three films might look like.
From what I understand, the only connection to DOOM GENERATION is it's the same director; just very unlike anything he's done before.
I just watched Repo Man. That is a strange, strange movie.
Half the best jokes in the movie don't come to light unless you see the movie a few times. There are a lot of background jokes, like the sign advertising "Plate o' shrimp" in one scene.
Theodosia - Aug 11, 2008 5:24:49 am PDT #7551 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Somebody describe The Wraith to me and explain why I should be interested?
(Yeah, I could IMDB it, but I'm more interested in what youse guys have to say about it.)
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 11, 2008 5:33:18 am PDT #7552 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I've never heard of Smiley Face but I had to add it just because I can't imagine what the intersection of those three films might look like.
At a guess, there will be directionless iconoclast teens or twentysomethings unhappy with their lot in life. And having lots of sex.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 11, 2008 6:17:46 am PDT #7553 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
At a guess, there will be directionless iconoclast teens or twentysomethings unhappy with their lot in life. And having lots of sex.
Oddly, not so much: [link]
le nubian - Aug 11, 2008 6:44:33 am PDT #7554 of 10000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Theo,
A bunch of thug teens kill another teen who was dating a young woman the head of thugs liked.
The killed teen comes back as "the wraith" embodied as Charlie Sheen and wreaks havoc on the thug teens in often spectacular ways.
Features: a car race; some sex and violence