I'm going to propose new films to be considered cult. Why? Because right now I'm in between classes and I'm dreading the idea to walk to the next class just to sleep. That's half-true but I just adore weird films that people dismiss right away. Mostly, I'm listing critically-reviled and hated-by-most-audience films. Mostly from the new millennium. So, don't judge. Don't add films that the whole world knows is good. (Like anyone's gonna bombard my comment section).
National Treasure (2005)
If you look at the past 15 years, the most fun you'll ever have watching a popcorn flick is this movie. There's Pirates of the Caribbean, my personal favorite but it needs your full attention. There are budding superhero films, but they are too gritty. But we have in our midst a full on Nicolas Cage family-friendly adventure with Sean Bean as the villain--that's like cinematic treasure is it? It's also one of the few movies where Sean Bean doesn't die. This type of movie made The Da Vinci Code popular. Messing around with history and stuff. This is gold. This film is the kind of film that you can watch repeatedly everyday. Pure fun. I'd rescue this movie when the world ends.Eagle Eye (2008)
What I like about this movie is... Shia LaBeouf is still sane! This film is quite prophetic in some way. It might be ahead of its time. Maybe not. The whole film genre about AI is quite similar but this one's pretty awesome. There's that awesome scene just before midway thru the film, the one that ends with the car in the river/sea/lake/water. It has quite a silly climactic scene with that trumpet which just makes it just right for my taste.Jennifer's Body (2009)
This film is so nice. Scripted by the talented Diablo Cody, it is destined to be a cult movie. But what happened? It's too good for 2009. The soundtrack is such a good compilation. There's Megan Fox post-Revenge of the Fallen, Amanda Seyfried post-Mamma Mia. Boatload of cameo too like Chris Pratt and Lance Henriksen. Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons is also in the cast. This film remains one of my favorite horror-comedies. Let's face it, it's not gonna rank up as high as Evil Dead series but it still has its unique merits.G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra (2009)
I don't get why people hated this movie. This movie is a full non-stop action--mind you that's a phrase. I'm not referring to the literal exhausting non-stop action like Furious 7. G.I. Joe paced its action and story really good. I know the visual effects is so bad by 2009 standards and Channing Tatum couldn't act that well yet. But it's such a fun movie. The cast is amaziiiing. Out of nowhere there's Joseph Gordon-Levitt before his cult stardom from (500) Days of Summer. I'd watch this if it comes up on TV on a rainy Saturday for sure. I like this movie so much I hated when they bring new people in the sequel, even when those people are Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson. [update Jun 24: apparently Channing Tatum hated this film, well you're so bad here but the movie's not as bad as your acting skills]Sucker Punch (2011)
I have confessed my love to this film numerously in this blog alone. It is a very high-concept action film, filled with awesome moments. Amazing color grading if you like your movies over-saturated--Snyder-style. Crazy action sequences, killer rock-n-roll covers soundtrack, lovely cast.. Man, I can keep going. It is also one of the few Hollywood films to feature an all female ensemble protagonists. This is just a misunderstood film. And to make it better, Zack Snyder just got to release an R-rated cut pronto. I can actually watch this movie over and over again.Still coming up: your world on fire...and blood.
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