If you like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firestarter, or anything else Joss Whedon, I would suggest Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog. Bonus points if you like musicals, because... well, it is one. Neil Patrick Harris (that's right- Doogie Howser) plays the titular character, Dr. Horrible, in his attempt to become a successful super villain, take over the world, and get the girl! Really, it's a good movie. Only problem is you probably either have to watch it on YouTube, order it online, or special order it from Movie Stop in Prattville. It's also available for an iPod download, but I don't know how that all works.
It's got an interesting story behind its creation. Pretty much, it was done during the Writer's Strike in like, 2008 or 2009 or whenever, to somehow prove a point that it doesn't take huge budgets to make something totally awesome. All cast and crew did the musical under the contract that they only get a percentage of the profit. Further decreasing their pay, it was originally released for free on iPod. Of course, it caught on well, and now they reap the benefits from merchandise as well as the few people who now buy the movie (including me!)
Another neat thing about the DVD is that there are two sets of commentary. There is the standard commentary with the director and cast. Then, there is "Commentary! The Musical", in which the entire cast and crew sing about the making of the film. It was a pretty innovative way to get people to buy the DVD, as Commentary! The Musical is not available otherwise.
Next movie!!
Suicide Club
An independent Japanese film that gained a small cult following. It has a very strange take on Japanese society, loosely based around a real-life temporary extreme increase in suicides that plagued the country for a few months. A lot is lost in translation, but it's still a good watch. It actually has the most sadistic character I have ever seen in any media, in that he is realistically sadistic. He is not a genuis, although he fancies himself as one. (Real sociopaths are not Hannibal Lecter- they are Buffalo Bill. Hannibal is more interesting due to his intelligance, but usually the part of the brain that controls right from wrong also helps govern one's rational thought).
It's something you'll really have to see to decide whether or not you like it, because the plot turns from typical mystery to extremely surreal very fast.
The next one is not a movie, but a 12 Episode Anime series.
Elfen Lied
First off, be forewarned. Blood, nudity, torture. The first five episodes are meant to draw in every typical anime-loving nerd with its sex appeal and gore. However, it begins to gain plot halfway through, and becomes VERY good.
Be further forewarned. It turns from gorey to pretty damned depressing. After I watched this series, I decided to go to bed for the rest of the day. After talking to other people who have seen it, I was not the only one.
Apparently, the director did this on purpose. He found a bloody, gorey Japanese comic book, and intentionally drew people in. He then twisted the plot take drive his audience to tears. D=
Others will come~! Class is over.
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