The Faculty

[koolmike]

Watched this one today (3rd viewing overall) and forgot just how cool this little sci-fi/horror thriller is. One thing for sure the plot is not something we haven't seen before, pretty much borrows from "Invasion of the Body Snatcher" but it's not like director Robert Rodriguez denies this. He said in an interview once that "The Faculty" is alot like "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" meets "The Breakfast Club." I like it regardless.

Good cast:

Jordana Brewster
Clea DuVall
Laura Harris
Josh Hartnett
Shawn Hatosy
Salma Hayek
Famke Janssen
Piper Laurie
Christopher McDonald
Bebe Neuwirth
Robert Patrick
Usher
Jon Stewart long
Daniel von Bargen
Elijah Wood

MILD SPOILER********


and a great soundtrack IMO. The only thing I found wrong with this flick is that they gave away too much in the beginning of the flick. Letting us know right from the start that aliens were taking over the adults was a bad idea. Keeping us in the dark, not knowing for sure who was taken in by the aliens would have worked better in my opinion...more suspense. Still, the flick works for me anyway. It's just one of those movies that I'll probably never grow tired of seeing.

Thoughts?

[FrighT MasteR]

Fun movie with a surprising cast. I saw it in theaters, and caught some of it again recently and was amazed at how many familiar faces were in the film. :hmmm:

[IKickAssForTheLord]

I've always liked this film... I agree the soundtrack is great! And a good cast too. Remember seein' this movie a couple of times in the theater.

[Cataclysm]

It's alright. Was fun when it first came out, only so-so now.

[koolmike]

Fun movie with a surprising cast. I saw it in theaters, and caught some of it again recently and was amazed at how many familiar faces were in the film. :hmmm:

Same here...I forgot Jon Stewart and Salma Hayek were in this.

[buffyslayedme717]

Remember seeing it in theaters back when I was in high school and really digging it. Stood out among the Scream clones at the time. Rodriguez's underrated gem.

[ReD]

Good watch.

One of the hidden gems of the late 90s.

[Il Duce]

One of the better film's to come out of the 90's it's a good fun watch.

[koolmike]

Duce's sig always crax me up :lol:

[woodenheart]

Great film...always a fun watch.

[Get Some]

i like it alot

[3/6]

ya cool movie

really mixed the comedy in well...

[BooBerry]

Good concensus. Nice film with a cool soundtrack.

[Lemmywinks]

One movie I never get tired of.

[Luris Blear]

I have been a fan of Clea DuVall since seeing her in Little Witches. :mrpervert:

Still couldn't make it through this movie. Like Koolmike said, they give away a lot at the beginning. From that point on, the entire movie just felt like it was doing its best to be wholesome entertainment with a slight innuendo of edginess.

[koolmike]

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nice.

[KING]

Just bought it :thumbup3:

[koolmike]

I saw it going for $7.00 at Circuit City

[KING]

Yep, very cheap.

[strtfghtr]

I only have the VHS...maybe its time to upgrade...

[KING]

I watched, and I liked!

[myersgirl13]

i used to love this movie when it first came out, haven't seen it in awhile tho!

[xxsic4slipknotxx]

Good film. :thumbup3:

[westerveld]

Great film

[levil666]

Good movie, great soundtrack. I had completely forgotten that Rodriguez directed this. I remember when I first saw it doing a double take at the fact John Stewart was in this, and being disappointed that his role was so short lived. I guess that my only regret is not seeing it in so long. I guess it is time to cash in that free rental at blockbuster.

[MaryPoppins]

i'll be sure to check it out.

[levil666]

This, and the original Dawn of the Dead Mary.

[badgonegood]

Good film. I remember rumors of part 2 back in the day. I wonder what ever happened.

[xoxani]

I always liked this movie, I remember wanting to see this movie in the theatres so bad when i was younger but it was rated R and they wouldnt let me in :sadwalk:

[Gatsu18]

Any movie with someone racking Elijah Wood's junk on a flag pole is a good one to me. Asshole mother fuckin hobbit makin Samwise cry..... What a dick!

[grlxx]

I only have the VHS...maybe its time to upgrade...

I saw it in the wal-mart bin last week, 4.88! sweet movie, always awesome to watch..

[koolmike]

$4.88 is def worth it.

[Lemmywinks]

Any movie with someone racking Elijah Wood's junk on a flag pole is a good one to me. Asshole mother fuckin hobbit makin Samwise cry..... What a dick!

I'm rather frightened by that response.:starefreak:

[Nightmares]

Any movie with someone racking Elijah Wood's junk on a flag pole is a good one to me. Asshole mother fuckin hobbit makin Samwise cry..... What a dick!

:lol:

Good movie,I didnt realize one of the teachers was Famke Janssen till she came out in that little red outfit. :heart:

Twas a shame what they did to that GTO :dsp:

[Metapher]

One of very few good films to come out of the 90's. :thumbup3:

There was plenty in the 90's dude.


The Faculty was a good one though.

[Darkgod]

ehhh... the 90's blew for the horror genre... but this is one that went against the tide.

[steelba]

ehhh... the 90's blew for the horror genre... but this is one that went against the tide.
agreed about the 90's lack of quality, this was a Sci-fi film not a horror movie though :smokin:

[koolmike]

It's categorized as a sci-fi/horror film.

IMDB lists it as:

IMDB:
Genre: Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller more

[Darkgod]

It might be sci-fi in the sense of having to do with aliens, but it is definitly a horror movie as well.

[steelba]

I didnt find anything horror about it, it was so light hearted and that ending :die:
I'd go for Sci-fi/Fantasy/Action, but to me it wasn't a horror flick regardless of what imdb says :straightface:

It was decent though, but even seeing it as a teen upon it's release I thought it was timid. JMO though.

[koolmike]

Well, it definitely was inteneded to pay homage to the wave of "B" sci-fi movies of the 50's, but I do see an element of horror here and there, primarily in some of the kills. If anything I would call it Horror lite. (Like BUD Light :D)

[steelba]

hmmm, I think I cold get behind that :mhehe:

[Metapher]

ehhh... the 90's blew for the horror genre... but this is one that went against the tide.

To name a few: Cannibal! The Musical, Terror Firmer, Brainscan, Castle Freak, Dellamorte Dellamore, Braindead, Aftermath, Evil Ed, The Ugly, Army of Darkness, Bad Moon, Bio-Zombie, Decampitated, In The Mouth Of Madness, Jacob's Ladder, Ravenous, Subconsious Cruelty, Demon Knight, Tremors.

Of course it's not as good as the 80's and 70's, but it has alot of good ones. Enough great ones for me to think that it didn't blew.

[koolmike]

Tremors is a guilty pleasure of mine.

[Broken Skull]

It is a good movie. Not a bad one to have in the collection.

[countess_bathory]

this was my first 'horror' film i went to see at the cinema as a young teenager, was petrified of going to get the tickets as i was paranoid they would know i wasn't 15!!!
This movie gave me many fantasies about josh hartnett!!:sex:

[koolmike]

This movie gave me many fantasies about josh hartnett!!:sex:

Take a cold shower cb :D/

[darknessfalls]

I actually liked this movie. Good cast and a good take on an old plot.

[Gilly]

Thought this was a coolish flick. I wouldn't go out my way to see it though.

[JerkyPuck]

This is such a coincidence because I just got my first HD flat screen and this was the first movie I watched on it...like 3 days ago...so weird. I love this movie!

By the way, Candyman was made in the 90's.

[The Tall Man]

The movie was pretty cool, kinda like Fast Times At Ridgemont High but with aliens and Robert Patrick (who kicks ass btw) i give it 7/10. i would give it a higher rating but the story was rather predictable...

[koolmike]

The movie was pretty cool, kinda like Fast Times At Ridgemont High but with aliens ...

I guess you could say that.

[Titanosaurus]

Yeah this flick was pretty good. Lots of good creature FX from KNB; a good mix of CGI and old-school prosthetics and animatronics.

[HEKTIK15]

Ya it was pretty good .

[koolmike]

Yeah this flick was pretty good. Lots of good creature FX from KNB; a good mix of CGI and old-school prosthetics and animatronics.

Agreed. The girl was cute too.

[BillyJeans28]

when this movie first came out it was pretty good...especially because of the cast
but i would have to agree with some people on here... the movie now is like whatever...i'd still watch it but like now its like..."why was i scared of this movie?"

[FreddyFreakChica17]

I caught this once on TV...but it was edited for television so all the good stuff was probably cut out, and I think I missed the beginning. I'm going to give this another watch eventually. From what I saw it seemed okay.

[Titanosaurus]

Agreed. The girl was cute too.


:bigthumbup:

[Late For Reality]

I ordered this online today.

[koolmike]

:bigthumbup:

:coolbeer:

[ForsakenMoon19]

That movie is damn wicked!!! Loved it!!! :thumbup3:

[koolmike]

Great cast for sure.

[Slayer]

good movie

[ForsakenMoon19]

it's too bad they didn't make a sequel to that cause that is a movie i'll keep watching... well maybe it doesn't need a sequel.:thumbup:

[Sutter Kane]

It really doesn't. No more sequels,prequels or remakes. For EV Er!

[koolmike]

I agree but there were some sequels that kicked ass SK:

Godfather 2
Dawn of the Dead
Rocky 2

[Sutter Kane]

Good point Mike, but all those movies were made before 1983.

Del Toro is the only director I can think of that does good sequels since 2000.

[koolmike]

:bigthumbup:

[strtfghtr]

dont forget T2, Friday the 13th 4, and Naked Gun 2 1/2

All kickass sequels

As for a new sequel that rocks...Devil's Rejects is pretty badass

[koolmike]

T2 was spectacular.

[koolmike]

Aliens

[ForsakenMoon19]

I'll agree T2 was suberb!!:thumbup3: