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Cult Classics?

Discussion in 'TV & Movie Discussion' started by UNCfever, Oct 23, 2005.

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  1. Oct 23, 2005 at 4:03 PM #1
    UNCfever

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    What makes a movie a cult classic?
     
  2. Oct 23, 2005 at 5:35 PM #2
    El Bastardo

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    The ability to pull you in time and time again.
     
  3. Oct 23, 2005 at 6:44 PM #3
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    yep. for me, any movie that I have seen 20-30 times, and it still entertains me. any movie that I still use quotes from, years after the movie has been out. usually these movies are brainless comedies that make me laugh. Friday,Fletch, Stripes, etc..

    if not a funny movie, a movie with many good scenes , that you can catch and are always good. Pulp Fiction is a good example. there are too many...
     
  4. Oct 23, 2005 at 6:59 PM #4
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    I think a movie needs a following of a large group to be a cult classic. Like Rocky Horror Picture Show or Star Wars.
     
  5. Oct 23, 2005 at 8:51 PM #5
    UNCfever

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    Yeah I think Rocky Horror Picture Show would follow under as Cult Classics.

    Not sure if Stars Wars would or not, almost too mainstream.

    Was talking with a friend earlier about this, and would "A" movies be able to be considered Cult classics.
     
  6. Oct 23, 2005 at 11:22 PM #6
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    Little box office success, but a huge rental demand over time. And transvestites.
     
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    well the term "cult classic" has seemed to lose a little meaning recently. Some people even say stuff like Office Space and Napeoloen Dynamite are cult classics.
     
  8. Oct 23, 2005 at 11:47 PM #8
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    I guess not sure if they are as of today, but are the type of movies that would be at some point and time.
     
  9. Oct 24, 2005 at 12:29 PM #9
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    I would say that initially it would not have box office success but would grow in popularity by word of mouth.
     
  10. Oct 24, 2005 at 3:00 PM #10
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    Office Space, going on memory, bombed in the theater then exploded on word of mouth strength in secondary markets. It's still being quoted everywhere I go. I'd call it a cult classic.
     
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