Overrated "Cult" Movies

[Kryton]

Actually, I work with a theatre troupe that does an annual Rocky Horror Show performance (that's the original play and not the movie...they diverge). But we still get a huge crowd at every show (I think only one failed to sell out...on a Wednesday night).

(I'm "Dr. Scott" and sometimes "Eddie" as well ... we've gone both ways.) It's fun and the crowds (who seem to mostly remember the midnight movies) appear to enjoy it as well.

 

[Super Grover]

"pump up the volume" with christian slater and samantha mathis. "kuffs", with christian slater and milla jovovich.

I was not aware that these were cult movies.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

at your first midnight show, you make sure everyone know's it's your first time so you get your cherry popped.

And that's a good thing, is it?

 

[JonathonWally]

at your first midnight show, you make sure everyone know's it's your first time so you get your cherry popped.

And that's a good thing, is it?

It's...fun


If you wanna see a glipse of what it's like, watch "Fame"

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

at your first midnight show, you make sure everyone know's it's your first time so you get your cherry popped.

And that's a good thing, is it?

It's...fun

For who? The rest of the audience, or the 'victim'?

 

[JonathonWally]

And that's a good thing, is it?

It's...fun

For who? The rest of the audience, or the 'victim'?

Everyone

And watch how you toss around "victim" it's a fun social thing, there are no victims.

 

[The Squire of Gothos]

I think there should be a distinction between films that are overrated (not as good as some people seam to think) and films that are Over-hyped (good, but not as universe shatteringly important as a bunch of over enthusiastic fans like to claim.)

Good point.

I hated the Exorcist when I got to see it re-released. Reviews were positive and that was all I had to go on. Most people laughed through the film, it was for me the first film that tempted me to leave early and ask for my money back.

In contrast, The Blair Witch Project I found genuinely creepy. I agreed with the positive reviews but some people who went to see it seemed to talk about nothing but the hype and advertising and were determined not to enjoy it (like my parents). The absolute silence (and I mean absolute, like I've never experienced in a cinema before) at the end of the film seemed to indicate that the audience I saw it with agreed with me.

So, Exorcist, highly rated but disappointing, Blair Witch, highly hyped but to me enjoyable despite that.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

I think I am the only person I know that doesn't understand the appeal of "Napoleon Dynamite". Everyone I know said "you gotta see this movie, you gotta see this movie." I saw the movie.... for about 15 minutes before I turned it off, making it the first and ONLY movie I have ever turned off in the middle of it.

The appeal of Napoleon Dynamite is easy, it's this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIf8y0h3lH0

If you don't enjoy that on at least some level, you're just no fun.

Vote for Pedro

Saw this in the related videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWgv_Q825Bo
Was that a secret message?

 

[suarezguy]

Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Bad News Bears and especially The Matrix were just OK, the remake of Bears (which I saw first) was about as good but more fun. If it count, I thought My Big Fat Greek Wedding was pretty bad, a lot of whining, self-righteous air, not funny.

 

[TGTheodore]

Rocky Horror Picture Show. The plot, such as it is, can be summed up in this phrase: A bunch of perverts dance to rock music while the audience yells back random stuff. The end.

Actually, I like about the first two thirds of Rocky Horror. But once they start into the RKO and swimming pool bit, it deteriorates VERY rapidly.

As for Holy Grail, one of the funniest damn movies ever made. So, to each his own.

And as always, if you saw it when it was new, it would be completely different (sorry) than hearing about it for 30 years and then seeing it now. Totally different times, circumstances and point of evolution in comedy.

--Ted

 

[ITL]

My parents took us to see Holy Grail at the movies when it was new - I think I was 8 or 9 years old - There was no "Python's too rude for you kids!" in our house. It was essential viewing for all of us.

And Rocky Horror? Nah, never did like it. I won't say it's over-rated - I tend to agree with Camelepoard on this. I think it's a pretty much meaningless term.

 

[Colonel Green]

Fight Club, seriously that film was popular? I couldn't stand it.

I'm with you there. Fight Club is dull, the twist is nonsense and the ending whatever. It's by far my least favorite Fincher movie, Alien3 included in that list.

I didn't get Hot Fuzz at all. That's pretty rare for me to just completely miss the point.

I watched wondering what I'd miss by not being able to quote scenes from cop movies.

I liked the references in top cop movies, even felt they could've gone farther than Point Break and Bad Boys II. Also, like I said earlier, the movie dragged in the beginning 2/3rds. The action pieces weren't that great.

Funny, I quite enjoyed the first 2/3rds. It was the last 1/3rd that left a bab, bad taste in my mouth.

(As they storm the grocery store) "Oh god, it GOES ON like this"

 

[Unicron]

And the "I want to shoot myself every time someone thinks they're being clever by quoting this godawful, dull f-ing movie" award goes to: Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Not funny whatsoever. Stop quoting lines from it, I hate you.

* Tosses a holy hand grenade at Barbados Slim *

 

[Reverend]

And the "I want to shoot myself every time someone thinks they're being clever by quoting this godawful, dull f-ing movie" award goes to: Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Not funny whatsoever. Stop quoting lines from it, I hate you.

* Tosses a holy hand grenade at Barbados Slim *

Now go away or we shall taunt you a second time!

 

[Noname Given]

And the "I want to shoot myself every time someone thinks they're being clever by quoting this godawful, dull f-ing movie" award goes to: Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Not funny whatsoever. Stop quoting lines from it, I hate you.

* Tosses a holy hand grenade at Barbados Slim *

Now go away or we shall taunt you a second time!

"One, Two...Five!"

"Three sir."

"Right...Three!"

 

[Reverend]

Now, you know it's now only a matter of time before someone says the 'n' word.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Now, you know it's now only a matter of time before someone says the 'n' word.

NOO!