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[โ€“] haha_gravity@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe not a cult classic but the highly praised adaptation of Little Women (2019). It did not have the positive flow and feel compared to the 1994 version. Also, having a 22 year old actress playing the young version of Amy was not a good choice, her sitting between the other girls at school looked ridiculous.

[โ€“] BetweentheBars@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

Faces of Death (1978)

The first viewing was full of shock value.

After that it was not my cup of tea. Repulsive on many levels.

Now that subject matter is just a normal Tuesday on Reddit.

[โ€“] Billy_Gnosis@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Clerks. Couldn't get over the shitty forced acting.

[โ€“] cheems@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago

Clerks is easily one of my favorite movies.

[โ€“] meteotsunami@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I find there are few cult classics that can be found by future generations and maintain their cult status outside of the truly timeless greats like Rocky Horror Picture Show or similar. There's a nostalgia associated with most cult films. I can't imagine GenZ glomming onto Better off Dead or Ferris Bueller's Day Off or The Goonies because so much of the camp and humor is tied to a time they don't have a reference for.

[โ€“] ManosTheHandsOfFate@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm Gen-X and showed my Gen Z kids Better off Dead recently. They quite liked it. I think it's just so goofy anyone could enjoy it. I DON'T think they'd like Ferris Bueller's Day Off - too talky.

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[โ€“] rich8n@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Rocky Horror Picture Show was dumb as fuck.

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[โ€“] Finnbarr@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 1 year ago

Breakfast club. It doesn't age well. Bender commits sexual assault, and he's the hero.

[โ€“] wwaxwork@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] saltesc@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think, like most of his work, you got to be really into characters, storytelling, and the interactions between characters.

I didn't really like Kill Bill because of backstory. I like his films that just start and end. You know nothing about the characters, but by the end of the story you feel like you know a lot based on their actions and interactions. Reservoir Dogs and The Hateful Eight are my favourites for this. In-depth and complicated characters and story being told, but know little to nothing outside of the snapshot in time the film takes place.

That's a very specific style of film to enjoy, so I can see why people praise Pulp Fiction while others don't or just pretend to.

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