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[–] kultsinuppeli@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Napoleon Dynamite. The main thing I got from the movie was that know I know where a meme comes from.

I've never understood the fascination people had/have with this movie.

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[–] thegreatloofa@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I tried twice to watch The Godfather and fell asleep both times. Nothing about it caught me at all.

It bored me. Tried the second one, didn't get better.

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[–] ThisIsNecessary@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm afraid to watch the Princess Bride because everyone I know loves it and begs me to watch it and I'm afraid it will be terrible and when they ask me how it was I'll have to lie

Speaking as someone who also loves the movie: I won't hate you of it's not your jam, but give it a try nonetheless! Worst case you just lost some time, but you at least gave it a shot.

[–] Acid@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago

The first Mad Max movie, just feels like a slog at times to get through and when you finally finish it there's no resolution it's just a cliffhanger into the next movie.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mean Girls is ok. It has some good meme quotes, but it isn't really a good movie.

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[–] jacaw@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Synecdoche New York. Every one of my friends who’ve seen it think it’s brilliant. I tried watching it and felt like I was losing my mind. I know that’s the point, but that doesn’t make it a good movie!

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[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The inglorious bastards. It treats a very serious subject matter with too much quirky humor.

Also the Nazi slaughter group is basically like an Einsatz Gruppe, but for slaughtering German soldiers. Literally locking people in a building (often a church) and then setting it ablaze was a technique used against Jews.

Just reversing the roles doesn't make it an act that's worth cheering for, like people did in the cinema when I saw it. I couldn't detach myself from that, hence why I did personally not enjoy it.

[–] darkl1nk@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Inglorious Bastards ain't your average war flick or history lesson, it's Tarantino doing his offbeat thing. The humor's not mocking the war, but poking at the villains. The Basterds are soldiers, not a hit squad against innocents. The cinema cheers? That's just folks enjoying seeing the Nazis get some comeuppance. If you didn't dig it, cool. But remember, Tarantino's all about pushing buttons and sparking chatter. If it got under your skin, maybe it hit the mark.

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[–] ntzm@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] Finnbarr@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

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

[–] neomachino@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I may get a lot of hate for this, and I wouldn't say it was a huge disappointment because I actually really liked most of the movies but, Star Wars.

I thought they were great moviees, but when watching them after years of everyone telling me to and all the hype I was kind of disappointed even though I enjoyed watching them all. For me they just didn't live up to the hype I guess.

[–] floppyslapper@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I'll be honest. WarGames. I'm a big fan of 80s movies, but when I saw WarGames, it was very much meh.

[–] WatTyler@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had a little personal crisis when I watched The Big Lebowski for the first time and just hated it. I was so bored.

I'll have to give it another go and hope I get it .

[–] llamapocalypse@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

This was mine as well. It's mildly amusing, but I really don't get the massive hype on it.

[–] CyanFen@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Pulp Fiction

[–] balrogslayer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Donnie Darko.

Not a terrible movie, just an extremely odd film of which I have never understood the cult following.

[–] unknown_artist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

No way. Maybe it depends on when you see it. Saw it early teens and was my favorite movie.

[–] ugh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I always recommend watching the director's cut. It's like a totally different movie and gives more context.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Narte@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol, we don't talk about the sequel. If you watch his other movies and interviews, it's clear that Donnie Darko's director was actually terrible and just managed to accidentally make something amazing.

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[–] cheems@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Doesn't exist

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[–] haha_gravity@lemm.ee 2 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.

[–] sideone@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No country for old men. I get that it's supposed to be bleak and not resolve at the end. I still hate that it's bleak and doesn't resolve at the end. I didn't really get the "amazingness" of the coin flip scene either.

I also thought Blade Runner was ok, but the whole "tears in the rain" monologue is so hyped on the internet that it was a bit meh when it actually happened.

[–] Nusm@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

No country for old men. I get that it's supposed to be bleak and not resolve at the end. I still hate that it's bleak and doesn't resolve at the end.

Yes! I was expecting more, and was left feeling cheated at the end with no resolution. It felt like wasted time.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

The Big Lebowski is extremely boring and nonsensical.

[–] dotmatrix@lemmy.ftp.rip 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jupiter Ascending. It's just all around terrible, and not in the it's-so-bad-it's-good way. I don't get the appeal.

Does anyone really think its a cult film? I think it's just a bad movie.

[–] caveman@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Big Lebowski .. I mean I enjoyed it but not enough to join the cult

[–] Nusm@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

β€œThat’s just, like… your opinion, man.

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[–] elavat0r@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Repo! The Genetic Opera. I could not get into it at all.

[–] Godort@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Rocky Horror has one of the weakest 3rd acts I've ever seen.

Ive never seen the live show so it might just be pains trying to fit a 2 act musical into a traditional 3 act movie

[–] Yaks@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I have watched it a bunch. But saw it first a live cast and with people who were really into it. So any re-watch brings me back to that time. Being high helps lol

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 year ago

The whole move goes downhill after they serve meatloaf for dinner.

[–] meteotsunami@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (4 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.

[–] MycelialMass@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Funny you used Rocky Horror as a counter example when that is my answer to the post lol

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[–] OctopusKurwa@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't stand the Fifth Element. On paper, it should be perfect for me but I just find it really obnoxious.

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[–] BendyLemmy@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Almost all of them when I had read the book first.

The Hobbit

The latest (The Hobbit) I got my son to read the book, then watch the movies and he's like 'Whaaaaaa???' because they tried to amplify it into a blockbuster.

So yes, Great movie - but sucked after reading the book.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

The latest The Hobbit(s) were terrible, the old animated film was actually not bad.

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[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Buckaroo Banzai. It’s an interesting premise but an absolute letdown of a movie. I’ve concluded that it’s only a cult movie because of the fun name.

[–] bigmode@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Airplane! It's okay just not my cup of tea

[–] electrorocket@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Not a cult classic. It's a mainstream hit.

"Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home..."

[–] electrorocket@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Not a cult classic. It's a mainstream hit.

"Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home..."

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