overrated cult classics
 

what are some cult classics that you just dont enjoy, or think is overrated?

my picks: REEFER MADNESS and SHAFT

Repo Man

HALLOWEEN

Rocky Horror Picture Show -God, that movie is AWFUL!

Almost all cult classics are overrated by some percentage of the fanbase.

Everything from Full Metal Jacket to Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is spoiled to some degree by people who heap on praise in the hope of being seen as cool by their peers. In many cases, perhaps most obvious with Kubrick films, the most vocal audience is praising the movie with no concept of the actual film or its implications. They see 'ultra-violence' and run with it from there.

hey man Full Metal Jacket is a great film. The Shining on the other hand isn't.

The Shining is the 2nd best horror movie ever. Great film.

Reefer Madness is a cult classic BECAUSE it sucks.

Full Metal Jacket? The Shining?

<strike>Cult</strike> Classics

Eraserhead

I don't know... but though it evoked something very creepy, it was just a little too strange.

Repo Man was better, but not something I would watch again.

FMJ i would never think of a cult classic. well, maybe the first half. i mean, theres a doll out and everything. Oh, and for the record, shining was great IMO.


reefer madness sadly bored me. there was some funny stuff but overall it was just too "straight" and "normal" nothing really hilariously over the top

i have to agree with Reefer Madness. Thank God I only paid $5 for the cheapo version. I was expecting something a lot more crazy than it was.

Rocky Horror Picture Show.
I don't get it. I was even taken to one of the midnight shows with people dressed up like characters and I just didn't understand the whole fascination with it.

WHAT!??!

It's Astounding!

Time is fleeting

Madness... takes it toll.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Donnie freakin' Darko :thmbsdwn:

200 Motels, Freaks.

Good Burger.

Rushmore - horrible movie.

WHAT, WHAT WHAT ?!?!?

To me, this is one of the worst movies ever made but hey, that's my opinion.

Donnie Darko

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - good, but way overrated

Harold and Maude

I agree.

Saw it a few times. Thought it was a fun movie right up until the 'Sweet Transvestite' number. Just got borig as hell from that point on.


I never understood the point of putting films like this out on video. Rocky Horror and Reefer Madness are meant to be watched in a theater full of rabid fans, not in the privacy of your living room.

Human Highway. WTF?

I also didn't like Rushmore even though it had been recommended to me by several people. Oddly enough i love the Royal Tan. but didn't like Rushmore.

Donnie Darko
Rushmore
Dead Alive

"Near Dark"

Didn't think it was a good vampire movie, horror movie or any movie at all.

:mad:

Holy crapola. I agree with Matt.



Oh and :mad:

I think Boondock Saints is the most overrated film by my peers. it seems every teenager loves that movie. It's good, sure, but I think anyone that ranks that in their top 5 should see more movies.

On a side note, I hate these kinds of threads. I always wind up losing some respect for a poster. Rivall11 for instance, I usually agree with him, but I see him mention Rushmore, and it's like a shot to the heart. Oh well, I guess that's just the nature of opinions. :)

don't lose respect for me my friend - Wes is a brilliant director, no doubt about it (but of course this isn't all about Wes), but I can't stand Rushmore, never have and never will.

I knew someone would say something to me - but hey, that's just how it goes, how do you think us Tarantino buffs (hey, maybe you're one of us to) feel everytime we start a thread trying to discuss news about him or whatever else and then some cheeseball comes in and says "this isn't Taratinos movie" - while this has nothing to do about my opinion on Rushmore, I'm just trying to let you know that I know how it feels.

Donnie Darko - God this movie sucked.

uh-huh...
uh-huh...
WHAT?!? how dare you.... :mad::mad:

I never got the humor in Dead Alive. I love Evil Dead II. One of my friends was a huge cult-movie enthusiast. I used to watch a lot of off-the-wall stuff with him.. some I liked, some I didn't. He raved about Dead Alive. When I watched it, I didn't find it funny at all. I thought it was pretty stupid and boring. There some good one-liners, etc, but for the most part I hated the movie.

I don't lose respect for people, but sometimes I don't like reading people's trashings of movies I love.

But then, I just turn around and trash their favorite movies. ;)

im gonna be burned at the stack for this, but i really didn't find EVIL DEAD 2 that great at all. i haven't seen the 3rd yet but i really enjoyed the first one. but the second... i dunno. just wasn't that good. got annoying

im gonna be burned at the stake for this, but i really didn't find EVIL DEAD 2 that great at all. i haven't seen the 3rd yet but i really enjoyed the first one. but the second... i dunno. just wasn't that good. got annoying

Don't feel too bad.

Alot of people would agree with you on this one.

However, I forgot where I buried them....




EVIL DEAD 2 IS A HOLY WORK.