Goat Day 28: Cult Films

BillLehecka went on a bit of a rant said Sat, Mar 28th 2015 at 6:36pm ET

Happy Saturday! Hope everyone is enjoying the day. It's a weekend so these are short, but I did want to chat about something.

CULT FILMS

I got to thinking about cult films because the guys who brought you Super Troopers raised $2 million in one day via crow funding. While I'm happy those guys reached their goal, am I alone in thinking that Super Troopers wasn't really that great of a film to begin with? I understand it has a cult following, but what am I missing? Weed?

That is not to say I hate all cult films. I love Office Space and the Evil Dead films hold a special place in my heart... But a film like Rocky Horror or Napoleon Dynamite I can't stand at all. I mean, I vicerally LOATHE Rocky Horror.

Oh well, maybe I'm missing something.

WINNERS!

Congrats to the Dayton women for advancing to the Elite 8 by beating Louisville here in Albany. Your reward? Facing UConn, who beat Texas today by 51... 51!!!!!!!!

TODAY'S DEAL

I'd get one if I didn't already have an air pump and jumper cab,ES. I believe the light is for when you have to change a tire at night. Just a guess.

TODAY'S QUESTION

What is a cult film you just can't stand and don't get why people find it good?

Until tomorrow, BLEAT!!!!

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sohmageek said Sat, Mar 28th 2015 at 6:53pm ET:

What's your take on the room?

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- @sohmageek Depends on whether you consider it a dark, dark comedy or a tragically made drama, IMHO. Personally, it falls flat either way for me, but I can at least appreciate a screening with an audience - you really need to see it with an audience, at midnight, preferably stoned (and sneak in a bottle).
  
  Pavlov said Sat, Mar 28th 2015 at 7:02pm ET
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- @sohmageek LOVE! It's so incompetent you just have to watch with your mouth agape. Best watched with a crowd.
  
  BillLehecka said Sat, Mar 28th 2015 at 7:05pm ET
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- BillLehecka said Sat, Mar 28th 2015 at 7:06pm ET
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- @sohmageek
  
  Pavlov said Sat, Mar 28th 2015 at 7:16pm ET
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- @sohmageek If you like the room... hold on to your hat..... http://www.hulu.com/the-neighbors-2015
  
  thismyusername said Sun, Mar 29th 2015 at 8:09am ET
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- @thismyusername no, that's different. He is going at it "knowing" he's a train wreck. It's not the same. There's a certain innocence to bad film schlock that makes it great. It's like Sharknado... You can't purposely make a bad movie. It's just not the same as a truly bad movie from an auteur who didn't realize he was making a bad film.
  
  BillLehecka said Sun, Mar 29th 2015 at 9:24am ET
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Pavlov said Sat, Mar 28th 2015 at 6:55pm ET:

I can't stand Eraserhead (1977). However, I can appreciate why any audience might find any film to be "good" (especially within the parlance of its time).

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