tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160015314266494731.post3703482572894192384..comments2023-05-13T02:57:45.479-05:00Comments on southern train to doomsday: I don't get it...cblazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914703903696663664noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160015314266494731.post-70712279686343377902012-01-10T13:36:51.265-06:002012-01-10T13:36:51.265-06:00I can partially understand the music distinction -...I can partially understand the music distinction - where you can market music as being "indie" when it's actually put out by a major label... It's the same thing they tried to pull in the 90's with 'Alternative' - where there was nothing that it was 'Alternative' to...<br /><br />The cult film thing still kind of eats at me a bit though... There was a list published by NPR not too long ago that I put up on my blog and STAR WARS, WIZARD OF OZ, LORD OF THE RINGS were sitting right there next to SUSPIRIA, SHE KILLED IN ECSTACY, THRILLER - THEY CALL HER ONE EYE and DJANGO... They followed up with another article explaining what a "cult film" is - but I haven't read it yet.<br /><br />I get it - "cult" means culture - but that would make any "popular" film part of the culture - thus a "cult" film...cblazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04914703903696663664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160015314266494731.post-41110546735529305042012-01-10T08:57:54.415-06:002012-01-10T08:57:54.415-06:00I've never heard of Star Wars being referred t...I've never heard of Star Wars being referred to as a "cult film." Neither with Star Trek; though both are "cult" in that they both have cult followings. Same way with Harry Potter. <br /><br />It's the same way with the "indie" distinction in music. There are bands on independent labels, and then there are bands on majors who play to the "indie" aesthetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160015314266494731.post-10440020741870547282011-09-21T09:48:27.909-05:002011-09-21T09:48:27.909-05:00Exactly! Mad Max, Evil Dead are great examples of ...Exactly! Mad Max, Evil Dead are great examples of actual cult films - I don't get calling popular films - cult films.<br /><br />My rule used to be - if you can find it at every Target in the region - then NOT a cult film... Then Target started carrying multi-packs featuring Gamera, Werewolf Woman, Warriors of the Wasteland, Menace from Outer Space and other odd films - so it blew my theory to pieces - but it's still correct on principle.<br /><br />I think "cult" following is fair - but cult film is dead wrong - I just keep hearing people refer to it as "cult film" lately - maybe it's just some of the odd corners of the interwebs I've been visiting...cblazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04914703903696663664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160015314266494731.post-41312067777803155642011-09-21T08:40:57.039-05:002011-09-21T08:40:57.039-05:00Cult films + Star Wars = WRONG!
Say cult film and...Cult films + Star Wars = WRONG!<br /><br />Say cult film and the Evil Dead movies jump right to the front, followed closely by Mad Max.<br /><br />If it has better production value, lots of merch and a video game about the movie prior to realase; then it cannot be a cult film.<br /><br />Huge following of nerds is one thing, and cult film is another. People seem to get the two confused.ian!!!!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17907548372457749544noreply@blogger.com