Why is this such a cult classic?
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Lilith — 10 months ago(May 18, 2025 01:41 PM)
I watched the whole thing to see what the big reveal was about and I still hated it. I do think the marketing was genius, however. That movie was so hyped up. That was half the problem. I had really high expectations for it. I can't stand found footage movies. I can watch Jason Bourne which has some shaky-cam in it, which is weird. But if the whole movie is like that, nossiree!
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JohnnyBoy — 10 months ago(May 18, 2025 03:31 AM)
I touched on that in my review.
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The All Seeing One — 10 months ago(May 18, 2025 04:03 AM)
Go to the comments board for TBWP and read through most of the thread titled The Harsh Truth.
There are posters on both sides there. I tend to side with those who, in order to fully get and enjoy it, believe in totally giving yourself (especially your attention) to the movie, allowing it to take you in.
One even believes in watching it in a dark room. I agree. I do that when watching any movie, and give my full attention. -
Lilith — 10 months ago(May 18, 2025 01:42 PM)
Yeah, as I mentioned, I do think it was a novelty for the time it came out, and the marketing was brilliant, but as for the movie itself, besides giving me a raging headache and hurting my eyes, I left the theatre so unimpressed.
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Woodyanders — 10 months ago(May 18, 2025 01:50 PM)
People who saw this in the theater back in the day who were in either high school or college at the time are now middle-aged folks pining for their bygone youth that this film was a big part of, so nostalgia is certainly a big part of its cult classic status. Moreover, the enormous box office success of this movie basically beget the whole found footage horror genre, so it's undeniable massive influence on the horror genre is another significant factor in its cult classic status.
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] — 10 months ago(May 18, 2025 01:45 PM)
Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 