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Which cult classic film was a huge disappointment when you finally saw it? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by BeAware@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] meteotsunami@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (3 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 2 years ago

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

[–] Ddubz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Agreed. There are many that are definitely generational. I think Office Space transcends well. When it came out I was probably 10, I didn't have an office job until I was in my late 20s. It was sort of funny when I saw it as an adult, but after working in a cube farm for the first time I saw it in an entirely new light. Rolling Kansas is a good one too. Just a weird-ass, slow paced comedy about some potheads looking for their parent's long lost pot farm and running into Rip Torn along the way lol

[–] ManosTheHandsOfFate@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm Gen-X and showed my Gen Z kids Better off Dead recently. They quite liked it. I think it's just so goofy anyone could enjoy it. I DON'T think they'd like Ferris Bueller's Day Off - too talky.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

My 13-year-old enjoyed Better Off Dead too. Especially "I want my two dollars!"