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[–] Billy_Gnosis@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Clerks. Couldn't get over the shitty forced acting.

[–] cheems@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Clerks is easily one of my favorite movies.

[–] To0Z0o@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] janonymous@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I guess you must have watched it when you were young to really get into it. Watched it a couple of years ago for the first time, because it is such a classic, and was so underwhelmed and bored.

[–] wwaxwork@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think, like most of his work, you got to be really into characters, storytelling, and the interactions between characters.

I didn't really like Kill Bill because of backstory. I like his films that just start and end. You know nothing about the characters, but by the end of the story you feel like you know a lot based on their actions and interactions. Reservoir Dogs and The Hateful Eight are my favourites for this. In-depth and complicated characters and story being told, but know little to nothing outside of the snapshot in time the film takes place.

That's a very specific style of film to enjoy, so I can see why people praise Pulp Fiction while others don't or just pretend to.

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[–] rich8n@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Rocky Horror Picture Show was dumb as fuck.

[–] jerrimu@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Is supposed to be, it’s the essence of camp.

[–] meteotsunami@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year 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.

[–] ManosTheHandsOfFate@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year 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.

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[–] Finnbarr@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 1 year ago

Breakfast club. It doesn't age well. Bender commits sexual assault, and he's the hero.

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