Cult status

[Manbro]

The Boondock Saints

 

[rossatdi]

Ughh this thread reeks of "its too popular to be cool"

Surely too popular to be cult?

The Boondock Saints

Only if every frat boy in America counts as a small demographic.

 

[Eyclonus]

Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam

Beat. That.

 

[Jimmydanger]

Scientology?

 

[KSI Hellboy]

It may not be a small group, but Halo has a pretty devoted fan base.

 

[sammyfreak]

Ughh this thread reeks of "its too popular to be cool"

*high five*

 

[WolfLordAndy]

Ughh this thread reeks of "its too popular to be cool"

^^ Have to agree.

Although, I don't think something that is popular isnt cult... you can have large cults can't you? Look at Christianity, thats just a large cult isnt it?

While yes, things that "sell out" and become a bit too mainstream might lose cult status... would you still say Marvel has a cult following? i.e. Lots of diehard fans who will buy numpty thousand different universe of comics, but its a very "in-crowd" kind of thing. Whereas the movies are all mainstream, but I wouldn't say it makes the comic side lose the cult status? Even tho they are the same interlectual proporties.

It's the same with the Godfather movies, the movies can still be cult, even tho a few crappy games have been made of it. Most things have crappy games made for them now. It shouldn't detract from the original piece as a classic/cult icon.

 

[Saskwach]

Ughh this thread reeks of "its too popular to be cool"

This is true. After all, one of the requirements of cult is that "people don't understand its genius".

 

[curlycrouton]

Forrest Gump
The Shawshank Redemption
Withnail & I
Sin City
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
The Monty Python films.

 

[IndieRocker]

Forrest Gump
The Shawshank Redemption
Withnail & I
Sin City
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
The Monty Python films.

Awesome list

 

[Melaisis]

Rocky Horror.
Bad Taste.
Black Sheep.
Wednesday 13/Murderdolls.
World of Warcrack.
CS.

Rocky Horror, World of Warcraft and CS are all enjoyed by thousands of people per day. Its pseudo-cult, if anything. People thinking they've discovered a rare treat whereas in fact its widely known.

 

[BaronAsh]

Ohh! Firefly!

WINNER!!!

 

[cleverlymadeup]

the evil dead series

also a lot of Bruce Campbell, Dario Argento and George Romero films

 

[crepesack]

neon genesis evangelion

 

[internutt]

neon genesis evangelion

While some Anime can be seen as cult, Neon Genesis Evangelion is certainly not one of them. It is a widely popular anime, while it may not be widely known in America, it is stupidly popular elsewhere in the world.

 

[Ophiuchus]

Scientology?

Haha, well played.

Someone else mentioned The Crow, my favourite film. My original reaction was "cult, really?", I always assumed it was reasonably popular, but then I consider how many times I've had to explain what it's about when I suggest watching it with friends... I'm gonna have to agree.

Do things like The Mighty Boosh still count as cult?

 

[samsprinkle]

Willow is a very cult movie, very few people know of it, but it is great.

 

[TheGhostOfSin]

Black Books.
Megas XLR.
Red Dwarf.
Firefly.
Spaced.
Blackadder.
Monty Python.
Faulty Towers.
Bottom.