rocketpig said:
ssj12 said:
rocketpig said:
Enough about Fight Club. The movie made $100 million dollars in the box office in 1999 dollars.
That ain't cult. |
actualy it is Cult Following: "A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of pop culture. Cult followings most often develop around television shows, films, and books. Some comic books, video games, musicians and writers also gain cult followings. Non-media items may also have what could be considered cult followings, for example the soft drink Tab." Cult Film: "The term cult film is used to describe a film that has had little to no success commercially and critically upon its initial release but has later spawned a small, but devoted and usually obsessive fanbase, however there are various exceptions. One exception is Napoleon Dynamite (2004), which was a success at the box office. This has led to a misconception in Cultclassic films that the definition is a film that 'you either love or hate'. The term was first coined in the early 1980s in the book Cult Movies, by Danny Peary and is continued to be used to describe the films to this day. Usually, cult films have limited but very special, noted appeal. Cult films are often known to be eccentric, and do not follow traditional standards of mainstream cinema and usually explore topics not considered in any way mainstream—yet there are examples that are relatively normal. They are often considered controversial because they step outside standard narrative and technical conventions known.[2] " Now considering Napoleon Dynamyte is considered "cult" and has a following include thousands and milion of World of Warcraft payers dancing like the main character Fight Club is a cult movie. Thank you wikipedia. |
That's all fine and dandy but Fight Club had two of the biggest actors of the 90s in it (including the biggest star in Hollywood at the time) and did well at the box office. I don't see how that fits that Wiki description at all. Napoleon Dynamite is a different story because it slowly built up momentum, more similarly to a film like Donnie Darko. A bunch of unknown/relatively unknown actors, unknown writers, unknown directors, low budget, etc. Shit, Fight Club was directed by David Fincher, the guy who already had movies like Se7en, Alien3, and The Game under his belt. |
Quote From Wikipedia regarding Fight Club:
"Studio executives were not receptive to the film, and they altered Fincher's intended marketing campaign to try to recoup perceived losses. Fight Club failed to meet expectations at the box office, and the film received polarized reactions from film critics. The film was cited as one of the most controversial and talked-about films of 1999. It was perceived as crossing a milestone for visual style in cinema and introducing a new mood in American political life. The film later found commercial success with its DVD release, which established Fight Club as a cult film. The film has also permeated American society, with people inspired by the film to set up their own fight clubs."
