| rocketpig said: prlatino86 said: "Pulp Fiction and 5th element started out as Cult cults films" Both movies starred Bruce Willis, one of the biggest stars of the 90s. That doesn't make sense. Fifth Element was directed by Luc Besson, fresh off La Femme Nikita and The Professional (Leon and Nikita for you Euros) fame while Tarantino was fresh off his mini-hit, Reservoir Dogs. Both movies also had a good-sized budget a cast of well-known actors. |
I think now your having an extreme prejudice towards any movie with big name actors or big budget. No where in the defintion of a cult film did i read "movie filled with no name actors and made from shit money"
While the 5th element made a ton of money, most of it was from ticket sales OUTSIDE the US (3/4 of its net was actually from foreign ticket sales) Hence it started out as more of a cult film in the states, as it was a small group of fans.
Pulp Fiction is Tarantino, thats all that has to be said about that.
I think we both just have different views on what a cult film is. I think your view is a movie no one knows about, small group of devoted fans.
While i see a cult movie as not necessarily having to do with its recognition but rather with its appeal. Cult movies dont appeal to everyone, and just cuz someone has seen, doesnt mean they liked it. Cult movies are those movies that end up appealing to a small group of people, and create a devoted fanship of that film.
