(Yeah, the Voltaire quote is what really gives it away, but as I'm feeling ornery, I feel like taking one last shot at this moron.)
So, I guess if this movie was bad because it's a satire with a low budget, then Army of Darkness must have REALLY sucked and there couldn't anything worse than Rocky Horror Picture Show, nevermind that those are two of the most well-known cult classics ever made (RHPS is actually still shown regularly in theaters across the country :P).
Actually, most cult classics suck donkey b***s from a technical perspective (especially in comparison to things made more recently like Lord of the Rings or Avatar) but that's not the point. The point is that they appeal to the particular groups they're made for (hence the term 'cult' classic) and those groups don't give a flying *beep* about the technical details nearly as much as the overall content and said content's validity. The Dungeons & Dragons movie that was made with the big budget and all the fancy special effects was endlessly ragged on by a lot of the gaming community because it was a horrible representation of the world they played in, nevermind that it was well done from a technical standpoint.
Army of Darkness appeals to horror/sci-fi fans, Rocky Horror pokes fun at the b-movie and musical crowd, Princess Bride gets the fantasy/romance crowd going... Gamers, well, it's self-explanatory at this point.
All of these movies absolutely suck harder than any other movie ever made when compared by technical details alone. It doesn't matter that they *look* horrible by current standards, they're overall good movies that the people they appeal to absolutely love.
And just to belabor the point: No, you're not qualified to put any sort of judgment on this film because you're obviously not a member of it's 'cult'.
For an example: A 40 year old critic once gave a review of a Whinnie the Pooh movie and said that no one could possibly enjoy it because it was "juvenile, predictable, and visually bland; you'd have to be a five-year-old to find this movie at all entertaining." Well no *beep* DUH!
Similarly, you'd have to be a gamer to enjoy this movie and if you aren't then your opinion *doesn't matter.* Get that through your pompous, overstuffed head and we'll all be able to get on with our lives.
*steps off soap box*
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Strazdamonas
14 years ago
your right that a cult classic often has a group of people that love it and dont care about other opinions. it is obviuos your one of those people. army of darkness wasnt bad at all, and i have never heard about RHPS so it isnt "That" popular.
if this movie correctly represented the gamer community then i really hope there arent many such communities. from what it showed there are some nolifing people with stupid ideas "lets hide behind a pile of dead bards" (riiiight, and knowing that was probably the most funny aprt of the film, the rest is nto worth mentioning).
from where i see it there are 3 time of gamers: one that tries to beat the game metagaming all the time, another that tries to do it rpg way and have a lot of fun, and those that know nothing but the game and consider game being most imporatant thing of all.
i am a gamer and by your logic that would make my opinion matter, so good job sherlock on figuring that out.
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