In other words: What’s a hidden gem I probably haven’t seen but totally should? And why is it a must-watch?

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    Rampage, it’s such a good popcorn flick. It’s so over the top that I wouldn’t blame you for writing it off without watching it, but give it a chance, it’s ultimate action silliness.

    Cabin in the woods, its a top 2 horror satire, but you may have heard of that one

    Tucker and Dale vs evil, maybe watch this one before cabin in the woods, it’s the best horror satire.

    Galaxy quest, easily the best star trek movie ever made, one of the top 5 movies ever made.

    I’m not sure how many of these are hidden gems, it depends on your viewing habits (not many people would consider horror to contain much good cinema)

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      Yeah. Tucker and Dale vs Evil still gets way too little love.

      It’s a must watch because:

      • The twist is perfect.
      • Even after the reveal, it’s just so dang fun and hilarious.
      • Horror movies with a deep respect for life are often the best horror movies. Tucker and Dale has that, even if in a stupid goofy way.
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        Officer, we have had a doozy of a day!

        Highly recommend that you go in to watching Tucker and Dale versus evil without looking up any information on the movie. Watching it blind is the best way because the less you know about it the more it will entertain you.

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          Watching it blind is the best way because the less you know about it the more it will entertain you.

          Yes! I just tell friends that it’s a horror flick, and a rollicking good time.

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        2 months ago

        Which is generally defined as a lesser known movie that people consider worth watching?

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            I will preface this with it’s not going to be for either of us to decide, there are plenty people with plenty more intelligence who have debated this topic, according to Wikipedia: “The difficulty in defining the term and subjectivity of what qualifies as a cult film mirror classificatory disputes about art.”

            However the general definition according to Google has nothing to do with it’s box office success,

            “A cult classic is a movie or other work that has a devoted following, but is often not well-known or popular with the mainstream.”

            Further on,

            "The definition of a cult classic can be difficult to define, and there are different interpretations. Some definitions include major studio productions, while others focus on more obscure films. Some definitions also exclude films that have been released by major studios, or that have tried to become cult films. "

            So it’s open to interpretation, and I’m going to stand by my list, and reinforce the notion that even if they are cult classics there’s a good chance someone looking for movies might not have seen some on this list.

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              They are good movies. I’m not reading all that over such a slight disagreement, hope you have a good rest of your day if I bothered you with my comment.

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      2 months ago

      (don’t want to edit my post so adding another in the reply)

      Another somewhat mainstream movie that was very easily missed, “forward unto dawn”, if you know much about the Halo universe you’ll know this story pretty well, but if you’ve only heard of Halo in passing this is a great place to start (and probably stop unless you’re going to play the games or read the books) the series.