Cult Movies

Cult Movies are those movies that attract a small but devoted group of obsessive fans or one that has remained popular over successive years amongst a small group of followers. Often the film failed to achieve mainstream success on its original release, but this is not always the case. Sometimes the audience response to a Cult Movies are somewhat different to what was intended by the film-makers, although usually a film that becomes "cult" started-out with unusual elements or subject matter.

Cult Movies have limited but special appeal. Cult Movies are usually strange, quirky, offbeat, eccentric, oddball, or surreal, with outrageous and cartoon characters or plots, garish sets and they are often considered controversial. They elicit a fiery passion in devoted fans, and may cause cultists to enthusiastically champion these films, leading to audience participation and repetitive viewings and showings. Cult Movies worshippers persuasively argue with all about the merits of their choices, without regard for standard newspaper or movie reviews.

Many Cult Movies fared poorly at the box office when first shown, but then achieved cult-movie status, developing an enduring loyalty and following among fans. Cult Movies have tremendous followings with certain groups, e.g., college campuses, midnight movie crowds, etc. Camp films are cult-type movies, but they are often poorly made or ludicrous, yet still enjoyable and appreciated. Cult Movies follow no rules or pattern - some cult movies are popular only among certain limited groups of audiences or friends.

Many Cult Movies are from such genres as horror, science fiction and world cinema. The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which combines the elements of science fiction, horror—not to mention transvestitism, incest and homosexuality—and, amazingly, is a musical, is considered by many the first true and seminal Cult Movies.

Cult Movies are available on online. You can watch Cult Movies on your home computer. The Cult Movies online video streams are best viewed with higher speed connections - ISDN, DSL or Cable Modem. Those viewing their streams on a 56k or modem dial-up connection may experience audio without a picture, or in some cases a "slide show" effect while watching. To watch Cult Movies online, you'll need Microsoft Windows Media Player. If you're using Microsoft Windows 98 or above, you already have the software necessary to watch movies. If you have Microsoft Windows 3.1 or a Macintosh computer, you will need to download the free Microsoft Windows Media Player.

Many Cult Movies fared poorly at the box office when first shown, but then achieved cult-film status, developing an enduring loyalty and following among fans. They are often made by maverick film-makers with low-budget resources and little commercial marketing. Cult Movies have tremendous followings with certain groups, e.g., college campuses, midnight movie crowds, etc.