Consider this: in 30 years films like “Paul Blart: Mall Cop,” “Bride Wars” and “New in Town” could be called “classics.”
Think I’m kidding? Would you have guessed “My Bloody Valentine” and “Friday the 13th” would be dubbed classics when they first hit theaters nearly 30 years ago?
Looks like time can make a classic out of just about any film.
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i’m guessing that the next spoof movie to come out will be called ‘Classic Movie’ and it will be a parody of such classics as harold and kumar and other recent films that people think are modern classics joking aside i wouldn’t be surprised if this actually did happen though.
I fear you’re right. Man, the whole “fill in the blank” movie franchise is just awful. Make it stop.
It’s not necessarily a fair comparison. To become a classic (eventually), the movie has to at least be successful at what it’s trying to do. Friday the 13th and My Bloody Valentine were not great movies, but they were at least sufficiently scary enough to be considered decent horror films when they were released.
On the other hand, New in Town and Bride Wars do not pass that test- I haven’t heard about anyone who considers them to be successfully funny or entertaining, so there’s no way they will become classics.
Paul Blart, on the other hand, is well-liked enough that it’s got a shot.
JimmyC … that’s a valid point and a good argument on top of it. I have a problem with the misuse of words like ‘classic,’ ‘great’ and ‘genius.’ Just feel we throw those labels aren’t far too easily.