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Originally Posted by metternich1815
How old does a film have to be to be considered a "classic" anyway? I am just curious.
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I don't know, really... I don't make the "rules" :p But... let's say we're talking about the 70s. In a conversation about the best movies of that decade, it's inevitable that "The Exorcist" will be mentioned. And - let's say you think that movie is crap (which I don't, it's just an example). You would either shut up about it, OR you would state your opinion and have everyone tear you apart for being SO stupid that you don't see how fantastic that
classic is. Maybe you'd even add it when making your list just so people won't think that you don't know your horror history.
I agree with you - Saw is most likely a future classic. But mention Saw, and no one is "supposed" to have a certain opinion about it. Except that maybe some of us who are a bit older will consciously or subconsciously feel the need to let everyone know that "it is modern, therefore it's crap" (and I am sure that I have had my moments where I've been guilty of that).
We are still free to form our own opinions about the movies of the 2000's - there are no movies we HAVE to like, and with a few exceptions no movies we're programmed to feel we HAVE to consider for a list like this. Which is why I think that the choices people have made are so diverse compared to the other decades.
That was my point :)