"Classic" is one of those terms that is overused in my book. "Cult classic" is probably more like it.
Alexander's right - the Christian character in the film is a real prick. But the "Pagans" ain't no great shakes either. And the whole thing is just so transparent & charactured & (dare I say it?) neither particularly well acted nor directed that I think you'd have to have non-cinematic reasons for letting it get your jimmy jonesed, if you know what I mean. Myself, the whole bunch could've burned. That would have made for a happy ending to this movie!
I know that Shawn loves this movie, and Shawn is no slouch when it comes to film. But we didn't see eye to eye on this one, not even slightly.