Gravity – Floating around in space, floating…floating….floating. Zzzzzzzzzzz
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Considered among the greatest movies of all time but is nothing more than your average adventure flick – not a bad one by any means but certainly not one of the best films ever.
Anything by the Coen brothers (with maybe the exception of No Country For Old Men) – Don’t ask me to explain why, I probably couldn’t even explain, but I’ve never connected with any of their films.
Jurassic World – Again, not terrible but nowhere near as good as everyone made out it was. Main story aside, every subplot was cliché-ridden, although the effects were fantastic.
Avatar – Three hours of nice, pretty CGI images with a very standard story.
Breakfast Club – Five teenagers, none of whom are particularly likable, fool around in detention and then have a long heart to heart at the end. No thanks.
Gravity – Floating around in space, floating…floating….floating. Zzzzzzzzzzz
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Considered among the greatest movies of all time but is nothing more than your average adventure flick – not a bad one by any means but certainly not one of the best films ever.
Anything by the Coen brothers (with maybe the exception of No Country For Old Men) – Don’t ask me to explain why, I probably couldn’t even explain, but I’ve never connected with any of their films.
Jurassic World – Again, not terrible but nowhere near as good as everyone made out it was. Main story aside, every subplot was cliché-ridden, although the effects were fantastic.
Avatar – Three hours of nice, pretty CGI images with a very standard story.
Breakfast Club – Five teenagers, none of whom are particularly likable, fool around in detention and then have a long heart to heart at the end. No thanks.
I didnt like No country for Old men either, i dont think the coen brothers have done any good films. Like Donnie Darko, i maybe just dont 'get' them.
I didnt like No country for Old men either, i dont think the coen brothers have done any good films. Like Donnie Darko, i maybe just dont 'get' them.
Their work can be very good or, well, not very good. I recently tried to watch Gambit, starring Colin Firth, Cameron Diaz and Alan Rickman and written by the Coens.. It's one of their satires on the grotesque rich and it's grim stuff, almost unwatchable. Yet their screenplay for Bridge of Spies is superb.
Their work can be very good or, well, not very good. I recently tried to watch Gambit, starring Colin Firth, Cameron Diaz and Alan Rickman and written by the Coens.. It's one of their satires on the grotesque rich and it's grim stuff, almost unwatchable. Yet their screenplay for Bridge of Spies is superb.
I thought Fargo was awful. Didnt understand the fuss about it at all.
Citizen Kane. I have tried to 'get' it but I can't see what the fuss is about.
Scent of a Woman. Still don't get why Al got an oscar for that film/performance. For me it was just about an arrogant bloke shouting 'hoo aaah' all the time.
The Revenant. The 'baddie' mumbled his way through all of his scenes. Brutal stuff. But the scenery was nice, I'll give it that.
I think people need to learn to differentiate between films that are actually bad and films which are just not for them.
For example MM Fury Road didn't really do it for me but I wouldn't say it's a bad film cause I can appreciate that it's well done and fans of the genre will love it but it's just not for me.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Really cannot fathom why anyone liked that film.
More recently, and I know this will be controversial - The Revenant (puts on tin hat). He is really able to keep his tinder dry enough after being swept down waterfalls and miles of raging river to light a fire when he eventually gets to the bank? The horse dies but he lives without serious injury and emerges from said horse without entrails & blood covering him from head to toe? Wild animals were not attracted to the severed guts of said horse? And so on. I will never get those 2 hours of my life back.
I didn't really rate Wolf of Wall Street much either, and that is one LONG film.
I absolutely detested the film. I kept watching hoping for something to redeem itself but no. I actually felt like I needed a shower after watching it. It was so morally repugnant. Mind you I find a lot of Scorcese films like that. Other films mentioned on here too that I agree are crap - No Country for Old Men - couldn't get into it at all. Slumdog Millionaire actually annoyed me for some reason. One of the most lauded ones that is really for me is Lost in Translation. What the hell was that about. So boring.
I did like Donnie Darko though! And having to study film theory at uni we were constantly told by the intellectuals that Citizen Kane was the greatest film of all time. I can honestly say everyone in our group thought it was rubbish! I think a lot of lecturers and film critics just do what I call 'intellectual wanking' and jump on the same bandwagon.
Look at the latest poll of best films in the 21st century. Mullholland Drive
Deer Hunter - Far too long, lots of inaccuracies and things that didn't really make sense. I did really like Walken in it though.
Another vote for the Deer Hunter. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy it- if you can "enjoy" such subject matter - but the pacing is terrible - too much time spent on the wedding and their lives pre Vietnam. Too little time on what came after. Just can't see where all the acclaim comes from
Whilst I enjoyed the Deer Hunter, I can't say the same about Sideways. I turned it off after about 15 minutes. Too dull.
And anything by Quentin Tarrintino leaves me cold.
I absolutely detested the film. I kept watching hoping for something to redeem itself but no. I actually felt like I needed a shower after watching it. It was so morally repugnant. Mind you I find a lot of Scorcese films like that. Other films mentioned on here too that I agree are crap - No Country for Old Men - couldn't get into it at all. Slumdog Millionaire actually annoyed me for some reason. One of the most lauded ones that is really for me is Lost in Translation. What the hell was that about. So boring.
I did like Donnie Darko though! And having to study film theory at uni we were constantly told by the intellectuals that Citizen Kane was the greatest film of all time. I can honestly say everyone in our group thought it was rubbish! I think a lot of lecturers and film critics just do what I call 'intellectual wanking' and jump on the same bandwagon.
Look at the latest poll of best films in the 21st century. Mullholland Drive
Thank you for reassuring me I am not alone in my bafflement regarding Citizen Kane.
I swear people think I'm just saying it to wind them up, but I just do not get it.
Most people here probably won't have seen it yet but Viggo Mortensen's latest film "Captain Fantastic".
it scores 8.1 on IMDB but after the first half hour the smug family were annoying me so much (another of those "How are they affording this lifestyle?" films) that I just had to leave then you check out the IMDB reviews and you see the 1st comment
"This is simply the best movie I have seen since Shawshank Redemption"
Little Miss Sunshine:
A nice, perfectly serviceable movie that you might watch on a lazy Sunday to while away a couple of hours. Worthy of the widespread acclaim it received, and oscar nominations to boot?! Hell no.
Lost In Translation:
I just didn't get it at all.
Gravity:
No real story, just great special effects.
If I had to point at just one in particular it would probably be Schindler's List. It's the alleged holocaust film that makes the holocaust seem not that bad. Giving in to one of his worst tendencies, Spielberg once again sugar's the pill and we get film that's nothing like as hard-hitting as it could've been (and maybe should've been).
For an overrated concept - deconstructions. Fine if you want to be flattered, but many have little more to offer than that.
I've found most Spielberg films to be incredibly sentimental and sugary. I don't think S/List is the masterpiece it was hailed as either.
My favourite of his was 'Munich'. One of the lesser known ones. You need to watch it a few times to get the gist of it.
Doesn't studying film at degree level make you one of those intellectuals?
well the film theory was only part of the degree. It was very varied. As much as I though I'd love to write about films I watched, it became quite tedious. In fact after the three years, you tended to watch all films and apply theory to them instead of actually enjoying them as a film. I actually stopped watching films for many years and don't watch that many now.
well the film theory was only part of the degree. It was very varied. As much as I though I'd love to write about films I watched, it became quite tedious. In fact after the three years, you tended to watch all films and apply theory to them instead of actually enjoying them as a film. I actually stopped watching films for many years and don't watch that many now.
That's not good!
I found myself doing that with the car chase in Jason Bourne - and I've never even studied film theory. But it was so long, and so stylised, I couldn't help analysing the technique instead of just watching it. In cases like that, it's surely the film that's to blame.
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Shawshank
2 massively over rated films.
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Considered among the greatest movies of all time but is nothing more than your average adventure flick – not a bad one by any means but certainly not one of the best films ever.
Anything by the Coen brothers (with maybe the exception of No Country For Old Men) – Don’t ask me to explain why, I probably couldn’t even explain, but I’ve never connected with any of their films.
Jurassic World – Again, not terrible but nowhere near as good as everyone made out it was. Main story aside, every subplot was cliché-ridden, although the effects were fantastic.
Avatar – Three hours of nice, pretty CGI images with a very standard story.
Breakfast Club – Five teenagers, none of whom are particularly likable, fool around in detention and then have a long heart to heart at the end. No thanks.
How it won best picture over Benjamin Button will always baffle me
The only thing I can think of is that it had a feel good factor
I didnt like No country for Old men either, i dont think the coen brothers have done any good films. Like Donnie Darko, i maybe just dont 'get' them.
Their work can be very good or, well, not very good. I recently tried to watch Gambit, starring Colin Firth, Cameron Diaz and Alan Rickman and written by the Coens.. It's one of their satires on the grotesque rich and it's grim stuff, almost unwatchable. Yet their screenplay for Bridge of Spies is superb.
I thought Fargo was awful. Didnt understand the fuss about it at all.
Scent of a Woman. Still don't get why Al got an oscar for that film/performance. For me it was just about an arrogant bloke shouting 'hoo aaah' all the time.
The Revenant. The 'baddie' mumbled his way through all of his scenes. Brutal stuff. But the scenery was nice, I'll give it that.
Thats one of my favorite movies ever
For example MM Fury Road didn't really do it for me but I wouldn't say it's a bad film cause I can appreciate that it's well done and fans of the genre will love it but it's just not for me.
More recently, and I know this will be controversial - The Revenant (puts on tin hat). He is really able to keep his tinder dry enough after being swept down waterfalls and miles of raging river to light a fire when he eventually gets to the bank? The horse dies but he lives without serious injury and emerges from said horse without entrails & blood covering him from head to toe? Wild animals were not attracted to the severed guts of said horse? And so on. I will never get those 2 hours of my life back.
I absolutely detested the film. I kept watching hoping for something to redeem itself but no. I actually felt like I needed a shower after watching it. It was so morally repugnant. Mind you I find a lot of Scorcese films like that. Other films mentioned on here too that I agree are crap - No Country for Old Men - couldn't get into it at all. Slumdog Millionaire actually annoyed me for some reason. One of the most lauded ones that is really
I did like Donnie Darko though! And having to study film theory at uni we were constantly told by the intellectuals that Citizen Kane was the greatest film of all time. I can honestly say everyone in our group thought it was rubbish! I think a lot of lecturers and film critics just do what I call 'intellectual wanking' and jump on the same bandwagon.
Look at the latest poll of best films in the 21st century. Mullholland Drive
Doesn't studying film at degree level make you one of those intellectuals?
Another vote for the Deer Hunter. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy it- if you can "enjoy" such subject matter - but the pacing is terrible - too much time spent on the wedding and their lives pre Vietnam. Too little time on what came after. Just can't see where all the acclaim comes from
Whilst I enjoyed the Deer Hunter, I can't say the same about Sideways. I turned it off after about 15 minutes. Too dull.
And anything by Quentin Tarrintino leaves me cold.
Thank you for reassuring me I am not alone in my bafflement regarding Citizen Kane.
I swear people think I'm just saying it to wind them up, but I just do not get it.
it scores 8.1 on IMDB but after the first half hour the smug family were annoying me so much (another of those "How are they affording this lifestyle?" films) that I just had to leave then you check out the IMDB reviews and you see the 1st comment
"This is simply the best movie I have seen since Shawshank Redemption"
A nice, perfectly serviceable movie that you might watch on a lazy Sunday to while away a couple of hours. Worthy of the widespread acclaim it received, and oscar nominations to boot?! Hell no.
Lost In Translation:
I just didn't get it at all.
Gravity:
No real story, just great special effects.
I've found most Spielberg films to be incredibly sentimental and sugary. I don't think S/List is the masterpiece it was hailed as either.
My favourite of his was 'Munich'. One of the lesser known ones. You need to watch it a few times to get the gist of it.
Sorry, not really 'on thread'!
well the film theory was only part of the degree. It was very varied. As much as I though I'd love to write about films I watched, it became quite tedious. In fact after the three years, you tended to watch all films and apply theory to them instead of actually enjoying them as a film. I actually stopped watching films for many years and don't watch that many now.
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
That's not good!
I found myself doing that with the car chase in Jason Bourne - and I've never even studied film theory. But it was so long, and so stylised, I couldn't help analysing the technique instead of just watching it. In cases like that, it's surely the film that's to blame.