Unpopular Movie Opinions: Part III

[spider-neil]

War of the Worlds being very good is a stretch but I was certainly entertained. The hate it got was over the top. The original has a horrible deus ex machina ending (obviously from the book) so at least this movie tried new things.

[Batman1980]

War of the Worlds and War World Z are both terrible.

[wonderer99]

Originally Posted by spider-neil

War of the Worlds being very good is a stretch but I was certainly entertained. The hate it got was over the top. The original has a horrible deus ex machina ending (obviously from the book) so at least this movie tried new things.

The Spielberg version? I thought that was mostly thought of as great with a crap ending?

[WonkaBedknobs83]

Originally Posted by Cinemaniac

"Call Me By Your Name" is about pedophilia.

This is why, despite my username, I cannot in good conscience endorse the new movie about Willy Wonka's backstory. The only way I'm ever going to watch it is if you can re-insert Gene Wilder via CGI and/or AI much like how they did with Christopher Plummer replacing Kevin Spacey over accusations against him of the same nature that have now been proven to be a lie in his case.

[Martoto]

Originally Posted by wonderer99

The Spielberg version? I thought that was mostly thought of as great with a crap ending?

I don't hate it but I can't think of a good thing to say about it except the ferry scene and offscreen plane crash that Tom witnesses.

[dvining]

Frank Capra top ten:

10. Arsenic and Old Lace
9. Forbidden
8. The Matinee Idol
7. Meet John Doe
6. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
5. It Happened One Night
4. You Can't Take it With You
3. American Madness
2. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1. It's a Wonderful Life

[Doc Samson]

Paycheck (2003) is a good cyber thriller. Overlooked. John Woo's American films get shit on a lot, but they shouldn't.

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by Doc Samson

Paycheck (2003) is a good cyber thriller. Overlooked. John Woo's American films get shit on a lot, but they shouldn't.

The problem with Paycheck was the casting of Ben Affleck.

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by mwynn

The problem with Paycheck was the casting of Ben Affleck.

In other words the problem with Paycheck is that Ben Affleck got one for it?

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

In other words the problem with Paycheck is that Ben Affleck got one for it?

Haha.

He had no chemistry with Uma.
Also a genius and a martial artist?

Pretty funny that Matt Damon turned it down.

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

War of the Worlds and War World Z are both terrible.

ehhhh... The former is a pretty great movie with a couple faults, the latter is a disappointment with an especially lame wrap up..... but neither are terrible.

[Doc Samson]

Originally Posted by mwynn

The problem with Paycheck was the casting of Ben Affleck.

I'm going to double down on this since it is the unpopular opinion thread. I think Ben is great in it.

[Cinemaniac]

I recently read that Ben Affleck gave Tom Clancy's favorite portrayal as Jack Ryan. My favorite is Alec Baldwin.

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by Doc Samson

I'm going to double down on this since it is the unpopular opinion thread. I think Ben is great in it.

Paycheck is one of my favorite Ben Affleck movies. He did a very good job, and I liked his on-screen relationship with Uma Thurman too. Plus, Aaron Eckhart was a phenomenal villain.

[dvining]

Originally Posted by Cinemaniac

I recently read that Ben Affleck gave Tom Clancy's favorite portrayal as Jack Ryan. My favorite is Alec Baldwin.

I really like The Sum of All Fears.

[HipsterTrash]

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is a completely good film. People are too desensitized by year after year of blockbuster with bigger budgets and a ton of vfx.

[drb999]

Originally Posted by Cinemaniac

I recently read that Ben Affleck gave Tom Clancy's favorite portrayal as Jack Ryan. My favorite is Alec Baldwin.

Baldwin is definitely my favorite Jack Ryan.

[El Dopo]

Originally Posted by dvining

Frank Capra top ten:

10. Arsenic and Old Lace
9. Forbidden
8. The Matinee Idol
7. Meet John Doe
6. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
5. It Happened One Night
4. You Can't Take it With You
3. American Madness
2. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1. It's a Wonderful Life

For some reason I always forget that Arsenic is a Capra movie, although it explains why I like it so much. Personally I'd put it higher (like 4 after Wonderful Life, Smith and One Night), but any appreciation of the guy is good by me

[El Dopo]

Originally Posted by mwynn

The problem with Paycheck was the casting of Ben Affleck.

Affleck is great at playing Affleck in any variety of situations, unfortunately he's completely incapable of playing anything else.

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by El Dopo

Affleck is great at playing Affleck in any variety of situations, unfortunately he's completely incapable of playing anything else.

I liked him as both Batman and Daredevil, especially the director's cut of the latter film.