Popular movies that do nothing for you

[jphantom]

Reservoir Dogs

[Ueland]

Originally Posted by repete66211

How is this thread negative? What is wrong with intelligent criticism? Where's the value in adoring absolutely everything? And to answer your question, I care about what movies people don't like or feel they didn't connect with. That's why I asked the question. Not to have a rag fest on the sacred cows of pop culture, but to explore the intricacies of the human movie viewing experience. You can learn as much about a movie, a person and the general public by what they don't like as you can about what they do like.

Assuming everyone is civil to one another I think this sort of stuff is very interesting.

Unfortunately there hasn't really been any intelligent criticism, just a bunch of lists without explanation.

[repete66211]

Originally Posted by jphantom

Reservoir Dogs

Did you see Reservoir Dogs before or after you saw Pulp Fiction? I have a theory that most people prefer the Tarantino movie they saw first. I saw RD first, so I prefer that one and am a bit confused as to the flap about PF.

[Ueland]

For an actual response to the thread:

Scarface (1983) - I thought it was a fairly decent flick the first time I saw it, but the second time the movie was just a slog to sit through. Plus it's overblow by rappers who generally miss the point of the movie, and that puts a bit of a damper on the experience. The real nail in the coffin for me was seeing the Hawkes original and how superior it is to the De Palma version.

Movies like Hook or The Goonies are largely terrible, but adult fans tend to like them for nostalgia reasons.

[bluseminole]

Pulp Fiction is the most dramatic example in my mind. There have been many movies I haven't liked, but none have been so built up both critically and popularly and turned out so bad for me.

Kill Bill comes in closely behind. Maybe it's a Tarantino thing, I dunno....

[jphantom]

Originally Posted by repete66211

Did you see Reservoir Dogs before or after you saw Pulp Fiction? I have a theory that most people prefer the Tarantino movie they saw first. I saw RD first, so I prefer that one and am a bit confused as to the flap about PF.

I actually did see Reservoir Dogs after Pulp Fiction (only a few days afterward). So your theory holds true.

[adh56]

Originally Posted by Ueland

For an actual response to the thread:

Scarface (1983) - I thought it was a fairly decent flick the first time I saw it, but the second time the movie was just a slog to sit through. Plus it's overblow by rappers who generally miss the point of the movie, and that puts a bit of a damper on the experience. The real nail in the coffin for me was seeing the Hawkes original and how superior it is to the De Palma version.

Movies like Hook or The Goonies are largely terrible, but adult fans tend to like them for nostalgia reasons.

I like scarface and even have a poster for it but I almost want to take it down ever since it became so wildly popular in the hip hop scene

[Suntory_Times]

Originally Posted by jphantom

I actually did see Reservoir Dogs after Pulp Fiction (only a few days afterward). So your theory holds true.

I saw pulp fiction first, but preferred reservoir dogs.

[Ueland]

Originally Posted by adh56

I like scarface and even have a poster for it but I almost want to take it down ever since it became so wildly popular in the hip hop scene

I know what you mean, I feel the same way about Fight Club except instead of rappers, it's frat-boys or the like. I've never seen such a mass-misunderstanding of any other movie. The moment someone says "his name was Robert Paulson" I just shake my head.

[Kyo28]

Originally Posted by duckman

Slumdog Millionaire (turns out that lady justice isnt the only icon wearing a blindfold ....so is oscar.)

I feel the same way. Everyone is raving on this movie but it leaves me stone-cold.

Also:
- Titanic (apart from the succesful CGI, there's nothing there for me)
- The English Patient: the only movie in my entire life I actually stopped watching before the end credits rolled.
- Kill Bill: instead of an original movie with oriental influences, I see a movie that adds nothing to the genre and falls from one cliche into the next. I doubt Tarantino even understands the true meaning of and difference between Chinese Wuxia movies and Japanese martial arts movies.

[uziel5000]

I have said this in other threads:

I have a problem with 2001: A Space Odyssey

It is regarded as such an incredible achievement in filmaking and I simply don't get it. I have a problem with it because so many people I admire list this film as an influence yet I don't see it. I wanna understand. I wanna believe.

[Sponge-worthy]

Transformers

Harry Potter series

[surfdude12]

i love these threads.

some dude says Godfather (or some universally accepted masterpiece) does nothing for him, trying to seem cool.

then someone asks that dude for his top 10 list, which includes Hulk, Transformers, TDK and Iron Man.

[Blue_Blood]

What dreams may come. I mean, seriously... Its way too artsy, slow and weird.

[Sponge-worthy]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

i love these threads.

some dude says Godfather (or some universally accepted masterpiece) does nothing for him, trying to seem cool.

then someone asks that dude for his top 10 list, which includes Hulk, Transformers, TDK and Iron Man.

No doubt. However, it probably shouldn't come as a huge surprise that on a Blu-ray (which is a technological, digital medium, after all) forum, many would define "film" as a "technical showcase," superceding any sort of literary effect.

I did think TDK was pretty sweet tho

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

i love these threads.

some dude says Godfather (or some universally accepted masterpiece) does nothing for him, trying to seem cool.

then someone asks that dude for his top 10 list, which includes Hulk, Transformers, TDK and Iron Man.

And on the flip side, some dude will get extremely offended that someone dare not to like The Godfather and of course make fun of their movie collection....oh wait!!!

[Mike53421]

Transformers
Kill Bill Vol. 2
Iron Man (good, not great. I like RDJ but the third act felt very weak)

[surfdude12]

Originally Posted by uziel5000

I have said this in other threads:

I have a problem with 2001: A Space Odyssey

It is regarded as such an incredible achievement in filmaking and I simply don't get it. I have a problem with it because so many people I admire list this film as an influence yet I don't see it. I wanna understand. I wanna believe.

check out www.kubrick2001.com
great explanation there.

[Porkchop Express]

The Departed
The Bourne trilogy
Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy

[Mr. J]

The Wrestler! I bought that movie and traded it the next day! I don't see the hype at all!