Unpopular Movie Opinions: Part III

[Rodney-2187]

Hotel Artemis > Bad Times at the El Royale
Apollo 13 > First Man
Equalizer 2 > Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Hereditary > A Quiet Place

[sawdustandtinsel]

In honor of Bob Uecker getting to call an inning this weekend...Major League II > Major League

[Rodney-2187]

Not only would I still like to see Tron 3, I'd also be up for a sequel to or reboot of The Black Hole.

[Damon1281]

Bad Times at the El Royale is better than all Quentin Tarantino movies.

[Mothravka]

Originally Posted by Damon1281

Bad Times at the El Royale is better than all Quentin Tarantino movies.

I haven't seen that one, but a lot of movies are better than Quentin Tarantino's movies.

[TajSamKojiJesam]

Tarantino is someone I used to hold in a very high regard until I came across the films that he's referencing in the first place - the exploitation stuff from the '70s, for example.

His movies have become very vacuous for me after that - really, all he does is take movies he likes and repackages them/polishes them up to gain mass appeal. The overwrought dialogues in most of his films also seem like an affectation that gets in the way far too often. And the less said about his latest two films the better.

[newtbludger]

Originally Posted by rodneyfaile

Hotel Artemis > Bad Times at the El Royale
Apollo 13 > First Man
Equalizer 2 > Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Hereditary > A Quiet Place

these are supposed to be unpopular opinions not unpopular facts

[dgoswald]

Originally Posted by TajSamKojiJesam

Tarantino is someone I used to hold in a very high regard until I came across the films that he's referencing in the first place - the exploitation stuff from the '70s, for example.

His movies have become very vacuous for me after that - really, all he does is take movies he likes and repackages them/polishes them up to gain mass appeal. The overwrought dialogues in most of his films also seem like an affectation that gets in the way far too often. And the less said about his latest two films the better.

Same here. I still like his films quite a lot, but once you've seen the "originals" or the influences on which his schtick is based, his own work almost seems to take on an air of redundant hollowness.

I use to assume he'd greatly develop and mature as the decades went by, and he has done so in minor incremental ways, but not to the point where his output belies his obvious talent. Dare I say, he's seems like such a student of the game when listening to him in interviews, etc., that he himself is too hyper-aware of such meta things as legacies, bodies of work, etc., and as a result I feel there's almost a hesitancy or fear of taking a risk. I suppose when rewards are repeatedly reaped without any need for pushing the boat out, a sense of complacency is certain to set in, more so in a place like Hollywood where guys like QT are constantly having smoke blown up their behinds, and haven't heard the word "no" in decades. Still a fan, though.

[stvn1974]

True Romance and Natural Born Killers are both better than Tarantino's films.

[P-Rock]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

True Romance and Natural Born Killers are both better than Tarantino's films.

They are fine movies, but Pulp Fiction still beats them both.

[oilers73]

If you pay any money to see the new Halloween movie, you're a sucker. If you see it for free, you still need to find better things to do with your time.

[DiscerSpinner]

Originally Posted by rodneyfaile

Hotel Artemis > Bad Times at the El Royale

Don’t you dare!

Controversial Opinion: Bad Times is better than the Godfather, Fargo, Psycho and the Avengers... put together.

[The Debts]

Blackhat is way better than its reputation suggests. And much more easier to sit through than the macho, overstylized headache that is Miami Vice.

[Hoke Moseley]

Originally Posted by The Debts

Blackhat is way better than its reputation suggests. And much more easier to sit through than the macho, overstylized headache that is Miami Vice.

One day... a few years down the line, you will re-watch Miami Vice and see the error of your ways.

[The Debts]

Originally Posted by Hoke Moseley

One day... a few years down the line, you will re-watch Miami Vice and see the error of your ways.

Maybe.....

AND MAYBE SCALLOPS'LL FLY OUTTA MY PANTS! - YouTube

[oilers73]

Originally Posted by The Debts

Blackhat is way better than its reputation suggests. And much more easier to sit through than the macho, overstylized headache that is Miami Vice.

Both movies are terrible. There is no middle ground with Michael Mann films. They are either excellent or garbage. And, in my opinion, only three of his movies are excellent.

[Rodney-2187]

Originally Posted by DiscerSpinner

Don’t you dare!

Controversial Opinion: Bad Times is better than the Godfather, Fargo, Psycho and the Avengers... put together.

The Grand Budapest Hotel > Hotel Artemis > Bad Times at the El Royale

[Monroville]

Originally Posted by oilers73

Both movies are terrible. There is no middle ground with Michael Mann films. They are either excellent or garbage. And, in my opinion, only three of his movies are excellent.

with one of those being THE KEEP!

but that leaves (the theatrical non-tealed) THIEF, MANHUNTER and LAST OF THE MOHICANS. So that is 4 excellent movies.

[professorwho]

Seven Samurai, while a technical masterpiece in terms of direction, cinematography, and acting... is overrated. Technically sound, but too long and boring. (And I'm fine with most old films, and old Japanese films at that)

[P-Rock]

Originally Posted by professorwho

Seven Samurai, while a technical masterpiece in terms of direction, cinematography, and acting... is overrated. Technically sound, but too long and boring. (And I'm fine with most old films, and old Japanese films at that)

You know, most Kurosawa movies are too long with scenes where literally nothing is happening. Even his shorter movies like Yojimbo suffer from this.