Do you ever feel like "I'm not buying it" in a movie?
08-26-04, 12:50 AM
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Gangs of New York Everyone ranted and raved about it but I just didn't buy it. I think it was the whole environment that really threw me for a loop. Nothing seemed to make any sense. And the whole end was almost pointless considering everything else that was going on.
Troy I didn't buy anything in this movie. People were fighting, for what I don't know. People stopped fighting for seemingly inane reasons. Brad Pitt was, well...Brad Pitt. Eric Bana was excellent as was Julian Glover. I didn't buy anyone elses performances, the writing was all over the place, and most of the dialogue was just ridiculous. I've never seen the Patriot but it seems to be along the same lines.
Counte of Monte Cristo (2002) Where do I begin. I know most people liked it but I was not buying it at all. First of all it has the most inane portrayal of Napoleon ever. I didn't even know it was him until he stuck his hands in his jacket. I didn't buy the friendly pirate with the New York accent. And I especially hated that the whole point of the story, revenge, was not settled. He ignored advice from wise old Richard Harris (the only saving grace of the movie) and ended up
The whole point of the movie was negated by the ending. Although it wasn't a very good movie to begin with.
So yeah, there are a couple movies that I didn't buy into.
Troy I didn't buy anything in this movie. People were fighting, for what I don't know. People stopped fighting for seemingly inane reasons. Brad Pitt was, well...Brad Pitt. Eric Bana was excellent as was Julian Glover. I didn't buy anyone elses performances, the writing was all over the place, and most of the dialogue was just ridiculous. I've never seen the Patriot but it seems to be along the same lines.
Counte of Monte Cristo (2002) Where do I begin. I know most people liked it but I was not buying it at all. First of all it has the most inane portrayal of Napoleon ever. I didn't even know it was him until he stuck his hands in his jacket. I didn't buy the friendly pirate with the New York accent. And I especially hated that the whole point of the story, revenge, was not settled. He ignored advice from wise old Richard Harris (the only saving grace of the movie) and ended up
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So yeah, there are a couple movies that I didn't buy into.
