"Undisputed" classics that didn't live up to their hype.
03-11-07, 04:52 AM
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If it really is an undisputed classic, chances are the problem isn't that the film didn't live up to the hype. It's probably that the viewer missed something, or went into the viewing experience with a chip on his shoulder.
And "Million Dollar Baby," and "Crash," "Last Temptation of Christ" and several other movies mentioned are not undisputed classics.
And "Million Dollar Baby," and "Crash," "Last Temptation of Christ" and several other movies mentioned are not undisputed classics.
03-11-07, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Salty
If it really is an undisputed classic, chances are the problem isn't that the film didn't live up to the hype. It's probably that the viewer missed something, or went into the viewing experience with a chip on his shoulder.
03-11-07, 09:38 AM
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Robo's Letdowns:
Ghostbusters..I fell for the hype machine and was let down.
Ghostbusters..I fell for the hype machine and was let down.
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03-11-07, 10:13 AM
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In these types of threads, there's invariably confusion between "like" and "good". So, one has to ask the question: Overhyped/overrated in terms of personal taste or in terms of artistic merit?
The fact that you might dislike Citizen Kane or 2001 A Space Odyssey has absolutely no bearing on the artistic merit of the films. And classics won't stop being classics because you don't like them.
The fact that you might dislike Citizen Kane or 2001 A Space Odyssey has absolutely no bearing on the artistic merit of the films. And classics won't stop being classics because you don't like them.
03-11-07, 10:17 AM
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Oh, and for the record, when have films like Crash, Saving Private Ryan and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (to name a few) joined the ranks of "undisputed classics"? I must have missed that memo.
03-11-07, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by GoldenJCJ
I'll throw out a few comedies:
Animal House - I can't find anything good about this movie, almost unwatchable, IMO
Animal House - I can't find anything good about this movie, almost unwatchable, IMO
Probably the worst comedy I've ever seen.
My submission is easy - Blade Runner.
03-11-07, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by DVD-ho78(DTS)
Probably the worst comedy I've ever seen.
My submission is easy - Blade Runner.
03-11-07, 11:17 AM
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For me: A Clockwork Orange. Didn't like it at all.
Here is a question for everyone. What movies of today will be the new classics and at what point is a movie old enough to be considered a classic ?
Here is a question for everyone. What movies of today will be the new classics and at what point is a movie old enough to be considered a classic ?
03-11-07, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by slabinskia
Here is a question for everyone. What movies of today will be the new classics and at what point is a movie old enough to be considered a classic ?
03-11-07, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by DVD-ho78(DTS)
[Great] Science Fiction - Brazil
03-11-07, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Jay G.
Brazil's not science fiction though, it's fantasy.
Just a great movie all around.
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03-11-07, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by DVD-ho78(DTS)
Comedy - Big Lebowski
Science Fiction - Brazil
Science Fiction - Brazil
(Although we're gonna have to talk about the Blade Runner hate...)
03-11-07, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
Schindler's List -more Spielberg bashing. Basically, this movie was praised because of its subject matter, filmed in black and white to look important. Pretty much any director with half a brain could've made this film and do a better job. While we are on the subject, I can't believe how much praise Spielberg gets. He makes decent popcorn flicks but he's never ever made a picture that had me thinking afterwards. Now that I think about it, I don't understand why he's not bashed as much as Michael Bay is.
03-11-07, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt Millheiser
It's an extrapolation of 20th century culture, consumerism, politics, and social idiocy into a futuristic world....
03-11-07, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by hardercore
There is a reason these films are seen the way they are, yes, but to deny that even the most revered films have detractors is silly
and what's worse is making it somehow the viewers fault that they "missed something" or "had a chip on their shoulder".
I think eXcentris said it best:
Originally Posted by eXcentris
The fact that you might dislike Citizen Kane or 2001 A Space Odyssey has absolutely no bearing on the artistic merit of the films. And classics won't stop being classics because you don't like them.
03-11-07, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by DoubleDownAgain
And to GoldenJCJ, Animal House was unwatchable? Didn't like The Blues Brothers?? I'd love to see what comedies you do like. Not an attack, just curious!
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03-11-07, 08:52 PM
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2001: A Space Odyssey - I really tried with this one but it bored me to tears.
Easy Rider - This was a product of its time and nothing more.
Rebel Without a Cause - This is an alright film but unfortunately it's seriously dated. Those kids "problems" are laughable by today's standards.[/QUOTE]
I completely agree with all these being overrated..
I'd also put on this list
*In The Mood for Love (Hated this film)
*E.T.
*Yankee Doodle Dandy
*West Side Story
*Klute
*Nashville
*A Christmas Story
*Chicago
Easy Rider - This was a product of its time and nothing more.
Rebel Without a Cause - This is an alright film but unfortunately it's seriously dated. Those kids "problems" are laughable by today's standards.[/QUOTE]
I completely agree with all these being overrated..
I'd also put on this list
*In The Mood for Love (Hated this film)
*E.T.
*Yankee Doodle Dandy
*West Side Story
*Klute
*Nashville
*A Christmas Story
*Chicago
03-11-07, 09:06 PM
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This is recent, But I never understood its popularity. The Sixth Sense, I blame its success for the creation of the PG-!3 horror movie.
03-11-07, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Salty
I didn't say they don't have their detractors. I implied that the detractors are wrong.
