Movies that pretty much everyone likes
07-13-08, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by An4h0ny
you're mistaking your own opinion for fact
i was just making a general comment about how i felt that people don't like those movies
you are making declarative statements about who exactly does or does not like certain films
i was just making a general comment about how i felt that people don't like those movies
you are making declarative statements about who exactly does or does not like certain films
07-13-08, 12:51 PM
#127
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Originally Posted by An4h0ny
you're mistaking your own opinion for fact
i was just making a general comment about how i felt that people don't like those movies
you are making declarative statements about who exactly does or does not like certain films
big difference
The Searchers sucks btw
so does your taste in films... in my humble opinion
lighten up, francis
i was just making a general comment about how i felt that people don't like those movies
you are making declarative statements about who exactly does or does not like certain films
big difference
The Searchers sucks btw
so does your taste in films... in my humble opinion
lighten up, francis
07-13-08, 12:57 PM
#128
Originally Posted by Sean O'Hara
The Searchers doesn't do it. 12 Monkeys doesn't do it. Ford and Gilliam trust the audience to decide how they feel about what's going on instead of bludgeoning them over the head with dying geraniums, weepy kids, and heavy handed John Williams scores.
07-13-08, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by toddly6666
How about Tom Hanks' BIG? Ever met a person that did not like that film?
Never seen the whole thing, watched about 20 minutes of it on cable once but had to change it for fear of choking on my own vomit coming up from the overtly sugary-sweet tripe coming out of my TV. I utterly loathe Tom Hanks, I find a kidney stone more entertaining than him on screen.
How about The Iron Giant, not counting people that have to act like anything animated is so far beneath them & too childish for their sophistication.
How on earth can anyone say this is a bad movie & or not like it? This has to be the movie the movie that every man can agree on.
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07-13-08, 04:28 PM
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What about The Karate Kid? That movie is potentially a direct result of millions of people waxing their car in a very idiotic fashion.
You're the devil! 
That reminds me of a few Netflix reviews where the person will rate a film one star after admitting to only seeing the first 20 or so minutes. 
How can you give a valid opinion of a film you've viewed less than half of? Watch it "Clockwork Orange" style if need be and stick it out till the *bloody end!
I assumed it had universal appeal and even satisfied people like me who usually detest romantic comedies. Guess I wrong.
*Bloody - Slang term from the UK used as an intensifier.
Originally Posted by Arpeggi
Amelie was bullshit.
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Really? I walked out of that shit 45 minutes in. Would have stayed if I was assured that by the end credits I'd see Amelie razored to death by a Parisian homeless man who then violates her corpse.
How can you give a valid opinion of a film you've viewed less than half of? Watch it "Clockwork Orange" style if need be and stick it out till the *bloody end!Spoiler:
I assumed it had universal appeal and even satisfied people like me who usually detest romantic comedies. Guess I wrong.
*Bloody - Slang term from the UK used as an intensifier.
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07-13-08, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Brack
I wouldn't consider it manipulative, but rather evoking emotion. Isn't that what movies are supposed to do anyway?
But Spielberg likes using a heavy-handed approach that pulls me out of the story and makes me notice the mechanics of the movie. It's like watching a bad sitcom that uses a big laugh track to try to get you to laugh at unfunny material. You notice the laugh track. E.T. has pretty good material, but Spielberg takes me out of it by using a billyclub when he ought to be taking me by the hand and saying, "Look! Isn't this wonderful?"
07-13-08, 05:53 PM
#132
Originally Posted by Nick Danger
Absolutely. Movie-making is about manipulating the audience into a desired emotion. Pretty much all performing arts (music, theater, speeches, etc.) are the same.
But Spielberg likes using a heavy-handed approach that pulls me out of the story and makes me notice the mechanics of the movie. It's like watching a bad sitcom that uses a big laugh track to try to get you to laugh at unfunny material. You notice the laugh track. E.T. has pretty good material, but Spielberg takes me out of it by using a billyclub when he ought to be taking me by the hand and saying, "Look! Isn't this wonderful?"
But Spielberg likes using a heavy-handed approach that pulls me out of the story and makes me notice the mechanics of the movie. It's like watching a bad sitcom that uses a big laugh track to try to get you to laugh at unfunny material. You notice the laugh track. E.T. has pretty good material, but Spielberg takes me out of it by using a billyclub when he ought to be taking me by the hand and saying, "Look! Isn't this wonderful?"
how should the movie have gone?
07-13-08, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Sessa17
How about The Iron Giant, not counting people that have to act like anything animated is so far beneath them & too childish for their sophistication.
07-13-08, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Arpeggi
Amelie was bullshit.
07-13-08, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by wendersfan
No, Amelie was xenophobic, racist bullshit.
07-14-08, 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Brack
an example would be nice. all I hear is his use of big music and the fact that kids cried in the movie are what people have a problem with. sorry if I find such criticisms to be utterly ridiculous, considering the fact that it's explained in a way that is completely out of context, as if those things shouldn't be in the movie.
how should the movie have gone?
how should the movie have gone?
09-06-08, 12:52 PM
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09-06-08, 02:51 PM
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Six pages and I don't recall seeing "Office Space" once. I seriously have not talked to anyone offline who didn't love that film. Also, how about "Young Frankenstein"?
09-06-08, 03:01 PM
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More recently, I know only one person who didn't like The Dark Knight, and his complaint was that it was too real. This is especially odd as I have another friend who likes Batman and Batman Returns more than Batman Begins, and yet he said after seeing Dark Knight it was better than the former two combined.
09-06-08, 03:24 PM
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Gotta respond to this: I'd agree, but the ending shot completely undermines the entire movie, so it drops a few points for me.
09-06-08, 03:31 PM
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It's a foreign film and a musical, which is probably two quick strikes against it for many folks, but as far as I'm concerned you can't go wrong with The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Maybe it's only everyone in France who loves it.
09-06-08, 11:46 PM
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