Originally Posted by Mike86 (Post 13666711)

Maybe not the sequels (although I still kind of enjoy The Secret of the Ooze), but the original 1990 Turtles movie is fantastic. Really pretty ahead of it’s time if you ask me and holds up amazingly well. One of the better comic book movies before they were a common thing. The story is good, the tone is actually fairly serious but has a bit of humor mixed in, and the Turtles themselves look fantastic. The Henson costumes look far better than the abominations we got from the newer Turtles movies by Nickelodeon.

Originally Posted by Dr. DVD (Post 13666004)

I remember loving Gladiator when it was in theaters, and the first release of the DVD was one of my most played . In fact, I think that movie and The Matrix were the two that really sold people on the format back in the day (i.e. it was one of the first titles people got when they purchased their players, or inspired people to get players). While I still enjoy it as a "guy" movie along the lines of something like Scarface or Top Gun, it started to lose its luster for me once it won Best Picture. I liked the movie, but knew it was not that level of material.

Originally Posted by rocket1312 (Post 13666763)

It's not high art, but I like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles more now as an adult than I did when it was originally released.

Originally Posted by milo bloom (Post 13666272)

I will also defend Fight Club as an extraordinarily well put together movie. The acting, the writing, the editing, even the FX. I've watched this movie many times over the past 20 years (!!!) and it's still a great flick. But I do think there's a lot of disaffected youths that saw how "cool" Tyler Durden was and didn't follow it through to what happens to him. They don't get the lesson that they should find an answer somewhere in between being an office drudge and being a terrorist. Sure, you can help change society. But Project Mayhem ain't the way.

Originally Posted by JeffTheAlpaca (Post 13666172)

Maybe in 1990 when I was not a sophisticated movie viewer and just watched comedies and action movies.

Originally Posted by clckworang (Post 13666114)

I hate to say it but Star Wars.

Originally Posted by Bluelitespecial (Post 13667003)

I can't look at Star Wars in my movie collection and not be disgusted with what it has become under Disney.

Originally Posted by coli (Post 13666140)

I think any teen film from the 80's that I grew up with, as they don't resonate with me now as an adult. It is not to say the movies are worse than I remembered, it's just the problems the characters are going through really doesn't jive with me at an older age. A movie like 'The Breakfast Club' was such a huge part of my youth because we can all relate to one of those characters (I played sports so I related to Emilio Estevez and how he treated a nerd like Anthony Michael Hall as he always had to put an act among his jock friends). We had a Judd Nelson at our school who put on this 'cool guy' act, but he came from a really bad family, and of course we all know a Molly Ringwald Princess in our class. I watch 'The Breakfast Club' now and it's still funny as hell, but I really can't relate to the teen angst in the 2nd half of the film. The same goes for 'Stand By Me' as it's one of the best movies of the 80's (very underrated), and I was the exact age of those guys who went on that journey and also related to their teenage problems at the times. But now I watch it as an adult and I just can't connect with them on that same level anymore. Not to get off topic but 'The Wonder Years' would be a perfect show that I loved as a kid, but I probably couldn't watch today for the same reasons.

Originally Posted by Decker (Post 13665984)

American Beauty- It’s a movie that I really liked when it came out. And I thought the performances were universally great. It felt sort of revolutionary for a Best Picture winner in 2000 - like it was really shanking things up. But it really hasn’t aged well, and not just because of Kevin Spacey. It feels very homophobic and archaic twenty years later. The new thinking that 1999 was maybe the best movie year ever has really hurt its reputation.

Originally Posted by Decker (Post 13665984)

American Beauty- It’s a movie that I really liked when it came out. And I thought the performances were universally great. It felt sort of revolutionary for a Best Picture winner in 2000 - like it was really shanking things up. But it really hasn’t aged well, and not just because of Kevin Spacey. It feels very homophobic and archaic twenty years later. The new thinking that 1999 was maybe the best movie year ever has really hurt its reputation.

Originally Posted by cultshock (Post 13667053)

First film I thought of. I thought it was great when it first came out, but I don't think I could sit through it now, and as you say, it hasn't aged well.

Originally Posted by GoldenJCJ (Post 13667069)

Not to mention the movie treats middle America, so like 95% of the country, like a dysfunctional mess. The only characters that were even remotely sane were the gay couple, which is fine but coming from a Hollywood screenwriter, who also happens to be gay, feels a bit condescending.

Originally Posted by Brack (Post 13667109)

The country isn’t?

Originally Posted by GoldenJCJ (Post 13667069)

Not to mention the movie treats middle America, so like 95% of the country, like a dysfunctional mess. The only characters that were even remotely sane were the gay couple, which is fine but coming from a Hollywood screenwriter, who also happens to be gay, feels a bit condescending.

Originally Posted by dex14 (Post 13667000)

This is where I'm at. But it is with the franchise as a whole.

Originally Posted by Hazel Motes (Post 13667286)

Out of 11 movies, Empire is the only one that is from beginning to end, a pretty great movie. Even the original doesn't hold up that well.

Originally Posted by Hazel Motes (Post 13667286)

Out of 11 movies, Empire is the only one that is from beginning to end, a pretty great movie. Even the original doesn't hold up that well.

Originally Posted by Dan (Post 13667059)

Fight Club is a film that was a perfect encapsulation of the attitudes of a significant subsection of men at the precise time it was made, with that pre-9/11 GenX angst. That movie would be entirely different if made 10 years or 20 years later. That goes for a lot of movies, but rings very true for this one.
While the movie has some issues, and is clearly a product of its time, it's also a fantastic representation of how self-centered people are.
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Originally Posted by Hazel Motes (Post 13667286)

Out of 11 movies, Empire is the only one that is from beginning to end, a pretty great movie. Even the original doesn't hold up that well.

Originally Posted by Dan (Post 13667059)

Fight Club is a film that was a perfect encapsulation of the attitudes of a significant subsection of men at the precise time it was made, with that pre-9/11 GenX angst. That movie would be entirely different if made 10 years or 20 years later. That goes for a lot of movies, but rings very true for this one.
While the movie has some issues, and is clearly a product of its time, it's also a fantastic representation of how self-centered people are.
In the film, dare I say, Marla is the only remotely admirable character (and that's a bit of a stretch as it is...), and much like Skylar in Breaking Bad, audiences (mostly men) kind of hated her for no good reason, especially if they over-sympathized with Jack and Tyler. I've never been Ms. Carter's biggest fan or anything, but looking back at that flick... Damn. What a complex role she had to play, putting up with all of "Tyler's" bullshit. :lol:


Also, I loved the Watchmen movie at the time, but looking back, I'm not sure it's that great, if even good. I need to rewatch it, but I don't think Snyder captured Moore's intent in the same way that, IMO, the TV series does.
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