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I think Natalie Portman's performance in "V for Vendetta" was pretty good. She is not a bad actress imo...
Anyway, i never understood the hype for "The Ring". The movie wasn't scary in any moment. It has some disturbing images like the "nail" part in the videotape, but apart from that, it's a common movie. |
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This thread is just going in a large circle. Person A says Movie is overrated. Person B replies with why Person A is damn wrong and should be taken away to mental asylum. Repeat. Here's a handy way to see what movies you think are overrated: Go to IMDB's Top 250. Run through the list, pick which movies you don't like. Those are your overrated movies. Quote:
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Not questionning if your head is at the right place, but rather, do you have one? |
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Pulp Fiction, Avary never got mentions from any 'Pulp' fan that he wrote the piece. You're gonna deny that? |
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And for City On Fire, sure, it has the same plot, but does that in any way detract form Reservoir Dogs being a great film? No, it doesn't. Enjoy both of them. Tarantino knew this was a great movie, and also knew that not a whole lot of the North American audience would have heard of it. So, he copies it, causing you some distress. In the meantime, he made one hell of a film, and through his love of Asian cinema, has exposed western moviegoers to techniques and plot devices they may not be comfortable with. If anything, he has greatly increased the chance of people going to see City On Fire, which isn't a bad thing at all. |
I'm shocked nobody has mentioned the most highly overrated film in all of existence - The Boondock Saints.
What a dumb fucking piece of shit. I like to call it "the stupid person's Pulp Fiction." It has nothing going for it at all. The "style" is pathetic and is a complete waste of time. I couldn't believe people actually praised this pile of shit movie when they talked to me about it. Oh well, some people are just less evolved than others. |
I agree, the script is bad, and the style is awful, but what it does have going for it is Willem Dafoe, who gives an absolutely great performance.
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My point is that, whether or not Tarantino acknowledges and documents all his influences, he is definitely not known for basing any of his films on his own imagination only. He is not famous for creating every piece of his movies from scratch; he's famous for the way he takes different pieces and puts them together. Thus, saying that 'people elevate him as a sort of genius who who writes every piece in his four movies' is just absurd, in my opinion. |
Influence and copy are two diferent things.
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Tarantino "copies" some things and is "influenced" by others. No one is saying otherwise. Aardark nailed the point I wasn't eloquent enough to get across with: Quote:
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All my friends love that movie and it just drives me up a wall. It's *so* bad. |
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*backs away slowly* :lolsign: I thought of another one that has annoyed me - Wedding Crashers. Yeah, it was pretty funny. Ok? PRETTY funny. It's not the funniest movie ever made though. It has it's moments, but come on now. Everyone has mentioned Napoleon Dynamite, so no need to harp on that one any more than needed. |
Harry Potter. Lord of the Rings. Fuck those movies and fuck every asshole with their shitty livejournal icons filled with shitty "witty" commentary referencing some retarded moment that happened in a series of shitty shit movies.
Both are overrated like all hell. |
The two that come to mind at the moment are the aforementioned Boondock Saints, and Requiem for a Dream. There was some clever cinematography in Requiem, but with regard to the actual story, I felt absolutely no sympathy for any of the characters. No, not even the crazy TV-addict mom. I'm as anti-drug as the next guy, but in this case, drugs ultimately had little to do with their demise. Drugs can't destroy a person's life if they don't have one in the first place.
Frickin' plastic bag. |
I really enjoyed Pulp Fiction and the first half of From Dusk Till Dawn. Sure, Tarantino's not as amazing as some people say he is, but I have nothing against him.
Fight Club was awesome. It had this great style and atmosphere that few movies even come close to giving. The story also made you think, and it was just really entertaining. Someone also mentionned Leon, which I really liked. Maybe it's because I could care less about Nathalie Portman and watched it for Jean Reno. The action scenes were tight. |
I think SAW is overrated. People deal with SAW as it is the second coming of horror. I don't believe it. I feel nothing but pity for the next sorry soul who says "OMG teh ending is sooo cool!" I think it's just plain stupid. Now, add Danny Glover reprising his role from Lethal Weapon in a cliché-ridden "fucked-up cop" side story. Ah, yes, it's also a good this that the Jigsaw killer didn't want his two prisoners to act their way out of the basement... So, we end up with some creative killing methods + Michael Emerson + Shawnee Smith= Second coming of the Horror movie genre? I still don't believe it.
Actually, I found the sequel to be a better movie although a cancer-stricken serial killer setting up an entire house with deathtraps goes way beyond my acceptance level for "suspension of disbelief". |
Fight Club :( the movie was great, but it left out a lot of good stuff from the book (yeah, i read the book. Chuck is an amazing writer. check out his other books too *pimp*). I really wished they put in the part about making the chicks mum into soap... (long story).
Napolean Dynamite. I guess it isn't as bad as it was last year, where everyone in my highschool would talk about it, say the jokes and shit, and every friday night a teacher would show it in their room as a 'club.' yeah. And Family Guy. it's not a movie (well...there is one) but FUCK stop quoting it. Double Post: Quote:
He takes a lot of things from Takashi Miike and suppousively Takashi is one of Taratino's "All time favorite directors." He just plainly takes a HELL of a lot of things from japanese movie directors. :( |
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