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[–] 14 points 2 years ago* (13 children)

it's a very expensive, pretty, and totally incoherent mess of a film that a few people feel is profound but most people think is a colossal piece of shit.

It sounds like what people should have thought about Inception, but everyone instead apparently fucking loved that movie.

All the hate given toward Megalopolis makes me want to see it. Before that, I wasn't interested just based on the poster.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    I eventually want to see Megalopolis too.

    I like watching art house movies and then figuring out what I don't like about it. Even the ones everyone loves. Magnolia was one people loved and I just didn't get.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    Yeah, well the thing is for me a lot of those types of movies are great but some are absolute trash. And then there are some that I have a lot of mixed feelings about. I don't really get most David Lynch movies for example, but I've rarely felt like watching them were a waste of time because at least you'll see something interesting. Then there's total bizarre experience films. I have no fucking clue what Holy Mountain was, but I was fascinated by it.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I could not get through The Holy Mountain. I like some art films, but not the ones that drag. That one seriously dragged.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I sort of enjoyed it. Like I said, it was bizarre and confusing but I'm glad weird movies like that can be made sometimes. If nothing else just to explore what can be done on film.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago

    I'm all for exploration and experimentation in films. I just couldn't get through that one.

    Peter Greenaway has made some fun art films. They often poke fun at themselves. My favorite is Vertical Features Remake, which is on this Russian streaming site for some reason, but you can watch it there in English for free, so what the hell...

    https://ok.ru/video/6301559294652

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_Features_Remake

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (4 children)

    The issue with this film however seems to be that not only is it incoherent and rambling, it's also incredibly dull.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Have you seen it or are you just repeating other people's opinions?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I like watching art house movies and then figuring out what I don’t like about it.

    Have you seen Aimy in a Cage? It's a great example of that. It's an art house film that does many things right, but unfortunately "something" wrong (I think related to editing or cinematography) so it's not very good.

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