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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

The Princess Bride

... Sorry. It's just not good.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 21 hours ago

any of the new MCU movies post-endgame. they were so generic, and it was clear some of the movies ran out of money on cgi or animation.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I guess I can convince myself by rewatching if it actually is good, but:

Cabin in the Woods.

Tap for spoilerI understand they were going for meta-horror, but it was so in your face, so mediocre, so shallow.

Scream series is far better meta horror imo.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago (13 children)

Airplane. Dodgeball.

I am prepared for your animosity.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I don't really get the hype for Citizen Kane.

Though, I kinda think it might be because growing up, this movie was spoiled in almost every cartoon I ever saw ("Rosebud" was the punchline of so many jokes) and maybe not knowing the ending would have made it better. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

A lot of things that were once creative experiences have been redone to death to the point that it can be difficult to understand what the whole hubbub was with the original.
So, yes, you have to think of it in the context of the era, which may require looking up what was made at the time, what had come before and what came after. It's a bit like paintings or other pieces of art, some of them are interesting beyond what they just represent, but for what they introduced in the world as a statement when they were made (which, admittedly can sometimes be a bit obscure). There too, a little work on the public's part is required to understand why one piece and not another is usually held in high regard (you're then totally free to disagree, or not enjoy it, but context matters quite a bit).

[–] [email protected] 12 points 20 hours ago

That right there is the millennial experience.

So many culturally defining movies came out before the 1980s that by the time you're being raised in the 90's, they're making children's media that references it. I knew the plot of Star Wars long before I saw it.

My favorite example is The Mask of Zorro, which...not an old film, but it came out when I was slightly young for it. A few years go by, I'm in high school, and Shrek comes out. Then it's sequel, with a swashbuckling orange cat voiced by Antonio Banderas. And then I eventually catch Mask of Zorro, and laugh through the entire thing because holy shit the main character sounds exactly like Puss In Boots.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (5 children)

Mad Max: Fury Road. I thought that was dumbest, most caveman pleasing trash that has ever received that much acclaim. Truly, the entire movie is designed to make a caveman go, "OOhhhH!.... WwAaHh!... FFIIRE!.... DwWoOah!..... HaHhh!..... OOhhhH! LaDy!!...HhaHh!... MAD!!.....WoOoHhh!"

[–] [email protected] 21 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I enjoyed it. Great cinematography and practical effects. My wife? Not so much. She broke it down as.. "oh look! They drove away! Then the drove back! The end! That was the whole movie!"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago

Wasn't there some water at one point? apart from that, fair summary.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Anything that comes from Marvel. Overrated CGI tripe.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Even something like Iron Man 1 and 2?
I don't like Iron Man 3 but 1 and 2 are quite enjoyable to me.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

Not even Xmen animated series?

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago (4 children)

The Dark Knight Rises. Not only is it a bad Batman movie, it oddly has a pro cop message. Also, I can't take Bane seriously at all with that ridiculous voice.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago (2 children)

All of Nolan’s Batman movies were heavily pro-cop. Watch TDK again: the day is saved by illegal surveillance, and Batman faces no consequences for using it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago

Prior to Rises, most of the Gotham cops were depicted as extremely corrupt, though. Gordon was something of an exception, although even he looked the other way for his corrupt co-workers

[–] [email protected] 5 points 19 hours ago

That's a valid point. I just remembered the pro-cop messaging feeling more overt in Rises, though it has been a while since I've seen them all.

I also have a soft spot for The Dark Knight because of Ledger's performance.

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