Controversial Cinema-Related Opinions

[Space Suicide]

I don't see why Citizen Kane gets such immense praise and is constantly touted as the best movie of all time. It's good, but it's not that good. I even find it bloated and overbearing at times.

It's because of how old it is. The fact it was filmed in 1941 and one of the first "Blockbuster" films to be widely received. I feel the same way about Casablanca. It's a good movie with a solid plot, strong characterization and was released early on during WWII but it's really not all that fucking all mighty untouchable as everyone claims.

I know it's an unfair label but these older films get the praise they do because they're the first of their caliber.

However, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and The Grapes of Wrath deserve all the praise they get. Those movies are excellent.

[Alexandros]

It's because of how old it is. The fact it was filmed in 1941 and one of the first "Blockbuster" films to be widely received. I feel the same way about Casablanca. It's a good movie with a solid plot, strong characterization and was released early on during WWII but it's really not all that fucking all mighty untouchable as everyone claims.

I guess my main gripe is absolute characterisations like "best film of all time" in general. I can understand "one of the best/most notable films of its time", but more than this is meaningless. Especially when you compare films that are several decades apart, the differences in cinematic eras/philosophies/aesthetics muddle the waters significantly, except for a few films here and there that were ahead of their time.

[Fixer808]

Seriously, that shit blew my mind as a 16yr old as it was. I'd love to see the cutting room floor shit...

[dlb]

Afaik these are the only few scenes left that did not went missing. Gives you an idea how over the top brutal that movie could have been:

[thevoid99]

Event Horizon is absolutely underrated. Paul W.S. Anderson has his moments as a filmmaker and I kinda liked his version of The Three Musketeers. It was extremely ridiculous yet I couldn't help but enjoy myself no matter how bad some of the acting was.

[S. Chonson]

Animal House isn't funny. At all.

[Millionaire]

I just watched the 2011 Conan and I think it wasn't that bad. Not saying its great or anything; it should've had a director and cinematographer with more talent, but there are some good things there. Khal Drogo was pretty damn good as Conan, the costumes and set design looked great, and the sword fights had brutality and style.

[Swykk]

I don't know if Animal House isn't funny but Revenge Of The Nerds is the much superior movie.

[Reznor2112]

I like Michael Bay movies...

[S. Chonson]

I don't know if Animal House isn't funny but Revenge Of The Nerds is the much superior movie.

Fuck to the yes.

[Jinsai]

They should have given Conan to Neil Marshal (director of The Descent). Apparently he really wanted to do it

[Baphomette]

I love Freddy Got Fingered.

[artdeco]

I love Freddy Got Fingered.

Oh Christ Almighty me too. The scene in the restaurant where he's making a business call to impress the girl makes me barf with laughter. Also, I like Poison Ivy 2 with Alyssa Milano. I've seen it more than any human has on earth. I still don't know why I like it. Other than her boobies.

[tony.parente]

All the monty python movies/tv shows/whatever are complete garbage.

[Fixer808]

All the monty python movies/tv shows/whatever are complete garbage.

Motherfucking fighting words.

[tony.parente]

Motherfucking fighting words.

[3:15]

Gladiator is a God-awful film.

[thevoid99]

Gladiator is a God-awful film.

You know something. I kinda agree to that. I think it's very overrated.

[theyellowdart]

Comic book movies are ruining American film culture.

[Iran_Ed]

I try to stay out of threads like this, but I have to get this out. I've never understood the love for District 9. I love the premise of the film, I love the social commentary it tries to perform. I just think its execution is flawed. I usually give points for effort, but that film and its buffoonish main character just rubbed me the wrong way.

[Fixer808]

Kings of the non-sequitur, shit's hilarious. You're just... so wrong.

[ad infinitum]

I don't understand all the love for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It falls completely flat for me every time I try to watch it, which is frustrating because I like the movie's premise & generally like Kaufman's other stuff. But this one just comes off as irritating & pretentious to me.

[tony.parente]

I don't understand all the love for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It falls completely flat for me every time I try to watch it, which is frustrating because I like the movie's premise & generally like Kaufman's other stuff. But this one just comes off as irritating & pretentious to me.

It's my favorite movie

[elevenism]

It's my favorite movie

it's cunt ramming awesome

[Millionaire]

I think Waterworld is pretty good. Its not super great, but its got some fun sequences, and I appreciate the minimal use of CG(Is there any CG?). I mean, they actual built that huge floating town-thing, and did that explosion on the tanker.

[GulDukat]

I think Waterworld is pretty good. Its not super great, but its got some fun sequences, and I appreciate the minimal use of CG(Is there any CG?). I mean, they actual built that huge floating town-thing, and did that explosion on the tanker.

I haven't seen that since '95, but I remember enjoying it.

I felt that Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was a good movie--about as good as the other Indiana Jones movies.

[elevenism]

Somewhere, I'm not sure where exactly—some may put it around the time of the first Pirates, but I think it probably stretches back to Fear & Loathing—somewhere Depp decided that he'd given up on reaching for the deeper, more interesting roles he played in the past, and focused instead on caricatures, becoming a kind of critically-lauded version of Jim Carrey, doing the rubber-faced thing and playing dress-up.

Jesus Christ. I knew you were sick but I never expected to hear you actually say that kind of stuff, you filthy bastard.
That's... argh! Argh! That's argh! Argh! That's argh!

[Deepvoid]

Being a film buff, I get weird looks when I say that Inglourious Basterds was such an average movie. Gave it a 6/10 (compared to 8.3 average on IMDB)
Didn't do anything for me.

[WorzelG]

Being a film buff, I get weird looks when I say that Inglourious Basterds was such an average movie. Gave it a 6/10 (compared to 8.3 average on IMDB)
Didn't do anything for me.

I watched it on tv but didn't get past the opening sequence. Yes I know what's going to happen so get fucking on with it!

Which leads me on to another controversial opinion, thinking Tarantino is overrated. I find his characters annoying, one of the worse offences being Bill at the end of Kill Bill vol 2 and his rambling speech about Batman. Yes I'm sure a fucking gangster lynch pin was really into comic books just because Tarantino is a complete dweeb who spent too much time watching films as a video shop employee. He just seems to project far too much of himself into his characters. For the record I did like Reservoir Dogs and thought the dialogue in that was quite snappy, but he was so idolised he ended up thinking he could do anything and people would lap it up

[Deepvoid]

I watched it on tv but didn't get past the opening sequence. Yes I know what's going to happen so get fucking on with it!

Which leads me on to another controversial opinion, thinking Tarantino is overrated. I find his characters annoying, one of the worse offences being Bill at the end of Kill Bill vol 2 and his rambling speech about Batman. Yes I'm sure a fucking gangster lynch pin was really into comic books just because Tarantino is a complete dweeb who spent too much time watching films as a video shop employee. He just seems to project far too much of himself into his characters. For the record I did like Reservoir Dogs and thought the dialogue in that was quite snappy, but he was so idolised he ended up thinking he could do anything and people would lap it up

I loved Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. Kill Bill was fun to watch but short of being amazing. He's different, I'll give him that.
On the fence whether he's overrated or not. I'll have to watch Django Unchained first.