There're quite a few films generally regarded as rubbish being mentioned here.
I do travel a lot and BA seem to have these "rave" films on their in flight entertainment system.
I've done two returns to San Francisco in the last three weeks and the list hasn't changed between flights.
So I watched:-
Super 8 (utter crud nasty disney ET nonsense)
X-Men First class (made no sense on relation to the other films as Dr X gets crippified as a young man, not an old slap head)
Flying home tonight I intend to watch GnTs being drunk and that's all.
Was Open Water raved about at the time? I think that's the worst "big" film I've ever seen. Two people go on holiday, get lost in the ocean, argue a bit, get nibbled at by sharks, the end. The most exciting bit of the entire film was one of them having a wee.
Blair witch scared the crap out of me 😯 was about 12 when I watched it (under the covers at a sleep-over, not a great idea)
Is this where the people with no taste hang out?
No its those folk with[i] opinions[/i]. Got any of your own?
DrRS**** - Member
I do travel a lot and BA seem to have these "rave" films on their in flight entertainment system.
^^This^^
Watch films on flights a lot these days. Recent flights have included;
Big Lebowski - pointless and unfunny
Watchmen - Pish
The Green Hornet - A moment or two of fun. Otherwise pish
Tron Legacy - Pish
Not doing very well, am I?
Blair Witch was rubbish.
Under the Tuscan Sun
Like sucking on a honey coated panda nipple - for 90 minutes straight. 😈
Atonement
War as sculptural masturbation. 👿
All the Star Wars films.
Can't believe someone said The Godfather!
For me, the new Oliver Stone Wall Street is a shocker and 2012 was terrible.
Big Lebowski - pointless and unfunny
I'm intrigued now. What would you regard as funny then Flashy?
well your here Schrickvr6, so probably..
No Country For Old Men is the most over-hyped film ever though - dull and pretentious.
Not completely dull, I did enjoy the acting, but just like Lost in translation, the whole film just goes no where...
Seven .. fanatistic film, until the ending which was so obvious, it was pointless.
+1 for Natural born killers, saw the thread the other day and thought it not even worth reading.
EDIT: 13thfloormonk, there already a thread about it [url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/is-this-the-ideal-film-for-stw-norwegianenglish-sub-titles-content ]here[/url], I'm half way through it, and it is good.
Shawshank. Pretty much everyone's top 5 best movies always contain this. I think someone started seeing it in someone's top five and had such crap imagination that they also started copying it. Wtf? it was decent, not a top 5!
You've just reminded me of another (this'll be popular)
The Usual Suspects
more like The Usual Overacting from Kevin bloody Spacey.
(I admit Benicio del Toro's character is brilliant)
gave up after 2 minutes it was pish
I'm struggling to take seriously the views of anyone who thinks they can fairly judge an almost two hour film (which is half of a two-part story) on the basis of the first two minutes.
If this is a common view then it's no wonder half of you hated The Lord of the Rings.
No its those folk with opinions. Got any of your own?
Yes I do thanks, I just can't be bothered to share them with you, oh except to say I think you're bitchy. 🙂
Seriously I do agree with your choices, but so many classic films slated in this thread.
Not completely dull, I did enjoy the acting,
I found the central bad guy completely unconvincing, though I agree it goes nowhere too. The only thing I enjoyed about it was the cinematography.
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
10 minutes of taut plottage gives way to an hour or more of steamin' ass wizardry. 👿
At the risk of over-posting...
Nosferatu
Just too damn quiet! If it's horror, I need to hear shrieking. 😆
[i]War as sculptural masturbation[/i]
I have no idea what this means, enjoyed the film though, I thought it was well acted, good plot, intriguing ending.
[i]oh except to say I think you're bitchy.[/i]
Takes one to know one 😛
Lost in translation "Shite"
Black Swan "Shite" but nice Lesbo scene 😀
Citizen Kane - complete rubbish.
I must confess I also found the godfather a bit meh, I'm sure it muust be me though so will give it another whirl soon.
shawshank ok film but the ending made me want to vomit - it ruined the film for me
I more intrigued to know what some of the people think are good films....
Will they be hyping Peter Greenaway or Mike Leigh?
Maybe some just have no taste?
Or is it just somewhere for the non-geeks hang?
When someone says Nosferatu do they mean the 1922 classic silent (although I did find it a bit dull but admired Francis Ford Coppola's homage via cinematography in Dracula)
or the 1979 / 1998 versions?
The original Star Wars films. Great when I was 8 or whatever, pants now.
Anything with Madonna in it. Utter tripe.
Harry Potter.
bought the godfather films on remastered blu-ray.... a bit meh but will give them another chance.
surprised nobody has mentioned inception yet considering the mixed reaction it got!
shawshank indeed, good film but ending left a bitter taste!
Lost in Translation is a good example of what I meant really.
It was hyped by the critics - and was awful and dull.
I don't mind the 'pop' films on here. So Star Wars - yes the films are pretty dull, but they were never hyped.
Avatar did seem to win the plaudits of proper "filmys". Same as Black Swan, Lost in Translation, English Patient.......
They're all awful - yet somehow we get duped into watching them cos some critic said they were great.
But - can I add ANY film by Quentin Tarantino to the list. I've not really enjoyed anything he's done and I can't stand his insistence on cameoing in films. If you had him, Bin Laden and Hitler in a room and had two bullets - I'd shoot QT twice to make sure.
Is this place where taste goes to die?
I cannot believe that Shawshank Redemption, Godfather, The Big Lebowski and the Usual Suspects are mentioned
Avatar, Hurt Locker and Lost In Translation i can agree with. I'll add Inception to that list - nowhere near as clever as it thought it was
^ with regards to Shawshank and it's ending. Was there something mildly camp about it? It always seemed a bit, well, "man love" to me.....
Not that there's anything wrong with man love. It did seem to spoil an average film some what though.
When someone says Nosferatu do they mean the 1922 classic silent (although I did find it a bit dull but admired Francis Ford Coppola's homage via cinematography in Dracula)
The 1922 classic silent... probably still pretty chilling after a litre or two of rum, but DO NOT watch this with friends... uncomfortable! 😳
Shawshank. Pretty much everyone's top 5 best movies always contain this. I think someone started seeing it in someone's top five and had such crap imagination that they also started copying it. Wtf? it was decent, not a top 5!
Well you see, that is my favourite film of all time, ever. I have watched it multiple times and never bore of it. Wonderfully acted throughout and utterly captivating.
richmtb... just cos some people mentioned the same films doesnt mean we all agree on each others suggestions 🙂 i love big lebowski and usual suspects (although watching usual suspects more than once is pointless and the second watch is very 'meh'
i enjoyed hurt locker 🙂
tartanscarf - reading the thread title, I can't recall anyone on the planet referring to any Madonna film as anything other than tripe
I'm just thinking of possibly the worst film I've ever seen. Elephant by Gus van Sant. The film critics were all raving about it. It was spirit-crushingly dull. A film about the Columbine killings. By the time anyone was shot I was so bored I was hoping everyone would get nuked! Two hours of my life I'll never get back. Bastard.
I love Lebowski too. I love every Cohen brothers film, a lot of them have no 'proper' ending, but that's the way I like it.
Oh, and both the new Batman films are a bit 'meh' to me. They are ok, just not amazing like a lot of people claim. I prefer Jack Nicholson as the Joker to Heath Ledger.
chakaping - Member
I must confess I also found the godfather a bit meh, I'm sure it muust be me though so will give it another whirl soon.
Part 2 is obviously the classic of the series.
I think Shawshank was OK, but it does seem to be a lot of people's favourite ever film - which I can't understand.
And it does tend to be a certain type of person who thinks its the greatest movie ever made.
I love every Cohen brothers film
High five for Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, Big Lebowski, Miller's Crossing, Oh Brother and Fargo.
Loads less fives for Hudsucker Proxy, Man Who Wasn't There and Intolerable Cruelty
Loads less fives for Hudsucker Proxy, Man Who Wasn't There and Intolerable Cruelty
My three fave Cohen brothers films, seriously.
Nah, Hudsucker's great camo, as are the other's you've mentioned. Fargo is my least favourite Cohen film for some reason, it's the one I watch the least anyway, even though it was raved about.
into the wild.
If the filmmakers wanted to portray the real life bloke as an annoying, spoilt, irritating ****er they succeeded.
Nah, Hudsucker's great camo, as are the other's you've mentioned. Fargo is my least favourite Cohen film for some reason, it's the one I watch the least anyway, even though it was raved about.
I think that Mr. Motivator episode has warped your judgement, GlitterGary!
Fargo is a classic if for nothing else than the leg/sock/wood chopper scene - which, IMO, should be the dictionary definition of black comedy.
