Films that are best left unwatched

People go on about how NCFOM is one of the greatest films of all time. I know its purposefully bleak and its a stylistic thing just to end with no resolution, but I thought it was bobbins.

My thoughts entirely.

A guy I worked with said I had to watch it on like a weekly basis.(*) In the end I watched it to get him off my case. He looked crestfallen when I told him it was “OK.” And it is I suppose, it’s OK, I’ve certainly watched plenty worse. It just left me feeling robbed. Like, you’re watching a TV show and suddenly it goes “TO BE CONTINUED…” and you yell “bastards!” at the screen, only it was without the excitement or a part 2.

(* – That is, he said it weekly, I only had to watch it the once.)

People go on about how NCFOM is one of the greatest films of all time.

It’s a Coen brothers movie. Well, to be precise, it’s a variant of the Coen brothers movie, they’ve made the same basic movie multiple times. There’s a bag of money and anyone who chases the money runs into misfortune. I thought it was pretty good, darkly funny, excellent cast, but if you’re not into watching another iteration of the Coen brothers movie, you obviously won’t like it.

I quite like films and series that don’t tie everything up neatly for the viewer. I can see how that might frustrate someone who expects that, and NCFOM is a perfect example of it. You don’t even see the main character’s death, and you don’t know what happens to Chigurh. But there is still a story, beautifully told, in there. To be left wondering about stuff is sometimes quite productive, because it makes you think about the central themes of fate, random chance, and whether the ‘hero’ should prevail, and the ‘villain’ get his comeuppance. Who’s the good guy in NCFOM – is there one?

Kill list – I may get flamed for that opinion.

My wife also hated Dead mans shoes more that any other film she’d sat through until we watched The Dead, a South African zombie movie that was just THE WORST.

I’m a big Kevin Smith fan, but Tusk is just self indulgent bilge.

It’s a Coen brothers movie. Well, to be precise, it’s a variant of the Coen brothers movie

It’s an incredibly accurate adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy book. Both are utterly brilliant. So grateful that I don’t need STW to choose my reading and viewing experiences!

The Craig bond films might technically be “better” but I know what I’d rather watch for the umpteenth time on a rainy Sunday afternoon!

The Craig Bond films, or the Bourne films. I saw a few of the original Bond films at the cinema with my dad. They’re really exciting when you’re a ten year old…

If we’re doing films I hated that everyone else loved, how about The Lego Movie?

Going back a bit, (and I love Alan Rickman), but thought that Truly, Madly, Deeply was one of the most awful things I’d ever sat through!

I know this will be controversial because there was a thread when it came out where dissenters like me faced a pitchfork mob. The Banshees of Inisherin.  I know, I know –  I’m a philistine who missed all the clever sub texts, too thick to get it or whatever, but I’ve never watched a bleaker, more joyless, pointless dirge of a film in my life.  I’d rather shove wasps up my arse than be made to watch it again.

how about The Lego Movie?

Children seem to enjoy it, important seeing as it’s a kid’s movie.

It’s weird, because a lot of adults were raving about it too, so I was expecting more of a Toy Story experience rather than an Emoji Movie one!

Skyline

Battle Los Angeles

Haha, lots of my favourite films mentioned in this thread.

I’ve liked/loved all other Quentin Tarintino films, but have tried to watch Jackie Brown twice and not made it to the end.

Pretty much anything with Jack Black in it.

Pretty much anything with Jack Black in it.

At last, an opinion I can agree with:-)

Saltburn was pretty terrible imo.

I agree with Hereditary/Midsommar too. I hate those kinds of horrors where nothing really happens.

Saltburn was pretty terrible imo.

It was pretty dire. But wait till you see the sequel – Redcar.

On the subject of Redcar, why is Christine (and the Queens) now calling herself Redcar?  What next – Taylor Swift, now known as Skinningrove?

Oh yeah the Bourne films! I watched the first one, and for the first half I thought it was a very deft satire, if a little bit lacking in laughs. Then I realised it wasn’t a actually a satire, and i didn’t bother watching to the end. Pretty ropey tbh.

I did like the Lego movie though, despite being about 40 and not watching with any kids…

+1 Deadpool 3. Utter gash. Mind, probably doesn’t help that I’ve (thankfully) got no idea about the whole ‘universe’ thing.

The Substance

Watched it tonight, what a crock of shit

Gladiator 2 sigh. Should have known

Every man’s nightmare:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antichrist_(film)

I find myself avoiding quite a few fims because I can just tell that they are going to leave me flat.  Avatar 2?  haven’t bothered watching it. – similarly anything from Netflix is viewed with deep sceptisism.  I actually quite enjoyed Fury Road – but haven’t watched Furiosa yet, as I fear it’s going to be poor.

Recent exceptions are Dune 2 – really enjoyed it.  Saw it at the cinema – loved every moment, and the new Mission Impossible one.  i know some people hate it, but I really enjoyed it.

The film so bad it made me genuinely angry was that Zack Snyder “army of the dead” movie.  Just terrible – you could write a film studies thesis on everything wrong with that absolute steaming pile of cinematic manure.  A large number of things didn’t make any sense at all (and not in a sneering “film critic” way….. they just didn’t make any logical sense) – I’m all for suspending reality/switching off you brain for some movies – but this stuff jarred so much it really made the plot impossible to engage with, and there were a significant number of plot points which seemed to just get initiated, and then forgotten about…. “hang on, what happened to xyz?”.  And not in a way which makes you wonder/leaves it open to interpretation….. it just felt like there were no adults in the editing suite at all.  Shite.

Second Gladiator 2.

I wouldn’t say dire, but really just a bit crap with a dozen obvious plot holes that just undermine the whole thing. Wasn’t even particularly wowed by the fight scenes. And the twin emperors – couldn’t stop picturing the Weasley twins. I felt Napoleon was much the same – shouldn’t have given Ridley Scott another chance!

Napolean – boring, dull, uninteresting.

People go on about how NCFOM is one of the greatest films of all time. I know its purposefully bleak and its a stylistic thing just to end with no resolution, but I thought it was bobbins.

The whole point of the story is nihilism and pessimism. It’s pretty faithful to the book BTW, which is something other films get criticised for deviating from.

The Banshees of Inisherin.  I know, I know –  I’m a philistine who missed all the clever sub texts, too thick to get it or whatever, but I’ve never watched a bleaker, more joyless, pointless dirge of a film in my life.

100%, I’d had it on my watchlist for ages, loved “In Bruges” but by god I wish I’d never bothered with Inisherin.

 I actually quite enjoyed Fury Road – but haven’t watched Furiosa yet, as I fear it’s going to be poor.

It’s not as good as Fury Road, but for all that; it’s not a bad film (given the genre, and subject matter etc etc) There’s still the mad cars, and stupid pointless violence, so y’know, it doesn’t stand up to po-faced critical interrogation, but it does what it says on the tin.

I get a lot of hate for this in certain circles but my biggest disappointment of a film:

Le Mans.

Far too arty, poor storyline, lots of poorly shot car action that doesn’t actually make them look fast and dangerous, McQueen hogging the whole thing and not even touching on the history of the race etc.  Considering it’s meant to be a love letter to the event by McQueen it’s terrible.   Summed up by: man drives fast car in France, crashes.