Movies that you genuinely can't understand why people like

Turkey · March 12, 2017, 02:17:47 PM

Quote from: ねこ on March 12, 2017, 02:12:09 PM

I'm gonna say it niggas "The Shining"

I watched that for the first time recently and aside from the incredible cinematography, I thought the story was an incoherent mess and the child actor's performance was unwatchable.

Verbatim · March 12, 2017, 02:39:18 PM

Quote from: Töqi on March 12, 2017, 02:07:59 PM

It isn't meant to be a parody (though there is some humor), and it doesn't try to do anything that those movies did. It's not a parody of the tropes, it's a satirical commentary about what we view as entertainment, and how films often have to resort to those tropes to please audiences. I'm not trying to change your mind, and I hate to suggest you didn't get it, but just based on your reaction, I don't think you did. It's definitely the opposite of a love letter to contemporary horror films.

Multiple sources are telling me that the film was an attempt by the writers to "revitalize the horror genre by subverting its tropes," which sounds pretty love letter-ish to me. Otherwise they'd want to burn the genre to the ground, and not revitalize it. And not make a film that has so many geeky wink-wink, nudge-nudge horror references.

"Parody" and "satirical commentary" are pretty much 1:1 in my mind. They're both criticisms by nature, and I certainly did "get" that. I may not have gotten it from the angle of "ooh, isn't is weird how much we glamorize violence and gore in our movies" but that's a pretty hackneyed and overwrought message... too.

I'm glad you liked it more than I did, but I just felt really bored with it. Because like I said, I've seen it already. Watch Scream or Funny Games by Michael Haneke (oh no, I'm turning into Adam from YMS).

velox · March 12, 2017, 02:40:04 PM

While I don't think it's a bad movie by any means, Frozen was overblown as fuck. Tangled was better imho

Deleted · March 12, 2017, 02:44:39 PM

Sword Art Online Ordianl Scale

Deleted · March 12, 2017, 02:45:47 PM

Also any of those movies comprising 99.99% of sex jokes

nͫiͤcͫeͤ · March 12, 2017, 02:46:24 PM

the exorcist

that shit was never scary

Turkey · March 12, 2017, 02:52:07 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on March 12, 2017, 02:39:18 PM

(oh no, I'm turning into Adam from YMS).

I downloaded The Holy Mountain because of him and I'm scared to watch it because it looks so fucking stupid and I don't want to lose my admiration for him.

Risay117 · March 12, 2017, 02:57:19 PM

Quote from: True Turquoise on March 12, 2017, 10:08:58 AM

It won best makeup. Kill me.

Why, was the makeup bad? I honestly cannot fault them for that. They did a good job on that. But story wise, it was a shit show. It was rushed and the biggest mistake is the quick change in the story pace. It also did not feel gritty. When black woman killed all the people in the office it just seemed like they were cardboard characters with no emotions. I just did not notice her killing her team.

And the one bad guy they killed was just a prop. Honestly I could have written a better screenplay for it though I would need alot of help in setting up the dialogues.

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Risay117 · March 12, 2017, 02:58:37 PM

Quote from: Môr-ladron on March 12, 2017, 10:55:22 AM

2001: A Space Odyssey.

It's alright, definitely good for the time, but I don't get why it's so hyped as being an amazing film now.

It was good but it's hard to watch. Had to quit after a portion of the movie.

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Mordo · March 12, 2017, 03:09:37 PM

Her was also a blazing dumpster fire of a movie.

"Let's make a cookie cutter romance film but add in aesthetics and make the love interest a software programme to trick the normies into thinking its kino"

Turkey · March 12, 2017, 03:40:42 PM

Quote from: Risay117 on March 12, 2017, 02:57:19 PM

Why, was the makeup bad? I honestly cannot fault them for that.

Bro

Spoiler

Coco · March 12, 2017, 06:14:22 PM

Most horror or superhero movies.
Also anything resembling The Hangover.

Zizzy · March 12, 2017, 06:23:34 PM

Quote from: Coco on March 12, 2017, 06:14:22 PM

Most horror or superhero movies.
Also anything resembling The Hangover.

Horror movies are fantastic as something easy yet suspenseful and gripping to watch (especially in the company of friends), but are generally not something you'd consider "great cinema".
Completely agree on superhero movies though, I've always found them really boring

Jono · March 12, 2017, 06:29:45 PM

The Prequels

Coco · March 12, 2017, 06:33:44 PM

Quote from: Zizzy on March 12, 2017, 06:23:34 PM

Quote from: Coco on March 12, 2017, 06:14:22 PM
Most horror or superhero movies.
Also anything resembling The Hangover.
Horror movies are fantastic as something easy yet suspenseful and gripping to watch (especially in the company of friends), but are generally not something you'd consider "great cinema".
Completely agree on superhero movies though, I've always found them really boring

I should emphasize the word "most", because while some horror movies are good, I find that way too many of them lack a budget or cast to pull off whatever they're trying to do.

And yeah, superhero movies (especially nowadays) are so generic and shallow. Especially with this whole Avengers series, it's just a giant advertisement for the next 10 movies. And the appeal to these movies are "hey you guys, remember fucking Winter Soldier? Maybe? Well he shows up for 20 mins" and everyone loses their mind.

Solonoid · March 12, 2017, 06:47:16 PM

Quote from: True Turquoise on March 12, 2017, 10:08:58 AM

It won best makeup. Kill me.

for killer croc mostly

It was seriously good work.

Turkey · March 12, 2017, 06:49:46 PM

Quote from: Fishcakes on March 12, 2017, 06:47:16 PM

Quote from: True Turquoise on March 12, 2017, 10:08:58 AM
It won best makeup. Kill me.
for killer croc mostly

It was seriously good work.

Are you joking? Seriously, I mean. Because Croc looked fucking terrible. It was a guy in face paint and a hoodie.

Boomdeyadah · March 12, 2017, 06:54:37 PM

Avatar

Overrated space pocahontas.

March 12, 2017, 06:56:27 PM

Fight Club

Solonoid · March 12, 2017, 07:01:18 PM

Quote from: Töqi on March 12, 2017, 06:49:46 PM

Quote from: Fishcakes on March 12, 2017, 06:47:16 PM
Quote from: True Turquoise on March 12, 2017, 10:08:58 AM
It won best makeup. Kill me.
for killer croc mostly

It was seriously good work.

Are you joking? Seriously, I mean. Because Croc looked fucking terrible. It was a guy in face paint and a hoodie.

Yeah, well that's just like, your opinion man.

I thought they used CGI overlays on him, when I learned it was makeup I was blown away.

maverick · March 12, 2017, 07:37:23 PM

District 9 or any other Blomkamp film.

Dietrich Six · March 12, 2017, 08:17:57 PM

Eyes wide shut. What a shit show.

Luis · March 12, 2017, 08:41:15 PM

Deadpool amd suicide squad

snurch · March 12, 2017, 09:20:20 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on March 12, 2017, 10:58:07 AM

I enjoyed Spotlight, but I can't fathom how it won best picture that year.

And after they won, just look at the fucking movie poster. What modesty.

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Turkey · March 12, 2017, 09:41:52 PM

Oh, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Mmmmm Napalm · March 13, 2017, 10:49:54 AM

Man of Steel

Prequels of course. I understand why one would like RoTS more though.

Sexual comedies

Very disturbing psychological horror films (stuff like Blue Velvet). I can acknowledge that they're well made but I certainly don't enjoy them.

🍁 Aria 🔮 · March 13, 2017, 11:06:58 AM

Quote from: Verbatim on March 12, 2017, 01:57:11 PM

Making fun of horror cliches has become a cliche in and of itself--just watch Scream, Evil Dead, or Army of Darkness. Or even Shaun of the Dead.

You left out the best one: Tucker & Dale vs Evil.

DAS B00T x2 · March 13, 2017, 01:42:32 PM

Years later I still do not understand the adoration for Django Unchained. You can only watch Will Smith yell nigger so many times before it becomes annoying... And you end up well past that point in the near three hours of length there.

big dog · March 13, 2017, 02:01:42 PM

Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on March 13, 2017, 01:42:32 PM

Years later I still do not understand the adoration for Django Unchained. You can only watch Will Smith yell nigger so many times before it becomes annoying... And you end up well past that point in the near three hours of length there.

Django Unchained is fucking brilliant you pleb.

Verbatim · March 13, 2017, 02:05:07 PM

Quote from: Aria on March 13, 2017, 11:06:58 AM

Quote from: Verbatim on March 12, 2017, 01:57:11 PM
Making fun of horror cliches has become a cliche in and of itself--just watch Scream, Evil Dead, or Army of Darkness. Or even Shaun of the Dead.
You left out the best one: Tucker & Dale vs Evil.

I still need to see that actually, because this scene is amazing:

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