I shall start the list:
1. THE CRYING GAME
2. The Matrix.
I remember I liked it at the time, but now I have absolutely no desire to ever watch it again. At the time it was "the s**t" and parodies of it were all over the comedies that came after it, like Duece Bigelow: Male Gigolo and Shrek, to name only two. Now, I don't think I'm alone in my lack of desire to watch it, because I never seem to see on cable either. Perhaps those horrid sequels helped to kill it.
3. THE SIXTH SENSE
I liked it, but once you've seen, another viewing is next to pointless. Since NMS has overdone his trick ending schtick, even first time viewers of TSS will probably not think it worth the hype it received at the time.
4. Titanic
Everyone loved it at the time, but it's not mentioned too much now unless it's being compared to Avatar. Everyone has seen it, but nobody seems to have the desire to see it again.
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4. Titanic
Everyone loved it at the time, but it's not mentioned too much now unless it's being compared to Avatar. Everyone has seen it, but nobody seems to have the desire to see it again.
I think when TNT shows a movie 24/7 for about 9 years straight, people kinda build up an immunity to it.....especially when they edit out the only two "parts" that are worth watching. :cheers:
5. The Mask
This was Jim Carrey's first big movie (or was Ace Ventura first?), but now that we've seen him play that character (manic spastic over-acting guy), it gets pretty tired.
6. THE WARRIORS - It caused a lot of controversy and gang fights broke out in several movie theaters. Pretty tame and even silly when you watch it today. But I still watch it every now and then anyway.
Quote from: The Burgomaster on March 10, 2011, 04:54:38 PM
6. THE WARRIORS - It caused a lot of controversy and gang fights broke out in several movie theaters. Pretty tame and even silly when you watch it today. But I still watch it every now and then anyway.
In that regard, yes, but oh how I love that movie and it never gets old.
7.DESTINATION MOON (1950)
Back in the day-this was cutting edge F/X-and that was enough. But now it's a big yawn fest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA4Heg32zCs&tracker=False
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Quote from: The Burgomaster on March 10, 2011, 04:54:38 PM
6. THE WARRIORS - It caused a lot of controversy and gang fights broke out in several movie theaters. Pretty tame and even silly when you watch it today. But I still watch it every now and then anyway.
In that regard, yes, but oh how I love that movie and it never gets old.
Yup. I pop in the DVD about once a year. I originally saw it at the drive-in on a double-feature with Cheech & Chong's UP IN SMOKE. Sometimes I watch the DVDs back-to-back and it brings back fond memories . . .
Quote from: ulthar on March 10, 2011, 01:11:38 PM
3. THE SIXTH SENSE
I liked it, but once you've seen, another viewing is next to pointless. Since NMS has overdone his trick ending schtick, even first time viewers of TSS will probably not think it worth the hype it received at the time.
I think you nailed this one perfectly - I've tried to watch the movie several times since I first saw it and usually about a half hour in, I kinda give it a 'meh' and tend to peter out. But, that first viewing was classic!
8. King Kong (2005) - leading up to this one, you couldn't go anywhere without hearing about this one (especially since Peter Jackson was coming off of the LOTR movies). While I actually did enjoy it, it seemed like it went out with a whimper when the actual movie came out.
.SILENCE of the LAMBS-For horror film fans-this was a big deal-one of "ours" wins an Oscar!. It was a good movie-but Acadmy award material? I didn't think so. I find episodes of CRIMINAL MINDS just as well done.
Dunno. I think Silence Of The Lambs is a timeless classic :smile:
Top Gun
Se7en
Unbreakable (2000)
Quote from: ulthar on March 10, 2011, 01:11:38 PM
3. THE SIXTH SENSE
I liked it, but once you've seen, another viewing is next to pointless. Since NMS has overdone his trick ending schtick, even first time viewers of TSS will probably not think it worth the hype it received at the time.
I'll opt for anything M Knight Shamwow has done. But then again a lot of his stuff never impressed me in the first place.
(what number are we on?)
Beverly Hills Cop - I still like it but back in the days Eddie Murphy couldn't miss. Now this film series seems to take up space in the "oh yeah I remember that film" piles.
There's Something About Mary - When this came out it was getting hailed as an instant classic because of the gags and it was earning huge bank at box office. Seems fairly forgotten now. Although Stiller is still fairly popular as actor
Godzilla '97- Ok maybe it doesn't count because its hype machine killed it when it hit theaters. But the press and promotion this film received was staggering.
Give it a decade and I think a lot of people are going to be asking Is Avatar really the highest grossing movie? Did it really get a best picture nod at the Oscars?? Really?
I was going to say The Matrix. I'll agree with Silence of the Lambs, as well. TV shows are more depraved and gruesome, now. Anyone who watches it for the first time these days, twenty years after its release, will probably say, "Meh," and turn it off about halfway through.
Well, myself don't watch Silence of the Lambs for the gruesome. I watch it mostly for the superb performances, and those are what really makes the movie.
Anyone who can't appreciate that should stick with TV I guess.
Porky's comes to mind. In the early 80s, it did push the envelope for teen comedies, which got it a reputation for raunchiness. It was a lightning rod for disapproving adults, at the same time adolescent boys just had to get their hands on the VHS tape, so they could see the shower scene their friends were talking about. Porky's was practically synonymous with teen sex comedies.
Now, I like Porky's. It's a funny movie. But it's not a movie you hear much about anymore. It's certainly been surpassed in terms of sex and crude gags, and is not widely considered a must-see or a scourge on society.
In some ways, I think Porky's reputation hurt it more than anything, because it made many people overlook what a good movie it was. It really isn't that filthy a movie, even by the standards of the 80s, so it also has a reputation it can't live up to.
Quote from: AndyC on March 11, 2011, 01:12:05 PM
Porky's comes to mind. In the early 80s, it did push the envelope for teen comedies, which got it a reputation for raunchiness. It was a lightning rod for disapproving adults, at the same time adolescent boys just had to get their hands on the VHS tape, so they could see the shower scene their friends were talking about. Porky's was practically synonymous with teen sex comedies.
Now, I like Porky's. It's a funny movie. But it's not a movie you hear much about anymore. It's certainly been surpassed in terms of sex and crude gags, and is not widely considered a must-see or a scourge on society.
In some ways, I think Porky's reputation hurt it more than anything, because it made many people overlook what a good movie it was. It really isn't that filthy a movie, even by the standards of the 80s, so it has a reputation it can't live up to.
True. It was the
American Pie of it's time. Wait.
American Pie. There's another one.
I'll nominate Scanners. When I was growing up, I heard much from older kids about the incredible head explosion. Scanners was even mentioned, as a particularly violent and notorious film, in a bunch of the books on cult movies I read in my childhood and early adolescence. Well, exploding heads are a dime-a-dozen now and Scanners doesn't get mentioned much anymore. Hell, it's become a freakin' joke. The infamous head explosion, that once shocked so many viewers and was the subject of awed talk on playgrounds amongst those who'd seen it, is one of the most common animated "funny" .gifs on the entire internet.
Jackson's KING KONG is a good choice. All that hype, and it was pretty much forgotten as soon as it left the theaters.
For me it's the three STAR WARS prequels. Big news in their day but now they just seem like a footnote to the original trilogy.
The Star Wars prequels prove you cannot repeat history. I don't like most of the blockbusters from the 90's and 00's. "Titanic", "The Matrix", hell I even think "Avatar" is over-rated.
Quote from: akiratubo on March 11, 2011, 09:49:05 PM
I'll nominate Scanners. When I was growing up, I heard much from older kids about the incredible head explosion. Scanners was even mentioned, as a particularly violent and notorious film, in a bunch of the books on cult movies I read in my childhood and early adolescence. Well, exploding heads are a dime-a-dozen now and Scanners doesn't get mentioned much anymore. Hell, it's become a freakin' joke. The infamous head explosion, that once shocked so many viewers and was the subject of awed talk on playgrounds amongst those who'd seen it, is one of the most common animated "funny" .gifs on the entire internet.
Scanners' whole reputation was built on that head explosion. Overall, it wasn't really representative of the movie. Kind of like what I was saying about Porky's and the shower scene. The movie's doomed because the people who aren't going to avoid it based on its reputation might well be disappointed or at least unimpressed by the reality.
I think that goes for most movies that have a big, shocking scene everyone talks about. Alien's chest-bursting scene is old hat these days, although the movie remains a classic because it has a lot more going for it than that one shock. But a lesser movie just fades into obscurity when the shock wears off.
Quote from: Raffine on March 11, 2011, 10:20:11 PM
Jackson's KING KONG is a good choice. All that hype, and it was pretty much forgotten as soon as it left the theaters.
For me it's the three STAR WARS prequels. Big news in their day but now they just seem like a footnote to the original trilogy.
Actually the minute many people saw them the became inconsequential. Well, at least for me anyhow.
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Quote from: Raffine on March 11, 2011, 10:20:11 PM
Jackson's KING KONG is a good choice. All that hype, and it was pretty much forgotten as soon as it left the theaters.
For me it's the three STAR WARS prequels. Big news in their day but now they just seem like a footnote to the original trilogy.
Actually the minute many people saw them the became inconsequential. Well, at least for me anyhow.
True, with the prequels, there was a lot of anticipation, a lot of excitement, and I think even a bit of self-delusion at first, because we really wanted them to be good. In the end, they just weren't that good.
And Jackson's King Kong came along in the afterglow of his Lord of the Rings trilogy, and I know I expected something just as good. Mind you, Lord of the Rings has a lot of story, and King Kong's plot can be summarized in a couple of sentences. I suppose that's the problem. King Kong is all about spectacle, and these days, spectacle comes cheap. That's the case with a few of the movies we've mentioned here - Titanic, The Matrix, Avatar. They dazzled us with the latest special effects, but their impressiveness has been diluted through imitation and overuse of the same gimmicks, and overshadowed by the next big thing to come along. Take away the sense of awe, and there isn't much left to carry the movie. The original King Kong became such an enduring classic because it was ahead of its time, and it remained a unique film for many years. Its imagery became iconic, rather than cliched.
Quote from: claws on March 11, 2011, 12:42:03 PM
Well, myself don't watch Silence of the Lambs for the gruesome. I watch it mostly for the superb performances, and those are what really makes the movie.
Anyone who can't appreciate that should stick with TV I guess.
I actually think Silence of the Lambs is unintentionally funny. See my blog in my signature if you require further explanation.
I am going to nominate Gremlins. Do you remember how popular that movie was when it came out? Now it's forgotten, and also quite horrendous if you try to watch it again now.
Hellraiser.
I saw it at the cinema when it first came out and then I bought it on DVD really cheap a few months ago. When I saw it on DVD I was really disappointed. That Pinhead guy wasn't scary at all. It was just lame and I couldn't believe I paid anything for the DVD at all.
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Quote from: claws on March 11, 2011, 12:42:03 PM
Well, myself don't watch Silence of the Lambs for the gruesome. I watch it mostly for the superb performances, and those are what really makes the movie.
Anyone who can't appreciate that should stick with TV I guess.
I actually think Silence of the Lambs is unintentionally funny. See my blog in my signature if you require further explanation.
I was told about bad movie blogs that think Inception or Schindler's List are unintentionally funny. So I guess the old saying is true: whatever floats your boat :wink:
Independance Day - quite a lot of hype from what i remember, but alas it SUCKED (what else would i expect from Will Smith?)
Quote from: Killer Bees on March 13, 2011, 04:10:07 AM
Hellraiser.
I saw it at the cinema when it first came out and then I bought it on DVD really cheap a few months ago. When I saw it on DVD I was really disappointed. That Pinhead guy wasn't scary at all. It was just lame and I couldn't believe I paid anything for the DVD at all.
I remember being disappointed the first time I saw Hellraiser on VHS. Pinhead is barely in it.
No mention yet of Snakes on a Plane? :teddyr: Biggest thing on the internet for about 2 years prior to its release, got top ratings on IMDb... then people realized it was about as good as a sci-fi channel original!
I guess Billy Jack did gangbusters at the box office when it first came out. When I finally saw it on TV about 20 years ago I wanted to throw a brick at the set.
Quote from: retrorussell on March 15, 2011, 01:16:31 AM
I guess Billy Jack did gangbusters at the box office when it first came out. When I finally saw it on TV about 20 years ago I wanted to throw a brick at the set.
Oh yeah?!?
Billy Jack would have Kung Fu kicked that brick right back at your fascist pig head, plus you would have made Jean cry some more.
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t214/morrisawilliams/boohoo.jpg)
Too late!
:hatred:
:teddyr:
Quote from: AndyC on March 11, 2011, 01:12:05 PM
Now, I like Porky's. It's a funny movie. But it's not a movie you hear much about anymore. It's certainly been surpassed in terms of sex and crude gags, and is not widely considered a must-see or a scourge on society.
In some ways, I think Porky's reputation hurt it more than anything, because it made many people overlook what a good movie it was. It really isn't that filthy a movie, even by the standards of the 80s, so it also has a reputation it can't live up to.
I have to say the same thing about Animal House. I snuck into a theater to see it when it first came out and it blew my mind. My friends and I couldn't believe what we were seeing up on the screen. It was on all of our top 10 lists for years.
Nowadays I work with some kids in there 20's and they honestly can't see what all the fuss is about. Because standards have changed they don't understand how groundbreaking this movie was in it's day. I think it was one ofthe first
effective comedies aimed at teens and also helped usher in every teen sex comedy that has come along since. Up until Animal House your teen sex comedies were pretty much the Frankie and Annette beach movies.
Quote from: retrorussell on March 15, 2011, 01:16:31 AM
I guess Billy Jack did gangbusters at the box office when it first came out. When I finally saw it on TV about 20 years ago I wanted to throw a brick at the set.
BILLY JACK was huge when it first came out. It's really dated now (in the same way that most stuff from the hippie generation is dated). I still love it as a cinematic look at what was going on in the U.S. at that time. As cheesy as it is, it makes me nostalgic every time I watch it.
Almost any major 90s movie.
Quote from: Raffine on March 11, 2011, 10:20:11 PM
Jackson's KING KONG is a good choice. All that hype, and it was pretty much forgotten as soon as it left the theaters.
For me it's the three STAR WARS prequels. Big news in their day but now they just seem like a footnote to the original trilogy.
I hated
PETER JACKSON's
KING KONG. And I saw the first
STAR WARS prequel and that was enough for me... :lookingup:
Quote from: akiratubo on March 11, 2011, 09:49:05 PM
I'll nominate Scanners. When I was growing up, I heard much from older kids about the incredible head explosion. Scanners was even mentioned, as a particularly violent and notorious film, in a bunch of the books on cult movies I read in my childhood and early adolescence. Well, exploding heads are a dime-a-dozen now and Scanners doesn't get mentioned much anymore. Hell, it's become a freakin' joke. The infamous head explosion, that once shocked so many viewers and was the subject of awed talk on playgrounds amongst those who'd seen it, is one of the most common animated "funny" .gifs on the entire internet.
SCANNERS holds up well enough; but it may no longer be the "talk on playgrounds..." (I watched it a few months ago before IFC went with commercials.) It's good '70s cheese. Certainly not as shocking as it had been, but don't forget...
Quote from: movie masochist on March 12, 2011, 03:52:17 PM
...I am going to nominate Gremlins. Do you remember how popular that movie was when it came out? Now it's forgotten, and also quite horrendous if you try to watch it again now.
GREMLINS has its place.
LIVE AND LET DIE was hot but who cares now? It has a head exploding scene, with this guy and it's earlier than
SCANNERS...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tAiEFhNHZk&feature=related
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Quote from: akiratubo on March 11, 2011, 09:49:05 PM
I'll nominate Scanners. When I was growing up, I heard much from older kids about the incredible head explosion. Scanners was even mentioned, as a particularly violent and notorious film, in a bunch of the books on cult movies I read in my childhood and early adolescence. Well, exploding heads are a dime-a-dozen now and Scanners doesn't get mentioned much anymore. Hell, it's become a freakin' joke. The infamous head explosion, that once shocked so many viewers and was the subject of awed talk on playgrounds amongst those who'd seen it, is one of the most common animated "funny" .gifs on the entire internet.
SCANNERS holds up well enough; but it may no longer be the "talk on playgrounds..." (I watched it a few months ago before IFC went with commercials.) It's good '70s cheese. Certainly not as shocking as it had been, but don't forget...
LIVE AND LET DIE was hot but who cares now? It has a head exploding scene, with this guy and it's earlier than SCANNERS...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tAiEFhNHZk&feature=related
As long as LIVE AND LET DIE has obscenely hot prime-Jane-Seymour, it will never be inconsequential. Mmmm......
Also, SCANNERS is a personal favorite because of the exploding head, but also because it has Michael Ironside, Longshanks, and Senator Bunghole. :cheers:
I liked Live and Let Die for a few reasons. Good theme song, great boat chase, Geoffrey Holder as Baron Samedi, and James Bond's one-time flirtation with the Blaxploitation genre.
Quote from: AndyC on March 17, 2011, 09:14:15 AM
I liked Live and Let Die for a few reasons. Good theme song, great boat chase, Geoffrey Holder as Baron Samedi, and James Bond's one-time flirtation with the Blaxploitation genre.
Amazingly, the novel LIVE AND LET DIE was the second Bond novel and was written in the early 1950s long before the blaxploitation era. The book is full of racist comments and stereotypes (every Bond novel has some racist comments, but LIVE AND LET DIE is the most racist of all). It's interesting how the story and characters fit in very well with the blaxploitation cinema era.
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Quote from: retrorussell on March 15, 2011, 01:16:31 AM
I guess Billy Jack did gangbusters at the box office when it first came out. When I finally saw it on TV about 20 years ago I wanted to throw a brick at the set.
BILLY JACK was huge when it first came out. It's really dated now (in the same way that most stuff from the hippie generation is dated). I still love it as a cinematic look at what was going on in the U.S. at that time. As cheesy as it is, it makes me nostalgic every time I watch it.
When
Billy Jack first came out, it was the movie to see. I still remember the scene where he faces off against the chief bad guy and tells him "He's going to take his left foot and kick him in the right side of the head." Or something like that. Mind you, I think most people who saw it, watched it for the fight scenes and missed the whole political background of the movie. I know I did.
Now back to regular programming. I watched the
Pink Panther the other day and I don't think I cracked a smile during the whole movie. At least, in
Tropical Thunder I laughed - once!
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Quote from: The Burgomaster on March 15, 2011, 03:00:53 PM
Quote from: retrorussell on March 15, 2011, 01:16:31 AM
I guess Billy Jack did gangbusters at the box office when it first came out. When I finally saw it on TV about 20 years ago I wanted to throw a brick at the set.
BILLY JACK was huge when it first came out. It's really dated now (in the same way that most stuff from the hippie generation is dated). I still love it as a cinematic look at what was going on in the U.S. at that time. As cheesy as it is, it makes me nostalgic every time I watch it.
When Billy Jack first came out, it was the movie to see. I still remember the scene where he faces off against the chief bad guy and tells him "He's going to take his left foot and kick him in the right side of the head." Or something like that. Mind you, I think most people who saw it, watched it for the fight scenes and missed the whole political background of the movie. I know I did.
Now back to regular programming. I watched the Pink Panther the other day and I don't think I cracked a smile during the whole movie. At least, in Tropical Thunder I laughed - once!
If you want a really surreal experience, check out the Billy Jack website. There's stuff on there that will make you scratch your head for days. http://www.billyjack.com/