Going against the grain? Post your unpopular movie opinions here.
Alien: Resurrection (1997) is much better than Alien³ (1992)
I don't really get the appeal of Jurassic Park. Or rather, I get it but I don't feel it
I walked out of INVICTUS with almost half the audience who were moaning about historical inaccuracies.
People know how I feel about DISTRICT 9.
THE SHINING - along with VON RYAN'S EXPRESS, THE EAGLE HAS LANDED and GHOST STORY - is the worst book to film adaptation ever.
I assisted on the production of the Oscar nominated doccie LONG NIGHT'S JOURNEY INTO DAY and hated it.
I worked with three Oscar winners, one who I never met (worked with his assistant) one who treated me like 💩 and the other who was a great dude.
I despise the ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW. I don't like most musicals at all, in fact.
I seen only one STAR WARS movie- the first when it came out in '77, and it was ok. Never felt the need to watch another.
Saw AVATAR and thought it was awful.
Quote from: RCMerchant on May 03, 2025, 08:41:05 AMI despise the ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW. I don't like most musicals at all, in fact.
I seen only one STAR WARS movie- the first when it came out in '77, and it was ok. Never felt the need to watch another.
Saw AVATAR and thought it was awful.
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW was banned here after one person complained to the apartheid censor board 😳😬
I prefer the first two CRITTERS movies to GREMLINS 1 + 2
An American Werewolf in Paris isn't as bad as people seem to say.
Granted I would've preferred practical effects for the werewolves but overall I quite enjoyed it.
Quentin Tarantino is a glorified obnoxious plagiarist.
I never liked any of the Daniel Craig Bond movies.
Granted I've never read the book, but I prefer the Kubrick version of the Shining compared to the mini series that King was involved with.
Quote from: Cult_Moody_Movies on May 06, 2025, 06:48:33 PMQuentin Tarantino is a glorified obnoxious plagiarist.
this may be quite a popular opinion!
Quote from: Trevor on May 13, 2025, 06:04:48 AMI never liked any of the Daniel Craig Bond movies.
not to slight him as an actor, but the one of his I've watched (which I think was SKYFALL but may have been SPECTRE) was way too 'serious' for what my personal enjoyment of Bond is... Craig is too much of an ice man, for me.
re-watched OCTOp***y the other day and the first half of that film is as zany and comedic as anything. Bordering on MONTY PYTHON at times. there's a scene where Moore does a tarzan leap and they actually dub the original tarzan yell noise over it.:bouncegiggle: that's the spirit!
Quote from: HappyGilmore on May 13, 2025, 09:49:31 AMGranted I've never read the book, but I prefer the Kubrick version of the Shining compared to the mini series that King was involved with.
I think that's the general census of most people
Quote from: bob on May 17, 2025, 12:07:16 PMQuote from: HappyGilmore on May 13, 2025, 09:49:31 AMGranted I've never read the book, but I prefer the Kubrick version of the Shining compared to the mini series that King was involved with.
I think that's the general census of most people
Me too even though I loathed the Kubrick version of THE SHINING.
TWINS and KINDERGARTEN COP are big Arnie's 2 best movies.
I adore Heaven's Gate (1980)
I really like Glass (2019), The Conqueror (1956), Halloween Ends (2022), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
(1987), Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), Halloween (2007)
I like Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
I kind of like Leonard Part 6 (1987)
Night of the Hunter (1955), The 400 Blows (1959),Diabolique (1955) do nothing for me
A Christmas Story (1983) is trash, as is everything directed by Woody Allen, and Magnolia (1999)
Quote from: zombie no.one on May 17, 2025, 12:49:09 PMTWINS and KINDERGARTEN COP are big Arnie's 2 best movies.
Both are very good movies. He was often at his best when playing comedy. JUNIOR is also highly underrated.
Also, Bob, I revisited DIABOLIQUE earlier this year and confirmed my initial suspicion from college, and yours. Meh. And HALLOWEEN III is terrific!
Quote from: M.10rda on May 20, 2025, 06:34:14 AMQuote from: zombie no.one on May 17, 2025, 12:49:09 PMTWINS and KINDERGARTEN COP are big Arnie's 2 best movies.
Both are very good movies. He was often at his best when playing comedy. JUNIOR is also highly underrated.
ah, always avoided that one due to it being compared badly to his previous comedy turns. next time I see the dvd cheapo I'll give it a whirl :thumbup:
I liked JUNIOR, which is no guarantee of anything, but I'll testify in a court of law that Ahnuld and Frank Langella were as funny an onscreen pairing as Ahnuld and DeVito.
I loathed the STAR WARS prequels.
Quote from: Trevor on May 20, 2025, 03:56:08 PMI loathed the STAR WARS prequels.
That's not exactly an unpopular opinion. They used to be really hated. The the new sequels came out and people had something different to hate.
Quote from: chainsaw midget on May 20, 2025, 05:21:53 PMQuote from: Trevor on May 20, 2025, 03:56:08 PMI loathed the STAR WARS prequels.
That's not exactly an unpopular opinion. They used to be really hated. The the new sequels came out and people had something different to hate.
I liked STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS - I even saw it at our local Imax theater - but I never saw the other two.
Chapters VIII and IX are both infinitely better than THE FORCE AWAKENS. (Now that's an unpopular opinion.)
I didn't particularly like IX all that much, either. VIII had some good parts as well as some lame parts. :wink:
Quote from: chainsaw midget on May 20, 2025, 05:21:53 PMQuote from: Trevor on May 20, 2025, 03:56:08 PMI loathed the STAR WARS prequels.
That's not exactly an unpopular opinion. They used to be really hated.
there was even a running gag about it in SPACED
https://youtu.be/zJlgpozN31s?si=6TIXBBo5lkDeZnES
I don't like STAR WARS at all. Overblown Flash Gordon junk. Kiddie sci fi.
Nothing good to say about HARRY POTTER, any of the LORD OF THE RINGS films, and the FRIDAY THE 13th movies are garbage.
I have zero desire to watch any of the FAST AND FURIOUS franchise.
Quote from: indianasmith on May 21, 2025, 07:44:11 AMI have zero desire to watch any of the FAST AND FURIOUS franchise.
The second film, 2Fast 2Furious is actually quite funny. The bloopers on that are great. 😄😄🐢
Quote from: M.10rda on May 20, 2025, 10:29:40 PMChapters VIII and IX are both infinitely better than THE FORCE AWAKENS. (Now that's an unpopular opinion.)
I didn't particularly like IX all that much, either. VIII had some good parts as well as some lame parts. :wink:
That is an unpopular opinion. I'm not sure if IX isn't the worst in the entire series--it's certainly right down there with PHANTOM MENACE. I agree that VIII is a mixed bag, though. They should have let Rian Johnson finish the series out.
Quote from: RCMerchant on May 21, 2025, 05:03:04 AMNothing good to say about HARRY POTTER, any of the LORD OF THE RINGS films, and the FRIDAY THE 13th movies are garbage.
That stings me, about the Friday films. More of a guilty pleasure for me, especially Jason X and Freddy vs Jason.
I can agree about the LOTR films.
Quote from: Trevor on May 17, 2025, 12:43:53 PMQuote from: bob on May 17, 2025, 12:07:16 PMQuote from: HappyGilmore on May 13, 2025, 09:49:31 AMGranted I've never read the book, but I prefer the Kubrick version of the Shining compared to the mini series that King was involved with.
I think that's the general census of most people
Me too even though I loathed the Kubrick version of THE SHINING.
Around here, at least, most people prefer the miniseries. I don't know why.
But I intend to checkout the book from the local library.
I prefer Halloweens 4-6 more than the original film and the recent sequels with Jamie Lee Curtis.
The Scream series is phenomenal. Maybe cause of my age, but I dig them more than some other classics.
Quote from: RCMerchant on May 21, 2025, 05:03:04 AMthe FRIDAY THE 13th movies are garbage.
every single one of them was critically mauled on release, and only the first one has an imdb rating of higher than 6... so not really an unpopular opinion.
The recent Dune movies are massively boring, soulless, pofaced and colourless. Some of the scenes are very well done visually but I've yet to finish either of them. Think I prefer the David Lynch version.
Quote from: Rev. Powell on May 21, 2025, 09:13:41 AMQuote from: M.10rda on May 20, 2025, 10:29:40 PMChapters VIII and IX are both infinitely better than THE FORCE AWAKENS. (Now that's an unpopular opinion.)
I didn't particularly like IX all that much, either. VIII had some good parts as well as some lame parts. :wink:
That is an unpopular opinion. I'm not sure if IX isn't the worst in the entire series--it's certainly right down there with PHANTOM MENACE. I agree that VIII is a mixed bag, though. They should have let Rian Johnson finish the series out.
I know it's an unpopular opinion - that's why I reiterated it here and why I try to refrain from reiterating it, unless TFA comes up in conversation, w/ mixed results.
I don't quite see why there's such hate for IX, or VIII. Kylo Ren is ridiculous and there's some fat on both, but neither film is openly objectionable (specifically racist!) like PHANTOM MENACE...
TFA elicits in me the rare kind of virulently negative cinematic emotions that generally I reserve for mondo movies and Italian cannibal movies (both with real animal death) and for fascist propaganda. I'd just as soon watch TFA again as watch Franju's BLOOD OF THE BEASTS or a Dinesh DiSouza movie or something. F**k that s**t, life's too short.
Quote from: HappyGilmore on May 21, 2025, 10:54:38 AMI prefer Halloweens 4-6 more than the original film and the recent sequels with Jamie Lee Curtis.
The Scream series is phenomenal. Maybe cause of my age, but I dig them more than some other classics.
And I will disagree with you on both of those. The Hall0ween films are ALL garbage save 1 and 3.
As far as SCREAM goes-meh.
I dunno which is the "unpopular" opinion - "The SCREAM franchise is great" or "The SCREAM franchise is Meh". They keep makin' 'em, so someone else besides Happy must be enjoyin' 'em.
I thought there was a lot to like about the (imperfect) SCREAM and SCREAM 2 (most of all Schreiber and Arquette) but I thought the third and fourth ones were totally unnecessary garbage. I haven't bothered with 5... or 6? There's a 6, right? My $0.02, they should've killed Neve Campbell in the opening to 3. I don't need anymore Neve Campbell in my movies, thx. Cox's character survived too long as well!
Quote from: M.10rda on May 21, 2025, 07:07:39 PMI dunno which is the "unpopular" opinion - "The SCREAM franchise is great" or "The SCREAM franchise is Meh". They keep makin' 'em, so someone else besides Happy must be enjoyin' 'em.
I thought there was a lot to like about the (imperfect) SCREAM and SCREAM 2 (most of all Schreiber and Arquette) but I thought the third and fourth ones were totally unnecessary garbage. I haven't bothered with 5... or 6? There's a 6, right? My $0.02, they should've killed Neve Campbell in the opening to 3. I don't need anymore Neve Campbell in my movies, thx. Cox's character survived too long as well!
There's been 6 so far, and part 7 is filming now with talks of a part 8. They killed off Arquette's Dewey in part 5, and Cox came close in 6. Part 7 is gonna deal with AI and deep fakes.
Quote from: RCMerchant on May 21, 2025, 04:39:04 PMQuote from: HappyGilmore on May 21, 2025, 10:54:38 AMI prefer Halloweens 4-6 more than the original film and the recent sequels with Jamie Lee Curtis.
The Scream series is phenomenal. Maybe cause of my age, but I dig them more than some other classics.
And I will disagree with you on both of those. The Hall0ween films are ALL garbage save 1 and 3.
As far as SCREAM goes-meh.
Fair enough. I can't argue about part 1, I mean it is iconic and helped start slashers. It's not bad, but just a little slower paced for me.
I THINK Dewey bought it in part 4, which I saw... unless I saw 5 and skipped 4. Ugh, I can't believe I'm expending precious mental energy on this computation.
GANGS OF NEW YORK is a terrible, boring film.
You're right, it's pretty bad. Brendan Gleeson is great though and DDL tapping his eye w/ a knife is... admirable.
Quote from: HappyGilmore on May 21, 2025, 07:38:40 PMQuote from: M.10rda on May 21, 2025, 07:07:39 PMI dunno which is the "unpopular" opinion - "The SCREAM franchise is great" or "The SCREAM franchise is Meh". They keep makin' 'em, so someone else besides Happy must be enjoyin' 'em.
I thought there was a lot to like about the (imperfect) SCREAM and SCREAM 2 (most of all Schreiber and Arquette) but I thought the third and fourth ones were totally unnecessary garbage. I haven't bothered with 5... or 6? There's a 6, right? My $0.02, they should've killed Neve Campbell in the opening to 3. I don't need anymore Neve Campbell in my movies, thx. Cox's character survived too long as well!
There's been 6 so far, and part 7 is filming now with talks of a part 8. They killed off Arquette's Dewey in part 5, and Cox came close in 6. Part 7 is gonna deal with AI and deep fakes.
The problem I had with the whole SCREAM thing is by the time it came out, the slasher franchise mess was just about played out. The 'masked killer' thing was old hat. It just seemed like kicking a dead horse.
Quote from: M.10rda on May 21, 2025, 10:07:36 PMI THINK Dewey bought it in part 4, which I saw... unless I saw 5 and skipped 4. Ugh, I can't believe I'm expending precious mental energy on this computation.
Part 4 had Sidney's cousin as the killer. 5 we find out Billy the killer from 1 has a daughter who's being the focus of the new killer. Dewey was attacked in 4, survived but bit it in 5.
Quote from: RCMerchant on May 22, 2025, 06:55:01 AMQuote from: HappyGilmore on May 21, 2025, 07:38:40 PMQuote from: M.10rda on May 21, 2025, 07:07:39 PMI dunno which is the "unpopular" opinion - "The SCREAM franchise is great" or "The SCREAM franchise is Meh". They keep makin' 'em, so someone else besides Happy must be enjoyin' 'em.
I thought there was a lot to like about the (imperfect) SCREAM and SCREAM 2 (most of all Schreiber and Arquette) but I thought the third and fourth ones were totally unnecessary garbage. I haven't bothered with 5... or 6? There's a 6, right? My $0.02, they should've killed Neve Campbell in the opening to 3. I don't need anymore Neve Campbell in my movies, thx. Cox's character survived too long as well!
There's been 6 so far, and part 7 is filming now with talks of a part 8. They killed off Arquette's Dewey in part 5, and Cox came close in 6. Part 7 is gonna deal with AI and deep fakes.
The problem I had with the whole SCREAM thing is by the time it came out, the slasher franchise mess was just about played out. The 'masked killer' thing was old hat. It just seemed like kicking a dead horse.
I can see that.
In all honesty I was like 12 when the first Scream came out. I hadn't really watched too many horror movies before then. Actually jump-started me into watching some of the classics.
I can't think of one Woody Allen movie I could sit through until the end.
I HATE John Wayne. That cocksucker.
I didn't like INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (1994) at all.
Quote from: RCMerchant on May 24, 2025, 08:37:10 AMI can't think of one Woody Allen movie I could sit through until the end.
I've seen a few, but not all. The ones that I enjoyed the most are
Husbands and Wives (1992)
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
BANANAS and SLEEPER are the ones I'd recommend to Woody haters. But I get it. Don't know how unpopular the opinion is, lots of people hate Woody (even before the scandals).
^ The scandals are bad, but even without them, he's just such a touchy-feely, whiney b***h.
Quote from: RCMerchant on May 24, 2025, 08:37:10 AMI can't think of one Woody Allen movie I could sit through until the end.
I made it though Annie Hall and Manhattan, but was incredibly bored by them
Quote from: indianasmith on May 21, 2025, 11:30:31 PMGANGS OF NEW YORK is a terrible, boring film.
agreed x 1000... and it does seem to be hailed as a classic by many (most?)
Quote from: RCMerchant on May 22, 2025, 06:55:01 AMThe problem I had with the whole SCREAM thing is by the time it came out, the slasher franchise mess was just about played out. The 'masked killer' thing was old hat. It just seemed like kicking a dead horse.
well I think that's an unpopular opinion...the slasher scene had actually been fairly dormant since the late 80s and SCREAM is generally credited with revitalising the genre?
never liked the SCREAM movies myself though.
in fact my next unpopular opinion can be...
Wes Craven is the most overrated horror director ever.
I've never really liked Will Ferrell...,
Some people have said he has good timing, But I've always found his characters to be stiff & one note...
Quote from: zombie no.one on May 24, 2025, 05:00:12 PMQuote from: indianasmith on May 21, 2025, 11:30:31 PMGANGS OF NEW YORK is a terrible, boring film.
agreed x 1000... and it does seem to be hailed as a classic by many (most?)
Quote from: RCMerchant on May 22, 2025, 06:55:01 AMThe problem I had with the whole SCREAM thing is by the time it came out, the slasher franchise mess was just about played out. The 'masked killer' thing was old hat. It just seemed like kicking a dead horse.
well I think that's an unpopular opinion...the slasher scene had actually been fairly dormant since the late 80s and SCREAM is generally credited with revitalising the genre?
never liked the SCREAM movies myself though.
in fact my next unpopular opinion can be...
Wes Craven is the most overrated horror director ever.
I respect the guy, but I can agree with that. I'd say his three best films were Nightmare 1, Scream 1 and New Nightmare. His other works I can take them or leave them
Quote from: LilCerberus on May 24, 2025, 05:18:20 PMI've never really liked Will Ferrell...,
Some people have said he has good timing, But I've always found his characters to be stiff & one note...
I'd say Elf is probably his best film. I like some others but I really need to like "be in the mood" otherwise he can be a bit grating.
Quote from: bob on May 24, 2025, 04:45:19 PMQuote from: RCMerchant on May 24, 2025, 08:37:10 AMI can't think of one Woody Allen movie I could sit through until the end.
I made it though Annie Hall and Manhattan, but was incredibly bored by them
Me too.
Quote from: HappyGilmore on May 25, 2025, 11:41:54 AMQuote from: zombie no.one on May 24, 2025, 05:00:12 PMQuote from: indianasmith on May 21, 2025, 11:30:31 PMGANGS OF NEW YORK is a terrible, boring film.
agreed x 1000... and it does seem to be hailed as a classic by many (most?)
Quote from: RCMerchant on May 22, 2025, 06:55:01 AMThe problem I had with the whole SCREAM thing is by the time it came out, the slasher franchise mess was just about played out. The 'masked killer' thing was old hat. It just seemed like kicking a dead horse.
well I think that's an unpopular opinion...the slasher scene had actually been fairly dormant since the late 80s and SCREAM is generally credited with revitalising the genre?
never liked the SCREAM movies myself though.
in fact my next unpopular opinion can be...
Wes Craven is the most overrated horror director ever.
I respect the guy, but I can agree with that. I'd say his three best films were Nightmare 1, Scream 1 and New Nightmare. His other works I can take them or leave them
I'd say his best films were LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (1972) and the HILLS HAVE EYES (1977).
The first NIGHTMARE was good, and the rest of his work is blah.
Quote from: RCMerchant on May 25, 2025, 04:24:12 PMQuote from: HappyGilmore on May 25, 2025, 11:41:54 AMQuote from: zombie no.one on May 24, 2025, 05:00:12 PMQuote from: indianasmith on May 21, 2025, 11:30:31 PMGANGS OF NEW YORK is a terrible, boring film.
agreed x 1000... and it does seem to be hailed as a classic by many (most?)
Quote from: RCMerchant on May 22, 2025, 06:55:01 AMThe problem I had with the whole SCREAM thing is by the time it came out, the slasher franchise mess was just about played out. The 'masked killer' thing was old hat. It just seemed like kicking a dead horse.
well I think that's an unpopular opinion...the slasher scene had actually been fairly dormant since the late 80s and SCREAM is generally credited with revitalising the genre?
never liked the SCREAM movies myself though.
in fact my next unpopular opinion can be...
Wes Craven is the most overrated horror director ever.
I respect the guy, but I can agree with that. I'd say his three best films were Nightmare 1, Scream 1 and New Nightmare. His other works I can take them or leave them
I'd say his best films were LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (1972) and the HILLS HAVE EYES (1977).
The first NIGHTMARE was good, and the rest of his work is blah.
Wes Craven? Give me THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW, the original NIGHTMARE, and NEW NIGHTMARE. I hate LAST HOUSE. Haven't seen THE HILLS HAVE EYES. Agree there's a lot of blah stuff with premises that seem like they should work, but the movies never really deliver for me.
The Reverend and I claim a common unpopular opinion: LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT isn't all that. My regard for it has grown over the years from "utter disregard" to "mild appreciation for some of its peripheral qualities". Some of the dialogue is (unintentionally?) amusing (not the cops, though - they suck) and the songs, though wholly inappropriate, are a total hoot. As a horror movie or as exploitation or a gorefest, it's a wash-out - and the best-looking copy I've seen still looks like it was made by total amateurs w/ cheap broken equipment. It astounds me that a plurality of men made their careers on this piece of junk.
HILLS HAVE EYES terrified me as a child only on its reputation... when I finally saw it in my late 20s, it couldn't possibly live up, and it didn't/doesn't, but it's an improvement over LHOTL.
Craven made some interesting and good films, but he made a lot of mediocrity and some outright trash. DEADLY FRIEND is one of the stoopidest horror films ever made. Nice one, Wes.
hmm well I do at least like LHOTL. it just has exploitation / grindhouse oozing out of every frame. but I have a sneaking suspicion Sean 'FRIDAY 13TH' Cunningham probably had had a bigger hand in how it turned out than is given credit for
other than that I can't think of any Wes Craven film that does anything for me in the way that was intended. I respect ELM ST for what it is but I don't actually enjoy it... HILLS HAVE EYES is a random screamy shouty fest ... although Part 2 is so bad it's good, I watch that sometimes
While I agree with most that LHOTL isn't really all that good, there was a remake made in South Africa and that was really 💩😳😳
Quote from: RCMerchant on May 25, 2025, 04:24:12 PMQuote from: HappyGilmore on May 25, 2025, 11:41:54 AMQuote from: zombie no.one on May 24, 2025, 05:00:12 PMQuote from: indianasmith on May 21, 2025, 11:30:31 PMGANGS OF NEW YORK is a terrible, boring film.
agreed x 1000... and it does seem to be hailed as a classic by many (most?)
Quote from: RCMerchant on May 22, 2025, 06:55:01 AMThe problem I had with the whole SCREAM thing is by the time it came out, the slasher franchise mess was just about played out. The 'masked killer' thing was old hat. It just seemed like kicking a dead horse.
well I think that's an unpopular opinion...the slasher scene had actually been fairly dormant since the late 80s and SCREAM is generally credited with revitalising the genre?
never liked the SCREAM movies myself though.
in fact my next unpopular opinion can be...
Wes Craven is the most overrated horror director ever.
I respect the guy, but I can agree with that. I'd say his three best films were Nightmare 1, Scream 1 and New Nightmare. His other works I can take them or leave them
I'd say his best films were LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (1972) and the HILLS HAVE EYES (1977).
The first NIGHTMARE was good, and the rest of his work is blah.
Forgot about the Hills Have Eyes. I did enjoy that.
I really liked the following
director's cut of
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The Dragon Lives Again is a work of genius, only equalled by Robo Vampire
Quote from: Dr. Whom on May 31, 2025, 04:06:23 PMThe Dragon Lives Again is a work of genius, only equalled by Robo Vampire
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More things I really liked that most people do not:
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I kind of like these
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Don't know how unpopular this is, but I am glad Marvel movies are performing badly lately, and hope they give up on them for good soon. They had a nice run and I liked most of them against my better judgement, but I've been sick to hell of them for some time. Not a fan of superheroes in general outside of Batman--make as many Batman movies as you want!
Quote from: Rev. Powell on June 01, 2025, 10:37:47 AMDon't know how unpopular this is, but I am glad Marvel movies are performing badly lately, and hope they give up on them for good soon. They had a nice run and I liked most of them against my better judgement, but I've been sick to hell of them for some time. Not a fan of superheroes in general outside of Batman--make as many Batman movies as you want!
It was difficult to see how the could've successfully followed on from Avengers: Endgame. The strongest characters (Cap and Iron Man) were gone and I think they wasted Dr Strange. He could've carried things forward if there was an engaging story to tell. It was very sad and unfortunate that Chadwick Boseman died as his Black Panther was another character that could have been developed. Thor has become a sitcom character, so has the Hulk. Captain Marvel was over powered and had no personality. Only Deadpool has any signs of life.
Back on topic - Mad Max: Fury Road.
Tom Hardy is a complete blank as Max. Mel Gibson didn't have many lines to speak in 2 and 3 but managed to portray character and emotions in other ways so we could see who he was. Hardy's Max isn't engaging at all and comes across as bland. I don't think it's a bad film but feel it very much lacks the personality of 1,2 and 3.
^Of course Tom Hady sucked;^
The whole premise was always supposed to be about downstaging to Charlize Theron so as to hand over the whole franchise to the feminist movement...
^ Huh? Your so right-wing, it's almost caricature.
I never really liked the whole 'Batman' franchise at all.
Not even one of the films did anything for me.
I love The Jackel (1997)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jackal_(1997_film)
Same goes for the first Gamera film
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamera,_the_Giant_Monster
Quote from: Rev. Powell on May 24, 2025, 09:47:50 AMBANANAS and SLEEPER are the ones I'd recommend to Woody haters. But I get it. Don't know how unpopular the opinion is, lots of people hate Woody (even before the scandals).
My introduction to Sleeper was in the book Sci-Fi Now - 10 Exciting Years of Science Fiction from 2001 to Star Wars. There was a photo of Woody Allen in the inflatable emergency suit, and a brief blurb about the movie. But it wasn't until some years later that it played on late night TV, and I absolutely loved it. Unfortunately, I have never seen it since. But I haven't watched many other Woody Allen movies, or any, if I think about it.
Quote from: Dr. Whom on May 31, 2025, 04:06:23 PMThe Dragon Lives Again is a work of genius, only equalled by Robo Vampire
:buggedout: :bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle:
while I'm not suggesting it's the best film starring Robert De Niro, imo the one role that Robert De Niro nailed the hardest out of any of his movies is MEET THE PARENTS.
A teacher of mine was once pretty displeased with my take on The Day After(1983).....
I missed it when it first came out (I forget why), so this was sometime in 1987/88, when fears of nucular antihalation had been winding down....
Besides, by then I'd already seen Testament(1983) & On the Beach(1959), so I couldn't help finding it a tad weak.....
Quote from: Rev. Powell on June 01, 2025, 10:37:47 AMDon't know how unpopular this is, but I am glad Marvel movies are performing badly lately, and hope they give up on them for good soon. They had a nice run and I liked most of them against my better judgement, but I've been sick to hell of them for some time. Not a fan of superheroes in general outside of Batman--make as many Batman movies as you want!
They had a great run.
Guardians of the Galaxy 3 was fantastic, and I've dig the Loki, Hawkeye and Daredevil tv runs. Looks like they're bringing back Jessica Jones, who's one of my favorite characters. But, yeah, superhero fatigue is real.
Quote from: bob on May 31, 2025, 12:32:22 PMI really liked the following
director's cut of
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All the Saw movies are great.
depending on the day either I love or am bored by
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depending on the day, either I think this is ok or I hate it
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I really like this one
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I loved this
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I never understood the love for SPACEBALLS. I think it marked the beginning of Brooks' decline.
I quite liked Spaceballs. Robin Hood Men in Tights as well. Might be nostalgia though, as I saw them as a kid, before I saw his other films.
My SPACEBALLS opinion is unpopular. :tongueout:
I thought Dracula: Dead and Loving It was funnier than Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
Quote from: Rev. Powell on July 04, 2025, 09:56:36 AMI never understood the love for SPACEBALLS. I think it marked the beginning of Brooks' decline.
Never thought they do a sequel, almost 40 years later :buggedout:
Quote from: bob on July 04, 2025, 09:15:10 AMdepending on the day either I love or am bored by
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depending on the day, either I think this is ok or I hate it
That shot of James Stewart hanging onto the gutter by his fingernails always makes me go 😳😳😳😳
Quote from: Rev. Powell on July 04, 2025, 11:43:36 AMMy SPACEBALLS opinion is unpopular. :tongueout:
My parents took me to see it in the theater for (iirc) my 10th birthday. Even at 10, I was mildly underwhelmed by it, though I loved STAR WARS and ALIEN. Then again, I don't like YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN much, either, which I recognize is a highly unpopular opinion. (I do love BLAZING SADDLES, THE (original) PRODUCERS, and HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART I....... that last one probably constitutes another unpopular opinion.)
VERTIGO is... rather boring! I dunno what was up w/ Hitch in this one and REAR WINDOW, having nice Jimmy Stewart obsess over these bland blondes while ignoring the nice ladies who actually care for him. Grace Kelly did very little for me and Kim Novak, less than nothing. It inspired elements of TWIN PEAKS though so that's something.
Quote from: claws on July 04, 2025, 03:28:29 PMI thought Dracula: Dead and Loving It was funnier than Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
Been a while since I watched it. I liked bits of , from what I remember.
Quote from: Rev. Powell on July 04, 2025, 09:56:36 AMI never understood the love for SPACEBALLS. I think it marked the beginning of Brooks' decline.
I seem to remember it got bad reviews when it came out. I thought it was average at best but it's gained a cult status since. Probably because there's way too much Star Wars around 😄
Quote from: M.10rda on July 05, 2025, 12:52:50 PMMy parents took me to see it in the theater for (iirc) my 10th birthday. Even at 10, I was mildly underwhelmed by it, though I loved STAR WARS and ALIEN.
there was 1 kid in our primary school who'd seen ALIEN, and when he told me about the stomach bursting scene I was obsessed. I used to repeatedly ask him to describe that scene to me in detail :bouncegiggle:
eventually saw ALIEN in my 20s!
Quote from: M.10rda on July 05, 2025, 12:52:50 PMQuote from: Rev. Powell on July 04, 2025, 11:43:36 AMMy SPACEBALLS opinion is unpopular. :tongueout:
I loved STAR WARS
I
despise STAR WARS and anything STAR WARS related.
Big budget Flash Gordon crap.
can't find enough of a reason to despise STAR WARS, it's more like total apathy... (and I was very into all things 'Space' as a kid too).
I did like the toys, but the films did/do nothing for me.
Quote from: zombie no.one on July 10, 2025, 04:33:17 AMQuote from: M.10rda on July 05, 2025, 12:52:50 PMMy parents took me to see it in the theater for (iirc) my 10th birthday. Even at 10, I was mildly underwhelmed by it, though I loved STAR WARS and ALIEN.
there was 1 kid in our primary school who'd seen ALIEN, and when he told me about the stomach bursting scene I was obsessed. I used to repeatedly ask him to describe that scene to me in detail :bouncegiggle:
eventually saw ALIEN in my 20s!
Oh how lovely. I wish I'd known students like you in my elementary (primary) school! I don't think I met a single person outside my household who was ever remotely interested in anything I'd read or watched until I was at least 15 year old.
Quote from: RCMerchant on July 10, 2025, 05:41:13 AMQuote from: M.10rda on July 05, 2025, 12:52:50 PMQuote from: Rev. Powell on July 04, 2025, 11:43:36 AMMy SPACEBALLS opinion is unpopular. :tongueout:
I loved STAR WARS
I despise STAR WARS and anything STAR WARS related.
Big budget Flash Gordon crap.
I'm kind of, I dunno..ambivalent towards them. I refused to watch any for a long time. I watched the original trilogy...and was underwhelmed. Like, I can see how people might like them, but it's not for me. Don't hate it, won't watch again.
Tried watching Bladerunner. Started off well, but quickly became slow & disjointed. I can see why The Ladd Company tried to add narration.
Quote from: pacman000 on July 11, 2025, 09:28:17 PMTried watching Bladerunner. Started off well, but quickly became slow & disjointed. I can see why The Ladd Company tried to add narration.
The BLADE RUNNER DVD box set I have has five different versions of the same film. 😳🐢
Quote from: pacman000 on July 11, 2025, 09:28:17 PMTried watching Bladerunner. Started off well, but quickly became slow & disjointed. I can see why The Ladd Company tried to add narration.
if you mean rhe original, I don't think I've ever made it through... the overall vibe is too cloyingly low key for me, not enjoyable. imo
Quote from: M.10rda on July 10, 2025, 07:11:01 PMQuote from: zombie no.one on July 10, 2025, 04:33:17 AMQuote from: M.10rda on July 05, 2025, 12:52:50 PMMy parents took me to see it in the theater for (iirc) my 10th birthday. Even at 10, I was mildly underwhelmed by it, though I loved STAR WARS and ALIEN.
there was 1 kid in our primary school who'd seen ALIEN, and when he told me about the stomach bursting scene I was obsessed. I used to repeatedly ask him to describe that scene to me in detail :bouncegiggle:
eventually saw ALIEN in my 20s!
Oh how lovely. I wish I'd known students like you in my elementary (primary) school! I don't think I met a single person outside my household who was ever remotely interested in anything I'd read or watched until I was at least 15 year old.
the trials of being a 'weird' kid! (I include myself in that lol... luckily I had an equally weird kid who lived next door from the age of 7, so we kind of weird-bonded)
Quote from: HappyGilmore on July 11, 2025, 01:20:42 PMQuote from: RCMerchant on July 10, 2025, 05:41:13 AMQuote from: M.10rda on July 05, 2025, 12:52:50 PMQuote from: Rev. Powell on July 04, 2025, 11:43:36 AMMy SPACEBALLS opinion is unpopular. :tongueout:
I loved STAR WARS
I despise STAR WARS and anything STAR WARS related.
Big budget Flash Gordon crap.
I'm kind of, I dunno..ambivalent towards them. I refused to watch any for a long time. I watched the original trilogy...and was underwhelmed. Like, I can see how people might like them, but it's not for me. Don't hate it, won't watch again.
I didn't like the original when it first came out except for Han Solo. Luke Skywalker was too whiny and I just didn't connect with the story or look of the film. Empire was a little better but I couldn't care less about the rest of them. Give me Starcrash or The Humanoid any day. I liked the original Battlestar Galactica way more than Star Wars.
Quote from: Trevor on July 11, 2025, 11:24:04 PMQuote from: pacman000 on July 11, 2025, 09:28:17 PMTried watching Bladerunner. Started off well, but quickly became slow & disjointed. I can see why The Ladd Company tried to add narration.
The BLADE RUNNER DVD box set I have has five different versions of the same film. 😳🐢
I got the same...I greatly prefer the final cut
it was really interesting seeing all the changes made in each version and how it changed the film
Quote from: zombie no.one on July 12, 2025, 02:21:24 AMQuote from: M.10rda on July 05, 2025, 12:52:50 PMOh how lovely. I wish I'd known students like you in my elementary (primary) school! I don't think I met a single person outside my household who was ever remotely interested in anything I'd read or watched until I was at least 15 year old.
the trials of being a 'weird' kid! (I include myself in that lol... luckily I had an equally weird kid who lived next door from the age of 7, so we kind of weird-bonded)
Cheers to weird-bonding!
Quote from: LordGraal on July 12, 2025, 03:06:46 AMQuote from: HappyGilmore on July 11, 2025, 01:20:42 PMQuote from: RCMerchant on July 10, 2025, 05:41:13 AMQuote from: M.10rda on July 05, 2025, 12:52:50 PMQuote from: Rev. Powell on July 04, 2025, 11:43:36 AMMy SPACEBALLS opinion is unpopular. :tongueout:
I loved STAR WARS
I despise STAR WARS and anything STAR WARS related.
Big budget Flash Gordon crap.
I'm kind of, I dunno..ambivalent towards them. I refused to watch any for a long time. I watched the original trilogy...and was underwhelmed. Like, I can see how people might like them, but it's not for me. Don't hate it, won't watch again.
I didn't like the original when it first came out except for Han Solo. Luke Skywalker was too whiny and I just didn't connect with the story or look of the film. Empire was a little better but I couldn't care less about the rest of them. Give me Starcrash or The Humanoid any day. I liked the original Battlestar Galactica way more than Star Wars.
Battlestar was great.