Mad Max: Fury Road.. 0:48 The Dark Knight Rises.. 2:38 Boyhood.. 3:57 Raging Bull.. 5:48 Fight Club.. 9:02 Titanic.. 10:49 Zoolander.. 12:39 The Lion King.. 12:59 The Dark Knight.. 14:39 Boondock Saints.. 15:56 Joker.. 16:54 Whiplash.. 17:36 There's No Business Like Show Business.. 18:39
thanks for this, I want her reaction to Meatballs 1979 or The Party Animal 1984, My Bodyguard not the Whitney movie - interesting how women will say stuff like 'OMG the clothing and hairstyles' - there could be part 2 3 4 to this video.
I never liked Raging Bull either. Yes it has good acting and music, but I too never liked any of the characters. I borderline didn't care what happened to them. I did like Goodfellas and Casino, despite bad characters being in those films. Yes, but I still cared and was invested in them.
I'm actually a fan of zimmer, i mean, thin red line and 2049 common, needless to say you know she's going going to take a complete huge dump on the Dune score when that comes out :)
I was so ready and interested to hear your take on Fury Road, thinking for whatever reason you didn't like it, but was pleasantly surprised by the praise. Nice clear and concise take on why it's great too. You are very good at expressing yourself in such a zero bullshit no fluff way, that's why I've always liked your channel.
i don't....she seems to have bad tastes for the most part......she nitpicked fight club lion king and dark knight and hated on rises and titanic?....does this woman understand filmaking?...theres more to a film then just story or the script...she ignores the great parts of the process to hate on small parts...would like to see her direct a film lol...
@@razkable "theres more to a film then just story or the script.theres more to a film then just story or the script... Akira Kurosawa once said:"If you have a great director, great producer, great cast, great cinematography, great editing and a great budget, but have a *bad script* , then you'll end up with a *bad movie* . " I think that was spot on. So yes, a "story or the script" is a vital part of any movie.
I hate Inception. It supposedly takes place in dreams and yet there is nothing dream like about it. I'm also not a fan of Gladiator. Maximus is so over powered and I never felt any conflict or struggle. He just breezes his way to revenge. Would you talk about films you love that everyone else seems to hate? Example I happen to love Nacho Libre.
I freaking love Nacho Libre. Idk if that's actually considered a bad movie, but I personally know a ton of people who love that movie. It's one of my favorite comedies, and it's ridiculously quotable.
And how about this is on you, because even though it uses the concepts of subconcious and lucid dreaming, it's not actually about dreams but filmmaking and the history of surrealism in filmmaking and never even attempts to be like Lynch or Gondry to show what dreaming is like? And don't understand how this is still the main argument of so many against inception. It's not supposed to look like a dream. Get over it!
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IS NOT THE HOLY GRAIL OF WRITING. Holy shit, it feels like it's one aspect of good writing people can easily discern, so when something doesn't have it, or they can't see it, they think it's bad. Same for the "nothing happens" and the "he doesn't have redeeming qualities" arguments, it's like some people have a blueprint on how good stories are, many things have to happen, and the bad guy has to be gray with good and bad things. It's not like that, the whole point of those movies is what they think it's inadvertently doing, while it's completely on pourpose.
I think these are the problems people have with 2001. It does not feature normal character development or a normal plot, and not a lot happens in it, either.
The pairing of the soundtrack with the visuals of outer space on display felt like a transcendental experience when I saw it in the theater. I expected to enjoy it, but I was not prepared for it. Yeah, I know, there are things you can fairly critique, but I make absolutely no apologies for loving that movie. It's probably among my favorite movies of the 2010s. I'm so glad I decided to see it one night a whim, because I could've missed that theatrical experience, and I am so glad that I didn't.
Interstelar, Inception, Man of Steel, Dark Knight and RISES (Yeah I said it), The Last Samurai, Gladiator, The Lion King, Blade Runner 2049, Thin Red Line, etc etc. Zimmer is a wonderful composer and has done some of the most powerful scores for movies in the 21 st century. She is dead wrong about Hans Zimmer.
Basically this, though the fight scene with Darth Maul at the end of the phantom menace because Darth Maul looks amazing (he'd make a great character in some kind of scifi supernatural horror thriller)
I only like Iron Man 1, Civil War and Infinity War. 1) IM 1 - It was new. Was a fan of IM comics. 2) Civil War - I just wanted superheroes to fight each other. Had pretty low standards. 3) Infinity War - Like 2, I just wanted Thanos to kick Avenger ass and I got it.
While i personally disagree with most of the things said i think it’s so refreshing to hear someone with different takes on major movies people love and praise. Thanks for giving me insight on the views of others as there tends to be a lot of cookie cutter movie review content on this platform.
She's wrong about Hans ZImmer, who is a fantastic composer and his DK Rises score is actually one of the best of the three Nolan Batman films. I also like the Dark Knight trilogy but think DK Rises is the weakest and least watchable one. Idk, I don't really care for her opinions and her overly analytical way of looking at movies. They are films- movies. Meant to entertain. She needs a new hobby, for christ sake!! LMAO
I understand your position about TDK being a regular movie without Ledger, but Ledger is in the movie and he makes the rest of aspects to fall into place, at least for me. Like The Shining would be a boring movie without Nicholson, but his presence makes it the masterpiece it is.
A Quiet Place. It just could've been so much better, but it wasted a lot of potential. It's such a brutal, depressing and ruthless premise, but it feels like the movie is just too tame and cowardly in its approach, to actually get it right. And the ending is horrible, absolutely silly.
Joker has problems but IMO the hate is too brutal at times. Visually it looks good, it has a strong performance from Phoenix, it tries to explore a lot of social problems in America seriously (even if it fails), and it goes for a darker and poetic tone (something I'm a sucker for). It's not a great film and people should point out the flaws, but there's a lot of good in it that people don't talk about. Sometimes it looks like people want Joker to be bad, like it's the bane of their existence
Joker got a lot of bad press around the time it came out because a) it focused on social issues through the viewpoint of a white male, and b) because it sought to paint mass murderers through a partially-sympathetic lens. Neither of those are in vogue right now when it comes to social justice. Of course you get a film about a white, female murderer like Harley Quinn and all the sudden it's nothing but empowerment and "yass/slay queen!"
Fair I suppose, even though these positive points you bring up don't pull the weight you think they do IMO. I am definitely brutal on Joker. Few films have inspired me to tear them apart like that one has.
I know. Not crazy about the score for that either, though parts of it I like. I meant more the songs themselves in reference to the music, which were written by Elton John. Though I will say, it is one of Hans Zimmer's better scores overall.
Been going to the movies for over fifty years, "Titanic" was the only time I got so frustrated watching a film that I blurted out "Where the hell is the iceberg?" Sickening and offensive in that it distilled the massive death count down to the lives of two teenagers (who didn't even really exist) while being poorly written and overlong it definitely got my goat.
@@erikdolnack2737 I would never deny that it's a challeging, original and atmospheric film, and there are plenty such films that I greatly admire, like "Arrival," "Annihilation," "Persona," "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Eraserhead," etc. These films are confusing and strange, yet they are told in such a way that make me want to figure out the meaning. "Donnie Darko" isn't like that. To me, it just feels like weirdness for the sake of weirdness that doesn't have as much meaning as people think it does. I don't hate it, but I definitely think it is criminally overrated.
@@Guigley ambiguity is when all the clues and pieces of the puzzle are given to u throughout the film and then u just have to think and pit them together ... Donnie Darko just withholds info
*Forrest Gump*. I don’t hate many films, let alone those widely liked. Mostly I’d rather not waste the energy and I’d rather look for pros in films I’m not in love with. But a stovetop doesn’t achieve the burning intensity I feel in my loathing of Forrest Gump.
He’s a glorified affirmation spewing machine. Say what you want about the “idiot savant” trope at play in Rain Man but speaking as someone with an autistic brother, I found Hoffman’s portrayal infinitely more realistic.
I agree with many of the points you made about The Dark Knight especially that Nolan should've saved Two Face for later....The thing is, Nolan wasn't making a trilogy at the time he was just making a movie. That's why he tried to squeeze everything he could into it, that's why the third act feels tacked on. But that's also why I think it's special -- he just made a fucking movie, not an episode in a never ending franchise, just a movie. I think he witnessed Ledger firsthand before a script was even written and said "I gotta give this my all". He threw everything at it, some of it stuck and some didn't, but the part that stuck is cinema in its purest form.
I'm never crazy about Forrest Gump. I guess I get the message of a person that is pure of heart and makes the best for the people around him, and his good heart always helps him find the way through the harshness of life, despite his mental limitations. But, God... this guy gets away with practically everything, and only by mere luck. He becomes football champion, ping pong champion, meets JFK, Elvis John Lennon, becomes a war hero with not a scratch, becomes CEO of a food company, multimillionaire, runs a marathon across USA, without even going to the toilet...
I completely agree. I find it ludicrous and manipulative, a lazy person's idea of commenting on events in recent American history. The book might be a lot different, I dunno.
@Akwel Abitol I know, I discovered this channel late haha! But here in Barcelona there are many cinephiles, for example now I am studying a film career and I am going for the second year! It is also true that it is risky and everyone says that there is no future or that the road will be long, but you know, I have always believed that if you are passionate about something you lose nothing in trying!
I think Fight Club is more about commentary on normal living vs what people would like to be, then releasing fears to open up true freedom from the chains of attaining perfection.
I've always semi-humorously called Hans Zimmer a hack. He's created (and rehashed) some of great iconic scores but I think the only reason he's put on such a pedestal is because he's the only "pop" film composer out there other than John Williams (who is in an entirely different league to Zimmer).
I think it’s unique and also hilarious that you don’t like Hans Zimmer. I’ve also felt the same way ever since the dark knight, which is where he came to my attention.
You're the only one who truly understands what Nolan is lacking as a filmmaker. And Boyhood is one of the best and one of the heaviest movies I have ever seen.
I love hans zimmer, hate that I love him, and TOTALY agree with your analysis of his music and can understand your hate!! Although there is a five hour score session for “Thin Red Line” that is brilliant. “Backdraft” was the score that made me fall in love with zimmer.
The last Halloween movie would be my pick. It got hyped up as the first REAL sequel, then just did all the same generic slasher crap as all the other sequels did.
Well to ne honest. It's exactly that generic Slasher crap what people were waiting. Take into consideration this genre has remained dormant since the early 2000's
The Shining. It took me growing up a bit to appreciate Kubrik films like 2001, but still don't care for The Shining. Also Enter the Void is an excruciatingly painful watch for me. Might be better under influence of the right chemical though.
I actually love the Shining, but I am going to piggyback on your comment to point out that how much I’ve always hated that “here’s Johnny” moment. It’s really over the top and takes the audience of the moment. In my arrogant opinion.
@@Wildcock23 Yeah totally agree. I m in same boat. I found wife performance quite goofy. And conflict was ok-ish. But final part and its plotarmor was ridiculous. SO yeah.
That's fine. I like it and always will, but I do think it is overrated, and carried largely by Kubrickian tropes that usually mesmerize. I do ask you to revisit the scene with Grady in the bathroom tho, arguably the most compelling scene in the whole movie (my thoughts on it are in a comment thread on the video).
I love listening to people who I strongly disagree with most of the time but respect their way of getting to their opinion. In an era where everyone’s opinion seems like just vomited up versions of something they just heard from someone else, this channel is a huge breath of fresh air.
Army of darkness, escape from New York, marriage story but biggest one is the social network, I just really don't get it at all and I find eisenbergs presence really irritating ahah. Totally agree on the early 90s Disney movies
Agreed on Social Network. I feel like the script is better than the movie. And I have a weird relationship with Escape From New York. It's one of my Carpenter movies that I like to drink beer with. But I always want the movie to be better than it actually is. The Ringer did a Re-Watchables on it recently, and I was surprised how much they raved about it. Production design is great, but it is definitely overrated.
Agreed. I don't care for most Sam Raimi movies, like Army of Darkness which was meh. Just silly campy nonsense. Escape from New York is fine for the 80s, but I tried to rewatch it about 8 years ago and it was not easy. It was just flat and bleak. Not an interesting story or had any memorable characters, besides Snake(Kurt Russell). And I hate the Social Network. That movie is an awful excuse of a flick.
I think Inside Llewyn Davis is a film that mirrors your comments on Raging Bull. I’ve tried to turn people onto it and they don’t get the tragic tale of a failed protagonist. The person I went to the premiere with immediately said “That was a pointless waste” before the dried it’s rolled. Also I don’t think those certain people got the wry humor. I love the film. Might be my favorite Coen Brothers movie.
@@cruddddddddddddddd completely agree, Royal Tenenbaums is in my top 10 of all time just because of the emotional connection I have built up with it, but I couldn't particularly care about any of his others; style over substance
oliver hyde Yeah it’s a great movie. His best by far, imo. The story was more grounded, and the characters felt more real with real problems, not caricatures.
Hate is a strong word, and I would definitely not use that, but Hotel Rwanda (2004) is a movie that comes to mind. Yes, I'm sure there were sincere good intentions connected to the making of the movie and the narrative of shining a light on a horrible event that a part of the West was perhaps trying to turn a blind eye to is somewhat convincing, but the completed movie seems slightly too "politically doctored" in the way it presents situations. Yes, it is mentioned that a basis for the conflict had been how colonial Belgians had segregated the locals into Hutus and Tutsis, but the way the "evil" of the bad people is not explored any further than making it seem as if they were misguided and the local people of the "enterpreneurial classes" are depicted as pure and innocent gives a strong signal to my critical sensors that someone behind releasing this movie the way it is, was concerned with hiding some real reasons behind the conflict, was taking steps to present something more messy and complex and perhaps incriminating as a simple case of stupidity or evil. It is a pretty highly regarded movie "shining a light on a true horrible event", but it seems so horribly staged that my instinctive reaction is a disbelief in the clearly over-simplified "Hollywood" version of the events. The reaction might be just because of bad and cliche film making decisions and not dishonesty, but either way it doesn't allow me to hold it in as high a regard as it is often held.
Very good point. If you can’t tell the difference between Boondock Saints and something like Goodfellas or Reservoir Dogs, then your opinion is invalid lolol
My pick would be The Shining. I like Kubrick and I like horror films and I don't exactly hate The Shining, but it feels like it is trying too hard to create a spooky/scary film. The soundtrack is great music, but it is horribly overused and overly rich for its purposes. It's one of those horror films where scary stuff just happens and it can't express its horror through its own logic. Instead it pokes and prods a reaction out of you through camera work, set design and score making it a visceral rather than an intellectual horror. But for me the effect is like somebody hiding behind a bush and saying "boo". The scares are shallow, irritating even.
Mad Max was the best Mad Max movie ever made. Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, and Zoe Kravitz made this movie an action movie lover's dream film. Constant action, hot stunts, and you just gotta love those souped-up sand vehicles. All with a tight-knit story on top of that. Greatest Mad Max movie EVER!!!!!
Really agreeing on The Dark Knight. Another big issue I have is the boat situation. That shitshow made a lot of the moral ambiguity pointless. It took be completely out of the movie, it's such a frustratingly artificial "people are good, have faith in humanity" moment that's completely detached from the 'dark realism' it's supposed to portray.
I'm not one for listening to the Dark Knight trilogy's OST myself. It serves the movies well, just not much of a composition all on its own. But to say you don't like Zimmer at all? To just write off PotC, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Sherlock Holmes? Man. ;-;
Gravity. It did huge box office & I love sci-fi, but unlike most sci-fi, it didn't even TRY to approximate real science or projected science. All along, I screamed at things which were totally ridiculous, yet most people liked it, somehow.
If those interesting themes were blended into the script in a more sophisticated way, instead of just laid out for us as if giving us a philosophy lecture, perhaps I would like it more.
deepfocuslens I'll advice you to play close attention to the dialogue of the movie. Also, pay attention to the moral conundrums faced by the characters while the film stays in the entertaining comic book movie sphere. No mainstream movie in my memory has paid more attention to these themes than TDK.
@@deepfocuslens yeah but the film blends the thematic complexity with a big scale action spectacle in a way that's beautifully done, I mean, perhaps it hasnt aged perfectly but there's a reason it had the impact it did in addition to Ledger's performance.
Well, That's Literally Is What The Batman Comic Books Does Dude Way More Impact Than The Movie Has Ever Done Can't Even Calculate The Impact As Even The New Number Would Be Way Too Less To Calculate Even Beyond The Infinite I Guess And The Dark Knight Movie Not Even 1% Close To Show That Much And Also The Batman In Comic Books Is Way More Coolest And Badass Than Christian Bale's One This Literally Shows That We Not Even Got Close To 1% Characteristics Of The Batman Or Else The Movie Is Beyond The Masterpiece And God And That's The Reason Because People Who Have Read The Batman Comic Books Gave Experienced Way More Than The Movie The Dark Knight Of 2008 Could Reach Now Even The New Number To Calculate It Will Be Less That Much If The Greatest Beyond God Level The Coolest And The Badass Is The Batman In The DC The Batman Comic Books So When You Read The DC Comic Books The Batman Comics Book You Would Know Then Dude!
The Boondock Saints is taking immaturity and trying too hard to be cool to a whole new level. I'm guessing one needs to be in a really hyped up mood to enjoy it. I didn't.
I would reverse the assessment of the cohesion of Hunchback of Notre Dame (which is uneven, but has a strong emotional through-line with Quasimodo) versus Beauty and the Beast (which almost seemed to stumble upon its climax accidentally).
I'm disappointed with some of the posts you got, which were run of the mill opinions like "don't like this movie" or "don't like this character." Your much more nuanced reactions to their posts are exactly why I subbed your channel. You try to do film criticism that is *higher level* than the run of the mill kind: about visual styles, themes, storytelling, filmmaking techniques, etc. We watch untold amount of visual media from the day we were born, and yet many of us suffer from "cine-illiteracy" and are unable to evaluate content other than "don't like this," "don't enjoy that," "can't like a movie with a character I don't like," etc. There is great book called "Understanding Movies" by Louis Giannetti that teaches a lay person how to evaluate movies in a "literate" way, with the right approach and mindset.
Good shout. That's what I love about this channel. I don't agree with all of it but the criticism is structured. It keeps the conversation flowing and gives a clear insight.
Wow. I've heard people complain Hans Zimmer is overrated or that he likes to recycle, but never before have I heard anyone say they dislike most of his scores. I'm truly surprised haha. But of course, we gotta respect people's right to hold an opinion 👍
It's boring. I don’t want to watch a teen get yelled at and drive himself to the point of self harm. It’s simply boring and depressing and that’s why it’s a terrible movie
@@jessebrucepinkman9834 Exactly. You give an accurate reason as to why, and sometimes that is what it is about. If I don't want to see some pathetic over the top character moments from some vain, despicable, sociopathic bully of a music teacher, then I will not praise or respect the film or the story. With very few likable characters, why should I watch and waste my time with this mediocre joy killer of a movie.
titanic was the first film i saw in cinema. i was super hyped about it, cause it was about a ship with four funnels and kinda blame it for sparking my love for horror films later on in life due to how it all goes down in the end
The ship in Titanic is like the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park. People see the latter to see dinosaurs, not the people. And the people in Titanic serve a similarly secondary purpose. But both films can be called great filmmaking because their *primary* goal is achieved at a very high level, almost historic level.
I’m going to have to say The Shining. I watched it a year or two ago and I didn’t love it. I kept on watching it to see if things would get better, but I found it to be boring and not horror filled whatsoever
Alright Stephen King....we get it. YOU absolutely HATED the Stanley Kubrick adaptation of your novel! You made the remake....UNCLE STEVIE...GIVE IT A REST!😵
I was beyond happy to finally hear someone else bring up their dislike of Hans Zimmer. Dude is a one-note composer who constantly recycles his own themes.
I saw Drive when it came out, everyone was praising it, calling it best movie of the decade etc. I hated it then and still hate it now. Nice soundtrack though.
I loved drive but I knew a lot of people who went to see it would hate it. Mostly marketing fault. Go watch the trailer. All of the action scenes are in the trailer. Drive isn't a movie you hype. It's a movie to watch and maybe be affected by.
1-Marry me! Couldn't agree with you more. Phenomenal film. 2-Couldn't disagre with you more on this one. First rate end to a near perfect trilogy IMO. Oh well, to each their own. 3-LOL! Wonerful film. 100 percent on the same page with you again. 4-See above comment. Yes, brilliant movie. His name is Daniel not Henry FYI. 5-LMAO! Yes, beyond over rated. Glad I saw it once but, yet again so on board with you here. 6-Oh this one's complicated. Completely understand the hate. Watched it years ago on Netflix for the first time in ages and yes, so much was pedestrian and downright insulting. Through it all, I still have a insurmountable amount of raw nostalgic feels for it. And the technical achievements along with some undeniably phenominal scenes can't be ignored. But again, if you hate it, I get it. 7-Yup, effing hilarious. 8-Ah yes, my most complicated relationship with any Disney movie. Phenominal achievement by any technical standard, breathtaking as a big screen experience. But.....can't stand most of the songs, most of the humor falls beyond flat for me and, worst of all, ten million plot points and charecter details make no sense whatsoever. All in all, a magnificent castle built on shakey foundations. 9-Help! Police! MURDER! Once again, to each their own. 10-LOL! Fuck that movie, so stupid and juvenile. Would say it's more Tarantino esque though. 11-Wow, real patern of hate for contemporary Batman movies in this video. Yeah, absolutely loved that movie. Thought it was an electrifying social commentary with a knockout performance from Phoenix. But once again, god knows ya just can't please everyone. 12-Awesome movie. Not much more to say. Glad you defended it. 13-Never seen it. Awesome vid as always. Love your insight.
And Jackman, and Williams, and basically every other talented person in it. It had some good songs, and some deeply troubling historical revisions (not sure if white-washing is an appropriate term; it probably is; but also pretending Barnum gave a shit about any of his freaks and blatantly ignoring the abuse and exploitation)
Frozen! La La Land, Gravity, the Wolf of Wall Street, Fantastic Beasts and where to find them, Ron Burgandy Anchorman, Knives Out, ALL of the Fast & Furious Movies (from the 3rd one), TED, Mama Mia! Greatest Showman, Jumanji (2017), Baby Driver, The Conjuring, John Wick, Scott Pilgrim, Moulin Rouge, The Social Network, Into The Spiderverse, Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
I love The Dark Knight Rises. Thought the scope of it was impressively large and the amount of practical effects was impressive. The weakest of the three but still a solid film for me.
@@audiovideo-w6o I think Nolan just wanted to make 1 Batman movie. But the studios wanted sequels so they say Hey We're let you make what you want but give us sequels point blank thats what he did with Dark Knight and Dark Knight Rises which were messy long stretched films.But Rises was alot worser and a insult to the Caped Crusader legacy.
I keep trying to get into your channel, but you remind me of Gene Siskel and I was always more of a Roger Ebert person. I would be curious to hear your thoughts on the Pauline Kael vs. Andrew Sarris perspectives on film criticism though.
For me there is an entire sub-genre of movies that I dislike that most critics love, and that's emotionally distraught divorce movies. Examples of these would be Blue Valentine, Marriage Story, and Kramer vs Kramer. The other major one is the Harry Potter movies. I love the books, but the movies totally turn me off and I just go back to reading the books over again.
@Tom Ffrench Because I think the MCU is mediocre (at best) I probably don't find blockbusters appealing? No, I just find the MCU very mediocre and bland blockbusters, the equivalent of McDonalds hamburgers - they are designed to be that way.
Love your take on Titanic. It has such a sentimental love story, so obvious. The sinking ship was quite well done, but like you say, it's cheap exploitation of a terrible tragedy. I dislike Gladiator because it's so unrealistic. The fight scenes are like from a superhero comic strip. Maximus is not like a real human being, while the emperor is irredeemabley evil. Hollywoodisation of the Roman Empire.
@Tom Ffrench the dark knight is a movie that the art snobs love to target and hate on. Maggie is cool but she does tend to be a little bit “snob like” at times
The idea that you need a sympathetic character to enjoy a movie is so simplistic. That's reducing the concept of movies to an instrument of praise and admiration. So you wouldn't able to see a movie about Hitler, or Attila, or Rasputin, or Charles Manson so you can understand the anatomy of evil? Also, you can't feel empathy for a self-destructive character like Jake LaMotta? Absurd!
Mine: Good Will Hunting. it's worse than Titanic ( although i actually like Titanic ), the main character is obnoxious and unlikable and so is everyone else, the filmmaking is what i call the perfect example of pretentious. La La Land. the only part i enjoyed is the opening number and some of the music, plus Emma Stone is adorable, but nothing else worked for me, the visuals try way to hard to look stylish, there are a lot of poor implications in the story and the less said about Gosling. Rogue One. it feels so much like a Michael Bay/Roland Emerich film, the main characters are so dull! the only characters who stand out are K2, Chirriut and Krennick, the action is messy and barley visible, in a way the film is like how you described Mad Max Fury Road but executed terribly! it's just fan service with barley any nuance or substance. Ace Ventura. one of the worst comedies ever, the plot is completely inept and insane in the worst ways, the main character is one of the most unbearable jackasses ever put on screen , nothing about this schlock is funny, i might add some later...
For me, its Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive. I wouldnt say that I hate them but I do not find them to be as brilliant as the legion of Lynch fans say. I get what he's going for but they have the look and feel of made-for-TV movies and are not aesthetically pleasing at all.
I've seen "Fight Club" more than once, and I find it to be a deadly bore seemingly directed by a sophomoric closet case. The thing is, I greatly admire certain other Fincher vehicles. His output is uneven.
The Dark Knight always seemed to me to be uncomfortably caught between the "comic-book" world (where someone like the Joker could have apparently unlimited resources and no one would bat an eye) and the real world, so that every time the Joker seemed super-psychic or could just pull trucks or buses and grappling hooks or whatever out of nowhere like magic, it grinded the film to a halt.
I actually agree. And it wouldn't be such an issue if the filmmakers weren't so hellbent on trying to make you think the plot and concept are totally real and believable; a billionaire who dresses up like a bat and attempts to fight crime in real life would be laughable. Burton's batman movies leaned into the absurdity, knowing not to take it too seriously. I don't think the Dark Night is garbage, but it is hugely overrated.
I still really like the Dark Knight but I would put quite a few of the best MCU movies over TDK. There are better comic book movies than The Dark Knight, but it still is one of the best Batman movies of all. I also really like the Batman by matt reeves from 2022.
The one film I HATE but everyone LOVES is Heathers. I hate almost the entire film. - All of the characters surrounding the Heathers clique are never developed. We are introduced to a few and are seen once, but they are not interesting because the film just never develops them. - If Betty Finn was written out, the film would be exactly the same. - The boys who are from a university in that Remington party scene were presented as rapists. That would have been cool if the film explored that, but they are never seen again. - The two seniors Kurt and Ram are so fucking forgettable, I wouldn't even classify them as movie bullies. - Veronica's parents are objectively the worst. They do nothing to support or be there for their daughter. They said they were going to keep her away from sharp objects. Guess what? They never did that and are never seen again. - I never cared any of the Heathers girls. The other two (McNamara) and (Duke) are not interesting because we hardly see them when they are not on-screen. The other has some kind of eating problem, and we saw that in one small bit, and that's it. She never overcomes her problem. The other one I never cared for. She only appears in a few scenes and does nothing memorable. - Winona Ryder is a good actress, but she does not make a memorable or relatable character because her character shows lack of support to her friends, and has no arcs or goals to make her interesting. She is written as a bland character with no sense of excitement, and comes across as dull. She just obliviously goes along with whatever she comes across. She keeps almost the same clueless emotion in all scenes, and don't seem to change it. She does show realistic emotions in some scenes, but it is not much. When she tied herself up on the ceiling to make it look like she had been hung, it doesn't go anywhere. She did it to trick JD that she was dead. But she should have let herself down when he was gone before her mother can walk in. - Christian Slater is another great actor, but does not create a convincing or intimidating antagonist, and fails to be a rebel. If JD was a rebel, he would have shot Veronica to death instead of waiting for her to shoot his finger off without gun training. By the way, we never saw a scene of JD teaching Veronica how to use a gun. The relationship between JD and his father is not explored clearly, and he could have been with any girl and the film would stay the same. - The teachers don't show anything special. There is a scene where one of the teachers gets the whole lunch hall to hold hands celebrating suicide was so ridiculous. - The motivations or conflicts of JD killing the popular children are not well explored. The characters he killed off they hardly know or met each other. They are so unclear, you question yourself "what was the real reason"? I know. Because JD wants to be popular and wants to be loved. He just kills for nothing at all. - The comedy doesn't work. I get this is a satire, but it is not portrayed correctly. The line "my son is a homosexual. I love my dead gay son" I found that sad. Whoever finds it funny is a homophobe. Other than that, I didn't find any of it funny. I have seen dark films with a satirical tone to them, and they were well written in terms of comedy, and memorable. - JD and Veronica Sawyer is a couple I would never put on the Top 10 Teen Movie Couples. They have decent chemistry, but they don't last long. During the school sequences, they are barely together. When two people get together, we are supposed to believe they become each other's part of their life through development and heroism. JD and Veronica has none of them. They only get together without proper build-up. Overall, nothing memorable, special or culturally impactful. It the film had more development with all the characters from their cliques, the conflicts between the characters were clear, and were written as actual people with heart, it would have been a great 2 hour comedy/drama. The TV show objectively sucked all the way. I am not going to waste the time on seeing the musical or hearing the soundtrack. Great concept, but it could have been better.
Everyone is allowed to be completely wrong once in a while, and your response to Titanic is definitely that :). I think people focus on some dialogue in the script, and ignore how strong the overall structure is, and how astute Cameron is in using two immediately accessible characters (brought to life by fantastic actors) to give an emotional hook to the sinking which was lacking in the good, but less successful, A Night to Remember. I agree that the raw materials could be a Hallmark movie, but the characters are pitched exactly right for what Cameron is trying to do (and, again, brought to life by amazing actors who know exactly what the characters are designed to do). Their facets are not the focus of the film, nor should they be. That is why watching only the sinking portion is a mistake. The secondary function of the characters is to introduce us to the ship, which actually makes the sinking portion more effective. We have seen the ship in its grandeur through these characters, so when it sinks, there is a connection to the locations that makes their loss more effective. Also a masterful modulation of quiet and fury in the second half. I just watched it again two nights ago, and it holds up just fine. Three hours and fifteen minutes, and goes like a shot every time.
So they couldn't have shown the ship while introducing us to real life people? We know who was on the boat- who survived and who did not. To create two stock characters right from central casting to represent those who died was incredibly offensive and flippant- to make them teenagers unforgiveable. Why not just make it a comedy- that would have engaged a lot of people?
@@xpindy Showing the ship while being introduced to real-life people was already done in A Night to Remember, which is a fine film, but less effective, I think. But I do not think there is any automatically offensive or flippant aspect to using fictional characters as a way in, any more than inventiing Henry Fleming was offensive or flippant to the real people who fought in the U.S. Civil War, or inventing the Bezukhovs and Rostovs was offensive or flippant to the many real people who suffered in the Napoleonic Wars in Russia. Having fictional characters made it much easier to roam around the ship, where any one real person may not have been able to go. It also allowed the film to shine a light oin historical people on board (Captain Smith, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ismay, and several members of the crew, among others) to strong effect. And I am not sure how the two central characters were written, but DiCaprio and Winslet brought them to very specific and effective life, in the context where they were. I have seen stock characters, and these have aspects of those, but great actors can find a way to infuse those roles with vibrancy and appeal, to provide an emotional hook going through, and these actors (in combination with the filmmakers, I'm aure) did that. Melodrama is not bad on its face, and is quite effective when done well. There is a reason it survives through the ages.
12 MONKEYS I asked for it as a Christmas gift (Terry Gillium=GREAT, right?), but when I watched it, Brad Pitts performance had such a bad affect on me, I had to sell it! I literally started going around flipping people off!!
I have to disagree with you on Fury Road. Although it is a really good action film it is not the best. One of the biggest problems I have with the movie is its main character is relegated to supporting character in his own story. Plus his character comes out be a better character than Furiosa’s does at the end. Taking none of the glory giving it to all to her. Furiosa is an ok character but I do not believe she holds a candle to others like John McClain or Rambo from 1&4 or Ripley. Hopefully this next film makes up for that.
Don't like Lady Bird. I just don't get why everybody praises it to the sky, maybe is because I'm a guy and I don't relate with Saoirse Ronan's character. Same with Parasite. I liked Parasite thought it was entertaining but I don't get why everybody says it's the best film of last year. I would have given it to 1917 better.
Black Panther (2018) is easily the most overrated film I have ever seen. The fact that people praise this as not only the best comic book movie but one of the best films ever is a complete joke to me. I understand people love the film for it's representation of the black community but I think the themes explored in the film are done exponentially better in Ryan Coogler's previous films, Creed (2015) and Fruitvale Station (2013). I think the film is a complete mess. The effects are a joke given the film's budget. I hate the convoluted and generic plot, the service level BASIC characters and performances. The bland lifeless cinematography. There's really nothing special about the film whatsoever. I don't hate it by any means but people put it on this high pedestal and it completely baffles me.
Hereditary and Midsommar are both movies that I hated after watching them. Despite Hereditary being a bit better than Midsommar (thanks to Toni Collette), I never ended up caring for any of the characters after I watched each film. My main complaint was how both films had confusing and what the f*** type moments that never get explained. I always hear the argument to look into the details, but I feel that that ruins the movie experience if you have to actively look for a reason to like a movie that you didn't like in the first place. TL;DR: I felt both films (Hereditary and Midsommar) were boring when I knew what was going on while having confusing/WTF moments that ruined the experience of both films for me.
Hope you review something from Hong Sang-Soo at some point. He is my favorite director but almost no one on the tube seems to cover his work. Right Now, Wrong Then is resplendent, also surprisingly funny.
The Dark Knight is a good movie, but so overrated not even close to be one of the best movies of all time (Heath Ledger´s perfomance is great) like I hear some people say.
Thank you, I hate that movie too and I've seen 3 times to try to see if I missed something. It is weak and I am really uncomfortable on how they used the Japanese people as just comic relief without giving them names. They make fun of the way they talk, it pretty racist.
