Guest MormonGator Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 Do you have a movie you dislike but everyone else seems to worship? For me, two come to mind. The Lord of the Rings series (sorry people) and Armageddon with Bruce Willis. In LOTR, I get it, epic fantasy-but I tried watching the first one twice and the first time I fell asleep while the second time I started playing Game Boy and boy, did those 9 hours fly by. With Armageddon, I've heard people say it's "moving" but all it did was give me a headache. You know a movie is bad when you start rooting for the asteroid to slam into earth to put everyone out of their misery, including the people watching the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedleinA Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 Any movie related to the "Fast & Furious" franchise. My son started one last night. I popped my head and said, "You are going to lose brain cells watching that". He turned it off after 10 minutes and said it was dumb. I smiled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedleinA Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) 24 minutes ago, MormonGator said: In LOTR, I get it, epic fantasy-but I tried watching the first one twice and the first time I fell asleep First one, first half... snooze fest BUT if you can get past that part the rest are really good. Edited October 9, 2018 by NeedleinA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 Just now, NeedleinA said: Any movie related to the "Fast & Furious" franchise. My son started one last night. I popped my head and said, "You are going to lose brain cells watching that". He turned it off after 10 minutes and said it was dumb. I smiled. I seem to have missed those movies. I've heard they aren't exactly Kubrick level masterpieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnsonJones Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) In regards to Mormons? Maybe not movies I dislike, but movies I just don't get all the furor over and how excited Mormons get about them. There are some movies Mormons go crazy about that I definitely think are far overrated. I think the following might fall into this category...though I may get lynched for stating them... Star Wars (this x1000 over rated among Mormons) Indiana Jones (even if one of my favorite movie quotes comes from them) The new comic book movies people seem to adore. I haven't really watched them, but I don't see what's to get all excited about a comic book movie. Yes, I imagine this will cause a general lynching in my direction. Here come the pitchforks and torches, here comes the noose and the rope. I better skedaddle before they get any closer. Edited October 9, 2018 by JohnsonJones Vort 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 Just now, JohnsonJones said: Yes, I imagine this will cause a general lynching in my direction "Your husband is an idiot and your kids are ugly." "No big deal." "Your movie taste is terrible." "I'M NEVER SPEAKING TO YOU AGAIN" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anatess2 Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 Napoleon Dynamite SpiritDragon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 ET: The Extraterrestrial. What a dumb movie. I mean, seriously dumb. Maybe I'd enjoy it if I watched it now, years later. But I doubt it. Movies featuring brain-dead adults and clever children (actually dull children, but clever compared to the clueless adults) are typically stupid movies, and ET is a sterling example. Close Encounters of the Third Kind was profoundly stupid in a completely different way. If I had to compare ET with CET3K, I'd have to give the Stupidity Award to the latter. It wouldn't be close. ET was relentlessly dumb and cloying; the first quality made it hard to watch, and the second made it distasteful. But CET3K was just a stream of nonsense from beginning to end. I wasted my time watching ET, but I actively want back the minutes of my left spent watching CET3K. Would I feel the same way if I watched it again now, as a middle-aged man? I doubt we will ever know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 Just now, Vort said: ET: The Extraterrestrial. I actually loved this movie, but I sort of understand what you are saying. Looking back the adults in the movie are sort of stupid. And you raise an otherwise interesting point @Vort (yes, I complimented you. Don't let it go to your head). I've noticed that if you say you don't like a movie/tv show that was huge to someones childhood, they take it as a grave personal insult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordorbund Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, Vort said: ET: The Extraterrestrial. What a dumb movie. I mean, seriously dumb. Maybe I'd enjoy it if I watched it now, years later. But I doubt it. Movies featuring brain-dead adults and clever children (actually dull children, but clever compared to the clueless adults) are typically stupid movies, and ET is a sterling example. When Spielberg re-released it, he felt bad about having adults pointing guns towards children so he changed the guns to walkie-talkies. But felt no need to erase or alter the dialog where one angry child accuses another child of engaging in oral sex. Vort 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 Just now, mordorbund said: When Spielberg re-released it, he felt bad about having adults pointing guns towards children so he changed the guns to walkie-talkies. But felt no need to erase or alter the dialog where one angry child accuses another child of engaging in oral sex. One example among dozens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 8 minutes ago, mordorbund said: When Spielberg re-released it, he felt bad about having adults pointing guns towards children so he changed the guns to walkie-talkies. But felt no need to erase or alter the dialog where one angry child accuses another child of engaging in oral sex. Speaking of Spielberg and Kubrick, did you know the two men admired one another? Spielberg admired the arthouse genius of Kubrick and Kubrick admired how Spielberg could make movies that the public so deeply loved. However, the one movie that they were both involved in, A.I, didn't do very well. I liked it a lot, but I'm in the minority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 In fact, I think A.I is one of the most underrated movies out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unixknight Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 I must have very poor taste in movies because I can easily think of a dozen films that I'd consider underrated, but for overrated I usually have to go into the usual garbage bin of franchises that are worn out, or fallen victim to modern politics. Examples: The Saw franchise. Full disclosure, I love horror movies but deeply dislike torture porn. That said, I thought the first Saw film was clever. Fans of the franchise seem to like the sequels but... no. Black Panther. Yeah, I said it. Black Panther is overrated. Now, in fairness, it is a great superhero film overall, and I did enjoy it, but read any review of the film and you'd think it was destined to sweep the oscars as every film critic feverishly praises every aspect of it to show how progressive they are. To me, it felt like a re-imagining of The Lion King in the MCU. Along a similar vein... Wonder Woman. Great movie, blah and boring ending. Felt like a Captain America remake. I did like the movie and it's one of the few good things in the DCEU, but again, gets more praise than it deserves because of its political elements. (In fairness to the above two, the bar for superhero movies is set VERY high right now. 20 years ago, those two movies would have been truly legendary.) Star Trek (2009). Yep, the trekkie put a Trek film on the list. As a sci-fantasy action film it was fine. As a Star Trek movie it's a hot mess. Trek is at its best when it makes you think. This movie felt like going to a college lecture on physics and being handed a pack of crayons and a picture of a puppy to color. Any Star Wars film after the Disney acquisition. People WANT these films to be amazing so they convince themselves that they're amazing despite how stupid they're becoming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anatess2 Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 22 hours ago, unixknight said: I must have very poor taste in movies because I can easily think of a dozen films that I'd consider underrated, but for overrated I usually have to go into the usual garbage bin of franchises that are worn out, or fallen victim to modern politics. convince themselves that they're amazing despite how stupid they're becoming. I'd say most award-winning movies are over-rated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
person0 Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 22 hours ago, unixknight said: Any Star Wars film after the Disney acquisition. People WANT these films to be amazing so they convince themselves that they're amazing despite how stupid they're becoming. Yup! 23 hours ago, JohnsonJones said: The new comic book movies people seem to adore. I haven't really watched them, but I don't see what's to get all excited about a comic book movie. People tend to relate with the desire to have superpowers; to see live-action people on screen who do 'have' superpowers/abilities feeds that desire. People like to see a hero and a hero's story, whether real or fictional. The fictional ones tend to appeal to all generations, where real stories tend to appeal more to adults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, person0 said: People tend to relate with the desire to have superpowers; to see live-action people on screen who do 'have' superpowers/abilities feeds that desire. People like to see a hero and a hero's story, whether real or fictional. The fictional ones tend to appeal to all generations, where real stories tend to appeal more to adults. person0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Anything with Superman. It makes no sense that he can fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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