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This is me but with Shawshank Redemption. I get what it was trying to go for but I just didn't vibe with it. I can appreciate the fact that so many people saw something in it that I didn't. To me it was decent but by no means one of the best films ever
Anything from Quentin Tarantino, his writing style just bugs the fuck out of me, he is so far up his own ass and it shows with every stupid pretentious monologue.
So much sound and fury, signifying nothing.
Quentin Tarantino is just a teenage edgelord with a foot fetish.
Dude, I don't want to downvote an opinion, but this one is fucking hard.
I apologize for nothing.
When you find mediocrity unacceptable, popular shit doesn't usually suit your palate. This isn't a bug, it's a feature.
Everyone around me said i should watch Napoleon Dynamite because it was sooooo funny. It was just an autistic kid doing and saying cringey things.
I also hate Donnie darko, Requiem for a dream, 90 % of David Lynch (especially Mulholland drive), citizen Kain, etc. Too many to mention.
Citizen Kane is so celebrated because of how revolutionary it was and how much it influenced pretty much every movie made after, with then-novel techniques in things like cinematography and non linear story telling. Just tons of stuff that had never been done before. Of course if you compare it to later films it won't be all that remarkable. Everything it did first is now everywhere and we kinda take it for granted.
I get that. But as innovative as it was, it is severely dated in pretty much all ways now. I went to a pretty pretentious university and was surrounded by people who glossed over the fact that all of the things you've mentioned have been used more efficiently since then and would try to force their friends to watch it with them multiple times.
Yeah, I've also encountered some weird snobs who said they loved it, almost certainly because they thought they were supposed to. You probably understand better what's special about it than those who pretend to just find it enjoyable from a modern point of view. To summarize what I think: it's a stellar, incredible picture, it's just not all that entertaining because its inventions have since been further developed and we have more enjoyable stuff now.
I really enjoy citizen Kane for the same reason I really enjoy reading classic literature or seeing old art. It sparks joy to see art and try to imagine the environment it was produced. Noone reads War of the Worlds, The Time Machine or anything by Jules Verne or Asimov and expects a The Expanse or similar modern scifi
I like Napoleon dynamite, but i don't think i'll ever rewatch it. I watched it a couple of times when it came out with friends. And it's almost more the experience than the movie. When i watched it the first time i thought there is some massive plot twist, like some of these people are aliens or something. Then the movie was over, and nothing really happened. I don't think any of us really liked the movie, but then we just randomly quoted some lines and we re watched it, and we just always had a great time.
I saw it in theaters and thought it was pretty goddamned stupid. Then, for various reasons, I ended up watching it multiple times with friends and somehow it just kept getting funnier.
Great movie? I don't think so. But it's definitely something of a cultural touchstone for me.
I waited years before I watched it, long after the hype had died down. I went in with no expectations and I quite enjoyed it.
It's just a day-in-the-life film where nothing really happens and there's no big revelation or pay-off at the end, but the journey had some memorable moments and was fun nonetheless.
Eternal sunshine of a spotless mind. I walked away thinking wow that was boring and I really hate Jim carry.
Jim Harry's best role was the mask. Because his normal stupid Jim carry shit fits well with the character. Other than that he annoys the shit out of me.
I like Jim Barry but I can see why if you don't click then his antics would get annoying very quickly.
Jim Parry as Eggman is great though
Jim Larry's best role was the Truman Show, I think. One of my favorites.
My highschool English teacher agreed with you. We spent half the semester watching and rewatching it and analysing the religious symbolism and discussing the films commentary on celebrity culture and fanaticism. I'm forever scarred by the experience.
Plenty to digest with the movie, especially given when it came out. Survivor was just getting big in the States, things like Road Rules had been on for a bit. Voyeur TV was big.
Feels like great fodder for long form YouTube essays, but I'm not so sure about high schoolers studying it, lol
Anyway I saw it at least 20 times and I'm done with it.
I reckon I could think of something worse.
I find it helps to avoid the hype trains surrounding new media releases, as well as anything after the teaser trailer.
Getting one’s expectations up usually results in the said media failing to live up.
Best to go in blind and make your own mind up afterwards!
I absolutely hated both Dune Movies... Such a boring and in my opinion incoherent mess. My jaw dropped when i found out it was So universally highly rated. It still makes me angry when i think about it.
I liked the visuals / cinematography of the 2021 version, but I haven't gotten around to watching part 2 because I'm not really invested in the story.
It felt like a lore dump that didn't really build much connection to the characters, followed by a bit of action and some heavy sequel-baiting.
The Godfather. Despite several attempts I've never made it through, it just can't hold my attention.
I liked it but agree with this sentiment