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Movie Top 5 Most Overrated Films
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It's like the Jeff Buckley Grace of movies
Except everybody moved on to better things...
Wouldn't call it a Kubrick film. He only got involved after the original director was fired one week into shooting. And afterwards effectively disowned the film... I wouldn't call it awful either but it is definitely the black sheep of Kubrick's work after Paths of Glory. And probably a necessary stepping stone for him becoming the all controlling director he was.
fanboi alert.
Barry Lyndon would have to be one of my favourite films i've seen recently but The Shining for example is not my favourite. Guess I better unzip now
Don't mind the fanboi call tbh. The deeper I've gotten into film, the more I've come to see Kubrick as the GOAT.
It's funny you like Barry Lyndon and not The Shining as it's usually the other way around. At least for the average film goer. I think The Shining is the pinnacle of the horror genre as it's the most deeply unsettling film I've seen.
I have no problem with anyone saying Kubrick is the greatest. Although Paths of Glory in its entirety didn't capture me like I was hoping it would there contained some all time great scenes. The cinematography was ahead of its time and the final scene from Paths of Glory is among the best scenes i've seen.
On Barry Lyndon the casting of Ryan O'Neal was a tremendous casting decision and the film itself just combines the elements so well. I keep playing the classical score from the likes of Schubert from it. Also it has a feeling of adventure while being dramatic a rare sort of result is created giving it the effect of entertainment, drama and tragedy.All the while because of O'Neal's character and ambiguous performance you don't necessarily feel sympathetic and its more realistic imo compared with many other films for this reason.
The Shining I think require a few more watches. I probably wasn't able to unlock some of the symbolism contained within from one watch. Also Lolita I have memories of a great performance from James Mason but will probably need to see again. I think I'll have to revisit this great director soon and see the rest of his films.
I'm a bit of a 'scenist' when I watch films. For example a film i'm not overly enamored with can somewhat redeem itself for me if it has one or two classic scenes and Kubrick certainly has created his fair share from what i've seen to be classified as great.
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Turned the Godfather off after 40 minutes dead set rubbish in saying that Casino would be in my top 5 favourites
The symbolism in his films are the reason I can keep watching them. He used to hustle chess for spending money while waiting for projects in his early days and that ability to think many moves ahead was totally absorbed in his craft. Everything relates to something else. Every piece of dialogue or clothing or painting or book or musical cue. I find something new every viewing that unlocks another layer of hidden narrative.
Like in 2001 when I realized the music played during the black screen at the beginning is only played again when the other monoliths are found. The screen is literally the monolith (being almost the exact same ratio). We, the audience, are the apes about to experience a jump in evolution aided by the monolith- the movie itself . Or that the spaceship, Discovery One, represents the penis and the crew, sperm. Bowman is like the sole surviving sperm being pulled into the wormhole (birth canal?) and birthed as the starchild in humanity's next evolutionary step.
And I'm drawn to the underlying themes he kept alluding to. Like mind control/brainwashing in A Clockwork Orange and the first half of Full Metal Jacket (Even hints of it in The Shining and Eyes Wide Shut). The power elite in EWS and Barry Lyndon. Pedophile networks in EWS and Lolita (And in his developing of A.I., I mean really, who else needs a little robot boy?).
It's a real shame he died when he did. It took so much time to research (and produce) each film it's a pity he made so few.
Anyway, all this talk has got me keen. Think I'll be watching some Kubrick tonight.
Se7en.
Bland thriller IMO.
Bland thriller IMO.
Also Looper felt like an average movie that didn't deserve it's high ranking on Rotten Tomatoe.
Lol. No. Just no.
Agree with those that said Fight Club, have never understood the hype.
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You have a gigantic tongue, stuck firmly in your cheek!!! I in fact am the only expert on everything.
No country for old men , was about fear. Simply Just fear. It was genius and told of all types of fears. Even when the air gun man was going to kill Woody Harelson, Woody's character showed no fear , but he was fearful of showing fear, he showed it by the old "you don't have to do this" he was calm cool and effing terrified , while air gun man did not give a stuff.
Terrifying character. Brolins character greedy nervous and silly out of his league, old lawman definately freaked by the air gun, the law now days was no place for him. And the people who broke it gave him a deep fear he didn't understand . Brilliant stuff. Who sees it in a different manner because thats what this is about hey?
Terrifying character. Brolins character greedy nervous and silly out of his league, old lawman definately freaked by the air gun, the law now days was no place for him. And the people who broke it gave him a deep fear he didn't understand . Brilliant stuff. Who sees it in a different manner because thats what this is about hey?
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Yes, as you know, it was the 51st highest grossing film of 1994. Very clever Roobs.
In the 20 years that have followed I am certain it has made a lot more money than, say, Wolf, or Beverly Hills Cop III- both top 20 box officer earner for that wonderful year.
It has sold over 5 million copies on DVD. Wolf sold less than 150 in total.
Boogie Nights.
I doesn't do it for me.
I saw it tonight on telly
I doesn't do it for me.
I saw it tonight on telly
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You don't do it for me either but Boogie Nights was terrific.
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To be fair, when you watch The Godfather for the first time it doesn't really start to feel awesome until the hospital scene. Then the Michael scene in the restaurant grips you and its impossible to turn it off after that. That said, I was 15yo when I first saw it, and it was one of my early explorations of classic cinema as well. Whilst I don't condone turning it off after 40 mins, I can sort of see how someone would.
I can see someone watching it for the first time not being won over by the wedding and film producer sequences.
Casino is a top film. Maybe try watching Godfather 2 as a lot of people like it more than the first.
Godfather Part II I reckon is pretty overrated. I love it but it's often ranked up there with the first when it's nowhere near as good.
Mafia movies in general I think are a bit overrated. Goodfellas is nowhere near Scorsese's best film.
Mafia movies in general I think are a bit overrated. Goodfellas is nowhere near Scorsese's best film.
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Narrative cinema is dead. If someone has only seen movies with an explosion or death every 35 seconds they would find a film that builds with a story arc to be tedious - I have heard Gen Y types slag the Exorcist as boring - "mummy mummy..I'm bored..... when do we get to the head spin and the pea soup spew"
