Has anyone mentioned CITIZEN KANE yet?

Ughhh..... *snore*

"Rosebud....." who cares!!!!!???

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

don't tell me u don't love some rosebud!

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

I did, Miguel. It has to win the prize for the most overrated film of all time. Utter bollocks

evenstar3 said:

Pulp Fiction is one of the ultimate guy films, IMHO. If you're not a guy, I can see where you might not like it one bit.

TotalANXiousNESS said:

Thanks, good to know I'm not the only one. I didn't get it at all.

I'll also throw Monster's Ball out there.

But by far, the worst movie I've seen in the past few year is Lynch's Inland Empire. The local hip papers tried to play it up; it was an unforgivable mess.

"Lost in Translation". I liked the soundtrack, but wasn't at all moved by the film

mrdespues said:

I found the premise to be pure nonsense--that people are such sheep that they would rally around a guy they find wrestling with HIMSELF outside of a bar.

And if that spoiled the film for anyone, GOOD. Now you won't have to see that crap.

RodeoSchro said:

No NO. I am the LAST person to watch a boy movie. I HATE them. But Puplp Fiction is like THEE best movie ever. Okay, not ever. But its realy good.

sextonseven said:

really? i liked it.

madartista said:

Depends on what you're referring to.....

I guess the lighting and the technical stuff in the movie were groundbreaking but.....I still say ehhhh.

LittleSmedley said:

@ utter bollocks

madartista said:

Me too!!!
I mean who can resist Meatloaf's boobs in that.

RodeoSchro said:

my favorite movie is the matrix, isn't that a 'guy' movie?

What are people smoking these days. "Pulp Fiction" sucks? Next thing you're going to hear is "True Romance" and "Reservoir Dogs" sucked. And no, I am "NOT" saying that QT (So weird saying his initials because it sounds like "cutie" ) can't make a bad film. Just look at "Dawn at The Dusk" or whatever the hell it's called. Yeah, he can make some bad films, but mostly he delivers.
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The Shining. Relentlessly overhyped by my friends and not as good as everyone says.

Touch of Evil. Boring!!! And I love Orson Welles and black & white films.

Broken Flowers. Love Billy Murray, but this is boring shit right here.

evenstar3 said:

There's lots of crazies out there.

live4lust said:

it is good!!

evenstar3 said:

Nope, it isn't. Nicholson's entertaining, but the film is NOT mindblowing. King's an overrated writer, too.

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

i wasn't talking about the movie!

but now i am -- the movie changed narrative film and is epic in that regard, but what made it groundbreaking and riveting then is what now makes it look cliche and overdone.

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

The movie insulted my intelligence.

live4lust said:

i really like some of his novels, but that's true.

TotalANXiousNESS said:

That just means you are ultra-cool.

Spookymuffin said:

that's exactly what I was going to say! It was like any of the most average indie movies except that it featured Bill Murray singing karaoke. And much as I like him, understated performances aren't always interesting. God, after the rave reviews, I was supremely disappointed in this one.

live4lust said:

Not so sure about that. He's extremely popular, and respected as entertaining and prolific, but I don't think he's particularly respected as a "writer." There's not much that he's contributed to the craft of writing that anyone could really point to. And I'm a fan.

NDRU said:

I used to read everything he did. What I really like about his writing is his humor. I stopped reading his stuff though, and I don't know why.

Rhondab said:

and guess which movie came on today?

Tin Cup!

madartista said:

Your analysis is so precise.

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

I stopped for a long time, too, but picked him back up again. He just has so many that you start to feel they're overlapping, I think, and want to try something else.

But I think he's great, definitely better than his virtually all of his peers. He has a lot of style, and he can write in different voices if he tries, like in the Dark Tower series. And he's not limited to horror.

And his light style of writing lends itself to movies perfectly. He thinks of interesting stories that translate perfectly (well, not every time--Dreamcatcher, anyone?) to film. Not so much James Joyce or Henry Miller.

sextonseven said:

he was at war with what it means to be man and/or masculine in our (consumer obsessed) society.

The Sum Of All Fears

as far as the storyline...like no less than 10 minutes and i'm

The Departed- i got up and DEPARTED out of the theater asking for a refund. i got it.
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