path40a Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 O.K. (by popular demand;-), instead of movies someone recommended to you that you didn't like, how about this? In other words, there are LOTS of movies I feel compelled to see because: it is highly rated on imdb or was given four stars in (e.g.) the TV Guide, it turns up on a top 10 or top 100 list somewhere, I read a compelling review about it, or a film historian I "respect" says it's a "must-see" for any serious moviephile. However, many times after taping or renting such a film, and then watching it, I'm disappointed because: my expectations were too high and it couldn't live up to them, it was tres boring or too dated, it was actually bad and/or I just didn't "get it". For whatever the reasons, I find this to happen more often than not with foreign films. Almost any Fellini, and especially 8 1/2, leaves me with the feeling that I must be missing something. Most Woody Allen films have the same impact for me. Almost any highly acclaimed movie since the mid-80's, especially since 1999, I'm left similarly wanting (e.g. Memento - it's just a gimmick!). I could go on, but would anyone else like to contribute to this topic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean!!!!!! I went to see it and I just loathed it. I was in a terribly bitter mood that evening so I wouldn't have enjoyed it even if it was good, so I decided to go see it again in slightly higher spirits. I didn't hate it as much but I still didn't like it. It just bothers me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 I would have been more satisfied with Pirates had there been more blood! I mean, there should have been; they were firing grapeshot back and forth, back and forth, point blank, point blank yet everyone was still alive at the end!!!!!! That shouldn't have been! There should have been carnage, a real bloodbath! It would have fit my mood perfectly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladymirabelle45 Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING was a disappointment to me. I don't know why. Maybe it was all the hype, then when I saw it I kept waiting for the good part. Maybe it was because her family was so annoying, I just couldn't believe she would let them walk all over her like they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicsfan1119 Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 I'm doing this off the top of my head (I really should make a list sometime) and right away "Moulin Rouge" comes up like a putrid dead body no longer secured underwater. I was soooo disappointed in that movie! I watched it once and never will again. And the others that everyone in the whole world raves about (except me), are the entire Godfather series. The advance hype on them had me thinking they would all be great, and although they probably were, I just couldn't ever get into them. I liked "Once Upon In America" a lot more, but I'll never be sure if I have the ending down just right. That smile on Robert Dinero's face when he leaves the Opium Den really puzzles me. I always wonder what he knows that I'm not getting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bggalaxy Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 2001: a space odyssey most film noir movies carousel There are more but these off the top of my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venerados Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 American Beauty. And I hated Amelie beyond reason. Classicsfan...do you mean Moulin Rouge 2001? If so, I have to agree. I wouldn't for the 1952 versio: Jose Ferrer's performance was amazing and the cinematography perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicsfan1119 Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Yes, Venerados...I do mean the 2001 version. I should have specified that! And, I'm a person who loves musicals! I loved the original and it's cast. Sometimes I think that these rediculous remakes are done because they "think" that no one is still living who might have seen the original, which more often than not can never be bettered. I'm starting to have a real thing about remakes. I wish they'd quit it, unless they can get a hell-of-a-lot better at it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickerknickers Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 We've already got an identical folder to this one, entitled "Over-Rated Movies" that has some wonderfully deconstructive views on such over-rated bores as The English Patient, Ghandi and Chariots of Fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicsfan1119 Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Excuse me, Patty, but Path was specifically asked to start this thread as a point of interest stemming from another thread where we were having an equally interesting discussion. It's not always appropriate to "look in a previous folder", you see. We're here today, and this is what is happening for some of us at the present time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 The old topics can be fun, but I agree that there's nothing wrong with just starting new ones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickerknickers Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 to classicfan, thanks for pointing out the fact that we shouldn't look into "previous folders." i'll try to remember that advice in the future when this one vanishes into our backlog and yet another identical folder pops up. But since i'm here in this one, I'll gleefully jump onto the subject of movies that we've been told to like but that we found boring as all get out. Mystic River is one of them. Here in NYC, all the critics nearly ordered us poor film buffs to like this turgid, boring, self-conscious flick. Even though it starred someone I really loathe: sean penn. He overacted, chewed the scenery and all but screamed: lookat me! I would be this in the same category as "Swept Away," that immortal epic that starred Madonna. Now, so long and farewell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Now, now! Let's all get along here. Yes, we should bring back old topics whenever we can, but I think the language used in this one sets it apart enough from the one you mentioned, Paty, as similar as they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 One film that I got snoogled with was "The Last Emperor" (yawn). Since it won the Oscar for Best Picture I thought I was in for a treat and little did I know. Although the production values were good (like picture postcards) it was quite boring. Mongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 I just hope that when patypancake said "goodbye and farewell" doesn't mean that she is not coming back to the boards. She has long been a staple here and has added much information and spice to these boards, not to mention all the interesting topics she created. It would be a shame to see her go. Paty be sure to get your butt back here soon. Mongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Yes, that "goodbye and farewell" was alarming...Don't go, Paty! It's obvious and understandable that you hold a nostalgic regard for the "old boards", but must that divide us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolololom Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Wizard of Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellabluegrl Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 I'll separate the old and new... "Oldies"... "The Sound of Music" "Mary Poppins" "Lawerence of Arabia" Practically anything with Jerry Lewis Probably more but I can't think of 'em now. "Newbies"... Just about anything with Jim Carrey Same goes for Woody Allen *"Black Hawk Down" "Hunt for Red October" "The English Patient" "Saving Private Ryan" *I could put down a lot more war movies. For some reason (especially after I had my three boys) they just really "disturb" me. I am referring mainly to the "newer" war movies btw. Whenever I see a young man mortally wounded, guts hangin'out and cryin' for his mom etc. I just can't help but to think of how it would be if it were one of my son's. Or how the mothers who had to go through losing a son in a war must have felt. I guess I'm tryin' to say I'm just too empathetic to be watchin' this type of movie. Oh, and I also have/had (one's living, one passed away 10 years ago) two grandfathers who fought in WWII. One a Marine--fought at Iwo Jima, the other an Air Force fighter pilot (was actually shot down over France and French farmers hid him until he could get to safety). When I watch these war movies I also think of them and what they had to endure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 The Hunt for Red October may not be that great, Stella, but what about the beginning? "Captain Connery" and his XO standing in the conning tower of their boat in the snowy fjords headed out to open water with the great music! Oooo! Divine! That's the part I like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicsfan1119 Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 Paty...if you're going to quote me, then please quote me correctly. I did not say that "we shouldn't look into previous folders"....I said, "it's not always appropriate to look in a previous folder", which was certainly the case when Path start this thread for us, upon our request (as I've already explained). Many of us do look back into previous folders, even me, and recently many have been brought back to the present. But, this thread was really intended to stand on it's own. I hope that you will try to understand, and will also continue to post in our Forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellabluegrl Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 Okay, okay...I'll give in about the beginning. When I think about it, I really did think I was going to enjoy it at first. I LOVE Sean Connery, at any age; but after about the first half hour I was noddin' off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 One more thing I like 'bout Red October[/b]: the homing torpedo that came back to the Alfa-class sub that fired it and the Red Star on the warhead a split second before impact. Great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 Those damned italics should have ended with October! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 Stella I agree with you about Jerry Lewis films and I felt the same way about Woody Allen until recently. I've been watching some of his films on the cable movie channels and his "Radio Days" is a total delight loaded with laughs and nostalgia. Also "The Purple Rose of Cairo" and "Hannah and Her Sisters" were quite good. I also noticed just how good Mia Farrow was in these movies. I have a gained a new respect for her acting ability. No matter what Woody is quite a talented guy. Mongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 Another film listed somewhere below as a lemon is the Oscar winning film "Chariots of Fire" which I'm quite fond of. Its an absorbing and unusal movie centering on a devout Scottish missionary and a Jewish student who run in the 1924 Olympics. It was interesting to experience their motives, challenges, problems and emotions. Reverent moments capture the heart especially when the Scot, in keeping with his faith, refused to run on the sabbath. When he is told he should race on Sunday because the King would be present, standing firm he says "It was God who made kings". The Oscar winning score by Vangelis is outstanding. Mongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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