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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Napoleon Dynamite. The main thing I got from the movie was that know I know where a meme comes from.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I've never understood the fascination people had/have with this movie.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

When this came out I went to the ends of the world to get a copy after missing out on all of the references... And then it was fine. I think it's kinda funny know but I don't understand how it blew up the way it did

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

The first Mad Max movie, just feels like a slog at times to get through and when you finally finish it there's no resolution it's just a cliffhanger into the next movie.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mean Girls is ok. It has some good meme quotes, but it isn't really a good movie.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I tried twice to watch The Godfather and fell asleep both times. Nothing about it caught me at all.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It bored me. Tried the second one, didn't get better.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

So i'm not the only one.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I may get a lot of hate for this, and I wouldn't say it was a huge disappointment because I actually really liked most of the movies but, Star Wars.

I thought they were great moviees, but when watching them after years of everyone telling me to and all the hype I was kind of disappointed even though I enjoyed watching them all. For me they just didn't live up to the hype I guess.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No country for old men. I get that it's supposed to be bleak and not resolve at the end. I still hate that it's bleak and doesn't resolve at the end. I didn't really get the "amazingness" of the coin flip scene either.

I also thought Blade Runner was ok, but the whole "tears in the rain" monologue is so hyped on the internet that it was a bit meh when it actually happened.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

No country for old men. I get that it's supposed to be bleak and not resolve at the end. I still hate that it's bleak and doesn't resolve at the end.

Yes! I was expecting more, and was left feeling cheated at the end with no resolution. It felt like wasted time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Donnie Darko.

Not a terrible movie, just an extremely odd film of which I have never understood the cult following.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

No way. Maybe it depends on when you see it. Saw it early teens and was my favorite movie.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Nah, it was at least a little terrible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I always recommend watching the director's cut. It's like a totally different movie and gives more context.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Lol, we don't talk about the sequel. If you watch his other movies and interviews, it's clear that Donnie Darko's director was actually terrible and just managed to accidentally make something amazing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm afraid to watch the Princess Bride because everyone I know loves it and begs me to watch it and I'm afraid it will be terrible and when they ask me how it was I'll have to lie

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Almost all of them when I had read the book first.

The Hobbit

The latest (The Hobbit) I got my son to read the book, then watch the movies and he's like 'Whaaaaaa???' because they tried to amplify it into a blockbuster.

So yes, Great movie - but sucked after reading the book.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The latest The Hobbit(s) were terrible, the old animated film was actually not bad.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe not a cult classic but the highly praised adaptation of Little Women (2019). It did not have the positive flow and feel compared to the 1994 version. Also, having a 22 year old actress playing the young version of Amy was not a good choice, her sitting between the other girls at school looked ridiculous.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Synecdoche New York. Every one of my friends who’ve seen it think it’s brilliant. I tried watching it and felt like I was losing my mind. I know that’s the point, but that doesn’t make it a good movie!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The Big Lebowski is extremely boring and nonsensical.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Rocky Horror has one of the weakest 3rd acts I've ever seen.

Ive never seen the live show so it might just be pains trying to fit a 2 act musical into a traditional 3 act movie

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I have watched it a bunch. But saw it first a live cast and with people who were really into it. So any re-watch brings me back to that time. Being high helps lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The whole move goes downhill after they serve meatloaf for dinner.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

pulp fiction is just not my thing :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Big Lebowski .. I mean I enjoyed it but not enough to join the cult

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Give it another try, I was also confused during my first watch, but now it’s one of my favorite movies

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Second this. Did not enjoy watching that

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jupiter Ascending. It's just all around terrible, and not in the it's-so-bad-it's-good way. I don't get the appeal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Does anyone really think its a cult film? I think it's just a bad movie.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Pulp Fiction

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The inglorious bastards. It treats a very serious subject matter with too much quirky humor.

Also the Nazi slaughter group is basically like an Einsatz Gruppe, but for slaughtering German soldiers. Literally locking people in a building (often a church) and then setting it ablaze was a technique used against Jews.

Just reversing the roles doesn't make it an act that's worth cheering for, like people did in the cinema when I saw it. I couldn't detach myself from that, hence why I did personally not enjoy it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Inglorious Bastards ain't your average war flick or history lesson, it's Tarantino doing his offbeat thing. The humor's not mocking the war, but poking at the villains. The Basterds are soldiers, not a hit squad against innocents. The cinema cheers? That's just folks enjoying seeing the Nazis get some comeuppance. If you didn't dig it, cool. But remember, Tarantino's all about pushing buttons and sparking chatter. If it got under your skin, maybe it hit the mark.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't stand the Fifth Element. On paper, it should be perfect for me but I just find it really obnoxious.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Princess Bride

So dull, nothing funny, no redeeming feature

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Airplane! It's okay just not my cup of tea

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Not a cult classic. It's a mainstream hit.

"Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home..."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Clerks. Couldn't get over the shitty forced acting.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The Shining. I've seen so many parodies and homages before seeing the original, that I just kept laughing and couldn't get into the horror part of it whatsoever.

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