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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (4 children)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The purpose of a Movie is to entertain. If i am entertained, It Is Good.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Basically any movie-adaptation of a book. I know I'm in the minority on this, but if I wanted the story of the book, I'd be reading the book, not watching a movie that's often merely based on it. A new spin on an existing tale is the best of both worlds imo.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Prometheus. I don't care how stupid the plot is, and how many holes it has. Its aesthetics are (for the most part) excellent in a way that tickles my brain. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't like it as much the second time though (especially since I saw it in a theater)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Going to give an old example and a new example.

I remember liking the Aeon Flux movie. Don't remember too much about it, but I remember enjoying it, and favorably comparing it to Ultraviolet which came out around the same time. Recently I heard someone bring it up in a podcast as a terrible movie and it turns out it's pretty universally panned lol.

A more recent example is The Watchers. I thought it was pretty good and kept my interest the whole time, but seems pretty middling from reviews. A lot of people especially didn't like the ending, which I guess was kind of sudden, but still alright imo. Not noteworthy in being especially bad or anything.

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

Aeon Flux movie would have been fine as a normal action movie. It was a terrible Aeon Flux movie.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I filtered in IMDb movies where I have voted 7+ while user rating is up to 6 and these jumped out seemingly panned by both critics and users.

  1. Gods of Egypt. Visually great, standard action story, don't get the dislike at all.
  2. Tremors 4: The Legend Begins. I have watched most Tremors movies, have given them 6+. The one I disliked most was Tremors: Shrieker Island which I have rated 3.
  3. Iron Sky. Do not remember a single thing, but it looks fun. Probably will rematch soon.
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I like comedies, dumb action movies and horror. So it's almost everything, just like the person in the meme. lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Joker 2

Ant-Man 3

I Saw The TV Glow

Leave The World Behind

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Three O'Clock High is an all-time favorite. It's like somebody set out to make THE stereotypical eighties movie. Budget Matthew Broderick? Check! Bratty little sister? Yes, sir! Nerdy best friend? We got you! And don't get me started on how fantastic Buddy Revelle is. I feel like it's got way better cinematography than it should, and the acting seems surprisingly good to me.

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

Sisters Brothers. it has decent reviews when i look now, but it seems to have flopped real bad at the theaters. I watched it free on YouTube and was amazed by it, and then I looked it up and saw it bombed. $38m budget, $13m box office. Oof

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