I kinda agree with the exception of Leon (it was pretty entertaining, yes it is overrated, but whatever) and Benjamin Button (I am a Brad Pitt fanboy...but aside from that it was well directed and acted)

EDIT: Oh, man, you didnt just say Scarface was lame... and Requiem was bad...

Djzapz

Canada10681 Posts

July 20 2010 07:27 GMT

#62

It is my professional opinion that you have to be severely mentally challenged to think Scarface is a bad movie.

A3iL3r0n

United States2196 Posts

July 20 2010 07:48 GMT

#63

Tell us about a movie you think is amazing.

It easier to destroy than create.

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Scarface is just a fun movie. The speech about being the bad guy is fucking great man, undeniably entertaining. It seems like you might hate it because people think it is serious art. On that note, Martin Scorcese is an overrated piece of shit.

CharlieMurphy

United States22895 Posts

July 20 2010 07:52 GMT

#64

I was wholly in support of this blog until you got to scarface.

Elbee

United States224 Posts

July 20 2010 09:27 GMT

#65

successful troll is successful

blue_arrow

1971 Posts

July 20 2010 10:22 GMT

#66

what movies do you not dislike then?

Kingsp4de20

United States716 Posts

July 21 2010 04:33 GMT

#67

On July 20 2010 16:52 CharlieMurphy wrote:
I was wholly in support of this blog until you got to scarface.

exactly

jalstar

United States8198 Posts

July 21 2010 04:38 GMT

#68

5/5 all the movies in the OP are dumb shit for teenagers (except scarface, maybe i should have given 4/5 oh well)

fight club fits perfectly on the OP's list. i can't take anyone's opinion in movies seriously if they like that crap

deth

Australia1757 Posts

July 21 2010 05:13 GMT

#69

I agree with you that all these movies are overrated, but Requiem for a Dream was faily good.. the rest are basically absolute trash in one way or another.

Also, LOL jalstar, fight club is an amazing film... great storytelling, an intelligent and provoking plot, it was an instant classic back when it was released and still remains so true and relevant for society today.

jalstar

United States8198 Posts

July 21 2010 05:50 GMT

#70

one obvious twist plus teenage angst (corporations are like, bad) plus heavy use of voice over is bad film-making, sorry but it is.

it's relevant to society in that whiny teenagers still believe those things

deth

Australia1757 Posts

July 21 2010 05:53 GMT

#71

On July 21 2010 14:50 jalstar wrote:
one obvious twist plus teenage angst (corporations are like, bad) plus heavy use of voice over is bad film-making, sorry but it is.

it's relevant to society in that whiny teenagers still believe those things

I'm sorry but if that's all the film was to you then you seriously missed out on a lot of the subtext, issues, themes and dialogue. I can't take your criticism seriously when you address the plot in such an oversimplified manner.

jalstar

United States8198 Posts

July 21 2010 05:58 GMT

#72

I liked the soap scene where they make soap from human fat. That was easily the deepest part of the movie, selling mankind (which Durden looks at with scorn) their excesses and waste back to them. The rest of the movie was variations on "corporations r bad lolol"

deth

Australia1757 Posts

July 21 2010 06:18 GMT

#73

On July 21 2010 14:58 jalstar wrote:
I liked the soap scene where they make soap from human fat. That was easily the deepest part of the movie, selling mankind (which Durden looks at with scorn) their excesses and waste back to them. The rest of the movie was variations on "corporations r bad lolol"

The movie wasn't even about "corporations r bad", it was about humanity, human nature, consumerism, psychology and capitalism. The ending premise of sending financial records back to 0 was about giving man a fresh start, not about corporations. The plot had jungian ideas and explored so much about human nature and consumerism/capitalism, corruption and primitive behaviour.

You have a very limited grasp about the plot, maybe you just didn't understand it. I had to study it extensively for my Behavioural Studies course, there is an awful lot more there than what you are giving it credit for.

jalstar

United States8198 Posts

July 21 2010 06:25 GMT

#74

The movie is terribly easy to understand, and while there were other themes, the capitalism/consumerism theme ("we buy too much stuff from evil corporations") took up around 90% of the movie. Seriously, most of the movie is the kind of stuff my friends ranted about when they were 14. It's childish.

The "fresh start" is a fresh start from corporations, the idea being that corporations have too much control over our lives and some sort of anarchy would be better. It's the same philosophy espoused by teenagers in black jackets with punk rock band patches.