The "Don't Waste Your Time and/or Money To See This Film" Thread

[Tony Soprano]

Agreed. Totally overrated. In my opinion The Matrix is the greatest movie ever made

It may have set the standard for other movies of its kind to follow, but it doesn't excuse the fact that it's grossly overrated. The movies were really good, I'll admit. But people threw a hissy shit and claim it's the greatest thing since sliced bread. That, in of itself, put the franchise into a major overrated bonanza.

Are y'all fuckin kidding me???

Wow. Maybe it's because the story was based on one of the best crime novels of all-time I don't know. Wasn't it like #1 on the New York Times bestseller for 67 weeks??? smh

If it was so overrated then why did "The Godfather" and it's sequel "The Godfather part II" go on to win a total of 8 Academy Awards including TWO for best picture???

 

[The Dark King]

Are y'all fuckin kidding me???

Wow. Maybe it's because the story was based on one of the best crime novels of all-time I don't know. Wasn't it like #1 on the New York Times bestseller for 67 weeks??? smh

If it was so overrated then why did "The Godfather" and it's sequel "The Godfather part II" go on to win a total of 8 Academy Awards including TWO for best picture???

Titantic is the highest grossing movie of all time with sevetal academy awards. Whats your point?

 

[Morning Star]

What TDK said. There are so many quality made movies nowadays that go under the radar. Besides, the Academy Awards is no different from any biased institution.

Are y'all fuckin kidding me???

Wow. Maybe it's because the story was based on one of the best crime novels of all-time I don't know. Wasn't it like #1 on the New York Times bestseller for 67 weeks??? smh

If it was so overrated then why did "The Godfather" and it's sequel "The Godfather part II" go on to win a total of 8 Academy Awards including TWO for best picture???

Titantic is the highest grossing movie of all time with sevetal academy awards. Whats your point?

 

[Bookworm616]

Are y'all fuckin kidding me???

Wow. Maybe it's because the story was based on one of the best crime novels of all-time I don't know. Wasn't it like #1 on the New York Times bestseller for 67 weeks??? smh

If it was so overrated then why did "The Godfather" and it's sequel "The Godfather part II" go on to win a total of 8 Academy Awards including TWO for best picture???

Titantic is the highest grossing movie of all time with sevetal academy awards. Whats your point?

Let's not start something in this thread. LOL.

It's called an opinion. I think Titanic is a fantastic movie. I thought the Godfather movies were boring, but then again, were I to revisit them now, I may feel differently.

I also think there are many movies that the awards shows get very wrong: Crash and Million Dollar Baby for examples. But there again, they're my opinions. Everyone feels differently about different movies.

That's why I love the creative arts. You can reach a wide range of people and everyone comes away from it feeling differently....

 

[JamalSpunky]

Titantic is the highest grossing movie of all time with sevetal academy awards. Whats your point?

Here's a point. The Godfather I and II have stood the test of time as legit masterpiece, both from a critic and fan's point of view. It is arguably the greatest American movie ever in part because those that critique films for a living and those that teach filmmaking and movie history often put it on that high a pedestal. Hell, go to IMDB where us laymen film fans hang out. Right now, based upon the hundreds of thousands of fans who have voted, Godfather I and II rank #2 and #3 of all time on a website that should certainly skew towards more modern films. And yet those two movies from the early 70s are near the top which is where they have for the most part remained ever since IMDB put out its initial Top 250. Other flicks :cough:: Lord of the Rings trilogy::cough: come and go but Godfather remains. So before you start comparing Godfather to Titanic, let's wait to see where Titanic stands with the masses 20 years from now (based on how quickly Titanic has slid in people's esteem I'm guessing it won't be all that great).

Oh, did I forget to mention that Godfather was #1 as well on AFI's Top 100 Movies of all time? Where there's smoke there is certainly some fire.

Same goes for Matrix. Look, I love the Matrix but it is nowhere near Godfather. Not in writing, acting, directing or cultural influence. The Godfather from all reports was a cultural phenom amongst the American public in a manner that the Matrix could only be in Neo's dreams.But its all subjective I suppose. I mean there are some people who would insist that Justin Beiber is the most talented performer ever. How would you make them think differently? Why would you want to?

 

[Sin Mari]

Yep, it's all just personal opinion. Personally I think the Matrix movies were some of the worst of all time and would warn people not to waste their time. Oh how I wish I could get those hours back. LOL
I LOVED the Godfather movies (well, I & II....III is shite). Titanic, well, ewww.

I bought a bluray recently called 'All Good Things' and I'm sad to say that I would warn people not to waste their money on that either. I love me some Ryan Gosling, but that movie put me to sleep.

 

[Max Mosley]

Bump.

I wanted to see this movie because Karl Urban is in it. I ended up not seeing it in the theater. I rented it. It WAS terrible.

Some more movies that you shouldn't waste your time on:

I rented it because Karl Urban is the star. It's so bad. It's not even worth watching for him. I don't know what it is about Native American actors in movies (who play Native Americans), their performances are always so wooden. And there was this really weird scene in it where Karl Urban's character was under water and he sees a vision of his dead tribal chief (whom he has a conversation with) and Karl's character says something like: but I'm going to die. The dead chief shrugs his shoulders and says, "how do you think I feel?"

Really? Terrible. I could write much better dialogue.

Come on now You knew what you were gettin into when you saw that movie poster. A low budget, 300 wannabe flick that should have gone straight to Netflix .

 

[Bookworm616]

Come on now You knew what you were gettin into when you saw that movie poster. A low budget, 300 wannabe flick that should have gone straight to Netflix .

LOL! Yes I knew going in it wouldn't be a very good movie, but I can usually find something to redeem those types of movies a bit. However, I went in with zero expectations and still couldn't stand the movie.

There are some cheesy bad movies (that suck but can still have some entertainment value) and then there are just truly bad movies. That movie was the latter.

 

[Tony Soprano]

Here's a point. The Godfather I and II have stood the test of time as legit masterpiece, both from a critic and fan's point of view. It is arguably the greatest American movie ever in part because those that critique films for a living and those that teach filmmaking and movie history often put it on that high a pedestal. Hell, go to IMDB where us laymen film fans hang out. Right now, based upon the hundreds of thousands of fans who have voted, Godfather I and II rank #2 and #3 of all time on a website that should certainly skew towards more modern films. And yet those two movies from the early 70s are near the top which is where they have for the most part remained ever since IMDB put out its initial Top 250. Other flicks :cough:: Lord of the Rings trilogy::cough: come and go but Godfather remains. So before you start comparing Godfather to Titanic, let's wait to see where Titanic stands with the masses 20 years from now (based on how quickly Titanic has slid in people's esteem I'm guessing it won't be all that great).

Oh, did I forget to mention that Godfather was #1 as well on AFI's Top 100 Movies of all time? Where there's smoke there is certainly some fire.

Same goes for Matrix. Look, I love the Matrix but it is nowhere near Godfather. Not in writing, acting, directing or cultural influence. The Godfather from all reports was a cultural phenom amongst the American public in a manner that the Matrix could only be in Neo's dreams.But its all subjective I suppose. I mean there are some people who would insist that Justin Beiber is the most talented performer ever. How would you make them think differently? Why would you want to?

 

[Iggy]

It may have set the standard for other movies of its kind to follow, but it doesn't excuse the fact that it's grossly overrated.

According to you maybe.

Its a cinematic masterpiece that has stood the test of time and still holds up today. Not to mention has some of the best performances in all of film.

Of all the films you could choose, you fuckin choose The Godfather??

 

[Iggy]

My choice would be Gerry.

It stars Matt Damon & Casey Affleck (I'm a fan of both) and its directed by Gus Van Sant (good well respected director) so I'm thinking this should be pretty good.

WRONG.

Literally one of the worst films I've ever seen. Nothing and I mean NOTHING ever happens in this movie. Its like watching paint dry, its that bad!

Don't see this shit!

 

[The Dark King]

Here's a point. The Godfather I and II have stood the test of time as legit masterpiece, both from a critic and fan's point of view. It is arguably the greatest American movie ever in part because those that critique films for a living and those that teach filmmaking and movie history often put it on that high a pedestal. Hell, go to IMDB where us laymen film fans hang out. Right now, based upon the hundreds of thousands of fans who have voted, Godfather I and II rank #2 and #3 of all time on a website that should certainly skew towards more modern films. And yet those two movies from the early 70s are near the top which is where they have for the most part remained ever since IMDB put out its initial Top 250. Other flicks :cough:: Lord of the Rings trilogy::cough: come and go but Godfather remains. So before you start comparing Godfather to Titanic, let's wait to see where Titanic stands with the masses 20 years from now (based on how quickly Titanic has slid in people's esteem I'm guessing it won't be all that great).

Oh, did I forget to mention that Godfather was #1 as well on AFI's Top 100 Movies of all time? Where there's smoke there is certainly some fire.

Same goes for Matrix. Look, I love the Matrix but it is nowhere near Godfather. Not in writing, acting, directing or cultural influence. The Godfather from all reports was a cultural phenom amongst the American public in a manner that the Matrix could only be in Neo's dreams.But its all subjective I suppose. I mean there are some people who would insist that Justin Beiber is the most talented performer ever. How would you make them think differently? Why would you want to?

Are you kidding? The Matrix literally changed the way they do films. Bullet time and 360 camera shots not to mention the introduction of wire work to the American films all came from The Matrix my friend. The story was fucking amazing, the idea of sleep walking being trapped by the machine was an incredible concept. The acting was fricking on point for the purpose of the movie. And as far as cultural influence I don't know what rock you've been living under but that film is the most culturally relevant film of the last decade.
I guess it is all subjective but I can't LOVE the Godfather especially when I think other mob movies were far better. I'll but Goodfellas, Casino, and New Jack City up against the trilogy anytime of the week.

 

[wtarshi]

 

[Ol'Skool Classic]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we know it's a piece of shit. What else you got?? Name some more movies.

 

[wtarshi]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we know it's a piece of shit. What else you got?? Name some more movies.

lol...that's really the only one that comes to mind

 

[The Dark King]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we know it's a piece of shit. What else you got?? Name some more movies.

Almost every third movie to a trilogy except for maybe Lord of the rings.

 

[Ol'Skool Classic]

Almost every third movie to a trilogy except for maybe Lord of the rings.

Yeah. I'll agree to that one. I'll give a very small nod to the Original Star Wars Trilogy also. Return of the Jedi had flaws but compared so a lot of these other # 3 in the series movie I can swallow those flaws. Still pissed off about Blade Trinity. That of all the Blade movies should have been the one that did box office damage if done properly considering Dracula or rather who/what was suppose to be Dracula was the antagonist.

 

[The Dark King]

Yeah. I'll agree to that one. I'll give a very small nod to the Original Star Wars Trilogy also. Return of the Jedi had flaws but compared so a lot of these other # 3 in the series movie I can swallow those flaws. Still pissed off about Blade Trinity. That of all the Blade movies should have been the one that did box office damage if done properly considering Dracula or rather who/what was suppose to be Dracula was the antagonist.

It seems like most third movies suck with another exception which is Rocky III

But Superman III sucked, Back to the Future III sucked, The Matrix Revolution sucked, Batman Forever sucked, Spiderman 3 SUCKED BIG TIME.

It's like studios will try to make money at all costs.

 

[Morning Star]

Whenever I watch it, I see a bunch of dead-pan old men still shitting in their diapers on whether who kills who. I actually fell asleep watching the first movie because it didn't grip my interest.

For the record, I find greater storytelling in video games nowadays than any of the movies, past or present.

According to you maybe.

Its a cinematic masterpiece that has stood the test of time and still holds up today. Not to mention has some of the best performances in all of film.

Of all the films you could choose, you fuckin choose The Godfather??

 

[LibraPrincess]

I beg to differ. I think "Titanic" is a wonderful movie and has been receiving grand reviews by people all over! I don't see how this is a peice of crap...

Oh well, it's only my opinoin. No harm, no foul.