The Explain Why You Like This Movie ('cause I don't understand) Thread

boo boo · 04-07-2010, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Akira

OK to get back on topic:

Explain yourselves!

I don't hate it, I didn't think it was bad. I just thought it was nothing out of the ordinary and not particularly well made. The only redeeming thing that kept me watching was Cybill Shepherd who was absolutely beautiful in this, something I've never thought of her before.

WTF, are you joking?

How is it not well made? It's exceptionally well acted, written and directed. the cinematography and the Bernard Herrmann score is fantastic. One of my top 10 movies ever.

Nothing out of the ordinary? There was nothing like it when it came out.

And oddly enough, Cybill Shepherd was my least favorite thing about the movie

duga · 04-07-2010, 06:04 PM

^

I can get on board with that one. Taxi Driver is amazing.

Sparky · 04-07-2010, 06:06 PM

yeah, your pretty much wrong if you dislike taxi driver

Urban Hat€monger ? · 04-07-2010, 06:08 PM

I shall throw this one into the mix....

I like Black & White war movies
I like Peter Sellers
I like satire
I like the majority of Kubrick's other stuff

So why do I find this such a bore fest?

Akira · 04-07-2010, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

I shall throw this one into the mix....

So why do I find this such a bore fest?

Oooh, I agree. Again, don't hate it but I always get the 'meh' feeling

duga · 04-07-2010, 06:11 PM

I can see how it might be slow, but I consider it a classic just because of the end.

I love the image of all these old powerful men getting excited about a nuclear holocaust because if they had to live in a cave, each man would get several attractive women to help repopulate the Earth. Hilarious and sad all at the same time.

joderu95 · 04-07-2010, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

Good thread.

Schindler's List - so overrated and quite dull.

The movie shows the "banality of evil" which isn't always the most entertaining thing to watch.

**Janszoon** · 04-07-2010, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by duga

How did people like The Aviator? I'm not sure of the popular opinion, but it really didnt' grab me all that much...

I hear you. I thought that movie was pretty terrible.

Alfred · 04-07-2010, 10:04 PM

Obvious pick, but yeah. What's so special about it, what makes it so much better than other "classic" Westerns? The Wild Bunch, The Magnificent Seven, Ride The High Country, even other John Wayne films like True Grit and The Cowboys are all far superior to it in my opinion. Maybe it's the fact that it predated all of those films, but even Bridge On The River Kwai, which came out a year later absolutely blows it away.

Edit: And the portrayal of Native Americans in this film is laughably bad, but everyone knows that.

TheCunningStunt · 04-07-2010, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by joderu95

The movie shows the "banality of evil" which isn't always the most entertaining thing to watch.

I don't mind evil, it usually builds up a great tension and can be sinister, that film just doesn't do it for me

04-07-2010, 06:04 PM	#42 (permalink)
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04-07-2010, 06:08 PM	#44 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I shall throw this one into the mix.... I like Black & White war movies I like Peter Sellers I like satire I like the majority of Kubrick's other stuff So why do I find this such a bore fest? __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

04-07-2010, 06:11 PM	#46 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	I can see how it might be slow, but I consider it a classic just because of the end. I love the image of all these old powerful men getting excited about a nuclear holocaust because if they had to live in a cave, each man would get several attractive women to help repopulate the Earth. Hilarious and sad all at the same time. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

04-07-2010, 10:04 PM	#49 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Obvious pick, but yeah. What's so special about it, what makes it so much better than other "classic" Westerns? The Wild Bunch, The Magnificent Seven, Ride The High Country, even other John Wayne films like True Grit and The Cowboys are all far superior to it in my opinion. Maybe it's the fact that it predated all of those films, but even Bridge On The River Kwai, which came out a year later absolutely blows it away. Edit: And the portrayal of Native Americans in this film is laughably bad, but everyone knows that. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

04-07-2010, 06:06 PM	#43 (permalink)
Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	yeah, your pretty much wrong if you dislike taxi driver