Movie Things Most People Like But You Don't

I'll expand on that and say I don't like period piece movies with modern soundtracks. I'm thinking of Moulin Rouge (2001)..it looks good and I should love it, but I've tried watching it twice and twice I walked away from it thanks to the modern pop music score.

If you're curious, here are my thoughts on it:

https://www.movieforums.com/communit...61#post2468461

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Related to my unrelated and now deleted post about hating hot weather, I used to hate Westerns exclusively because everyone was always standing around in the sun in them and looking sweaty and I could nearly feel the temperature rising right through the screen. And since I oppose heat so thoroughly, Westerns were not allowed on my television for many years because of this one reason.


I now love them, but I still think I had a good point.

If anyone would like to add to this, they can find me in the **** Summer thread.

Yeah it took a couple of viewings of Office Space for it to grow on me

Nice to see another non-fan of Annie Hall. Woody has made at least half a dozen films that are better.

I seem to be alone in my assessment of The Bikeriders as a giant load of malarkey.
It desperately wants me to think it's cool but I'm not falling for it.

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Any movie that wants you to think it's cool, probably isn't.


And just because it was worried about that in the first place, probably means it was shit.


Rule of thumb.

You're much aligned with a review I heard on the radio the other day... they tried to make it clever by saying that despite some well done aspects, it never quite finds its way to firing on all cylinders (or something like that).

Someone seems to have convinced Austin Butler that solemnly lighting cigarettes equals a personality.

The first three are definitely "guilty pleasure" type actors. It's not their performances, but the actors themselves that many viewers like. If you don't like them, then their acting ability certainly won't sway you.


I love Mulholland Drive, but I completely understand it (or any other David Lynch creation) not being enjoyed by many people. His movies are utterly bizarre and obtuse.


Personally, I just don't enjoy depressing movies. I can appreciate them as art, but I simply don't enjoy the experience. I gotta know there's at least some hope at the end, and someone has a happy ending. I don't want to spend 2 hours watching something just to feel "sad".


The exception are horror movies. I don't watch those with the same expectations. But these movies aren't designed to make you sad. They're meant to thrill and terrify. It's a different experience.


Also, Adam Sandler is the worst thing to happen to comedy since we traded John Belushi for his brother.

The movie is cool, and it absolutely doesn't care what you think.

If you don't understand the themes in the movie, you're obviously not going to enjoy it as much as those of us who did.

Solemnly lighting cigarettes doesn't, but there's plenty of other stuff in the movie that does.

Two directors I can’t get into as much as others would be Cassavetes and Fulci. I can see there is talent, but their films often don’t much for me.
Spaghetti Westerns don’t do much for me, despite the fact I do enjoy several of them, but for the most part, they don’t.
Harold Lloyd’s silent comedies don’t do much for me either. Much prefer Chaplin and Keaton.

A thread about politics AND the weather?

While I hate both politicians and the weather, I thought we didn't talk about such controversial things here.

But since it's been asked, the most loathesome weather politician ever was definitely Zeus. He was a total dirtbag.

Oh. MOVIES about politics and the weather.

This movie is one I both hate and love. Brilliant musical. Ridiculous history.

Best weather song ever.

I am filled with disbelief every time I even hear the title and the trailer did nothing to help.

Oh and westerns. I like about 4 westerns and that's it. Clint Eastwood is also overrated, in general.

lol, sounds like my Catholic Church every Sunday when they shove the donation baskets in front of us.

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saw the thread title and decided it makes more sense to pick "things" as opposed to individual films or creators because there are enough threads talking about who or what is "overrated" already.

anyway, the first thing i thought of was disaster movies. not like there haven't been some good ones, but as a whole it's just a sub-genre i don't find very interesting or entertaining.

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