Movies You Dont Understand Why Everyone Raves About Them

[snoozer]

high Fidelity with John Cusack and Liv Tyler.

watched that movie plenty of times and cant recall seeing liv tyler in it.

 

[Alex28]

Lili Taylor is in High Fidelity. Liv Tyler is not. Perhaps if you paid a little more attention to the movie you'll enjoy it

 

[McLovin]

Never watched scarface or the godfather series. I've seen little bits here and there but it does not appeal to me. They look woeful...

 

[Iafeta]

Movies from before the 80's appeared not to conform to what is now perceived to be 'Hollywood' timing.
ie - you spend so long developing plot, then action, then plot, then build up then action and so on...

The Godfather seems boring, because its paced slowly. Because its not all tense and action-y and what most cookie cutter movies are today, yeah it seems boring.
I admit, it can be tough getting through it at times, but the story itself and the acting are phenomenal.

I would like to see what a modern director could do with the movie simply using the original footage, but editing it and scoring it in a modern fashion. Just out of interest anyway...

On Godfather... firstly, it has to be noted that its a book first and foremost. And the movie is very good to the look and feel of the Mario Puzo classic.

Secondly, the theme of the movie is not designed to be a shoot 'em up chase 'em down type of action movie. Its a movie with sinister underlines, the growth, development and evolution of motives and politics cynicism to use them. Its more about the characters reactions to situations and how they evolve and become the people they said they never would be.

I hope by editing it with a modern director that you aren't implying it needs to be sped up or more dramatised. This one was great because of the political chess being played - and frankly, having been to Little Italy in New York and the Italian countryside, its unbelievably beautifully rendered to show what these areas are exactly like and it takes it in, and breathes it in, and lives the lives and cultures of these areas. To change anything about the trilogy would be a travesty IMO, and to me, this is a reason it is such a great classic - it's not like Star Wars and the like where new bells and whistles can make it better. It is, quite simply, already the real deal.

McLovin, Godfather and Scarface are the most 'unwoeful' movies available. I'm sure in 20-30 years time you'll have a far worse appreciation for today's mainstream movies. Put in its time and place, they are both outstanding depictions of scandal and anti-culture.

 

[simmo1]

Mate, you saying that just strengthens the fact that you obviously have no taste In quality films. I'd like to know why you find It boring though....

Jeez, get off your high horse mate. Different people like different movies. I don't like movies which go for 3+ hours and meander along at such a slow pace. The whole mafia genre doesn't really appeal to me either. I thought the same thing about Scarface and Casino.

 

[Cliffhanger]

I don't understand why so many people have a huge wank over James Bond movies, and Austin Powers, and any Sasha Baron Cohen Movie f**king sh*t

Too many movies these days appeal to the lowest common denominator and are f**king sh*te.

Also I don't get how movies like Bulworth and Wag the Dog are virtually unheard of these movies should have cult followings they f**king own.

 

[Non Terminator]

Borat was one of the worst movies this decade.

 

[Big Pete]

^ Unfortunately for some it was one of the more significant movies of the decade.

 

[Non Terminator]

I just cannot figure out why.
It is just beyond me.

 

[Cliffhanger]

I just cannot figure out why.
It is just beyond me.

It's simple really there's a lot of really stupid people in this world.

 

[Big Pete]

That and obviously the cinema going public are drawn to very distinct characters (eg. Napoleon Dynamite and Jack Sparrow). Borat was nothing more than a limited character study that had out-lasted it's welcome inside it's opening 30 minutes.

 

[adamkungl]

the comedy snobs are at it again...

 

[McLovin]

Is this the 'movies you think are sh*thouse but everyone else likes' thread??

 

[Ron Jeremy]

the english paitent - goodnite everyone.

 

[Ron Jeremy]

anything with robbin williams too, he's a f**kwit who isn't even funny, but just stupid * in the rove mould*.

 

[Non Terminator]

Is this the 'movies you think are sh*thouse but everyone else likes' thread??

Pretty much. All an opinion thread.
Nothing wrong with it.

the comedy snobs are at it again...

I love comedy.
I'm more into clever British comedy than American comedy though.

 

[Skeletor]

Gladiator
Forrest Gump (how it beat Pulp Fiction and/or Shawshank for best picture that year is an absolute mystery).

 

[Phillips]

Pulp Fiction.

 

[Steel Dragon]

Borat was pretty ground breaking (in the US) cos it showed Americans what Americans are really like. I enjoyed, and was equally disgusted in parts, the first time. I've tried to watch it a second time. Its not that good, Borat becomes more annoying when you know the jokes.

 

[nöyd]

Never seen Borat, never will. He was a great character in his 5 or so sketches on the Ali G show, but I can't stomach 90 minutes straight of stupid Americans walking into obvious set-ups and coming out the other side threatening legal action and violence against Cohen, all because he "pulled their pants down" in front of billions of people.

I can't explain why but I get embarrassed watching movies like Borat, Bruno and the like, it's really hard to believe that people are that stupid. I feel sorry for them.