Divergent on a flight and thought it was absolutely awful. Saw Deliver Us from Evil with my girlfriend because of a timing issue and it was cringeworthy
But I expected more. Need to watch it again and see if I like it more the second time around. It was kind of boring the first time but Not bad by any stretch...
Godzilla...there were definitely some boring parts
It didn't meet my expectations. People were raving about this movie like it broke new ground and was the slam dunk best movie of the year. To me it was just another solid movie with a good cast. Jennifer Lawrence stood out though. She was tremendous.
On the flip side I thought wolf of Wall Street was awesome. Some complained that it was too long or that the 2nd act was too depressing so I went in with tempered expectations. It didn't disappoint. Typical Scorsese magic.
this way about the identity thief (not in the movie theater - came on HBO thought I'd give it a shot), who doesn't love fat person self-deprecation, but it's like hollywood thinks they found the female chris farley.
to say it sucked is unfair to all other movies that sucked. It sucked by biblical proportions. Fellas, if the lady wants to see it, take it from me...run and hide
Man of Steel was a colossal pile of crap too.
I had some issues with Wolf of Wall Street, but wouldn't come close to saying it sucked, def worth seeing IMHO
Yup, American Hustle was a snoozer, shame to waste such a good cast
I loved Lost in Translation, but I can see why some didn't like it.
I also let my girl choose Magic Mike to rent. Good grief. We usually alternate choosing the movie, but I told her we were skipping her next turn after that one and I got to pick 3 in a row
Rushmore was cute, but each successive one just kept piling on more and more forced quirkiness. I gave up after The Darjeeling Limited.
American Hustle was good but not as good as I'd been led to believe.
Lost In Translation had a few decent moments but overall I never saw what the big deal was, and I choose to blame the acclaim it got as the reason Bill Murray never does comedy anymore.
But if I had to pick one widely praised movie that I absolutely despise, it would be American Beauty. What a fucking steaming pile that turd was.
But I expected more. Need to watch it again and see if I like it more the second time around. It was kind of boring the first time but Not bad by any stretch...
It was bad by EVERY stretch!
Maybe it's just more annoying to those who live in the Bay Area because we're more apt to notice its egregious continuity errors. For example, what's-his-face's kid was being evacuated on a bus crossing the Golden Gate Bridge. Not long after, what's-his-face is told that his kid has safely arrived at Oakland Coliseum. Did they forget about the Bay Bridge, or just prefer to take the scenic route most likely to first be attacked by a Pacific-travelling giant monster?
Also, you cannot get a nuclear weapon with a payload that makes Castle Bravo "look like a firecracker" from: China Town, to a boat, to a safe distance in the ocean in 30 minutes. Especially when 5 people are carrying that nuclear weapon to the boat. And why were people still working in an office building even after a) Godzilla just attacked the Golden Gate Bridge, and b) some monster just unleashed an EMP that would have knocked out your power anyway? And why would these ancient monsters have developed EMP that would have been worthless for about 99% of their time on Earth?
Those are among the many stretches by which it was bad.
Isn't that the way it often is. If a movie has been built up to where you expect a lot it often disappoints, but if you watch something you know nothing about it is often enjoyed.
- Vanilla Sky
There, I fixed it for you.
Recent movie , The Giver....what a snoozer
Second vote for Lost in Translation, and Seinfeld already covered my disdain for The English Patient pretty well.
On the flip side I thought wolf of Wall Street was awesome. Some complained that it was too long or that the 2nd act was too depressing so I went in with tempered expectations. It didn't disappoint. Typical Scorsese magic.
she's awful and that movie was a train wreck.
Man of Steel was a colossal pile of crap too.
I had some issues with Wolf of Wall Street, but wouldn't come close to saying it sucked, def worth seeing IMHO
Yup, American Hustle was a snoozer, shame to waste such a good cast
I loved Lost in Translation, but I can see why some didn't like it.
I also let my girl choose Magic Mike to rent. Good grief. We usually alternate choosing the movie, but I told her we were skipping her next turn after that one and I got to pick 3 in a row
American Hustle wasn't great (the De Niro cameo was hackneyed and seemed forced) but some worthwhile parts and good acting. This scene is classic.
For me (and this was somewhat unexpected): The Dark Knight Rises. I loved Begins, liked TDK, and despised TDKR. It was a mess of a film.
American Hustle was good but not as good as I'd been led to believe.
Lost In Translation had a few decent moments but overall I never saw what the big deal was, and I choose to blame the acclaim it got as the reason Bill Murray never does comedy anymore.
But if I had to pick one widely praised movie that I absolutely despise, it would be American Beauty. What a fucking steaming pile that turd was.
Yeah, it was awful
It was bad by EVERY stretch!
Maybe it's just more annoying to those who live in the Bay Area because we're more apt to notice its egregious continuity errors. For example, what's-his-face's kid was being evacuated on a bus crossing the Golden Gate Bridge. Not long after, what's-his-face is told that his kid has safely arrived at Oakland Coliseum. Did they forget about the Bay Bridge, or just prefer to take the scenic route most likely to first be attacked by a Pacific-travelling giant monster?
Also, you cannot get a nuclear weapon with a payload that makes Castle Bravo "look like a firecracker" from: China Town, to a boat, to a safe distance in the ocean in 30 minutes. Especially when 5 people are carrying that nuclear weapon to the boat. And why were people still working in an office building even after a) Godzilla just attacked the Golden Gate Bridge, and b) some monster just unleashed an EMP that would have knocked out your power anyway? And why would these ancient monsters have developed EMP that would have been worthless for about 99% of their time on Earth?
Those are among the many stretches by which it was bad.
Amen to that.
Funny -- We had no idea what it was, no expectations, so we enjoyed it.
adventureland - awesome
Ghost Rider, could have been one of the better comic book film franchises, murdered in its infancy by Nicholas Cage
Totally disagree with Lost In Translation and Silver Linings Playbook, which were both well written and well acted.
true grit remake - I liked it