Airola
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Would be great if the movies were also entertaining.
I've only seen Life Aquatic though so I don't know what I would think about his other movies but that one was disappointingly boring to me.
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Liberal wank movies that the critics loved but you hated
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Would be great if the movies were also entertaining.
I've only seen Life Aquatic though so I don't know what I would think about his other movies but that one was disappointingly boring to me.
Airola
Member
I'm a big David Lynch fan but I'm not a fan of Blue Velvet. It's probably his worst movie, and not in the sense that "it's the worst of the best" but I just don't like that movie much at all. Wild at Heart is probably second worst. Fire Walk with Me on the other hand is still the best movie I've ever seen.
Fbh
Member
you know whos a criminally underrated actor?
sharlto copley
dude gave a master class performance in a fucken alien movie
He is great but sadly got too attached to Neill one-hit-wonder Blomkamp who then went on to make crap ever since
Nemesisuuu
Member
Yeah, I can see why people like his movies and there's nothing wrong with it. It never clicked with me and, maybe it's to harsh to call it 'wank movies', but when I saw name of the thread, instantly, first name in my head was Wes Anderson. Don't take me too serious, I'm here more to have fun conversations than nerve wrecking discussions.
Papa
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This movie was terrible. It's the epitome of certain type of pretentious wankery.
I loved the idea but cringed at the execution of the idea.
Oh hell yeah
Killing of a Sacred Deer too
Fuckin hated that wank
Airola
Member
Haven't seen that one but googled it and it's from the same director. We also went to see The Favorite, and at some point I started to wonder why this has so much of this certain type of stupid things going on. I only later found out that it was by the same director too and then it all clicked on me. He might be my most disliked director of modern times. I really really dislike his style of being "artsy" and doing this certain type of "crazy goofy" comedy. I legit felt annoyed by the "funny" scenes in both Lobster and The Favorite.
Papa
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I don’t know if there’s a word for that feeling you get when you’re experiencing someone else’s creative work and their ideas just rub you completely the wrong way. Like you can’t even comprehend how they think that way. Whatever it is, it’s what I get with that director. He’s the fucking worst. Actually, no, all the critics and other fart sniffers who boost him are.
diffusionx
Gold Member
This movie was terrible. It's the epitome of certain type of pretentious wankery.
I loved the idea but cringed at the execution of the idea.
This is one of the worst movies I've ever seen.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Napoleon Dynamite.
Parasite (tbf haven't seen it but read about it and it seems to fit the OP description)
Gone Home (not a movie but not really a game either tbf)
Parasite (tbf haven't seen it but read about it and it seems to fit the OP description)
Gone Home (not a movie but not really a game either tbf)
Well it's not artsy fartsy but yeah, way overrated.
TheSadRanger
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I do kinda feel this way about Midsommar with how every character ignores completely obvious red flag warning signs. It's a visually stunning film but every character is literally.
Papa
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Yeah maybe only list movies you’ve actually seen
Parasite is fuckin good and nothing to do with liberal wank
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Whew. Haven't almost posted in a week and already someone's pissy with me.
TheSadRanger
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Airola
Member
It's not a movie, but True Detective is the ultimate example of television wankery.
Haven't seen the third season but I don't think I miss much by not watching it. The second season was a bit better than the first but that's not saying much. All the problems people see in the second season were already there in the first season. At the very least the second season has something interesting going on every now and then.
Haven't seen the third season but I don't think I miss much by not watching it. The second season was a bit better than the first but that's not saying much. All the problems people see in the second season were already there in the first season. At the very least the second season has something interesting going on every now and then.
If you hate liberals enough and look for their stuff hard enough you can find it anywhere and everywhere even if it isn't intentional. Your mind will find anything it wants if you let them get in your head and begin to personally effect your life.
I think he is a really good actor when he plays smaller more serious parts. Like the movie Her he did a great job and the movie itself was really interesting.
I thought he was great in joker but the problem was the movie was boring as shit. An hour in I thought "ok his life sucks. Surely they will move the story and character along now". 30 minutes later I thought the same thing. 15 minutes later "ok there is like 15 minutes left. Surely they are going to do something now......oh wait they did a little bit in the last 2 minutes." I just got fired of it all being his life is shit and Gotham sucks and it was over. It stopped being compelling before it was half over because it had no story arcs or acts at all. It was 2 hours of the same thing.
I think he is a really good actor when he plays smaller more serious parts. Like the movie Her he did a great job and the movie itself was really interesting.
I thought he was great in joker but the problem was the movie was boring as shit. An hour in I thought "ok his life sucks. Surely they will move the story and character along now". 30 minutes later I thought the same thing. 15 minutes later "ok there is like 15 minutes left. Surely they are going to do something now......oh wait they did a little bit in the last 2 minutes." I just got fired of it all being his life is shit and Gotham sucks and it was over. It stopped being compelling before it was half over because it had no story arcs or acts at all. It was 2 hours of the same thing.
Papa
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GreyHorace
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Hate to agree with this, given that I like the character and thought the movie was OK. But yeah, Black Panther got way too much praise from movie critics for being a black empowerment film despite being just an better than average superhero movie. Hell, I wouldn't even categorize it as one of the MCU's best (it falls way short Winter Soldier and Infinity War).
Compare the reception Joker (a film which I haven't seen yet) got from critics to that of Panther, and you can see the bias a mile away.
It's funny you guys say this. The movie definitely feels like I'm being lectured to by some ultra woke liberal arts professor on race. Rather than, you know, telling it's fucking story like any good movie should do.
Jtibh
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Panther is good as a movie but nothing more.
They tried to culturize it , turn it into some message and what not and that grinds my gears.
Joker again great movie but as a movie.
Nothing more.
I just watched the plattform on netflix and that movie had a lot more going on then these 2
Reptars Revenge
Member
Twilight Zone 2019 the biggest dissapointment of the year. Twilight Zone was groundbreaking and of course always progressive but the new version lacked the subtlety and storytelling of the original and instead tried to hit you over the head with the message. The worst part was the last episode showed they knew what made twilight zone great but explained it through meta exposition. Season 2 we shall see
teezzy
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triplestation
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there will be blood
daniel day lewis was great in the past
gangs of new york was his last decent thing imo
his best? in the name of the father
there will be blood was a borefest
no country for old men master race
daniel day lewis was great in the past
gangs of new york was his last decent thing imo
his best? in the name of the father
there will be blood was a borefest
no country for old men master race
008
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You’re definitely not American. I can’t remember the last time someone brought his name up. And we are talking a very long time
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MrRogers
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Speaking of liberal wank movies. Anyone watch "The critical drinker" on youtube? He is up there with Red Letter Media, but has a even more critical eye for modern cinema and destroys every movie/show that deserves his astute impalings. I basically base what im going to watch on his recommendations. He is labeled alt-right by such dick gurglers like resetards and redditors, but he is more of classical liberal type sick of the utter decimation of entertainment by the bubbled progged virtue class that makes all the pop-cultures nowadays.
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008
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first time I quoted you I would guess. You’re talking about a dude nobody gives a shit about. Is the dude liberal? Yep, nobody cares.
You created the thread and I’ll comment as please
008
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give examples? I don’t recall quoting you until now.
And you know I’m right. Or maybe you don’t. Nobody talks about that dood for years upon years. He doesn’t come up in conversation with anyone
O-N-E
Member
8½ is very pretentious and a critic favourite. I found some of the conversations enjoyable, but I couldn't really sympathize with the protag.
Mulholland Drive. Like most of Lynch's works, some interesting moments, in an abstract sort of way, but I can't enjoy his works as a whole, because he prefers to be obtuse and nonsensical rather than have a naturally developing plot beginning to end.
Black Panther. Boring agenda movie.
Lady Bird. Don't know what the point was. Angsty teen makes bad relationship decisions and?.....
The Dance of Reality. Interesting themes and visuals, but ultimately, this dude directed someone pissing on his own son. I'm ashamed.
Frozen.
Mulholland Drive. Like most of Lynch's works, some interesting moments, in an abstract sort of way, but I can't enjoy his works as a whole, because he prefers to be obtuse and nonsensical rather than have a naturally developing plot beginning to end.
Black Panther. Boring agenda movie.
Lady Bird. Don't know what the point was. Angsty teen makes bad relationship decisions and?.....
The Dance of Reality. Interesting themes and visuals, but ultimately, this dude directed someone pissing on his own son. I'm ashamed.
Frozen.
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Ailynn
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you know whos a criminally underrated actor?
sharlto copley
dude gave a master class performance in a fucken alien movie
Yes! He's one of my favorite actors. ❤
bender
What time is it?
- Knives Out - Daniel Craig's shit southern accent was enough for me to avoid this movie. I don't think I've ever seen a movie with Daniel Craig in it that I've liked.
- Ben Affleck - I like Good Will Hunting and Robin Williams told me that it's not my faut.
- Casey Affleck - The only movie I've seen with him in it is Chasing Amy. Wonder if that movie holds up or if old me will continue to hate on young me's movie taste.
- Us - The twist is predictable and the premise is laughable, but Lupita Nyong'o performance was great. Let's do a great performances in shit movies topic.
- David Lynch - I've tried to watch Twin Peaks a dozen times and can never make it through the first episode without falling asleep (sort of like Blade Runner). I've watched Mulholland Drive three of four times and could tell you exactly nothing about it.
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teezzy
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Fellini in general is a director who I don't understood. 8 1/2 has some cool surreal imagery, but if I'm looking for a meta take on the filmmaking craft by a prestigious director, I'm going with Godard's, far superior, Le Mepris every time.
Only other Fellini film I've seen was La Dolce Vita, and it couldn't have ended soon enough! I may have been too young, or not in the proper mindset, but LDV defined tedious and boring for me. I have little desire to affirm my boredom.
Mulholland Drive is another pick where I agree with you. It's just okay. It's not Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, or even the Elephant Man, or Wild at Heart with Nic Cage. It's sort of all over the place and feels unkempt as a result.
Lynch is an insanely talented artist. His insistence on dream logic, and treating movies like moving paintings rather than strict narratives works more often than it does not. Eraserhead rivals Texas Chain Saw Massacre as my favorite movie ever. I just feel like he lost the plot somewhere in his career overall.
Lynch is also a director who people who dont know their cunt from a hole in the ground like to latch onto when discussing film. People think tickling his balls, as he obnoxiously wiggles his fingers in interviews, makes them seem more sophisticated than they really are. He's like an abstract Tarantino... but with a less consistent filmography: Baby's first favorite director. I dare those ball-ticklers to sit through Inland Empire and not check their phones multiple times throughout.
I'll throw another one out there...
The Seventh Seal Ingmar Bergman rules, but this film absolutely does not. People always cite the chess game on the beach but always neglect to mention all the travelling carnival bullshit which takes up the majority of the flick.
Persona, Cries and Whispers, and Summer With Monika are fucking masterful, yet The Seventh Seal earns the lion's share of praise within Bergman's filmography. Movie is borderline horse shit. Keep your existential crisis away from me if you're gonna make it so boring.
Jesus Carbomb
From Water into Guinness
Liberal wanking so hard right now. I can't stop cooming.
GreyHorace
Member
Liberal wanking so hard right now. I can't stop cooming.
Ey man. Logan and Schindler's List are good movies.
Jesus Carbomb
From Water into Guinness
Papa
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pennythoughts
Member
oh yeah I've been meaning to watch parasite, thx for the reminder OP
Jesus Carbomb
From Water into Guinness
Tesseract
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Jesus Carbomb
From Water into Guinness
Radical Dreamer
Member
liberal or not but Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, self-indulgent borefest for 3 hours.
oh, and mother! lmao, what the fuck was that shit I don't even
oh, and mother! lmao, what the fuck was that shit I don't even
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Tesseract
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Free yourself, Tesserect. Cum dance wit me.
only this one time, Illuminati i hope you are watching
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Papa
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Someone didn’t read the thread before replying
mcjmetroid
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Kkklansman or whatever it was called:
the fuck was this? Green Book was a far better film about racism and deserved to win the Oscar.
12 years a slave:
boring. It's like Django stopped of the enterinament
Black Panther:
Very average comic book flick blown up because people forgot Blade was a movie.. and a much better one too.
Passion of the Christ: obviously this isn't liberal per say but I just want to be fair.. boring and weird.
Believe it or not it's possible to make a film about a serious subject matter and make it entertaining. Movies like Schindler's list, Grave of the fireflies even Requiem of a Dream all succeed in this.
I cannot stand the art house boring drawn out indie stuff that has no structure and gets a pass because it deals with something important. I almost always steer clear of them because I just don't trust reviews. Oscar wank the lot of them.
the fuck was this? Green Book was a far better film about racism and deserved to win the Oscar.
12 years a slave:
boring. It's like Django stopped of the enterinament
Black Panther:
Very average comic book flick blown up because people forgot Blade was a movie.. and a much better one too.
Passion of the Christ: obviously this isn't liberal per say but I just want to be fair.. boring and weird.
Believe it or not it's possible to make a film about a serious subject matter and make it entertaining. Movies like Schindler's list, Grave of the fireflies even Requiem of a Dream all succeed in this.
I cannot stand the art house boring drawn out indie stuff that has no structure and gets a pass because it deals with something important. I almost always steer clear of them because I just don't trust reviews. Oscar wank the lot of them.
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
Movies I don't like because their politics don't align with mine or they show realities I'd rather pretend to ignore the thread.
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