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Liberal wank movies that the critics loved but you hated
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haxan7
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Is Crash really woke? It seems unlikely such an old movie would fit that definition. It could be tho, I haven’t watched it since I was a teenager and rented it from Blockbuster thinking it would be something I could wank to because it was rated R.
teezzy
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TwiztidElf
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Same. I saw that at the movies. lol.
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DragoonKain
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I hated the movie Crash.
Urprobablyright
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what are some mainstream movies you do like brah? American history X?
i haven't watched a contemporary movie since the 00s. At least, I could count those movies I saw on release on two hands, and most of them were watched because of franchises (i dunno, star wars) or source material (walk in the woods) or actors i like (old, old, old man and the gun) or studio cred (The Tale of Princess Kaguya, good for a sole viewing)
I dunno about Wes Anderson hate, I don't think his films are the best movies evar but I don't think they should be written off wholesale. I mean there are some that I don't care for, like Bottle Rocket, Darjeeling Express, Moonrise Kingdom or his animated ones, but I don't really see him pushing particularly 'liberal' agendas as certain people would gleefully label them~ I mean like, what's so "liberal" about people with huge personality problems? If that was a thing then it feels like half the population of the internet would be Bernie Sanders supporters~ And I dig the art style in a few of them~
i haven't watched a contemporary movie since the 00s. At least, I could count those movies I saw on release on two hands, and most of them were watched because of franchises (i dunno, star wars) or source material (walk in the woods) or actors i like (old, old, old man and the gun) or studio cred (The Tale of Princess Kaguya, good for a sole viewing)
I dunno about Wes Anderson hate, I don't think his films are the best movies evar but I don't think they should be written off wholesale. I mean there are some that I don't care for, like Bottle Rocket, Darjeeling Express, Moonrise Kingdom or his animated ones, but I don't really see him pushing particularly 'liberal' agendas as certain people would gleefully label them~ I mean like, what's so "liberal" about people with huge personality problems? If that was a thing then it feels like half the population of the internet would be Bernie Sanders supporters~ And I dig the art style in a few of them~
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Papa
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This thread is not about films with liberal agendas. We have plenty of threads for that already.
It’s about shit movies that fart-sniffing pseudo-intellectual liberal midwits flick themselves off over because they think it makes them cultured. Stuff like Juno and Manchester by the Sea.
It’s about shit movies that fart-sniffing pseudo-intellectual liberal midwits flick themselves off over because they think it makes them cultured. Stuff like Juno and Manchester by the Sea.
Scotty W
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I watched a horror movie a few years ago called ‘The Witch’ which was supposedly so terrifying that the Church of Satan gave it its approval.
It began with a family in colonial America being exiled for being too self righteous, but the film’s intelligence ended there, as it shows no insight into religious hypocrisy, and does nothing to develop their self righteousness beyond saying their neighbors thought that they were. The Witch herself was unconnected to the psychology of the film, and it ends with a diablo ex machina. If this is what the Church of Satan thinks represents their worldview, you can be sure they are just a group of troubled individual who took heavy metal a bit too series.
It began with a family in colonial America being exiled for being too self righteous, but the film’s intelligence ended there, as it shows no insight into religious hypocrisy, and does nothing to develop their self righteousness beyond saying their neighbors thought that they were. The Witch herself was unconnected to the psychology of the film, and it ends with a diablo ex machina. If this is what the Church of Satan thinks represents their worldview, you can be sure they are just a group of troubled individual who took heavy metal a bit too series.
Kadayi
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Argo beating out Zero Dark Thirty for Best Picture in 2013 was a Joke. I don't mind Affleck as an actor but honestly, Argo was so melodramatic I felt like I was watching one of those made for TV movies from yesteryear. Even going down to the scene of the fictive villain failing to capture them when they were at the airport just minutes before they finally managed to escape. Sadly I think it did win purely on the basis of 'isn't Hollywood great' backslapping versus actual merit, but unfortunately, that's often the case with the Oscars it seems. Appreciation for the merits of a movie generally happens further down the road when it had time to breathe in the public consciousness versus straight away.
Shizumapower
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Whenever people get excited about the Oscars (usually overly pretentious movies with a 'message'). I do the Oscars test.
Which Best Movie winner movies have I seen?
More than once?
Own them?
Out of the list below:
The Departed- own it and have rewatched it twice this year already.
LOTR- Every year
Gladiator- yes, of course.
Parasite- I wasn't sure at first but this movie really stuck with me. Great commentary on class systems.
I disliked most of the other ones or never watched them (never will either).
Which Best Movie winner movies have I seen?
More than once?
Own them?
Out of the list below:
The Departed- own it and have rewatched it twice this year already.
LOTR- Every year
Gladiator- yes, of course.
Parasite- I wasn't sure at first but this movie really stuck with me. Great commentary on class systems.
I disliked most of the other ones or never watched them (never will either).
- 2020 - "Parasite
- 2019 - "Green Book"
- 2018 - "The Shape of Water"
- 2017 - "Moonlight"
- 2016 - "Spotlight"
- 2015 - "Birdman"
- 2014 - "12 Years a Slave"
- 2013 - "Argo"
- 2012 - "The Artist"
- 2011 - "The King's Speech"
- 2010 - "The Hurt Locker"
- 2009 - "Slumdog Millionaire"
- 2008 - "No Country for Old Men"
- 2007 - "The Departed"
- 2006 - "Crash"
- 2005 - "Million Dollar Baby"
- 2004 - "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
- 2003 - "Chicago"
- 2002 - "A Beautiful Mind"
- 2001 - "Gladiator"
- 2000 - "American Beauty
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Kadayi
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#Phonepunk#
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OmegaSupreme
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Anything with Ellen Page in it.
Dural
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A couple highly rated comedies that I couldn't get through recently are Cock Blockers and Book Smart and fit the thread description perfectly.
This is pretty much the opposite of what your thread is, I remember liberals at the time being upset with the movie because she doesn't have an abortion.
I don't see it. I absolutely love Wes Anderson movies, I can see them not being everyone's cup of tea, but Royal Tenenbaums is in my top 5 and Rushmore, Fantastic Mr Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, and The Grand Budapest Hotel were all great. Definitely not liberal wank fests.
This is pretty much the opposite of what your thread is, I remember liberals at the time being upset with the movie because she doesn't have an abortion.
I don't see it. I absolutely love Wes Anderson movies, I can see them not being everyone's cup of tea, but Royal Tenenbaums is in my top 5 and Rushmore, Fantastic Mr Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, and The Grand Budapest Hotel were all great. Definitely not liberal wank fests.
#Phonepunk#
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yeah i think i agree. Anderson def has his own personal style but it's never seemed too self indulgent to me. like, he might spend an insane amount of time over designing a shot, but it just ends up making his movies look gorgeous.
otm. that shot in Garden State was a straight rip off of Anderson, minus all the pathos. usually Anderson's stories are about heartbreak or families falling apart or some kind of real drama. he might be overly fussy on details but it's all in the name of storytelling.
Garden State on the other hand was just empty enui. "look how deep i am". doesn't help that the lead character is an unemployed actor/writer, nor that he is played by Zach Braff, who also wrote and directed the movie starring himself. ultimate naval gazing.
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GreyHorace
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I've not seen Birdman or La La Land, but I can think of one other film that gives blowjobs to the theater and artists in general.
I can't watch 2 minutes of this garbage and think, 'this crap beat The Fellowship of the Ring for best picture.'
I know the scene you're referring to. All I could think was, "there is no way a couple of gangbangers are this introspective regarding matters of race." The whole move comes off as a clumsy lecture on racial inequality while resorting to blatant stereotypes, rather than actual human beings to convey it's story.
Like you said, it's white guilt porn the Movie.
Loke
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Richard Packer
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Cleo the Gambler
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I personally don't like modern Christmas movies for their hackneyed stories and all those plastic-and-extremely-bright decorations. Though 90s' Christmas movies have so many great plot details, captivating dialogues, moreover they always remind me the times when I was a child
teezzy
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Long-winded post incoming:
I totally forgot Garden State was Braff's auteur ego stroke. I really dont mind Scrubs overall, but it's definitely one of those shows where the protagonist is probably the least likable characters in the series. Probably not even Braff's fault, I'm sure he's a decent dude overall.
With that movie being his passion project though, it makes sense why it's so difficult to gel with. Dude comes off like a lesbian Jason Biggs or something, and I'd really rather not get within six feet of his psyche.
That whole era was just the worst overall, and you pretty much nailed why. Every studio was so desperate to greenlight the next Royal Tenenbaums, or whatever, without really understanding what exactly made that flick work. I Heart Huckabees and Garden State are to Wes Anderson as The Boondock Saints, 3,000 Miles to Graceland, or *gag* The Doom Generation were to Tarantino. They missed the mark, and focused only on the most superficial elements of their inspiration.
It's right around that time that "cool kids" would rather sit around a campfire singing along to some Moldy Peaches bullshit than Limp with the Bizkit or nod off to a G.G. Allin tune. Art became neutered, and likely played a large part in leading us to this whole safe space situation we're at currently.
We need a new John Waters, Harmony Korine, or Giuseppe Andrews type to really shake shit up again.
I'm probably just rambling out of my ass though lol. I blame Fred Durst.
#Phonepunk#
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Harmony Korine lol what a crazy dude. i saw Trash Humpers in the theater when that came out. dude was brilliant.
funkygunther
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Lost in Translation. What a piece of shite.
#Phonepunk#
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yes just thinking back on this. kind of amazing piece of Woke Orientalism. the whole movie is some bored rich people unimpressed with Japan.
Jesus Carbomb
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You guys gotta hear this one song, it’ll change your life I swear.
Ornlu
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Shut your damn mouth, Carole Baskins!
Just playin. People just like it because it's trashy. It's like watching Jerry/Maury or a judge show.
sol_bad
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- 2020 - "Parasite - loved it, yet to buy it
- 2019 - "Green Book" - loved it, yet to buy it
- 2018 - "The Shape of Water" - loved it, yet to buy it
- 2017 - "Moonlight" - haven't seen it
- 2016 - "Spotlight" - amazingly I have no idea what this is
- 2015 - "Birdman" - enjoyed it
- 2014 - "12 Years a Slave" - terribly boring
- 2013 - "Argo" - loved it and own it
- 2012 - "The Artist" - loved it and own it
- 2011 - "The King's Speech" - loved it and own it
- 2010 - "The Hurt Locker" - loved it and owned it
- 2009 - "Slumdog Millionaire" - loved it and own it
- 2008 - "No Country for Old Men" - loved it and own it
- 2007 - "The Departed" - loved it and own it
- 2006 - "Crash" - piece of shit
- 2005 - "Million Dollar Baby" - haven't seen it
- 2004 - "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" - loved it and own it
- 2003 - "Chicago" - haven't seen it
- 2002 - "A Beautiful Mind" - loved it, yet to buy it
- 2001 - "Gladiator" - love it, yet to buy it
- 2000 - "American Beauty - interesting film and own it
And for the life of me, I can't understand the people that are triggered by Knives Out, the film has nothing to do with politics at the end of the day. You could change the main character in to any other race and the story would be the same. The point is that the family is horrible and disgusting no matter what their political beliefs are, they don't really know shit about the maid and are wearing masks pretending they do. This should be obvious when
they all turn on her in an instant.
As for David Lynch, Twin Peaks is a pretty damn good show and definitely very innovative for it's time. I watched season 1 late last year, still need to watch season 2.
My wife and I are just busy with Inuyasha. HAH
Scotty W
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Dr Strangelove is hilarious.
teezzy
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Gladiator would never be nominated these days, much less win.
Papa
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TheSadRanger
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For those mentioning Birdman, I do think Whiplash was by far the better film and should've won the best picture that year.
Whiplash was a damn good fucking movie, don't get me wrong Birdman was good, but Whiplash was just on a entirely different level.
edit: It's kind of like No Country for Old Men, don't get me wrong it's a good film. But it had no business beating There Will be Blood for best picture. There Will be Blood is a timeless classic.
Whiplash was a damn good fucking movie, don't get me wrong Birdman was good, but Whiplash was just on a entirely different level.
edit: It's kind of like No Country for Old Men, don't get me wrong it's a good film. But it had no business beating There Will be Blood for best picture. There Will be Blood is a timeless classic.
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Heart_Attack
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Us, Knives Out, Lady Bird, Moonlight.
GreyHorace
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No Country for Old Men was fantastic, and a well deserved win for the Coen Brothers. I like Paul Thomas Anderson's work well enough and Daniel Day Lewis certainly earned that Oscar with that performance. But what the Coen's did with No Country was nothing short of miraculous and I don't think there's been a scarier villain than Anton Chigurh as played by Javier Bardem.
Dural
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Yep, I like a lot of PTA's films but wasn't a huge fan of Blood. No Country was on another level for me.
I agree he did nothing to better himself, and instead of taking charge of his life we are meant to blame society.
Mitsuda Maniac
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I was told V for Vendetta was a work of art, but I thought it was a bunch of pretentious crap. Also Requiem for a Dream isn't nearly as thought-provoking as most people think.
Shizumapower
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Watched Sonic. Remembered what people like (tolerate) is not.... good.
HellforLeather
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Into the Wild
They portray this dumb ass kid like hes fucking Jesus shining light out of his arsehole to everyone he encounters. Everything about this movie is pretentious as fuck and I hate it.
I watched it because a good friend of mine absolutely loved it and forced me to watch it. We have never talked about it since.
They portray this dumb ass kid like hes fucking Jesus shining light out of his arsehole to everyone he encounters. Everything about this movie is pretentious as fuck and I hate it.
I watched it because a good friend of mine absolutely loved it and forced me to watch it. We have never talked about it since.