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Movies that let you down
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AstroNut325
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This:
And... *puts on riot gear*
The Dark Knight! Oh and Inception!
*Raises riot shield*
And... *puts on riot gear*
The Dark Knight! Oh and Inception!
*Raises riot shield*
Hm, that's interesting. I thought that way on my first time through. Everything just felt solid, and just...perfect almost.
FloppyDelux
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Thor
Green lantern
Iron man 2
Sherlock holms 2
Both tomb raider movies
Both Ff movies
Cars 2
Green lantern
Iron man 2
Sherlock holms 2
Both tomb raider movies
Both Ff movies
Cars 2
Titan A.E.
I wanted to like this film I really did. When I first saw the trailer I was thinking this was Don Bluth making an epic animated sci-adventure film. This would be his return, his earlier film Anastasia wasn't so bad, but what I got was a music video with cutscenes in between. It was terrible with a mediocre story and forgettable characters.
I was thrilled when I saw the Metropolis anime the following year. It satisfied that need for a good film.
I wanted to like this film I really did. When I first saw the trailer I was thinking this was Don Bluth making an epic animated sci-adventure film. This would be his return, his earlier film Anastasia wasn't so bad, but what I got was a music video with cutscenes in between. It was terrible with a mediocre story and forgettable characters.
I was thrilled when I saw the Metropolis anime the following year. It satisfied that need for a good film.
Especially after coming off of Collateral.
I watch this movie over and over wishing I could somehow reach my hand through the television and just... Fix it. It's so close to being good, every piece is right there, but they're all used so... Wrong. Seriously, it frustrates me to no end.
VillageNinja
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What a dog shit ending to a good movie.
What a dog shit ending to a good movie.
Expendable.
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Inception definitely takes the cake here. I love The Prestige and Batman Begins, and really like Memento and The Dark Knight (I hadn't seen Insomnia at this point, and I didn't care much for it when I did), so I was naturally very excited for Inception. I made sure to go on a complete blackout for the film, including leaving the room if any trailers came on TV.
Well, I end up missing it in theaters, and eventually catch it with my roommates some months later. I struggle to stay awake through it. I eventually watch it again with my mom, and she falls asleep, so we watch it once again the next night. After a full 2.8 or so viewings, I can safely say that this movie just wasn't for me.
Well, I end up missing it in theaters, and eventually catch it with my roommates some months later. I struggle to stay awake through it. I eventually watch it again with my mom, and she falls asleep, so we watch it once again the next night. After a full 2.8 or so viewings, I can safely say that this movie just wasn't for me.
Haemolacria
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When I think of disappointing movies, this is always the first one that comes to mind:
Granted, visually it was ok and the soundtrack was solid (duh) but that's about it when it comes to its redeeming qualities. I mean, I didn't walk into the theater expecting a masterpiece of modern cinema but that movie.... The stupid-ass plot combined with retarded amounts of incoherent fanservice was enough to make me feel offended. Had I not been viewing that piece of crap with a friend, I would acted out of character and walked out in the middle of the movie. Thankfully, I don't even remember too much of the movie but instead of a cinemal representation of the terror and madness that is Silent Hill, it felt like a straight-to-dvd Hellraiser-sequel with Silent Hill-inspired monsters and visual aesthetics thrown in. Fuck you, Christopher Gans and Roger Avary.
Granted, visually it was ok and the soundtrack was solid (duh) but that's about it when it comes to its redeeming qualities. I mean, I didn't walk into the theater expecting a masterpiece of modern cinema but that movie.... The stupid-ass plot combined with retarded amounts of incoherent fanservice was enough to make me feel offended. Had I not been viewing that piece of crap with a friend, I would acted out of character and walked out in the middle of the movie. Thankfully, I don't even remember too much of the movie but instead of a cinemal representation of the terror and madness that is Silent Hill, it felt like a straight-to-dvd Hellraiser-sequel with Silent Hill-inspired monsters and visual aesthetics thrown in. Fuck you, Christopher Gans and Roger Avary.
Frankenstrat
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Well, at least there was one other result.
Riding in on the coattails of Casino Royale, which made it feel like there would be at least a few damn good Bond movies to come, this one was so damn disappointing to me.
Riding in on the coattails of Casino Royale, which made it feel like there would be at least a few damn good Bond movies to come, this one was so damn disappointing to me.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
Yeah this was very disappointing. I discovered firefly on netflix and watched the series in a week. The movie lost all of the fun from the series and was just a mildly enjoyable sci-fi flick.
ReadingRambo
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Sunshine.
What a heap of bad science that was. I can't even think about the final act without laughing.
What a heap of bad science that was. I can't even think about the final act without laughing.
Deified Data
Banned
Went to a midnight showing. Thought it was great for an hour or two after it was over and then promptly forgot about it. Then the DVD goes on sale and my fiance asks me when I'm going to buy it. I then realize it wasn't all that great, and had no desire to watch it again. Oh, well.
There's a tiny bit of areola in this pic, FYI. Maybe I'm the only one who sees it.
Thought this movie was decent, but I watched it on DVD and not in theaters. Would have been a weird movie to watch with other people.
shinobi602
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What a dog shit ending to a good movie.
Agreed - it would have been perfect if they had ended it at
the freeze frame
I would go for
I guess I just got caught up in the hype of a horror film actually being decent, but this left me a little cold. I just felt like the concept had so much potential, but that it was ultimately squandered by a structure that didn't do it justice. I'd have preferred it if
it had just appeared to be a regular horror film up until the biker hit the barrier, then the mystery of the organisation behind the cabin would have unraveled. There was no tension in developing both plots simultaneously imo
Alabamaman
Banned
Cameron's worst.
Cameron's worst.
Oh god this was another one. I adored the acting, I adored the 3D, I adored the characters themselves, and I adored the visuals. The story gutted me. Absolutely gutted me. I mean, thats one fucking hell of a weak link.
On the other hand it opens the sequel up to the chance of being the best movie of all time. Its a sequel so no cliche as hell story this time. Something unique, keep everything else the same and its poised to be untouchable.
I can see how someone could be disappointed in these, at least if you're watching them for the first time as an adult. I find it hard to see how a kid could be disappointed in Jurassic Park, especially back then.
Super 8. I only saw it because I had a few hours to kill and it was starting soon so I had no expectations really. However, the first half of the movie really drew me in. It was so well crafted and really got my hopes up, then the second half happened and I realized it was just another goofball monster movie.
krameriffic
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Yep. Every movie in the IMDB top 250 is fucking garbage.
come at me
runlikehell
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This. Definitely this. Such a waste of time.
Mr. B Natural
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I agree. The movie is made with skill, focus and taste but the source material isn't. But, I should have known better from a modern "blockbuster book." They could have The Shining-ed the sloppy source material but then... the backlash.
Forsaken82
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Don't hate me...
A Clockwork Orange...
maybe i was just to young to appreciate it, but I want to say I saw it when I was around 14 or 15. I had heard such great things about it from friends and family, and one weekend my grandfather was in town and we decided to have a movie night and we were considering what movies, and he had brought up A Clockwork Orange and Blade Runner, both movies I hadn't seen yet and have been wanting to see for a long time.
So we watched Clockwork first, and I just ended up falling asleep sometime after
Needless to say, I was extremely disappointed. At least blade runner was awesome and my night wasn't ruined!
A Clockwork Orange...
maybe i was just to young to appreciate it, but I want to say I saw it when I was around 14 or 15. I had heard such great things about it from friends and family, and one weekend my grandfather was in town and we decided to have a movie night and we were considering what movies, and he had brought up A Clockwork Orange and Blade Runner, both movies I hadn't seen yet and have been wanting to see for a long time.
So we watched Clockwork first, and I just ended up falling asleep sometime after
he gets out of prison and has essentially been brainwashed about how violence is bad
Needless to say, I was extremely disappointed. At least blade runner was awesome and my night wasn't ruined!
sixteen-bit
Member
Sunshine.
Seriously, fuck Sunshine. The last third of the film was laughable.
Seriously, fuck Sunshine. The last third of the film was laughable.
Admiral Bone to Pick
Banned
The part of Clockwork you mentioned is the slowest, most boring part of the film just due to the lack of action and the background violin music. Reading the book beforehand helps a lot.
How am I the first to say this?
There was no 3rd spiderman. It ended with 2. The 3rd was never shot. Don't show a fan-art poster to trick us.
Next you are going to tell us that there was a 4th Indiana Jones, lol.
starchild excalibur
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Drive. It felt like an action film that compromised on the action or an art film that compromised on the art. Enjoyable, but not as great as I was expecting.
I just watched Aliens last night (I know, I know) and while I think it's good I didn't find it to be the masterpiece I was expecting. Whereas Alien was great in building up tension and looking at the mental and emotional breakdown of characters slowly being killed off, Aliens just felt like a fine action film after an hour in.
This, too. I didn't go in expecting a great story or great acting. I just wanted to see guys graphically fight and kill each other in some great fight scenes. But because of all the ostentatious background compositing/cinematography and the fake CG-blood, it felt like no one was even making contact. It was a letdown of an action film.
I just watched Aliens last night (I know, I know) and while I think it's good I didn't find it to be the masterpiece I was expecting. Whereas Alien was great in building up tension and looking at the mental and emotional breakdown of characters slowly being killed off, Aliens just felt like a fine action film after an hour in.
This, too. I didn't go in expecting a great story or great acting. I just wanted to see guys graphically fight and kill each other in some great fight scenes. But because of all the ostentatious background compositing/cinematography and the fake CG-blood, it felt like no one was even making contact. It was a letdown of an action film.
British Monsoon
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The Dark Knight - great performances from Oldman & Ledger, with some well directed action sequences, but as a whole the film isn't well paced, isn't all that gripping, and isn't deserving of the rabid hype that still surrounds it today. Certainly one of the better comic book adaptations filmed, but no more than that.
triplestation
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Totally with you on Wolfman. Also Iron Man 2.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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A Clockwork Orange is pretty much the best.
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