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mitchy at 10:41pm on 09/08/2010 under 30 days of movies meme
mitchy at 10:41pm on 09/08/2010 under 30 days of movies meme9. What movie is the most over-rated? (i.e. that one movie everyone claims is a classic but you just don't get it?)
I've never seen "Citizen Kane" because I'm very afraid it won't live up to the hype, so much does everyone bang on about it being the Best! Movie! Evah! Feh.
I'm going to get glared at for this but top of my list of movies I HAVE watched is "The Princess Bride". I just can't stand it. I've watched it twice. Once in disbelief and ever growing boredom and once when pickled out of my head. The second time was nice, think I slept through some of it :P
As much as I love Tarantino, 'm going to have to mention Resevoir Dogs here too. A good film, to be sure, fantastic debut, but really, people? All that hype for that?? Pulp Fiction was way better, so was Kill Bill (I, II not so much).
Most of Kubrick's work makes me feel the same way, too, to be honest. Although in the interests of full disclosure, I don't think I've ever managed to actually sit through one of his films :P
I've never seen "Citizen Kane" because I'm very afraid it won't live up to the hype, so much does everyone bang on about it being the Best! Movie! Evah! Feh.
I'm going to get glared at for this but top of my list of movies I HAVE watched is "The Princess Bride". I just can't stand it. I've watched it twice. Once in disbelief and ever growing boredom and once when pickled out of my head. The second time was nice, think I slept through some of it :P
As much as I love Tarantino, 'm going to have to mention Resevoir Dogs here too. A good film, to be sure, fantastic debut, but really, people? All that hype for that?? Pulp Fiction was way better, so was Kill Bill (I, II not so much).
Most of Kubrick's work makes me feel the same way, too, to be honest. Although in the interests of full disclosure, I don't think I've ever managed to actually sit through one of his films :P
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CARE BEARGLARE*Nah, I can understand the Princess Bride thing. I love it dearly, but if it's not your cup of tea then, well, not even Mandy Patinkin can save it.
And Citizen Kane, I have seen. And, um, I can see why it's a classic? And I'm fine with it being recognised as such. I jut don't want to see it again.
/agree with you on Reservoir Dogs (my favourite thing about it is, in fact, the soundtrack :P), and I honestly believe that Kubrick made films that weren't meant to be seen all the way through, except by crazy people and wannabe crazy people.
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Citizen Kane broke with a lot of movie traditions and suprised people, but now that we have movies with better twists, and less traditional content, the movie just doesn't hold up. As for Kubrick.... it is more the idea behind the movies than the movies themselves. The movies themselves.... ya. Although I did actually enjoy 2001: A Space Odyssey .. I won't watch it again, but I did enjoy it.
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