s/o Overrated movies

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know if they were well "rated", but people certainly seemed to love the following movies that I walked out on, they were so bad:
Napoleon Dynamite
Little Miss Sunshine
Best in Show

I hate that conceit of showing painful losers who think highly of themselves, so that we can laugh at their loser-ness, AND their mistaken self-confidence. (Add The Office, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Parks & Rec...)

Oh my God, yes. What a horrible movie.

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously, can anyone explain why they think Lost in Translation was "brilliant?"

Because the movie did a great job tapping into the main character's personalities and dynamic.

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Loved it! (And James

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Such shite:
Love Actually
Titanic
Avatar
Forrest Gump
English Patient, most likely - fell asleep in the first 15 minutes so can't be completely sure
Tarantino generally
Anything Andrew Lloyd Weber

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Anonymous wrote:Midnight in Paris

I didn't get the feeling there was tons of critical acclaim for that one. I liked it, because I used to live in Paris, and miss it. The characters from the past were entertaining. But I never heard anyone call it a "great" movie.

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously, can anyone explain why they think Lost in Translation was "brilliant?"

The ache of loneliness personified. The fact that two people can spark in the unlikeliest circumstances. The universality of the need for real, human connection.

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Good Will Hunting

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously, can anyone explain why they think Lost in Translation was "brilliant?"

I didn't think it was "brilliant," but having lived in Japan for awhile, I could totally relate to many of the cultural references and confusions.

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously, can anyone explain why they think Lost in Translation was "brilliant?"

I didn't think it was "brilliant," but having lived in Japan for awhile, I could totally relate to many of the cultural references and confusions.

That part I get, but not PP's comment about tapping into the "main character's personalities and dynamic." This couldn't be more vague.

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Anonymous wrote:Silver Linings Playbook

Agree with this - enjoyable but totally overrated.

I disagree with the OP, though. Dangerous Liaisons was fantastic, IMO.

I think it would have been a great movie if the ending had not been so sappy. I wish the chick would have screwed a dude and totally left Bradley Cooper alone at the dance. Then if he had pulled out an AR-15 and mowed down his ex wife and friends, it would have been just stunning.

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously, can anyone explain why they think Lost in Translation was "brilliant?"

I need an explanation too. And I love Woody Allen movies so I can take character development, but this LiT was such a waste.

I would try to explain it, but I slept through most of it. Tried to watch it again. Same thing.

Rachel Getting Married was so bad I had a hard time watching any movie after that because I was so traumatized. Horrific. Anne Hathaway's acting was terrible - couldn't understand how she received an Oscar nomination. While I'm on the subject, she was terrible in Les Mis and I also thought that was a terrible movie. Waaay overrated.

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Anonymous wrote:I still can't get over people hating A Fish called Wanda.

Some aweseome lines in it that still run through my head:

Oh you English are soooo superior . . .well you know where you'd be with out the good ol' United states. The smallest fucking province in the Russian Empire.

I don't care who you are, Mr Manfrenjensen, but you need to leave this instant!

You also stepped into a dark place, whoever mentioned they hated Best in Show. That thing is funny from start to finish. Example,

"We met in Starbucks. Actually, I was at one Starbucks, and I saw her at another Starbucks across the street."

Next someone will be saying they hated Fletch.

I've tried watching a Fish Called Wanda several times; it is such a snoozer.

+1

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Forrest Gump for sure.

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Anonymous wrote:Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Stupid, stupid stupid stories. Hate all iterations of these movie.

You suck!!

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To the person who posted the fiat comment about Fletch, I love you. Right back at you:

I'll have a steak sandwich, and.....a steak sandwich.

Lost in Translation was good because:

It is about being lost in a completely different culture an even within a marriage, a la scar Jo in that movie. Also the romance and love they have for each other is subtle and not rom com cheesy. (Spoiler alert) She doesn't run off with him in the end, he just whispers to her, something unknown and they part ways. Tragic, romantic and realistic.