State your unpopular film related opinion - Part 1

[gwynplaine]

Amadeus isn't that good. Sure, the art direction is great, but the characters are dull and uninteresting. I will never watch it again.

Too many notes?
(Just kiddingt:. I don't agree at all but it is a good unpopular opinion.)

Yeah your unpopular opinions are more unpopular than gwynplaines, but I still think you have competition with uninspired cup.

Hahat:
(I guess I'll have to try harder next time)

 

[Doctor Jones]

I mean yeah I do see the benefit of a few unmasked scens

But in the Raimi series every final confrontation with the villain had Spidey taking off his mask and then of course the whole subway scens in the 2nd one

Spider-Man's mask was torn in SM1, and Norman knew who he was anyway. Plus the "I had a father. His name was Ben Parker" line wouldn't have been as effective if you didn't see his face.

With the train sequence in SM2, it didn't really matter if they saw his face or not. Peter didn't care either. It was about him saving them. When did dwell on the fact he was maskless, they were all touched he saved their lives. I think they liked the fact that a man has powers and uses them for good. They admired the hell out of him. Plus the kids kinda represented them in saying they wouldn't tell anyone.

Plus, they just saw a face anyway. They didn't know his name. People wouldn't really believe them anyway, and if people actually weanted to find him, that they could somehow find him in such a big city. Faith in people too.

It happened in Iron Man too. The finale between Obidiah and Tony, they had thier helmets off. Because you can capture the emotion in the faces within the tension so much better. You can't get through as much. Despite Favreau coming up with the idea for them inside the mask.

 

[Watchman]

Coen Brothers' style translates perfectly with McCarthy's work. The Road, imo, was lost in its bleak nature and ultimately felt like artsy kitsch.
I read an interview of what James Franco wanted to do with it, and I don't know, I just feel uncomfortable with him helming such a project. His art show in NY was supposedly really generic and the 12-hour Private Idaho project? Who knows...

I wanted them to tackle so badly. Coen Brothers and McCarthy go together like peanut butter and jelly.

Yeah, definitely. I don't know if it should be alarming that he set up that public account for fans to donate money towards him for future projects.

Man should have done Return of the Jedi.

I'm not that familiar with the character outside of a few mainstream comic volumes I've read, so I can't really distinguish a lot of the character interpretations. I'd love to see Cronenberg go back to his early days, but his background in science would make it interesting to see Superman's molecular decay.

Characters like Superman or Captain Marvel I find never translate to screen well. Directors seem to never want to jump into their whimsical world or their extreme goodness. Instead we get Superman: Deadbeat dad and stalker. Cronenberg doesn't seem like the right style for Superman. Although that scene with Parasite would have been classic Cronenberg disgusting.

I would like someone like Spike Jonze do it. He could definitely capture the visuals and the colorful craziness of Superman while having problem tackling the more heavy emotional scenes like the entirety of issue 10, Pa Kent, and Zibarro.

Speaking of even more comic movies that should happen but won't, aside from a Blue Velvet/Spider-Man mash-up I would love to see Lynch tackle an adaption of Final Crisis. Not necessarily the cosmic sections but the scenes with Turpin's investigation of the missing kids and falling into the world of the evil gods.

 

[gwynplaine]

_ Even though I didn't like the movie around him, I enjoyed Brando's crazy, over the top performance in Dr. Moreau. I'd like to see a new version directed by someone like Herzog or Cronenberg.
_ I don't think Vincent Cassel is such a good actor. His best performance for me was in Mathieu Kassovitz' "Hate" and "Crimson Rivers" and that was a while ago.
_ I don't really like Luc Besson's movies, except maybe for his first one: "The Last Fight."
_ "Brotherhood of the Wolves" was not very good.
_ Godard's only good movie is "Breathless."

 

[danoyse]

Strong, female protagonist that tookthe 80s action genre newer and exciting settings. There's a reason Sigourney Weaver was nominated for best actress. I think you guys are undermining Aliens impact.

Agreed. That was a huge deal at the time. It's one of the reasons I regard Aliens a notch above most action movies. Cameron tried something similar with Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2 (which I'm watching on AMC right now), and he didn't even come close.

. Agreed that Alien is far better than its sequel, which I think is more of a solid, entertaining action film than something remarkable in its genre's history. I might even like one of the extended cuts of Alien 3 over it.

There is no version of Alien 3 that is better than Aliens. Just...no.

 

[dude stannis]

There is no version of Alien 3 that is better than Aliens. Just...no.

Fincher's $100million reworking of Hearts of Darkness as an Alien film would've probably walked all over Aliens.

 

[danoyse]

Fincher's $100million reworking of Hearts of Darkness as an Alien film would've probably walked all over Aliens.

That's nice, but Alien 3 is just unsalvagable. People actually booed when I saw it in the theater.

 

[bullets]

Wow you saw Aliens first, and then Alien? I would imagine someone doing that becoming crazy bored, because in Alien its taking forever for the Alien to appear!

I think I watched it first because I had the Aliens action figures. It's rare for me to do something like that but it actually prevented me from watching the first Alien for awhile. I was younger and probably assumed Alien would be boring but I did enjoy the suspense when I finally saw it.

 

[bullets]

That's nice, but Alien 3 is just unsalvagable. People actually booed when I saw it in the theater.

Really? I just remember being really upset that Newt and Hicks were dead but thought the film was ok.

 

[danoyse]

Really? I just remember being really upset that Newt and Hicks were dead but thought the film was ok.

People booed when it was revealed that Hicks and especially Newt were dead. I saw it opening night, so it was sold out, and it's one movie I remember an audience going from psyched to annoyed really fast, because after that the movie just wasn't very good. It had pretty much lost me by the autopsy scene.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

The romance and comic relief in Lord Of The Ring: The Two Towers was terrible. The Seven Samurai done a far superior job in these respects, along with pretty much everything else.

For example, the introduction to the final battle was also more interestingly done. It jumps from a mournful moment (one the Samurai dies) to a hopeful and defiant note(the dead samurai made a flag to keep the villages hopes up when he was alive) to a gleeful moment when the bandits actually attack (Kikuchiyo's character has a screw loose) with everyone around him crapping there panties. The bandits don't stand around like scarecrows to try build tension, they charge full steam ahead, it's immediate like a train coming towards them.

http://rapidshare.com/files/450117518/seven.wmv



Whats also interesting about this scene is that the villagers are mourning for the dead samurai, at the start of the movie when the samurai arrive, they are so fearful of than that they want even come out of there homes to greet them. They also have weapons and armour from samurai they have personally killed. Now they are becoming one entity, breaking down the social barrier (it reverts back by the end of the film).

Kikuchiyo character himself (the guy who plants the flag) explained earlier in the movie he hates "despair". It's also revealed he isn't a Samurai himself, but in actuality a former villager who was attacked by Samurai (it's indicated they killed his parents). All these leads are strung together in a two-three minute scene without ramming it down your throat. Peter Jackson would.

The "this is a good sword" scene in the two towers, along with "I will die with them" line made me cringe, it was unconvincing and hammy. The three musketeer relationship thing wasn't very convincing either. The Samurai relationships was also far better done.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Fincher's $100million reworking of Hearts of Darkness as an Alien film would've probably walked all over Aliens.

Mother of God, that sounds like a great idea. I would love to see Fincher do another Alien film. I know people wouldn't be against that.

Agreed. That was a huge deal at the time. It's one of the reasons I regard Aliens a notch above most action movies. Cameron tried something similar with Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2 (which I'm watching on AMC right now), and he didn't even come close.

There is no version of Alien 3 that is better than Aliens. Just...no.

Yeah, Ripley is probably my favorite female character in a film ever. I love her performance. She's good in Alien, but she's better in Aliens. I just love her personality and her no ******** attitude. That and that fact everyone else around her seem to be oblivious to what is going to happen.

But Alien 3 sucking wasn't Fincher's fault. I was disliking it by the autopsy scene as well. You always seem to get a good impression from the opening of a film. How Alien 3 opened up, it didn't gel right.

 

[Tron Bonne]

We should just drop the third and fourth films in the Alien franchise, and use the original Dark Horse comics as canon

 

[MadVillainy]

-Helen Bonam Carter didnt really deserve a Supporting Actress Nom for King's Speech

 

[gwynplaine]

Of course like everyone else I was blown away by Bale in The Fighter and in a few hours he will most likely and very deservedly win the best supporting actor Oscar, but I think that maybe I was more impressed and moved by Rush's great, subtle and understated turn in The King's Speech.
Anyway, it's Bale's year and it's fine because they both gave exceptional performances.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Of course like everyone else I was blown away by Bale in The Fighter and in a few hours he will most likely and very deservedly win the best supporting actor Oscar, but I think that maybe I was more impressed and moved by Rush's great, subtle and understated turn in The King's Speech.
Anyway, it's Bale's year and it's fine because they both gave exceptional performances.

It's very hard to decide because both were great, but I'd give the edge to bail just for the physical requirement Bale went through for the role.

-Helen Bonam Carter didnt really deserve a Supporting Actress Nom for King's Speech

I agree. I didn't think Carter was oscar-worthy though I'd rather watch her in this than Tim Burton movies.

Neither does Hailee Steinfeld deserve a supporting actress nomination. She was the main character!

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

The romance and comic relief in Lord Of The Ring: The Two Towers was terrible. The Seven Samurai done a far superior job in these respects, along with pretty much everything else.

I actually didn't care for the romance in the The Two Towers, but I liked the comic relief, especially Gimli.

 

[gwynplaine]

It's very hard to decide because both were great, but I'd give the edge to bail just for the physical requirement Bale went through for the role.



I agree. I didn't think Carter was oscar-worthy though I'd rather watch her in this than Tim Burton movies.

Neither does Hailee Steinfeld deserve a supporting actress nomination. She was the main character!

Agree with all of the above. It's just that I'm equally if not sometimes more impressed by the less flashy, more internalized roles.
But in the case of Bale, it's true he really went the extra mile and you're right his emotional and physical commitment to the role are nothing short of phenomenal and deserve to be rewarded with an oscar.
As for Hailee Steinfeld, I was actually equally impressed by her performance as I was by Portman's in Black Swan. She really held her own against Bridges, Damon and all the other actors in True Grit. She might be the best thing about the film.

 

[dude stannis]

The King's Speech was the weakest best pic nomination.

 

[El Payaso]

The King's Speech was the weakest best pic nomination.

And therefore Oscars went to it.

 

[gwynplaine]

The King's Speech really deserved the Oscar. It was the best film of the year, with Toy Story 3 which also won.
Boring ceremony in general, but good winners.
And Kirk Douglas rocked.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

The only decent thing about "Curse Of The Golden Flower" was the art direction and Lee Gong's humongous jelly fish.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

I like the King's Speech and I definitely believe that it deserved to get nominated (even though I think the Social Network was better). However, I haven't agreed with the Academy awards for Best Picture since The Departed in 2006 (and before that was Lord of the Rings).

 

[SuperFerret]

The romance and comic relief in Lord Of The Ring: The Two Towers was terrible. The Seven Samurai done a far superior job in these respects, along with pretty much everything else.

Some people prefer elves and dwarves and orcs to samurai.

 

[Abaddon]

Touch of Evil was a crap film.