State your unpopular film related opinion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Part 25

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I like Edward Scissorhands but I don't worship it like some Burtonites do.
 
A Necessary Evil said:
Yep. It is actually in my top 10 007 movies. Sure, QoS will never reach the heights of Goldeneye, Casino Royale, Skyfall, or Goldfinger- but it will never come close to the franchise lows, such as:

M/WGG
Die another Day
A View to a Kill
Moonraker....and my most hated:

Diamonds are Forever
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A View to a Kill is my favourite Bond movie. I liked QoS a lot as well, what was the main complaint about it, the villain? I'm honestly not sure, it didn't seem to have anything overly terrible about it.
 
James said:
A View to a Kill is my favourite Bond movie. I liked QoS a lot as well, what was the main complaint about it, the villain? I'm honestly not sure, it didn't seem to have anything overly terrible about it.
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The terrible action with a toxic overdose of shaky cam was the main problem with QoS.
 
I don't think that QoS is among the worst Bond films ... But I don't think there's anything great about it either. It's one of those films that I've seen once, haven't regretted it, but don't really have a desire to watch again. The shaky cam stuff played a factor in it, as many have stated.

Speaking of Bond, I wish Timothy Dalton had been in more Bond films. I really loved him as Bond (in fact, I think his interpretation is similar-ish to Daniel Craig's). It's just that Dalton's approach to the character didn't quite fit in with the tone of the films. I don't think his Bond movies were bad; I just wish they had been better because I liked him so much in the role.

As for Pierce Brosnan, he's great as Bond, too. Too bad his films after Goldeneye (which is in my top 3 favorite Bond movies) sucked.
 
Kahran Ramsus said:
The terrible action with a toxic overdose of shaky cam was the main problem with QoS.
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Ahh, I can totally appreciate the shaky cam criticisms. It seems only recently that film makers have begun to move away from that awful nonsense, at long last (slowly but surely, anyway). I don't recall it being overly prevalent in QoS, but then it's been a while since I watched it. Fortunately we're starting to get films like John Wick, which are paving the way for clearer-shot action sequences.
 
Age of Ultron is very underrated while Guardians of the Galaxy is over rated.

I think the criticisms of AoU actually describe guardians better. While ultron is pure fun with an awesome cast of characters. It's just missing the soundtrack and it hits every mark guardians gets praised for.

I think if AoU was compared to GotG more than A1 it would get a lot more praise and people would let a lot of there disappointment do to over hype slide.
 
scatterax said:
I think the criticisms of AoU actually describe guardians better. While ultron is pure fun with an awesome cast of characters. It's just missing the soundtrack and it hits every mark guardians gets praised for.
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I love both films, but Guardians of the Galaxy has something else that Age of Ultron is missing: it packs way more of an emotional punch. Between Groot's sacrifice and Rocket crying in the aftermath to Quill seeing the vision of his mother and finally opening her birthday present to him, I was very moved. Whereas in AOU, the only really emotional scene in the movie is [BLACKOUT]Quicksilver's death[/BLACKOUT], which to me elicited more of a "Well that sucks" kind of response. It didn't carry as much weight because we barely got to know the character.
 
The character building in Guardians is just excellent. Probably the best example in the MCU because unlike Avengers it had to introduce and develop all those characters in a single movie.
 
Drizzle said:
I love both films, but Guardians of the Galaxy has something else that Age of Ultron is missing: it packs way more of an emotional punch. Between Groot's sacrifice and Rocket crying in the aftermath to Quill seeing the vision of his mother and finally opening her birthday present to him, I was very moved. Whereas in AOU, the only really emotional scene in the movie is [BLACKOUT]Quicksilver's death[/BLACKOUT], which to me elicited more of a "Well that sucks" kind of response. It didn't carry as much weight because we barely got to know the character.
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I find [blackout]Hulk looking at the devastation he caused during his blackout[/blackout] is pretty emotional.
 
The most emotional MCU movie to me so far is The Winter Soldier. The scene with old Peggy and the climax with "I'm with you to the end of the line" are on a level of emotional depth that most CBMs don't even attempt, and even the interactions between Cap/Black Widow are well-done.
 
The most emotional MCU films for me are Iron Man 1 (particularly the first act, while Tony was in captivity), and the two Captain America movies.
 
The most emotional MCU moment for me so far is Star Lord opening his present at the end.
 
The Incredible Hulk is pretty emotional.
He can't have sex without risking turning to the Hulk.
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Most emotional MCU moment, maybe Loki and Odin in Thor.
Loki : What, because I... I... I am the monster parents tell their children about at night?
 
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Can I ask why?
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A View to a Kill has all the elements I'd consider to be classic Bond. Freakin' Christopher Walken is the villain with a ridiculous plan, he floats around in his mad blimp throwing people out, Roger Moore hams it up spectacularly. The film captures all the key points I think of when I think James Bond.

Which isn't to say I'm not a fan of the newer Bourne inspired Bond, I like them a great deal. Or that there aren't a slew of other films that capture those great Bond traits either. A View to a Kill is, in my opinion, a fabulously fun movie. I appreciate that it cops a lot of flak and I understand why, but to me it will always be quintessential Bond.
 
Brother Jack said:
The character building in Guardians is just excellent. Probably the best example in the MCU because unlike Avengers it had to introduce and develop all those characters in a single movie.
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Eh... I think a lot of the narrative and character heavy lifting in GOTG is actually done with exposition. I will never think it's a "bad" movie, but it all felt a little lifeless and shallow to me.

gwynplaine said:
Most emotional MCU moment, maybe Loki and Odin in Thor.
Loki : What, because I... I... I am the monster parents tell their children about at night?
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I adore the first THOR and the stuff between Thor, Odin and Loki is a HUGE part of why that film works for me.
 
Unpopular opinion: I'm not as high on The Martian as many others.
 
Charlize Theron's performance as Furiosa, while good, isn't worthy of an Oscar nomination.
 
Drizzle said:
I love both films, but Guardians of the Galaxy has something else that Age of Ultron is missing: it packs way more of an emotional punch. Between Groot's sacrifice and Rocket crying in the aftermath to Quill seeing the vision of his mother and finally opening her birthday present to him, I was very moved. Whereas in AOU, the only really emotional scene in the movie is [BLACKOUT]Quicksilver's death[/BLACKOUT], which to me elicited more of a "Well that sucks" kind of response. It didn't carry as much weight because we barely got to know the character.
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I agree, Guardians I don't find overrated at all. I think GOTG is Marvels best film yet period. It has everything, great comedy, awesome action, drama, it really touched me too. Great emotional moments that actually meant something, could actually feel it, it didn't seem like forced or pushed emotional scenes like in other Marvel films.

I find The Avengers way more over rated that GOTG.
 
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