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[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I hate 20th Century Classic that has been so impactful on film making that it suffers from the Seinfeld effect. Every aspect that it pioneered is just so cliched now in retrospect - how dumb were people back then to have been entertained by something pop culture has completely imbibed over the past XX years.

I found the special effects to be laughable; especially the practical ones. How could you watch anything made before CGI matured to a decent level?

Don't even get me started on the actors. None of them went method and abused their fellow cast and crew in the name of art. Additionally the script did not past the Bechdel test which completely ruined any sense of realism that the characters might have been attempting to portray.

20th Century Classic is just one example. There are hundreds of films that don't even have colour cinematography. Pretentious people try to tell us black and white cinematography is "more dreamlike", pul-lease! Why would you want to watch something that doesn't look like real life? You might as well be reading a novel at that point - and the whole point of movies is to completely replace novels so we can consume stories more efficiently.

Don't @ me on any of this. Just hop on your penny farthing bicycle and ride off into the sunset to your hipster neigbourhood.

[–] pishadoot@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 months ago (6 children)

The Princess Bride

... Sorry. It's just not good.

[–] Comtief@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago

damn, coming out swinging with these fighting words

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[–] CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago (5 children)

How about one that will actually piss people off: The Shawshank Redemption

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[–] 1hitsong@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

The Talented Mr. Ripley. Awful, truly awful!

Poor Things. I turned it off after~30 minutes.

[–] straightjorkin@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Poor things gave me a headache, genuinely pissed that Emma stone won the oscar

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[–] Two2Tango@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Pulp Fiction 🤷‍♀️

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[–] SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I guess I can convince myself by rewatching if it actually is good, but:

Cabin in the Woods.

Tap for spoilerI understand they were going for meta-horror, but it was so in your face, so mediocre, so shallow.

Scream series is far better meta horror imo.

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[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

blade runner 2049. It's a crap story with crap acting and direction. The visuals are just bad. I have no idea why it's so liked.

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[–] EtnaAtsume@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Airplane. Dodgeball.

I am prepared for your animosity.

[–] DarkSpectrum@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

A Complete Unknown. It was very long, and I just found Bob and his life a bit boring. Apart from the music, of course.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 34 points 2 months ago (4 children)

any of the new MCU movies post-endgame. they were so generic, and it was clear some of the movies ran out of money on cgi or animation.

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