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  • LudovicoLudovico
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    Don't know how controversial that is but I really dislike Forrest Gump. And Shakespeare in Love is grossly overrated. A fun comedy but not worthy of an Oscar.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    Posts: 7,021
    Sleuth 2007 > Sleuth 1972
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
    Posts: 17,757
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Sleuth 2007 > Sleuth 1972

    I've yet to see any of these! Have the 2007 remake on DVD though.
  • RoadphillRoadphill United Kingdom
    Posts: 984
    Aliens is hugely overrated. Not a patch on the first movie.
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,125
    Roadphill wrote: »
    Aliens is hugely overrated. Not a patch on the first movie.

    I'd say the same about Terminator 2.
  • RoadphillRoadphill United Kingdom
    Posts: 984
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Roadphill wrote: »
    Aliens is hugely overrated. Not a patch on the first movie.

    I'd say the same about Terminator 2.

    I like T2 roughly the same as the first, personally.
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,125
    Roadphill wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Roadphill wrote: »
    Aliens is hugely overrated. Not a patch on the first movie.

    I'd say the same about Terminator 2.

    I like T2 roughly the same as the first, personally.

    Technically it's a great achievement, but it's too much of a repeat of the first. I've heard somewhere that T2 particularly resonated with children of divorce in the 90s, what with the surrogate dad that is the T-800, but it did very little to me. Kudos though for making a skinny actor genuinely threatening and making us believe he could easily take off Arnie mano a mano.
  • RoadphillRoadphill United Kingdom
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    Roadphill wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Roadphill wrote: »
    Aliens is hugely overrated. Not a patch on the first movie.

    I'd say the same about Terminator 2.

    I like T2 roughly the same as the first, personally.

    Technically it's a great achievement, but it's too much of a repeat of the first. I've heard somewhere that T2 particularly resonated with children of divorce in the 90s, what with the surrogate dad that is the T-800, but it did very little to me. Kudos though for making a skinny actor genuinely threatening and making us believe he could easily take off Arnie mano a mano.

    It is very similar, essentially the same film with a bigger budget to play with. I do like it, though. Both excellent films. Such a shame the series has been nothing but dismal, since.
  • cooperman2cooperman2 Uk
    Posts: 380
    Never liked Once Upon a Time in the West. Simply cannot regard it as Leone's masterpiece. Overlong and more than a little pompous. All three Dollars films are better. The best for me is For a Few Dollars More.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    Posts: 4,636
    Marvel Cinematic Universe tends to cast actresses that are too full of themselves or overexposed. Scarlett Johansson and Brie Larson being the biggest examples. Always saying the wrong things in the press.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    edited August 2020 Posts: 16,169
    Controversial opinion:

    I like McQ even more than BULLITT, and just on par with DIRTY HARRY.




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  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Controversial opinion:

    I like McQ even more than BULLITT, and just on par with DIRTY HARRY.




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    Although I wouldn't compare McQ to Bullitt – the latter being one of my top three favourite films, I find McQ a very rewatchable film, and on par with Dirty Harry.
  • marcmarc Universal Exports
    Posts: 2,610
    cooperman2 wrote: »
    Never liked Once Upon a Time in the West. Simply cannot regard it as Leone's masterpiece. Overlong and more than a little pompous. All three Dollars films are better. The best for me is For a Few Dollars More.
    I also prefer For a Few Dollars More and especially The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (epic standoff) over Once Upon a Time in the West.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Controversial opinion:

    I like McQ even more than BULLITT, and just on par with DIRTY HARRY.




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    Afraid i cant agree with that. Dirty Harry and Bullitt are two of my favourite thrillers. Classics!
    McQ doesnt come close, it does however have a fantastic car chase at the finale and a great score!
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,169
    Controversial opinion:

    Although it may be arguably the best, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK is my least favorite film in the SW original trilogy.
  • jobojobo
    Posts: 7,507
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Controversial opinion:

    Although it may be arguably the best, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK is my least favorite film in the SW original trilogy.

    Why is that?
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,125
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Controversial opinion:

    Although it may be arguably the best, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK is my least favorite film in the SW original trilogy.

    Being the best and the one you prefers are two different things. A Clockwork Orange may not the best Stanley Kubrick movie, but it's still my favourite.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Sleuth 2007 > Sleuth 1972

    I've yet to see any of these! Have the 2007 remake on DVD though.
    I don't think either is a great film, but the remake is good. The original is rather grating.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,041
    It's meant to be grating. Plus Olivier > Caine > Law, not to mention (said he before doing it) Mankiewicz > Branagh as a director. The newer one is not bad, but ultimately superfluous and kind of vapid.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,169
    jobo wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Controversial opinion:

    Although it may be arguably the best, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK is my least favorite film in the SW original trilogy.

    Why is that?

    Hard to say, really. Of the three it's the one I'm usually in the least mood to watch. Also I have fonder nostalgic memories seeing the other two. The first is my favorite, and ROTJ when I was a kid was such a huge event, it was a blast seeing that in the cinema.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
    edited August 2020 Posts: 17,757
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Sleuth 2007 > Sleuth 1972

    I've yet to see any of these! Have the 2007 remake on DVD though.
    I don't think either is a great film, but the remake is good. The original is rather grating.

    I'll likely try and watch both at some point – maybe as a double feature. 2x Michael Caine is reason enough to do it!
  • bigladiesmanbigladiesman
    Posts: 1,009
    Very controversial opinion: Last Year at Marienbad is a direct insult to the audience. Which is worse than being a bad movie.

    And while I'm a big fan of Blake Edwards, I find the first Pink Panther flick to be a repulsive and classist movie with only one good scene (the chase with the old feller trying to cross the road): all the sequels featuring Peter Sellers as the only protagonist are vastly superior.
  • bigladiesmanbigladiesman
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    MaxCasino wrote: »
    My 10 Favorite Walt Disney Animation Studios:

    1) 101 Dalmatians.
    2) The Fox and the Hound.
    3) Aladdin.
    4) The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
    5) The Emperor's New Groove.
    6) Pinocchio.
    7) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
    8) The Lion King.
    9) Beauty and the Beast.
    10) The Little Mermaid.

    Honorable Mentions: The Jungle Book, The Rescuers, The Rescuers Down Under, Wreck-It Ralph, Zootopia.

    What's controversial is that The Lion King is ranked so low.

    Necroposting: Lion King is not even a Top 10 Disney film for me.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,978
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Controversial opinion:

    I like McQ even more than BULLITT, and just on par with DIRTY HARRY.




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    I am in full agreement with you. Other than the car chase, I don’t find Bullitt to be all that memorable. As for McQ, normally I don’t care much for John Wayne, but I have a soft spot for the film itself. It has a great funky score, and a lovely Trans Am that McQ drives, I wince at the fate that befalls it
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,473
    My own controversial original Star Wars trilogy opinion is that I prefer ROTJ over the first. For me it’s:
    1. Empire Strikes Back
    2. Return of the Jedi
    3. Star Wars / A New Hope

    But I love them all!!! The main reason for me why I prefer ROTJ is the developed characters and arcs. Star Wars 1 is excellent, but the characters still feel a bit more archetypal than developed like they would be in the sequels.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    Posts: 4,636
    bigladiesman wrote: »
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    My 10 Favorite Walt Disney Animation Studios:

    1) 101 Dalmatians.
    2) The Fox and the Hound.
    3) Aladdin.
    4) The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
    5) The Emperor's New Groove.
    6) Pinocchio.
    7) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
    8) The Lion King.
    9) Beauty and the Beast.
    10) The Little Mermaid.

    Honorable Mentions: The Jungle Book, The Rescuers, The Rescuers Down Under, Wreck-It Ralph, Zootopia.

    What's controversial is that The Lion King is ranked so low.

    Necroposting: Lion King is not even a Top 10 Disney film for me.

    Wow, to two things: finding my original post, and saying that about Lion King! A lot of people from my generation grew up on that movie. I’m in my 20s, but I agree with that now, as it is arguably a ripoff.
  • JWPepperJWPepper You sit on it, but you can't take it with you.
    Posts: 512
    Casablanca (1942) is an iconic, but very overrated movie.
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
    Posts: 4,483
    JWPepper wrote: »
    Casablanca (1942) is an iconic, but very overrated movie.

    Yes, I bought it on DVD a few years ago and wasn't impressed at all. Never had the interest to watch it a second time.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    Posts: 7,021
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Sleuth 2007 > Sleuth 1972

    I've yet to see any of these! Have the 2007 remake on DVD though.
    I don't think either is a great film, but the remake is good. The original is rather grating.

    I'll likely try and watch both at some point – maybe as a double feature. 2x Michael Caine is reason enough to do it!
    Yes, that's a good idea. It's interesting to see him switch roles.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
    Posts: 17,757
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Sleuth 2007 > Sleuth 1972

    I've yet to see any of these! Have the 2007 remake on DVD though.
    I don't think either is a great film, but the remake is good. The original is rather grating.

    I'll likely try and watch both at some point – maybe as a double feature. 2x Michael Caine is reason enough to do it!
    Yes, that's a good idea. It's interesting to see him switch roles.

    Indeed!
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