Quoted from James McClung Crowe has a lot of gravitas but isn't emotive enough for my taste and plays the same character pretty much every film.

Really??? Have you compared Master & Commander to A Beautiful Mind? And these were consecutive films...

I'll jump on the Nolan Batman movies as well - TERRIBLE...and terribly overrated.

But, I'm not a comic super hero type guy either.  The only ones i can recall that were good, were the Blade movies - first and second, as the third one BLEW!

I never liked the Star Wars movies.  Any of them!  And, of course, they only got worse as sequels and prequels were made.

The Maltese Falcon was actually a huge disappointment for me.  Never understood what people saw in it.


Phil

Schindler's List was also a tedious attempt at winning an Oscar desperately aiming at the award-delivering bodies who were in turn desperaste to find any excuse for awarding Spielberg something, but hitherto had no excuse whatsoever.

Quoted from dogglebe The Maltese Falcon was actually a huge disappointment for me.  Never understood what people saw in it.

Well, nobody's perfect.

Quoted from Forgive Really??? Have you compared Master & Commander to A Beautiful Mind? And these were consecutive films...

I haven't seen either of those. A Beautiful Mind would admittedly be an interesting one to check out as on paper, the character does seem left of field for Crowe. But it doesn't seem particularly interesting to me. I have seen The Insider, which saw a little more emotion on Crowe's part. But there's still a million other actors I would rather watch than him, even within his style of acting.

That said, I am trying to get my hands on Romper Stomper one way or another. That IS a role I'd be interested in seeing Crowe play. But alas, Netflix doesn't have it and it doesn't seem worth the blind buy just to see how one actor plays out.

I cant believe so many ppl have an aversion to the God father series. Alright part 3 wasn’t so good. Still good, but cant compare to the first two. I mean, I’m not sure what ppl expected..( some explosions…a few car chases perhaps?) This was a character based story.  To see Pacino’s slow transformation from the naive soldier boy at the wedding, to when he takes the reigns. Classic cinema. Sure it can be a bit slow. But you also don’t down a glass of wine either. But if were using that analogy, I also like me some hard liquor.

A lot of ppl don’t care for old westerns. The feeling…it’s too slow. I love westerns

My take on it. Acting takes precedence. Sure you need a good script and engaging story. But for the stories that move a bit slow. The acting needs to be authentic and top notch.  But that can only take you so far.

I guess the movies that didn’t do it for me…“Clockwork orange“.  Just too bizarre…couldn’t sit through that. All the Narnia movies. “English Patient“ , “Lincoln“. I love Daniel day, but Jesus that was dreadful.  I was out before the end of the first act. There’s probably  a bunch of other movies I despise, but they wouldn’t be considered great movies.  Usually it’s the acting that does it for me. I start hearing poorly spoken dialogue, and that’s my cue….on to the next one.

By the way, great thread.

Marcello

This thread has left me appalled  

Quoted from rendevous I could go on. Instead I'll slag off Casablanca, which has always bored the arse off me. R

I like Casablanca, but I think I like 'To Have and Have Not' just a little bit more.  I watched it last night for the first time and found myself completely engaged with everything that was going on.  Often with many of Bogart's movies, I had a grin on my face for the entire film, rewinding a scene and re-watching it again just because his delivery was so fuckin' badass.  I don't think anybody could ever deliver dialogue quite like Bogie, except for maybe James Cagney.

--Steve

Horror being my favorite genre, I'm going to put 'Rosemary's Baby' down. I've tried (3 times, I think) to watch it and found it like wading through molasses every time.  Zzzz.

And...

(whispers)

I find 'Psycho' boring as hell as well...

Non-horror, I have to say 'No Country for Old Men'.  I'm not the brightest star in the sky, admittedly -- but I didn't understand that movie at all.

Quoted from Guest I like Casablanca, but I think I like 'To Have and Have Not' just a little bit more.  I watched it last night for the first time and found myself completely engaged with everything that was going on.

I'm 3/4 through reading "To Have and Have Not". I liked the movie, like most of Hawk's movies, but the book is so much better. The characters are richer so is the dialogue. Harry actually loses his arm in the book after his first "trip." I highly recommend it. One of Hemingway's best.

-J.S.

Maybe I'll check it out.  I was reading that Hawks completely ignored the novel, pretty much.

But I really like the movie.  Way better than Casablanca.  


--Steve

Quoted from B.C. Non-horror, I have to say 'No Country for Old Men'.  I'm not the brightest star in the sky, admittedly -- but I didn't understand that movie at all.

-- sorry, you're going to have to delete that comment; either that or watch it again and marvel

I also really liked No Country for Old Men as well.  I didn't find it dull or slow at all.

Hated Amelie, quirky bullshit try hard film. Usual Suspects did nothing for me. Neither did No Country for Old Men, but I think I might like it more if I rewatch it... And I also struggled with Oldboy as a whole, surprisingly poorly written by my tastes. Pan's Labyrinth was another one I didn't like.

And in terms of poor writing, Before Sunrise takes the cake for me. Do people really think mindless chatter makes a film? I understood what Linklater was aiming for but it's just so overrated. Might need to watch the sequels...