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[–] Sarmyth 7 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I watched Last Action Hero a few years ago for the first time, and it honestly didn't even feel that dated. It held up!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 30 minutes ago

I think Last Action Hero is an overall good movie with some flaws.

It takes a little too long to get going, the bit at the front that mostly establishes that his life is kind of dull and he prefers to go to the movies drags a bit. They play the "BECAUSE THIS IS A MOVIE" note a little too often and Slater just outright doesn't believe him for a little too long, he should have started to buy it before they go out into the real world. And the ending kind of just putters out? The bits where it's a send-up of action flicks is really fun and it's worth seeing for that, though I think True Lies is a better loving send-up of action flicks.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

The butterfly effect.

I saw it when I was rather young but I thought it was pretty good, apparently people thought it’s edgy.

Should watch it again now and see if it holds up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 minutes ago* (last edited 20 minutes ago) (1 children)

I saw a version with a different ending (cuz piracy) than that what was widely released in theaters and i really liked it. Have you seen both? Do you know what I'm talking about?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 minutes ago (1 children)

No, I saw it in theatres, what happens?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 minutes ago

I've heard in the theatrical version he goes back and ends his friendship right? In the version i saw

seriously cw warning i warned youHe goes back in to the womb using a sonogram and wraps the umbilical cord around his neck killing himself so he instead never meets her


[–] abbotsbury 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I saw it when I was rather young but I thought it was pretty good, apparently people thought it’s edgy.

That's me, I'm people. Same as you, I remember watching it when I was young and thinking it was a cool mature thriller, but I rewatched it last year for the first time and I was honestly a little shocked at how edgy it seems. Like the first 30 minutes really hammer how much trauma Evan went through, and it just felt really heavy handed.

edit: to be clear I don't hate The Butterfly Effect, I just remember distinctly thinking how edgy it was on review

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah... I don't care. I watch a movie and accept it for what it is. If I'm entertained for a few hours, great. If not, meh. I don't need critical opinion.

[–] Karjalan 3 points 2 hours ago

I agree. I usually do it out of curiosity though. I tend to find, in general, the reviews are on par though.

The number of times I watch something and afterwards am like "that felt kind of shit", turns out everyone else agrees and I'm wondering why I didn't check first to save my time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

'Most' People on the internet want to ascribe to a hivemind. Basically what the OP is suggesting with this thought exercise regarding films we have watched. It's very sad, people need to watch a film, make a decision and stop flip flopping cause their group says something else about film.

[–] setsneedtofeed 4 points 3 hours ago

Observe And Report starring Seth Rogan.

It's a movie about a mall security guard and it often gets confused for the awful Paul Blart movies by people, which is why I think it gets dismissed. But it's genuinely darkly funny. It leans into the hero complex of the main character and it gets weird and off putting in the best kinds of ways. If you like Death To Smoochie, you will probably like it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Conan the Destroyer. I absolutely love it and won't apologize for it.

[–] Plum 3 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

I did a deep dive into pre-2000's Schwarzenegger movies recently and they're basically all good.

[–] IMALlama 4 points 2 hours ago

True Lies is truly great. There are a bunch of other good choices in there too, but true lies really sticks in my head.

[–] setsneedtofeed 4 points 3 hours ago

End Of Days is basically saved single handedly by that MP5.

[–] affiliate 13 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (6 children)

i feel like it’s much harder when you finish a movie, and you hate it, and then find out it’s one of the most critically acclaimed movies of all time.

this was my experience watching taxi driver. to this day, i have not been able to find a single other person who disliked that movie as much as i did

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 minutes ago

Was also very underwhelmed by taxi driver.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning 1 points 49 minutes ago* (last edited 48 minutes ago)

That's how I felt about Paranormal Activity. It was like I spent the entire movie waiting for something scary to happen. A thing just... stood there. Every "night" on screen felt the same: a being... just standing there. Not standing there sharpening a knife. Not standing there ominously stroking people's cheeks. Nothing attacked or even made threats to do so. It just. fucking. stood. there.

Then when something finally started to happen, the movie ended.

I don't know if my standards for "scary" are too high, but I found the entire film (save for those last few seconds) to be extremely boring. How it's so popular (and even spawned a sequel?!) is beyond me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 53 minutes ago

Same, not for Taxi Driver, but for The Deer Hunter, Chinatown, Life is Beautiful, Amour...

[–] JayObey711 1 points 1 hour ago

Oh my god I just watched taxi driver and thought it was mediocre at best. Gave it 2 1/2 stars. Saw that it sits at 4,2?!?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago

I get this, other than Pulp Fiction, I dislike all of Tarantino's films.

I don't like the style or the pacing, I don't like the revisionist take on events.

But people generally like his films.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 hours ago

Kangaroo Jack (2003) for me. It's not objectively good but I found it silly and fun, and it's one of my dad's favorite movies. Never really understood why it's so panned (9% critic and 29% audience on Rotten Tomatoes)

[–] Nuke_the_whales 15 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Congo is one of my favorite movies of all time I can recite every line in it. It's only got a 23% on RT and like a 5/10 on IMDb but I don't care. I still love the fuck out of that movie

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago

I saw this as a kid and completely forgot it had both Tim Curry and Laura Linney in it.

[–] samus12345 5 points 4 hours ago

The first Silent Hill movie and the Tim Burton Charlie and the Chocolate Factory stand out for me. The consensus seems to be that they suck, but I like 'em.

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