The "convince us about a film" thread.

MellySingsDoom · 04.29.2007, 10:32 AM

Ever seen a film that you've not liked, then found that your view flies in the face of received/general opinions? Well, here's the chance for us doubters to be convinced otherwise.

First up: I think that Jack Smith's "Flaming Creatures" is a non-stop borefest. Who can persuade me of it's worth?

demonrail666 · 04.29.2007, 10:34 AM

No one could convince you that you're wrong. Just accept that you are.

ALIEN ANAL · 04.29.2007, 10:34 AM

"Flaming Creatures" is a good film

demonrail666 · 04.29.2007, 10:44 AM

If anyone can explain why so many people like Leon, I'd be REALLY grateful.

The same goes for Amelie, for that matter. And Carlito's Way.

MellySingsDoom · 04.29.2007, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ALIEN ANAL

"Flaming Creatures" is a good film

ALIEN ANAL · 04.29.2007, 10:49 AM

demonrail666 · 04.29.2007, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

you guys have some messed up views, you should do some drugs and post your findings here.

No, because drugs really screw you up.

demonrail666 · 04.29.2007, 10:55 AM

That's not what Nancy Reagen said.

ALIEN ANAL · 04.29.2007, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by demonrail666

No, because drugs really screw you up.

pssssshhhhhhhht

MellySingsDoom · 04.29.2007, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

you guys have some messed up views, you should do some drugs and post your findings here.

demonrail666 · 04.29.2007, 11:01 AM

This is now officially the most 'off-topic' thread on the inter-web.

Personally, I blame drugs.

MellySingsDoom · 04.29.2007, 11:06 AM

"Carlito's Way" is hardly great cinema, but is an enjoyable enough romp. It's a film that is best seen with the brain switched off.

I haven't seen "Amelie", and much "Lock, Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels", I never intend to either.

demonrail666 · 04.29.2007, 11:11 AM

Did you know that Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is Armenian slang for gay rape?

MellySingsDoom · 04.29.2007, 11:24 AM

A version of the Paul Verhoeven film "Spetters" has a hardcore gay sex sequence that depicts rape. A coming of age film that you couldn't take home to you mother.

!@#$%! · 04.29.2007, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by MellySingsDoom

Ever seen a film that you've not liked, then found that your view flies in the face of received/general opinions? Well, here's the chance for us doubters to be convinced otherwise.

First up: I think that Jack Smith's "Flaming Creatures" is a non-stop borefest. Who can persuade me of it's worth?

nobody, but nobody can convince me to like that "garden state" piece of shit. most overrated movie ever.

noumenal · 04.29.2007, 12:41 PM

Films I hated and then found out that other people liked them:

Shrek
Napoleon Dynamite
Mulholland Drive

Go for it.

Danny Himself · 04.29.2007, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MellySingsDoom

I haven't seen "Amelie", and much "Lock, Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels", I never intend to either.

Amelie is quite good, in its own idiosyncratic french way. It's subtitled, so that could be annoying, but if you're interested in actually watching the film you don't really think about it.

MellySingsDoom · 04.29.2007, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by noumenal

Mulholland Drive

I really like "Mulholland Drive", especially it's lack of linearity and almost blatant refusal to follow a conventional narrative. Some good performances too. However, like you, I know a good few people who can't stand the film for these reasons.

!@#$%! · 04.29.2007, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by noumenal

Films I hated and then found out that other people liked them:

Napoleon Dynamite

Go for it.

i was writing about leon but stopped to check how the thread was going & found this. wow! i LOVE napoleon dynamite.

why?

1) napoleon is a complete fucking dork. i mean PAINFULLY. a sad sack. pathetic, i mean jeezus. so is his brother. they are like these basement dorks who never grew up.

2) somehow they both find redemption & discover that they are capable of being more than 2 pathetic pencilnecks. napoleon through friendship and kip through (ha ha ha) the internet!

3) even uncle rico who is a complete asshole stuck in 1982, with a pathetic outlook on life, finds some sort of forgiveness after he gets his ass kicked, though i can't tell who that chick in the bike was.

4) its fucking hilarious, i mean, so many funny moments, so many absurd characters, moments & lines. "pedro offers you his protection." ha ha ha ah ha haha . oh man. "we should get some holy santos, to watch over us. the santo nin~o de atocha is a good one". ha ha ha. the scene when he goes work in that chicken farm & gets fed raw eggs. ha ha ha ha haha ha. i can't stop laughing at that movie.

4) pedro wins. napoleon finds a girl who is not so bad after she undos that ugly ponytail. it's kinda like revenge of the nerds, except that these people don't perform any technical miracles, they are just well-meaning decent people.

5) i love the way it was shot & edited. the pacing of the scenes worked perfectly to support the comedy.

6) i even own the movie, and i first bought movies recently for the first time.

luxinterior · 04.29.2007, 01:25 PM

Amelie is a worthless movie.

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MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	"Carlito's Way" is hardly great cinema, but is an enjoyable enough romp. It's a film that is best seen with the brain switched off. I haven't seen "Amelie", and much "Lock, Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels", I never intend to either. __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	A version of the Paul Verhoeven film "Spetters" has a hardcore gay sex sequence that depicts rape. A coming of age film that you couldn't take home to you mother. __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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noumenal expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,855	Films I hated and then found out that other people liked them: Shrek Napoleon Dynamite Mulholland Drive Go for it.
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luxinterior invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri, land of the free and home of the brave Posts: 2,351	Amelie is a worthless movie. __________________ "I sweat like a fucking nun on Sunday...I don't even know what that means." - Sebastian Bach
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