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Forums => Music - Movies - TV => Topic started by: Synbios on January 02, 2007, 04:25:08 pm
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The Boondock Saints.
I've seen this movie and I think it's pretty good. I don't understand why everyone has this listed in their favorite movies on myspace/facebook. This is probably the most common favorite movie of recent years.
What is so good about it? It looked just like an average movie to me.
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Probably going to get a lot of dirty looks, but in the event of that happening I will post this anyway.
Personally I think the most overrated movie is Platoon. I just didn't think it was anything close to the hype.
Anyway I've never actually heard of The Boondock Saints??
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Without a doubt donnie darko.
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Haha, I quite liked that film, it's very deep and so many messages are missed on first viewing and I can understand how you would say it's overrated. In fact I think it is overrated against the amount of hype it has.
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Without a doubt donnie darko.
Donnie Darko is definitely another highly overrated one. I thought it was a great movie but why are people so obssesed with it!?
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I'm gonna go with sin cities on this one... hyped up so much but visual flare aside it was mediocre
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I'm gonna go with sin cities on this one... hyped up so much but visual flare aside it was mediocre
haha.
When this movie was brought out I thought no one would understand it. I thought everyones reaction would be exactly like yours, so although I will not agree with you, it's fully justified.
Two words: Film Noir
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The Boondock Saints.
I've seen this movie and I think it's pretty good. I don't understand why everyone has this listed in their favorite movies on myspace/facebook. This is probably the most common favorite movie of recent years.
What is so good about it? It looked just like an average movie to me.
I cant believe you said that. Boondock Saints is my favorite movie.
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most overrated : no doubt : apocalypto (just one question, if it wasnt mel g. would pple liked it ?)
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oh puhleeeeze...the most over rated movie of all time was The English Patient....even Seinfeld made a joke of it!
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I'm gonna go with sin cities on this one... hyped up so much but visual flare aside it was mediocre
haha.
When this movie was brought out I thought no one would understand it. I thought everyones reaction would be exactly like yours, so although I will not agree with you, it's fully justified.
Two words: Film Noir
Nah I didnt say that just because it was film noir though I'm biased because I'm not a massive film noir fan, but because I just didnt find it merited all the hype, a good film that I own on dvd but wouldn't say it was one of the best I'd ever seen despite it being probably as good an example of film noir as you have been able to get in recent years though I'm the guy that would tell you 'Road to perdition' is 'film noir' and a good movie too.... which I guess raises the issue what is film noir exactly?
Another one I thought was 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' is another movie I would have said is grossly overated, good + fun to watch but I was slightly dissapointed after all the hype.
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Road to Perdition I would say is more of a Drama than anything. Film-Noir comes from films that are black and white (hence noir) and made for low budgets post depression. They have high levels of crime and corruption and use interesting cinematography and low key lighting so that heavy black and white visuals are displayed rather than grey. Almost always follows a main character who narrates everything as he goes, including his feeling of current situations (what I love about it).
Technically 'film-noir' stopped in the mid 60s but I don't like the term 'neo-noir' (New Film Noir) because it's too broad -- anything affected by Film-Noir is given the genre e.g. Pulp Fiction.
Hmm I guess I could have said Wikipedia gives a good explanation far better than I could haha so:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_noir
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So stictly speaking film noir has to be back and white and narrated by the main character?
Originally I assumed it was just meant to reflect a particular crime preiod (around 1940s), have a murder(s) central to the plot and be set in a gritty urban setting with gangsters involved, hence I thought Road to Perdition was film noir .. the wikipedia article was good but eneded up confusing me even more (blade runner and pulp fiction film noir???).... I'm guessing its 'neo-noir' ???
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Yes basically any movie made after the 60s with influences of Film-Noir become a sub-genre 'neo-noir'. Neo-noir is a very fuzzy genre and doesn't really exist (you wouldn't go to the video store and have a neo-noir section).
The things you mention that are in Road to Perdition usually do occur in Film-Noir but without the black and white, the visuals and the voice over it's not the same. Although Road to Perdition was based on a similar style comic I believe, which makes it a neo-noir (yes it gets rather stupid doesn't it). That's why it has themes which are very film-noir-esk.
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while the topic has shifted a little bit i am going to throw this tidbit in...
as for film noir, everyone who is a fan of the genre must see the film "Brick"... it is an excellent piece.
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I keep looking at that in the video shop... but it's a high school flick is it not?
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I keep looking at that in the video shop... but it's a high school flick is it not?
Just seen it, watch it, it's brilliant! The lead character is in high school along with a few other central figures but that doesn't detract from the story or make it loose its appeal. Its a gripping film (one of those that you have to finish to see it unfold) and worth every penny.
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Alright I'll take you word for it and get it out next time.
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Children of man :P Very high on imdb, but movie is ... :P
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I'll agree with that, Children of Man was way over rated, I'm not saying that it was a bad movie, but, the previews made it seem way better than what it was... However I gotta throw out one movie myself, and I know I am gonna get hated on for it lol Transformers, While very good in its own right, all of my friends and everything I read about it said that it was the best movie ever, and I found it to be just a pretty good movie to watch.
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Well that was the complete opposite for me... I was going to go and see it because I was studying 3D Animation at the time and thought the animation looked really good... I never actually expected it to have a half decent story in it too and generally be entertaining! So for me it was an average movie... but better than expected ;)
Edit: And seeing previous posts again... yes I did get out Brick and really enjoyed it cheers!
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Most underrated movie ever--> Hot Rod
Some people call it stupid, I call it funny, go figure.
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Napoleon Dynamite fun movie but had to watch it a few times before you understood it and all the quotes being forced upon you from your friends.... GOSH
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I didn't really read the posts above, and I'm sorry. If someone has mentioned this already, then.. please by all means delete this post. I believe the most overrated film aside from Donnie Darko, and The Boondock Saints has to be none other then "The Nightmare Before Christmas". A lot of people love this movie, As Synbios said.. Seeing "The Boondock Saints" on a lot of peoples myspace/facebook favorites, I also find "The Nightmare Before Christmas" on the list as well.
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Children of man :P Very high on imdb, but movie is ... :P
I assume you mean Children of Men, I thought it was brilliant. Fantastic dialogue, fantastic cinematography, fantastic characterization, it didn't have a thrilling or dynamic plot but I never thought it was supposed to.
I've never even heard of quite a few... so they can't be that overrated :P
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I assume you mean Children of Men, I thought it was brilliant. Fantastic dialogue, fantastic cinematography, fantastic characterization, it didn't have a thrilling or dynamic plot but I never thought it was supposed to.
I completely agree!
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i watched Babylon A.D. isn't that about the same thing? >:D
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i watched Babylon A.D. isn't that about the same thing? >:D
As every other character Vin Diesel plays?
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you say that as if it's a bad thing; after all where else can a bouncer in hollywood make it big. ???
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probably the WWE
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I don't blame the guy! I blame the producers who push for him to be cast in ridiculous roles.
He was cast correctly for Riddick, I would take that away, but seriously...
Although he has disappeared recently.
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The Boondock Saints.
I've seen this movie and I think it's pretty good. I don't understand why everyone has this listed in their favorite movies on myspace/facebook. This is probably the most common favorite movie of recent years.
What is so good about it? It looked just like an average movie to me.
I cant believe you said that. Boondock Saints is my favorite movie.
Indeed!!!
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Dirty Dancing
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avatar - instead watch last of the mohicans, better story better looking actress
the last time signouney weaver looked attractive = never
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i agree with lting77... Avatar was pretty frictin overrated. 3d or not, cmon!
(not to mention the borrowing from Titanic, was quite boring... yawn).
Bu, this year, I'm not sure what it will be. ????
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i agree with lting77... Avatar was pretty frictin overrated. 3d or not, cmon!
(not to mention the borrowing from Titanic, was quite boring... yawn).
Bu, this year, I'm not sure what it will be. ????
I agree completely.
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The Boondock Saints.
I've seen this movie and I think it's pretty good. I don't understand why everyone has this listed in their favorite movies on myspace/facebook. This is probably the most common favorite movie of recent years.
What is so good about it? It looked just like an average movie to me.
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Well according to me then i have a lots of movies which i feel my top rated movies listing and these are :
Rocky Balboa
Rambo
The Pursuit of happiness
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Thor (Check here on IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800369/)), is with no doubt the most overrated movie of 2011 so far.
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Hangover 2. Cause everyone can relate.
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The Boondock Saints.
I've seen this movie and I think it's pretty good. I don't understand why everyone has this listed in their favorite movies on myspace/facebook. This is probably the most common favorite movie of recent years.
What is so good about it? It looked just like an average movie to me.
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Just as long as you say nothing about Twilight Saga being overrated. LOL
Seen that 110 times..and I'm 68. and never watch a film twice. Talk about obsessions. Not me! ;D
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