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Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-28-20
Replies: 97
Overrated movies & what to see instead
Posted By Tramuzgan
Fundamental similarity, yes, but in the intended...

Fundamental similarity, yes, but in the intended effect, not in the story concept. It's basically "movie that tries and fails to do X vs movie that does X". You can't compare Clockwork Orange to City...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-25-20
Replies: 97
Overrated movies & what to see instead
Posted By Tramuzgan
The only thing they have in common is the...

The only thing they have in common is the elevator pitch. One is about the crimes the gangs commit and how society deals with them, while the other is more about the people in the gangs. They're...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-17-20
Replies: 97
Overrated movies & what to see instead
Posted By Tramuzgan
Re: Overrated movies & what to see instead

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Even in terms of mood, I'd still say City of God is much more comparable to A Clockwork Orange than it is to Spirited Away (and of all the...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-14-20
Replies: 97
Overrated movies & what to see instead
Posted By Tramuzgan
Re: Overrated movies & what to see instead

The question comes down to why exactly you consider a particular film overrated and why you would pick another film as an alternative (like what is the common ground between A Clockwork Orange and...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-05-20
Replies: 97
Overrated movies & what to see instead
Posted By Tramuzgan
Re: Overrated movies & what to see instead

Yes it does. If it wants to treat it like a real problem, and not like some nebulous boogeyman, it needs to approach it realistically. It needs to acknowledge how it got here, why people choose to...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-04-20
Replies: 97
Overrated movies & what to see instead
Posted By Tramuzgan
If he yelled "Yeah, what he said!" or...

If he yelled "Yeah, what he said!" or "AAAAAAAA!", that'd make sense, but there's no context in which "loud noises" doesn't come across as random. If you want another example, take that fight with...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-03-20
Replies: 97
Overrated movies & what to see instead
Posted By Tramuzgan
''Overrated'' and ''not my cup of tea'' are two...

''Overrated'' and ''not my cup of tea'' are two completely different things. If a movie's not for you, how can you tell if it's good or bad?
I call movies overrated, disappointing or outright bad if...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-03-20
Replies: 97
Overrated movies & what to see instead
Posted By Tramuzgan
Team America is a good alternative because its...

Team America is a good alternative because its intended style of humour is exactly the same (loud, verbal, blunt), but Anchorman wound up obnoxious and randumb. It was like modern Spongebob. Brick...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-03-20
Replies: 97
Overrated movies & what to see instead
Posted By Tramuzgan
Re: Overrated movies & what to see instead

If you're into animation, the perfect alternative to fury road is Motorcity
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-03-20
Replies: 97
Overrated movies & what to see instead
Posted By Tramuzgan
I really feel like an idiot seeing my old posts...

I really feel like an idiot seeing my old posts resurface. I still stand by the No Man's Land part, but a better alternative for the other two would be Hardcore Henry and Team America, respectively
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-18-18
Replies: 97
Overrated movies & what to see instead
Posted By Tramuzgan
Overrated movies & what to see instead

You see a lot of threads about overrated movies, so I thought I'd make a more constructive one. Here's how it goes:
You name any overrated movie, then name another one that gives you what the first...