Originally Posted by TheUsualSuspect
Obi: To me, all you do is go against what is popular to be one of those "I'm cool because I hate mainstream" type of people.....or could I be wrong?
Well, I've already stated justification for my actions numerous times. I find it quite silly that you manage to bring this up when the topic has been nailed in the head several times. It is an easy way out for you, and it makes you look unintelligent.
But again, here I go.
Movies that I consider overrated are movies that A. People like and B. I do not like.
I will admit that when I see a movie that is highly praised or commercially successful and I find it absolutely boring I will grow to hate it more because of that, but I simply do not hate a popular movie because I'm going against the grain. (I liked Dick Tracy)
I USE overrated movies because I believe it conveys MY personal opinion on movies. If I were to quote bad movies as being bad, it wouldn't mean anything because a bad movie is universally bad. However, an overrated movie, is what I believe, the great conveyor of one's opinions. I don't like Tarantino, now that I've seen every single one of his films, I believe he just modernizes popular genres and puts snappy dialogue in them. That is my opinion, so when I hear "Kill Bill is a work of art" I laugh at it and state my opinion why it's overrated. If someone makes a bad movie, then it's not useful for me arguing points that critics and fans would already say. My opinion never really translates.
If I seem annoying to you it is because I am voicing an alternate opinion to yours. And could the fault actually be with you not accepting that someone doesn't like Quentin Taratino's corpse count.
After all, your argument is that I merely go against the sand to get attention. That is not my purpose, and If I sound that way it is a fault of my own, but not of my goal, and not of what I stand for. So, maybe you should ask yourself if it is you with the problem. And maybe you need to grow as a human being.
Why I do not like Heat and Why I think it's overrated: "Two mafioso actors in a bad dialogue cliche plot with some decent action scenes."
I do not care what the ensemble is if isn't good.
The Usual Suspects had a great ensemble cast, but it had plot and originality and good film conventions.
Heat had a good ensemble, but just focused on the ensemble part, I can't appreciate a movie for that. If YOU can, or if anyone else likes it, then I can't sit on a soap box and preach that you are wrong, your opinion is just as important as mine.
Thusly, I repeat, I do NOT go against the grain for the sake of getting attention. Further statements directed at me like that will no longer be answered as they are childish excuses without any merit.
Oh, and here are some *non* mainstream movie choices that I liked:
The Godfather Trilogy
Back to the Future Trilogy
Star Wars Trilogy
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
On the WaterFront
Akira
Batman
The Usual Suspects
Memento
LA confidential
Requiem for a Dream
Go
Mr. Smith goes to Washington
Gone with the Wind
Rear Window
X-men 1&2
Million Dollar Baby
Chicago
City of God
Nightmare Before Christmas
Toy Story
After posting a list like that I suppose you'll want to call me a sheep following mainstream movies. How should I prepare my argument against that?
__________________
Last edited by ObiWanShinobi; 10-30-05 at 05:50 PM.