What movies have you been really excited to see, but then you were disappointed by the end result of it? Note that these might change after a repeated viewing. I do like these movies anyway, but it is quite hidden in my mind.
Mine are:
Breakfast at Tiffany's - I was quite excited to see this one because of the Henry Mancini score and due to Audrey Hepburn. Overall, I was thinking about this one for months and when I saw it after Christmas, I thought it was good: The score was great, it was charming, but I just like other movies that I saw before and after this one better.
Rules of the Game - I thought I was going to see the greatest French movie of all time with this one. I found it rather confusing and also not anything to write home about at the end of it. I still think it was a really good movie though, just that it sat warmly in my head after watching.
Dr. Strangelove - I was thinking about seeing this one for a year before I saw it in May. I did not laugh during most of this but I understand that it is funny in how it looks and not one where you laugh out loud all the time. Remember not to fight or flame me over this, as this thread is NOT the war room.
Belle De Jour - This was one that I was tired when watching it. I wanted to see it because it was a Bunuel movie and the pictures made me want to check it out. My favorite parts of this were the fantasy sequences where Catherine Deneuve's character was thinking about her husband inflicting harm upon her. However, I was bored maybe because this was more a real movie rather than something experimental like L'ago d'or or Un Chien Andalou.
One Sings the Other Doesn't - After "Umbrellas" and Young Girls of Rochefort, I wanted to see another foreign musical that looked so great and lively. I looked up some foreign musicals, and came upon this one directed by Agnes Varda. Then in July, I saw Cleo From 5 To 7 which was one of the most visually stunning movie in B&W and is in my top 5 French movies. Because of those gorgeous visuals and due to Varda being married to the guy who directed the two musicals of interest, I thought that OSTOD was going to be another one of these. Turns out I was wrong and that this one was more of a drama about two friends protesting against abortion. There were not any songs until an hour in and some of the sequences were exciting such as some of the concert scenes. But this one was in such a different fashion that I was disappointed with this one.
All of these are 2.5-3 Stars.
Mine are:
Breakfast at Tiffany's - I was quite excited to see this one because of the Henry Mancini score and due to Audrey Hepburn. Overall, I was thinking about this one for months and when I saw it after Christmas, I thought it was good: The score was great, it was charming, but I just like other movies that I saw before and after this one better.
Rules of the Game - I thought I was going to see the greatest French movie of all time with this one. I found it rather confusing and also not anything to write home about at the end of it. I still think it was a really good movie though, just that it sat warmly in my head after watching.
Dr. Strangelove - I was thinking about seeing this one for a year before I saw it in May. I did not laugh during most of this but I understand that it is funny in how it looks and not one where you laugh out loud all the time. Remember not to fight or flame me over this, as this thread is NOT the war room.
Belle De Jour - This was one that I was tired when watching it. I wanted to see it because it was a Bunuel movie and the pictures made me want to check it out. My favorite parts of this were the fantasy sequences where Catherine Deneuve's character was thinking about her husband inflicting harm upon her. However, I was bored maybe because this was more a real movie rather than something experimental like L'ago d'or or Un Chien Andalou.
One Sings the Other Doesn't - After "Umbrellas" and Young Girls of Rochefort, I wanted to see another foreign musical that looked so great and lively. I looked up some foreign musicals, and came upon this one directed by Agnes Varda. Then in July, I saw Cleo From 5 To 7 which was one of the most visually stunning movie in B&W and is in my top 5 French movies. Because of those gorgeous visuals and due to Varda being married to the guy who directed the two musicals of interest, I thought that OSTOD was going to be another one of these. Turns out I was wrong and that this one was more of a drama about two friends protesting against abortion. There were not any songs until an hour in and some of the sequences were exciting such as some of the concert scenes. But this one was in such a different fashion that I was disappointed with this one.
All of these are 2.5-3 Stars.