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MysticCat 03-26-2013 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog (Post 2210017)
Plus, they got some traditional things wrong (Glinda is the witch of the NORTH) . . . .

Not in the Oz books. ;)


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Originally Posted by DubaiSis (Post 2210003)
Atonement made me angry it was so bad. I have a hard and fast rule that The Wizard of Oz gets to have it all be a dream but NOBODY ELSE DOES.

As much as there is to love about the The Wizard of Oz, it fundamentally screwed up the story as far as I'm concerned. I hate how it's all a dream -- sort of ruins it for me.

MaryPoppins 03-26-2013 05:25 PM

More often than not I like Wes Anderson's & Judd Apatow's work, just when they lay a bomb they really lay a doozy.

ASTalumna06 03-26-2013 05:30 PM

The Notebook!

LaneSig 03-26-2013 05:39 PM

Natural Born Killers - I just thought it was stupid.
Independence Day - I kept waiting for something unpredictable to happen.
Skyfall - Wanted to like it. Bored.

Phrozen Sands 03-26-2013 05:58 PM

I've never really been big on "Rocky" movies. They're just too unrealistic. Every last one of those "Rocky" fights would have been stopped in the first round in real life (Rocky being the loser).

GammaGirl1908 03-27-2013 12:27 AM

Every few weeks, someone tells me that I will !!LOVE!! Office Space. I tried and got through about 15 minutes. Likewise with Zoolander.

I HATED Four Weddings and a Funeral. All through that movie, I was like, "Gawd, these two effing annoying people need to get together, shut up, and leave the rest of the world alone."

Loathed Moonstruck. I went on a first date once where early on, he mentioned that Moonstruck was his favorite movie. First and last date, that.

Any Monty Python. I have seen one or two and just did.not.get.it.

Blazing Saddles. I laughed to tears at History of the World Part I, but no idea why Blazing Saddles did nothing for me.

Did not see why people found Slap Shot hilarious, but it was recommended to be by a BIG hockey fan, so maybe that was it.

I'm not a big movie watcher in general, though. Too many of them are too depressing. If I'm paying good money to be entertained, I want to be chortling the whole time.

DeltaBetaBaby 03-27-2013 02:21 AM

Fargo. I didn't hate it, by any means, but I DO NOT GET why it is considered some sort of masterpiece. It's not even my favorite Coen Brothers film.

AlphaFrog 03-27-2013 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by MysticCat (Post 2210026)
Not in the Oz books. ;)


As much as there is to love about the The Wizard of Oz, it fundamentally screwed up the story as far as I'm concerned. I hate how it's all a dream -- sort of ruins it for me.

Yeah, I had forgotten that they sort of combined North & South into one character for almost everything after Baum's books. Still doesn't change my opinion on the movie. It's a good thing Zach Braff is adorable, or I would have wasted 2 hours.

MaryPoppins 03-27-2013 08:40 AM

The Talented Mr. Ripley

It just seemed pointless

MaryPoppins 03-27-2013 08:50 AM

What Dreams May Come

MaryPoppins 03-27-2013 08:56 AM

Mr. Poppins just added "Showgirls," "Battleship," and "Gosford Park."

AOII Angel 03-27-2013 09:13 AM

You all have named some great movies ;) I love Tarentino! For me, anything with Nick Cage blows. Add films with Channing Tatum (except 21 Jump Street) or James Franco. They are both dreadful.

GammaGirl1908 03-27-2013 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by MaryPoppins (Post 2210134)
The Talented Mr. Ripley

I didn't like that movie either (gave up after about a half-hour), but no one's ever told me it was good, so my expectations were low.

ASTalumna06 03-27-2013 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby (Post 2210115)
Fargo. I didn't hate it, by any means, but I DO NOT GET why it is considered some sort of masterpiece. It's not even my favorite Coen Brothers film.

Thank you!

I don't get it, either. Any time I casually say, "It's ok..," people flip out and tell me how crazy I am for not loving that movie.

Still BLUTANG 03-27-2013 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by AOII Angel (Post 2210140)
You all have named some great movies ;) I love Tarentino! For me, anything with Nick Cage blows. Add films with Channing Tatum (except 21 Jump Street) or James Franco. They are both dreadful.

omg! i CANNOT deal with Nicholas Cage. Face/Off was the absolute WORST MOVIE i've ever seen. I get mad thinking about it. Even when he's in movies I like (national treasure, for instance) i still wish someone else was playing his role.


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