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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #50 on: April 05, 2008, 10:38:25 AM »
I agree with both sentiments but figure I'd be stoned if I touched either film.

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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #51 on: April 05, 2008, 10:52:05 AM »
How about this one?

Crash is a good movie.

  Now you're just makin stuff up.
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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #52 on: April 05, 2008, 11:09:29 AM »
Solid Blake, can you name one movie in which a truly HOT, upwardly mobile, climbing the ladder quickly guy unintentionally impregnates a homely, overweight, slightly obnoxious yet underneath-it-all sweet woman and sees her through the pregnancy and even hangs around to help rear their "love child"? 

No impregnations, but how about:

Cinderella
Pretty Woman
She's All That
American Pie

None of the women in these films are homely or overweight, but they are rejects either economically or socially that are transformed by a relationship with a successful man in the same way Rogan is transformed by his relationship in Knocked Up.

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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #53 on: April 05, 2008, 12:02:26 PM »
People who enjoy Apatow are not necessarily sexist so I'm not painting with a broad brush here and I'm not imputing your intent as sexist.  I don't believe that's true at all.  I'm simply saying that his film presents a situation which only works with an audience because it re-enforces ideas which are prevalent in our society concerning the status of men and women in relationships.  I think films aren't only a reflection of society, but have an effect of sanctioning behaviors that don't serve the greater good.  I want to laugh at funny stuff on film too, but Apatow is funny at a price and I'm not willing to pay that price.  It irks me that Apatow is the "voice" of the coming generation of men.  (Apatow himself may be a lovely man, but the men he presents on screen aren't.)       

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None of the women in these films are homely or overweight

Exactly. I think you failed the naming movies challenge, Sean.  :) 
Both Pretty Woman and Cinderella (I haven't seen the other two) are extremely problematic both from a feminist and a class standpoint.

Muriel's Wedding is maybe the closest thing to your description I can think of, Saltine? Hot, rich guy comes to apprectiate and even finds himself sexually attracted to slightly overweight, homely woman who ultimately rejects his offer to marry (stay married to) her because she discovers she doesn't need a man to complete her fairy tale.


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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #54 on: April 05, 2008, 12:03:40 PM »
This probably isn't surprising to most of you, but I really don't like Star Wars.
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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #55 on: April 05, 2008, 12:15:18 PM »
the bourne movies are way overrated
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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #56 on: April 05, 2008, 12:43:16 PM »
This thread upsets me.
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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #57 on: April 05, 2008, 12:46:25 PM »
it upsets me as well, but instead of arguing and showing how wrong everyone is i have decided to share my correct thoughts.  ;)
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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #58 on: April 05, 2008, 12:51:41 PM »
Ok, let me try:

Head of State is one of the best comedies of the new millennium
Scorsese is very hit-and-miss
Wes Anderson's movies aren't funny
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is quite flawed
Soderbergh hasn't made a single bad film
George Clooney is one of the greatest working directors
Zodiac is Fincher's best film, and the second-best film of the new millennium
O Brother, Where Art Thou? is the Coen Brothers' second-best film


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Re: Unpopular Movie Opinions
« Reply #59 on: April 05, 2008, 12:54:45 PM »
Ok, let me try:

Head of State is one of the best comedies of the new millennium
Scorsese is very hit-and-miss
Wes Anderson's movies aren't funny
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is quite flawed
Soderbergh hasn't made a single bad film
Zodiac is Fincher's best film, and the second-best film of the new millennium
O Brother, Where Art Thou? is the Coen Brothers' second-best film

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