tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090349809306615395.post2081546301576283891..comments2024-03-07T19:40:47.138-06:00Comments on Monster Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick: Getting real: The social-cultural impact of The Hunt on MonstersChris Trashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865292827217459866noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090349809306615395.post-32235257515605848412011-01-12T10:40:08.590-06:002011-01-12T10:40:08.590-06:00I love movies. A lot. Sometimes I love them more t...I love movies. A lot. Sometimes I love them more than I love (some) people. <br /><br />I find that when The Hunt points out the inherent flaws in some movies that I've loved (like you just did with 'Easy A'), I usually end up still loving the movie. It's like accepting the annoying quirks and flaws of a loved one. <br /><br />And when Gabe is eviscerating a movie I hated (Four Christmases, etc.) I feel vindicated for the loathing I felt but couldn't put into words!Christina Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02421160159085953044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090349809306615395.post-32825721777752688762011-01-11T19:54:02.005-06:002011-01-11T19:54:02.005-06:00Anchor, I understand what you are saying and I in ...Anchor, I understand what you are saying and I in no way disrespect anyone's approach to encountering art. <br /><br />For me, it is a very all or nothing prospect. I expect the same thing from Texas Chainsaw Massacre as I do from Inception as I do from The Hours as I do from Talledega Nights.<br /><br />To a degree, if a movie is shooting for "great" and falls short, even a little, it is dead to me. This is often because I feel that movies that try to be great are only aping a certain idea of greatness rather than trying to get to greatness itself. <br /><br />Do people want to pick apart movies that are overhyped? Yes. Is that fair? No, probably not. Maybe. I don't know. But I also think part of the problem is the hyperbole of the name WMOAT. It really is "Some thoughts on Current Cinema".Mansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090349809306615395.post-47087382394453103742011-01-11T15:50:24.075-06:002011-01-11T15:50:24.075-06:00@ephcee: That is a very interesting take on the ma...@ephcee: That is a very interesting take on the matter. The fact that I saw about 50 movies released this year (plus some older ones) does prove that we do get a lot of information and that does make us more critical of the choices we make and makes us have higher anticipation of the level of entertainment.<br /><br />@Mans: What I feel makes a movie good, therefore the opposite would make it bad: story, acting, cinematograpy (I'm a sucker for pretty pictures and music) and a sense of identity - it should feel like a seperate experience, not as something you had already seen. If is has all four: good, maybe even great movie. It is had two: okay movie. If it has none: bad movie. All the best Oscar nomations you just mentioned possess at least two of those criteria (in my opinion, at least), so they would not be a bad movie. <br /><br />That's what makes me so angry at some submissions for the Hunt. People seem to nominate anything they didn't really like or they thought was trying to hard. Is a movies like 500 Days of Summer really anywhere close to Battlefield Earth? To me it feels like they are just hating on over-hyped movies. That is why I wanted to pose the question to all of you.Anchor Managementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108424093071645154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090349809306615395.post-66951525009308933732011-01-11T15:19:05.449-06:002011-01-11T15:19:05.449-06:00The Hunt of the Worst Movie of all time has not ch...The Hunt of the Worst Movie of all time has not changed the way I watch movies. Movies that I like, I love; movies I don't, I hate. There are some that fall in the middle--movies that I enjoy but don't think are great, movies that I like part of and hate part of--but in general, I've always been very strong in my opinions.<br /><br />When I go to see a movie, I always want it to be the best movie I have ever seen. I rarely go wanting the movie to be bad, or with a predisposition to hate on it. I see no point. Why would I not want the pleasure of seeing a great movie. I am a generous soul. <br /><br />That said, I am also picky and if a movie doesn't work for me, it doesn't work and I like to talk about why it doesn't work. This is not for aimless snarking, but I think talking about what doesn't work in a movie (or book or song or etc) makes me better as a watcher/reader and as someone who likes to make things. <br /><br />Now, it seems that there are sometimes existential questions that come up: "How can you say [insert title] is the worst movie of all time? You may not like it, but it isn't the worst."<br /><br />To that I say: I would rather dissect what fails in a supposedly good movie than wallow in what is wrong with a clear piece of crap. I have no problem with crap. If people want to blow their money on low grade mind poison, go for it. I am more interested in talking about what doesn't work for me in a movie that people talk about as being "great."<br /><br />This weekend, I was talking to my brother-in-law about movies that win the Oscar for best picture and how I think most of them are terrible. He challenged me on that, and of the ones that I had seen in the past 20 years, only two or three were movies that I thought were good. The rest that I'd seen, I consider terrible movies. Not just "not my kind of movie" but totally flawed failures. <br /><br />The Departed. A Beautiful Mind. Gladiator. American Beauty. Titanic. Forrest Gump. Are they the worst? No, but they are not good in my opinion and I would much rather discuss what is wrong with them, with people who like those movies, than just sit and crap on Old Dogs 3D: 2 Old 2 Dogs. <br /><br />Does this make sense?Mansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090349809306615395.post-83226512904017258522011-01-11T12:59:08.997-06:002011-01-11T12:59:08.997-06:00Agreed, Anchor Management.
I'm not sure if i...Agreed, Anchor Management. <br /><br />I'm not sure if it's directly Hunt related, but I've also been catching up on the year's movies and it's hard to find one I actually like! It'd be nice to go back to the days where every movie was great because it was a movie. Except of course for the one's my parents picked out (THE WORST). <br /><br />On the other hand, when I find a movie that I like, I really, really like it. For instance, I just watched "I Love You Phillip Morris" and thought it was great. <br /><br />What I'm finding is I'm getting better at managing the messages that squeeze behind my eyeballs. Where before I used to take in anything and everything that "pop culture" was feeding me, I'm pickier about what I spend time with (read, watch, listen). It's nice watching a few movies or TV shows that I know I'll love, rather than a ton with questionable quality.ephceehttp://www.no-lady.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com