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Title: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Cheebs on April 14, 2007, 12:13:59 PM: PICK THE WINNER(loser?)

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Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: G The Resurrected on April 14, 2007, 12:20:07 PM: PD does have the excuse that he's "black" FoC doesnt really have a excuse but i pick PD cause i like the movies he hates.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: brawndolicious on April 14, 2007, 12:23:21 PM: oh god don't make me choose.

they're both idiots, choose a movie that's too good for either of them to like and see who writes a worse review.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on April 14, 2007, 12:25:29 PM: yeah, i really can't choose. pd's unforgiven review is fresher in my mind, but liking the star wars prequels is a legacy of tasteless stupdity that really can't be brushed aside.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 14, 2007, 01:04:27 PM: Pd's been sheltered most of his life so its not his fault.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on April 14, 2007, 01:11:34 PM: Every couple months or so my taste is assaulted over some movie. In total my taste isn't much different thant anyone elses lol but when you single out a couple movies...yah.

Blade Runner: 7/10

Not a horrible movie, just a criminally overrated one. Extremely boring and average in every way except special effects

2001: 7/10

Same. To tell the truth I didn't even watch all of it. When the laser light show started I started playing WoW. Came back downstairs 20min later and it was still going on. Meh
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Cheebs on April 14, 2007, 01:23:06 PM: You gave blade runner a 6, then upped it to a 6.5. When did you up it to a 7?
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on April 14, 2007, 01:25:39 PM: I remember changing it to 7 awhile ago. Of course it'll be hard to prove that considering the horrible search options this board has.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Beezy on April 14, 2007, 01:38:58 PM: I saw Blades of Glory last night and I liked it. :P
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: The Fake Shemp on April 14, 2007, 03:05:59 PM: 2001 and Blade Runner are hardly sacred cows as far as cinema. Phoenix Dark picked the wrong movie to bash.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: brawndolicious on April 14, 2007, 07:01:50 PM: Quote from: Father_Mike on April 14, 2007, 01:04:27 PM
Pd's been sheltered most of his life so its not his fault.
Have you seen one film he's bashed that he didn't like the message of?
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 14, 2007, 07:04:11 PM: Quote from: am nintenho on April 14, 2007, 07:01:50 PM
Quote from: Father_Mike on April 14, 2007, 01:04:27 PM
Pd's been sheltered most of his life so its not his fault.
Have you seen one film he's bashed that he didn't like the message of?
???
reword please.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Flannel Boy on April 14, 2007, 07:05:33 PM: I need to watch Blades of Glory.

Jenna... :drool
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: brawndolicious on April 14, 2007, 07:06:21 PM: blade runner, he didn't think it was a smart message.

unforgiven, he didn't think it was a smart message.

2001, I assume the same but I haven't seen it.

he's not sheltered, he's dumb.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Flannel Boy on April 14, 2007, 07:08:13 PM: "2001? that was so six years ago." - Phoenix Dark
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on April 14, 2007, 07:21:21 PM: Quote from: Willco on April 14, 2007, 03:05:59 PM
2001 and Blade Runner are hardly sacred cows as far as cinema. Phoenix Dark picked the wrong movie to bash.

They aren't? I thought they were pretty damn respected and herelded, not to mention met with universal praise. ???
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: brawndolicious on April 14, 2007, 07:41:00 PM: the most praise it ever got was a cult classic that was missing some scenes because of shitty production.

WHO PRAISED IT LIKE THAT?
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Beezy on April 14, 2007, 07:44:08 PM: Quote from: Phoenix Dark on April 14, 2007, 07:21:21 PM
Quote from: Willco on April 14, 2007, 03:05:59 PM
2001 and Blade Runner are hardly sacred cows as far as cinema. Phoenix Dark picked the wrong movie to bash.

They aren't? I thought they were pretty damn respected and herelded, not to mention met with universal praise. ???

You usually don't know much about the stuff you argue.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: The Fake Shemp on April 14, 2007, 08:11:17 PM: 2001 and Blade Runner are hardly met with universal praise. They're highly regarded in film circles, but far from mainstream films. Unforgiven is different in that it's a critical darling that is very mainstream. I can't think of many more films with as wide a fanbase as Unforgiven without treading into popcorn film territory.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Cheebs on April 14, 2007, 09:11:25 PM: Unforgiven is probably the most beloved and important western since the 60's.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Bloodwake on April 14, 2007, 10:45:08 PM: FoC by far.

Unforgiven is PD's worst blunder. 2001, while good, drags along.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: etiolate on April 14, 2007, 10:46:36 PM: You got to realize that 2001 is a stoner movie and PD is the untainted flesh
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Cheebs on April 14, 2007, 10:47:07 PM: doesnt PD hate all of Kubrick's movies other than Spartacus?
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Solo on April 15, 2007, 07:17:25 AM: Quote from: Cheebs on April 14, 2007, 09:11:25 PM
Unforgiven is probably the most beloved and important western since the 60's.

THE PROPOSITION

Learn it, live it, love it!
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Ichirou on April 15, 2007, 08:36:37 AM: Quote from: Solo on April 15, 2007, 07:17:25 AM
Quote from: Cheebs on April 14, 2007, 09:11:25 PM
Unforgiven is probably the most beloved and important western since the 60's.

THE PROPOSITION

Learn it, live it, love it!

Doesn't take place in the American West, so no sale.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Solo on April 15, 2007, 08:41:03 AM: Still, despite it being an Aussie Western (what are we calling these? BBQ Westerns?), its my favorite one in years.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Ichirou on April 15, 2007, 09:00:03 AM: Yeah, it was awesome. Guy Pearce rocks. :D
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Cheebs on April 15, 2007, 12:05:36 PM: it was awesome but american west = westerns
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on April 15, 2007, 12:12:05 PM: yeah, i really liked 2001, but it *is* a bit masturbatory. most of the criticisms leveled at it are fair -- it's a deep, thoughtful film, but it's tedious even by the standards of those who usually enjoy this stuff. blade runner is a great visualization of a commercial dystopian future -- it really still hasn't been equalled, although robocop, in its satire, seems more plausible -- and it has that awesome, awesome vangelis soundtrack. on the other hand, neither ford nor young turned in particularly worthy performances. rutger hauer was fuck awesome as roy baty, though. as far as pdk adaptations, it's better than minority report!

unforgiven's a hard movie to criticize, save that eastwood's rather by-the-numbers when directing the camera -- the last shot of the movie is probably the most memorable. unforgiven is still the best he's done in that capacity, though.

that said, i picked foc. pd may have really ill-considered opinions half of the time, but at least he's trying to like good movies. foc worships crap. any would-be director that cites the star wars movies as inspirations never learned a single thing in film school, and should be forced to do craft table service until they die of blunt trauma at the hands of lily tomlin.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: brawndolicious on April 15, 2007, 12:35:50 PM: they both like star wars, I don't think you can say going to film school is going to improve anybody's tastes.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on April 15, 2007, 12:39:08 PM: it's okay to like star wars as just another chucklefuck what watches movies -- even i'm not averse to sitting through them from time to time. they tweak the ol' nerd gland despite the incompetent direction, terrible script, and high school caliber acting. the john williams score = :bow :bow

it's another thing to make movies your career and find the technically awful star wars movies inspirational.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: brawndolicious on April 15, 2007, 12:41:14 PM: well wait for movies to become his career and then say that...
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Cheebs on April 15, 2007, 01:23:29 PM: Quote from: am nintenho on April 15, 2007, 12:41:14 PM
well wait for movies to become his career and then say that...
Uh it IS his career. I find it more absurd he calls Jurassic Park the best movie spielberg has ever done.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on April 15, 2007, 03:18:24 PM: Return of the Jedi is only a good movie if a) you don't care about the quality of your cinema; and b) only want your nerdboy tastes utterly catered to without regard for said quality.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: TVC15 on April 15, 2007, 04:01:17 PM: Quote from: Ruzbeh on April 15, 2007, 03:10:19 PM
How is FoC's taste in movies bad?!? Return of the Jedi is one of the best movies ever, and Jurassic Park isn't so bad either.

Return of the Jedi is one of the best movies ever? Nobody would agree to that. RotJ is the worst of the original trilogy by a fair margin.

http://www.electric-escape.net/node/449
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Vizzys on April 15, 2007, 04:24:36 PM: Forrest Gump, never forget. cryingeagleinfrontofwavingusaflag.gif
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: MrAngryFace on April 15, 2007, 04:37:19 PM: I think people siding with PD just want in on the cinema troll action.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on April 15, 2007, 05:42:08 PM: I don't "hate" Kubrick or his movies.

Spartacus: 10/10
2001: 7/10
Path of Glory: 6/10

I looove Star Wars (the original trilogy), as does CHEEBS - but come on. Putting them in your top ten movies of all time (as CHEEBS does) is crazy. You can make an argument for Empire Strikes Back but I wouldn't place it in my top ten.

If I had to put an adventure/action movie in my top ten it would have to be Raiders. ESB is a classic movie and I love the other two, but I dunno. There's no action in my top three movies or any guns (well, unless we count Atticus killing that dog with a rifle)
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: TakingBackSunday on April 15, 2007, 07:12:28 PM: Quote from: Ruzbeh on April 15, 2007, 05:21:07 PM
Quote from: TVC 15 on April 15, 2007, 04:01:17 PM
Return of the Jedi is one of the best movies ever? Nobody would agree to that. RotJ is the worst of the original trilogy by a fair margin.

http://www.electric-escape.net/node/449
Worst of the original trilogy is still fucking awesome.

Worst of the original trilogy is mediocre. Because the original trilogy is not as good as people say it is. A New Hope was good, Empire was awesome, Jedi was mediocre. Add that together, you get an enjoyable trilogy and that's about it. I'd say the Indy trilogy is a fair margin better, but people are gonna be pissed I said that.
Title: Re: Who Has The Worst Movie Tastes?
Post by: brawndolicious on April 15, 2007, 07:18:47 PM: Indy had some decent movies. ESB was all right.

Actually go back and watch the original trilogy, ESB was a little good but the other ones were just shitty and overhyped. If there's any movie series that has aged badly, even from childhood to teen years, it's star wars.