My pet hates are period drama's such as Howards End and chick flicks that are regarded as serious films because it deals with emotions like the Virgin Suicides.
Another one I despise is Crash. Probably the most overrated film I've ever seen in my life. If you want to watch a film that handles the issue of racism and how it influences society then I would recommend Do The Right Thing - an absolute gem. The whole 'coincidence' story line doesn't make it a good film, for me it made it even more predictable. Can't believe that got an oscar

NavyNBlue (Dublin) - Posts: 1357 - 07/07/2010 11:20:35    699083

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699083 My pet hates are period drama's such as Howards End and chick flicks that are regarded as serious films because it deals with emotions like the Virgin Suicides.
Another one I despise is Crash. Probably the most overrated film I've ever seen in my life. If you want to watch a film that handles the issue of racism and how it influences society then I would recommend Do The Right Thing - an absolute gem. The whole 'coincidence' story line doesn't make it a good film, for me it made it even more predictable. Can't believe that got an oscar
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I'm with you on that one Navynblue. It seems that Hollywood likes to rally to a cause from time to time, AIDS (Philadelphia), Gay rights (Milk), racism (Crash), and that can only account for the success of such tripe.
You're right about Don The Right Thing, great movie and really atmospheric, you could almost feel the heat of the NY streets.

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 07/07/2010 12:34:06    699190

Agreed on Crash and others being pure oscar fodder. Million Dollar Baby (euthanasia) is another rubbish film we were supposed to think was inspirational. Clint Eastwood + Morgan Freeman = thought-provoking when in reality Clint Eastwood + Morgan Freeman = Cynical emotional exploitation.

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12435 - 07/07/2010 13:04:45    699239

Totally agree on Crash and anything done by Clint Eastwood in last 20 years and this includes Unforgiven (good but not great), Million Dollar Baby (yawnfest) and both Gran Torino and Mystic River (totally overrated).

The Face (Monaghan) - Posts: 890 - 07/07/2010 13:44:04    699324

after reading that review i really, really want to see Fatal Deviation

Shaolin Soccer is just terrible.. just so bad

This is probably the best thing ever!!
http://www.cracked.com/blog/i-love-tiptoes/

Eldiablo42 (Galway) - Posts: 291 - 07/07/2010 14:54:04    699440

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699440 after reading that review i really, really want to see Fatal Deviation



I watched it on Youtube.

Royal_Girl2k9 (Meath) - Posts: 2107 - 07/07/2010 15:21:55    699476

This may not appear on peoples worst movies but I would class it as one on the most pointless movies ever made, Cocktail, no plot, storyline, characterisations, moral, nothing except a vehicle for Tom Cruise to remind us that hes 100% heterosexual!!

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 07/07/2010 15:59:13    699532

The greatest load of s**** i ever saw was a Stephen King film called "IT" about a clown coming out of a drain killing people, pure rubbish and very long !!

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 07/07/2010 19:21:06    699784

07/07/2010 19:21:06
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699784 The greatest load of s**** i ever saw was a Stephen King film called "IT" about a clown coming out of a drain killing people, pure rubbish and very long !!
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I saw an even worse one written by King
Some buck spends 20 years in a prison with a gaping four foot square hole in his wall without anyone ever feeling the draft, or making him move cell or moving someone into his cell- Though he did manage to disguise the whole thing with some blue tack and a girlie poster. Even at one stage he was put in solitary for a few weeks and still no one checked his cell - nor did the poster ever fall down cause the blue tack dried

Anyway after nearly three hours of drivel he gets out via the hole

madasbutter (Mayo) - Posts: 872 - 07/07/2010 19:56:48    699816

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Shawshank Redemption was a great movie!! How dare you!!

Eldiablo42 (Galway) - Posts: 291 - 07/07/2010 20:30:53    699839

I wont hear a bad word said about Stephen King. Particularly from fellow Cavan men. Shame on you slasher!

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12435 - 08/07/2010 10:06:18    700013

Except of course, my own selection of Dreamcatcher which was written by King as well!!! hahaha

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12435 - 08/07/2010 10:11:44    700020

Cloverfield:Very Poor
Paranormal Activity:Absolute waste of time watching it.We watched it as a class when we were on a trip down in Wicklow.It was the only bad part of the night.-

dubs4eva (Dublin) - Posts: 484 - 08/07/2010 13:13:18    700272

With you on Mystic River there Face. Sean Penn had 2 emotions - angry or sad. The acting was very hammy in that film. If Tim robbins was an ice-cream flavour he'd be double vanilla. I came out of the cinema thinking, what the hell was everyone raving about. Bored me to tears.
Have to say I did like Gran Torino or should I say What Dirty Harry Did When He Retired!!

When I first saw the Shawshank Redemption, I thought wow, amazing, an absolute classic. Watching it now I have to say that I'm tending more to the side that it's flawed. The twist at the end is what endears most people to it but if you were to be pedantic about it then you'd have to go with something close to madasbutters assesment. Also, the warden was just a cartoon bad guy, we never know why he's evil. So he embezzles some money and was corrupt - so that automatically makes him the kind of guy to kill some inmate who knows a story about some other convict who got away with murder!!! And for that matter, why not kill Andy instead of the other inmate, especially since Andy had so much evidence on his corrupt business dealings!! The ending with Red and Andy having their hug on the beach was all a bit too disney too. Sorry if anyone hasn't seen Shawshank and I've just ruined the ending!!

NavyNBlue (Dublin) - Posts: 1357 - 08/07/2010 14:57:13    700465

Cant agree re shawshank.
Shawshanks problem is it became TOO popular, to the point now where its "cool" not to like it
And if you say "my fav movie is Shawshank" people throw their eyes to heaven
Take it for what it is. A classic movie that was SO good, everyone liked it that led to everyone disliking it so as not to be a sheep!! Pretty soon so many people will dislike it just to be different, that it will once again be cool to like it!

Mikeynora (Limerick) - Posts: 888 - 08/07/2010 15:02:12    700473

Off the top of my head these were poor;

Premonition
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Borstal Boy

bosch (Derry) - Posts: 873 - 09/07/2010 11:51:43    701212

Erm, I think I agree with you mikey...................I do like shawshank, is that ok???

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 09/07/2010 12:18:57    701280

Sean Penn would be a top film actor.

He is not Daniel day but h is excellent.

Mystic River was very good, as it illustrates the dangers of jumping to conclusions, as evidenced many times on this site in relation to events in the north for instance.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 09/07/2010 21:54:44    702205

patrique.
i know what u mean genuine answer?
i willnever again . sorry to have misread u.

ta32 (Tyrone) - Posts: 4907 - 09/07/2010 22:00:19    702213

hot tub time machine,
trying waaaaaay too hard to be like the hangover

itsgreenandgold (Meath) - Posts: 312 - 10/07/2010 12:16:11    702313