Everyone hated it, but you liked it?
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Thegun
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 Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? Good God, Burton is probably the perfect candidate for this category.
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Mister Ecks
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? I liked Sweeney Todd?
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? Just watched Matchstick Men and loved it. Then I go to the review page on here and find I'm quite alone in my love for it. Some liked it, many hated it. So I guess that qualifies?
I don't know, it held my attention straight through. But I have an unusual love for all things Cage lately, so that might be it. Still think it's a great movie.
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? Matchstick Men is a very good movie. It's the last film by Sir Ridley that I felt fully achieved what it set out to do. Hopefully he returns to top form soon.
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Magic Mike
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? Matchstick Men was superb.... until the ending, which I thought ruined its greatness. I have been meaning to revisit this movie again someday though. I was so pissed about the ending after the first time I watched it. Maybe it would work better for me this time around.
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
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David
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? Mike wrote: Matchstick Men was superb.... until the ending, which I thought ruined its greatness. I have been meaning to revisit this movie again someday though. I was so pissed about the ending after the first time I watched it. Maybe it would work better for me this time around. I've honestly never minded the ending. Or at least not as much as you did. It does bother me a bit how Cage is SO nice to her in the carpet store--she did prey on his emotions and steal all his cash--yet at the same time...it'd be such a cruel ending if it cut to black right after the con is revealed. Because ultimately it's a study of Cage's character and his struggles with mental illness, not a conventional long-con crime movie where the twist is everything. _________________1. The Lost City of Z - 2. A Cure for Wellness - 3. Phantom Thread - 4. T2 Trainspotting - 5. Detroit - 6. Good Time - 7. The Beguiled - 8. The Florida Project - 9. Logan and 10. Molly's Game
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Bradley Witherberry
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? Mister Ecks wrote: Just watched Matchstick Men and loved it. Then I go to the review page on here and find I'm quite alone in my love for it. Errrr... publicenemy#1 wrote: Loved it. MG Casey wrote: I love this little movie.
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MovieDude
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? I laughed sooo hard with Land of the Lost. Funnier than The Hangover, IMO. And Sucker Punch seems like a recent valid entry, though I'm glad to see it get some nods here.  Also, motion-capture films by Robert Zemeckis are not without some fans, but lately everyone seems to hate hard on the technology. I think that Beowulf and A Christmas Carol had the best depth of field with 3D that I've seen to date. The way the camera zooms in and around objects is spellbinding. In particular, the 13-minute long one shot take of Scrooge's past in A Christmas Carol is pretty impressive.
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? I LOVED Zemeckis' A Christmas Carol. Wish it was better received by audiences and critics.
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MovieDude
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? Gamer
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? Speed Racer, must be watched in HD to fully apreaciate it, but anyway, i loved it, i thought it was one of the best films of its year, but im in a huge minority.
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? neo_wolf wrote: Speed Racer, must be watched in HD to fully apreaciate it, but anyway, i loved it, i thought it was one of the best films of its year, but im in a huge minority. Wrong. The correct answer was: Speed Racer must be watched in first run IMAX to fully appreciate it. 
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? I love CARS, and also SPEED RACER, two awesome race films
The Incredible Hulk is also underrated, it was fantastic
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? This thread is jumping the shark. Matchstick Men? Cars? The Incredible Hulk? This thread isn't, "Most everyone thought, 'Eh, didn't change the world, but decent enough,' but you liked it?," people.  _________________1. The Lost City of Z - 2. A Cure for Wellness - 3. Phantom Thread - 4. T2 Trainspotting - 5. Detroit - 6. Good Time - 7. The Beguiled - 8. The Florida Project - 9. Logan and 10. Molly's Game
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Thegun
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? Superman IV: The Quest for Piece. So much heart, an interesting if preachy storyline, Reeve as good as ever, but god awful budget. If they had a decent budget it had some great potential. Lex Luthor wouldn't have created Nuclear Man but cloned Superman instead and created Bizarro with Reeve playing both parts. The original Superman franchise in general is what is the very example of how a studio can fuck with the source material so much. It's nice to see superhero films getting so much more freedom nowadays. Its like the complete opposite of Batman and Robin where they threw so much money at that shit and hope it stuck.
And I love the original Halloween series, except part 3.
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Mister Ecks
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? Gunslinger wrote: This thread is jumping the shark. Matchstick Men? Cars? The Incredible Hulk? This thread isn't, "Most everyone thought, 'Eh, didn't change the world, but decent enough,' but you liked it?," people. Yeah I know, but I like the answers. I didn't think there'd be many people answering "Date Movie" or "The Hottie and the Nottie".
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? Mister Ecks wrote: I liked Sweeney Todd? You're hardly alone on that count.
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? Mister Ecks wrote: Gunslinger wrote: This thread is jumping the shark. Matchstick Men? Cars? The Incredible Hulk? This thread isn't, "Most everyone thought, 'Eh, didn't change the world, but decent enough,' but you liked it?," people. Yeah I know, but I like the answers. I didn't think there'd be many people answering "Date Movie" or "The Hottie and the Nottie". I dunno, The Whole Ten Yards and Gigli are pretty fucking close. _________________Magic Mike wrote: zwackerm wrote: If John Wick 2 even makes 30 million I will eat 1,000 shoes. Same. Algren wrote: I don't think. I predict. 
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? trixster wrote: Mister Ecks wrote: Gunslinger wrote: This thread is jumping the shark. Matchstick Men? Cars? The Incredible Hulk? This thread isn't, "Most everyone thought, 'Eh, didn't change the world, but decent enough,' but you liked it?," people. Yeah I know, but I like the answers. I didn't think there'd be many people answering "Date Movie" or "The Hottie and the Nottie". I dunno, The Whole Ten Yards and Gigli are pretty fucking close. Oh yeah, I forgot about those. 
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? Mister Ecks wrote: Gunslinger wrote: This thread is jumping the shark. Matchstick Men? Cars? The Incredible Hulk? This thread isn't, "Most everyone thought, 'Eh, didn't change the world, but decent enough,' but you liked it?," people. Yeah I know, but I like the answers. I didn't think there'd be many people answering "Date Movie" or "The Hottie and the Nottie". You can add me to the Date Movie fan club! Bradley Witherberry wrote: After finally having the opportunity to see Date Movie tonight, I can only feel sorrow in my heart for those who have graded it "F" or "D"...
Sure, it's your opinion and all, and can't be argued, but why in the world would you bother going to a low comedy genre spoof like this if it's not your cup of tea (or hummus as the case may be). This is a quality film within it's parameters. It stars the adorable red headed comedienne, Alyson Hannigan, ably supported by newcomer Adam Campbell as Grant Funkyerdoder - not to mention a sterling supporting cast of old pros and talented rookies.
If I were to compare it to another movie, such as Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, (one of my favorite movies of last year), I would have to say that Date Movie is a terrible bird documentary. But how silly would I have to be to judge it on those standards?
The only reason I haven't graded this movie 5 out of 5, is that many of the movies it has chosen to spoof are crappy in their own right and unworthy of it's attention (eg: Meet the Fokkers, LOTR, etc.).
4 out of 5.
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? Leave It to Bradley!
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? bryanbmp wrote: I love CARS, and also SPEED RACER, two awesome race films
The Incredible Hulk is also underrated, it was fantastic _________________http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dmXF3CE04A This kills TDKR At the box office next summer.. Get used to this
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? I love 3000 Miles to Graceland
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Re: Everyone hated it, but you liked it? Gunslinger wrote: This thread is jumping the shark. Matchstick Men? Cars? The Incredible Hulk? This thread isn't, "Most everyone thought, 'Eh, didn't change the world, but decent enough,' but you liked it?," people. I agree.
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