Birdman was a pretty terrible movie

I tried watching it twice and got an hour in to the movie

not my cup of tea

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Not something the average moviegoer would enjoy.

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I don't think it was meant to appease the average moviegoer. I enjoyed the look and the acting of the film. I also enjoyed the overall theme of the movie.

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you know the kind of work they make you study in English class, but nobody really likes.

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I like the books we read in English class. Mainly because they were, ya know, GOOD. I'll never understand this critique: "I really wanted this movie/book to be dumber."

I enjoyed it very much. But again I guess I wouldn't be qualified as your average movie-goer, so maybe I was the target audience. Movie taste is subjective for the most part, and Birdman is a great example of this. Most if not all of my roommates felt the same way those who posted did.

It was entertaining, though it took me a couple of sit downs to get through. I enjoyed Whiplash more. Probably liked Birdman about the same as I did Nightcrawler, though for obviously different reasons

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Posted by samson'sseed
I watched this movie last week.

It can join the list of Oscar winners that were terrible.

The first hour was boring...the second hour was just weird.

It was like an inside joke for actors. Not something the average moviegoer would enjoy. Maybe it could be regarded as a work of art...you know the kind of work they make you study in English class, but nobody really likes.

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Sorry it went over your head

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I consider myself the average movie goer, and I liked it. Nothing spectacular, but Keaton and Norton were money in it.

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I finished it and felt nothing about the movie except that Norton killed it and Keaton was really good. Otherwise, I had no feelings about the movie at all. It was boring but well done.

The biggest problem that I think the movie had was that the trailer seemed to sell a different movie than what it was.

I haven't seen it but your critique is exactly the reason howard stern said he hated it.

I can understand anyone not enjoying it, but I've always like Keaton a lot so I liked seeing him get to do something different. Also thought Norton was really good. Galifinaikas was distractingly over the top though (Martin Scor-sees is in the crowd?? , although seeing him actually there was a funny touch )


I agree that the drums were annoying, and that combined with the one take approach, as cool as it was as a cinematic experiment, actually took away from the accessibility of the Keaton's character. Sure, it made you feel like you were there following him as an intern or something, but breaking the fourth wall in this case actually prevented us from relating to or understanding the character as a viewer normally does with a character beyond just being in a room with him.

I would have loved to see this story shot like a normal character study where we see our desperate lead slipping farther out of control as opening night approaches.


This was a gimmick, and while I ultimately enjoyed it, I can't blame anyone for not feeling the same and wish the story would have been more accessible to a wider audience.