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Posted on 3/7/18 at 6:42 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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Goodfellas. great movie but some act like it's god's gift to cinema.
Who says that?
I wouldn't say it's God's gift to cinema, however, the issue with Goodfellas is it's the most direct comparison to the Godfather (nearly similar names and all), and provides a more gritty, realistic take on the mob/mafia concept. I actually prefer it to the Godfather (and I'm not saying from a film history or film critique perspective. Objectively Godfather is the better film), I just prefer the more grounded morals. Where Godfather celebrates and often romanticizes mob life, Goodfellas breaks it down, turns it over, and reveals the amount of evil there is in it. Almost every major beat in the film is brutal, from Pesci's violent moments, to his demise, DeNiro's later reactions to Henry and Karen. None of those lead to good ends, not even for Henry.
It's the whole play on "a somebody" vs. "a nobody." To me, it's the more culturally important film. Or at least should be.
This post was edited on 3/7/18 at 6:45 pm
Posted on 3/7/18 at 7:06 pm to SaturdayTraditions
I was going to say Titanic, but after reading the thread, I see many others have already mentioned it. Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks it sucks.
On that note, I'll add Top Gun.
I also thought the LotR trilogy was boring as hell.
On that note, I'll add Top Gun.
I also thought the LotR trilogy was boring as hell.
This post was edited on 3/7/18 at 8:22 pm
Posted on 3/7/18 at 7:22 pm to SaturdayTraditions
Deepthroat
Debbie Does Dallas will always be tGOAT 70s film.
Debbie Does Dallas will always be tGOAT 70s film.
Posted on 3/7/18 at 7:25 pm to SaturdayTraditions
I thought the movie Crash absolutely sucked and it won best picture
ETA: Avatar is a good one. Totally forgettable movie
ETA: Avatar is a good one. Totally forgettable movie
This post was edited on 3/7/18 at 7:27 pm
Posted on 3/7/18 at 8:06 pm to Swoopin
Grease
If I even hear just one of those fricking songs again it will be one too many. .
If I even hear just one of those fricking songs again it will be one too many. .
Posted on 3/7/18 at 10:32 pm to SaturdayTraditions
There are so many grossly overrated movies IMO that I wouldn't even know where to begin or how to rank them. 
Posted on 3/8/18 at 5:12 am to Antonio Moss
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Shawshank Redemption Not that it isn't good; it is. But a lot people talk as if it's one of the greatest films ever ... which it is not.
WRONG! IS a masterpiece.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 7:30 am to ApexTiger
Goodfellas. Never really did it for me and I love mob/gangster movies
Posted on 3/8/18 at 11:41 am to Freauxzen
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City of God,
That movie still makes me cringe....absolutely brutal.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 12:00 pm to AshLSU
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Anything and everything John Wayne ever did
The Searchers is probably Wayne's best movie. Wayne sort of plays against type, he's not really a hero and he's not terribly likeable. He's a virulent racist and the only reason he's going on the search obstensibly is to put a bullet in Natalie Wood's head because she's probably been "corrupted " by the Comanche
Posted on 3/9/18 at 5:05 pm to SaturdayTraditions
“The China syndrome”
Posted on 3/9/18 at 9:10 pm to TheCaterpillar
quote:
City of God
My favorite ever.
strong argument can be made it's the greatest foreign film of all time. far from overrated.
Posted on 3/9/18 at 9:32 pm to AshLSU
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Anything and everything John Wayne ever did
Was pretty much awesome.
Sands of Iwo Jima
They were expendable
Red River
Searchers
Stagecoach
Rio Bravo
True Grit
The Man who Shot Liberty Valance
The Shootist
Fort Apache
The Quiet Man
Oh...and he made...
Posted on 3/9/18 at 9:35 pm to ApexTiger
quote:
I haven't seen it.
quote:
it's so dang political...
Posted on 3/9/18 at 9:47 pm to SaturdayTraditions
No Country for Old Men. A depressing piece of shite with no point other than being a depressing piece of shite.
Posted on 3/10/18 at 12:26 am to Broken Coyote
The Deer Hunter. Aside from the Russian Roulette scenes its cinematic Nyquil.
This post was edited on 3/10/18 at 1:42 am
Posted on 3/10/18 at 8:14 am to SaturdayTraditions
Forrest Gump
Posted on 3/10/18 at 9:45 am to SaturdayTraditions
Pulp Fiction....and the fact that it resurrected Travolta's career makes me hate it even more.
Posted on 3/10/18 at 3:19 pm to Tiger Ugly
All things Woody Allen and Mallick.
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