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Black Swan is one of those films that I didn't particularly like, but I do recognize that Natalie Portman nailed her performance. Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married was the same.
Easy Rider. On a logical level I appreciate that it was culturally groundbreaking in its day, but I was left asking myself, "this is all it took to blow peoples' minds in the late '60s??"
Man Push Cart. An underground favorite of the navel-gazing "more culturally astute than thou" crowd. Movie title Man Push Cart should include sub-heading Viewer Not Care.
Black Swan is one of those films that I didn't particularly like, but I do recognize that Natalie Portman nailed her performance. Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married was the same.
I love Natalie Portman, but she had the same constipated look on her face the entire movie.
Just about any romantic movie that girls get all sappy about. For a good amount of time I was wondering if I was missing the appropriate female hormones necessary to appreciate these horrible movies, but then I realized that my ability for critical thought supersedes the Hollywood baloney that women seem to fall for:
Three cases in point:
Pretty Woman: She is a HOOKER. A HOOKER!! And not even a high end prostitute. She works the streets!! Not only is the premise of the story completely implausible, but it is completely disgusting. Yeah, I get it, it's supposed to be a Cinderella story. Still pretty gross.
Dirty Dancing: So this girl barely out of high school hooks up with a guy who's like, 30, because she has daddy issues and is sick of being babied by her parents. So then what happens? Are we expected to believe that the greasy dance instructor continues to date her after the summer is over? Yeah right.
The Notebook: I only watched this movie because of Ryan Gosling. I hate all things Nicholas Sparks with a passion (I've met him, and he's a complete jerk) but after years of hearing how romantic this movie is, I had to see for myself. The only reason I rooted for the two main characters to get together is because they were both such psychos that no one else deserved to be saddled with those hot messes. And the end was so completely depressing that I don't get how anyone could see it as a romance. Disappointing too, because I really like Rachel McAdams.
I'm sure there are more but these are the first three I can think of.
Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter Movies are sooo boring. Disclaimer: I hate fantasy movies.
But come on, whoever said Godfather is tripping.
Nah, The Godfather is at least a little overrated. The fact is The Godfather II really helps flesh out The Godfather and add a lot of context and back-story. Taken together, it's a really solid pair. But if there were no Godfather II, the original Godfather would just be a decent gangster flick.
(For the purposes of this discussion, we shall pretend Godfather III doesn't exist.)
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