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you should be running for syrian prime minister.
I also love how Nicholson is a 'negative' when 'The Departed' is brought up. I thought he was fantastic in the film, just so explosive and scary because you never knew what he was going to do or figure out next.
Hmm...reading that back that sounds like it could be taken another way.
You get what I mean.
Orgasm? Well you would groan. ;-)
In the words of Kristatos in Fleming's "Risico," "Exact."
Quid? He has the right to consider Skyfall the most overrated movie of all time. Of all time. And I have the right to say that this is absolutely ludicrous.
(sorry James, it's really not that great)
In terms of James, I'd put 'Avatar' in. Amazing visuals, aaaaand that's it.
Speaking of, just saw this article...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/12/overrated-movies_n_5481916.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592
But Gravity?
PLEASE> it's a visually nice flick with a recycled 70's disaster story set in space. Armageddon was a MUCH better movie in that respect.
As stuff goes in the world of "over-rated" movies, Skyfall doesn't even register IMO.
Anytime there is a big movie it is bound to get a backlash, especially on the internet. If that makes a movie overrated I do not know. But I have yet to see a objective way of measuring that.
I do find that sometimes movies that are recommended to me are just not as good as promised, but that is my taste. I saw the new Conan and the latest Riddick and they satisfied me a lot and others felt cheated. So be it.
Any time a critic does write a list of overrated or critically acclaimed movies/music/books they tend to be his personal taste and if well argued I might listen/watch or read it.
I consider Titanic more overrated than Avatar, mainly because it received so many Oscars. At least the Academy was more restrained with Avatar. People seemed to think Titanic was Citizen Kane at the time.
Ha, I know what you mean. I really liked Titanic when it came out and I remember the buzz it had in 1997. However I watched it again a couple of years ago and, while the spectacle is impressive, its corny as hell at times.
Incidently I remember when I saw Honor Blackman (who was in A Night to Remember) and she heavily implied that she wasn't a fan of Cameron's film.
But at the time of the release of both movies they were very well received by a very diverse audience, instead of a certain part of an audience.
Actually I find it very impressive how both Titanic & Avatar had such a broad appeal. And it cannot be a coincidence that both movies came from the same director, he must know something a lot of directors do not.
That said both movies are at their best at the cinema, big screen gives them the gravitas a lot of movie do not have. And a lot of people visited these two movies because they recognized the value of these movies in their best environment: the cinema.
The critics might have gone overboard with some of the prizes, even if the awards for music and effect for Titanic are well deserved, and the effects and 3D of Avatar was groundbreaking, the general audience pulled their wallets and made it known that big cinema spectacle is still very welcome. And that it is still an art to make such epics that everybody likes, the fan boys with their downloads be damned.
You find them overrated, and then looking back as well.
Camerons' movies are mostly real events and he gradually build up that reputation. Everybody was highly skeptical of both Titanic & Avatar when they were released, and the amount of bums in the theater came mostly from mouth to mouth advertisement when the movie got going. My mother did see both movies and loved them and when it comes to Avatar she does not even enjoy scifi, but saw it as a fairlytale in 3D. Watching movies is more about enjoyment and perception than something objective,
I generally look at other peoples movie lists to see if there is anything I have yet to see and have missed, but on my terms. Otherwise I would have stopped seeing 007 movies a long time ago as they a generally not considered high cinema art. And frankly my dear I do not give a damn. ( and there is an epic movie for you as well, quite impressive but not quite my cup of tea.)
BUT he has been guilty of putting style over substance as he did with Avatar.
And NOBODY does it better. :D
The first Terminator was very good, a neat little paranoid sci fi thriller. The second one was technically interesting, but merely a repeat of the first one, with better fx and Arnold as the good guy.
But sure, he makes entertaining movies. I enjoyed Avatar. But I'm glad it didn't win best picture because it didn't deserve it. And Titanic didn't deserve it either.
It is opinion offered as expertise, given added weight because it appears in a newspaper.
If you mean 'respect' as acknowledge, I concur. But I am under no obligation to respect his opinion, given the traditional meaning of the word 'respect.' That said, no disrespect or ill-will intended.
I knew this journalist who had a certain expertise in arthouse movies but that did not stop him from publishing loads of rubbish opinion pieces based upon his own personal opinion and not based upon any expertise. And he was certainly not alone in this.
There are only a few critics I listen too, and that does not mean I agree but they often have something interesting to say and add something to a discussion.
One mans rubbish is another ones treasure, ;)
As is evident if you have ever read anything here or anywhere else. Well said.
:))