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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: mhdishere on September 13, 2005, 08:32:05 AM
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I've noticed that lots of times when people discuss movies I've seen they stay they were complete stinkers, while I often think they were entertaining. I might be glad I rented it instead of dropping bucks for the theater, but it's seldom that I see a movie I think truly stinks. In fact I can probably count the number of truly awful movies I've seen on the fingers of both hands.
Case in point: Windtalkers with Nicholas Cage. I didn't think it was a great movie, but it was watchable. It was most certainly not historically accurate, and the code-talkers themselves were pretty minor characters. Still I could sit thru it and if there was nothing else on TV I might tune in if I didn't feel like reading.
I also like Plattoon and Apocalypse Now, although I don't pretend that either showed the reality of Viet Nam.
On the other hand I often find I don't care much for the movies that win Oscars, Titanic comes to mind, as does Crounching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I wouldn't say that either was awful, but don't think either deserved an Oscar.
So am I too easy when it comes to movies? Am I easily entertained? Or do I just lack taste?
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I dunno. I have gotten some movies out of the library that were so bad I turned them off 15 minutes into the film. I have had two I got from Blockbuster so bad that I actually asked for my money back.