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What's the dumbest blockbuster movie you have seen that somehow received high praise?

I’m not saying the worst, otherwise I would need to include the star wars sequels or transformers movies… Just some really dumb movie that somehow got praised.

For me has to be Ready Player One. That movie message is so “uhuh” obvious that is stupid, the whole nerd that saves the world in a thing that otherwise would be useless to know in real life… The so over the top evil gaming corporation. The whole 80s and 90s movies and games references get old after half an hour… And it’s so pandering towards the geeks and nerds, they really want the viewer feeling really cool for knowing that is the Shining hallway, or that is a Monty python reference… Or look a GUNDAM! YOU’RE SO COOL FOR COLLECTING THOSE GUN PLA! Look we have also overwatch and halo in the background! You’re so cool modern gamer!

Also the obviously attractive “nerd” hacker girl that thinks she’s ugly and deformed for having a small hard to see red tint in one side of her pretty face… Cmon man. In no universe anyone would think that actress is ugly.

And the message at the end is so hilarious: Look man, you’re cool for getting these references and being a real gamer is cool, but go outside more!

Is like the creators have no self awareness.

BCsven ,

Everything everywhere all at once. The hype made this a let down, it wasn’t even that good and I love weird thought provoking sci fi. This was just a goofy movie that is forgetable

HatchetHaro ,
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bro wants to throw hands

ButteredMonkey ,

Oh, I’m so glad you were not a fan. I thought I was the only one. The hype from friends was overwhelming, and I was excited to see it. BUT my wife and I couldn’t finish the movie. The idea that she was THE worst version of herself was interesting, but everything else was just absurd.

the_doktor ,

There Will Be Blood. Wooden acting, almost nothing happens, the soundtrack is earsplitting noise, but everyone loves it because of the “milkshake” meme at the end.

Fuck that movie. Walked out on it halfway through, read about what “happened” afterwards later (spoiler: fucking nothing) and regret nothing.

TheFonz ,

Is that a blockbuster though? PTA movies are more on the art house side in my opinion

the_doktor ,

Sure seemed like one from the amount of fucking goddamn hype it got.

TheFonz ,

It was a big hit when it came out, I remember that (I’m not sure why it made such a big splash). I also remember walking out and feeling underwhelmed because it was so hyped up (I was also 10 years younger). I’ve since become more familiar with Paul Thomas Anderson’s work and have a better understanding now. I can tell you, There Will Be Blood is a masterclass in production and storytelling. But I also understand it’s not very appealing narrative and may turn many off.

mctoasterson ,

An alternative way of saying you don’t enjoy subtext.

What did you think of No Country (same year, similarly dark, more action and different theming)

unionagainstdhmo ,
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Anything from Marvel ever. Except maybe Guardians of the Galaxy, but it’s all way too long and just boring, I don’t know I always find fight scenes to be extremely boring in films, I’m more interested in the progression of the story over some dragged out fight

Brickardo ,

I think that Ready Player One was terribly ported from the book format to the movie. The book went so much more over the top than the movie did, the latter turning down on a lot of nerd aspects. Having said that, different formats need different ways for conveying the same idea. The main character would literally get a “+1 blazing sword” in the book. +1. As if it were an MMO or something.

Having said that, Dune (book and movie) were terrible. The movie felt plagued with references to stuff I didn’t get. Only recently did I read the book just to find it was as uninteresting as the movie.

I’ll never forget those opera singers singing right to my ears when a ship would land… Now that’s a way to startle a person.

On the bright side, reading the book has allowed me not see the second part of the movie.

MintyFresh ,

I never got the dune hype either, book or movie. The latest was fun to watch on the big screen, and the 80’s make is awesomely 80’s in all its 80’s terribleness. But over all it gets a meh from me. And I’m a huge SF nerd.

KingThrillgore ,
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Jurassic World. It seemed like the definition of color by numbers reboot.

K0W4LSK1 ,

Marvel civil war

macrocephalic ,

Mad Max Fury Road. I honestly don’t understand how people like it. The storyline is paper thin to the point of being almost missing. I guess the steampunk motif is good if you’re into that, but the rest of the movie was just trash.

pH3ra ,
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Sometimes you just want to switch your brain off for a couple hours and watch things go BOOM.
It’s something I can totally get behind, although I understand it’s not something everyone enjoys

Zedd00 ,

The obviously fast forwarded fight scenes broke this movie for me. I don’t even remember the plot because every time there was anything happening on the screen the physics of everything would change.

n3m37h ,

Mad Max in general is bloody stupid

macrocephalic ,

I give the old ones a pass because they were made outside of Hollywood, on tiny budgets, with relatively unknown actors. The new ones cost millions and were full of big names throughout the whole production.

pH3ra ,
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Dune.

Shower me with downvotes, I don’t care.

CyberMonkey404 ,

New one or the 80’s one?

pH3ra , (edited )
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New one.
3 hours of soulless cash grab capitalyzing on the fact that we had been starved of cinema for 2 years and everyone was so hyped to come back no one wanted to admit the movie was a boring mess of everyone involved sucking his own dick instead of working together for a good product.
I don’t want to see the twentieth 4 minutes desert panoramic: it’s a fucking desert, we get it can we move on? Or the stupidly intense stares between Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson in random situations: you two are stranded in the desert drinking your own sweat and piss, why are you looking at each other like you’re going to fuck?

Appoxo ,
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Felt more like prep work for movie 2 (which I have yet to see)

pH3ra ,
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I also havo to see part 2, I just have to wait for my mouth to stop foaming in anger every time someone mentions the word “Dune”

ALoafOfBread ,

They were working on it long before the pandemic, so that’s invalid. But you read the book and believe that? Or did you not know what it was about beforehand?

pH3ra ,
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No, never read the books, never read the comics, haven’t seen the one from Jodorowsky.
And I don’t really know anything about the production process: I judge it solely on what I saw, as any entertainment product should be.

ALoafOfBread , (edited )

There aren’t comics afaik and, thankfully, the Jodorowsky monstrosity didn’t get made.

I mean, sure, but it’s half of a story. So much of the criticism I saw totally left out that it was part 1 of 2. I ask because it’d be like watching The Fellowship of the Ring and being upset that it was just a story about some midgets going on a hike - it’s a take you could only have if you weren’t at all familiar with the source material or even generally what it’s about. It’s not an invalid take, necessarily, but it is one that ignores that it’s only one part of a larger story. Dune Pt 1 was also a slower burn, and it’s totally valid to dislike that sort of movie.

I hope you watch the second one and can appreciate the first one as part of that context. Dune (the book, not just the movies) is very good for a lot of reasons and was incredibly influential on sci-fi as a whole. It’s obviously fine not to like it, of course, but as a lifelong fan, I just want everyone to give it a chance.

Edit: there are comics actually. Huh.

pH3ra ,
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My criticism is in fact focused on how the movie was directed, interpreted and cut, I didn’t mention the story.
Also, the comparison with The Lord of The Rings is a bold move my friend… I mean, I understand that’s about “being just a part of a longer story”, but the Fellowship of the Ring is a brilliant example of how a movie should be directed, interpreted and cut.

jacksilver ,

I don’t know why this was down voted, but you’re right. It’s not sold as an accompaniment to the books, so should stand on its own.

Having read the books though, I really enjoyed the movies. I do understand though that a lot of that enjoyment came from the background knowledge I got from the books.

TheFonz ,

As a fan of Dune 2 I appreciate your review. I think it’s a fair criticism

Asidonhopo ,

I enjoyed it but admit it was imperfect. They should keep remaking it though, I’d happily watch yet another remake it in a decade or so.

then_three_more ,

To me Dune is too big for movies. It should have been a series. We’ve had two long films and they’ve cut the book down so far they still barely make sense. The end of Dune two should have been the end of a first season of 8-10 hour long episodes.

pH3ra ,
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[…] 8-10 hour long episodes.

“Now with even more desert panoramics, elegantly scored with Hans Zimmern uninterruptedly farting in an empty can of beans”

Bertuccio ,

I’d prefer an empty can of beets.

HobbitFoot ,

I feel like the two movies should have been a trilogy.

Cut the first one as Paul and Jessica are flying away.

Cut the second one at the decision of Paul to go south, choosing to fulfill his destiny.

The last one remains the same.

QuarterSwede ,
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Donnie Darko, I found it incredibly predictable.

frezik ,

It’s definitely a movie cut from the same cloth as Catcher in the Rye. You love it as a teenager because you vibe with the main character. Then you grow up and see how self-polluting and obnoxious the character is.

I did love the exchange between Mary McDonnell’s character and the fundie lady. “Do you know who Graham Greene is?” “Please, I think we’ve all seen Bonaza”. It has a layer of humor that couldn’t have been intentional. The fundie lady is mixing up Graham Greene with Lorne Green, and Mary McDonnell would go on to play the political half of Lorne Green’s character in the Battlestar Galactical reboot a few years later.

Bertuccio ,

Isn’t that kind of the point of Donnie Darko? Comparing it to The Count of Monte Cristo which did that for me, the Count seems like an amazing badass as a kid but just kind of an ass as an adult; he literally says so at the end of the story, but you gloss over it as a kid. Bringing that back to Donnie Darko, he comes to the conclusion the world is better off without him.

Marin_Rider ,

Lucy. I know a lot of people didn’t like the ending, but the whole movie was utterly shocking I thought after she took the brain drug or whatever it was

JSens1998 ,

For me it was Blade Runner. Everyone always talks about how great the movie is, and man, it was a struggle to get through. The setting was cool and that’s about it.

aphlamingphoenix ,

I get it. I love the slow pace, the beautiful cinematography, the careful dialog. But it’s not for everyone.

mub ,

Did you watch the one with Decker’s voiceover, or without?

Apparently the common experience is watching it without voiceover first makes it harder to watch. But watching it with voiceover first makes rewatching it without, more interesting. Or something like that.

JSens1998 ,

Pretty sure it was the one without the voice over. Had no idea there were different versions. Hmm, interesting.

mub ,

Original version has voiceover, directors cut does not.

chemicalprophet ,

Most of Wes Anderson’s.

mub ,

I swear his latest movie is just the “Emperor’s new clothes” test. If you watch the whole thing you failed the test. I managed to stop around 30 mins ish.

FookReddit69 OP ,

Look is all yellowish, perfectly symmetrical and quirky

whereisk ,

Black Panther.

It had so much hype in the media, i was so excited to watch it. It turned out to be rather boring and forgettable.

gramie ,

A nation of people so advanced that they decide their dictatorial ruler through a trial by combat.

Appoxo ,
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Back to monkey

PraiseTheSoup ,

Gravity isn’t a space movie. It’s just 2 hours of Sandra Bullock crying and hallucinating. It’s probably the second worst movie I’ve ever seen after Open Water.

Natanael ,

And that scene where she can’t pull in the non-accelerated astronaut colleague while still being in atmosphere thin enough that he wouldn’t fall behind, so he just drifts away through magic

BigBananaDealer ,
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crash won an oscar for best picture and it was complete and utter garbage

Skyhighatrist ,

I can’t see the name Crash and not think of the 1996 movie with James Spader. Which is weird as fuck.

Juice ,

Cronenberg be cronenbergin

Spaceballstheusername ,

I never understood the hatred for crash. It’s a great story great acting and great ending. I really don’t see what the hate is about.

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