For me it's weirdly enough Men in Black 3, as long as you can buy the absurdity of the whole time travel aspect, it's is both funny and heartfelt all the way through.
Disturbia is a guilty pleasure I don’t think it’s hated but it never gets talked about much. It reminds me of my youth. Great music and the characters evoke a angsty vibe . The stake out scenes and thriller moments in the second and third act are entertaining to watch
Crash has to be one of the most interesting movies ever made. Not the movie itself, but how people just one day woke up, and were like, "Oh no that movie is actually horrible."
Your visceral, loathing reaction to “Crash” is the exact same feeling that wells up in me when I am even reminded of that movie. The reigning champ for worst Best Picture ever. Or just plain worst picture ever. And yes, I’ve seen “The Room”.
I started watching your videos because of the Possession 81 video. It took several videos before I realized you record on a living room floor. I like the uniqueness. Great channel.
Cronenberg’s Crash is arguably a masterpiece, but not one I feel good about. It’s similar to how I feel about Michael Haneke’s Funny Games where I kind of hate watching it but can’t take my eyes off how great it is.
Maybe I'm biased but I really like both Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, they're kinda pretentious but visually and technically incredible and touch a lot of really interesting philosophical sci-fi concepts
I loved Prometheus .The engineer stuff was great and it could been even better with the 2nd movie but they threw it away with convenant.Instead of giving answers about the engineers and humans they just went back to the crazy action movie that all the other alien movies have done b4 .I didn't hate covenant but i was really disappointed with it.
I agree with you on Prometheus; I like it a lot when I just forget it's an Alien movie. It was sci-fi, PROPER sci-fi, at last, that had themes, and at least ONE character going on some kind of existential journey, and also some of the most effective Lovecraftian sequences I've seen. ... not so much with Covenant, which for me, dipped back into nostalgia safety-nets and big ideas that I don't think it managed to pull off. The bad decisions (in an out of the script) in Prometheus are only amplified in the sequel.
5:50 - 6:01 Best moment of the video hahaha. Personally, I enjoy Crash, but I find your critique of its flaws very pertinent and totally justified. I actually loved Crash when I was a teenager, but now...well I see its major problems. This film is ridiculously preachy, heavy and not subtle at all in its execution. It is certainly not a great film; but I still find it captivating and often touching in a naive way.
My two cents, Blake Edwards Skin Deep, and Joe Vs. The Volcano. I think it was mostly critics who hated them, but I thought that we're both pretty good. As far as Star Wars in general, I think it's good to remember sometimes that G. Lucas kind of took a big influence from those early radio soap operas when he was a child, I think it kind of makes the soap opera element make more sense. Not all masterpieces but you gotta watch em
I recently saw the re-edit of Godfather III called The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. Don't recall what's different but it definitely felt better. Not a terrible film although Sofia Coppola needed to go.
I agree about Godfather III--I like it--it's a logical conclusion to the Corleone saga, of the family ascending to the highest levels of world power and supposed morality in the Vatican, only to realize the higher you go, the deeper the corruption. Also, the ending, of Michael, an old man dying alone, was just, considering his sins, as the Catholic priest receiving his confession, said.
To me, if it was just a standalone TV movie, it wouldn't be criticized as badly. But, the fact that it IS regarded as the official conclusion of the epic "trilogy", it's just not that noteworthy of a film.
This video was great, it really had me thinking, not just about the movies but a lot of things I notice about you. For instance, the guitar in the background, your hand gestures, the way you tuck your hair behind your ear but it doesn’t tuck all of it, that top it has a double angle tan line on your left but and a high single angle on your right. It was like a mini movie, I would rate it 4 out of 5 stars on my letterboxd profile if it was listed.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I know I'm late to this party, but this is an excellent video series (if you plan on doing more.) As for me I unabashedly, unapologetically, and absolutely adore Only God Forgives. There are very few films in the last decade that have stayed with me to the obsessive point where I cannot stop thinking about them and Only God Forgives is one of the few that has not left my mind. Granted I didn't get to see it until a few years after its release so the hype was not there for me and actually saw Drive and Only God Forgives at the same time and they both rank very high for me in Refn's filmography. It is a simple story but it's a simple story that is told beautifully and visually well. I understand why some people could be put off by the subject matter or some of the rational and constructive criticism's but I just don't know why or understand how this film is so hated at least to the extent that the film has received such a polarizing reputation. It is outrageous and over the top at points yes but I have found it so entrancing over the last few years and very few films leave this kind of everlasting impression on me. I do love it for a lot of selfish reasons and don't find it to be a perfect film, but what works for me in the film really works and I am actually okay of being the only person who is really in love with this film. Sorry for the rant, love your channel.
The Babadook was 2014. I’m pretty sure that was on a lot of people’s list of best movies of that year. The Rover is definitely more of an underrated movie of that year.
Crash is the equivalent to that Covid era video of all the celebrities singing Imagine. It’s made for the people that cry watching the Democratic National Convention.
The Anderson Tapes is generally seen to be one of Sidney Lumet's weaker movies, but it's just such a fun goddamn heist movie with interesting themes of surveillance and the obstacles formed by new technologies. I love it so much and I'll always defend it wholeheartedly.
Body Double. when I first saw it in the cinema, i loved it. It had mixed and negative reviews back then, now it's a classic It went in the weeks thereafter 13 times to see it, it became a complete obsession By the way i was already a Brian de Palma fan since 1980
I love The Da Vinci Code and everyone else hates that one! I loved the cinematography/directing of the movie, I was really intrigued by the story and I thought the action moments were tense and complemented the rest of the movie very well. The soundtrack of the movie is fantastic to me as well and I love Tom Hanks, so there's that as well.
Batman Forever, 1995. I love the lighting, Val Kilmer as Batman, Nicole Kidman was good. I hated Batman and Robin though, it was a Matrix Reloaded moment for me....
The Nic Cage sci fi film Knowing is my main one. I think it’s a powerful religious parable with fantastic special effects, some truly jaw dropping action sequences and a really beautiful ending.
I enjoy a lot of movies that other people typically deride: G.I. Joe - The Rise of Cobra, Suburban Commando, Jurassic Park 3, The Core, Pirates of the Caribbean - On Stranger Tides, Transformers 3, Conan the Barbarian remake, Clash of the Titans and Wrath of the Titans remakes, Death Machine, and Jingle All the Way.
racewiththefalcons1 definitely can’t get behind the Conan remake, really hated it. But Jp3 is enjoyable fluff and I enjoy jingle all the way I suppose because it’s so bad that it’s hilarious.
This is off topic but I've just finished watching a film called The Quarry and strongly recommend you check it out sometime. It's a subtle, low key affair that has neo Noir flavour to it that reminded me of 1990s John Dahl movies with a hint of a Paul Shrader type exploration of guilt, racism, existence in a small town and redemption (and redemption possibly falling short). The two leads, Shea Whigham and Michael Shannon, are both utterly compelling and Catalina Sandino Moreno (of whom there is not necessarily enough) is nuanced and greatly convincing in her role as a woman who has ended up in a dead end slump in life but who has not lost hope. If you ever get the chance - have a watch 😊 And yes, I too was floored by the power of the ending scenes in The Godfather III.
Okay. This may be a real big hot take BUT! In my honest opinion, I think Alex Proyas' 2009 sci-fi thriller, Knowing, starring Nicolas Cage is quite good (not AMAZING or anything) but a very good overlooked film. Roger Ebert famously praised the film as one of the best thrillers in years, and while I wouldn't go that far, I do think there's plenty to appreciate. I think Cage delivers a genuinely great understated performance and the script (while not perfect) is thought provoking and offers a lot of surprising substance and emotional weight. The film is undeniably ambitious in scale and I truly think it doesn't get enough credit. It's fascinating in my opinion. Give it a watch or even a rewatch if you haven't yet.
@@Thespeedrap Noah is very underrated. I get having problems with the script (especially if you are a religious or anti-religious fundamentalist), but the acting is so great (Connelly steals the show and I think it is one of Crowe’s best performances, much more complex than Gladiator), and the cinematography is something special.
"The Black Dahlia" (2006) and "Flowers In The Attic" (1987). While both films have issues (mostly due to studio interference), it's important to note that both authors of the novels (James Ellroy, V.C. Andrews) approved the scripts and the actors.
The film which immediately came to mind after seeing this topic was Womb, starring Eva Green and Matt Smith. I have yet to meet a single soul who likes it, other than myself.
I have "movies I hate everybody loves" for 90% of the films. you are good at reviewing films and smart, very rare for a girl because society forbids them to watch films
What do you think of the film Run Lola Run... when I was at uni this seemed quite fresh. I wanna rewatch... maybe it will remind me of Hardcore Henry. What are your thoughts on a film like Muriels Wedding?
One movie I really loved when I first saw it on cinema, while everybody else seemed to hate it, was THE BLACKOUT by Abel Ferrara. Ferrara is one of my favourite directors. In this movie, he put on screen a Dostoevskij-like main character, interpreted by Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket), who left alcohol but seems unable to left the love he felt for Beatrice Dalle, while he has a present relationship with Claudia Schiffer. During the movie, you'll find the cause, or the origin, of Modine's obsession. It is a well constructed thriller, very Hitchcockian, but with a lot of alcohol, drugs and desire. I think everybody was embarassed to see drugs and alcohol in a movie with Mrs Schiffer, but to me this is the funny part of the whole thing. Abel Ferrara at the time was constantly de-glamourising the big stars he was working with (a similar thing happened to Madonna in Dangerous Game). What's interesting is how obsession, crime and memory are related in the movie, and the decisions Modine takes a the end of the film. So I would recommed this movie to everyone.
Godfather 3 All Jurassic park sequels xcept the third one. Indiana Jones 4 Bringing out the dead The relic Amazing spiderman 1 AND 2 Demolition man The book of Eli Hobbitt movies Nacho Libre Troy King Kong remakes Marnie Prometheus Flags of our fathers Dead presidents Return of the Jedi ( Not a widely hated movie per se, but it deserves a place here, since it's my favorite of the vintage trilogy while getting far and away the most shit from the general public) Barry Lyndon (Again, not a widely hated film exactly, but easily Kubrick's most underrated and overlooked masterpiece)
My favorite cinematic experience story to tell is in 1987 my friend and I got kicked out of a showing for Leonard Part Six for laughing too hard/loud/long. We were crying from laughter. That's how funny it was to us.
I liked Crash when I watched it but that was ages ago when I hadn't watched really any movie on anything more than most casual level. Amusing to see how much you hate it, makes me kinda want to watch it again.
I loved Shock Treatment (1981) the "sequel" (not really) to The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Very campy and fun. Great songs. Also it predicted the rise of "reality TV". (Has a crappy imdb score of 5.8) I have the soundtrack CD and a VHS of the movie - which I cannot play anymore - but I may have it seen about 50 times. *** I also loved the low-budget end of the world film: 4:44 Last Day on Earth. Gets a horrible 4.6 score on imdb, but unlike other end-of-the-world movies this one strikes the right emotional tone. When people know the world will end they get angry, sad and . . .drunk. *** There are also some 10/10 movies for me which only score in 6-range on imdb: Basquiat; The Grandmaster.
Zardoz! This movie gets ripped apart and made fun of quite a bit. But I love it. Every time I watch it I’m fascinated. Zardoz is a metaphysical wet dream.
Looks like I need to pay attention as to where you are elsewhere, Instagram, etc. I seem to keep missing these little surveys. One movie that I love, that I do not hear a lot of talk about is "The Americanization of Emily" from 1964, with Julie Andrews in a non singing role, and James Garner. Written by one of my favorite screenwriters, Paddy Cheyefsky.
Have you seen da 5 bloods? Very interested to hear some brief thoughts of u have any. I’m a little disappointed with it and how the media is praising it imo
A movie that does what Crash did not accomplish was Short Cuts by Robert Altman. It is far more lo-fi and genuine. Also, a movie that puts beauty into coincidence is Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia. Both films star Julianne Moore which can never be a bad thing.
The Rundown Starring the Dwayne can you smell what The Rock is cooking’ Johnson and is also a solid action adventure movie . It’s a light hearted , fun and along the same levels of Indiana Jones and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid No one ever talks about it
The Village (2004) M Night Shyamalan gets a lot of hate, sometimes justifiably so, but not on this one. I was drawn into the story and it totally engrossed me. I was totally surprised by the twist.
The Roger Deakins cinematography is great, and I remember some of the performances being better than his later movies, similar to Signs (although Signs is still much better overall).
Haven't seen "The Cable Guy", but "Copland" to me is a more than solid movie and has the best performance by Sylvester Stallone that I have ever seen. However, I do prefer "L. A. Confidential", which came out roundabout at the same time and is also a thriller about police corruption.
Do you like musicals? I don't remember having seen your reviews on that genre. I would be cool your input on movies like Rocky Horror Picture Movie, Hedwig, etc.
Movies that I love, that everybody seems to hate are Phone Booth (critics hated this film, box office numbers were low) I thought the movie was tense and well done , also well paced with a great ending. Another would be The Strangers, same as phone booth with critics and box office, I thought the film was creepy and fun, with a disturbing ending. Another one would be Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate, I thoroughly enjoyed it, everyone I spoke to hated it. Critics despised it and box office numbers were low. Thanks for reading.
Phone Booth was the first Joel Schumacher film I’d seen, and I loved it, it’s a really solid single location film. Falling Down is also a great Schumacher film, and 8mm really surprised me with how much I liked it (maybe appreciate is a better word, 8mm is a hard watch).
This is my first video of yours I've seen. I like your cotent but you could probably edit it down to make it more palattable for viewers. PS If you like wathmen and want to get into another graphic novel try out 20th Century Boys. It is super complex but also easy to follow. Naoki Urasawa is a genius. PPS I'll keep watching your content!
Loved Inherent Vice , really liked lack of urgency , incoherence ( at the same time overall movie has consistent non ambitious feel to it) . Though can understand it's hate, as , the plot was driving the character( which we as audience are indifferent to which again ironically serves to overall tone of the film.) To be honest , preferred this to Magnolia which was more ambitious than the script allows it to be.
The way you feel about Watchmen as a book may be roughly how I feel about Frank Herbert's Dune as a book. The sheer reading of it is such a panoramic experience, so cinematic in its own right, that any sane person would shudder to try to film it. There is for example a banquet scene which is perceived by characters with amazing powers of detail to minutiae, and I can't even begin to imagine how it could be filmed adequately. Maybe Oliver Stone could attempt it -- I don't know. David Lynch's movie has its campy flourishes, and there's a lot of curiosity over Jodorowsky, and I wish Villeneuve the best, and I can understand the interest, but honestly, Dune should probably be left alone. Side note: Aronofsky once wanted to film Theodore Roszak's Flicker -- yet the whole point of the book is that we should dread the diabolical lure of the audiovisual. Its protagonist is dreadfully passive, but on the whole I like the book and even cautiously recommend it, it's a love letter to movies while making a sly tongue-in-cheek suggestion that something as powerful as movies may be rooted in a conspiracy of tremendous evil. That's basically how I am: i love movies, but I also try to encourage reading. Thanks again for a (nicely) provocative video.
I'm mixed about the Babadook. I enjoyed it but I thought it was way over-hyped by precisely the folks who generally don't get horror. And I felt its metaphors were way too obvious. I did appreciate the style. There was a New Wave song back in the day called Moods For Moderns, it struck me as being a postmodern version of that concept. I own it. I'll get back to it again someday when I watch it without seeing it as a tract.
The Babadook was one of the first horror movies (outside of The Shining) that really connected with me. The obvious metaphor doesn’t bother me just because everything is so well executed and the emotional core of the film hits home every time I watch it. Not complex, just well done.
The Revenant: this movie got some mixed reviews for being long and boring but I was blown away by it. Simple story but one of the most immersive films I've seen. Beautiful (single shot) cinematography, brutal (visceral) violence, and a setting that hasn't been touched for decades. You could tell some aspects of the film were personal to Iñárritu. Sure Leo didn't deserve best actor, but of the movies nominated I think it deserved best picture.
@@NaughtyVampireGod That movie in particular triggered the ire of a lot of semi-intellectual conservatives/Christians, in a way that's not quite easy to figure out. It still received plenty of acclaim overall, but that was always mixed with the occasional 'it's too long and plodding' take.
@@bardw.3204 honestly i don't remember any political overtones - there was certainly a diety/spiritual thing going on as I recall - maybe they didn't like that it was from a native american perspective - the film was of fine technical quality although I'm not a fan of the "roving eye" cinematography - the portrayal of native americans wasn't particularly flattering from what I remember - they came across as savages, right? - my memory is abit sketchy - the two things I certainly remember clearly is that Leo got mauled by a bear and slept inside a dead horse
The movie was loved man, won Oscars for direction and cinematography and acting, some people didn't like it, but it's fucking awesome, it didn't have mixed reviews.
My pick would be New York New York, which received a lukewarm response on release and continues to do so. For me, it works really well, because Scorsese uses old Hollywood tropes to delineate a relationship that fails, so there is an interesting arc from the beginning to the end. I love the way that the motel scene is obviously a studio set, but it is one in which Jimmy is both the director and main star, what chance for the relationship when the lights come on and the scenery is dismantled? People say that the middle part drags, but that's what happens in relationships, the question being whether one can get through that. I loved that the musical sequence is called Happy Endings, leading us to think that Jimmy might admit to being a selfish, manipulative jerk so there will be a final reconciliation. I also like that Francine, after being steamrollered into marriage finally asserts her autonomy, none more so than in her final scene. Meanwhile Jimmy wryly accepts the truth. Is he a wiser man? Not much, but for Jimmy, that's a lot, and the final shot of his smart shoes is Scorsese's version of "Tomorrow is another day". I love this underrated movie : it looks great and the performances are superb.
About Crash..what does one expect from a Scientologist at the time of the movie's release Paul Haggis? (But to be fair..he did become a major critic of Scientology to the level that Scientologist set back his career by exposing Haggis as another predator during the Me Too movement. I must say..Haggis did create a tapestry short lived crime epic tv series called EZ Streets which you can find on youtube and it's such a great single season series. From 1996.
Funny Games, Only God Forgives, any Lars Von Trier film with the exception of Melancholia, Prometheus, Alien:Covenant, and A Cure for Wellness are the films that come to mind.
I will say Eli Wallach was a plus in Godfather 3 and i bought the movie for him and i do love Diane Keaton . Unfortunately, Keaton has been offered parts in some mediocre movies lately.
Jurassic park 3. Fast paced and fun. Good cast.. only nitpick is the dream scene. The matrix reloaded. Not a bad sequel at all. Spider-Man 3. (I don’t love it) But I still like it. Worst superhero movie ever? Not even close. Next Friday. Oh BUt cHris TUcker nOt In sequel. Who cares mike Epps did just as if not a better job. Cult following yes.. but I still know alot of people that don’t like this one and it got trashed by critics.
Love the Crash hate. The fact that even you could not find anything good in it, when you found something nice to say about Cats, confirms my own loathing of the film. I enjoy catching up with everything.
Observe and Report. It's not so much a movie people hate but more kind of shrug off as nothing special but I think it's absolutely amazing and super underrated
This is the most underrated film review/discussion channel on CZcams! I really like these new audience response videos too.
Her tastes in Movies sucks. Not surprised her channel isn't doing better.
@@MrParkerman6 😒
@MrParkerman6
What movies do you think are great, Parker?
I absolutely agree. Fantastic reviews
For me it's weirdly enough Men in Black 3, as long as you can buy the absurdity of the whole time travel aspect, it's is both funny and heartfelt all the way through.
It’s the best out of the men in black films I reckon. Great story.
David Cronenberg's "Crash" is the real and only Crash!
Whenever it's come up I always have to say. no not that one, it sucks, I'm talking about the cronenberg one, with the cars, that's the one!
I love Cronenberg's Crash is a controversial classic. I only watched other Crash once and I honestly can't remember it.
Read the book by JG Ballard sometimes it’s a masterpiece as well. The movie was amazing because it’s based off a basically “unfilmable” novel lol
Is it less boring than the book?
nothing beats getting it on in a crashed car.
Mother 0:34
Cats 2:50
Crash 5:13
The Godfather part III 8:44
It Comes At Night 11:58
Watchmen 14:04
Star Wars prequels 16:21
The Babadook 21:48
thank you
you know you've made it when
Godfather III is three hours of my life I will never never ever get back. Horrible.
The Babadook was so disturbing and troubling because it deals with pure insanity. I was depressed for a week after seeing that.
@@eddiegalon3714 you have said nothing but the TRUTH!!!, how dare they make that crap after probably 2 of the most perfect movies ever made.
Disturbia is a guilty pleasure
I don’t think it’s hated but it never gets talked about much. It reminds me of my youth. Great music and the characters evoke a angsty vibe . The stake out scenes and thriller moments in the second and third act are entertaining to watch
Oooh, you're taking me down nostalgia lane. I recall putting that DVD to work on a hot Summer day.
Disturbia is terrific , incredibly underrated
David Morse was scary as hell in that one! Loved it.
That one line from Attack of the Clones where Anakin goes "no...it's because I'M so in love with YOU" makes me die laughing every time.
Crash has to be one of the most interesting movies ever made. Not the movie itself, but how people just one day woke up, and were like, "Oh no that movie is actually horrible."
Do this more often, it's fun. It's like Fantano's let's argue for movies.
lmao please don't
cae why
@Mac _ Thank god she doesn't have the same toxic fanbase.
@@davidhopper9793 because fantano is basically a meme now, nobody appreciate his reviews anymore.
cae huh? I like his reviews still.
Your visceral, loathing reaction to “Crash” is the exact same feeling that wells up in me when I am even reminded of that movie. The reigning champ for worst Best Picture ever. Or just plain worst picture ever. And yes, I’ve seen “The Room”.
I started watching your videos because of the Possession 81 video. It took several videos before I realized you record on a living room floor. I like the uniqueness. Great channel.
The only good thing about the 2004 Crash is that it might lead some folks to Chronenberg by mistake.
Cronenberg’s Crash is arguably a masterpiece, but not one I feel good about. It’s similar to how I feel about Michael Haneke’s Funny Games where I kind of hate watching it but can’t take my eyes off how great it is.
I really like Howard the Duck, the bestiality undertones were exquisite.
Hahahahahahaha!!!😵.....NOBODY'S gonna touch THAT!.....and shouldN'T!.....ewe!
I love Howard The Duck. So much fun.
@@chrisbmovies4448 I watched it because.....I couldn't NOT watch it. Plus, the girl was hot!👺
It’s a good 80’s movie for it’s time that most ppl wouldn’t appreciate unless you’re a movie buff 🤷🏻♂️
LMFAO you beat me to it! I also love "Howard the Duck"!
I love your channel it was one of the first channels i started watching when i realized i was interested in filmaking
Valerian is a movie i love that’s got a bad rap.
Maybe I'm biased but I really like both Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, they're kinda pretentious but visually and technically incredible and touch a lot of really interesting philosophical sci-fi concepts
Yup!
I loved Prometheus .The engineer stuff was great and it could been even better with the 2nd movie but they threw it away with convenant.Instead of giving answers about the engineers and humans they just went back to the crazy action movie that all the other alien movies have done b4 .I didn't hate covenant but i was really disappointed with it.
Prometheus is brilliant
What's pretentious about Prometheus or Alien: Covenant? Lol people just throw out that word like it's nothing.
I agree with you on Prometheus; I like it a lot when I just forget it's an Alien movie. It was sci-fi, PROPER sci-fi, at last, that had themes, and at least ONE character going on some kind of existential journey, and also some of the most effective Lovecraftian sequences I've seen. ... not so much with Covenant, which for me, dipped back into nostalgia safety-nets and big ideas that I don't think it managed to pull off. The bad decisions (in an out of the script) in Prometheus are only amplified in the sequel.
5:50 - 6:01 Best moment of the video hahaha. Personally, I enjoy Crash, but I find your critique of its flaws very pertinent and totally justified. I actually loved Crash when I was a teenager, but now...well I see its major problems. This film is ridiculously preachy, heavy and not subtle at all in its execution. It is certainly not a great film; but I still find it captivating and often touching in a naive way.
My two cents, Blake Edwards Skin Deep, and Joe Vs. The Volcano. I think it was mostly critics who hated them, but I thought that we're both pretty good. As far as Star Wars in general, I think it's good to remember sometimes that G. Lucas kind of took a big influence from those early radio soap operas when he was a child, I think it kind of makes the soap opera element make more sense. Not all masterpieces but you gotta watch em
I recently saw the re-edit of Godfather III called The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. Don't recall what's different but it definitely felt better. Not a terrible film although Sofia Coppola needed to go.
I agree about Godfather III--I like it--it's a logical conclusion to the Corleone saga, of the family ascending to the highest levels of world power and supposed morality in the Vatican, only to realize the higher you go, the deeper the corruption. Also, the ending, of Michael, an old man dying alone, was just, considering his sins, as the Catholic priest receiving his confession, said.
To me, if it was just a standalone TV movie, it wouldn't be criticized as badly. But, the fact that it IS regarded as the official conclusion of the epic "trilogy", it's just not that noteworthy of a film.
Love your channel! Really insightful analysis and commentary on film.
I simply love The Babadook, it should have the same hype movies like The Witch, Midsommar, Us, A Quiet Place...
It does for me, it’s just very well made
This video was great, it really had me thinking, not just about the movies but a lot of things I notice about you. For instance, the guitar in the background, your hand gestures, the way you tuck your hair behind your ear but it doesn’t tuck all of it, that top it has a double angle tan line on your left but and a high single angle on your right. It was like a mini movie, I would rate it 4 out of 5 stars on my letterboxd profile if it was listed.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I know I'm late to this party, but this is an excellent video series (if you plan on doing more.)
As for me I unabashedly, unapologetically, and absolutely adore Only God Forgives. There are very few films in the last decade that have stayed with me to the obsessive point where I cannot stop thinking about them and Only God Forgives is one of the few that has not left my mind. Granted I didn't get to see it until a few years after its release so the hype was not there for me and actually saw Drive and Only God Forgives at the same time and they both rank very high for me in Refn's filmography. It is a simple story but it's a simple story that is told beautifully and visually well. I understand why some people could be put off by the subject matter or some of the rational and constructive criticism's but I just don't know why or understand how this film is so hated at least to the extent that the film has received such a polarizing reputation. It is outrageous and over the top at points yes but I have found it so entrancing over the last few years and very few films leave this kind of everlasting impression on me. I do love it for a lot of selfish reasons and don't find it to be a perfect film, but what works for me in the film really works and I am actually okay of being the only person who is really in love with this film. Sorry for the rant, love your channel.
The Babadook was 2014. I’m pretty sure that was on a lot of people’s list of best movies of that year. The Rover is definitely more of an underrated movie of that year.
Crash is the equivalent to that Covid era video of all the celebrities singing Imagine. It’s made for the people that cry watching the Democratic National Convention.
The Anderson Tapes is generally seen to be one of Sidney Lumet's weaker movies, but it's just such a fun goddamn heist movie with interesting themes of surveillance and the obstacles formed by new technologies. I love it so much and I'll always defend it wholeheartedly.
Film debut of Christopher Walken & Garret Morris. Great 🎶 by Quincy Jones . " Erase Them ! "
Body Double.
when I first saw it in the cinema, i loved it.
It had mixed and negative reviews back then, now it's a classic
It went in the weeks thereafter 13 times to see it, it became a complete obsession
By the way i was already a Brian de Palma fan since 1980
I love The Da Vinci Code and everyone else hates that one! I loved the cinematography/directing of the movie, I was really intrigued by the story and I thought the action moments were tense and complemented the rest of the movie very well. The soundtrack of the movie is fantastic to me as well and I love Tom Hanks, so there's that as well.
I really really liked “U-Turn” and “Bad Times at the El Royale” but nobody talks about those.
I think they're in the "underrated " type
Poor Drew Goddard, his only 2 Directed movies aren't box office hits or his superhero movies get cancelled.
U-Turn is great.
Yeah, I quite liked Bad Times at the El Royale. Never heard of U-Turn though. I'll have to look that up.
@@doranmitchell1700 LOVE Bad times at the El royal. So criminally overlooked.
Terminator 3. Totally unwarranted sequel (all of them after T2 really) but it's a good time.
mother! perfectly fits the description for me. First answer that comes to mind when reading the title. One of my favorites from that year.
Batman Forever, 1995. I love the lighting, Val Kilmer as Batman, Nicole Kidman was good. I hated Batman and Robin though, it was a Matrix Reloaded moment for me....
The Nic Cage sci fi film Knowing is my main one. I think it’s a powerful religious parable with fantastic special effects, some truly jaw dropping action sequences and a really beautiful ending.
I wouldn't say I love that film, but it's far better than its reputation would suggest.
I enjoy a lot of movies that other people typically deride: G.I. Joe - The Rise of Cobra, Suburban Commando, Jurassic Park 3, The Core, Pirates of the Caribbean - On Stranger Tides, Transformers 3, Conan the Barbarian remake, Clash of the Titans and Wrath of the Titans remakes, Death Machine, and Jingle All the Way.
racewiththefalcons1 definitely can’t get behind the Conan remake, really hated it. But Jp3 is enjoyable fluff and I enjoy jingle all the way I suppose because it’s so bad that it’s hilarious.
Jingle all the Way is a Christmas classic, the package bomb sequence is one of the most bizarre scenes I’ve seen in a kids movie.
This is off topic but I've just finished watching a film called The Quarry and strongly recommend you check it out sometime. It's a subtle, low key affair that has neo Noir flavour to it that reminded me of 1990s John Dahl movies with a hint of a Paul Shrader type exploration of guilt, racism, existence in a small town and redemption (and redemption possibly falling short). The two leads, Shea Whigham and Michael Shannon, are both utterly compelling and Catalina Sandino Moreno (of whom there is not necessarily enough) is nuanced and greatly convincing in her role as a woman who has ended up in a dead end slump in life but who has not lost hope.
If you ever get the chance - have a watch 😊 And yes, I too was floored by the power of the ending scenes in The Godfather III.
Exorcist 3 with George C. Scott is such an epic misunderstood movie that people panned because of how Part 2 did 13 years prior.
I like it as well. Not as good as the original, but compelling in its own right.
I prefer it to the original, it’s a really great expansion on the themes established in the first one.
Okay. This may be a real big hot take BUT! In my honest opinion, I think Alex Proyas' 2009 sci-fi thriller, Knowing, starring Nicolas Cage is quite good (not AMAZING or anything) but a very good overlooked film. Roger Ebert famously praised the film as one of the best thrillers in years, and while I wouldn't go that far, I do think there's plenty to appreciate. I think Cage delivers a genuinely great understated performance and the script (while not perfect) is thought provoking and offers a lot of surprising substance and emotional weight. The film is undeniably ambitious in scale and I truly think it doesn't get enough credit. It's fascinating in my opinion. Give it a watch or even a rewatch if you haven't yet.
Zero Aronofsky complaints. Mother! was insanely amazing. Requiem a masterpiece.
You are correct sir!
At least both are better than Noah.
Mother! is a masterpiece for me.
My third favorite film of all time.
It is insanely intense, immersive, mesmerizing and fascinating.
@@erawa2740 Which are the other two?
@@Thespeedrap Noah is very underrated. I get having problems with the script (especially if you are a religious or anti-religious fundamentalist), but the acting is so great (Connelly steals the show and I think it is one of Crowe’s best performances, much more complex than Gladiator), and the cinematography is something special.
100% Agree with your opinion about 'Crash' and 'WatchMan'.
"The Black Dahlia" (2006) and "Flowers In The Attic" (1987). While both films have issues (mostly due to studio interference), it's important to note that both authors of the novels (James Ellroy, V.C. Andrews) approved the scripts and the actors.
Vanilla Sky for me. I don’t understand why everyone else doesn’t love how deep this movie is?!
As a certified babe and movie lover we salute you. Shaaa-wing!
XD That's how it's done. If Heather Locklear reviewed movies.
HOUSE PARTY 3, love it then...and love it even more now.
The film which immediately came to mind after seeing this topic was Womb, starring Eva Green and Matt Smith. I have yet to meet a single soul who likes it, other than myself.
Sounds like we need this review of Trash ... er, I mean, Crash.
So right about Crash... I remember when this came out.
Crap.
You should put the audio of your videos on a podcast platforms too so people can download and listen to them on the go.
I have "movies I hate everybody loves" for 90% of the films. you are good at reviewing films and smart, very rare for a girl because society forbids them to watch films
What do you think of the film Run Lola Run... when I was at uni this seemed quite fresh. I wanna rewatch... maybe it will remind me of Hardcore Henry.
What are your thoughts on a film like Muriels Wedding?
Yeah, I like this format.
Jersey Girl (2004) - I think it's actually one of Kevin Smith's best films. It has so much heart and George Carlin is just terrific.
Yup. It is great.
One movie I really loved when I first saw it on cinema, while everybody else seemed to hate it, was THE BLACKOUT by Abel Ferrara. Ferrara is one of my favourite directors. In this movie, he put on screen a Dostoevskij-like main character, interpreted by Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket), who left alcohol but seems unable to left the love he felt for Beatrice Dalle, while he has a present relationship with Claudia Schiffer. During the movie, you'll find the cause, or the origin, of Modine's obsession. It is a well constructed thriller, very Hitchcockian, but with a lot of alcohol, drugs and desire. I think everybody was embarassed to see drugs and alcohol in a movie with Mrs Schiffer, but to me this is the funny part of the whole thing. Abel Ferrara at the time was constantly de-glamourising the big stars he was working with (a similar thing happened to Madonna in Dangerous Game). What's interesting is how obsession, crime and memory are related in the movie, and the decisions Modine takes a the end of the film. So I would recommed this movie to everyone.
seen 4:44 Last Day of Earth?
Godfather 3
All Jurassic park sequels xcept the third one.
Indiana Jones 4
Bringing out the dead
The relic
Amazing spiderman 1 AND 2
Demolition man
The book of Eli
Hobbitt movies
Nacho Libre
Troy
King Kong remakes
Marnie
Prometheus
Flags of our fathers
Dead presidents
Return of the Jedi ( Not a widely hated movie per se, but it deserves a place here, since it's my favorite of the vintage trilogy while getting far and away the most shit from the general public)
Barry Lyndon (Again, not a widely hated film exactly, but easily Kubrick's most underrated and overlooked masterpiece)
My favorite cinematic experience story to tell is in 1987 my friend and I got kicked out of a showing for Leonard Part Six for laughing too hard/loud/long. We were crying from laughter. That's how funny it was to us.
Filth with James McAvoy is a film I love which received mixed reviews and was subsequently forgotten about.
i forgot that one
Yeah, an outstandingly great performance by McAvoy, and a more than solid film to boot.
Oh hey. CZcams actually recommended me something good. Subscribed
Sofia Coppola's death scene in The Godfather part 3 is hilarious.
I was glad in a awful way they killed her.
killed for bad acting
@Slick Grit Productions Hey, Pacino had to do something extravagant to his daughter's hey I got shot plain o jaino "Dad".
Glad she "resurrected" her career and became a great director!
Please make more of these!
I liked Crash when I watched it but that was ages ago when I hadn't watched really any movie on anything more than most casual level. Amusing to see how much you hate it, makes me kinda want to watch it again.
I loved Shock Treatment (1981) the "sequel" (not really) to The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Very campy and fun. Great songs. Also it predicted the rise of "reality TV". (Has a crappy imdb score of 5.8) I have the soundtrack CD and a VHS of the movie - which I cannot play anymore - but I may have it seen about 50 times. *** I also loved the low-budget end of the world film: 4:44 Last Day on Earth. Gets a horrible 4.6 score on imdb, but unlike other end-of-the-world movies this one strikes the right emotional tone. When people know the world will end they get angry, sad and . . .drunk. *** There are also some 10/10 movies for me which only score in 6-range on imdb: Basquiat; The Grandmaster.
Zardoz!
This movie gets ripped apart and made fun of quite a bit. But I love it. Every time I watch it I’m fascinated. Zardoz is a metaphysical wet dream.
I love Zardoz. Amazing film.
Zardoz Says , " The MAGA Hat Is Evil "
Jar Jar was funny and was the best thing about Star Wars prequels.
Looks like I need to pay attention as to where you are elsewhere, Instagram, etc. I seem to keep missing these little surveys. One movie that I love, that I do not hear a lot of talk about is "The Americanization of Emily" from 1964, with Julie Andrews in a non singing role, and James Garner. Written by one of my favorite screenwriters, Paddy Cheyefsky.
Have you seen da 5 bloods? Very interested to hear some brief thoughts of u have any. I’m a little disappointed with it and how the media is praising it imo
A movie that does what Crash did not accomplish was Short Cuts by Robert Altman. It is far more lo-fi and genuine. Also, a movie that puts beauty into coincidence is Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia. Both films star Julianne Moore which can never be a bad thing.
I couldn't get into Short Cuts, but when it comes to Robert Altman, his Nashville is a truly amazing piece of cinema.
The Rundown
Starring the Dwayne can you smell what The Rock is cooking’ Johnson and is also a solid action adventure movie . It’s a light hearted , fun and along the same levels of Indiana Jones and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
No one ever talks about it
Here in Australia it was genuinely called Welcome to the Jungle. Really fun movie. Introduced me to Christopher Walken.
lol you're like "less work for me :P" and I'm over here thinking "yes yes well done, another masterpiece!"
The Village (2004) M Night Shyamalan gets a lot of hate, sometimes justifiably so, but not on this one. I was drawn into the story and it totally engrossed me. I was totally surprised by the twist.
M Night movies suck yeah Sixth Sense and Unbreakable are cool but everything else is just Waaaaack.
another victim of terrible marketing. I was shocked by how much i loved the film upon a subsequent viewing years after release.
Liked it too! Here's an even bigger shocker (to most people): while not one of his best, I actually liked Lady in the Water too!
The Roger Deakins cinematography is great, and I remember some of the performances being better than his later movies, similar to Signs (although Signs is still much better overall).
When you gonna do a live stream? It would be awesome
Copland and The Cable Guy come to mind as I loved both of those movies and they pretty much bombed at the box office.
Haven't seen "The Cable Guy", but "Copland" to me is a more than solid movie and has the best performance by Sylvester Stallone that I have ever seen. However, I do prefer "L. A. Confidential", which came out roundabout at the same time and is also a thriller about police corruption.
As an introvert who loves the peace and quiet sans people in my own home, watching Mother actually gave me anxiety. My gosh!
Underworld (and to a lesser extent Blade) -- pure, unadulterated, mindless, escapist fun.
obviously I liked blade
The entire Underworld franchise is a guilty pleasure of mine for your same reason. Blade as well, only the first one though.
Duck, You Sucker! Is an underrated film. Everyone loves the other Sergio Leone films, but seem to really dislike that one.
Do you like musicals? I don't remember having seen your reviews on that genre. I would be cool your input on movies like Rocky Horror Picture Movie, Hedwig, etc.
Damn that pause for Crash. lol!
For me it has to be Waterworld with Kevin Kostner.
Love your take on CRASH. Was hoping it would be Cronenberg's; you may have been too!
5:30 - swallows vomit
1408 and Matrix Reloaded. I also could never hate the Bill Murray Man Who Knew Too Little.
1408 is a great movie
Reloaded is dumb, but fun.
Revolutions was just bad, and anticlimactic.
Hope Matrix 4 will be good.
Movies that I love, that everybody seems to hate are Phone Booth (critics hated this film, box office numbers were low) I thought the movie was tense and well done , also well paced with a great ending. Another would be The Strangers, same as phone booth with critics and box office, I thought the film was creepy and fun, with a disturbing ending. Another one would be Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate, I thoroughly enjoyed it, everyone I spoke to hated it. Critics despised it and box office numbers were low. Thanks for reading.
Phone Booth was the first Joel Schumacher film I’d seen, and I loved it, it’s a really solid single location film. Falling Down is also a great Schumacher film, and 8mm really surprised me with how much I liked it (maybe appreciate is a better word, 8mm is a hard watch).
This is my first video of yours I've seen. I like your cotent but you could probably edit it down to make it more palattable for viewers.
PS If you like wathmen and want to get into another graphic novel try out 20th Century Boys. It is super complex but also easy to follow. Naoki Urasawa is a genius.
PPS I'll keep watching your content!
Loved Inherent Vice , really liked lack of urgency , incoherence ( at the same time overall movie has consistent non ambitious feel to it) . Though can understand it's hate, as , the plot was driving the character( which we as audience are indifferent to which again ironically serves to overall tone of the film.)
To be honest , preferred this to Magnolia which was more ambitious than the script allows it to be.
check out Altman's The Long Goodbye if you haven't already: the blueprint for Inherent Vice - I love both films
actually there was a sense of urgency - but the film had a skewed perspective since the main character operated on "dope time"
The way you feel about Watchmen as a book may be roughly how I feel about Frank Herbert's Dune as a book. The sheer reading of it is such a panoramic experience, so cinematic in its own right, that any sane person would shudder to try to film it. There is for example a banquet scene which is perceived by characters with amazing powers of detail to minutiae, and I can't even begin to imagine how it could be filmed adequately. Maybe Oliver Stone could attempt it -- I don't know. David Lynch's movie has its campy flourishes, and there's a lot of curiosity over Jodorowsky, and I wish Villeneuve the best, and I can understand the interest, but honestly, Dune should probably be left alone. Side note: Aronofsky once wanted to film Theodore Roszak's Flicker -- yet the whole point of the book is that we should dread the diabolical lure of the audiovisual. Its protagonist is dreadfully passive, but on the whole I like the book and even cautiously recommend it, it's a love letter to movies while making a sly tongue-in-cheek suggestion that something as powerful as movies may be rooted in a conspiracy of tremendous evil. That's basically how I am: i love movies, but I also try to encourage reading. Thanks again for a (nicely) provocative video.
I'm mixed about the Babadook. I enjoyed it but I thought it was way over-hyped by precisely the folks who generally don't get horror. And I felt its metaphors were way too obvious. I did appreciate the style. There was a New Wave song back in the day called Moods For Moderns, it struck me as being a postmodern version of that concept. I own it. I'll get back to it again someday when I watch it without seeing it as a tract.
cliche-ridden
The Babadook was one of the first horror movies (outside of The Shining) that really connected with me. The obvious metaphor doesn’t bother me just because everything is so well executed and the emotional core of the film hits home every time I watch it. Not complex, just well done.
The Revenant: this movie got some mixed reviews for being long and boring but I was blown away by it. Simple story but one of the most immersive films I've seen. Beautiful (single shot) cinematography, brutal (visceral) violence, and a setting that hasn't been touched for decades. You could tell some aspects of the film were personal to Iñárritu. Sure Leo didn't deserve best actor, but of the movies nominated I think it deserved best picture.
Michael Smith It was my second favourite film of that year. Mad Max Fury Road was my number one.
it was almost universally praised . . . so . . .
@@NaughtyVampireGod That movie in particular triggered the ire of a lot of semi-intellectual conservatives/Christians, in a way that's not quite easy to figure out. It still received plenty of acclaim overall, but that was always mixed with the occasional 'it's too long and plodding' take.
@@bardw.3204 honestly i don't remember any political overtones - there was certainly a diety/spiritual thing going on as I recall - maybe they didn't like that it was from a native american perspective - the film was of fine technical quality although I'm not a fan of the "roving eye" cinematography - the portrayal of native americans wasn't particularly flattering from what I remember - they came across as savages, right? - my memory is abit sketchy - the two things I certainly remember clearly is that Leo got mauled by a bear and slept inside a dead horse
The movie was loved man, won Oscars for direction and cinematography and acting, some people didn't like it, but it's fucking awesome, it didn't have mixed reviews.
My pick would be New York New York, which received a lukewarm response on release and continues to do so. For me, it works really well, because Scorsese uses old Hollywood tropes to delineate a relationship that fails, so there is an interesting arc from the beginning to the end. I love the way that the motel scene is obviously a studio set, but it is one in which Jimmy is both the director and main star, what chance for the relationship when the lights come on and the scenery is dismantled? People say that the middle part drags, but that's what happens in relationships, the question being whether one can get through that. I loved that the musical sequence is called Happy Endings, leading us to think that Jimmy might admit to being a selfish, manipulative jerk so there will be a final reconciliation. I also like that Francine, after being steamrollered into marriage finally asserts her autonomy, none more so than in her final scene. Meanwhile Jimmy wryly accepts the truth. Is he a wiser man? Not much, but for Jimmy, that's a lot, and the final shot of his smart shoes is Scorsese's version of "Tomorrow is another day". I love this underrated movie : it looks great and the performances are superb.
Wait a minute, this shot of you has been mirrored the whole time?? [(books on the shelf)]
No, she likes to read mirrored books 😁
Hey I love your reviews can you review Frances Ha?
It seems that Crash and Training Day were movies that were well regarded in their time that are less so today
I completely agree with your thoughts on the Godfather 3.
About Crash..what does one expect from a Scientologist at the time of the movie's release Paul Haggis? (But to be fair..he did become a major critic of Scientology to the level that Scientologist set back his career by exposing Haggis as another predator during the Me Too movement. I must say..Haggis did create a tapestry short lived crime epic tv series called EZ Streets which you can find on youtube and it's such a great single season series. From 1996.
I love The Perfect Score, the first Transformers, Bad Grandpa, and Rebel Moon
Funny Games, Only God Forgives, any Lars Von Trier film with the exception of Melancholia, Prometheus, Alien:Covenant, and A Cure for Wellness are the films that come to mind.
Hopefully you are talking about the 1997 🇳🇱 Funny Games !
I will say Eli Wallach was a plus in Godfather 3 and i bought the movie for him and i do love Diane Keaton . Unfortunately, Keaton has been offered parts in some mediocre movies lately.
Also, a movie I really enjoyed was The Perfect Host starring David Hyde Pierce. Never heard anyone really talk about it. At all.
Yes I've heard of this and wanted to see it but no idea how to in the UK
Jurassic park 3. Fast paced and fun. Good cast.. only nitpick is the dream scene.
The matrix reloaded. Not a bad sequel at all.
Spider-Man 3. (I don’t love it) But I still like it. Worst superhero movie ever? Not even close.
Next Friday. Oh BUt cHris TUcker nOt In sequel. Who cares mike Epps did just as if not a better job. Cult following yes.. but I still know alot of people that don’t like this one and it got trashed by critics.
Good points.
Love the Crash hate. The fact that even you could not find anything good in it, when you found something nice to say about Cats, confirms my own loathing of the film.
I enjoy catching up with everything.
Observe and Report. It's not so much a movie people hate but more kind of shrug off as nothing special but I think it's absolutely amazing and super underrated
It is good for real. Shockingly dark.
Titanic 😂 (and yes I saw your other video 😆 ). But I will say, most of it is due to nostalgia.