I still maintain that the best Tom Cruise performance ever is his Lestat in Interview with a Vampire, as it’s the only time he disappears into the character. Heck, he elevates that movie into “pretty decent” territory.
IMO Tom Cruise excells in villanous/asshole roles. Collateral and Tropic Thunder Thunder are proof of that. I’d love to see him play bad guys more often.
I still maintain that the best Tom Cruise performance ever is his Lestat in Interview with a Vampire, as it’s the only time he disappears into the character. Heck, he elevates that movie into “pretty decent” territory.
IMO Tom Cruise excells in villanous/asshole roles. Collateral and Tropic Thunder Thunder are proof of that. I’d love to see him play bad guys more often.
Oh yeah, I keep forgetting him in Tropic Thunder - the guy really does villain/dickbag roles so well.
I just can’t watch almost any movie or TV show that was made after 2014, with only some, few exceptions. In my opinion, 2014 is when almost all movies and shows started sucking.
I love the comedy from the late 90s and early 2000s. The vulgarity and sexual jokes were almost always balanced, and never went too far as to become gross, unlike today. Furthermore, in the majority of cases, even when there was vulgarity in a movie, in the end the underlying message was always good and never too nihilistic, unlike today.
“Sometimes we must let go of our pride, and do what is requested to us.”
– Anakin Skywalker
I don’t get James Bond. I’m obviously biased; I don’t like the type of masculinity he represents.
The most enjoyment I’ve gotten out of the franchise is from Live and Let Die. Theme song is bitchin’, plus its Voodoo aspects (as stereotypically represented as they are, unfortunately) appeal to my love of horror.
“The Anarchists are right in everything; in the negation of the existing order and in the assertion that, without Authority there could not be worse violence than that of Authority under existing conditions. They are mistaken only in thinking that anarchy can be instituted by a violent revolution… There can be only one permanent revolution — a moral one: the regeneration of the inner man. How is this revolution to take place? Nobody knows how it will take place in humanity, but every man feels it clearly in himself. And yet in our world everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing himself.”
― Leo Tolstoy
I don’t get James Bond. I’m obviously biased; I don’t like the type of masculinity he represents.
The most enjoyment I’ve gotten out of the franchise is from Live and Let Die. Theme song is bitchin’, plus its Voodoo aspects (as stereotypically represented as they are, unfortunately) appeal to my love of horror.
Actually that’s what makes it more enjoyable for me, particularly the Connery era. The hypermasculinity is so over-the-top it’s laughably ridiculous.
I remember seeing a ton of Bond movies as a kid. All the innuendos soared right over my head, of course, but even back then I thought they were too generic and same-y. There were only a few movies that really stood out from the rest, everything else just blended into a vague jumble of memories. I don’t think I would ever want to revisit the franchise as an adult.
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Yeah, the “James Bond isn’t great” opinion has popped up quite a bit. I personally find Bond a very standard spy series, which is likely why I never really liked it, at least compared to Batman/Star Wars/Spider-Man/Superheroes in general, as they were unique.
I only really interacted with James Bond twice. Once was before or just when I joined this site, I was just watching YouTube compilations on the villain deaths.
Twice was after I hit my teen years and had an unused DVD of Dr. No lying around. You can probably guess why I watched it.
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Attack of the Clones is the worst movie in the Skywalker Saga. Not only did Lucas double down on his mistakes from the Phantom Menace, but he also added an unbearable romance and made Anakin unsympathetic 2 films in. Padme would realistically dump someone who confessed the Tusken slaughter to her.
Attack of the Clones is the worst movie in the Skywalker Saga. Not only did Lucas double down on his mistakes from the Phantom Menace, but he also added an unbearable romance and made Anakin unsympathetic 2 films in. Padme would realistically dump someone who confessed the Tusken slaughter to her.
I thought that was a pretty popular opinion, unless you’re a prequel stan of course. But even the prequel stans seem to get into way less apologetics for AOTC than they do for the other two movies.
Either way, I definitely agree with you. AOTC is the only Star Wars movie that’s downright painful to watch. Every other movie in the saga has been made at least decent through fanediting, but not even the fanedits have been able to save Clones.
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Even though I used to think AOTC was the best of the trilogy, I have to agree with you. I can’t decide which movie is best now though.
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Rifftrax doesn’t help much, either. It’s one of those early ones, with Matt Sloan as Chad Vader on it instead of Bill Corbett. Pre-“trio reunion” Rifftrax is a strange beast indeed.
Speaking of Chad Vader, it really got weird after its first season. It wasn’t so much cringe-inducing as it was just bizarre. The production values were leagues above anything else on YouTube at the time (glares at Channel Awesome), but the content itself was fairly strange.
The Nolan Batman trilogy is overrated. And Batman 89 and Batman Returns are underrated. I used to believe the opposite but Batman begins hasn’t aged all that well IMHO. Nor has Rises. I will say i still view Dark Knight as almost flawless except for Aaron Eckhart’s Two Face. Bale is just okay in it, Ledger plays Joker to the hilt.
The Nolan Batman trilogy is overrated. And Batman 89 and Batman Returns are underrated.
I agree for the most part, but I really can’t watch Batman Returns anymore. DeVito’s Penguin is needlessly grotesque; he brings the movie down for me.
“The Anarchists are right in everything; in the negation of the existing order and in the assertion that, without Authority there could not be worse violence than that of Authority under existing conditions. They are mistaken only in thinking that anarchy can be instituted by a violent revolution… There can be only one permanent revolution — a moral one: the regeneration of the inner man. How is this revolution to take place? Nobody knows how it will take place in humanity, but every man feels it clearly in himself. And yet in our world everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing himself.”
― Leo Tolstoy
I never cared for Batman 1989, but Batman Returns is my absolute favourite of the Burton/Schumacher era.
Regarding Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy, TDKR is my personal favourite of the trilogy, and on rewatch I find myself enjoying it more than TDK. Batman Begins is brought down by Katie Holmes, giving one of the most lifeless performances I’ve ever seen in a movie.
Been Caught Stealing is IMO Jane’s Addiction’s blandest song. I still can’t comprehend how that song is their biggest hit.
Seriously, Jane’s Addiction have composed far better songs than that.
I have to agree that The Dark Knight Trilogy is definitely overrated. Especially The Dark Knight. It’s still a really good movie but isn’t one of the best of all time.
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I don’t dislike the song, but I find the song What a Wonderful World a bit too excessively sentimental.
The same goes with lots of other songs from that time period with excessive use of strings as well as what could be seen as saccharine melodies and lyrics.
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If you’re going to make an always online game, the game should be only offered digitally, as creating a physical version will eventually result in lots of unneeded waste when the server is shut down.
Kenobi is the worst of the Disney+ Star Wars shows. The entire premise creates planet-sized plotholes for the rest of the saga, and turns the original trilogy into a second-order idiot plot.
Pre-1966 Beatles > Post-1966 Beatles
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Taylor Swift is the single most overrated artist in modern years.
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At least 99% of all modern mainstream musicians with any acclaim are overrated, IMO. Genuinely great modern music isn’t the stuff you’re likely to hear on the radio.
“The Anarchists are right in everything; in the negation of the existing order and in the assertion that, without Authority there could not be worse violence than that of Authority under existing conditions. They are mistaken only in thinking that anarchy can be instituted by a violent revolution… There can be only one permanent revolution — a moral one: the regeneration of the inner man. How is this revolution to take place? Nobody knows how it will take place in humanity, but every man feels it clearly in himself. And yet in our world everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing himself.”
― Leo Tolstoy
Men in Black: The Series is better than any of the movies. Yes, including the original.
“The Anarchists are right in everything; in the negation of the existing order and in the assertion that, without Authority there could not be worse violence than that of Authority under existing conditions. They are mistaken only in thinking that anarchy can be instituted by a violent revolution… There can be only one permanent revolution — a moral one: the regeneration of the inner man. How is this revolution to take place? Nobody knows how it will take place in humanity, but every man feels it clearly in himself. And yet in our world everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing himself.”
― Leo Tolstoy
At least 99% of all modern mainstream musicians with any acclaim are overrated, IMO. Genuinely great modern music isn’t the stuff you’re likely to hear on the radio.
I definitely agree, especially in the last few years.
I saw a very interesting video, arguing that the rise of TikTok is what killed pop music. Ever since Old Town Road became a massive hit due to its popularity on the platform, record labels have been demanding that pretty much every song needs to be “danceable on TikTok”; with a trap beat, gimmicky lyrics, and a general feeling of generic-ness. Indie music is the only genre where you can escape producers demanding that artists pander to ADHD-addled teenagers.
My preferred Skywalker Saga experience:
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At least 99% of all modern mainstream musicians with any acclaim are overrated, IMO. Genuinely great modern music isn’t the stuff you’re likely to hear on the radio.
I definitely agree, especially in the last few years.
I saw a very interesting video, arguing that the rise of TikTok is what killed pop music. Ever since Old Town Road became a massive hit due to its popularity on the platform, record labels have been demanding that pretty much every song needs to be “danceable on TikTok”; with a trap beat, gimmicky lyrics, and a general feeling of generic-ness. Indie music is the only genre where you can escape producers demanding that artists pander to ADHD-addled teenagers.
Heh. As someone who felt mainstream music had already reached its nadir by 2010, the notion that it’s gotten even worse makes me giddy.
“The Anarchists are right in everything; in the negation of the existing order and in the assertion that, without Authority there could not be worse violence than that of Authority under existing conditions. They are mistaken only in thinking that anarchy can be instituted by a violent revolution… There can be only one permanent revolution — a moral one: the regeneration of the inner man. How is this revolution to take place? Nobody knows how it will take place in humanity, but every man feels it clearly in himself. And yet in our world everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing himself.”
― Leo Tolstoy