Unpopular movie opinions...

[rue]

First one was good, second was great but the third was lousy, especially sophia coppola, amazing how good a director she is though which is great because her acting was awful. I sometimes wonder though if the massive influx of mafia movies and television shows such as the sopranos hasn't diluted the impact of the godfather movies?

I agree. I loved all but the last. I also loved Goodfellas, but the other Mafia movies and shows are lacking to me.

 

[CopperNY]

i've always been in the minority when i've said that i found "Once Upon A Time In America" superior to "The Godfather".

(but i think "Godfather II" is better than either)

 

[bradford]

Yes it's a hat movie, but I walked out of Dick Tracy when it was first in theaters. Madonna made it unwatchable.

I also can't stand Pulp Fiction.

 

[VitaminG]

Yes it's a hat movie, but I walked out of Dick Tracy when it was first in theaters. Madonna made it unwatchable.

I felt the same. Very disappointed considering the talent quotient. Although it was cable earlier this year & I actually quite enjoyed it. Madonna is still awful though

 

[Edward]

I'd like to watch Dick Tracy again now. I wasn't interested at the time (I think Madonna put me off). I saw it on TV years ago, and thought that it didn't work because they'd tried to make it look too 'cartoony', which didn't translate into 'live action'. I wonder if that would still be my take on it.

 

[scottyrocks]

I thought it was cartoony, as well.

 

[CharlieB]

I thought it was cartoony, as well.

Cartoony can be OK, if that is the intent. Someone mentioned Who Framed Roger Rabbit previously. Much better take on classic cartoons.

 

[1961MJS]

I'd like to watch Dick Tracy again now. I wasn't interested at the time (I think Madonna put me off). I saw it on TV years ago, and thought that it didn't work because they'd tried to make it look too 'cartoony', which didn't translate into 'live action'. I wonder if that would still be my take on it.

HI Edward

I THINK that Dick Tracy was SUPPOSED to be cartoon like. I haven't watched the whole thing, but I remember hearing a lot about it. My Brother-in-law had to go to the premiere it was his job at the TV station.

Later

 

[scottyrocks]

HI Edward

I THINK that Dick Tracy was SUPPOSED to be cartoon like. I haven't watched the whole thing, but I remember hearing a lot about it. My Brother-in-law had to go to the premiere it was his job at the TV station.

Later

It was an interesting take on supposing to look cartoony. I dont think the approach worked, though. Outlandish costumes, surreal sets, lame dialogue. Roger Rabbit is exactly what it is trying to be and a classic!

 

[C44Antelope]

Pppppppppppppppplllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease Eddie?! I remember watching that with a few friends and one of them was silent until the elevator scene and all of a sudden he jumps from his seat and jubilantly shouts at the screen "It's Droopy!!!"





No such moment took place during Dick Tracy. (and no cartoon dogs were endangered in the making of this post)

 

[JakeHolman]

i've always been in the minority when i've said that i found "Once Upon A Time In America" superior to "The Godfather".

(but i think "Godfather II" is better than either)

You can put me in that minority too. It's not that The Godfather was a bad film at all, it was just surpassed by the other two, IMO.

Oh, and to add a controversial couple that just don't do it for me...
The Green Mile - fell asleep whilst watching at the cinema, gave it another chance at home, same.
The Wizard of Oz - yes, I know, how could I? Hated it as a child, now I have children myself still do.

 

[Doctor Strange]

It was an interesting take on supposing to look cartoony. I dont think the approach worked, though. Outlandish costumes, surreal sets, lame dialogue. Roger Rabbit is exactly what it is trying to be and a classic!

I dunno, I thought Dick Tracy worked pretty well within its own context of purposely trying to be as comics-like as possible. It limited itself to the seven colors that were traditionally used in old-school Sunday funnies printing, kept its dialog and characters correctly exaggerated (or, in the case of Tracy himself, flat and stolid), and certainly had a unique look. Of all the flurry of comics-derived projects that came out within a couple of years of the huge success of Burton's 1989 Batman - The Phantom, The Rocketeer, The Shadow, etc. - it had the guts to get as far from a naturalistic portrayal as possible.

Roger Rabbit is a whole other thing, not connected to the comics movie trend, being derived from classic animation (and it was done before Batman). A totally original story (yes, I know it was based on a novel - but it wasn't widely known) that just made use of beloved cartoon characters, it wasn't an attempt to film a comic book. Not that it isn't a hugely enjoyable flick (as a lifelong animation collector/scholar, it was like crack to me: I saw it multiple times during its original run!), but I don't see a point in comparing it to Dick Tracy. Apples and oranges.

 

[rue]

I thought of another one.... Howard the Duck. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzI-ZbcK_sw

Worst movie I ever paid to see.

 

[CharlieB]

I thought of another one.... Howard the Duck. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzI-ZbcK_sw

Worst movie I ever paid to see.

Even Lea Thompson could not get me to see that stinker!

 

[W-D Forties]

I think it's time that I came out of the closet and admitted that I prefer the Flint films to the Bonds.
And I am British...... god, I'm so ashamed.....

 

[jamespowers]

I have to admit that I like the movie Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea much better than the book. It was overly detailed about all the species of fungi, sponges, sea animals and corals that I could care less about.:eusa_doh:
It is a huge snore. It ought to be prescribed to insomniacs as a cure.:eusa_doh:

 

[Corky]

The flood of Jules Verne novels on the screen (20,000 Leagues, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in 80 Days, etc.) during and after the 1950s simply reflects the fact that the copyrights on the Verne novels had expired and the novels were therefore in the Public Domain and free for anyone to make into a movie or adapt for any purpose.

The Verne novels were written to be published in weekly chapters in French newspapers and (more to the point) Verne was being paid by the word, hence the prolix expository verbiage.

 

[jamespowers]

The flood of Jules Verne novels on the screen (20,000 Leagues, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in 80 Days, etc.) during and after the 1950s simply reflects the fact that the copyrights on the Verne novels had expired and the novels were therefore in the Public Domain and free for anyone to make into a movie or adapt for any purpose.

The Verne novels were written to be published in weekly chapters in French newspapers and (more to the point) Verne was being paid by the word, hence the prolix expository verbiage.

If he was being paid by the word then he must have been the world's first multi-billionaire.:eusa_doh:

 

[Corky]

Verne did well by authors' standards of his day. He got a cut of theater adaptations--the 19th-century equivalent of optioning screenplays. According to Arthur B. Evans, the most prominent Verne scholar in the U.S. and professor of modern languages at DePauw University, Verne earned more than 50,000 francs--roughly $139,000 in today's dollars--from his share of the box office take the first year Around the World in 80 Days was performed on stage.Verne's deal with Hetzel, his shrewd publisher, was less lucrative. Until 1875, Verne earned a flat sum for each manuscript, with no royalties. For 20,000 Leagues, for instance, he got 3,000 francs, or the equivalent of roughly $8,300. After 1875 he made royalties, but they were not large--only 5% of first-edition sales.

Verne may not have been a great businessman, but he remained intrigued until the end of his life by matters financial. In his 70s, he told a journalist, "If I were young enough I would be tempted to take up the greatest set of subjects the novelist of the future will have--the fictions of business life, with the intricate intrigues … and gigantic deals.

Forbes Magazine on Verne's earnings

 

[rue]

I have to admit that I like the movie Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea much better than the book. It was overly detailed about all the species of fungi, sponges, sea animals and corals that I could care less about.:eusa_doh:
It is a huge snore. It ought to be prescribed to insomniacs as a cure.:eusa_doh:

fftopic: I miss the ride Now it's going to be Nemo *yucky*