Well thanks a lot Larry... You blew away half my underrated list! :lol
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Well thanks a lot Larry... You blew away half my underrated list! :lol
robn1
Master Member
Funny, I saw it in a packed theater. Lots of cheers and applause throughout. Someone behind me said "This one sure is a crowd pleaser".
Larry Young
Master Member
TheCollector
Well-Known Member
I agree with OP. Nolans films are over rated. This "Bruce Wayne Trilogy" sucks. I fell asleep in the tehater for the first time ever watching Batman Begins. I used to be a huge Batman mark but these films kinda ruined it for me. And hell, the only reason why The Dark Knight was so popular was cause all the teeny boppers had to go see Heath's 2nd last performance. Which brings me to the under rated films.
Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus was alot better than either of the first revamped Batman movies IMO. I also think that since that was Heath's last performance, it should have actually been made more hyped up than it was. I'm not Heath fan in any way. I have nothing bad to say about it, but oddly I think that his last film, which by rights should have blown up, was sadly under rated.
Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus was alot better than either of the first revamped Batman movies IMO. I also think that since that was Heath's last performance, it should have actually been made more hyped up than it was. I'm not Heath fan in any way. I have nothing bad to say about it, but oddly I think that his last film, which by rights should have blown up, was sadly under rated.
EvilRocketeer
Master Member
have you seen all of nolans films or are you making an ignorant judgment based on several of his films....
if the nolan batman films ruined it for you, then you have problems...because nothing is worse than batman and robin.....that should have killed it for most dedicated fans....nolan took a realistic approach while schumacker took a more goofy approach..
i find it funny when people just say the film is only popular for ledger...HA!
DARTH SABER
Master Member
OVERRATED -
Donnie Darko
No Country for Old Men
Titanic
Avatar
Kill Bill
300
UNDERRATED -
War of the Worlds (Spielberg)
Minority Report
Fringe
Watchmen
Donnie Darko
No Country for Old Men
Titanic
Avatar
Kill Bill
300
UNDERRATED -
War of the Worlds (Spielberg)
Minority Report
Fringe
Watchmen
JD
Master Member
This is about opinion and the dude and other's are giving their two cents. If you don't agree - that's fine, but no reason to be an ass about it.
I'd take Batman & Robin - as bad as it was - over Batman Begins. I find the Nolan films not realisitic at all, I find them insipid, boring and with little depth. As has been stated on this board in the past: dark does not equal realistic - because little about the Batman Begins is realisitic - and well, Batman & Robin doesn't even try to be realisitic.
I do think George Clooney was a terrible Batman... but, I think Christian Bale is that just as bad or worse. Frankly, if I watch either of those two movies again - it's too soon. BUT, Batman & Robin is pretty much known to be a bad flick, no one here is saying it's overrated - some of us, despite their popularity find the Nolan/Bale Batflicks to be dramatically overrated. That's just our opinion, no need to attack based on an opinion.
As far as Dark Knight, Heath Ledger was the best part of that movie for me. His performance was incredible and saved what I still find to be a shipwreck of a film. Aaron Eckhart was decent and I do give them props for killing off the Rachel Dawes character (and Maggie Gyllenhall's incredibly bad performance)... overall, it was a better film that Batman Begins - but, I still find it to be incredibly subpar.
JD
Master Member
Good call on that one! I've always enjoyed this take on WOTW! :thumbsup
Larry Young
Master Member
To paraphrase George Carlin: "Have you ever noticed that anybody who hates movies you like is an idiot, and anyone who loves movies you don't is a maniac?"
Colin Droidmilk
Sr Member
Underrated:
Valley of Gwangi (the dialogue is quite good for this kind of thing - a lot of nice sarcasm and backbiting between the leads)
Overrated:
Burn After Reading (Fargo it ain't.)
All Eric Rohmer films
Valley of Gwangi (the dialogue is quite good for this kind of thing - a lot of nice sarcasm and backbiting between the leads)
Overrated:
Burn After Reading (Fargo it ain't.)
All Eric Rohmer films
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Colin Droidmilk
Sr Member
Nope. When friends love something I hate, I first question my own sanity, taste and intelligence, because I know they're not idiots! Finally, I put the discrepancy down to differring sensibilities...
JD
Master Member
I know you are, but what am I? :lol
In all honesty, at times I can try to see what other people like about things I do/don't. But, that said sometimes, it just baffles me how people can like certain things.
Larry Young
Master Member
Perhaps if you know the original quote is about people driving slower and faster than you, the humor may better reveal itself.
Well, I did write "anybody" and not "friends" which presumably is a different subset of personages.
EvilRocketeer
Master Member
i didnt mean in that way.....emotions are lost in this technological world called the internet...i should have put a laughing face in there somewhere....
i respect his opinion...just curious if he saw all of nolan's films or making a decision based on a few.....
and batman and robin was awful....and anybody that says it was better than the dark knight or begins is crazy....crazy talk i tell you...:lol
jlee562
Sr Member
Overrated:
Anything Tarantino
Anything Tim Burton. I find his remake of Willy Wonka pretty distasteful, and Planet of the Apes was just downright awful.
Nolan Batman movies. The Dark Knight was good, Ledger's performance was the performance of a lifetime, but the movie DRAGGED ON AND ON AND ON AND ON, and I'm sorry, but I still burst into laughter when Bale uses his gravely Batman voice.
Daniel Craig Bond movies.
Under:
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. I thought this movie was hilariously funny and a nice spoof of the rockumentary sub-genre.
Anything Tarantino
Anything Tim Burton. I find his remake of Willy Wonka pretty distasteful, and Planet of the Apes was just downright awful.
Nolan Batman movies. The Dark Knight was good, Ledger's performance was the performance of a lifetime, but the movie DRAGGED ON AND ON AND ON AND ON, and I'm sorry, but I still burst into laughter when Bale uses his gravely Batman voice.
Daniel Craig Bond movies.
Under:
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. I thought this movie was hilariously funny and a nice spoof of the rockumentary sub-genre.
EvilRocketeer
Master Member
jlee, have you seen the movie Big Fish by burton? what did you think about it (if you did see it that is)?
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