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What's the dumbest blockbuster movie you have seen that somehow received high praise? (lemm.ee)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Well, everyone is wrong sometimes, you just chose today. That film is a masterpiece. And yes they ripped off a bunch of other shit, but they did so with proper style.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And if you watch the matrix today for the first time, everything is cliche and done to death.

The reason for this is that every single action movie after the matrix has copied it. When it released, it blew people away. No one had seen anything like it. I remember going to see it after an event because of how much people wouldn’t stop talking about it. Even overhyped, I was blown away.

The Matrix defined action movies for a decade+

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

When it released, it blew people away

I actually saw it on release in the cinema. Hated it. Ah well :-)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I saw it in theaters too. Two months later, I saw The 13th Floor. Dark City had come out the year before.

I think that all of this was just the zeitgeist of the time.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I mean, the post is literally asking for unpopular opinions, so... respect the honesty at least

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Thank you :-)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

Masterpiece, schmasterpiece. It's a series of dumb set pieces tied together with a pseudo-philosophical plot and some impressive effects.

Just IMO, of course.