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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] 5 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I’m a huge Tarantino fan and enjoyed every single one of his movies, except that one.

Are you including Jackie Brown in this assessment? Because that's the one Tarantino film I'd never return to. Bored the shit out of me.

I can see how Once Upon a Time in Hollywood wouldn't do it for a lot of people. The storyline was pretty bloody thin.

From memory, my wife and I had only just recently watched the Aquarius TV series (a few years after it was made) followed by Mindhunter (we were on a true crime kick back then), so the intersection with the Manson murders kept us hooked. Also, Tarantino using the same Aussie actor from Mindhunter to reprise the role of Manson felt like a really cool Easter egg.

But, that's the thing about Tarantino - he's always going to be polarizing. You either love or hate a given piece of his work, I guess.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I disagree entirely. Jackie Brown is actually my favorite Tarantino film.

Tasteful and interesting.

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

See? That just illustrates my point perfectly. I reckon Tarantino intentionally sets out to put people firmly on either side of the love/hate fence, with each film.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

It was hugely freeing for me to realize this. I didn't really care for Death Proof and I absolutely hated Inglorious Bastards. My friends thought I was crazy. After loving Kill Bill and everything I had seen before it, I thought Tarantino had just gotten too far up his own ass. Then Django came out and was just fun and cathartic and I realized I just needed to take each project as it came

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

Damn, Jackie Brown is great

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

damn i loved jackie brown i thought it was fantastic. and i also loved once upon a time in hollywood

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah Jackie Brown is my least favourite Tarantino film by a mile.