[Severian]

Originally Posted by h8kurdt

Nah, Titanic as a film is just fine. There's some good stuff in that and James Cameron actually did a good job of a film that could have easily been an absolute mess. If you'd said Pearl Harbour you'd have a point.

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... I still think I have a point. I’m sure the movie is fine and not terrible, but I’m also pretty sure it’s considered a joke by most.
I honestly don’t have anything against it. It’s entertaining, it’s emotional, it has boobs, etc., and the acting is not at all bad. But conceptually it’s a fucking nightmare. It’s an example of the worst kind of audience manipulation.

The only difference between Titanic and Pearl Harbor is the setting in which the imaginary love affair takes place, and the quality of the production staff. Titanic gave birth to Pearl Harbor.

Anyway I’m not saying Titanic is bad, I’m saying it’s a film based entirely on epic pretense, flagrant untruths, and a tearjerker ballad that gave birth to an entire line of mini-Titanics. As a result, it’s a joke that made a lot of money.

Or, y’know, sure. Pearl Harbor.

[tw2113]

It was most definitely parodied to death, especially at the time.

[!@#$%!]

biggest blockbusters of the 21st century so far

RANK TITLE ADJUSTED RANK IN
GROSS TOP
(S millions) 100 all time
garbage—> 1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Disney/2015) 955.7 11
garbage—> 2 Avatar (20th Century Fox/2009) 859.7 15
garbage—> 3 Jurassic World (Universal/2015) 699.0 24
super fun —> 4 The Avengers (Disney/2012) 679.6 29
severian is here so i’ll shut up 5 The Dark Knight (Warner Bros./2008) 658.3 31
garbage —> 6 Shrek 2 (Dreamworks/ 628.1 35
garbage —> 7 Spider-Man (Sony/2002) 614.2 38
garbage, but which one was this? —> 8 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men’s Chest (Disney/2006) 571.3 48
whatever, people... 9 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line/2003) 544.9 54
eh.... 10 Finding Nemo (Disney/2003) 544.4 55
acceptable but not in any way great —> 11 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Disney/2016) 534.3 57
garbage —> 12 Spider-Man 2 (Sony/2004) 531.8 59
lolololol —> 13 The Passion of the Christ (Newmarker/2004) 528.8 63
garbage —> 14 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (20th Century Fox/2005) 524.4 64
i choose to remain silent, but mad ents are cool 15 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (New Line/2002) 510.3 66
severiah, shhhh 16 The Dark Knight Rises (Warner Bros./2012) 509.0 67
huh??? 17 Beauty and the Beast (Disney/2017) 504.0 70
havent seen 18 Finding Dory (Disney/2016) 496.4 73
havent seen 19 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Warner Bros./2001) 494.3 75
i choose to remain silent 20 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the King (New Line/2001) 484.4 83
havent seen but im sure it’s garbage 21 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Paramount/2009) 476.5 87
garbage —> 22 Avengers: Age of Ultron (Disney/2015) 473.2 93
pfffffftttttt—> 23 Stars Wars – Episode II: Attack of the Clones (20th Century Fox/2002) 472.7 94
have not seen —> 24 Toy Story 3 (Disney/2010) 461.5 97
garbage —> 25 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate/2013) 451.9 99

i really like avengers but none of these is any kind of “masterpiece” although severian is gonna say that batman is the godfather/raging bull/8 1/2 of our time — but if you put that aside for a moment, no film revolution at the blockbuster chart, except maybe technical between avataro and peter jackson who did “revolutionary” shit with cgi and effects.

[evollove]

I thought Avengers sucked too.

But have you met people? They tend to be very stupid. This list is sad, but not surprising.

[!@#$%!]

i try not to meet them, but it can’t be helped

i’m still trying though

i guess avengers sucks in that it’s a comic book movie about some ridiculous aliens attacking new york and supeheroes “defending” it

but i enjoyed the humor and whedonesque dialogue in the face of such convoluted cosmic convulsions

i don’t give 3 shits about “tesseracs” and “assguards” and all that nonsense

but i did have a good time at the place when i saw it

in any case blockbusterism is no sign of aesthetic or philosophical triumph so there’s fodder for that cannon as requested

[Severian]

Originally Posted by evollove

I thought Avengers sucked too.

But have you met people? They tend to be very stupid. This list is sad, but not surprising.

The second one was better and more fun and Cap’s costume was better.


WHOAH! Way to go Dark Knight!!!!

[Severian]

That’s a terrible list with a few exceptions, but only two truly great films. The Nolan ones. Can’t believe those movies have made that much. Wow. I know Dark Knight broke records in its opening weekend, but I didn’t think it had maintained that momentum.

Inarguably great movie, that. Yep. No sane person would ever argue otherwise.

[Rob Instigator]

Pat Boone would sell 20x the records with white-washed, sterilized versions of rowdy black music. (This is why Little Richard recorded Long Tall Sally at breakneck speed, so white boy Boone coud not perfoem it with his slow ass delivery.)
The most money earned does NOT correlate with quality, in any thing. Most of the highest paid state employees in USA are college football coaches. they earn millioons more than the provosts, the presidents, the chairman of the board of directors, etc., but only because the dumbfuck lowest-common-denominator idiots in our population think it is A-OK!!!

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by Severian

That’s a terrible list with a few exceptions, but only two truly great films. The Nolan ones. Can’t believe those movies have made that much. Wow. I know Dark Knight broke records in its opening weekend, but I didn’t think it had maintained that momentum.

Inarguably great movie, that. Yep. No sane person would ever argue otherwise.

lolololol

im gonna start writing your lines for you in advance!

[Severian]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

lolololol

im gonna start writing your lines for you in advance!

Well you’re going to have to write with yourself in mind then, because I said that last bit *just* for you.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by Severian

Well you’re going to have to write with yourself in mind then, because I said that last by *just* for you.

exactly!

[tw2113]

 

Freaked.

So insanely stupid it's absolutely awesome.

Alex Winter's best work outside of Bill and Ted. Sorry fans of The Lost Boys.

[greenlight]

nice.

Al Pacino and Robert De Niro together again on the set of Martin Scorsese's long-awaited new mob epic The Irishman

[evollove]

Pacino? Who gives a fuck?

Pesci!

[greenlight]

yeah, nice one.

[Peterpuff]

Just rented Baby Drive and must say I was very pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed it. Did not think it would be up my alley of tastes, but found myself amused throughout. I was very immersed in the creative aspects. I mean, who the fuck chooses to roll with Focus's "Hocus Pocus" during a footchase scene in a car-chase movie, and why did it work so damn well?

[Peterpuff]

Originally Posted by tw2113

 

Freaked.

So insanely stupid it's absolutely awesome.

Alex Winter's best work outside of Bill and Ted. Sorry fans of The Lost Boys.

I know absolutely nothing of this, but am completely intrigued...

[tw2113]

Originally Posted by Peterpuff

I know absolutely nothing of this, but am completely intrigued...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uStWk3TCnn8

[evollove]

The whole thing is here. Seems like pretty good quality.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYXmCZxSeFI

[noisereductions]

oh man Freaked is a classic haha. That was one of those movies I remember seeing a million times on like Cinemax in the early 90's.