Most dumb movie clichés have some kind of entertainment-based justification - the hero being shot at by multiple bad guys and the bullets all missing, the exploding car, the... moreMost dumb movie clichés have some kind of entertainment-based justification - the hero being shot at by multiple bad guys and the bullets all missing, the exploding car, the killer who delivers a long unnecessary monologue instead of just doing the deed - but this?
Do movie producers all have a sock phobia or something?
Here’s my partial list:Almost any of the early Laurel and Hardy movies.Numerous film noir classics.
“It’s A Wonderful Life”“The Bridge on the River Kw... moreHere’s my partial list:Almost any of the early Laurel and Hardy movies.Numerous film noir classics.
“It’s A Wonderful Life”“The Bridge on the River Kwai”“Blackboard Jungle””Spartacus”“Cool Hand Luke” does it for me every time. Almost any Clint Eastwood spaghetti western.“Von Ryan’s Express”“A Bridge Too Far”“The Longest Day”“The Sands of Iwo Jima”“Kelly’s Heroes”“Tora, Tora, Tora”“Stalag 17”“The Battle of the Bulge”“Buck and the Preacher”“Car Wash””The Boys in Company C”“Alien” (the original)”An Officer and a Gentleman”
“Platoon””Silverado””Terminator” (the original)”Full Metal Jacket”
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I was considering getting it until I found online reviews, of which there are far more negative 1-star versions than there are positive 5-star versions. I admit that ... more
I was considering getting it until I found online reviews, of which there are far more negative 1-star versions than there are positive 5-star versions. I admit that I gravitate toward negative reviews as opposed to positive ones because I suspect that at least some of the latter are planted by companies. I spent the past 30 to 45 minutes reading the negative ones, and I still have more to go through after I post this question. The final verdict isn’t in yet, but I certainly have read enough bad news to have me steering away from it so far.~ less
Originally, I was going to ask which were your favorite cartoons, but then I thought that most children are so mesmerized by the genre itself that they’ll watch almost any ca... moreOriginally, I was going to ask which were your favorite cartoons, but then I thought that most children are so mesmerized by the genre itself that they’ll watch almost any cartoon. Of course, I don’t mean that every child likes every single cartoon out there.
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For example:
“The Sands of Iwo Jima” “The Year of Living Dangerously” “About A Boy”“Trading Places”“Lock, Stock, and Two Smoki... moreFor example:
“The Sands of Iwo Jima” “The Year of Living Dangerously” “About A Boy”“Trading Places”“Lock, Stock, and Two Smokin’ Barrels” “Platoon”~
