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[DamnCoffee]

I'd appreciate it if no one gives anyone a negative rating in this thread. Yet again, it's your own opinions. You can disagree, of course, but considering how unpopular some opinions on this thread will be, I don't want it turning into a blood bath of negativity.


So, here we go...

• I hate Blade Runner.
• I hate Anchorman.
• I hate Kung Pow.
• I hate Will Farrel.
• I hate Ace Ventura.
• I hate Gladiator.
• The Lord of the Rings is overrated. I can never watch one of them in a single sitting.
• Still don't, to this day get the hype concerning Avatar. It's an overlong, awful and boring film. The only decent things James Cameron has ever made is Terminator 2 and Titanic.
• Timothy Dalton & George Lazenby were brilliant James Bond's.
• Batman Begins is one of the most boring things I've ever seen.
• The Dark Knight whilst good, is severely overrated.
• Heath Ledger is NOT the best Joker. Mark Hammil and Jack Nicholson are better.
• The only reason The Dark Knight made absoloutely loads at the box office, was because Heath Ledgers death hyped it up.
• I'm not expecting much from The Dark Knight Rises. Christopher Nolan doesn't really get Batman. The only reason The Dark Knight was any good because The Joker was in it. Bane is a boring choice for a villain. Batman movies only work with 'Family villains' (Joker/Penguin/Riddler etc)
• Quantum of Solace is NOT that bad of a Bond film. People only don't like it that much because Casino Royale was better. It was disappointing, I agree. But it's not the worst Bond film ever. It has some great cinematography.
• Daniel Radcliffe isn't that bad of an actor.
• Matt Smith is great in Doctor Who, but Steven Moffat is running the show into the ground.
• The X-factor is overrated and boring.

[007jamesbond]

-American Idol, Survivor, American got talent all should be cancelled and done with
-glee yawn.....crappy now
-Avator (james cameron) overated and stupid
-TDK-never as good as the first one boring and dont like Batman ahve to escape from police
-The social network-overated?
Pirate of the carbibean series all the movies-boring and uninteresting
-Twilight series crappy and pretty rip from Harry potter popularity

Edited by 007jamesbond, 06 November 2011 - 07:40 PM.

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

•I hate Blade Runner.
Agree with these from Mharkin!:

•The Lord of the Rings is overrated. I can never watch one of them in a single sitting.

•The only reason The Dark Knight made absoloutely loads at the box office, was because Heath Ledgers death hyped it up.

•I'm not expecting much from The Dark Knight Rises. Christopher Nolan doesn't really get Batman. The only reason The Dark Knight was any good because The Joker was in it. Bane is a boring choice for a villain. Batman movies only work with 'Family villains' (Joker/Penguin/Riddler etc)

Doctor Who's been since Eccleston left

Pretty much any musical or musical-based TV show is tripe.

The Social Network was awful

Tom Hardy is a actor

[hcmv007]

Agree about The Dark Knight-I posted similar ideas back in the day.

I dont like 'Reality' shows. Bunch of crap.

I dont like crappy direct to DVD movies.

I dont like it when I like a show it gets cancelled. Too many to go into.

I dont like it when I cant land a part in Cinemax late night movies. They discriminate against fat people. Haters.

I miss Red Dwarf. There I said it. Wankers

[Captain Tightpants]

1) NAPOLEON DYNAMITE is one of the worst films ever made, and completely undeserving of cult status.

2a) SUPER 8 is just JJ Abrams trying (and failing) to be Steven Spielberg.

2b) In fact, JJ Abrams is just the poor-man's Joss Whedon.

3) Tim Burton is very over-rated; BATMAN is his only film that actually makes sense.

4) Alex Kurtzmann and Robert Orci should not be allowed anything that they can use to write with.

5) Michael Mann hasn't made anything decent since HEAT (though COLLATERAL wasn't bad - but he didn't write it).

6) Kim Kardashian deserves her own television show. Mostly because if anybody deserves to be mocked, it's her (but I don't think many will disagree there).

7) If "Hawaii Five-0" can be remade for 2011, then "MacGyver" should be, too.

8) "Lost" has to be one of the worst shows ever made. After about six episodes, it was obvious the writers were just making things up as they went.

[x007AceOfSpades]

1.) I cannot stand Jersey Shore.

2.) I hate Spielberg's films after Minority Report.

3.) I don't bother with twilight, I think it should just perish.

4.) Who seriously thinks Jesse Eisenberg is a good actor?

5.) Bellator sucks. Strikeforce is meh. UFC is where it's at.

6.) Why to television companies still spend away and broadcast series's labeled as "The number one show of all time".

7.) JJ Abrams lost his mojo with Super 8.

[Captain Tightpants]

1.) I cannot stand Jersey Shore.

3.) I don't bother with twilight, I think it should just perish.

I think most people would agree with you on these.

[Jim]

1. I am at best a casual viewer and have begun to shudder at the thought of series-long story arcs. Dr Who is in danger of disappearing back up its own bottom. Spooks did, unfortunately.
2. It's "series" not "season"; "season" probably leads to story-arcs. Ughy-poo.
3. Downton Abbey should be taken out and shot at dawn. It is unmitigated pus.
4. Batman is just a comic book and appears to be in denial about the existence of Robin; this is a pity. It was better with all that Kapow and stately Wayne Manor stuff, not all this moping about sociopathic "making a point".
5. Inception = utter bottom.
6. I lose patience after about 90 minutes. This is true of many things, including marriages.
7. The editing in Quantum of Solace is fine; makes one realise how much padding about there is in most of the others. All I need to know is who wins the fight or car chase - I don't need to draw it from memory nor be given the time to do so.
8. Jeremy Brett was way OTT as Sherlock Holmes, even before we knew the poor man was ill (RIP).
9. The Saint = utter bottom. The Persuaders, on the other hand, a delight.
10. The perceived brilliance of BBC serials. I, Claudius = utter bottom. Bleak House = utter bottom. Edge of Darkness = utter bottom. Prime Suspect (OK, I know it wasn't BBC) = utter bottom. Cracker (yes, I know) = utter bottom.
11. Most of what is on the television is utter bottom save for, oh I dunno, Pingu.
12. Bits of the Star Wars prequels are better than the earlier sequels or whatever they are now meant to be, but Star Wars as a whole is, you guessed it, utter bottom.
13. Star Trek in any guise, and especially the films = utter bottom.
14. TJ Hooker was brill.
15. The West Wing = utter bottom.
16. Anything in which a British actor turns up fronting a US series - largely utter bottom (eg House), except for The Equalizer, which was evil, reprehensible, reactionary drivel and accordingly quite good.
17. The James Bond film series may have gone on quite long enough now.

[univex]

8. Jeremy Brett was way OTT as Sherlock Holmes, even before we knew the poor man was ill (RIP).
17. The James Bond film series may have gone on quite long enough now.

Utter bottom!

[Safari Suit]

Was Bottom utter bottom?

I dont like crappy direct to DVD movies.

Woah there! Do you want a riot on your hands!

[MrKidd]

What a good idea for a thread – very funny. I won’t argue with any of the points being made as that’s the point really isn’t it?? Anyway, here goes my list and unlike the previous posters mine is correct.


- George Lazenby was a terrible Bond and OHMSS is a non-event
- I really like NSNA
- I have never seen Pierce Brosnan in a movie where I thought he can actually, you know, act.
- Harry Potter is just for kids
- I know better than anyone on these forums what makes a good Bond movie
- The Sopranos and Mad Men are nothing more than glossy soap operas
- The Bourne films are better than any Bond film since YOLT (with the POSSIBLE exception of CR)
- Lady Gaga seems ok to me
- Why is Russell Brand popular? He’s nearly as bad as Eddie Izzard.
- Pot Black needs to be brought back to BBC 2 at 9pm on a Friday night and hosted by Cliff Thorburn.

[Jim]

Was Bottom utter bottom?

It was fitfully amusing; The Young Ones, however - utter bottom.

What a good idea for a thread – very funny. I won’t argue with any of the points being made as that’s the point really isn’t it?? Anyway, here goes my list and unlike the previous posters mine is correct.


- George Lazenby was a terrible Bond and OHMSS is a non-event
- I really like NSNA
- I have never seen Pierce Brosnan in a movie where I thought he can actually, you know, act.
- Harry Potter is just for kids
- I know better than anyone on these forums what makes a good Bond movie
- The Sopranos and Mad Men are nothing more than glossy soap operas
- The Bourne films are better than any Bond film since YOLT (with the POSSIBLE exception of CR)
- Lady Gaga seems ok to me
- Why is Russell Brand popular? He’s nearly as bad as Eddie Izzard.
- Pot Black needs to be brought back to BBC 2 at 9pm on a Friday night and hosted by Cliff Thorburn.

Can't argue with much of that.

[Captain Tightpants]

1. I am at best a casual viewer and have begun to shudder at the thought of series-long story arcs.

They're only bad when they're the only thing a series is doing. If there are short-run story arcs to go with it, then it's fine.

[coco1997]

* Michael Keaton is still the best Batman. Christian Bale is the best Bruce Wayne, though.

* Arnold Schwarzenegger could have been a good Mr. Freeze.

* "Ghostbusters 2" is just a enjoyable as the original.

* "Return of the Jedi" is a very crappy conclusion to the Star Wars saga.

* The "Transformers" films are awful.

* "The Hangover" is not funny at all.

* Seth Rogen and Zack Galifianakis are not funny, and they play essentially the same characters in all of their films.

* The Beach Boys' material from 1965-1977 holds up to just about anything the Beatles ever did.

* "Spider-Man 3" isn't as terrible as everyone makes it out to be.

* Megan Fox resembles a pørn star, and hence, is not appealing.

* "Mad Men" is dreadfully boring. On the other hand, "Breaking Bad" is the best show on television today.

* "The Simpsons" has actually improved from what it was about eight years ago and is still quite watchable. And even at its worst, it's still a much funnier show than "Family Guy".

* Sean Penn would not have won an Oscar for "Milk" had the film not been about a homosexual martyr.

* "Licence to Kill" is one of the better Bond films.

[x007AceOfSpades]

* Michael Keaton is still the best Batman. Christian Bale is the best Bruce Wayne, though.

* Arnold Schwarzenegger could have been a good Mr. Freeze.

* "Ghostbusters 2" is just a enjoyable as the original.

* "Return of the Jedi" is a very crappy conclusion to the Star Wars saga.

* The "Transformers" films are awful.

* "The Hangover" is not funny at all.

* Seth Rogen and Zack Galifianakis are not funny, and they play essentially the same characters in all of their films.

* The Beach Boys' material from 1965-1977 holds up to just about anything the Beatles ever did.

* "Spider-Man 3" isn't as terrible as everyone makes it out to be.

* Megan Fox resembles a pørn star, and hence, is not appealing.

* "Mad Men" is dreadfully boring. On the other hand, "Breaking Bad" is the best show on television today.

* "The Simpsons" has actually improved from what it was about eight years ago and is still quite watchable. And even at its worst, it's still a much funnier show than "Family Guy".

* Sean Penn would not have won an Oscar for "Milk" had the film not been about a homosexual martyr.

* "Licence to Kill" is one of the better Bond films.

* I agree with you on Bale, but as far as physically goes, I give it to Christian even though he was thinner in The Dark Knight compared to how he was in Batman Begins. I heard he beefed up a bit for Dark Knight Rises

* Akiva Goldsman and Schumacher ruined that chance mate.

* Never seen it and never seen the first, even though I own it.

* Agreed, never cared for it, always found it boring

* You didn't have to mention this at all, worldwide everyone knows they are.

* Real people who appreciate true R-rated comedies know that it's a rip-off of Very Bad Things.

* Seth Rogen hasn't been funny since Zach and Miri. Zack redeemed himself with Due Date, although he still is overrated.

* Wasn't a fan of either bands.

* I never cared for it, but since watching it I do have more respect for it. I still think Spider-Man 2 was a lot better IMO.

* Could this be why she hasn't had a mainstream film in almost two years? She's attractive in my book, but she ain't no Olga Kurylenko.

* Switch places with Mad Men and Breaking Bad and I'm happy

* Haven't watched it since the full length movie came out, don't really care for Family Guy now either.

* Agree 100% Mickey Rourke was snubbed IMO.

* I give you a virtual high-five

[d21089]

- Pierce Brosnan was in the worst Bond films
- It doesn't matter if Bond is blonde or has a beard or is not quite 6 foot
- Just because you don't understand a TV show or film, that doesn't mean it's "high brow", pretentious or bad
- Most comedies labelled as outrageous and/or funny (ie: The Hangover) these days are outrageous only for the fact that someone will either use the c word once or flash a c word (the other one)- the rest is just the same geek and hot chick fall in love c-word (the other, other one)
- Lady Gaga is just the same old pop garbage with a veneer of weird but even then the weirdness is shallow and obvious
- The King's Speech was "inspiring", "charming" and DULL
- The vampire movie craze is a good thing, if only because it gives pale people like me a chance to be accepted and attractive

Edited by d21089, 08 November 2011 - 05:48 PM.

[Chief of SIS]

17. The James Bond film series may have gone on quite long enough now.

This statement blew my mind. The more I thought about it the clearer it became that one day, like it or not, Bond will end. I can pray it is only on a high note and doesn't meekly die from lack of direction.


So here's mine:

1) Lord of the Rings should never have become films
2) Mission Impossible iii might be the perfect example of a well scripted, well acted, fun, self-contained action film (in the sense that you don't really need to see the others)
3) Christopher Nolan's only really good film was Memento (thanks to Guy Pearce)
4) Avatar is a pile of steaming . I'll never let any of my future born children watch it.
5) One day books will again rise and kill the TV
6) Rising Zombie obsession might be the best thing to happen to the 21st century
7) The best comedies are ones that involve drama (like The Descendants, which I saw last night. Truly fantastic. Just calming and quirky)
8) Scrubs was the best sitcom of all-time in terms of characters and heart.

Edited by Chief of SIS, 08 November 2011 - 02:34 AM.

[Aris007]

- "Lost" was one of the most boring and uninteresting things ever to air on television. I wonder how it managed to run 10 seasons.

- "Californication" isn't all about boning as one might guess from the trailer.

- Doctor Who is a clever idea for a show, but all in all it's a hyperbole I'm afraid.

- I can't stand "Braveheart" for a second. Too much Hollywood-esque patriotism and Gibson's only Scottish thing is the whiskey he drunk before shooting.

- "The green mile". Too much snifing(...the tissue act).

- Mad Men is quite boring. And too smokey. I'm wondering how much did Lucky Strike pay them for an ad.

- Twillight is one ugly piece of film-making!

- Titanic. Massively overrated.

....for starters.

[Safari Suit]

- Doctor Who is a clever idea for a show, but all in all it's a hyperbole I'm afraid.

Agreed...except that time Hale and Pace were on it. Absolute National Treasures, those two, if you ask me.

[hcmv007]

I have to say this....I got laid b/c I took my previous 2 girlfriend's to see the Twilight movies. If it gets you laid why diss it?

I miss Jennifer Morrison on House

I miss the 4th Doctor Who-is his adventures out on DVD? it, I just want to see Leela again!



Mickey Rourke was snubbed. Big time.

Did not like the last Bourne movie. Terrible. Just terrible.

I think Lady Gaga is attractive-if she didn't wear that crazy she normally does. But I do think her new album is okay-but still ripping off of Cher & Madonna.

I would absolutely positively sell my soul to Satan himself if Woody Allen would stop making movies. Enough already, Annie Hall was the only good one and I could only stand 20 minutes of it.

[SecretAgentFan]

- James Cameron is one of the most overrated filmmakers ever. T1, T2 and THE ABYSS are great. After that he just made overrecycled stories and spruced them up with special effects. AVATAR is one huge bore.

- Lady Gaga is just Madonna for the current generation, Eurotrash-style.

- Hans Zimmer has abandoned good writing and sells lazy droning, made in his factory by his group of followers, as great scores.

- Breaking Bad is... wallowing in dreck and selling itself as great television.

- Pierce Brosnan, Tom Cruise and Kevin Costner are still great actors (even if their choice of scripts sometimes seems to be dictated just by financial reasons).

- Martin Scorsese is a good director, but not a great one.

- Steven Spielberg is a better director than Scorsese.

- Quentin Tarantino is a mediocre director and writer. He can only riff on genres, his reliance on overindulgent dialogue is celebrated by critics but actually is a one-trick-pony. Everything he does has been done before (selecting songs as score - see Scorsese, breaking genres - see anyone). And his best film, PULP FICTION, was co-written by Avary.

- THE KING´S SPEECH was mediocre and paint-by-numbers.

- U2 is just going through the motions for decades now.

- The Beatles composed great songs - but the other half is pretty bad. The same applies to the Rolling Stones.

- Stephen King is a great writer - but whenever his characters are joking, they overreact with laughing until they cry.

- Every Bond film is fantastic.

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

Inception was self-righteous crap

[Chief of SIS]

- Quentin Tarantino is a mediocre director and writer. He can only riff on genres, his reliance on overindulgent dialogue is celebrated by critics but actually is a one-trick-pony. Everything he does has been done before (selecting songs as score - see Scorsese, breaking genres - see anyone). And his best film, PULP FICTION, was co-written by Avary.

I respect his love for film. It's refreshing at times. Otherwise, I don't get the love for him at all. I love Reservoir Dogs and Inglorious Bastards was 'fun' I guess but otherwise I don't care much of anything he does. Kill Bill (both of them) is great at putting me to sleep. I can never articulate my disposition however.

[TCK]

I never really enjoyed Star Wars V... and I prefer the I to it.

[SecretAgentFan]

- Quentin Tarantino is a mediocre director and writer. He can only riff on genres, his reliance on overindulgent dialogue is celebrated by critics but actually is a one-trick-pony. Everything he does has been done before (selecting songs as score - see Scorsese, breaking genres - see anyone). And his best film, PULP FICTION, was co-written by Avary.

I respect his love for film. It's refreshing at times. Otherwise, I don't get the love for him at all. I love Reservoir Dogs and Inglorious Bastards was 'fun' I guess but otherwise I don't care much of anything he does. Kill Bill (both of them) is great at putting me to sleep. I can never articulate my disposition however.

I was a huge Tarantino fan at first, I must admit. Then I got to know that "Reservoir Dogs" was more or a less a copy of a japanese film. I do think that he is capable as a director but he is completely overhyped. And his depiction of violence is IMO very childish. He just wants to shock and be celebrated for that kind of "boldness", defending it as fun or "like a song in a musical". He appeals to the lowest instincts - and while I have those too, of course, I do not like it anymore. I´ve outgrown that, now that I´m in my 40´s...

[Matt_13]

I never really enjoyed Star Wars V... and I prefer the I to it.

Wow.

[MrKidd]

I have to say this....I got laid b/c I took my previous 2 girlfriend's to see the Twilight movies. If it gets you laid why diss it?

I miss Jennifer Morrison on House

I miss the 4th Doctor Who-is his adventures out on DVD? it, I just want to see Leela again!



Mickey Rourke was snubbed. Big time.

Did not like the last Bourne movie. Terrible. Just terrible.

I think Lady Gaga is attractive-if she didn't wear that crazy she normally does. But I do think her new album is okay-but still ripping off of Cher & Madonna.

I would absolutely positively sell my soul to Satan himself if Woody Allen would stop making movies. Enough already, Annie Hall was the only good one and I could only stand 20 minutes of it.

ha, ha I like your Woody Allen comment!! In fairness I think Annie Hall and Manhatten are probably rightfully considered classics and I was captivated when watching Crimes and Misdemeanors many years ago (although I was off my head at the time). With that said, if I could convince Christopher Lee I was an 18 year old virgin girl, I would gladly volunteer to be sacrificed to stop him making any more. Him and Steven Soddingberg.

[Skudor]

- There are far too many comic-book adaptations out there and most of them are utter crap.

- While a good actor and having been great for the series, Daniel Craig will never by James Bond to me in the same way as Connery and Moore are (and even Brosnan). He lacks the charm, glint, humour, stature and charisma necessary for the part.

- Quantum of Solace is a perfectly decent Bond film, a unique part of, and a credit to, the series. To complain about Quantum of Solace as a part of the Bond series that also includes drivel like Die Another Day and The World is not Enough is insanity.

- I can enjoy pretty much anything that's on TV. Snobbery about popular culture is pointless. The real alternative to the rubbish we have on TV is to pick up good book, go to the theatre or go for a walk. Never expect more than the lowest common denominator on TV - it's all about the ratings. All of it is over-rated by virtue of having been rated and/or made money in the first place.

- The whole Star Wars sextology is rubbish. The only reason anyone thinks the originals were any good is they were kids when they saw it first. To a kid it's the dog's bollocks.

- The Bourne films are over rated Bond rip-offs.

- Avatar was perfectly enjoyable - I just wished they hadn't gone through all the trouble with the 3D stuff. It was either so subtle you didn't notice or so obvious that my eyes hurt. But I enjoyed the film for what it was.

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

Remakes and reboots are, 9 times out of 10, complete crap. Hollywood should stop making them!

[Onyx2626]

Remakes and reboots are, 9 times out of 10, complete crap. Hollywood should stop making them!

Yeah.
CR is a welcome exception.

Quentin Taratino is a poorman's David Mamet.

(Mahnola Darghis of the NYT wrote this):
Apocalypse Now is quite possibly the last great American movie.

Edited by Onyx2626, 12 November 2011 - 09:46 AM.