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I'll give you that. I genuinely didn't enjoy the film. Perhaps cos I had no emotional investment. However, the film didn't provide me with said empathy either. I withdraw 'sucked'. Man, if this was the lounge, there'd be myriad possibilities there. :lol:
So, we've narrowed down Howard's films to one that is acceptable to not having sucked.
Next question...
Name two.
That's not a question, it's a challenge.
Given that you brought no emotional baggage to Apollo 13- were you around when it happened?- and the film failed to engage you in the plight of the astronauts, then by a portion of my definition, the movie did "suck". For you at least, and fair enough.
I see lots of films that I don't particularly like but they don't descend to the level of true suckage until a myriad of conditions are met. Only a few make the grade and I don't savor them like fine wine, preferring instead to concentrate on flicks I actually enjoy.
Yeah, I'm a "glass half full" kinda guy.
Using your parameters, I could say that Gladiator sucked- nothing could entice me to rewatch it- but I must recognize that it resonated with lots of people, so it's just down to personal taste.
Or maybe everyone is just gay for Russell Crowe and I'm missing the secret handshake.
On the other hand, I think Chicago is a great movie but I'm willing to accept that that choice would sink like a brick here.
I don't think most of us see enough movies and fewer still think critically enough about them to justify this thread.
Not that it isn't fun to blather on from time to time...
Funny I would have said that the inclusion of Clint Howard is the consistent high point of all Opie's films.Quote:
Originally Posted by peat moss
Witnessing his devolution from one movie to the next is truly awe inspiring.
They should reedit 2001 dispense with the ape and monolith bit and montage that in instead .
Two. A Beautiful Mind .Solid screenplay and the film lacks much of the saccharin sweetness of Howard's other films (which I'm assuming is part of the reason why you profess to disliking them so much).
If A Beautiful Mind had been presented to the public as a work of fiction, I wouldn't have too much of a problem with it. It's engaging and cleverly executed for the most part.
However, 'based on a true story' is a mercenary lie in this case. Nash and most of his relationships were completely misrepresented for the sake of the saccharin sweetness you mention above. By all accounts, the man was pretty reprehensible. He was an egotist and serial womaniser. He and his wife were actually estranged for many years and only came together again in later life out of convenience. They lived in the same house but led very separate lives. Instead we're given the portrait of a long-suffering, faithful superwoman. Simply untrue. If Nash was such a social misfit in real life, then he sure did alright with the ladies.
This, for me, would have made for a far more interesting script and I probably would've enjoyed it more if it wasn't so sentimentally padded, as is Howard's sickly wont. It makes me feel cheated and angry. True story.
I'm kinda siding with Clocker on this , I enjoy most Ron Howard films . Family friendly , good plot , sickly sweet ok but still great entertainment .
To be honest I admire him giving the half head brother work .
To be fair Peat, I never said I liked any Ron Howard films- just that they didn't suck.
I suppose that at one time or another I've seen most of them and since I still have eyes, they caused no permanent damage but when I look for a way to fill a few hours, none of his films spring to mind.
"The Mad". Undeniably. I have searched some of the lowest rated movies on imdb for fun, but this movie tops them all. I was really a torture to watch this one out. I still can't understand why I didn't turn it off after a couple of minutes.
I mean, zombie hamburgers attacking people? The actors are just the worst ever and the 'jokes' are so unfunny it isn't even funny anymore.
anything from uwe boll,
i mean, it sucks so much its not even funny
Ali G series.
But Borat, i like.
southland tales.