Unwatchable movies

[cockerpunk]

im surprised for the dislike of eyes wide shut.

I think its a great study in fear, and the real world effects of your fantasies. he is driven by his wife's admission of infidelity fantasy to explore his own fantasies and he finds them, in reality, to be much more terrifying and traumatizing than he initially thought.

i would think this place would love a story like that. i enjoy it because often when i talk about some of the things i do in my private life, there is a lot of that kind of thing from people who dont have the experiences of having done these kinds of things.

[Dixie]

Originally Posted by cockerpunk

He is driven by his wife's admission of infidelity fantasy to explore his own fantasies and he finds them, in reality, to be much more terrifying and traumatizing than he initially thought.

I enjoyed the movie also. I certainly wouldn't pan it, but that doesn't mean others need to like it. As my daddy would say, "there's an ass for every seat."

[1973914]

I dare anyone to watch Joe Versus the Volcano all the way through. Sooooo bad

[masraum]

I have only seen a few of his movies, but Kubrick movies tend to be a bit odd/unusual (dare I say, weird).

I feel like his movies are like an unusual, strongly flavored food. A lot of folks may not like it, but the folks that do like it will probably love it. A bit of an acquired taste...

[aschen]

Zoolander is a fantastic film. Been meaning to watch eyes wide shut as an adult. Love most of Kubricks movies, but the last time I saw it I was a hormone ravaged teenager without the internet and I think I had ulterior motives.

[Eric 951]

Originally Posted by 1973914

I dare anyone to watch Joe Versus the Volcano all the way through. Sooooo bad

bite your tongue. The "brain fog" scene kills me every time,

A true bad movie is one which bores the viewer that "disaster movie" with Ethan Hawke, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, at al. was grade A garbage--can't even remember the name. because it was garbage.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by cockerpunk

im surprised for the dislike of eyes wide shut.

I watched that Kubrick movie one time and it made perfect sense, said not one person ever.

Eyes Wide Shut is well done. It ain't Dr Strangelove but with all his movies it has to be watched three to lots and lots of times.

[cockerpunk]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

I watched that Kubrick movie one time and it made perfect sense, said not one person ever.

Eyes Wide Shut is well done. It ain't Dr Strangelove but with all his movies it has to be watched three to lots and lots of times.

yeah, there is always some strangeness to his movies for sure. even with a pretty solid understanding of what happens in eyes wide shut, there is still some stuff that is confusing/baffling. like does she die? i dont think you can conclusively argue she actually dies, or not.

i love dr strangelove, its one of the best dark comedies of all time.

[aschen]

Dr strangelove is easily on my top 5 movie list of all time, maybe near the top. I recently rewatched 2001 with my 12yo son, he was bored out of his gourd and I was loving every second.

For me unwatchable is fantasy: starwars, lord of the rings, most comic book movies

[porsche930dude]

The only starwars movies i ever liked were the ewok adventures. I mean Carrie fisher is cute but so what

[Dixie]

Originally Posted by porsche930dude

The only starwars movies i ever liked were the ewok adventures. I mean Carrie fisher is cute but so what

We're all cute at 18.

[Hawkeye's-911T]

You nailed it Flat - this:

"Everything is sequel, prequel, origin story or just a re-telling of a previous story."

along with obligatory stock-in-trade gunfights & car chases.

Cheers
JB

[Danimal16]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye's-911T

You nailed it Flat - this: along with obligatory stock-in-trade gunfights & car chases.

Cheers
JB

And explosions, lots of explosions.

[wdfifteen]

Eraser Head, Kentucky Fried Movie, Stranger Than Paradise, Mulholland Drive - just a few of the movies that I've watch more than once but found myself in an almost empty theater by the time they were half through.

A Man Called Otto is the only big screen movie that I've seen lately that I liked. I can't stand
"action" movies and there hasn't been a good western since Open Range.

[fintstone]

You guys are all too deep (moviewise) for me. I really liked this one. A romance comedy ("chick flick") with lots of guns and violence. Mr Right (but you have to be at least 18).

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

A Man Called Otto is the only big screen movie that I've seen lately that I liked. I

I went through this entire thread trying to think of the name of that movie. In the words of Blaine Edwards and Antoine Merriweather "Hated it" I just couldn't watch it.

[911boost]

I will add Solarbabies to this list.

Try and sit through it….

[varmint]

Borderlands just got leaked on YouTube. Lord it’s bad.

[craigster59]

I was checking out Amazon Prime and came across "Crazy On The Outside" starring Tim Allen. It also stars Sigourney Weaver, Ray Liotta, Kelsey Grammer, J.K. Simmons and Jeanne Tripplehorn.

Decent cast, should be good.

Boy what a crapshow it turned out to be. Still don't know what Tim Allen was incarcerated for, why would a probation officer fall in love with an ex-con that quick, weird flashbacks, etc.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1196134/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Talk about a waste of time, I hadn't seen anything that crummy since Donnie Darko.

[dad911]

I nominate "Hope Floats" for most unwatchable.......