MetalDog's Movies I Haven't Seen

[Ubercat]

Blade Runner
I can honestly say that I tried very hard to like this movie, but I still don't....

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[Nefaro]

I just saw, "The Departed" with L. De Caprio and Mat Damon from 2006 I think. Had it on DVR for a couple of months. I really liked it. Lenardo plays an undercover cop after Frank Costello played to a frightening tee by Jack Nicholson. Damon plays a cop on Costello's payroll and they end up after each other. Good acting and hard to predict the outcome. Great mob movie.

Nicholson's character in the movie, and inspiration for the story, was loosely based on the infamous Whitey Bulger.

Good flick.

[MetalDog]

So, my daughter wanted me to watch tv with her last night.  I agreed, if she let me pick a movie.  We fired up Netflix and as I scrolled through the titles, I saw it.  Blade Runner.  I knew right away, THAT'S what we were going to watch.

Now, you people give me crap for not having seen this 'cinematic masterpiece.'   I then remind you drain bamaged forumites that I DID see it as a callow youth of 13.  It was then that I discovered that I didn't care for the movie.  BUT, somewhere in these hallowed halls (quite possibly this very thread even), I said I would re-watch the movie to see if time and maturity had improved my opinion.

I can honestly say that I tried very hard to like this movie, but I still don't.  It reminds me of nothing more than a 50's detective story where the dame comes into the private dicks office and hires him to investigate the crime.  The outside world is almost pitch black and it never stops raining.  The acting is fairly craptacular and the story is pretty simple to figure out in how it is going to end.  Both my daughter and me fell asleep at some point during the movie.  And her criticism was harsher than mine.

Having said all that, mine is just my opinion.  If you like this and have fond memories of it, or consider it a masterpiece of genre filmmaking, then awesome for you.  You are certainly entitled to that opinion.  Mine will not change.

I figured you weren't going to enjoy Blade Runner today. It was a much bigger deal to see it back in the 80s. The whole future noir thing hadn't really been done until Blade Runner. Now it's a trope. If you're watching it today, you have to have an eye to the craft that went into it and made it something new and different at the time.

When I saw it in the 80's, the movie was filmed mostly in the dark and rain and I disliked it then.  Today, the movie is still filmed in the dark and rain.  Nothing changed.  And I didn't expect it to.  I wanted to give it a chance because some of you think it is the height of...whatever...and were willing to be really kind of ugly to me for daring not to like it.  Now I have watched it again and I remember why I didn't like it to begin with.  But, as with all opinions, they are personal and as such, you are welcome to them.  I certainly understand defending what you like and wanting others to like it too.  Just going to have to agree to disagree on this one.

@Ubercat:  :P

[MetalDog]

Ok here's a few I like :)

Shawshank redemption - can't believe this was on no ones list ?
Shutter island - this still leaves me wondering what's real and what's not !!
This boy's life - another Leo movie , but the acting between him and Robert de Niro is awesome Imo :)
Beautiful mind - it's Russell Crowe , but you never know , you might like it , the plot is great and a true story
Limitless - Bradley cooper , struggling author turned genius by the end of the movie !!!

I WONT add any chick flicks to this list , hahahahaha , as I'm sure you'd HATE them, although I am tempted !!!  ;D ;D I apologise in advance if you think my choice is lame  :)

I have zero problems with chick flicks.  Mainly because chicks like them and I like chicks ;)  Having (misogynistically) said that, I really don't like Russell Crowe.  Everything I hear and read about him paints him as a giant jerk and with the exception of Gladiator, everything I have seen him in has not made the movie any better for him having been in it.  Love Bradley Cooper though.  Silver Linings Playbook with Jennifer Lawrence and de Niro was great.  I can take or leave Leo.  Titanic is a giant strike against him (for me) but, Gangs of New York was really good.  Of all your suggestions, none of which I have seen, I will add Shawshank Redemption.  I've been told many times by many people I should watch that.

[mirth]

Blade Runner created an entire sub genre of science fiction and it was based on a seminal science fiction novel. It deserves a certain artistic due, whether or not you personally enjoyed it.

Personally, I think 2001: A Space Odyssey is one of the most boring films I've ever seen, but I give it its due as a groundbreaking movie that paved the way for other epic (and more entertaining) sci-fi movies. It's worth watching for that alone. It delivered things that no previous sci-fi movie had.

[GDS_Starfury]

MD likes chick flicks.




no surprise.

[MetalDog]

Don't hate.  And come back when you can spend a little more time with your friends.

[mirth]

Don't hate.  And come back when you can spend a little more time with your friends.

He has friends here?

[Emeraldlis]

I'm sure watching a chick flick ,with the chick of your choice ,would earn you massive brownie points  :D I don't see any misogyny in that , just good sense  ^-^
Yeah I've heard the same comments about Russell Crowe , about him being a bit of a macho chauvinist male !! I think it might have something to do with when he's drinking , maybe it changes his character , or maybe he really is just a jerk ! But I don't think the press are always right , it's hard to know ? I've seen him interviewed a few times and he's been more than civil and quite humorous . I know what you mean though , it's hard to watch an actor/actress in a film that you don't really like on a personal level . For me , I can't stand Ryan gosling from the notebook , hes probably a nice guy in life , but he just annoys me  .....ugh !!!!
I saw titanic at the cinema when it came out , and when the ship went down there was a lot of sniffling going on in the room ....um ....including me  :'(  I don't think Leo was exceptional in that film , but when he's on form , I think he's a tremendous actor . The film I mentioned , this boy's life , I think may have been one of ,if not his first acting role , and boy , does he play it well . I just think that film shows all the promise of the talent that he has , and he and de Niro just spark off each other really well , great casting !
I did nearly add silver linings playbook to the list , because I totally agree with you , it's a great film , I've watched it a few times and it never gets old . I love how neurotic everyone is in that film , perfect functional dis function , hahaha . And one of the cool things is that Bradley cooper appeared on actors studio in the audience before he got famous , he was just a student , and de Niro was being interviewed , and Bradley stood up in the audience to ask him questions .....and then he hits the big time and gets to work with de Niro !!!
Ok I've prattled on enough  :D
If I had to sit down and choose five chick flicks these would be my choice  :)

Memoirs of a geisha - set before , during and after ww2
27 dresses - ALWAYS cheers me up !!
In your eyes - a quirky romance written by joss whedon , of firefly fame . Great music in there too  :)
Eat , pray, love - it's Julia Roberts , and I'm a fan ....love her in sleeping with the enemy ,too :)
How to lose a guy in ten days - really funny , and I think Kate Hudson is great with Matthew maconaughey