Movies you just didn't "get".

[Groundbeef]

1. There Will Be Blood. Didn't get it. Rich guy. Kid goes deaf. Life goes to ****. Movie ends?

2. No Country for Old Men. People die. Guy flips coin to make hard choices. Kills at end. Sheriff retires. The end?

3. History of Violence. Man stops robbery. Is he really just a small town father? Movie turns dark. Writers crib dialoug from crappy Mafia play. Son is a mental midget, with even worse lines. Rough sex. Terrible "special" effects. Are we done yet?

Those are my 3 worst movies that I didn't get.

[kexodusc]

3. History of Violence. Man stops robbery. Is he really just a small town father? Movie turns dark. Writers crib dialoug from crappy Mafia play. Son is a mental midget, with even worse lines. Rough sex. Terrible "special" effects. Are we done yet?

Those are my 3 worst movies that I didn't get.

The first 2 I enjoyed as they were very human and well performed, if not exactly mind-blowing or original. I do think they were overrated but they were ok.

History of Violence was just a poorly written, boring story with a forced plot twist....zzzzzzzz.

[Feanor]

1. There Will Be Blood. Didn't get it. Rich guy. Kid goes deaf. Life goes to ****. Movie ends?

2. No Country for Old Men. People die. Guy flips coin to make hard choices. Kills at end. Sheriff retires. The end?

3. History of Violence. ...

Those are my 3 worst movies that I didn't get.

Haven't seen H of V.

Of the other two, I preferred There Will Be Blood; it's about is power-hungry, vindictive, control freak with barely hidden violent streak. Love's his son? Not more than his compulsion to dominate.

But whereas 'Daniel Planview' is a sociopath, 'Anton Chigurh' in No Country for Old Men is simply a psychopathic killer, nothing complicated about that.

[Groundbeef]

But whereas 'Daniel Planview' is a sociopath, 'Anton Chigurh' in No Country for Old Men is simply a psychopathic killer, nothing complicated about that.

I got the crazy killer part. But the whole drug gang/sherriff thing. And the "retirement" at the end. It was very disjointed, and didn't work out for me. I don't mind a movie with a message, but this was just stupid.

[canuckle]

1. There Will Be Blood. Didn't get it. Rich guy. Kid goes deaf. Life goes to ****. Movie ends?

I agree entirely with There Will Be Blood being on the list. There was nothing being struggled against, just the same character making no progress and achieving nothing, then credits. For two hours I was bored stupid, then one hour of wishing I would just die to make it end, then they went for the dramatic climax and everyone in the theatre broke out in laughter at how stupid and pointless the whole thing was. I did not get a thing about that movie... especially its critical praise.

I'd add Brazil to the list. Another critical favourite that's hailed as genius but left me wondering what on Earth any of it meant.

[Worf101]

1. There Will Be Blood. Didn't get it. Rich guy. Kid goes deaf. Life goes to ****. Movie ends?

2. No Country for Old Men. People die. Guy flips coin to make hard choices. Kills at end. Sheriff retires. The end?

3. History of Violence. Man stops robbery. Is he really just a small town father? Movie turns dark. Writers crib dialoug from crappy Mafia play. Son is a mental midget, with even worse lines. Rough sex. Terrible "special" effects. Are we done yet?

Those are my 3 worst movies that I didn't get.

Seen all three. LOVED one and two, enjoyed number 3 till the fake accents in the end.

Da Worfster