Popular movies you never 'got'

[Smokey]

Good topic 3LB. Here couple that comes to mind.

Caddyshack: Except Rodney Dangerfield's scenes, the rest of movie felt like a situation comedy scenario where none of it meshes comfortably into a cohesive whole. It was first time Harold Ramis directing, and it shows.

Schindler’s List: After hearing great reviews for this movie, went to theater to see it. And was disappointed. Found the movie too dark and characters not engaging. May be if Speilberg filmed it in color.

I can't stand the Lord of the Rings movies. Hate 'em. They're as bloated and pretentious as a 2-disc Yes Album from the mid-'70s. They feel like those stiff Cecil B. MeMille bible epics from the '50s–so serious because they are about Religion, but the LOTR flicks are just a total fantasy.

I hope you are not refering to DeMille's Ten Commandments as this movie and LOTR are not in the same league

[Troy]

Whatever, it's just opinions.

I mean dude, how can you not love Caddyshack? But that's ok. Everybody's entitled to an opinion.

I was never enthralled with Schindler's List either. It's easy to move an audience with a concentration camp movie because the story comes with such heavy baggage. Holocaust movies are usually awful because of this, the worst being Roberto Bergnini's Life is Beautiful about the clown protecting his kid. Nauseatingly maudlin. Everybody loved that steamer too.

[3LB]

Caddyshack: Except Rodney Dangerfield's scenes, the rest of movie felt like a situation comedy scenario where none of it meshes comfortably into a cohesive whole. It was first time Harold Ramis directing, and it shows.

I'll admit that Caddyshack wasn't much more than a collection of bits and skits with a vaguely coherent plot, but it worked. It was at least pure in its intent. It was wildly influencial also - not saying it's influence was for the better though. Caddyshack not only spawned one horrible sequel, but an entire genre really. It was a movie whose premise was simply to show us some funny stuff, with nearly each scene being a comedy short (set-up and punchline) unto itself.

Speaking of Ramis, Ghostbusters was a movie that had its moments, but I never need to see it again. I thought it was just poorly written and acted (Ramis should never have acted in his own movies). Yet I knew guys who'd piss their pants laughing at most of it.

While I'm slagging '80s movies, I can't think of a movie which stars Dan Akroyd that I can stand.

[Feanor]

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Speaking of Ramis, Ghostbusters was a movie that had its moments, but I never need to see it again. I thought it was just poorly written and acted (Ramis should never have acted in his own movies). Yet I knew guys who'd piss their pants laughing at most of it.
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Nope, I gotta say I loved and love Ghostbusters. A favorite rewatcher of mine. Ramis was great as 'Dr Egon Spengler'.