Lisa Wrote:1. THE MATRIX. That's right, I said THE MATRIX. A movie that managed to be boring, confusing, pretentious, corny, embarrassing, and highly fucking unlikely--all at the same time.
I actually agree on The Matrix. Overrated piece of crap. Well, maybe that's overstating it slightly, but I
do think it's highly overrated. I didn't see what the fuss was all about. And I'm happy to say I've never even bought the DVD, not even for the effects.
And of course, the sequels were worse....
I actually love 2001: A Space Odyssey, but I agree that it's perhaps more enjoyable if you've read the book. Some things make a little more sense, though much is still deliberately left a complete mystery. I mostly liked Arthur C. Clarke's sequels, but if I had a complaint about them it would be that they take away a lot of the mysteriousness of the first one.
Re: Ridley Scott... Looking at that list of films, I'd say his newer stuff isn't as good as his older stuff, though I've still liked most of his work. He gets a pass for Alien and Blade Runner, two of the best films ever made, for my money. I also liked Black Rain, actually.
SE7EN: Hated this movie. It was exceptionally well done, but I found it far too disturbing.
GHOSTBUSTERS 2: I agree on it being the farthest fall for a sequel. A few funny moments, but nothing really worth repeat viewing.
SIN CITY: Okay, I know a lot of people were heaping praise on this film in another thread, but I hated it, largely for the same reason I hated SE7EN. I found it too disturbing, though it was very artistic and well done. Nowhere near my cup of tea, though, and I hope never to see it again.
POLTERGEIST: This scared me when I saw it as a kid, but a much more recent repeat viewing left me thinking it was just silly. (Pop culture trivia: That's Steven Spielberg's hand ripping the face off of the dummy.)
I can't think of any more at the moment. I think I tend to put the bad films out of my head!
Blake