Vastly Overrated Films.

[JJ]

Originally Posted by cappuccinoeagle

Repo Man

The book on which it's based - The Repossession Mambo - was actually pretty good iirc, although it's been quite a while since I read it.

[Jim Cannon]

Originally Posted by Bones14

Anything Tarantino.

Definitely gets a big tick on overrated

[weltklasse]

Originally Posted by Maidstoned Eagle

Where all shite?

Apparently all films ever made are overrated and that includes Battlefield Earth and portrait of a lady too.

[weltklasse]

Originally Posted by JJ

The book on which it's based - The Repossession Mambo - was actually pretty good iirc, although it's been quite a while since I read it.

caps mentioned this on the film review thread most disagreed with his view

[JJ]

Originally Posted by weltklasse

caps mentioned this on the film review thread most disagreed with his view

I thought he was talking about the film:

Originally Posted by cappuccinoeagle

Repo Man(1984)
A rambling mix of thriller, comedy and sci-fi, which was a cult hit on its release.
Despite everything that’s thrown into it, it’s not as entertaining or funny as it thinks it is.5.5/10

I'm talking about the book.

[jrnicholson]

Originally Posted by PeterH

Grease was another film of it's time..as was Karate Kid and probably the Rocky films.

Grease is an awesome, feel good film. Until the ending, (spoiler alert) a flying car? how does that fit into the narrative?

[TAK]

Originally Posted by Bones14

Anything Tarantino.
Anything Nicholas Cage, and anything with Sandra Bullock and that wannabe female (removed her name from my mind) out of Pretty Woman with a mouth like an inside out python.

Hang on there! Have you seen Reservoir Dogs?

As for Cage he certainly has made some shit to pay the bills but Wild at Heart, Raising Arizona and Con Air are brilliant in their own ways.

Sandra Bullock you may have a point.

And for whoever dissed Repo Man, wash your mouth out with soap.

[weltklasse]

Originally Posted by JJ

I thought he was talking about the film:


I'm talking about the book.

the book you mentioned is the basis for the film Repo Men rather then Repo Man

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[Aki Aki Aki]

Originally Posted by TAK

Hang on there! Have you seen Reservoir Dogs?

As for Cage he certainly has made some shit to pay the bills but Wild at Heart, Raising Arizona and Con Air are brilliant in their own ways.

Sandra Bullock you may have a point.

And for whoever dissed Repo Man, wash your mouth out with soap.

Yep, Repo Man is one of the great 80s movies.

Nic Cage recently made Mandy which is almost as good as Repo Man. Both are classics and essential cult viewing.

[Blind_Eagle]

Blues Brothers.

Tried several times to watch it but lost interest after about half an hour.

Thinking about the last attempt to watch it, it was the first time I’ve ever walked out from watching a film on tv in my own house.

[SgtStryker]

Originally Posted by Blind_Eagle

Blues Brothers.

Tried several times to watch it but lost interest after about half an hour.

Thinking about the last attempt to watch it, it was the first time I’ve ever walked out from watching a film on tv in my own house.

You sir, are a heathen.

[Blind_Eagle]

Originally Posted by SgtStryker

You sir, are a heathen.

Well yes I realise that may well be the case.

It’s still vastly overrated.

[JJ]

Originally Posted by weltklasse

the book you mentioned is the basis for the film Repo Men rather then Repo Man

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I did NOT know that - thanks for correcting me! I had no idea there were two completely unconnected films.

I'm referring to the book and film about repossessing body parts.

[PalaceMonkey]

Originally Posted by Blind_Eagle

Well yes I realise that may well be the case.

It’s still vastly overrated.

fake news

[weltklasse]

Originally Posted by Blind_Eagle

Well yes I realise that may well be the case.

It’s still vastly overrated.

are you sure you weren't watching blues brothers 2000?

[Direwolf]

Originally Posted by jrnicholson

Grease is an awesome, feel good film. Until the ending, (spoiler alert) a flying car? how does that fit into the narrative?

Random fact - The flying car sequence is where Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale first got the idea for Back to the Future having seen it at a Chicago cinema in 1978.

I might have just made that up although it sounds plausible enough to tweet and get some retweets.

[dogstar721]

Originally Posted by Blind_Eagle

Well yes I realise that may well be the case.

It’s still vastly overrated.

I have this problem with The Princess Bride, though I suspect that the problem is me, and not that massively overrated or s**t.

[Blind_Eagle]

Originally Posted by weltklasse

are you sure you weren't watching blues brothers 2000?

Was it worse that the original then?

[Adlerhorst]

Originally Posted by Blind_Eagle

Was it worse that the original then?

You’ll be saying you don’t like Dragnet next

[PALACEWU]

WW84, not even Gal Gadot could peak my interest.