Challenge: Why Should I Like These Movies
by bahamutwing | created - 08 Feb 2012 | updated - 08 Feb 2012 | PublicA short list of movies that are popular and favorable to many, but irredeemable to myself. But I'm open to suggestions so go ahead: Why Should I Like These Movies?
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1. Scarface (1983)
R | 170 min | Crime, Drama
In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Votes: 917,255 | Gross: $45.60M
From a personal standpoint, this movie was about a loser who used and abused everyone around him to accomplish his own selfish ambitions. I did not see any kind of remarkable struggle within nor did I see any sense to Tony's miserable existence. I would have pitied the main character had he not been so loathsome and predictable.
2. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
R | 136 min | Crime, Sci-Fi
In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke
Votes: 881,821 | Gross: $6.21M
Just read the Scarface comment, it fits.
3. Donnie Darko (2001)
R | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
Director: Richard Kelly | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne
Votes: 850,568 | Gross: $1.48M
I think the ending annoyed me the most. It felt like a twisted punchline. If I watched just the opening and the ending, the experience would have been the same.
4. Avatar (2009)
PG-13 | 162 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez
Votes: 1,387,307 | Gross: $760.51M
To me this movie held no surprises. Everything was ridiculously predictable and seemed more like an excuse for James Cameron to burn through all that cash. Of course all those going after the Unobtainium gag don't bother. It's a real term that's been used in at least one other movie. (The Core)
5. Big Fish (2003)
PG-13 | 125 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange
Votes: 459,089 | Gross: $66.26M
So it's okay to lie and manipulate your children, because it's more entertaining than real life. This movie broke something deep within me.
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