Baumer's/Tele's/Chas' 25 films that have brainwashed people into mindless adulation (Tele pg 26)

[ChD]

4. Million Dollar Baby

 

 

A shameless soap opera gussied up with portentous seriousness... and everyone bought it. There are moments here that would be embarrassing in a Lifetime movie, let alone a drama that aspires to greatness. I still can't believe this piece of shit won Best Picture.

 

You just regained one tenth of your legimitacy.

[baumer]

M $ B is horrible.

[The Futurist]

Oh and yes to Woody Allen, yuck for the most part.

I am probably biased because in my country he is considered as a genius and that always got on my nerves for as long as I can remember.

[4815162342]

Eastwood won because the Academy felt bad for snubbing Mystic River

[CoolioD1]

Eastwood won because the Academy felt bad for snubbing Mystic River

That would be even worse.

[Kvikk Lunsj]

I am excited to see Tele's number one. I think mine is going to get people here mad.

[Plain Old Tele]

3. Forrest Gump

 

 

I'm not much of a fan, as I'm sure you all know. Good performance by Hanks, of course, and moments of great poignancy.... pushed aside by a bunch of self-referential shit and misplaced boomer nostalgia.

Edited January 23, 2015 by Telemachos

[The Futurist]

3. Forrest Gump

 

 

I'm not much of a fan, as I'm sure you all know. Good performance by Hanks, of course, and moments of great poignancy.... pushed aside by a bunch of self-referential shit and misplaced boomer nostalgia.

 

Hell to the NO.

Forrest Gump is movie magic.

[Plain Old Tele]

Hell to the NO.

Forrest Gump is movie magic.

 

10-cent dime store magic.

Edited January 23, 2015 by Telemachos

[ChD]

3. Forrest Gump

 

 

I'm not much of a fan, as I'm sure you all know. Good performance by Hanks, of course, and moments of great poignancy.... pushed aside by a bunch of self-referential shit and misplaced boomer nostalgia.

 

 

You just regained one tenth of your legimitacy.

 

Only to lose it immediately after.

[AndyLL]

Only to lose it immediately after.

 

Naww... FG was a fun and sometimes unique movie but it wasn't one of the all time greats that many hold it up to be.

 

I've never had the desire to own it or even to re-watch it.

[AndyLL]

Naww... FG was a fun and sometimes unique movie but it wasn't one of the all time greats that many hold it up to be.

 

I've never had the desire to own it or even to re-watch it.

 

But go ahead and bash Tele about it because it deserves it for his other choices.

[Sam]

Those are tame choices so far (surprisingly)

[The Futurist]

Those are tame choices so far (surprisingly)

 

Dismissing all Disney movies is borederline fascist IMO.

Joseph Goebbels probably agreed with Tele on Disney movies.

[AndyLL]

Darn... I have to go for a few hours... hopefully the final 2 aren't until tonight.

 

[ChD]

Tele, I will forgive you for everything you said in this thread if 'Up' turns out to be number 1.

Edited January 23, 2015 by ChD

[luna]

tele's choices have all been fine except THE SHINING (the stephen king excuse is fucking weak: this is a kubrick movie!) and perhaps INCEPTION (there are a million far worse blockbusters).

 

i will comment on IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE though - could anyone see just a peep of irony in there? particularly the ending.

[AndyLL]

Tele, I will forgive you for everything you said in this thread if 'Up' turns out to be number 1.

 

UP has one of the greatest 1st Acts of all time however it was pretty average after that.  However not sure it belongs in this list... not with films like Pulp Fiction and TDK left.

[Plain Old Tele]

tele's choices have all been fine except THE SHINING (the stephen king excuse is fucking weak: this is a kubrick movie!)

 

But it's not even that great of a Kubrick movie.

[Plain Old Tele]

UP has one of the greatest 1st Acts of all time however it was pretty average after that.  However not sure it belongs in this list... not with films like Pulp Fiction and TDK left.

 

I already did TDK... it's down in the lower teens somewhere.