Anthony
Refugee
Alright;
You've read the reviews and you've checked out the ridiculous number of awards this movie has been showered in. You've seen the 'cinematic elite', from the most-acclaimed cineastes to the most prolific film critics, praise this film unabashedly, almost shamefully - and yet, you yourself can't stand this film.
Maybe you can even recognise the praise-worthy elements others see in it, maybe on some level you can even admit to yourself that it 'is' or 'could' be seen as what most would call a 'good movie', but it still doesn't take away the bitter taste in your mouth after seeing it, it still doesn't recover those lost 120-odd minutes from your life which you will never be able to recover. It still doesn't stop you from wanting to leap into the picture and kill all of the protagonists, the writers, the produces and, worst of all, the director responsible for this assault on your senses.
The fact that everyone else loves it, the Academy heaps awards on it religiously, and you're apparently in the minority, only rubs salt to the wound.
Ant.
You've read the reviews and you've checked out the ridiculous number of awards this movie has been showered in. You've seen the 'cinematic elite', from the most-acclaimed cineastes to the most prolific film critics, praise this film unabashedly, almost shamefully - and yet, you yourself can't stand this film.
Maybe you can even recognise the praise-worthy elements others see in it, maybe on some level you can even admit to yourself that it 'is' or 'could' be seen as what most would call a 'good movie', but it still doesn't take away the bitter taste in your mouth after seeing it, it still doesn't recover those lost 120-odd minutes from your life which you will never be able to recover. It still doesn't stop you from wanting to leap into the picture and kill all of the protagonists, the writers, the produces and, worst of all, the director responsible for this assault on your senses.
The fact that everyone else loves it, the Academy heaps awards on it religiously, and you're apparently in the minority, only rubs salt to the wound.
Ant.