"What?" "WHAT? Do they speak English in what?" "What?" "ENGLISH MOTHER FUCKER DO YOU SPEAK IT?" 'nuff said.
So does Hunger Games once the fighting starts. They're basically the same movie. Hunger Games is just an American remake of Battle Royale. I don't see how you could like one and not the other. Not true. I've enjoyed plenty of movies. But I evaluate them for myself. Just because some pretentious hipster douchebags wank all over a movie and call it a "classic" doesn't mean I have to like it. Rebel Without a Cause and 12 Angry Men are not good movies. They're only slightly above the kind of crud that appeared on MST3K. Seven Samurai may be a good movie, but I've tried to watch it twice now and nearly fell asleep both times, which is not a good sign. On top of that it's nearly four hours long. Had they not heard of editing in 1950s Japan?
So now I have to like what you like, or whatever your film class tells you to like? I think not, baby puppy.
You are so lame. I bet you make jokes like: "Why are a certain brand of crisps bad at running? Because they're Walkers" ALL the time.
I just think it's funny that your approach to film is like the "tea party" approach to politics. Lack of knowledge is considered a badge of honor, and education is considered to be brainwashing. Like I said, the directors of all the movies you think are great have the opposite opinion of yourself when it comes to older films. That's not a coincidence. Film directors appreciate the history of film.
@alterego That's where you're mistaken. I know the background on the films. I watched a documentary on James Dean not long before watching Rebel Without a Cause. I read up on both films before watching them. I still think they're terrible. Some classic movies live up to the hype and have aged well. Those didn't. The Abyss James Cameron's flop. This movie starts off great, and has really good visual effects, but collapses under its own weight towards the end. I really could have done without the underwater alien subplot. The movie was fine when it was just about a crazed Navy SEAL trying to set off a nuke. It gets too sentimental and blows any suspension of disbelief with the chick miraculously coming back from the dead and the guy diving to 20K feet in an embryonic fluid filled suit. The ending is pretty dumb. It's probably still worth watching on Blu-ray for the visual effects though.
Hunger Games I love it when a movie is better than expected. My favorite part was when Peeta told chi to shove a loaf of bread up his arse. Classic.