What was the last movie you've seen?

[Cronozilla]

G.I. Joe Retaliation ... ugh, why did I watch that?!

[Luke]

I never realized that Captain America (played by Evans) dons a toupee. But after the realization, the toupee is very noticeable.

I also realized that anytime male pattern baldness is mention, the word "suffer" is usually tied to it:

"Do you suffer from male pattern baldness?"
"He suffers from male pattern baldness."

I know every guy usually wants a full head of hair, but suffer is such a strong word. My commercial would likely go something close to "Do you think balding kinda sucks? We can help with that".

[prfsnl_gmr]

Further proof that I don't agree much with Luke's tastes. Calling Braveheart terrible is a travesty. Sure, it wasn't very historically accurate and dramatized a bunch of stuff, but as a movie, it was excellent. It is one of the very few movies that has gripped me emotionally and had me completely absorbed.

Luke's out of touch on this one. The film regularly makes "best ever" lists by established and esteemed film review critics/outlets/agencies/institutes. It has its flaws, but it was unparalleled in its day.

I'm afraid that I have Luke's back on this one. I really, really don't like Braveheart. I know a lot of people do like it, and that it received critical acclaim upon its release, but I just have to place it in the category of critically-acclaimed films prfsnl_gmr just doesn't like...(That's OK, though, because we don't all have to like the same things... )

I know every guy usually wants a full head of hair, but suffer is such a strong word. My commercial would likely go something close to "Do you think balding kinda sucks? We can help with that".

Personally, I think that men with too much hair on their heads suffer from looking like women...The again, I don't really care what happens to my hairline. I keep my hair cut tight, and I have received some vindication from the fact that male protagonists in most major video game releases now bear at least some resemblance to me:

[Ack]

You guys complaining about Braveheart should watch Bloodrayne. After seeing its "medieval combat" and "gore," you'll think Braveheart is the greatest thing ever.

And it's still better than crap like Troy and Alexander.

[fastbilly1]

Opinions are opinions. Personally, I like Braveheart. It is a fun jaunt through a modified history of Scotland, shot mostly in Ireland and the USA. It has some great fight scenes, but it is not the be all end all film. It has some glaring issues, but like Raiders of the Lost Ark, I can glaze over most of those and just enjoy the film.

[Luke]

It has its flaws, but it was unparalleled in its day.

That day must have been awful.

If you like three hours of Mel Gibson porn, go at it. And I could care less about the historical accuracy, I simply don't like the movie. There are only two good things about Braveheart:

1) When the King flips out and throws a dude out of a window.
2) The look on his lover's face after it happens.

Comedy Gold.

[dsheinem]

It has its flaws, but it was unparalleled in its day.

That day must have been awful.

You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but you suggested earlier that the film has aged poorly which is an argument that begs defense. If you didn't like it then and don't like it now, that's fine. If you want to suggest it has aged poorly, you really should support that claim with some more specificity.

Perhaps it was ahead of its time?

[Luke]

You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but you suggested earlier that the film has aged poorly which is an argument that begs defense. If you didn't like it then and don't like it now, that's fine. If you want to suggest it has aged poorly, you really should support that claim with some more specificity.

Hell if I'm wasting another three hours of time watching that movie again. In short, it was never great, and got worse over time.

Perhaps it was ahead of its time?

I was going to post the same thought, but went for the guy out the window reference. Don't two guards run over after they hear the thud of the body, and then just stand there? I may have thought that part up to make the movie more enjoyable.




Sometimes I think some of you guys don't watch movies with a sober mind. I'm being 100% honest. Lots of times I think "They had to be high to enjoy that".

[dsheinem]

You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but you suggested earlier that the film has aged poorly which is an argument that begs defense. If you didn't like it then and don't like it now, that's fine. If you want to suggest it has aged poorly, you really should support that claim with some more specificity.

Hell if I'm wasting another three hours of time watching that movie again. In short, it was never great, and got worse over time.

I'd not rank it as high as something like Spartacus or some of the other late 1950s-mid 1960s historical epics, but I am hard pressed to think of another well done "historical epic" film from the 20 years or so before Braveheart came out or, really, many in the 20 years since. It's a tough genre to do well, but I think Braveheart manages to get the job done much better than Troy, Gladiator, Alexander, or countless other historical epics that were spawned in its wake. Maybe it's just the genre you don't like?

I guess at the end of the day I'll take solace in the fact that your (and prfsnl_gmr's) opinion is in the minority amongst both popular and critical audiences, but I'd still really like to hear a lot more detailed explanation about why you think the film is lousy (and, additionally, what has happened since to reduce its standing further).

EDIT: I just looked up Wikipedia which includes stuff like WWII films in the "historical epic" category. I'm mostly referring to epics situated in the middle ages or earlier...

[Stark]

I liked Kingdom of Heaven, that'd be a good one for historical epic.

Sometimes I think some of you guys don't watch movies with a sober mind. I'm being 100% honest. Lots of times I think "They had to be high to enjoy that".

I think many reviewers and people in general don't realize that expectations play a lot into enjoyment of a movie (or any entertainment really.) You don't have to be high to like certain movies, just the right frame of mind.