Movies on the surface that seemed like it would be boring but turned out to be amazing.
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Historical accuracy has never been Hollywood’s strong suit.QillerDaemon wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 9:30 pmBoth The Patriot and Braveheart are both excellent films to watch, as long as you don't expect much more from them than they're both action films that are also historical fiction period pieces. Either of them has almost exactly 0.0001% actual historical facts between them both put together.HighNDry wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 9:13 pmThe Patriot is basically Braveheart but set during the The Revolutionary War. I think the same guy wrote them both.Cyberhonky wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 8:42 am I avoided 'the patriot' (mel gibson) for a lot of years because I thought it looked shitfully boring. Finally sat down and watched it and thought it was great.
I also avoided watching Armageddon because it looked fuckin terrible.I was right about that one though
I can't say a thing about Armageddon since I never watched it, and have no desire to. It does seem like a difficult movie to sit thru.
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Can't totally agree with this statement. Despite most doing that, there have been a huge amount that the whole point is making sure it's accurate. D-Day invasion in "Saving Private Ryan" for example.Hyperv12 wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 10:37 pmHistorical accuracy has never been Hollywood’s strong suit.QillerDaemon wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 9:30 pmBoth The Patriot and Braveheart are both excellent films to watch, as long as you don't expect much more from them than they're both action films that are also historical fiction period pieces. Either of them has almost exactly 0.0001% actual historical facts between them both put together.HighNDry wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 9:13 pmThe Patriot is basically Braveheart but set during the The Revolutionary War. I think the same guy wrote them both.Cyberhonky wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 8:42 am I avoided 'the patriot' (mel gibson) for a lot of years because I thought it looked shitfully boring. Finally sat down and watched it and thought it was great.
I also avoided watching Armageddon because it looked fuckin terrible.I was right about that one though
I can't say a thing about Armageddon since I never watched it, and have no desire to. It does seem like a difficult movie to sit thru.
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Shawshank Redemption was another movie I avoided. That was a good watch
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Hey, look, we got a comedian over here.disco.moon wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 10:54 pmSo, you've seen it many times huh?HighNDry wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 9:57 pmIf you completely turn your brain off and watch Armageddon it is an enjoyable action flick. The second, and I mean the second, you start to think about the plot, you’ll be like “what the fuck am I watching?”QillerDaemon wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 9:30 pmBoth The Patriot and Braveheart are both excellent films to watch, as long as you don't expect much more from them than they're both action films that are also historical fiction period pieces. Either of them has almost exactly 0.0001% actual historical facts between them both put together.HighNDry wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 9:13 pmThe Patriot is basically Braveheart but set during the The Revolutionary War. I think the same guy wrote them both.Cyberhonky wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 8:42 am I avoided 'the patriot' (mel gibson) for a lot of years because I thought it looked shitfully boring. Finally sat down and watched it and thought it was great.
I also avoided watching Armageddon because it looked fuckin terrible.I was right about that one though
I can't say a thing about Armageddon since I never watched it, and have no desire to. It does seem like a difficult movie to sit thru.
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Pretty amazing that bombed at the box office on it's release.Cyberhonky wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 11:52 pm Shawshank Redemption was another movie I avoided. That was a good watch
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Someone’s gotta liven up this place. Might as well be the one with nice boobs.disco.moon wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 12:16 amThe elusive female comedian indeed.HighNDry wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 12:06 amHey, look, we got a comedian over here.disco.moon wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 10:54 pmSo, you've seen it many times huh?HighNDry wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 9:57 pmIf you completely turn your brain off and watch Armageddon it is an enjoyable action flick. The second, and I mean the second, you start to think about the plot, you’ll be like “what the fuck am I watching?”QillerDaemon wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 9:30 pmBoth The Patriot and Braveheart are both excellent films to watch, as long as you don't expect much more from them than they're both action films that are also historical fiction period pieces. Either of them has almost exactly 0.0001% actual historical facts between them both put together.
I can't say a thing about Armageddon since I never watched it, and have no desire to. It does seem like a difficult movie to sit thru.
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Not really. It looked fucking boring.CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 12:21 amPretty amazing that bombed at the box office on it's release.Cyberhonky wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 11:52 pm Shawshank Redemption was another movie I avoided. That was a good watch
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Compared to what at the time? I don't even remember what year it came out. Hate the action/ marvel comics super hero crap they've been churning out for 20+ years. Except for Iron Man- that blew me away.Cyberhonky wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 12:36 amNot really. It looked fucking boring.CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 12:21 amPretty amazing that bombed at the box office on it's release.Cyberhonky wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 11:52 pm Shawshank Redemption was another movie I avoided. That was a good watch
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Animal wrote: ↑Wed May 12, 2021 1:35 amYeah. Peter Sellers was probably the only selling point to lure a person into wanting to watch it. I have no idea if it won any kind of awards.Reservoir Dog wrote: ↑Wed May 12, 2021 1:22 amAre you talking about the Peter Sellers one? If so, you are correct.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_ThereMelvyn Douglas won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Sellers was nominated for Best Actor. The screenplay won the British Academy Film Award for Best Screenplay and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium. It was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay.
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Doesn't need to be compared to anything to look boring.CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 1:15 amCompared to what at the time? I don't even remember what year it came out. Hate the action/ marvel comics super hero crap they've been churning out for 20+ years. Except for Iron Man- that blew me away.Cyberhonky wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 12:36 amNot really. It looked fucking boring.CentralTexasCrude wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 12:21 amPretty amazing that bombed at the box office on it's release.Cyberhonky wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 11:52 pm Shawshank Redemption was another movie I avoided. That was a good watch
Yeh, Iron Man was a decent watch
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