Red Mosquito

Anders, I want you to think very carefully about your answer to my next question. How you answer could impact your experience here on RM.

Ok, ready? How do you feel about the following two movies:

Hudson Hawk
The Beastmaster

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Anders, I want you to think very carefully about your answer to my next question. How you answer could impact your experience here on RM.

Ok, ready? How do you feel about the following two movies:

Hudson Hawk
The Beastmaster

When I was in my last year of primary school (1991), me and my classmates (at least the guys) went crazy over Hudson Hawk. I mean we LOVED it. I saw it a few years ago, and I'm afraid I didn't feel anything special. It was an all right movie. I've always liked Bruce Willis though.

He-Man was my main man as a 6-7 year old (1985-86), and The Bestmaster cover has a similar vibe. But I can't really remember seeing it. Probably saw it in the 80s.

run2death wrote:47!!!!

It's less than one percent of the movies I've rated, and probably about 0,5% of the movies I've seen. Not a lot.

I've got: 1s 1%, 2s 2%, 3s 4%, 4s 8%, 5s 15%, 6s 27%, 7s 25%, 8s 12%, 9s 4%, 10s 1%. It's quite logical really. You often choose to see movies you will like, so there are probably a lot more bad movies out there.

My percentages:

5: .001%
4.5: 4%
4: 8%
3.5: 12%
3: 42%
2.5: 11%
2: 6%
1.5: 6%
1: 10%
0.5: .009%

Shawshank is a great movie. It's not in my top 10. Probably top 25, though. But it's still great. Great script. Great characters. Memorable. Quotable. Rewatchable. Engaging. Sentimental. Emotional. Strong performances. Good direction.

I totally get why it's a beloved classic. I also totally get why some think it's really overrated. I like it. But it's not a movie I'm going to go to the mattresses over.

Anders wrote:

run2death wrote:47!!!!

It's less than one percent of the movies I've rated, and probably about 0,5% of the movies I've seen. Not a lot.

I've got: 1s 1%, 2s 2%, 3s 4%, 4s 8%, 5s 15%, 6s 27%, 7s 25%, 8s 12%, 9s 4%, 10s 1%. It's quite logical really. You often choose to see movies you will like, so there are probably a lot more bad movies out there.

Try not to give perfect 10 ratings on the way to the parking lot!!!

And I'm not sure why Mulholland Drive came up in this discussion with Shawshank. But MD is vastly superior in every way.

durdencommatyler wrote:And I'm not sure why Mulholland Drive came up in this discussion with Shawshank. But MD is vastly superior in every way.

I said I didn't like Shawshank that much, and Anders remembered I had said I liked Mulholland a lot.

run2death wrote:I would only give one of my three children a 10 rating.

That one must not live with you; I can't conceive how you would otherwise.

Anders, what are the 47 movies you gave a 10?

while i enjoy the bourne series...

this last one where he drove the car through vegas wrecking it and keep on driving it bothers me that the airbags never went off

Upon double checking it's 30 movies plus 17 other ratings (like Game Of Thrones and a few episodes there + The Godfather for TV). Here's 50 movies anyway:

1. Casablanca
2. Empire Strikes Back
3. The Godfather
4. The Godfather part 2
5. Star Wars
6. Lawrence Of Arabia
7. Apocalypse Now
8. 12 Angry Men
9. Pulp Fiction
10. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring
11. The Silence Of The Lambs
12. Unforgiven
13. LOTR: Fellowship Of The Ring
14. Forrest Gump
15. The Deer Hunter
16. Das Boot
17. Gandhi
18. Life Of Brian
19. Fargo
20. La Vita E Bella
21. Barry Lyndon
22. L.A. Confidential
23. Platoon
24. The Shawshank Redemption
25. Seven
26. The Fifth Element
27. The Matrix
28. Schindler's List
29. LOTR: The Two Towers
30. Goodfellas

31. Harakiri
32. The Maltese Falcon
33. Hable Con Ella
34. Rear Window
35. The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
36. Chinatown
37. The African Queen
38. Some Like It Hot
39. Rio Bravo
40. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worryng And Love The Bomb
41. North By Northwest
42. Barton Fink
43. Le Notti Di Cabiria
44. Rebecca
45. T2
46. In A Lonely Place
47. Cinema Paradiso
48. In The Mood For Love (Faa Yeung Nin Wa)
49. Wild Strawberries
50. Fight Club

Oh boy...I don't think we're going to agree on much when it comes to movies.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Oh boy...I don't think we're going to agree on much when it comes to movies.

No worries. A lot of different things to choose from in that list though. European movies, East Asian movies, American classics, Hitchcock, Kubrick, Monthy Python, Star Wars, war movies, epics, etc.

There are some great movies in there, sure, but most of it reads like a list of the most overrated movies ever.

I know the feeling, I've watched many movies I felt were overrated. However, I genuinely had a great time watching these movies, and often more than once. I think they all deserve the praise, success and awards they have achieved. What would your top 50 list look like?

theplatypus wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:And I'm not sure why Mulholland Drive came up in this discussion with Shawshank. But MD is vastly superior in every way.

I said I didn't like Shawshank that much, and Anders remembered I had said I liked Mulholland a lot.

Ah.

Anders wrote:I know the feeling, I've watched many movies I felt were overrated. However, I genuinely had a great time watching these movies, and often more than once. I think they all deserve the praise, success and awards they have achieved. What would your top 50 list look like?

For a hot second I thought Fight Club wasn't gonna make the cut and I was gonna lose my shit!

Still, I didn't see any Lynch on there. Did I miss it? Or do you need to reevaluate a few things?

Should I spend today making an account and rating movies on imdb?