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    Unpopular Positive Opinion Challenge

    Inspired by today's xkcd:



    A few that got "thumbs up" from me:

    The Last Legion (2007) 15%
    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) 37%
    Only God Forgives (2013) 41%
    The Lone Ranger (2013) 31%
    Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) 48%
    Last edited by Mysterious Dude; 08-02-2019 at 11:15 PM.

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    All movies rotten (<60%) on RT that I score 70 or higher (my cut-off for films that I will actively defend as very good). If I included films that I like to some extent (60-69), this list would be far, far too long.

    Bully (2001) - 78 (54%)
    Samaria (2003) - 70 (50%)
    Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005) - 71 (59%)
    Fast Food Nation (2006) - 71 (50%)
    Funny Games (2007) - 75 (51%)
    Hot Rod (2007) - 72 (39%) [this is the most egregious - RT critics don't know shit]
    Air Doll (2009) - 73 (43%)

    Nothing in the last 10 years, but the number of >70 films has reduced dramatically in that time
    Last 10 Movies Seen
    (90+ = canonical, 80-89 = brilliant, 70-79 = strongly recommended, 60-69 = good, 50-59 = mixed, 40-49 = below average with some good points, 30-39 = poor, 20-29 = bad, 10-19 = terrible, 0-9 = soul-crushingly inept in every way)

    Run
    (2020) 64
    The Whistlers
    (2019
    ) 55
    Pawn (2020) 62
    Matilda (1996) 37
    The Town that Dreaded Sundown
    (1976) 61
    Moby Dick (2011) 50

    Soul
    (2020) 64

    Heroic Duo
    (2003) 55
    A Moment of Romance (1990) 61
    As Tears Go By (1988) 65

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    Uwe Boll movies > all Marvel U movies
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    I work in grocery. I have not gotten sick. My fellow employees have not gotten sick. If the virus were even remotely as contagious as its being presented as, why haven’t entire store staffs who come into contact with hundreds of people per day, thousands per week, all falling ill in mass nationwide?

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    Equilibrium (40%)
    High Tension (40%)
    The Mummy Returns (47%)
    National Treasure (46%)
    The Longest Yard (31%)
    Shooter (47%)
    Hot Rod (39%)
    The Objective (33%)
    The Tall Man (43%)
    Dark Skies (42%)
    The Colony (16%)
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    Quote Quoting D_Davis (view post)
    Uwe Boll movies > all Marvel U movies
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    I work in grocery. I have not gotten sick. My fellow employees have not gotten sick. If the virus were even remotely as contagious as its being presented as, why haven’t entire store staffs who come into contact with hundreds of people per day, thousands per week, all falling ill in mass nationwide?

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    I really like the following movies:

    Power Rangers (2017) 50%
    The Box (2009) 44%
    The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) 52%
    Southland Tales (2007) 38%
    Across The Universe (2007) 53%
    The Phantom of the Opera (2004) 33%
    Last Five Films I've Seen (Out of 5)

    The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse (Mackesy, 2022) 4.5
    Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (Crawford, 2022) 4
    Confess, Fletch (Mottola, 2022) 3.5
    M3GAN (Johnstone, 2023) 3.5
    Turning Red (Shi, 2022) 4.5
    Tokyo Story (Ozu, 1953) 5

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    Quote Quoting Dukefrukem (view post)
    How do I even search for this?
    Were you able to figure this out? Or just started looking up movies individually?

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    Quote Quoting TGM (view post)
    Were you able to figure this out? Or just started looking up movies individually?
    Yeh i just went to letterboxed and looked at the two decades of movies I watched, sorted it by my rating and guessed which ones were perceived poorly.
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    Uwe Boll movies > all Marvel U movies
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    I work in grocery. I have not gotten sick. My fellow employees have not gotten sick. If the virus were even remotely as contagious as its being presented as, why haven’t entire store staffs who come into contact with hundreds of people per day, thousands per week, all falling ill in mass nationwide?

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    Off the top of my head:

    I still say Hereafter (47%) is one of Eastwood's best films as a director (Unforgiven (96%) is minor Eastwood), and Domino (18%) is undoubtedly Tony Scott's masterpiece.

    Some late Woody Allen films I like more than either Vicky Christina Barcelona (81%) or Midnight in Paris (93%): The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (46%), Whatever Works (49%), and You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (46%), all of which I've seen more than once.

    I've come around on Battle in Heaven (49%) after seeing it a second time, and Post Tenebras Lux (53%) is easily one of the decade's best films.

    demonlover is just over the fifty percent threshold (51%) but I far prefer it to either L'Heure d'été (94%) or Sils Maria (90%). Admittedly, Boarding Gate kinda falls apart after Argento lands in Hong Kong, but 32%? What's up with that? (Speaking of Argento, Scarlet Diva (52%), though far from a masterpiece, is very much worth seeing.)

    Some other borderline cases: La Frontière de l'aube (50%), Manderlay (50%), Éloge de l'amour (51%), Antichrist (53%), Marie Antoinette (56%), Film socialisme (59%).
    Just because...
    The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg, 2022) mild
    Petite maman (Céline Sciamma, 2021) mild
    The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh, 2022) mild

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    The Replacements (2000) - 41%

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    All these I rate 4/5.

    Under the Silver Lake (57%)
    The House That Jack Built (57%)
    Deja Vu (55%)
    To the Wonder (46%)
    The Village (44%)
    The Brave One (43%)
    The Lake House (36%)
    Blackhat (33%)

    I think there are no rotten 4.5/5 or 5/5 films, although Gerry (4.5/5) comes the closest with 61%.
    Midnight Run (1988) - 9
    The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) - 8.5
    The Adventures of Robinhood (1938) - 8
    Sisters (1973) - 6.5
    Shin Godzilla (2016) - 7.5

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    I had a list somewhere of RT movies that have rotten scores that I love.
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    The Box is a damn masterpiece.

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    The Rules of Attraction (2002) - 43%
    is a messy blast with good performances and (for the time) wacky editing. Ian Somerhalder dancing to Serge Gainsbourg is still one of my favorite cinema moments. A lot of reviews at the time this came out said the film was hard to like because of the terrible characters, yet the film itself for me really nailed how college brings out the worst of us as we're still learning to get to know ourselves.

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    Remember guys, it's gotta be lower than 50%. I don't make these rules, I merely enforce them!

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    Quote Quoting Peng (view post)
    All these I rate 4/5.

    Under the Silver Lake (57%)
    The House That Jack Built (57%)
    Deja Vu (55%)
    To the Wonder (46%)
    The Village (44%)
    The Brave One (43%)
    The Lake House (36%)
    Blackhat (33%)

    I think there are no rotten 4.5/5 or 5/5 films, although Gerry (4.5/5) comes the closest with 61%.
    Your first three are +50%.

    edit: yeh, what Isaac said. pay attention!
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    Uwe Boll movies > all Marvel U movies
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    I work in grocery. I have not gotten sick. My fellow employees have not gotten sick. If the virus were even remotely as contagious as its being presented as, why haven’t entire store staffs who come into contact with hundreds of people per day, thousands per week, all falling ill in mass nationwide?

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    Quote Quoting Philip J. Fry (view post)
    The Replacements (2000) - 41%
    I always had fun with this one too.

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    Here’s some of mine:

    The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) - 29%
    X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) - 37%
    Sucker Punch (2011) - 22% (I still consider this one to be among the Top 5 best movies I’ve seen this entire decade in fact)
    The Counselor (2013) - 34%
    Need for Speed (2014) - 22%
    Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) - 28%

    I’ll try and think of some more to look into. This’ll be a lot easier to do once I’m in front of a computer anyhow...

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    Out of other people's choices, I really like The Counselor and Only God Forgives as well.

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    Quote Quoting TGM (view post)
    Here’s some of mine:

    The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) - 29%
    X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) - 37%
    Sucker Punch (2011) - 22% (I still consider this one to be among the Top 5 best movies I’ve seen this entire decade in fact)
    The Counselor (2013) - 34%
    Need for Speed (2014) - 22%
    Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) - 28%

    I’ll try and think of some more to look into. This’ll be a lot easier to do once I’m in front of a computer anyhow...
    I like most of these movies.

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    The Chronicles of Riddick is a good one.
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    Uwe Boll movies > all Marvel U movies
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    I work in grocery. I have not gotten sick. My fellow employees have not gotten sick. If the virus were even remotely as contagious as its being presented as, why haven’t entire store staffs who come into contact with hundreds of people per day, thousands per week, all falling ill in mass nationwide?

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    Oh, I'm a fan of The Ninth Gate (43%).

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    Quote Quoting Grouchy (view post)
    Oh, I'm a fan of The Ninth Gate (43%).
    Polanski's best! (imo)

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    Quote Quoting Grouchy (view post)
    Oh, I'm a fan of The Ninth Gate (43%).
    Oooo yes that’s a great pick.

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    Polanski's best! (imo)
    In my opinion:

    1. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
    2. Chinatown (1974)
    3. The Ghost Writer (2010)
    4. Bitter Moon (1992)
    5. Repulsion (1965)
    6. What? (1972)
    7. The Tenant (1976)
    8. Vénus Ã* la fourrure (2013)
    9. The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971)
    10. The Pianist (2002)
    11. The Ninth Gate (1999)
    12. Cul-de-sac (1966)
    13. Tess (1979)
    14. Knife in the Water (1962)
    15. Carnage (2011)
    16. The Fearless Vampire Killers or: Pardon Me But Your Teeth Are in my Neck (1967)
    Just because...
    The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg, 2022) mild
    Petite maman (Céline Sciamma, 2021) mild
    The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh, 2022) mild

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    I was sure Ocean's Twelve would qualify, but it's got a 55% rating.

    I looked up movies that I gave an 8/10 or higher grade to and found three that qualify (I probably missed some).

    Cassandra's Dream (46%)
    Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (44%)
    Elizabethtown (29%)

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