Of course, if the director had just trimmed down the ENDLESS FUCKING SHOTS of Jim Cavieziel staring broodingly out of the boat for, like, 45 minutes, the movie would have been tighter and possibly easier to endure.
But given that it was Terrence Malick, what were you expecting? 45 minutes of the main character not staring vacantly at a tree/sunset/piece of grass?
Fair point.
Word of advice - do NOT watch Inception (a) while pregnant and (b) right before going to bed. Your dreams will be ALL FUCKED UP.
In all seriousness though, it was fantastic and I highly recommend it.
The trailer makes it look really damn cool.
I have been so amused at this conversation. All the shared movie hatred! Who knew it was such a bonding experience.
FTR I hate Magnolia, Crash, Short Cuts, and Spotless Mind. Hate 'em all. My quirky category for hate films is nihilistic action flicks. They are the IT movies summer after summer, and I just find them unwatchable. Oh well. I"m just wired wrong.
I think Crash is one of those movies that brings out the haters. I cannot believe it won an Oscar against Brokeback Mountain.
I keep forgetting that y'all aren't talking about the freaky Cronenberg-directed Crash, with James Spader.
Hee! I had no idea there was so much Eternal Sunshine hatred. (It's one of my all time favourite films; the end never fails to reduce me to fits of sobbing.) I was annoyed by Magnolia, but I LOVE the sing-along to Aimee Mann's "Wise Up."
I don't know if I hate any critically acclaimed / fan-favourite films with the heat of thousand burning suns. I mean, there are revered films that don't do much for me (like Princess Bride -- hey, stop throwing things at me!) and tropes I find annoying (e.g. the whole Manic Pixie Girl thing) and I slept through parts of Malick's The New World, but hate is too strong a word for those.
Yay for the stamp of approval on Inception! I am so excited for that movie!
I remember walking out of the theater with a deep, intense hate-on for Grand Canyon, after which I learned to avoid films like that.
I'm trying to think of any movies I really hate - there must be some but perhaps I've repressed them.
I did hate
E.T.
when it came out. I watched it again a few years ago and didn't feel the same hatred.
Oh, I sorta' hated
Flashdance.
Oh, and then there's
Escape to Witch Mountain....
And I liked
Contact,
except I completely hated the "See? Science requires faith too" ending....
Oh, I knew there was a recent movie I totally hated.
Pearl Harbor!
God did that suck in so many ways.
