Classic films you hate
everyone knows that list of classic films. the critical *and* popular darlings. The ones everyone is supposed to have on their rack of filmic Desert Island Discs. However, not everyone's tastes are the same. One person's squee is another's bored to tears.
So, name me two classic films you hate (and tell me *why*, I want reasons) and two that you'll quite happily feel justified about pushing someone off a cliff if anyone dares denigrate them, even slightly. You don't need to explain those you love, because that tends to collapse into flailing and seal noises.
Citizen Kane
My father loves this film. He talked it up for years. So, one day it's on at the BFI so he pulls me along to get rid of my sceptical eyebrow and 'not again' eyeroll.
I sit. My eyebrow does not go down. As the film goes on i get increasingly fidgety. And i nearly strain something with the amount of eyerolling done. Seriously. what the hell is with that script? the acting is overblown, wooden or dead in the water. the camera angles and lighting are... meh if they're not looking like something trying to imitate early silent horror. The costuming. Dear FSM. The choppy editing. And what fucking satire? This is not satire, I have been to the Hirst castle and read up on the bloke, this is fucking Krankies with the subtlety of a doorknob, as done by emo kid trying to be rebellious. And someone shoot the person who wrote the score, they need to be put out of their misery. I could go on. And the first person to say 'groundbreaking'? there are better films with better acting, script and lighting from before this.
the Godfather
Read the book in my early teens, saw the film at uni. Yawn. BORING. it's like they've taken the interesting bits of the book and flattened them (and the book wasn't that great to begin with), it goes on forever, goes slowly and... yeah, I can see your attempts at self-conscious cool while you're in love with the Mafia idea. get over yourself, really.
Two classics I love : Casablanca and Some Like it Hot.
Go.
So, name me two classic films you hate (and tell me *why*, I want reasons) and two that you'll quite happily feel justified about pushing someone off a cliff if anyone dares denigrate them, even slightly. You don't need to explain those you love, because that tends to collapse into flailing and seal noises.
Citizen Kane
My father loves this film. He talked it up for years. So, one day it's on at the BFI so he pulls me along to get rid of my sceptical eyebrow and 'not again' eyeroll.
I sit. My eyebrow does not go down. As the film goes on i get increasingly fidgety. And i nearly strain something with the amount of eyerolling done. Seriously. what the hell is with that script? the acting is overblown, wooden or dead in the water. the camera angles and lighting are... meh if they're not looking like something trying to imitate early silent horror. The costuming. Dear FSM. The choppy editing. And what fucking satire? This is not satire, I have been to the Hirst castle and read up on the bloke, this is fucking Krankies with the subtlety of a doorknob, as done by emo kid trying to be rebellious. And someone shoot the person who wrote the score, they need to be put out of their misery. I could go on. And the first person to say 'groundbreaking'? there are better films with better acting, script and lighting from before this.
the Godfather
Read the book in my early teens, saw the film at uni. Yawn. BORING. it's like they've taken the interesting bits of the book and flattened them (and the book wasn't that great to begin with), it goes on forever, goes slowly and... yeah, I can see your attempts at self-conscious cool while you're in love with the Mafia idea. get over yourself, really.
Two classics I love : Casablanca and Some Like it Hot.
Go.