i saw someone describe Almost Famous as "a PG-13 version of the 70s" and thought about that movie for the first time in a long time. i rewatched about 30 minutes of it before i realized how awful it is. of course, that's in retrospect. for whatever reason, my 20-year old self thought it was good (i mean, even then i knew it wasn't the greatest, but i liked it quite a bit).
it's tough, though, because plenty of terrible movies still have such nostalgic value that i love them even though i know i wouldn't if i saw them now for the first time. and others i look at and feel nothing but sickness thinking that at some point, i watched this on purpose and enjoyed it.
my list:
Almost Famous - discussed above
Chasing Amy - people still tell me this movie is great, but they are wrong. when the writing in Kevin Smith movie doesn't work, there's a problem because it's needed to cover up the bad performances as it does in Clerks and Mallrats. it doesn't here, however, and the result is a disaster.
Garden State - i must have originally watched this in some kind of depressed mood because it is so obviously too full of itself and dramatic to be tolerated.
Return of the Jedi - i know it is candidly admitted by some nerds, but all nerds everywhere should just be open about how awful this movie is.
American Beauty - basically rewrite Ordinary People and get Kevin Spacey to talk about jerking off and this is the movie. add in some rose petals for people who thing they're artsy and abstract. evidently i thought i was artsy and abstract in 1999 because i was totally sold. i was a chump and this is terrible.
i'm sure i will remember more, but those are prob enough to start it off.
it's tough, though, because plenty of terrible movies still have such nostalgic value that i love them even though i know i wouldn't if i saw them now for the first time. and others i look at and feel nothing but sickness thinking that at some point, i watched this on purpose and enjoyed it.
my list:
Almost Famous - discussed above
Chasing Amy - people still tell me this movie is great, but they are wrong. when the writing in Kevin Smith movie doesn't work, there's a problem because it's needed to cover up the bad performances as it does in Clerks and Mallrats. it doesn't here, however, and the result is a disaster.
Garden State - i must have originally watched this in some kind of depressed mood because it is so obviously too full of itself and dramatic to be tolerated.
Return of the Jedi - i know it is candidly admitted by some nerds, but all nerds everywhere should just be open about how awful this movie is.
American Beauty - basically rewrite Ordinary People and get Kevin Spacey to talk about jerking off and this is the movie. add in some rose petals for people who thing they're artsy and abstract. evidently i thought i was artsy and abstract in 1999 because i was totally sold. i was a chump and this is terrible.
i'm sure i will remember more, but those are prob enough to start it off.
