Most Pretentious Movie You've Ever Seen?

magnolia.

crash.

and I just recently seen Babel, which is pretty pretentious

I like Magnolia...

The most pretentious film I've ever seen? Bowling for Columbine

Changed thanks to reminder from poster above.

Waking Life. An hour and a half of Richard Linklater performing self-fellatio is not high up on my list of greatest moments.

edit - also, I don't really see how Babel is pretentious. Are movies with a foreign feel automatically pretentious?

Waking Life. An hour and a half of Richard Linklater performing self-fellatio is not high up on my list of greatest moments.

edit - also, I don't really see how Babel is pretentious. Are movies with a foreign feel automatically pretentious?

DJ_Lae

Waking Life was fascinating.

Babel was pretentious because the director clearly thought it was brilliant... IT wasn't. THe connections between the characters were very very loose, ESPECIALLY the japanese story line, which could have been done without entirely. Of course they wanted an excuse to have a confused japanese deaf girl, so they left it in... The whole movie carried on a "holier than though" sentement.

Terrible movie.

Waking Life was fascinating.

Babel was pretentious because the director clearly thought it was brilliant... IT wasn't. THe connections between the characters were very very loose, ESPECIALLY the japanese story line, which could have been done without entirely. Of course they wanted an excuse to have a confused japanese deaf girl, so they left it in... The whole movie carried on a "holier than though" sentement.

Terrible movie.

MythofSisyphus

I liked the Japanese story the best out of all the threads, although I definitely agree that its link to the others was pretty weak. As I watched the movie I kept thinking "Oh, okay, that's how this fits with the other piece" and I was sure the Japanese segment would have this massive reveal and...it never did.

It was a more interesting character study than the other bits, particularly the Mexican nanny and the couple's kids. That one was just boring.

Waking Life was visually interesting but the dialogue kept reminding me of all the self-obsessed blowhards who'd constantly hold their hand up in Philosophy class.

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Waking Life. An hour and a half of Richard Linklater performing self-fellatio is not high up on my list of greatest moments.

edit - also, I don't really see how Babel is pretentious. Are movies with a foreign feel automatically pretentious?

MythofSisyphus

Waking Life was fascinating.

Babel was pretentious because the director clearly thought it was brilliant... IT wasn't. THe connections between the characters were very very loose, ESPECIALLY the japanese story line, which could have been done without entirely. Of course they wanted an excuse to have a confused japanese deaf girl, so they left it in... The whole movie carried on a "holier than though" sentement.

Terrible movie.

I have yet to see Waking Life but I completly agree with you on Babel.

Babel, King Kong (2005) and Lord of the rings trilogySuperMario_46

err...okay....why?

donnie darkoBoogie_J

Agreed.

The Matrix, pop philosophy bull...nikc666

I'll agree on the second 2. the first one was pretty good. I'm not a big movie buff, but most of There Will Be Blood was pretty boring they could have easily cut out 45 minutes of the movie IMO. but luckily the end made it all better.

Babel, King Kong (2005) and Lord of the rings trilogySuperMario_46

crash.

Boogie_J

agreed. also the waking life which I had to watch in philosophy class

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crash.

andyboiii

agreed. also the waking life which I had to watch in philosophy class

i plan on watching waking life soon. looks interesting

The Matrix and Donnie Darko, no way.

It seems to me that a lot of people are intimidated by movies with any sort of philosphical undertones.

The Matrix and Donnie Darko, no way.

It seems to me that a lot of people are intimidated by movies with any sort of philosphical undertones.

MetalGear_Ninty

Oh please, I'm fine with philosophy. Ghost in the Shell is a fantastic film and that's the film the Wachowski brothers basically ripped off (really well I might add). However Donnie Darko is just so pretencious it's not even funny. Celler door? Really?

I'm gonna put up my flame shield and say Fight Club. I've heard from everyone all about why I should have loved the pants off of it, but I just flat-out didn't like it at all.GabuEx

I did enjoy that film, but I didn't think it deserved half the hype it was given.

The Matrix and Donnie Darko, no way.

It seems to me that a lot of people are intimidated by movies with any sort of philosphical undertones.

MetalGear_Ninty

I hate the matrix because it's pop philosophy for the masses, and yet it's being hailed as a philosophical masterpiece when it's anything but.

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The Matrix and Donnie Darko, no way.

It seems to me that a lot of people are intimidated by movies with any sort of philosphical undertones.

nikc666

I hate the matrix because it's pop philosophy for the masses, and yet it's being hailed as a philosophical masterpiece when it's anything but.

Watch out Keanu Reeves might be watching you!

I'm gonna put up my flame shield and say Fight Club. I've heard from everyone all about why I should have loved the pants off of it, but I just flat-out didn't like it at all.GabuEx

Loved the movie but hated the fact that people when out and started fight clubs. They didn't get the movie at all...

The Sixth Sense

Everybody thought it was a clever twist except for me.

I'm going to give this a shot and say ... Citizen Kane.

I just didn't get it. *runs to go watch Mulholland Dr.*

donnie darkoBoogie_J

I'm going to give this a shot and say ... Citizen Kane.

I just didn't get it. *runs to go watch Mulholland Dr.*

SimpJee

Nobody REALLY gets that film that is why it is ranked number 1 for greatest of all-time. Because people are pretentious and want to believe they are smarter then they really are so they say they get the film...

Lady in the Water. The director plays as the most important character...

Not only that, but the movie itself sucked, and so does all of his movies.

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I'm going to give this a shot and say ... Citizen Kane.

I just didn't get it. *runs to go watch Mulholland Dr.*

spidermonkey11

Nobody REALLY gets that film that is why it is ranked number 1 for greatest of all-time. Because people are pretentious and want to believe they are smarter then they really are so they say they get the film...

(reference to popular show) LOLOLOL

I'm going to throw it out there and say Juno. It felt forcebly "indie", like the director was standing behind me, bludgeoning me while screaming "SEE, ISN'T THIS QUIRKY?!? SHE DRANK SUNNY D, THAT'S SO INDIE!"

Add to that that some of the soundtrack was horrific.

I'm going to throw it out there and say Juno. It felt forcebly "indie", like the director was standing behind me, bludgeoning me while screaming "SEE, ISN'T THIS QUIRKY?!? SHE DRANK SUNNY D, THAT'S SO INDIE!"

Add to that that some of the soundtrack was horrific.

ElZilcho90

I'm going to throw it out there and say Juno. It felt forcebly "indie", like the director was standing behind me, bludgeoning me while screaming "SEE, ISN'T THIS QUIRKY?!? SHE DRANK SUNNY D, THAT'S SO INDIE!"

Add to that that some of the soundtrack was horrific.

ElZilcho90

:lol:

QFT. When my sister starts liking it, I know it's not indie.

Magnolia was good.

That one with Santori time in Japan that all the critics liked. It had Bill Murray. That's the most pretentious film I've ever seen.

Looked it up.

Lost in Translation. :|

Waking Life. An hour and a half of Richard Linklater performing self-fellatio is not high up on my list of greatest moments.

DJ_Lae

Agreed on that and pretty much every one of his movies.

Magnolia was good.

That one with Santori time in Japan that all the critics liked. It had Bill Murray. That's the most pretentious film I've ever seen.

Looked it up.

Lost in Translation. :|

Jandurin

I watched Lost in Translation because the cover had a review saying it was "hilarious". I was bitterly dissapointed.

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The Matrix and Donnie Darko, no way.

It seems to me that a lot of people are intimidated by movies with any sort of philosphical undertones.

AirGuitarist87

Oh please, I'm fine with philosophy. Ghost in the Shell is a fantastic film and that's the film the Wachowski brothers basically ripped off (really well I might add). However Donnie Darko is just so pretencious it's not even funny. Celler door? Really?

I don't know, I thought 'Cellar Door' was a good little reference...I really like the movie.

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The Matrix and Donnie Darko, no way.

It seems to me that a lot of people are intimidated by movies with any sort of philosphical undertones.

nikc666

I hate the matrix because it's pop philosophy for the masses, and yet it's being hailed as a philosophical masterpiece when it's anything but.

The movie had great philosphical undertones, it was great. Perhaps it is 'philosophy for the masses' but doesn't that make it the most appealing philosophy.

Donnie Darko is such a sensational movie.

Donnie Darko is such a sensational movie.

Jandurin

My favorite movie.

History of the World, Part 1.

So pretentious, it indicated a sequel that it never warranted :o

History of the World, Part 1.

So pretentious, it indicated a sequel that it never warranted :o

Jandurin

Oh man that movie was hillarious!!!

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