Poll of the Day > am i the only person who thought Alien and The Godfather were average movies

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they were okay. like i didn't dislike them but I don't really think I'd ever want to watch them again. My family and friends rave about these two movies in particular but I dont get why

sodium-chloride posted...

they were okay. like i didn't dislike them but I don't really think I'd ever want to watch them again. My family and friends rave about these two movies in particular but I dont get why

Alien I agree on but The Godfather was a classic as is Good Fellas.

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Why do you care? It's perfectly okay to not enjoy something as much as someone else.

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The Godfather is the most boring film I have ever watched.

I loved aliens

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Truth_Decay posted...

Why do you care? It's perfectly okay to not enjoy something as much as someone else.

I never said it wasn't. I'm just asking if there are people here who didn't care much for either movie because no one I know in real life shares that opinion with me. Is it wrong to ask that?

I like both of those movies a lot but if they werent really your thing that is ok

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I agree with the Godfather. Though I acknowledge that it's a classic. Same goes for Godfather 2. A lot of that movie was boring. It also calls to mind Scarface, which I would also find to br a tad overrated.

Meanwhile I enjoy the setting of Alien. I like both the first and second movie, with the second being my preference.

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I wouldnt say Godfather is the greatest movie ever but its pretty great.

Alien however is perfect. Everyone must love Alien

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I always assumed I'd dislike Godfather until I actually watched it, but then when I finally did I really, really liked it. Lowered expectations probably helped me enjoy it more - if I'd gone in expecting it to be the greatest film experience of my life I'd probably have appreciated it less.

Alien feels like it's more a product of its time, and you have to be into that style of suspense/horror to really appreciate it. It's never really been my bag, but I can appreciate it for its craft.

I tend to default to the assumption that people who don't like older movies are from younger generations who grew up on nothing but "FASTER, MORE INTENSE!" blockbusters, so they equate "slower-paced" with "boring", and can't appreciate suspense. But I consider that more of a fault of the viewer than I do of the films.

Ultimately, it feels like we need to judge works more by their own time period than by modern standards. Because standards change over time. Movies like The Great Train Robbery and A Trip to the Moon were mind-blowing in their time, but someone seeing them for the first time today who doesn't understand the impact they had on film isn't likely to care.

Though that also raises the question of whether or not we should divorce politics and cultural mores from film criticism as well - both Birth of a Nation and Triumph of the Will are incredibly significant films from a cinematography perspective, but people tend to get touchy about them because racism and Nazis.
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i read the title as "avenger" instead of average, ok?

it made me chuckle. then life brought me back down, ok?

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I really liked Alien and Aliens but the Godfather I just didn't care for. Just wasn't my thing.

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They're both masterpieces that I'll watch ever year, but there's nothing wrong with not liking them either.

I'm the same when it comes to something like Half Life 2. I recognize it's a masterpiece, but for me it's average at best.

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One classic that I personally dont enjoy is 2001 A Space Odyssey

Maybe it was cool and groundbreaking for the time but to me it is just the longest and most boring music video

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Mead posted...

One classic that I personally dont enjoy is 2001 A Space Odyssey

Maybe it was cool and groundbreaking for the time but to me it is just the longest and most boring music video

You probably didn't do enough psychedelic drugs before watching it.
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ParanoidObsessive posted...

You probably didn't do enough psychedelic drugs before watching it.

I agree

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