Having found myself with a free afternoon recently I sat down and watched Ridley Scott’s 1982 cult sci-fi masterpiece Blade Runner for the first time and to be honest I was underwhelmed. It was slow paced and not much action. Overrated even. It got me thinking about other overrated films, some massively popular with audiences and/or critics but are they really worthy of the hero worship heaped upon them?
I thought Forest Gump was overrated, as is Avatar, the Shawshank Redemption (preferred Clint in Escape From Alcatraz), Unforgiven, Fight Club, The Big Lebowski and The Blair Witch Project amongst others. I enjoyed watching most of these and some are good films but great? The Godfather and Godfather Part II are true epics but in all honesty I think I would rather spend a couple of hours watching Goodfellas or Casino.
Then there are the films that are overrated by critics for the purpose of pushing left-wing identity politics. Black Panther and the Ghostbusters reboot spring to mind. Ghostbusters gimmick was replacing a successful franchise with an all female cast whist pushing the strong independent empowered female narrative and shoehorning in social justice messaging the audiences hated but the left-wing media loved.
Outside of boardrooms in Hollywood no cunt wanted Black Panther, they just wanted a black superhero to again push ‘the message’. Yes it made $1.3Bn but I suspect a lot of that was people wanting to see what a prosperous, successful African society looked like in Wakanda rather than the real life poverty stricken stinking shitholes. To confirm its ‘overrated status’ writer and activist Shaun King ‘found the film to be a cultural moment in American Black history similar to Rosa Parks’ Montgomery bus boycott, Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, or Barack Obama being elected president’.
These are just a few of my thoughts of course and everyone will have their own opinions on if a film is overrated or even some underrated ones. As ever the floor is open to my fellow cunters for their musings.
And as for Blade Runner? A cop in a futuristic dystopian city hunting down criminals? I rewatched Dredd.
Nominated by : Liberal Liquidator
One of the best film I ever saw, terrified the shit out of me. I was scared to come home in the early hours ( what? I was 18/19 and had an active imagination, OK?) for months. Kept on expecting a head dangling by its hair from the light fitting.
“The Possession of Joel Delany”
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Sorry to interrupt a fine thread admin but I have just heard the most ludicrous statement in years. Yvette Cooper is law trying to stop the illegal cunt smugglers. Apparently, we are coughing up money to advise the Iraqi government on , wait for it, Border Sercurity.
Problem solved !
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You can bet on labour to find ever ludicrous ways of spunking taxpayers hard earned around the world…🤬🤬🤬
“Home Secretary signs ‘world-first’ deal with Iraq to tackle people smuggling | The Standard” https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/yvette-cooper-iraq-home-secretary-channel-home-office-b1196924.html
FUCKING IRAQ, didn’t a load of our servicemen get killed and maimed fighting these goat shagging bastard’s.
CUNTS… !!!!
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Mrs Balls is targeting the wrong end of the chain. The UK is so attractive to these scum that they travel all the way across Europe then risk their necks in an overloaded dinghy to get here. We should identify what the attraction is and remove it.
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The EU, Arfur, have told us what the attraction is, a guaranteed living space and access to benefits. That was enshrined in law in about 2002 when, to the fury of the Home Secretary David Blunkett, a leftie lawyer,•representing an immigrant from 6 different countries, brought a court case against the (Labour) government to enshrine those rights in law.
A gold star if you have worked out who the lawyer was.
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Can’t beat Jason and the Argonauts! (1963)
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That and Clash of the Titans.
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Flash Gordon was ace.
Brian Blessed was superb in it.
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The true king of England.
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Brian Bellowing Bllessed.
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I fucking hate American films. I hate American books.
Before I watch a film or read a book I’ll see where it’s set.
If it’s USA move on .
I’ve never watched Star Wars or anything that ain’t real
Just about cope with spaghetti westerns.
Suppose I love my country give me twin town over twin peaks anyway
Even that was Welsh
It’s still Blair’s fault
Let’s all look for a cheap holiday in other peoples misery
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I agree with you Acac, about yankie films. For a start you can’t make out what they’re saying, besides making changes and fucking up our English language. They also don’t understand subtly and we have to spell everything out from them.
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Hollywood has the money but we hold our own in films.
Those pinewood studios, Ealing films, and Hammer horror films,
Carry on films,
To Kes
Whistle down the wind
Dead man’s shoes
Nuts in May’
Snatch
This is England
Wickerman
Withnail and I
Life of Brian
Zulu
Lawrence of Arabia
Railway children
We are fuckin brilliant!!🇬🇧
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The gentlemen.
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The Gentleman. I could watch that film on a continual loop. The dialogue is sublime.
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Actually liked that and the Netflix spin off.
Guy Ritchie good, mainly. What do I know!
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Just watched that on Prime this evening. Good stuff, the fucking mockney accents though 🤪
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Kes, filmed on a budget of 2 old pence.
I sympathise with the scene were the lads freezing in his vest and pants.
Been there, done that.
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The primary school PE teacher we had made Brian Glover’s character look like a monk.
A proper sadistic cunt, who loved to see young boys freeze to death and run to the pioint of exhaustion.
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That’s why he became a PE teacher Norman.
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All good stuff mnc
Add a few British crime films
Robbery Stanley baker
Sweeney not the plan b shir
Villain burton not a convincing poof
Get Carter the best
Long Good Friday
Let’s get serious the please sir film
On the fucking buses
We all remember them
Love kes the pe teacher was realistic
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The Long Good Friday
The Go Between
Alfie
Hobson’s Choice
Saturday Night Sunday Morning
Get Carter
I.D
Georgy Girl
Performance
More British greats.
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The Devil Rides Out was passable. 👹
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That evil Lear on the face of the Goat of Mendez on that movie was pretty shocking. He actually looked like a nonce. Probably Cliff Richard, now I think of it. I wasn’t afraid the demon would cast me into Hell, but take me round the back of the bike sheds and give me a thorough bumming!
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Dead man’s shoes is a fantastic film. Disturbing but with a good sprinkling of dark British humour.
“Can I help you mate?”
“Sorry?”
What the fuck you lookin at mate?”
“YOU YA CUNT!!“
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Bone Tomahawk with Kurt Russell is a great modern western.
Got cannibals in it too.
All for under $2m which would pay for about 5 minutes of CGI in the latest man child superhero film.
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Rather violent, innit.
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I used to go to the Midnight Movie on a Saturday night, after an evening spent in the Buccaneer.
We’d buy a Kiora orange in a plastic cup, tear back the foil lid and drink half, then top it up with vodka.
The film was usually a Hammer Horror, but once it was Deliverance. I think they were doing an audience perception on the ‘squeal, Piggy, squeal’ scene.
I laughed. Sorry.
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Evenin Mis. You is Barry Normal and I claim my Saturday Morning flicks free pass.
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Evening Triton👍
Just opinionated as fuck and enthusiastic.😆
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Pokémon the movie.
This can’t ever be rated above zero.
My kids thought it was great when it came out. I may have missed a bit when I fell asleep in the cinema.
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When my lad was little I took him to see a kids film called Antz.
Starring a voiceover character by Woody Allen!!
I was working nights at the time,
I got the boy a drink and popcorn, sat in the dark warm cinema,…and slept the whole film.
My lad said accusingly
” A lady was laughing because you were snoring.”
Fuckin woody Allen!!!
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My girlfriend, at the time, got us tickets for the premiere of a film at the Odeon, Leicester Square. I fell asleep almost immediately and can’t even remember what the film was.
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I was taken there as a little one to see Star Wars. 1976? Fell asleep. Not seen another since. Did I miss anything?
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Underrated films from the film noir series are Nattevagten (The night guard), which is really sinister and has a great soundtrack and I Kina spiser de hunde (In China they eat dogs).
Both Danish and very dark humour.
The plot twist at the finale of I Kina spiser de hunde is brilliant.
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Er du dansk, Odin?
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Nej. Jeg er Englander.
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best film is Betty blue , it’s a french film in the 1980s has the gorgeous Beatrice fallen getting her kit off and lots of sex in it but it gets depressing towards the end when she has a breakdown but everything comes good in the end
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Great film Sid,
Betty Blue was released in the shortened version first and you only understand what the girl was going through until you watch the extended version. Thanks.
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Spielberg lost his way after Duel.
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Spielberg knew people would watch any old shite as long as it had
“produced by..”
on it.
Audiences everywhere were played by a Master.
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This is great film to watch with a female friend.
It’s got action, drama and romance, all the stuff a lady finds engaging.
The quick trailer is well worth a watch:
https://youtu.be/2NQ5XYpw3fw?si=2wUr_OXSu0SD7bPE
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Don’t open that link!
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It’s Youtube, JP!
Nothing explicit on there.
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You absolute shite hawk!
Oh, my fucking God,
DO NOT OPEN THAT LINK!
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It’s culture, JP.
Japanese culture. So understandably, somewhat controversial…
They’re a strange bunch, the nips.
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You say culture.
I say carnage.
Vomitville!
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Last Tango in Paris.
But a good name if you’re launching a new butter.
Most French films are mind-numbingly pretentious, unless they have Catherine Deneuve in…
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or this gorgeous lady https://images.app.goo.gl/fqbn7mCfVKZBGyBm7
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Or this gorgeous French honey:
https://images.app.goo.gl/5iJzyp72qTtSjNjt8
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@ Thomas…FFS … that’s just wrong.. rather crack one off over Dianne Abbott
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You can borrow the polaroid I pinched off Jeremy Corbyn if you like, Sid.
It’s quite impressive, that pic.
You’d never imagine Diane could pull her bum cheeks that far apart.
Like a chocolate Sarlaac pit.
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Cuntengine @
Here.
Best scene ever filmed in any film ever.
Even LL can watch it.
https://youtu.be/1H5qrLJClJ0?si=yYsSYYXjKogPQEwk
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Ho ho, yes indeed, MNC!
I bloody love ‘In Bruges’.
Speaking of Colin Farrell, I thoroughly recommend ‘The Penguin’…it’s nowt like stupid Marvel or DC crap…it’s a proper violent drama, well scripted and very well acted. Almost like Hollywood didn’t get there cissy liberal mitts on it.
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🎵Ya little fucking cunt 🎵🤣🤣
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right this is what a real woman looks like, tissues ready, it’s Monica Bellucci in latexhttps://images.app.goo.gl/4Rvwd2XRcaAF9r2f6
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https://images.app.goo.gl/Gxkpms6WJQtWxoys7
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Ah for fks sake, high maintenance is Monica
Imagine if I didn’t shave and have let the hair grow on my back. My piles would also burst out if she root too close.
I suppose if she was broke and had know money left, she might put up with me but then Id probably tell her
“Good luck Luv”
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I saw this Italian arthouse film once.In it, this young lad steals Monica Bellucci’s knickers and he puts them over his face as he falls alseep in his bed.
A lad after my own heart.
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ah you are talking about Malèna, it’s what every young man thinks when he sees a nubile woman in puberty
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here norman here you are, the song is rather good too, sorry if you don’t speak Italian https://youtu.be/KT44aQ_10XM?si=3MKYZuXKLSRg2JBj
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I’m never, ever opening a Cunt Engine link, ever, ever again.
I simply cannot trust you, Thomas.
You lie.
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My apologies, JP.
I had genuinely forgotten about my ‘safe for JP clause’!
I’ll redouble my efforts to be extra vigilant.
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You’d better, or you will be persona non grata at the Christmas debauchery!
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I’m being put on ‘gardening leave’ in a couple of weeks, so will have plenty of time over the festive period to contribute more spite and filth to ISAC…and to complete a couple of very ‘interesting’ personal projects…
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” gardening leave” doesn’t sound good, Thomas.
Still, I hope things will work out for you.
All the best.
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Thanks JP…not just me, but all of us in the (small) company…just in time for Christmas!
Ah well, I’ll keep my chjn.
Hope you’re doing well too (even after inadvertantly seeing the Japanese romance!).
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The original Assault on Precinct 13 – winner.
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If we are going to include great films as well here, then the 1973 film ‘The Marathon Man’ needs a mention. That masterpiece put me off going to a dentist for nearly fourty years. Christian Szell (played by Laurence Olivia) resembled my first dentist. “Is is safe? Er, is it fuck!” But at least it has saved me a fortune.
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Loved that film. Whenever the light is too bright in a room I say ‘Is it safe?’ and people look at me (all too young) and think I’m a bampot.
Jaws put me off ever swimming in the sea.
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After my lady dentist had given my teeth a particularly violent scale and polish I said to her I know how Dustin Hoffman felt.See looked at me blankly I said Marathon Man, she had never seen it.
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Labour transport minister Louise Haigh resigns due to fraud conviction coming to light.
She said she’d been mugged and had her mobile phone stolen.
Turns out it was all a dream and never took place.
That’s the problem with reality, it’s so confusing!!
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Mugged or enriched?
As Lisa “downsy” nandy explained last night. Drink in that enrichment…
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Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and Star Trek can all go fuck themselves.
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“Nudes on the moon” wasn’t overated.
Watch it on You Tube.
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The Italian Neorealism Cinema were one of the biggest influences in my life, with films such as Ladri di Biciclette and Umberto D. The British New Wave with the kitchen sink dramas, the French new wave, with Quatre de Cents Coups. More recently were the Dogme 95 cinema from Denmark, where everything real was performed, such as sex in Idioterne.
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Do all y’all remember the hype, going-on hysteria for Titanic in the late 90’s?
Deluded cunts reportedly going to the flicks ten times and more to see it over and over … pre-booked full houses for weeks nay months on end … 11 fucking Oscars for it ….
Citizen Kane, it was not …. (I liked ‘The Game’ with Michael Douglas, around that same time, far better …)
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Barbarella was “interesting” when I was 15. 💪
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The Dune remake was a bit wank! Lacked all the horror of the 1984 version.
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I thought Lynch nailed the look of it perfectly from the books, sand worms were a bit wank but apparently he had blown the budget. The Baron was brilliant.
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