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Highly praised but really Terrible Movies
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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I have tried to watch this movie 4 different times; twice trying to start it in the middle but could not get more than 15 minutes into it. It's bad, boring, trite, and unrealistic. I like George Clooney as an actor but even his over-the-top performance and lousy southern accent couldn’t prop any life into this stellar dude.
Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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I fell asleep twice watching this movie, it's that boring. My suggestion drink a couple of energy drinks and then see it if you want to finish it, better yet, try watching a good film.
Fargo (Special Edition)Fargo (Special Edition)
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It takes about 10 seconds to realize that the criminals in this film are stupid, not the idealized highly intelligent criminals that most Hollywood films idolize. Once you get that then the rest of the film because boring and predictable. The worst part is that the fact that they are trying to make a horrendous murder into a comedy once you realize that the film actually becomes pretty repulsive.
Pulp Fiction (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)Pulp Fiction (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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It took me three times to actually finish this movie, unless you are into gratuitous and nonsensical violence you won't find much to keep you hooked. Not much of a story line and pithy character development doesn’t help much.
Forrest Gump (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)Forrest Gump (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
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Tom Hanks is a great actor and did a great job, but the fact is this movie is trite and silly. If you watch this and enjoy it, well, ahhhhh, as the movie says - Stupid is as stupid does.
Kill Bill - Volume OneKill Bill - Volume One
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Yeah – OK – if you like a unrealistic storyline interspersed with bad Japanese style animation and stupid sprinklers spaying fake looking blood then you will like this. Otherwise, give it a much needed pass.
District 9 [Blu-ray]District 9 [Blu-ray]
Buy new: $18.99
Do I really need to comment about this – Nice special effects – terribly boring characters that we don’t really care about if they get killed. Lots of gore and violence, slow, plodding and it’s all been done before and done much, MUCH better.
Wall-E (Single-Disc Edition)Wall-E (Single-Disc Edition)
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A heavy handed PC/Morality tale that falls short on almost every account. Yes the animation is great, but you need a good story line if you want a movie.
Casino Royale (2-Disc Widescreen Edition)Casino Royale (2-Disc Widescreen Edition)
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It’s sad to see, but we have finally lost James Bond and now we have Die Hard Bond. Bond movies used to show the chase with some action, now all we have is action and very little chase. This movie was so fractured that you couldn’t really even tell there was a chase.