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In reply to the discussion: What critically acclaimed or "block buster movies" do you not care for? [View all]Manifestor_of_Light
(21,046 posts)Like The Dark Knight. No human interest, no emotional interaction, the lady characters are killed off before you see any character development, nothing but the glorification of violence and chaos. Nothing I can sympathise with. I got shuttled into it when I went to see the Second X-Files movie but nobody else showed up (in a little town) and they shuttled us into the dark knight. I thought it was an utter waste of time, talent and film. The only characters with dignity were Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman.
Don't like gangster movies like The Godfather, and Million Dollar Baby, for the same reason. People committing endless, senseless violence. I can't sympathise with them or give a damn.
I also don't like to get the crap scared out of me. Refuse to go to horror movies, scary movies. Couldn't watch Alien on TV, the monster was too gross. They will give me nightmares. I can watch war movies if it's something historical that actually happened.
The last movies I saw in the theater that I liked were "Get On Up" about James Brown, and "Now You See Me" about four magicians and a bank heist.