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Inspired by the linked XKCD. Using 60% instead of 50% because that's an easy filter to apply on rottentomatoes.

I'll go first: I think "Sherlock Holmes: A game of Shadows" was awesome, from the plot to the characters ,and especially how they used screen-play to highlight how Sherlocks head works in these absurd ways.

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[–] silentdon@lemmy.world 82 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I unironically like Sucker Punch. And no, it's not only because of scantily clad women.

[–] another_lemming@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

90 minutes of music video montage. I liked it back then too. It looked very video-gamey and edgy.

[–] silentdon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Yes exactly! The only thing that would make it better was if it was a music video album like Daft Punk's Random Access Memories

[–] XanXic@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you watched it recently? I would've said the same thing but I rewatched it like a month ago for the first time in years and that movie is a mess. Like there is a lot not working. Even the action is a bit meh. The whole structure still just begs more questions than answers. Zach really should've just been like "oh no we are in a video game, time for the robot samurai level" instead of girls imagining fighting samurai as they grind on a guys lap in a stripper prison inside of the reality of a psycho ward

Soundtrack still slaps though

[–] silentdon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

tbf I have not watched it in a while. I did see it in theatres and the director's cut a few times at home.

I didn't understand the hate Sucker Punch got until I found out that the theatrical release was cut down to a PG-13 movie. To make it PG-13 they had to cut the core themes from the movie since they were not PG-13 appropriate.

I had only watched the unrated directors cut and never saw the theatrical version so any time I talked about this movie people had no idea what I was talking about. The story and supporting scenes were completely gutted and that's why people say the movie didn't have a good story - it was removed.

[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

I find the action sequences backwards. Usually, I like sequences in increasing order: 1st is ok, 2nd is better, 3rd is best. Sucker Punch was the opposite. I LOVED the first sequence and then the subsequent ones less so.

Also, I think it had far more potential if it had been rewritten or worked on a little more. Yes, the hot chicks in fight scenes are nice, but the writing keeps a movie over time. It's essentially an anime music video but live action.

[–] motsu@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Damn, came here to say the same thing. I do like heavily stylized movies though.. I guess not too many people do, 47% audience score on rotten tomatoes

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This was a cool movie to watch. The visuals were really interesting.

[–] JizzmasterD@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

It wasn’t perfect but I hated how it was written-off superficially as high-school male fantasy. I really took it as the opposite of that.

I know my username doesn’t make this a terribly credible opinion.

[–] bulwark@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm with you. I thought this movie was cool.

[–] BonfireOvDreams@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Definitely helps tho 👀