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What's the dumbest blockbuster movie you have seen that somehow received high praise? (lemm.ee)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by FookReddit69@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm not saying the worst, otherwise I would need to include the star wars sequels or transformers movies... Just some really dumb movie that somehow got praised.

For me has to be Ready Player One. That movie message is so "uhuh" obvious that is stupid, the whole nerd that saves the world in a thing that otherwise would be useless to know in real life... The so over the top evil gaming corporation. The whole 80s and 90s movies and games references get old after half an hour... And it's so pandering towards the geeks and nerds, they really want the viewer feeling really cool for knowing that is the Shining hallway, or that is a Monty python reference... Or look a GUNDAM! YOU'RE SO COOL FOR COLLECTING THOSE GUN PLA! Look we have also overwatch and halo in the background! You're so cool modern gamer!

Also the obviously attractive "nerd" hacker girl that thinks she's ugly and deformed for having a small hard to see red tint in one side of her pretty face... Cmon man. In no universe anyone would think that actress is ugly.

And the message at the end is so hilarious: Look man, you're cool for getting these references and being a real gamer is cool, but go outside more!

Is like the creators have no self awareness.

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[–] ianovic69@feddit.uk 37 points 5 months ago (2 children)

That's a strange film. I watched it at the cinema when released and enjoyed the visuals, but it seemed like the story was purposely simplified to a wild west love yarn so that the audience would have to focus on the visuals. There's so little to distract from the "cutting edge" CGI, any depth to the plot or characters would be detrimental to the six fucking years he spent making it.

Which I can understand as it does achieve that. And I didn't hate it, mainly because it did look amazing and I wasn't distracted from that. But I've never watched it again and wouldn't want to.

Weird.

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Dances With Aliens was a masterpiece, dammit!!!

Seriously, it was fine I guess. Agreed that it looked fucking amazing in theaters.

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

Name a main character. Not the actor, the character.

If you can, you'll be the first person who has been able to that I have asked. (Though I have never asked online.)

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You've asked the wrong guy. All I know is it's Kevin Costner.

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 5 points 5 months ago

So close, if only you had said Mary McDonnell.

[–] Nath@aussie.zone 3 points 5 months ago

I knew them (Sam & Zoe's characters), but I watched the sequel only last year. I probably couldn't have told you had you asked me in 2022.

I don't remember any other character names from either movie.

[–] billgamesh@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

John Smith?

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 points 5 months ago

Jake from State Farm?

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Same. I liked the movies for what they are: expensive, cinematic special-effects thrill rides with pretty much the loosest stories.

The second one looked absolutely gorgeous in theaters.

[–] classic@fedia.io 3 points 5 months ago

I appreciate this take