CuddlyCombine said:
Lazarus Long said:
There wasn't a single bad frame in Children of Men. Everybody involved rolled a natural 20.
See, that's what I thought. However, most of my friends think it boring and unimpressive. I don't know why.
...I recommend new friends.
Films I liked which seem hated by many:
Gattaca - proper old-school SF with no explosions or FX, but it was very thoughtful.
Redacted - I am a pinko-commie-liberal-leftie, though.
Natural Born Killers - it just had an aggression about it. When leaving the cinema, I said, beaming, "I want a gun", without a trace of irony.
A special mention for 2 Gilliam flicks:
The Fisher King - yeah it was maudlin and sentimental, but it was also genuinely touching and very funny.
Tideland - it touches on a taboo subject in a way that makes many VERY uncomfortable. I thought it mixed childhood, adulthood, fantasy & reality wonderfully.