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What successful or popular movie that many loved you just HATE? (lemmings.world)

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Ready player one.

That has to be one of the cringiest movies I've seen, is tries so hard, too hard with it's "WE LOVE YOU NERD, YOU'RE SO COOL FOR PLAYING GAMES AND GETTING THIS 80S REFERENCE" message and the whole "corporation bad, the people good" narrative seems written for toddlers... The fan service feels cheap and adds nothing to the story.

Finally, they trying to make the people believe that very attractive girl with a barely visible red tint spot on her face is "ugly"... Like wtf?

Yet it received decent reviews plus being one of the most successful movies of that year.

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[-] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

American Hustle.

I’ve never been so aware that I was watching a movie with actors on set in my life. I was so distracted by the sensation that eventually I completely lost the thread of the plot and wasn’t even sure who was scamming who anymore by the end. Then it went on to the Oscars lmfao.

Luckily Amy Adams won be back over with Arrival!

[-] Subtracty@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Agree completely

[-] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Right? What was that? I still can’t put my finger on it. 3 others with me all felt the same way, we were flabbergasted when we heard it was such a bit. It just felt so awkward and weird but not on a fun Cohen brothers way or something.

[-] Subtracty@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

For me, there was something about the number of A list actors in the cast. It just took me out of it. I was just thinking this is a movie, those are famous people acting.

I felt the same way about Dune 2 this past year. The film was incredible, but when every actor is a huge name known for something else. It just makes me hyper aware that casting exists, and then the suspension of disbeleif is shattered.

[-] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago

That’s a really interesting theory, never heard that suggested before.

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