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01-19-2010 at 10:17 PM
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godfather 1.
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01-19-2010 at 10:29 PM
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godfather 1.
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Also Godfather II. But not III. Coppola should be shot for that.
Star wars, other than Episode I. Though I admit Episode II was lacklustre, and I hate those damn teddy bears in VI. Casino. Donnie Brasco. Goodfellas. Mob movies in general, though some do suck, Like Gotti with Arman (sp?) Assante. Scarface. Carlitos way. Gladiator. Braveheart. James bond movies NOT starring timothy dalton or that brosnan guy. God he was bad. Die Hard 1-3. the Alien Quadrilogy. Fight club. Miracle on 34th St. Its a wonderful Life.
And possibly the greatest movie ever caught on film: Army of Darkness.
Theres others, but that should give you an idea.
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01-19-2010 at 10:32 PM
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Titanic was never considered one of the best movies ever made.Highest grossing, yes.
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Well, i guess this guy "James Cameron" has to be doing something right that in last 11 years he only directed 2 movies and both of em are the highest grossing movies in the world. |
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Well, i guess this guy "James Cameron" has to be doing something right that in last 11 years he only directed 2 movies and both of em are the highest grossing movies in the world.
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You're forgetting the number of people (aka teenage girls) who saw the movie in theatres, three, four five times etc. THAT is why it grossed so much, not because the critical acclaim for the movie was so high...it was in the middle of the Leo DiCaprio fandom insanity.
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Also Godfather II. But not III. Coppola should be shot for that.
Star wars, other than Episode I. Though I admit Episode II was lacklustre, and I hate those damn teddy bears in VI. Casino. Donnie Brasco. Goodfellas. Mob movies in general, though some do suck, Like Gotti with Arman (sp?) Assante. Scarface. Carlitos way. Gladiator. Braveheart. James bond movies NOT starring timothy dalton or that brosnan guy. God he was bad. Die Hard 1-3. the Alien Quadrilogy. Fight club. Miracle on 34th St. Its a wonderful Life.
And possibly the greatest movie ever caught on film: Army of Darkness.
Theres others, but that should give you an idea.
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oh my friggin poop, I thought for a second you said Gladiator sucked.
I nearly shat myself. And almost ended our friendship. ;o (inb4 "like that means anything")
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Well, i guess this guy "James Cameron" has to be doing something right that in last 11 years he only directed 2 movies and both of em are the highest grossing movies in the world.
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Ummm, no. It's hype and marketing towards sheeple and little kids. and CGI.
The only Cameron works anyone should watch are T1, T2 and Aliens.
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Well, i guess this guy "James Cameron" has to be doing something right that in last 11 years he only directed 2 movies and both of em are the highest grossing movies in the world.
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Sales =/= Quality
If those were equivalent, Lady Gaga would be well on her way to being the most talented musician to ever live...
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Like it really matters.
Alls I know, is that it would be sick to be James Cameron right now.
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You're forgetting the number of people (aka teenage girls) who saw the movie in theatres, three, four five times etc. THAT is why it grossed so much, not because the critical acclaim for the movie was so high...it was in the middle of the Leo DiCaprio fandom insanity.
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Hmm...how can those 11 Academy awards be explained? Most ever! And yes it was both critical and commercial success. |
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01-19-2010 at 10:48 PM
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Sales =/= Quality
If those were equivalent, Lady Gaga would be well on her way to being the most talented musician to ever live...
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Didn't Titanic win best picture at most awards shows? Avatar is on track to do the same, and it's 95% at Rotten Tomatoes amongst the top critics, so it clearly is one of the best movies released this year. |
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Sales =/= Quality
If those were equivalent, Lady Gaga would be well on her way to being the most talented musician to ever live...
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Your right sales do not represent Quality. But Lady Gaga is a pretty impressive singer. I wouldn't say shes the best ever to sing nor do I listen to much of pop music. But, few of her songs i have listened to are above the standard quality of now days.
Edit: I mostly listen to R&B, Hip-Hop and lil pop sometimes and reggae I don't mean to offend anyone!! But based on these few Genres, shes still legit!
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01-19-2010 at 10:58 PM
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Your right sales do not represent Quality. But Lady Gaga is a pretty impressive singer. I wouldn't say shes the best ever to sing nor do I listen to pop music. But, few of her songs i have listened to are above the standard quality of now days.
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Above the standard of nowadays doesn't mean ANYTHING.
I'm so offended right now. XD
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Ummm, no. It's hype and marketing towards sheeple and little kids. and CGI.
The only Cameron works anyone should watch are T1, T2 and Aliens.
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There was no hype with this movie! I didn't even know when this movie was even released. It didn't even make that much of money in it's first week like Transformers or New Moon (this was freakin hype).
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Above the standard of nowadays doesn't mean ANYTHING.
I'm so offended right now. XD
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lol sorry, i dont mean that everyone is bad. I just meant on average based in r&b, hip-hop and pop stuff. I haven't yet listened to other genres of music that much to give my views really . There is lot to explore i accept haha.
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01-19-2010 at 11:05 PM
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I'm so offended right now. XD
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Whoa, calm down. i know youre a Gaga fan, but no need to get offended.
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