Somewhat Overrated - Ningen no jôken (1959) Discussion

[–] GhostRiver 14 years ago

...and that's worth its own thread? Couldn't you have posted this (paltry) opinion in an already-existing thread on "disappointment?" Yeah.

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[–] rhowells2000 14 years ago

I hate it when people say things like "it simply isn't this" or "ACTUALLY your wrong and I am right", or "it certainly wasn't great" and "this DEFINITELY wasn't great", and every other exasperating adverb conceited people use to give their pontifications emphasis. I don't know whether or not this is the greatest film ever made, and neither do you, so kindly refrain in future from making a spectacle of your vanity. The problem is, this self-importance is so popular in our degenerate era that people take it for granted. I wish these people would condescend to the level of us mere mortals once in a while!

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[–] rhowells2000 14 years ago

I hate it when people say things like "it simply isn't this" or "ACTUALLY your wrong and I am right", or "it certainly wasn't great" and "this DEFINITELY wasn't great", and every other exasperating adverb conceited people use to give their pontifications emphasis. I don't know whether or not this is the greatest film ever made, and neither do you, so kindly refrain in future from making a spectacle of your vanity. The problem is, this self-importance is so popular in our degenerate era that people take it for granted. I wish these people would condescend to the level of us mere mortals once in a while! IMDB is just one big ego-scene.

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[–] UESC_Marathon 14 years ago

Haha, hit the nail on the head there rhowells. I pretty much wrote this guy off when he called the Criterion Collections release of this film "quite satisfactory".

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[–] jussi_m 14 years ago

overrated? HAHA. Look at the votes.. less than 1000.. and so few topics. no one barely knows this film's existence.. how it can be overrated??

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[–] darkshyne 13 years ago

That doesn't mean it can't be overrated. It seems to be well known by people interested in film.

http://imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=12180629

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[–] jussi_m 13 years ago

Well yea.. You're right. But seeing all the praise here for this movie and the ratings (almost 9), It's not overrated at all.. Movies like Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption are overrated, but not this trilogy.

"It's All in the Game."
My Vote History: http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=19988316

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[–] inaptjuven 13 years ago

Overrated? You must be kidding me!

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[–] ital72 13 years ago

Underrated, perhaps.

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[–] dbeane 9 years ago

it simply does not live up to the encomium of one critic that it is the greatest movie ever made

It's overrated because you didn't think it was as good as one critic said it was?

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[–] SamoanJoes 9 years ago

Having just sat through all 10+ hours of The Human Condition,

I haven't seen the sequels yet but perhaps your reason for the dislike was watching the trilogy in such a short period of time.

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