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Absolutely terrible film. Cant believe people worship this crap!

posted 2 years ago by sONOMArEturns (1253)
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I just got back from the theater and I can't believe people are really enjoying this movie. I thought it was awful! I've never read the book, but I'm sure it's better. The directing was flat and boring, the writing was incredibly cliche. Every joke fell flat. The action scenes were so full of shaky cam, I couldn't see what was going on! You'd think this movie was shot during an earthquake. Chris Rock's performance was the worst the of the year so far; I was excited to see him do some drama, but he just mugged the whole time. His pants defecation scene was also so poorly done. Not sure what the writer was thinking there. Shaq's surprise cameo garnered a laugh or two, but his acting is terrible. Horrible greenscreen usage two during the robot fight scene.

I did like the musical score, and Ariana Grande's acting during the "ranch dresssing on my titties!" mental breakdown was well done. That end credits song with Billie Eilish and Seth Putnam was a little catchy. 2/10

[–] TexasJack (12515) 2 years ago

You're crazy, Chris Rock carried this movie.

[–] 123Guy (6182) 2 years ago

Same boat. One of the worst best ever movies I've ever seen.

But what I get is that it was probably amazing back at the time of its release. As viewers, we've evolved a lot since then, and have much larger expectations of movies.

But yeah. I was bored, annoyed, and not entertained watching god father. And I'm over 40.
Everyone is different though.

[–] Whom (528) 2 years ago

Did you read the OP’s whole post ?

[–] aavfreak (2866) 2 years ago

I imagine just the title of the post.

[–] 123Guy (6182) 2 years ago

crap no! Just the first 4 sentances and stopped. hahahahah my bad
Come on! I made it 4 sentances in!! but, he got me

anyway. I didn't care for GF and will never watch again.
(NO, I don't like Transformers, more of a Nolan watcher myself. Tenet, inception etc)

[–] LiquidOcelot (2300) a year ago

Lol imagine slating The Godfather while enjoying exposition laden crap like Tenet and Inception. Nolan has no sense of pacing or character development.

[–] moviechatterer (13339) a year ago

But what I get is that it was probably amazing back at the time of its release. As viewers, we've evolved a lot since then, and have much larger expectations of movies.

yeah:
boom! pew pew! kabooom! wooo!

... and now cinema is a torrent of sewage shat out by MCU & DC :(

Thoughtful , slow , intelligent drama with a proper story is too much for the tik tok generation
"Devolved" might be a better word.

...although "The Godfather" is a bad example - I agree its boring AF

[–] AckbarsRevenge (3554) 2 years ago

To each his own. I actually enjoyed Chris Tucker in a serious role. And full frontal Billy Eilish was impressive. Are you gay?

[–] Stratego (29255) 2 years ago

Didn't you at least enjoy the cameo by Cher as Chris Rock's father?

[–] jpssteveshanahan (400) a year ago

Are guys even talking about the godfather movie!? 🤨

[–] April-151-CT (10210) a year ago

It's called satire.

[–] jpssteveshanahan (400) a year ago

So it's a godfather parody?

[–] April-151-CT (10210) a year ago

It's just a joke post.

[–] jpssteveshanahan (400) a year ago

Oh, I see! Thanks for the clarification.

[–] April-151-CT (10210) a year ago

Read the replies.

[–] duckofprey (1536) a year ago

The biggest shock to me is that after this came out Barney Miller hired Fish to be a detective.

[–] strntz (10843) a year ago

My wife and I were watching Godfather II, and when they showed young Vito, Clemenza, and Tessio, I said to my wife that the actor they got even looked like young Fish!

[–] mnphotoguy99 (414) 2 months ago

I guess Michael did give him a pass….for old times sake….and didn’t have him whacked.

[–] [deleted] a year ago

Stick to Transformers movies, they seem more your speed.

[–] christomacin (4529) a year ago

"cliché" is a noun not an adjective. Same goes for "cringe" - a noun or a verb, not an adjective. The misuse of these words is irritating to me.

[–] e3e34ifj (1334) 2 months ago

get with the times grandpa, you are cringe as fuck

[–] christomacin (4529) 2 months ago

You're stupid as fuck. Youth is no excuse. Anyway, I'll take "cringe" over stupid any day.

[–] e3e34ifj (1334) 2 months ago

languages evolve over time and you'd think an old fart like yourself would know that better than us cringe gen z'ers. sorry i offended you old timer.

[–] Chomsky89 (329) 2 months ago

I might have to send my spaghetti gorillas for both of you if you don't start behaving like reasonable men.