Movie disappointments

Just had one with "Across the Universe".  

Granted I avoid musicals but it sounded indie creative/ ambitious, had very high netflix ratings and incorporated remakes of beatles songs so I optimistically put my mucisal prejudices behind me (or so I thought).  

Ugh.  I tried with every liberal, hippie loving bone in my body (and most of them are), but stop singing already and can we have some decent dialogue?  Im sure its just lost on me and perhaps I resent it for making me feel old and conservative, but put the music to the background and add some depth - I couldve loved this.  My last shot at a musical - my fault for taking the plunge. I admit singing performances were good (the sad "I Want To Hold Your Hand" was great LINK) but I wanted a movie to go along with them.

Any other high hopes for a movie come crashing down for you?

*edited to add link

aww man, I just put Across the Universe in my Netflix queue.   Now I'm not quite as excited to get it : (  Well at least I didn't go see it in the theater and waste $9 per ticket.

I've been disappointed with every movie I've seen in the last 6 months, save for Juno, Knocked Up, and Super Bad.  I see a pattern lol.

I did want to see Across the Universe, but I dislike muscials.  I actually never remember it being in theaters.  I might avoid it now... I really only liked Chicago out of all the muscials I've seen.

I was so excited to see Happy Feet.  Oh my goodness, I was spoiled rotten with Happy Feet toys before I got to see it.  I have a stuffed penguin, a vibrating keychain one, a plastic keychain one, a magic towel, stickers, cups, dishes, any kind of Happy Feet toy Alex would buy me, I wanted and have.

And then.. we finally saw the movie.

I walked out after suffering through the first hour (which seemed like three) and cussed out the attendant in the lobby for lying, telling me Happy Feet was such an amasing movie, I had to see it right away, he couldn't believe I'd gone so long without seeing it, blah blah blah.  I really laid it thick on him.

Stupid movie sucked.

LOL cellulitedelight - I though Happy Feet was long & boring too.  That was probably the most disappointing animated film I've seen.  And I wasn't even as excited to see it in the place as you were.

So glad to hear about the Juno comment, its been been one Ive been anticipating.

Rottentomatoes.com gives Universe a 53% rating - had I known this and expected much singing video, little movie, I might have fared somewhat better.  If you would like to rewatch "Hair", you might enjoy it allowing that this isnt a movie with a soundtrack written for it but a soundtrack of Beatle remakes with performances loosely and literally tying them together (just not very well).

Juno easily rivals my favorite movie, Donny Darko, not that the plots are similar at all, it's just my favorite movie. =)

Super Bad really let me down. 

Ugh, I know!  Happy Feet should've ended like, three hours before it started.  And what I don't get is it's a kids movie.

A kids movie!  Little kids, tons and tons of little kids, watching this movie where penguins sing about wanting sex and that if you drop your kid it'll be deformed and unexcepted by society.  And the only way to be accepted by society, save the one or two penguins that see you for your personality, is to save all of their loser asses.

So funny we all agree about Happy Feet!  I was falling asleep towards the end but forced myself to watch it all the way through.  It was horrible!

Juno on the other hand is one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. 

I liked "I am Legend"....it was awesome and thought-provoking..and even spiritual.

I did not like "Sweeney Todd".....I was not prepared for the gore. Even when I covered my eyes I could HEAR the gurgling and blood during the relentless throat-cutting scenes. I was nauseous afterwards. Guess I am getting old. Bleah!

Donnie Darko has an amazingly huge plot hole in it that makes the entire movie not work, only reason i hate it now.

Sweeny Todd -gore?  Thank you thank you thank you!  Taking it off my list - I got close to the weakest stomach youll ever find. 

One of the reasons I really liked Poltergeist when it came up was scary, no gore (minus the photographer pulling at his face in the mirror scene). 

I normally am pleased with indie pics but several with good buzz have disappointed me: Tadpole, City Of God,  Igby Goes Down, Maria Full Of Grace, Rabbit Proof Fence, TsoTsi.

Original Post by monarch777:

I liked "I am Legend"....it was awesome and thought-provoking..and even spiritual.

I did not like "Sweeney Todd".....I was not prepared for the gore. Even when I covered my eyes I could HEAR the gurgling and blood during the relentless throat-cutting scenes. I was nauseous afterwards. Guess I am getting old. Bleah!

 

You weren't expecting a movie by Tim Burton about a man who cuts peoples throats to be gory did you?       Reality check on aisle nine!!

It's still a great musical, although Depp and co. bring a different flavor to it.  If you want to see the musical in it's original form rent the Angela Lansbury version

http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Sweeney_Todd_The _Demon_Barber_of_Fleet_Street/60036003?lnkctr =srchrd-sr&strkid=312283805_1_0

I loved Sweeney Todd & I Am Legend!

I really disliked 'In The Name of the King' *gag* it was so bad. 

I was really looking forward to "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" because of the first movie, and the fabulous performance by Cate Blanchette.  However, I watched it last night, and found it sorely lacking.....something.   Don't get me wrong, the acting was still good, Clive Owen was just pure sexy, but the story and screenplay just didn't have the style and drama the first one did.

Worth the rental, glad I didn't spend theater prices on it...

Original Post by cellulitedelight:

I was so excited to see Happy Feet.  Oh my goodness, I was spoiled rotten with Happy Feet toys before I got to see it.  I have a stuffed penguin, a vibrating keychain one, a plastic keychain one, a magic towel, stickers, cups, dishes, any kind of Happy Feet toy Alex would buy me, I wanted and have.

And then.. we finally saw the movie.

I walked out after suffering through the first hour (which seemed like three) and cussed out the attendant in the lobby for lying, telling me Happy Feet was such an amasing movie, I had to see it right away, he couldn't believe I'd gone so long without seeing it, blah blah blah.  I really laid it thick on him.

Stupid movie sucked.

Oh, that makes me so sad!  Happy feet is seriously like my favorite movie!  I can't STAND long movies.  1.5 hours is about my cutoff.  I get soo bored if a movie is longer than that, regardless of how good it is.  And Happy Feet is like, an hour and 40 minutes, at most?  Anyway, that, and I looooooove penguins, and I love musicals, and I love dancing... all in all, pretty much my favorite movie.

I am sad you didn't like it.  :(

I saw "There Will Be Blood" last weekend. It was super long. The acting was great, I did like it, but I was disappointed too. It wasn't what I expected. Anyone else see this?

i saw that juno was nominated for best movie of the year so i figured id watch it.

 

i mean, it wasnt TERRIBLE, but it wasnt so great...=(

 

o &pans labyrinth. it was pretty good... i was just expecting something totally different.

Original Post by nocturne:

I've been disappointed with every movie I've seen in the last 6 months, save for Juno, Knocked Up, and Super Bad.  I see a pattern lol.

you didnt like superbad or knocked up? they were hilarious! =D

Most movies are disappointing these days I think.  Ya, agreee on Happy Feet.  The whole time I watched that i kept thinking, "huh?".  Also Pan's Labyrinth : (.  i saw this movie recently called "THe Boy Who Could Fly".  From the Netflix description I thought that it would be at least a little bit like "Simon Birch" (I love that movie) but it was so dumb, especially when the boy literally flew off into the sunset at the end. Stupid!  I could go on for days about dumb movies.