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Magic Eight Ball · 02-06-2009, 16:02

Here’s an interesting one for you, what movies did you enjoy but don’t see yourself ever watching again from start to finish? (for whatever reason)

I’ll get the ball rolling, off the top of my head…

Magnolia
Das Boot
Metropolis
Lord of the Rings trilogy
Apocalypse Now

For the most part it's their running times, I felt I'd run a marathon after the directors cut of Das Boot.

Hrududu · 02-06-2009, 16:18

About Schmidt

I really enjoyed it but I knew coming out that I wouldn't watch it again. I have no idea why. It wasn't overly long or anything.

foxyboxer · 02-06-2009, 16:20

2001 A space odyssey
Munich
The French Connection
Dances With Wolves

spank_inferno · 02-06-2009, 16:22

Children of Men
I Am Legend.

I like to believe in that the human race is here for good & that within us all is the desire to improve our lot for the next generation.

I thought the above were great.... but they depressed me, so I'm lothe to watch them again

(yes I know, I'm a wuss!)

mike65 · 02-06-2009, 16:29

Ben Hur!

shrapnel222 · 02-06-2009, 16:32

downfall

shoah

funny games

L31mr0d · 02-06-2009, 16:36

Requiem for a Dream - even though I loved it, I won't be watching that again

Otis Driftwood · 02-06-2009, 16:48

Whats with all these stupd list threads?

Running Bing · 02-06-2009, 16:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by nedtheshed

Whats with all these stupd list threads?

Yeah I mentioned this in a thread a while back...this place has really gone to sh1te recently with these threads. Every second thread is a list thread that ends up with absolutely no discussion whatsoever and people posting silly choices with no justification.

used to be a good message board here

Otis Driftwood · 02-06-2009, 17:11

I used to pass no remarks on the odd one but its becoming a joke,they are against charter rules so Im just going to start reporting the pointless ones,like this.

Magic Eight Ball · 02-06-2009, 20:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Running Bing

Yeah I mentioned this in a thread a while back...this place has really gone to sh1te recently with these threads. Every second thread is a list thread that ends up with absolutely no discussion whatsoever and people posting silly choices with no justification.

used to be a good message board here

What have you contributed to the forum? Unless you yourself are making an effort to post (interesting) topics to discuss get off your high horse about ‘list threads’ mate.

If people disagree with your views or opinion on certain movies they don’t have to justify their choices/feelings or tastes to you.

You know a place has really gone to **** when you have an arm chair critic belittling other individuals tastes because it’s not in line with theirs.

I’d take a dozen ‘list threads’ a day if it meant it flushed those assholes out.

Get over yourself already; it’s only the internet…

BTW, ‘Oldboy’ still sucks!!!

Next...

Running Bing · 02-06-2009, 21:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trevor Coulahan

What have you contributed to the forum? Unless you yourself are making an effort to post (interesting) topics to discuss get off your high horse about ‘list threads’ mate.

If people disagree with your views or opinion on certain movies they don’t have to justify their choices/feelings or tastes to you.

Actually they do. Its against the charter to post pointless list threads with no discussion/justification of choices.

Otis Driftwood · 02-06-2009, 21:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Running Bing

Actually they do. Its against the charter to post pointless list threads with no discussion/justification of choices.

Exactly.In times past list threads started and got locked because they were completly pointless and didnt spark any discussion.

Even if you put in the OP contributors must add why they think a particular movie should be included 99/100 times it descends into people naming a film and thats it.

Its a discussion forum,not a name a film forum.

If people just add movies "because i said so" it leads to pointless arguing without any backing up or validity.

Karl Hungus · 02-06-2009, 21:58

To be fair, we really haven't really been enforcing the rules against list threads lately, and turning a blind eye to threads that I would've locked last year. You see, after the whole Film of the Week thing went sour, I felt as if the Films forum died a death, and there was a bit of a nasty atmosphere to it. I thought the best thing to do was just to let the list threads go and hopefully get the place buzzing again. I think now it's certainly a lot more active than it was, even if there is a lot of fairly pointless list threads.

I know, list threads like best this or worst that never contribute much of a discussion, but I think on the whole they've done a bit more good for the forum after the state it was in. I think at some later stage we might revise the rules, and see how it goes from there.

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Magic Eight Ball Closed Account Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,370 Adverts \| Friends	Great movies you never want to see again?! Here’s an interesting one for you, what movies did you enjoy but don’t see yourself ever watching again from start to finish? (for whatever reason) I’ll get the ball rolling, off the top of my head… Magnolia Das Boot Metropolis Lord of the Rings trilogy Apocalypse Now For the most part it's their running times, I felt I'd run a marathon after the directors cut of Das Boot.

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02-06-2009, 16:18	#2
Hrududu Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 957 Adverts \| Friends	About Schmidt I really enjoyed it but I knew coming out that I wouldn't watch it again. I have no idea why. It wasn't overly long or anything.

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foxyboxer Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 123 Fake Street, Got it! Posts: 3,360 Adverts \| Friends	2001 A space odyssey Munich The French Connection Dances With Wolves

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spank_inferno Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,217 Adverts \| Friends	Children of Men I Am Legend. I like to believe in that the human race is here for good & that within us all is the desire to improve our lot for the next generation. I thought the above were great.... but they depressed me, so I'm lothe to watch them again (yes I know, I'm a wuss!)

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mike65 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: waterford Posts: 80,952 Adverts \| Friends	Ben Hur!

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shrapnel222 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,201 Adverts \| Friends	downfall shoah funny games

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L31mr0d Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 7,977 Adverts \| Friends	Requiem for a Dream - even though I loved it, I won't be watching that again

02-06-2009, 16:48	#8
Otis Driftwood Closed Account Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 9,376 Adverts \| Friends	Whats with all these stupd list threads?

02-06-2009, 17:11	#10
Otis Driftwood Closed Account Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 9,376 Adverts \| Friends	I used to pass no remarks on the odd one but its becoming a joke,they are against charter rules so Im just going to start reporting the pointless ones,like this.

02-06-2009, 21:58	#14
Karl Hungus Closed Account Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 29,038 Adverts \| Friends	To be fair, we really haven't really been enforcing the rules against list threads lately, and turning a blind eye to threads that I would've locked last year. You see, after the whole Film of the Week thing went sour, I felt as if the Films forum died a death, and there was a bit of a nasty atmosphere to it. I thought the best thing to do was just to let the list threads go and hopefully get the place buzzing again. I think now it's certainly a lot more active than it was, even if there is a lot of fairly pointless list threads. I know, list threads like best this or worst that never contribute much of a discussion, but I think on the whole they've done a bit more good for the forum after the state it was in. I think at some later stage we might revise the rules, and see how it goes from there.