pointless films or plots

the_pen_turner · 17-01-2018 01:27AM

I generally avoid critically acclaimed films or ones that try to have a deeper meaning. usually rubbish.

Greyfox · 17-01-2018 01:56AM

All the twilight films, particularly the one where your one spends an hour and a half just sitting around been depressed.

Tigger · 17-01-2018 02:17AM

soups05 wrote: »

if you had seen it from the start you would know its based on a true story. the crazy 8's

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSX_8888_incident

so while the parts did not fit with your view, they were there because the actual people were there. Don't quit your job to become a film critic lol

I take it you didn’t read the article you linked to ?

Irish Guitarist · 17-01-2018 04:16AM

Taken. Liam Neeson spent the entire first film trying to rescue his daughter. In the second film she was able to rescue him by running across rooftops and setting off grenades like an expert. If it was that easy to teach her what he had learned in the CIA why didn't he just spend five minutes training her how to get out of dangerous situations when she was younger?

sbsquarepants · 17-01-2018 09:08AM

Greyfox wrote: »

All the twilight films, particularly the one where your one spends an hour and a half just sitting around been depressed.

Jaysus, you'll have to narrow that down a bit more for me, could be any of them!

Although she did then go on and get super hot and hook up with St. Vincent for a while, so all's forgiven I suppose:D

jiltloop · 18-01-2018 06:12PM

Greyfox wrote: »

jiltloop wrote: »

Gone girl, unbelievably huge gaping plot holes. The amount of people that I respect who raved about the film, I just couldn't believe how they were fooled. I was genuinely annoyed at the end of that film, how could a film (the book must have the same plot holes) blatantly treat it's audience as unintelligent fools and still earn adoration from seemingly intelligent people?

Gone girl didnt treat its audience like fools, I found it to a well written excellent film. It had a wonderful air of mystery as to what happened to his wife and it was intriguing to see how it would end and Rosemund Pike was excellent, A very interesting film

OK and did you notice any plot holes? That was the central theme of my rant against the film yet you seemed to ignore it.

jiltloop · 18-01-2018 06:14PM

Double post

Lorelli! · 18-01-2018 06:53PM

Boscoirl wrote: »

They could have cut 9 hours out of lord of the rings if they just fly in like they flew out

I did like Lord of the Rings but there's a funny scene in Clerks 2 where they're arguing about which one is the better trilogy, Star Wars or Lord of the Rings and the character Randal says "Those ****in' hobbit movies were boring as hell. All it was, was a bunch of people walking, three movies of people walking to a ****ing volcano." and "even the ****ing trees walked in those movies"

https://www.google.ie/search?ie=UTF-8&client=ms-android-h3g-ie&source=android-browser&q=randall+lord+of+the+rings&gws_rd=cr&dcr=0&ei=i91gWtnPNcS0gAb6_ZCgBQ

Hector Bellend · 18-01-2018 07:00PM

Porn.

Just get straight down to the business.

No plots. No storylines or commentary.

Greyfox · 18-01-2018 07:32PM

jiltloop wrote: »

OK and did you notice any plot holes? That was the central theme of my rant against the film yet you seemed to ignore it.

No I didn't and the 3 reviews I read before I watched the film didn't mention any plot holes as there are none, yes some doctors/police should of realised some things but they didn't, these things can happen in real life and a fictional story.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer · 18-01-2018 08:25PM

Wanted is pure muck.

chrissb8 · 19-01-2018 01:17PM

Boscoirl wrote: »

They could have cut 9 hours out of lord of the rings if they just fly in like they flew out

Oh I don't know maybe the eagles couldn't fly in to Mordor due to a massive f*****g demi-god eye watching, stopping them originally?

the purple tin · 19-01-2018 01:22PM

Any of the Jaws sequels. Terrible acting and scripts. zero storyline. The one with Michael Caine was the absolute pits.

DuMorph · 19-01-2018 01:24PM

The Birds.
Great movie,no discernible plot.

vex · 19-01-2018 01:24PM

Originally Posted by Boscoirl View Post
They could have cut 9 hours out of lord of the rings if they just fly in like they flew out
Oh I don't know maybe the eagles couldn't fly in to Mordor due to a massive f*****g demi-god eye watching, stopping them originally?/QUOTE]

But what about flying there at night?

one armed dwarf · 19-01-2018 01:30PM

The whole thing with the eagles if I recall is that they're basically like demi-gods themselves who aren't beholden to the hobbits and elves and whatever Gandalf is.

At least that's what I remember hearing but it is awful weird how Gandalf is still able to just like whistle to a moth on top of the tower in Fellowship or do the same when faced with a similar situation in The Hobbit.

The nazgul might have eaten them maybe.

19-01-2018 01:32PM

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Wanted is pure muck.

You hush your whore mouth.

:pac:

Wanted was fantastically braindead schlocky action and was brilliant for it.

It also had a surprisingly decent video-game tie-in.

one armed dwarf · 19-01-2018 03:32PM

One thing that's frustrating about this thread is that a film isn't really pointless just because it doesn't have much of a 'plot'. Flims aren't always just about the rudimentaries of 'plotting'.

Some films have plots which are about revealing its characters than just progressing the 'story'.

eg, that new film by the guy who directed In Bruges kind of falls into that category.

timmy880 · 19-01-2018 03:36PM

The entire plot to Ocean's 12 is completely pointless.

pumpkin4life · 19-01-2018 04:55PM

Season 2 of Twin Peaks, the stretch of episodes after you find out who murdered Laura Palmer. So much bum all at once like.

That last episode of season 2 might be the greatest hour of telly a lad can watch though.

pumpkin4life · 19-01-2018 04:57PM

Deusexmachina wrote: »

The English Patient. Crock Of ****E.

Very confusing and far-feched and very very boring.

It was MY kind of film!

EmmetWhitey · 19-01-2018 05:07PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Anything that says "starring Liam Neeson"

Schindlers List ??? Gangs of New York???

I quite enjoy pre Taken Liam Neeson

branie2 · 19-01-2018 06:44PM

Unnatural Discretion

BuilderPlumber · 22-01-2018 10:48PM

Most Police Academy and all Karate Kid sequels are pretty pointless and add nothing new. Jaws: The Revenge is also pretty pointless and ruined a great original. Metalstorm: the Destruction of Jared Syn: watch Mad Max 2 and the original Star Wars trilogy (which this is a weird and unsuccessful combination of) instead.

BuilderPlumber · 22-01-2018 10:51PM

the purple tin wrote: »

Any of the Jaws sequels. Terrible acting and scripts. zero storyline. The one with Michael Caine was the absolute pits.

Have to agree. The original is a great film from a great director at the peak of his talents. The sequels are by third rate directors and offer nothing akin to the original's thriller qualities.

BuilderPlumber · 22-01-2018 10:54PM

Hector Bellend wrote: »

Porn.

Just get straight down to the business.

No plots. No storylines or commentary.

Agree. The obsession some people have with dirt is unbelievable and they are not interested in stories or commentary.

Relating to this, those 50 Shades sequels are pointless. Did not think much of the original either. Definitely 3 of the worst films ever made.

Ipso · 22-01-2018 11:27PM

EmmetWhitey wrote: »

Schindlers List ??? Gangs of New York???

I quite enjoy pre Taken Liam Neeson

The Grey which is PT (post taken) is very good.

Ipso · 22-01-2018 11:29PM

the purple tin wrote: »

Any of the Jaws sequels. Terrible acting and scripts. zero storyline. The one with Michael Caine was the absolute pits.

Michael Caine on Jaws the Roaring shark/Jaws the Revenge

"I have never seen it, but by all accounts it is terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific.”

KungPao · 22-01-2018 11:35PM

BuilderPlumber wrote: »

Have to agree. The original is a great film from a great director at the peak of his talents. The sequels are by third rate directors and offer nothing akin to the original's thriller qualities.

Ah now. Jaws 2 is pretty underratted. Sure it doesn't have the magic of the original, but it's great.

Jaws 3 / 3D, and revenge are ****e though.

BuilderPlumber · 22-01-2018 11:37PM

KungPao wrote: »

Ah now. Jaws 2 is pretty underratted. Sure it doesn't have the magic of the original, but it's great.

Jaws 3 / 3D, and revenge are ****e though.

I agree Jaws 2 is pretty good. I meant the third and fourth especially the fourth.

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