Incredibly overrated
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SimonForte — 17 years ago(September 09, 2008 11:55 AM)
You take your own opinion way too seriously, pal. Get over yourself.
Last Films
Some Like It Hot 7.5/10
Raising Arizona 8/10
At least I don't feel the need to post ratings for movies I have seen recently like anyone cares what you think of Raising Arizona
And no, I have no respect for hollywood institutions. But let let me clue you in son, a lot of people don't. -
SimonForte — 17 years ago(September 22, 2008 06:22 AM)
"Call me a loser, tell me to get out of my parent's basement, please, anything but insult my movie ratings!"
Oh, there is nothing wrong with your ratings. I just don't know why you think anyone cares about your opinion. Hmmm. subatomic gave dark city an 8.5 Maybe I should check that movie out -
aciolino — 17 years ago(August 27, 2008 08:31 AM)
It is truly a pity that you are unable to "get" the humor in this film. I suspect you are quite young (relative to me, at least) and were raised on what passed for comedy on television from the 70's onward which, by many, was a giant step backward in the evolutionary chain of comedy.
I can't convince you of the film's "funny-ness," but I will relate this story: when I saw the film when it was released I was but six years old. I was with my parents and extended family. I remember not getting any of the humor, but what I do remember vividly is the overwhelming reaction of the sold out audiencepeople having trouble breathing from laughing so hard and long; laughter so loud and prolonged that people were always asking, "what did he say?" because much of the next line was inaudible. I have not been in a theater with that kind of audience reaction since. (the Marx Brothers came close in the early 70's when their films were revived at houses in NYC).
You can take that for what it's worth.
Tell me the last time you experienced this in a movie theater, where the laughter of the audience consistently drowned out the dialogue. -
denis-38 — 17 years ago(January 25, 2009 04:32 PM)
Interesting! I also saw film during it's first release. I was six. It was a VERY adult movie to take a child to, but my family was rather advanced in some ways. I do remember the laughter, and also the literal gasp that errupted from the entire audience when the spotlight comes in on Marilyn singing "I Wanna Be Loved By You." She looked nude from the waist up. It was quite a moment. I also remember my aunt saying, "Oh, she (MM) is adorable, but she IS getting a bit chubby." And my other aunt replied, "But she was pregnant." Then a big talk about her miscarriages!
No film is to everyone's taste, and it's okay not to like "Some Like It Hot" or Marilyn or black and white movies for that matter. But I am appalled at the language and attitudes expressedand not just on this subject or this film. It's only movies, folks. Save the anger and arguing for real life and issues of importance. -
bonbk — 17 years ago(August 27, 2008 07:15 PM)
I'm not going to try to convince people that this is a hilarious, clever, well made film which it is IMO.
Sure, Airplane is very funny, Mel Brooks films, Christopher Guest films, Bill Murray comedies, Coen Brothers etc. But there's a whole world of extremely funny movies that are from a different era, and if you watch them with an open mind and no expectations based on others' opinions you may enjoy them.
Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, Chaplin, Carol Lombard, Judy Holiday, Jack Lemmon = funny!
I can laugh out loud sitting in traffic just thinking about some of the classic lines in SLIH, but not laughing out loud doesn't necessarily mean a film isn't funny. One of the posters told the OP to get over themselves.excellent idea.
"Nobody's perfect" who doesn't laugh at this?!?!? -
WarpedRecord — 17 years ago(September 20, 2008 12:17 PM)
The "Nobody's perfect" bit is one of the best-executed scenes in comedy history, and this film has more than enough memorable scenes to rank it as one of the best comedies ever.
That said, any "best" lists are made to generate argument, and the AFI's surely has. I have to say I think "Some Like It Hot" is slightly overrated, if only because I like "The Apartment," "Flirting With Disaster" and "This Is Spinal Tap" more.
But the measure of a great comedy isn't strictly the number of laughs because by that token, "Airplane!" would probably be at the top of my list. The measure of a great comedy is the strength of its performances and direction as well, and by that token, "Some Like It Hot" is way up there. -
Mel204 — 17 years ago(October 05, 2008 05:36 AM)
The problem with these lists is that I think it's practically impossible to define the funniest film of all time. Many comedies I have seen have all had their merits and their flaws and it's difficult to call one the 'best.' However, I'm 18, did not see Some Like It Hot when it was first released, but still really enjoyed it. I'm generally not a laugh out loud person anyway when watching a film. I could find something really hilarious but would usually just smile or possibly have a chuckle/s******. I watched Some Like It Hot on the plane going home a few months ago and it definitely kept me entertained! The dialogue is sharp and witty, the comic timing is superb and the situations are very amusing.
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Flagler_88 — 17 years ago(October 09, 2008 09:30 PM)
Just because you didn't find it funny doesn't mean it should be removed from any list, I think that is the job of those making the list.
I can't stand the movie version of West Side Story but so many lists claim it is one of the greatest, I could write an essay on why it was poorly made from the broadway show, but instead I let the list makers do their thing, after all they invented the lists, let them do what they like with it.
I think people put too much stock in others opinion, a movie is good because the person watching likes it, something I have only recently learned to accept myself, there are enough artists and films around to allow us to create our own lists of great films and not rely so much on so called experts, a quite redundant idea in my mind, because we as a society shouldn't need to be told what is and isn't art.
Why do we allow others to tell us what we should and shouldn't like, the whole reason we are here is to learn and grow and you can't do that if you follow a blue print of other people's lives. -
Lazyawol86 — 17 years ago(October 26, 2008 08:50 PM)
i wouldnt say that this film is overly funny but it is extremly entertaining! and i think thats why its so high on so many lists
you must learn to lash out with every limb, like the octopus who plays the drums -
tomloft2000 — 17 years ago(February 16, 2009 08:14 PM)
first,i wouldn't say it's INCREDIBLY overrated,which i guess is impossible.also,standards tend to change over time,so your way of viewing it today may be different than it might be if you had seen it 50 years ago.a comedy doesn't necessarily have to get you rolling in the aisles,and this movie i guess doesn't(me neither).but i still like it a lot.
I love hearing contemporary reactions!!!