How did this get an 8.6? That really just baffles me. What is it that you guys think was so great about this movie? I di
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DFC-2 — 10 years ago(January 17, 2016 03:01 AM)
So if you don't like something then you should never talk about it or question it? Sounds kinda dumb.
That is not what was said. What is dumb is to go to a site for a movie assuming that people who like it must be wrong. It is like assuming that your religious or political opinions are so superior to everyone else's that you should go to the church or political party gathering that you don't like and loudly declaim that it is wrong.
It is stupid and disrespectful of other's rights and opinions to come with a closed mind that you are superior and mouth off. If such a person ended up manhandled at such a place, any good friend or parent would tell them that they were dumb to do what they did.
Questioning what you don't understand and looking to understand it better is what this site is for. Coming with a closed mind that the film is at fault, and asking people to change your subjective opinion is a total waste. -
DFC-2 — 10 years ago(January 17, 2016 09:46 AM)
The OP asked why people liked this movie so much and then he gave an opinion as to why he didn't think it was a great movie. There's nothing wrong with that.
The OP expressed a bunch of subjective negative conclusions and defied people to tell what was so great about the film
in a forum filled with detailed comments about why people love this film. It could not be more obvious that the OP considered his/her opinion superior to critics (rotten tomatoes) and really did not give a damn what positive things people had said here about the film.
examples include the following expressions of superiority to others and flat conclusions:
it did not deserve an 8.6 and didn't deserve a 78% on rotten tomatoesmost of this movie's acting was really cheesy, The soundtrack was so bad Natalie Portman's character was pretty damn annoying
Would you spend your time disagreeing with someone who said vanilla ice cream stunk to high heaven and alternate opinions were bogus, but chocolate ice cream was heaven? How about arguing, on a Republican Party social network, that anyone who voted Republican was completely wrong?
It is wrong because closed-minded criticism is simply obnoxious, especially in a forum designed for friendly discussions for a specific film.
You get respect when you give respect, and there are many subjective differences between film critics much less general viewers about directors, soundtracks, and styles of presentation. -
nzxt — 14 years ago(December 27, 2011 03:19 AM)
I have had never watched "Leon" before but being aware of it's cult status, I watched it yesterday.
Well, it's surely over the top like "Pulp Fiction" and other sexual-violent rampages of the 90's.
The fact that Leon and Mathilda just live next door to the grocery store was plain laughable to me.
She surely took a long time fetching some milk as in the meantime her family was killed off.
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DFC-2 — 14 years ago(December 27, 2011 05:54 AM)
The fact that Leon and Mathilda just live next door to the grocery store was plain laughable to me.
She surely took a long time fetching some milk as in the meantime her family was killed off.
Picking up his milk was what she offered, but not all that she had to do. She also picked up laundry (the sealed paper bag under one arm) and other groceries for her family.
Immediately after Leon talked with her, Leon entered his apartment and checked the clock, showing that it was almost noon. Stansfield's attack happened very quickly in real time immediately after that.
Also, the only people killed at the end were from Stansfield's assassination units (those giving no warning before firing to kill). His last tier of these goons went up the stairway behind Benny when Stansfield said "EVERYONE!" and they were the last ones killed.
When the police swat team got involved, they had different gear and used a flash grenade and tear gas. None of them died. -
CCRider01 — 13 years ago(May 09, 2012 03:55 PM)
"I lived next door to a little store once. That must make me a comedian, living in a laughable place"
Yeah me too, living next to a grocery store is not exactly uncommon, and certainly not something to nitpick a film over LOL. Leon is a great movie because of the unique characters and storyline and top notch acting, all of which were executed extremely well. In today's over hyped cultural environment of endless remakes and little creativity, Leon is a breath of fresh air. -
d-adrian-williams — 11 years ago(February 15, 2015 05:31 PM)
over the top?, what was over the top, have you seen ANY arnold swarzenegger movie? whats over the top about a htiman just trying to keep himself to himself stumbling across a drug related murder?, if at that time he'd pulled out a rocket launcher id agree but nothing unbelievable happens, what the hell are you talking about?
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!!!deleted!!! (8778465) — 10 years ago(December 01, 2015 04:39 AM)
? I can name off the top of my head at least a dozen local businesses, including several grocery stores, with adjacent or are otherwise 'next door' to residential homes or apartments where people.. live. No idea what you're talking about.
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vFiguraTi — 14 years ago(February 07, 2012 07:39 AM)
i thought the soundtrack was amazing and to this day, i still think this is portman's best acting performance. some of oldman's acting was a little cheesy, but it wasnt really bad enough to ruin the movie.
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jasmith909 — 14 years ago(February 07, 2012 08:36 AM)
I think IMDb's rating ramped up your expectations. If you hadn't gone into it thinking you were about to see one of the greatest movies of all time, you probably wouldn't have been disappointed.
With that being said, I do agree that IMDb's rating is far too high. Don't get me wrong, I think Lon a good film, but it shouldn't have gotten an 8.6, IMO. I mean, it's rated higher than Apocalypse Now on IMDb's top 250. Better than Apocalypse Now? Give me a break. It was a cute movie, but it's not even in the same stratosphere as films like Apocalypse Now, Dr. Strangelove, Memento, Citizen Kane, American History X, Saving Private Ryan, Taxi Driver, Vertigo, The Shining, Paths of Glory, A Clockwork Orange, etc.. (all of which are rated below Lon on IMDb).
So, in sum, if you went into this movie expecting Apocalypse Now, or A Clockwork Orange, of course you're going to be disappointed. But overall, it's not bad. Just immensely overrated on this site.