8.6 is very very high…
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Usual Suspects
wiki119 — 10 years ago(July 25, 2015 01:26 AM)
This says that it's better than The Prestige (2006) and The Departed (2006) which is not true imo. Either those movies are underrated or this one overrated. Idk what were the voter thinking while judging this movie. I guess the main difference is, i saw this movie in 2015 and have already watched other thriller/mystery movies while those who gave it a 10 may have watched this movie as the first movie of their lives.
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jbaddock — 10 years ago(July 26, 2015 11:39 AM)
You may have stumbled upon the truth in that The Usual Suspects pre-dated the films you mentioned. The fact is that it had an impact on most of the 'twist' films that followed it, one way or another, and so deserves credit for that. And as for 'the mother of twists' (SAW), I hate to say it, but I knew
the body on the floor was going to be significant the moment it first appeared on the screen.
In addition, knowing the twist in SAW doesn't make any difference to watching the film a second time, whereas with TUS, you start picking up on all the things that didn't quite add up the first time. -
HumanFundRecipient — 10 years ago(August 23, 2015 02:26 PM)
Watched it twice in theaters in the fall of 1995.
Bought the widescreen format VHS when it became available.
Bought the DVD when I was able to watch movies on DVD.
Joined imdb.com 12 years ago.
Voted on this movie, gave it a 9/10 at the first opportunity. Likewise, I gave The Departed an 8/10, but The Prestige got a 6/10. I could see that movie being well made/acted and all that sh!t, but I didn't really like it all that much.
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sextamental — 10 years ago(August 30, 2015 06:10 AM)
This says that it's better than The Prestige (2006) and The Departed (2006)
It is. Simple as that. It is also better than those massively overrated Nolan Bat flicks which have no right in any top ten, but that's another argument.
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hodie1 — 10 years ago(September 03, 2015 06:14 PM)
I was entertained so much more by The Usual Suspects than by the other two named. So many little touches. It's a lot of fun and I rarely miss it if it's on.
I think films made before 1990 don't get the attention here that they should. But it isn't anything I lose sleep over. -
zgurierion — 10 years ago(September 29, 2015 03:17 PM)
Imagine watching this movie in 1995 you didnt have this kind of ending at that time, after that the twist ending was very fashionable, maybe us those who had watched this movie at that time rate this movie very high.
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ironskeletor — 9 years ago(April 12, 2016 05:58 PM)
"SAW (2004), the mother of twists."
Good lord. Saw's is the most anemic plot twist not written by Shyamalan I know. It does exactly nothing to make you reconsider the events of the movie, and demonstrates better than any of Saw's other failings that the writers didn't know what they were doing. -
wiki119 — 9 years ago(September 23, 2016 12:05 PM)
i am 22 and my age has nothing to do with my liking lol.
If i watched it back in 1995, i would have definitely liked it more. But after a number of good movies have released i think it's kinda unfair for this movie to have such high rating. i'd give it around 8, but 8.6 is kinda high beats many good movies stuck at 8.5. idk i am just making a point. -
wiki119 — 9 years ago(September 24, 2016 11:41 AM)
dude just go check imdb top 250 movies, half of the movies in top 100 are really old and got top in list due to old voters. Take for example Rear Window (1954) making 40th at the list where Memento (2000), Django Unchained (2012), The Prestige (2006), Gladiator (2000), Heat (1995) and many more, which i found more interesting than Rear Window and The Usual Suspects, are underrated imo.