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Overrated "masterpieces"

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I'm feeling a bit grumpy, so I thought I'd rip into some so-called masterpieces.

My Life as a Dog - Tick-a-box coming of age movie.

Pelle the Conqueror - Oops, we forgot to take the plot out of first gear.

Casablanca - B-grade pap. Take away Bogie and there's nothing to see here, folks.

The Maltese Falcon - B-grade poop. If you're going to base a movie around a MacGuffin then you need a decent plot and good dialogue to make the MacGuffin work.

Umberto D - Sentimental schlock. Oh no, it's a rheumy-eyed old man with a cute dog. Pass me the tissues.

Murmur of the Heart - Oh yeah, tap that 'ho, even if she is yo' mamma.

Breathless - Trashy Eurotrash. Ooh la la, some guy who smokes too much and slaps his bitch around before dying ostentatiously in a pique of existential angst.

Naked - Rambling incoherent crap.

The Tin Drum - More Eurocrap. Is this supposed to be deep and meaningful?

The Deer Hunter - Oh wow, some guy is playing Russian roulette.

Any others?

Follow Ups:

Melancholia - pretentious, shallow, boring, with very poor dialogues. - carcass93 10:35:32 11/14/12 (2)
- Mons Dunst! * - mr grits 14:59:32 11/15/12 (0)
- Glad you mentioned this. I saw it without sound. - free.ranger 19:53:27 11/14/12 (0)
Shawshank Redemption sucks NT - Jazz Inmate 19:17:51 11/13/12 (5)
- That was a pretty good movie actually, but Tim Robbins ... - free.ranger 20:08:20 11/14/12 (3)
  - It was one of the more backward stories ever created - Jazz Inmate 07:59:07 11/15/12 (2)
    - I guess it needs to be more obvious ... - reelsmith. 13:23:49 11/17/12 (1)
      - it's not accidental for a film to portray a gutted bible hiding a pick-axe as the key to salvation NT - Jazz Inmate 00:21:35 11/21/12 (0)
- One of my absolute favorite movies. (nt) - reelsmith. 06:52:54 11/14/12 (0)
Nay - Brian A 13:35:51 11/13/12 (1)
- agree...throw in Maltese Falcon while you're at it - Jazz Inmate 21:21:15 11/13/12 (0)
RE: Overrated "masterpieces" - Dalton 18:51:02 11/12/12 (0)
Citizen Kane for sure. * - mr grits 17:11:45 11/12/12 (0)
You missed the California ballot - Victor Khomenko 09:47:09 11/12/12 (0)
Go along with "Tin Drum", "Deer hunter" and Casablanca (to some degree) - barryb 09:23:05 11/12/12 (0)
RE: Overrated "masterpieces" - Lambda 06:20:06 11/12/12 (3)
- Nay - Brian A 13:32:15 11/13/12 (2)
  - I was joking (nt) - Lambda 15:03:12 11/13/12 (1)
    - Sorry, did I ever walk into that one, DOH! nt - Brian A 15:39:52 11/13/12 (0)