I like Bens take on movies. He can apply traditional filmmaking critiques but also goes a level deeper to unravel the flawed ideological ideas the director/writer might be trying to present.
The absolute worst part of "Titanic" is when Rose dies she doesn't go to be with the man she shared a life with, the man she had offspring with. She goes to be with a man that she knew for approximately 4 days.
exactly seriously think about this guys Rose died when she died she didn't think about the husband she spent decades with looked after her had a family with nope she went to be with a homeless man she knew for less then 1 week and F***** in a boat and died has to be at least 60 years ago
You forgot to mention in titanic how rose was married had children and grandchildren but yet when she dies she goes to titanic heaven and meets a guy she knew for like 1 day instead of her husband
Hey, I was born in and currently reside in a Mid-Atlantic state (though no one would accuse me of holding elite status), but I have been in a classroom or two in which there was a student on the autism scale--including one who was tall, awkward, and bushy-haired. Yes, Napoleon Dynamite is a documentary that has slice-of-life, organic humor. The people who believe it's a comedy are just mean spirited.
I just dont entirely get the message. I feel like half the message is “SCREW colonizers!” while the other half is “BELIEVE in the spirits!” They take the latter aspect of the film so far that it actually feels like that’s something they’re trying to sell to you as something to learn from even though nobody, not even the writers, believe it. As for Ben’s critique, I think that’s one of those occasions with screenwriters where you have this great idea that pops into your head, but because you have a deadline, you dont have time to figure out all the problems with it, and you dont have the IQ points(you and many others) to correct and notice those errors before you run out of time.
@@PWNINSWAGMASTER it’s just another “Noble Savage” film. Artists have a weird fetish of Native culture and think before we came over that they were all living like magical elves in Eden.
She throws the diamond off the boat because she thinks wealth corrupts people, see her own mother for example… the worst part of that movie is that she dies and goes to heaven at the end to reunite with Jack, some dude she hooked up with once, and not her husband of 60+ years and the father of her children.
You know what would have been a better ending for the necklace? Have the little girl Cora (The one that Jack told was “still his best girl” when him and Rose were dancing at the party down below) survive the Titanic, but her parents are dead, because they sacrifice themselves so she can sit one of the boats (Originally in a deleted scene, both Cora and her parents died by drowning). Cora is now orphaned with many other poor children, but when Rose gets a chance, she slips the necklace and a note into Cora’s coat pocket, and maybe Cora finds it and she reads the note, but doesn’t do anything, and what happens is left for the audience to decide.
Gravity not being on this list is a crime. An hour and a half of Sandra Bullock panting and George Clooney occasionally floating into frame to say "You can do it." then floating away
I was pissed off when I saw that trailer, because I thought some beautiful person finally blasted Clooney and Bullock into space. Then I found out it was just a movie. Imagine my disappointment.
My issue with that movie is the entire time I'm saying "George Clooney and Sandra bullock are astronauts, you need a no name to play one of these parts"
@JackLenore it's his inherent need to be elitist. His biggest downfall is being completely unrelatable to regular people. He's definitely not fun at parties.
@@christophercampbell2929I don’t think he’s into absurdist humor. Napoleon Dynamite is kind of like a fever dream. I think people get it or you don’t. Everyone in that world of Napoleon Dynamite is like a cartoon character. It’s not just Napoleon that’s stupid and ridiculous. Nearly every character is. The people that I know that don’t like that movie object to that the most.
Napoleon Dynamite is good because it’s incredibly bad. The first time I watched it I was angry because it was so bad. But the more I watched the more I liked it
Napoleon Dynamite is a fantastic inside joke if you know that people like that very much exist. They live primarily in the Midwest US and subscribe to a certain religion. South Park did an episode on them. (Not saying all are like that, but some definitely are)
It would be hilarious on multiple levels since Iron Heart, the black female replacement for Iron Man, is doomed to flop hard. So the the implication will be that the only successful black Iron Man type character will also be played by RDJ. I would totally watch a War Machine movie though. I guess that black character isn't female, so not "diverse" enough for phase 5 or whatever the fuck Disney is on these days.
Ehh, I disagree... oftentimes people equate more *important* film (which arguably SPR was) with *better* film. I think Shakespeare was more creative, original and interesting than SPR, which was just another bloody WW2 film, albeit a very good one. At least Spielberg got his much deserved props with Best Director.
@@yenlard6683 it’s just not a good film. I saw it recently and it was mediocre which is why nobody remembers it. Do you think anyone cares about these Oscar winners? Everything Everywhere All At Once CODA Nomadland Parasite Green Book Shape of Water Moonlight Spotlight Birdman 12 Years A Slave Argo The Artist (which I love) The Kings Speech
Its the cinematic effects that people like. The futuristic look of all the vehicles and the war special effects were interesting. I think it was one of the first movies to get 3D treatment in the blu-ray release so those who had the 3D enabled TVs and the glasses could see it in 3D. I agree that the plot and the script were pretty one-dimensional and didn't do any interesting curveballs to keep the audience going.
His beef with the element name is stupid tho. If we discovered an vital new precious metal that we had to travel lightyears to obtain its very much a possibility it would be named "unobtanium". Hell we named a quark "Strange" bc it acted strange lol
The thing is with art it’s not always about how deep it is or how beautifully written the plot. It can also be about expressing emotions or evoking memories. Avatar connects with a lot of people due to its ability to kindle the imagination, and the low brow aspect of the movie while not made for deep political or narrative dissection or commentary, is still arguably skillfully created to evoke a sense of family and comfort, as well as connection with the physical earth. In a time where many of us lose our childlike sense of wonder, connection to our family and the environment, it’s no wonder it resonates with a lot of people. The way it does manage to resonate with people while largely is carried by the visuals, is also carried by its decisions with the script, characters etc.; all of it is very intentionally done. Not saying it’s a great piece of art, but it accomplish its intended effect. It’s the movie equivalent of nostalgic comfort food
He's absolutely correct about The Shape of Water. I went to see it in the theater. I walked out halfway through the movie. The movie was awful. That winning Best Picture is the moment The Oscars lost all credibility in my opinion.
The Academy Awards never had any credibility. Many amazing films have been rudely snubbed. This goes back to the beginning. Sure, sometimes they get it right, but they miss the mark as often as they hit it.
Napoleon Dynamite stands out as a truly great movie for several compelling reasons: 1. Wholesome Comedy • The film’s humor is clean, lighthearted, and timeless, making it a rare gem that can be enjoyed by audiences of all ages. It’s the kind of movie you can comfortably watch with both your parents and your children, creating a shared experience across generations. 2. Performance Over Star Power • At the time of its release, the cast was virtually unknown, allowing the film to shine through its quirky characters and authentic performances rather than relying on big-name celebrities. This emphasis on storytelling and acting over star power is a testament to its charm. 3. A Rebellion Against Hollywood Norms • Napoleon Dynamite became a cultural phenomenon without the support of a massive budget or mainstream Hollywood backing. It achieved lasting success by embracing originality and resourcefulness, making it a symbol of how unconventional creativity can resonate with audiences and transcend industry norms. The film’s universal appeal, focus on substance over spectacle, and outsider success have earned it a place as a generational classic and a triumph of independent cinema.
The movie is very subtle and has a lot of dry comedy. But it actually has a lot of positive themes and messaging about growing up and the importance of being a good friend, being yourself and self empowerment. Also it is extremely funny. I also love the fact that the film is taking place in the early 2000s yet it feels like it’s taking place in the 70s or 80s because of how rural and out of date the setting they are living in is.
@Arturo-p1g4y It was purchased by Paramount (MTV) after it was finished filming. It had a budget of only 400,000 USD, less than half a million dollars!
I think Endgame's scores actually reflect the plot that it capped off. In a vacuum it was a fairly weak movie and a grim shadow of what was to come, but it ended over a decade of storyline in satisfactory manner.
I did enjoy all the avengers films, but Infinity War was by far the best out of all of them. Even the atmosphere at the cinema when I went to see Infinity War was awesome! That was probably the last epic cinema experience...
@@SkyExplosion His Twilight Zone reboot was frustrating. It got a lot right in terms of style. But the Twilight Zone, as viewers of the original will know, works better as half an hour episodes. And these were hour long ones. Although 2.4 'among the unloved' was really good and did work at that length, but that was the exception.
Get Out is the most overrated to me, I think everyone was just scared to be called racist, because it's a black director. Maybe a few people liked it, but I think the majority are just saying they liked it so they can keep their liberal membership.
No no no, I don’t think it’s overrated. Props to Peele with coming up with something absolutely original. He wrote everything himself and it’s not something I’ve seen before. It was entertaining all the way through.
It's a really good movie with smart characters and layered symbolism. It's not everyones cup of tea but it's a solid 9/10 for me. The director might not be the best when it comes to his morals but the flick is really good. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes smart protagonists and well paced story telling.
Totally agree. Black "artists" are beyond reproach, any criticism is deemed ray-ciss. Although the "Wakanda" film makes this drek look like Citizen Kane by comparison.
@@jacob9540 I’ll try it again. I didn’t enjoy it nearly as much as much as its scores, but I do tend to like grittier type movies, so maybe it just wasn’t my atmosphere
As much as I loved Titanic despite how Shapiro butchered it, I have to admit Rose throwing away something that could've helped her family throughout her life was pretty dumb.
She was basically being sold off to a rich guy by her parents who had far less, but were still "respectable". Her parents were doing what was done at the time, but are basically villians to us. The collection of photos in the beginning is everything she and Jack talked about doing. She went out and did it all. I have theories about this.
There was no way for both of them to live. James Cameron's documentary proved this about two years ago. Also, the point is that their love transcended wealth class boundaries.
@Yourordinaryuser_ She allowed him to die. If she had simply stayed on the life boat she was already on then the poor man wouldn't have had to put all his effort into saving her when the ship sank and she eventually ends up back on a lifeboat anyway. If she hadn't been a spoiled drama queen then Jack would habe had the door to himself
@Rydonattelo Yes, Rose obtained a seat on a lifeboat, but there was no way Jack was getting on a lifeboat for himself. Cal secured a spot on one of the last lifeboats through bribery. Jack, of course, did not have the means to do that. Rose got off of the lifeboat because she wanted to be with Jack since she knew that that was likely the last time they would be together. As for the door (it was actually a wall panel or something like that), there was like a thousand people out there in the sea. It is not guaranteed that Jack takes that panel, and especially given that Jack was a gentleman, I can imagine that Jack would be willing to give up the panel for someone else. If Rose had stayed on the lifeboat, she would never have seen Jack again and that would be the end of their story. Instead, she was able to spend more time with him, including in his final moments.
@Rydonatteloyou’re forgetting that Jack was being held captive and handcuffed to a pipe, had Rose not got off the life boat, Jack would’ve died a lot sooner. Her going back at least gave him a chance.
I never got Napoleon till I got married to someone from Idaho. I get that it might be funny if you're not from here. But it's even more funny and makes a lot of sense when you do.
I lived in Idaho for four years and this film is hilarious. I didn’t quite get the humor initially, but like several people I know I got it partway into the movie or a second viewing.
He says "Napolean dynamite" is not funny and shows clips that make me laugh. It's about the ridiculousnessness of the movie. I guess maybe you have to know someone like this. The cow licking the shotgun in front of the school bus is hilarious.
@@Horseman-i2l Clearly, but the truth is for most of the video he was convincing me he does have good taste. His Hamlet comment was a bit sketchy, but not too much. But Napoleon Dynamite was a bridge too far. It all came crashing down after that.
Shape of Water exemplifies how irrelevant the Oscars became in the 2010s. Constantly giving Best Picture award to the bleakest, boring, wokest movies imaginable that very few actually watched. Interstellar just created enormous buzz for its 10th year re-release. For that year, Birdman won the Best Picture award, an irrelevant film thats become forgotten. And the same will/has happened to other winners around that time.
@Horseman-i2l crash was the anomaly at the time. Winners before and after were Lord of the Rings, The Departed, A Beautiful Mind, No Country for Old Men and Million $ Baby
@@alinkovacs6122 how, it's literally god awful. It's wayyy too long. It's boring as sin. It's literally about a little sl*t that cheats on her husband with a nobody loser. She knew him for a few hours and supposedly they're so madly in love that she cheats on her husband with him. There is truly nothing of value in the movie.
@@alinkovacs6122 I am more of a fan of the production team and the scale, but the plot itself is garbage. The protagonist are garbage, we should celebrate their suffering. Everything regarding the actual event was cool, everything they added themselves in terms of story is stinky poop.
@@sherriemartin7809It’s a cult classic. But these typically aren’t “great” movies. Not like Star Wars, or others that define an entire generation of film.
It’s just dry boring humor. Similar to the office. You could claim it may be funny because it’s so bad, but then you’re just proving a point that it was a bad movie.
Ben, you need to do a weekly movie review show… it’d be a nice break from all the political rhetoric and you clearly have seen hundreds of films if not thousands
You say that as if it's an original thought, and not the mainstream opinion of movie snobs since Avatar's opening weekend. It's about as original as saying, "I hate Nickelback!" and in both cases the joke is honestly played out.
@@marshallscot Nickelback is a bad example lmao... They are the most mediocre 90's pop rock. So much so, I heard Santa stopped putting coal in naughty kids stockings and now uses old Nickelback CDs.
Didn't mention the worst part of titanic which is rose jumping back on the ship from a lifeboat. She basically got jack killed. HISHE did a whole video on this.
Doesn't she free him from being handcuffed to that pole after that? I haven't seen it in a while, so I don't remember exactly, but I think that implies that he would have died anyway without her risking her life to help him.
No no no... that's my favorite part!!! Lol.. when their eyes meet as she's being lowered in the boat... 💔 Makes me tear up every time.. that look between them. Then when she jumps off.... I love it.
Endgame is overrated because Infinity War was vastly better. A very overhyped film is The Last Jedi since there are people who unironically think it is the best Star Wars movie. It is objectively not even a mediocre film, it thinks you are stupid. Rian Johnson thinks anyone who watches his works is stupid. Which you honestly have to be to watch them...
Thank you, Marvel geeks don’t get this, RDJ taking the snap at the end make no logistical sense. Thor was the only one out of the group that could do it.
I won't say that, it's overrated just because it's an ending to MCU's decade run, I would even say Endgame will probably be more overrated if IW is just an above average MCU movie, because it will cover its mediocrity better with no high quality IW to compare to
@@durden2480 man look RDJ sacrificed himself for the Universe do you not remember when Dr Strange was holding back the flood then he looks at Stark and raises one finger that moment was to signal to iron man this is it this is the one we win what's also significant about this moment is Strange looking at him when he does this is to tell him it's you you are the one who must do this for Iron Man this was the end of an incredible journey where he started off as a rich Billionaire D****E who cared about nothing but himself but he has an incredible journey that ends with him selflessly giving his life so the universe could live on plus a final thing of why it was significant is the MCU began in 2008 with Iron Man so it is fitting that we ended where it all began with Iron Man
“Napoleon dynamite has no good jokes.” That’s pretty bold to say that considering your company has made ladyballers, the absolute worst movie I have ever seen and it makes napoleon dynamite it was made by the top writers of SNL
Hey, man! Napoleon Dynamite is brilliant. Full of insights about what it's like to be 'a little outside' in rural America. There are millions of us who can relate, and feel validated, knowing there ARE actually millions of us carrying a bit of that silly shame. We know all those characters. We've done the dumb dance. Drawn the awful picture. We've complimented that girls 'big sleeves', and that's okay. I think this represents the highest value of comedy: letting us know it's all okay.
@@paulcowan7481 Definitely. The nerd experience stays pretty much the same through the years with some technology updates. Plus, I think the idea is that rural parts of the midwest are decades behind when it comes to fashion, which is pretty funny and adds a lot of character to this film. It's one of my favorites and is deceiving regarding the time period.
I was volunteering at a local community theater, and at lunch after watching, "The Shape of Water" I asked the question; "Did I watch a movie with bestiality in it?" Should have seen the looks I got from those on the left. Stephen Lang, to me, made Avatar watchable. My favorite character of his was Charles Winstead from "Public Enemies". Then again, he makes any movie good or better. Tombstone is another.
Ben completely forgot the most important thing about James Cameron… James Cameron doesn't do what James Cameron does, for James Cameron. James Cameron does what James Cameron does because James Cameron is... James Cameron.
I remember Titanic the first time I saw it in the theater with my girlfriend at the time. At the end of the film she was very quiet, standoffish, and borderline hostile. About halfway home I asked "what's wrong?" (big mistake) . She sighed and bitterly answered "You wouldn't do THAT for me." "Do what now?" (Second mistake) "You wouldn't die for me like Leo did." "Are you seriously comparing me to a fictional character in circumstances that were extraordinary even back then?" (Third mistake) The irony is that while I was fully prepared to die for her up to that point, she managed to talk me out of it and we broke up shortly thereafter. Titanic was effectively the spark that lit the fuse to the powder keg beneath our relationship. Also, Fabrizio? Could that guy have been any more annoying? Watch A Night To Remember. A much better Titanic film.
be thankful this happened before you 2 got married and or had kids seriously tho to this day the amount of women who actually view Titanic is a good love story is truly disgusting look Jack dying yea that was sad it sucked but it was truly disgusting how Rose didn't go be with her husband when she died you know the man who looked after her was with her for decades made a family with her nahhhh instead of that she went to be with a homeless man who F***** her on a boat over 60 years earlier and she knew for less then a week
I feel like you should be grateful to that film then 😂 dodged a bullet of a girl that would expect you to drown while she floats away on a very large door!
Absolutely it should. Aliens is a masterpiece. I'm not a big fan of Avatar, but the visuals were groundbreaking. I am a big fan of Titanic (I love ships), but Titanic is where Cameron's writing starts going downhill.
Maybe he was in a rush, but I don't think he interpreted Get Out in a plausible way at all. I think it's a pretty good film, and yes quite overrated, but the angle I thought it was taking was to suggest that sometimes white liberals are so eager to express how much they admire black people, it's as if they wish they were black themselves. Nothing massively deep, maybe a little glib to centre a whole movie around, but a funny conceit and a pretty tense and funny movie. Suggesting that Jordan Peele thinks black people and white people can't get along is just silly.
Ben has yet to realize that Barbie was secretly an anti feminism movie about how matriarchal societies suck and redical feminism destroys women's happiness
To be fair, the satire was written in such a way so that if you assume it is left-wing then you won't notice the deliberate irony and just conclude that everything is vapid mess of contradictions. Which is itself a genius move since nobody in the mainstream media noticed and thus endorsed it wholeheartedly. Michael Knowles understood it, Ben and Matt did not.
@@Humanbeing4real Adults shouldn't be watching Toy Story 2 unless it's with their kids... Ben Shapiro likes musicals and a bunch of stuff for girls, gays, and children lol
I used to work at hollywood video, and there was a guy that used to come in to the store, nice guy, and was a huge horror movie fan and he said the only movie that ever scared him was Requiem for a Dream...that has scarred me from ever seeing it lol
I think Barbie is a pretty bad film. But the shortcomings of the Barbie movie are nothing compared to how bad Women Talking is. At least Barbie had an interesting color palette and the scenes with Kent's patriarchy were entertaining. But Women Talking is basically just the worst aspects of Barbie multiplied by 10 with absolutely none of the fun elements.
I loved it because it's Misandrist message played itself. I am also a Dua Lipa fan, no idea why...hate most modern pop, but her songs get the shoulders shaking
Omg finally someone who agrees with me on The Shape of Water!!! That film sickens me. Lack of consent, b3astiality, so much wrong with that!! My trivia team fell apart when an idiot disagreed with my take on that movie. A grown man said "it's a beautiful love story". No, no it is not.
I surprisingly agree with Ben's list. And I own most of these movies. Also Jordan Peele's movies are all incredibly racist. You can literally tell if somebody is good or bad by their skin color in Peele's movies. He also did a Twilight Zone episode where a black mother and her son are chased down by an evil white cop, whose sole purpose in life apparently is to kill the kid. I wish I was joking.
The English Patient was the first movie I wish I could sue the studio to get back the 2 hours and forty minutes of my life. Only thing good about this movie, it taught me to avoid all the other movies on this list.
I remember my mom renting it after it came out and we invited my aunt and cousin over to watch with me, my mom and my sister. Five females sat down to watch it and what felt like a hundred hours later it was finally over and we all hated it. And yeah, I've pretty much avoided anything 'oscar baity' ever since.
@@opinion56 Knives Out was actually decent as a mystery but it was hard to pay attention with my eyes constantly rolling into the back of my head the way Johnson punches you in the face with social "commentary."
@@coryjack606 Still doesn't seem like a very strong argument, to be honest. "The movie was supposed to be stupid." Well, Glass Onion was intentionally dumb. And it's not good. I have not SEEN Napoleon Dynamite and, hey - perhaps it IS as great as people say. But that argument is still not particularly strong on its own.
Avatar is one of the great A-list movies. Beautiful scenery, gripping tension, realistic action, and tightly-written. All I can figure is you guys must have been multi-tasking while you were watching it and continually lost your place of involvement with the movie. I’ve trashed a few movies that way myself.
Ben, I’m in agreement with the rest of the comments, you’re wrong on Napoleon Dynamite. Absolute incredible comedy. Probably quote it multiple times per week. And all those clips reminded me of the joy of a thousand suns of joy were measurable in such a way.
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Requiem for Dream is a cinematic masterpiece in every sense of the word. Acting, atmosphere, script, camera techniques... It's nice to see that Matt is not the only one who is film illiterate xd
Get Out has a strong case for most overrated movie of all time. It’s a bad movie, first off. Bad acting, bad dialogue, bad cinematography, bad directing/editing. Then, worse than all those sins, it’s in service to agenda rather than storytelling (and largely a pioneer in this), and cherry on top, people are bullied into pretending they like it.
Not really. Even if you dont agree with the politics/ideas of the movie you can still rate it based on if it was an effective thriller. It was. It left several clues that when you rewatch it you can find all of them at the first scene of the movie. how the director brilliantly shows and not tells the premise of the movie was incredible. Your critic does not make sense for this movie.
@fayguled900 body surfing is not something Get Out invented. Nor is the Old Dark House bit where one or two sane people are stuck in with a crazy family. The one even semi-original thing it had going was the racism angle, which you could gather was coming just from the trailer.
Okay, looking at the comments, it's clear that Ben just threw in Napoleon Dynamite to stir up the comments and juice the algorithm. Well played, good sir!
@@eduardmanecuta5350its a coming of age, wholesome film about 3 friends navigating the challenges of high school and life as teenagers. It's ridiculous - but there is some heart to it if you watch closely.
One one good aspect of Avatar is that it demonstrates that a spiritually dead society will always be worse than a religious society no matter what technology you have
I remember sitting in the theatre for SHAPE OF WATER and saying throughout, what a piece of crap that was. The AVATAR visuals in 3D were amazing, but 6 months later, I couldn't remember the story. I was smart enough to stay away from THE ENGLISH PATIENT after hearing what it was about, and only hearing from those who saw it, what a waste of time it was. The only thing I found memorable about TITANIC was Billy Zane's acting.
I actually, truly despise The Shape of Water. I bought the Blu-ray assuming I’d like it and my God, I hated it so much. It is by far the media purchase I regret the most.
I disliked Glass Onion because the movie doesn't give you clues, they straight up TELL you who the killer is. If you see Ed Norton give the "poison" glass to Bautista, you know he's the killer. Not only that, but the movie GASLIGHTS you into thinking that scene didn't happen by showing Ed Norton's view of what happened. Which is different from the one they showed you previously. So you know the movie is pulling the "unreliable narrator" on you.
Stop with your nonsense…trying to seem intelligent by making up fallacies is not intelligence…I hope you are smart enough to pick-up on the irony in my statement
Ben Shapiro: Napoleon Dynamite is stupid
Everyone: Yea, thats the point.
"Like Anyone Could Even Know That." ~Kip
Ben is just mad because he was bullied when he was a kid.
Right? I think Ben doesn't comprehend what overated means, nor does Matt lmao.
Ive tried so many times to watch and enjoy napoleon dynamite I cannot do it. I'm with ben 100% (on this)
As a 16 year old attending high school in south east Idaho when Napoleon Dynamite was released... It wasn't stupid. To me It was a documentary 😂😂😂
Ben, how many cans of ravioli can you eat in one sitting?
It’s his best content IMO
Er!!!! Again, “quasi friend” is a nasty comment dude
Finally I have something I agree with Ben.😂
@@TheProdigalMeowMeowMeowReturnsIt’s a joke
I like Bens take on movies. He can apply traditional filmmaking critiques but also goes a level deeper to unravel the flawed ideological ideas the director/writer might be trying to present.
The absolute worst part of "Titanic" is when Rose dies she doesn't go to be with the man she shared a life with, the man she had offspring with. She goes to be with a man that she knew for approximately 4 days.
Exactly
That's women alright.
exactly seriously think about this guys
Rose died when she died she didn't think about the husband she spent decades with looked after her had a family with
nope she went to be with a homeless man she knew for less then 1 week and F***** in a boat and died has to be at least 60 years ago
@@vincentfalcone9218 >> What offspring? And, what life, they were just engaged.
it's actually 2 days
There’s a whole episode of Seinfeld about how bad the English patient is
"You're fired."
Exactly what I thought of. 😂
you think youre better then us. lmao
@@matt09ad68 MANDELBAUM! MANDELBAUM! MANDELBAUM!
Genuinely made me mad the editors didn’t include Elaine’s rant in the movie theater
You forgot to mention in titanic how rose was married had children and grandchildren but yet when she dies she goes to titanic heaven and meets a guy she knew for like 1 day instead of her husband
That fictional husband in the fictional heaven "Ain't this some...." She's for the streets!
You know, I thought she died in her sleep at the end, just like Jack said she would and no one else I knew thought that.
Because Jack saved her life twice.
It's actually unclear if she died and is pretty much up to you to decide whether she died or is just dreaming.
She was engaged to the Billy Zane character. Not married
Every reason Ben gave as to why Napoleon Dynamite is a bad movie is actually why it is a good movie.
Yes! He can't accept that they're features, not bugs. Like, there is no message for you to ponder. It's just fun.
Surprised he didn't say kung-pow enter the fist, too.
Ben is incapable of enjoying silly things.
It’s a pretty bad movie. I saw it once, didn’t feel like seeing it again. Just because it’s a cult classic does not make it a good movie.
It’s awesome if you have the maturity of a 12-year old else it’s just stupid.
@@adamb8317everyone thinks it’s a pretty good movie. So unless you’re gonna provide a good reason for it being bad, you’re still just in the minority.
In 2004, as a 16-year-old attending high school in southeast Idaho, I will tell you Napoleon Dynamite was not stupid to me... it was a documentary 😂😂😂
Also from SE Idaho, can confirm 😂
Ben Shapiro= Coastal Elitist
LOL
Hey, I was born in and currently reside in a Mid-Atlantic state (though no one would accuse me of holding elite status), but I have been in a classroom or two in which there was a student on the autism scale--including one who was tall, awkward, and bushy-haired. Yes, Napoleon Dynamite is a documentary that has slice-of-life, organic humor. The people who believe it's a comedy are just mean spirited.
Oh, honey, I'm sorry!
Avatar is a glorified tech demo. That's all it is.
It's Pocahontas with weirdly sexualized giant blue aliens.
I never felt entertained watching it, and it’s so long.
I just dont entirely get the message. I feel like half the message is “SCREW colonizers!” while the other half is “BELIEVE in the spirits!” They take the latter aspect of the film so far that it actually feels like that’s something they’re trying to sell to you as something to learn from even though nobody, not even the writers, believe it. As for Ben’s critique, I think that’s one of those occasions with screenwriters where you have this great idea that pops into your head, but because you have a deadline, you dont have time to figure out all the problems with it, and you dont have the IQ points(you and many others) to correct and notice those errors before you run out of time.
Never liked Avatar, didn't understood what was so great about it to be that popular.
@@PWNINSWAGMASTER it’s just another “Noble Savage” film. Artists have a weird fetish of Native culture and think before we came over that they were all living like magical elves in Eden.
She throws the diamond off the boat because she thinks wealth corrupts people, see her own mother for example… the worst part of that movie is that she dies and goes to heaven at the end to reunite with Jack, some dude she hooked up with once, and not her husband of 60+ years and the father of her children.
Cause she would have married him I’m guessing
exactly that's so unbelievably F*****
@@Apheelia77 but she didn't, that's the point. 60 year marrige and children
Gonna disagree, she couldn't sold the thing and donated the money to a worthwhile charity like St. JUDES.
You know what would have been a better ending for the necklace?
Have the little girl Cora (The one that Jack told was “still his best girl” when him and Rose were dancing at the party down below) survive the Titanic, but her parents are dead, because they sacrifice themselves so she can sit one of the boats (Originally in a deleted scene, both Cora and her parents died by drowning). Cora is now orphaned with many other poor children, but when Rose gets a chance, she slips the necklace and a note into Cora’s coat pocket, and maybe Cora finds it and she reads the note, but doesn’t do anything, and what happens is left for the audience to decide.
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Gravity not being on this list is a crime. An hour and a half of Sandra Bullock panting and George Clooney occasionally floating into frame to say "You can do it." then floating away
I was pissed off when I saw that trailer, because I thought some beautiful person finally blasted Clooney and Bullock into space. Then I found out it was just a movie. Imagine my disappointment.
Agree! Not to mention the myriad violations of the laws of physics.
It was a good movie. Suck that people are so joyless.
Thankfully I avoided seeing Gravity, it held no attraction for me in even the slightest bit
My issue with that movie is the entire time I'm saying "George Clooney and Sandra bullock are astronauts, you need a no name to play one of these parts"
Napoleon Dynamite was a moment and my feelings toward it will never be regretted. It needed to exist.
Yeah only miss by Ben in this video was Napoleon Dynamite
@JackLenore it's his inherent need to be elitist. His biggest downfall is being completely unrelatable to regular people. He's definitely not fun at parties.
agree. I love that movie. It made nerds cool. How could anyone crap on that?
It was better than I expected.
@@christophercampbell2929I don’t think he’s into absurdist humor. Napoleon Dynamite is kind of like a fever dream. I think people get it or you don’t. Everyone in that world of Napoleon Dynamite is like a cartoon character. It’s not just Napoleon that’s stupid and ridiculous. Nearly every character is. The people that I know that don’t like that movie object to that the most.
Don’t attack my Napoleon Dynamite like that! It’s a cult classic.
Just a tip in life: if you're trying to defend something, don't call it a cult.
Any man that uses the old Clutch Cargo style of mouth animations isn't all bad.
Napoleon Dynamite is good because it’s incredibly bad. The first time I watched it I was angry because it was so bad. But the more I watched the more I liked it
Napoleon Dynamite is a fantastic inside joke if you know that people like that very much exist. They live primarily in the Midwest US and subscribe to a certain religion.
South Park did an episode on them.
(Not saying all are like that, but some definitely are)
We're a cult Tina 😂
The idea of Deadpool getting the RDJ from Tropic Thunder to replace Tony is actually hilarious lmao.
I'm just a dude, playing a dude, who's playing another dude who is a billionaire, playboy, philanthropist in a flying metal suit.
It would be hilarious on multiple levels since Iron Heart, the black female replacement for Iron Man, is doomed to flop hard. So the the implication will be that the only successful black Iron Man type character will also be played by RDJ.
I would totally watch a War Machine movie though. I guess that black character isn't female, so not "diverse" enough for phase 5 or whatever the fuck Disney is on these days.
Marvel: Write that down! Write that down!
He's replacing Black Panther.
The fact that Shakespeare in Love beat Saving Private Ryan for best picture makes it highly overrated. 🤦♂️
Harvey weinstein basically bought that oscar. No one actually likes that movie
Ehh, I disagree... oftentimes people equate more *important* film (which arguably SPR was) with *better* film. I think Shakespeare was more creative, original and interesting than SPR, which was just another bloody WW2 film, albeit a very good one. At least Spielberg got his much deserved props with Best Director.
@@PenskeMaterialYour opinion isn't Penske material.
@@yenlard6683 it’s just not a good film. I saw it recently and it was mediocre which is why nobody remembers it.
Do you think anyone cares about these Oscar winners?
Everything Everywhere All At Once
CODA
Nomadland
Parasite
Green Book
Shape of Water
Moonlight
Spotlight
Birdman
12 Years A Slave
Argo
The Artist (which I love)
The Kings Speech
The Kings speech was good. The English Patient has that surprise twist and the end though.
I hope Matt Walsh responds to this explaining why Ben's "wrong"
I’m sure he will
😂 I love the friendly beef
@@lybnychavez6953 I’m convinced that’s why Walsh put out that video to begin with 😆
I think Walsh would be hard pressed to disagree on any of these films. Crap is crap.
@ He’ll certainly give it his best though!
Ben: Doesn't agree with the message of a movie
Ben: Bad movie
Yep lol
Nope.
@@ab-gail no? You either didn’t watch the video or you are a liar lol
I couldn't agree more about Avatar. That movie is absolutely ridiculous, it blows my mind that people like it so much. Smh
Along with being anti white, anti military, anti capitalist, and anti American.
Its the cinematic effects that people like. The futuristic look of all the vehicles and the war special effects were interesting. I think it was one of the first movies to get 3D treatment in the blu-ray release so those who had the 3D enabled TVs and the glasses could see it in 3D. I agree that the plot and the script were pretty one-dimensional and didn't do any interesting curveballs to keep the audience going.
@@joeman5220 Tron Legacy came out around the same time and I much preferred the visual style of that movie.
His beef with the element name is stupid tho. If we discovered an vital new precious metal that we had to travel lightyears to obtain its very much a possibility it would be named "unobtanium". Hell we named a quark "Strange" bc it acted strange lol
The thing is with art it’s not always about how deep it is or how beautifully written the plot. It can also be about expressing emotions or evoking memories.
Avatar connects with a lot of people due to its ability to kindle the imagination, and the low brow aspect of the movie while not made for deep political or narrative dissection or commentary, is still arguably skillfully created to evoke a sense of family and comfort, as well as connection with the physical earth. In a time where many of us lose our childlike sense of wonder, connection to our family and the environment, it’s no wonder it resonates with a lot of people. The way it does manage to resonate with people while largely is carried by the visuals, is also carried by its decisions with the script, characters etc.; all of it is very intentionally done. Not saying it’s a great piece of art, but it accomplish its intended effect. It’s the movie equivalent of nostalgic comfort food
He's absolutely correct about The Shape of Water. I went to see it in the theater. I walked out halfway through the movie. The movie was awful. That winning Best Picture is the moment The Oscars lost all credibility in my opinion.
Agreed. I didn't walk out because I thought surely it would get better, but of course it never did. What a waste of 2 hours of my life!
I did, too. That's one of only two films I've ever walked out on (the other was The Little Hours).
Politicized awards lost credibility? These mainstream awards are nothing but PR. Zero prestige for decades.
For me, it was when Gandhi beat out TRON in the category of Best Costume Design. Granted, I was a little kid at the time, but still...
The Academy Awards never had any credibility. Many amazing films have been rudely snubbed. This goes back to the beginning. Sure, sometimes they get it right, but they miss the mark as often as they hit it.
You pretty much had me until Napoleon Dynamite. Its one of the greatest comedies of all time.
Absolutely
Amen
Eh. It really just seemed dumb to me. But, other people like it, so whatever.
Haven't even gotten there yet lmao... Looks like I will have to edit my comment.
Ben not understanding "The Fountain" kinda shocked me.
I think that you’d have to be familiar with Idaho to really get the humor. Also, Ben is a nerd so of course he doesn’t think that it’s funny 😄
Saying Get Out, Black Swan and Titanic are terrible takes ☠️
Napoleon Dynamite stands out as a truly great movie for several compelling reasons:
1. Wholesome Comedy
• The film’s humor is clean, lighthearted, and timeless, making it a rare gem that can be enjoyed by audiences of all ages. It’s the kind of movie you can comfortably watch with both your parents and your children, creating a shared experience across generations.
2. Performance Over Star Power
• At the time of its release, the cast was virtually unknown, allowing the film to shine through its quirky characters and authentic performances rather than relying on big-name celebrities. This emphasis on storytelling and acting over star power is a testament to its charm.
3. A Rebellion Against Hollywood Norms
• Napoleon Dynamite became a cultural phenomenon without the support of a massive budget or mainstream Hollywood backing. It achieved lasting success by embracing originality and resourcefulness, making it a symbol of how unconventional creativity can resonate with audiences and transcend industry norms.
The film’s universal appeal, focus on substance over spectacle, and outsider success have earned it a place as a generational classic and a triumph of independent cinema.
The movie is very subtle and has a lot of dry comedy. But it actually has a lot of positive themes and messaging about growing up and the importance of being a good friend, being yourself and self empowerment. Also it is extremely funny.
I also love the fact that the film is taking place in the early 2000s yet it feels like it’s taking place in the 70s or 80s because of how rural and out of date the setting they are living in is.
Meh, it is shallow, hot garbage
Nah, it sucked. And it had huge Hollywood backing. No idea what you're talking about there.
I also love the four issue comic book sequel. A murder mystery with Uncle Rico as the main suspect?! 😳
@Arturo-p1g4y It was purchased by Paramount (MTV) after it was finished filming. It had a budget of only 400,000 USD, less than half a million dollars!
Endgame doesn't hold a candle to Infinity War.
infinity war was the last good cinema made by Marvel
Yea, I remember being disappointed that Endgame wasn't as good as Infinity War when I saw it for the first time in theaters.
I enjoyed Endgame fine, but damn if Infinity War wasn't its superior in every way!
I think Endgame's scores actually reflect the plot that it capped off. In a vacuum it was a fairly weak movie and a grim shadow of what was to come, but it ended over a decade of storyline in satisfactory manner.
I did enjoy all the avengers films, but Infinity War was by far the best out of all of them. Even the atmosphere at the cinema when I went to see Infinity War was awesome! That was probably the last epic cinema experience...
Jordan Peele being a literal open racist yet still being wildly celebrated is alarming
Yea. His skit about the German soilders is crazy. To think black people love cat toys is wild.
Yeah, everyone ignores that fact, plus hes a hack his last 2 movies suuck
The only movie he did that I liked is US. Nope had some good moments but not enough. Rest of em are garbage.
Yes i believe that monkey man was terrible
@@SkyExplosion His Twilight Zone reboot was frustrating. It got a lot right in terms of style. But the Twilight Zone, as viewers of the original will know, works better as half an hour episodes. And these were hour long ones. Although 2.4 'among the unloved' was really good and did work at that length, but that was the exception.
The whole point of Napoleon dynamite is that it’s stupid and dry. That’s why it’s unique.
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No Seinfeld clips for English Patient? Elaine in the theatre seeing it and screams "I hate it!"
I was just going to mention this.
YES! YES! I loved them for doing that. I missed that here too. Also, when they did Rochelle, Rochelle, LOLOLOLOLOLO!
Get Out is the most overrated to me, I think everyone was just scared to be called racist, because it's a black director. Maybe a few people liked it, but I think the majority are just saying they liked it so they can keep their liberal membership.
Couldn't have agreed more... overrated drivel.
What didn't you like about it? Was it just the message?
No no no, I don’t think it’s overrated. Props to Peele with coming up with something absolutely original. He wrote everything himself and it’s not something I’ve seen before. It was entertaining all the way through.
It's a really good movie with smart characters and layered symbolism.
It's not everyones cup of tea but it's a solid 9/10 for me.
The director might not be the best when it comes to his morals but the flick is really good.
I highly recommend it to anyone who likes smart protagonists and well paced story telling.
Totally agree. Black "artists" are beyond reproach, any criticism is deemed ray-ciss. Although the "Wakanda" film makes this drek look like Citizen Kane by comparison.
Glass Onion is awful. Saying it’s dumb doesn’t make it not dumb.
I... feel like you're quoting something, but I'm too embarrassed to ask...
Which is a shame because Knives Out was a genuinely great murder mystery
@@jacob9540it was overrated as well
@@q.d.r.l.5480 Knives Out was overrated? I just rewatched it yesterday and I felt it’s still a thoroughly enjoyable movie.
@@jacob9540 I’ll try it again. I didn’t enjoy it nearly as much as much as its scores, but I do tend to like grittier type movies, so maybe it just wasn’t my atmosphere
As much as I loved Titanic despite how Shapiro butchered it, I have to admit Rose throwing away something that could've helped her family throughout her life was pretty dumb.
Your missing the deeper meaning not everything is black and white
The blurb on the move poster for Titanic should read........
" wealthy woman allows poor man to drown "
She was basically being sold off to a rich guy by her parents who had far less, but were still "respectable". Her parents were doing what was done at the time, but are basically villians to us. The collection of photos in the beginning is everything she and Jack talked about doing. She went out and did it all. I have theories about this.
There was no way for both of them to live. James Cameron's documentary proved this about two years ago. Also, the point is that their love transcended wealth class boundaries.
@Yourordinaryuser_ She allowed him to die. If she had simply stayed on the life boat she was already on then the poor man wouldn't have had to put all his effort into saving her when the ship sank and she eventually ends up back on a lifeboat anyway. If she hadn't been a spoiled drama queen then Jack would habe had the door to himself
@Rydonattelo
Yes, Rose obtained a seat on a lifeboat, but there was no way Jack was getting on a lifeboat for himself. Cal secured a spot on one of the last lifeboats through bribery. Jack, of course, did not have the means to do that. Rose got off of the lifeboat because she wanted to be with Jack since she knew that that was likely the last time they would be together.
As for the door (it was actually a wall panel or something like that), there was like a thousand people out there in the sea. It is not guaranteed that Jack takes that panel, and especially given that Jack was a gentleman, I can imagine that Jack would be willing to give up the panel for someone else.
If Rose had stayed on the lifeboat, she would never have seen Jack again and that would be the end of their story. Instead, she was able to spend more time with him, including in his final moments.
@Rydonatteloyou’re forgetting that Jack was being held captive and handcuffed to a pipe, had Rose not got off the life boat, Jack would’ve died a lot sooner. Her going back at least gave him a chance.
I nodded along until Napoleon Dynamite.
Wrong Ben. It was hilarious.
I never got Napoleon till I got married to someone from Idaho. I get that it might be funny if you're not from here. But it's even more funny and makes a lot of sense when you do.
@duaneaikins4621 My exact thoughts too. My jaw dropped when he mentioned Napoleon Dynamite being overrated.
I lived in Idaho for four years and this film is hilarious. I didn’t quite get the humor initially, but like several people I know I got it partway into the movie or a second viewing.
I was okay until that one, too. Something about innocent idiocracy is so comforting, and Napoleon gave us that.
Napoleon Dynamite is one of the most unfunny movies of all time. It is COMPLETE garbage
He says "Napolean dynamite" is not funny and shows clips that make me laugh. It's about the ridiculousnessness of the movie. I guess maybe you have to know someone like this. The cow licking the shotgun in front of the school bus is hilarious.
Agreed 👍
I think this might just be a generational thing..
I was born in the 90s and I have a hard time finding anyone my age that doesn't like it
Lmaoooo swear!! Every clip he showed I busted out laughing 😂😂
Ben has really bad taste in movies.
Napoleon Dynamite is unobjectively hilarious. You'd have to be a sociopath not to agree that it is at least funny.
@@Horseman-i2l Clearly, but the truth is for most of the video he was convincing me he does have good taste. His Hamlet comment was a bit sketchy, but not too much.
But Napoleon Dynamite was a bridge too far. It all came crashing down after that.
Napoleon Dynamite is a purposely absurdist film. It's supposed to be that way. A masterpiece that took more bravery to make than WICKED
List of Ben Shapiro worst opinions
1) Napoleon Dynamite being overrated.
2) he’s right about everything else.
This
Actually his absolute worst take is on Luigi Mangione and what people think of him
Not engage
Hey, only one bad take in a video like this is pretty great.
Not get out
Shape of Water exemplifies how irrelevant the Oscars became in the 2010s. Constantly giving Best Picture award to the bleakest, boring, wokest movies imaginable that very few actually watched. Interstellar just created enormous buzz for its 10th year re-release. For that year, Birdman won the Best Picture award, an irrelevant film thats become forgotten. And the same will/has happened to other winners around that time.
@@Charzhino no, Crash did that.
@Horseman-i2l crash was the anomaly at the time. Winners before and after were Lord of the Rings, The Departed, A Beautiful Mind, No Country for Old Men and Million $ Baby
@@Charzhino , I know. I kind of wished Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing Missouri won.
Birdman was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. It was an egotistical circle jerk. We walked out, and still lament about it's shittiness today
Interstellar was also shit though.
I like Ben trashing movies. Especially movies like Titanic.
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Titanic is so terrible movie. 😂 Okay I loved the English patient but still agree it's overrated.
Titanic is my favorite movie of all time. A masterpiece from James Cameron.
@@alinkovacs6122 how, it's literally god awful. It's wayyy too long. It's boring as sin. It's literally about a little sl*t that cheats on her husband with a nobody loser. She knew him for a few hours and supposedly they're so madly in love that she cheats on her husband with him. There is truly nothing of value in the movie.
@@alinkovacs6122 I am more of a fan of the production team and the scale, but the plot itself is garbage. The protagonist are garbage, we should celebrate their suffering. Everything regarding the actual event was cool, everything they added themselves in terms of story is stinky poop.
Most of these hot takes are valid, but Everything Everywhere All At Once is actually one of the greatest films of the decade.
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You either “Get” Napoleon Dynamite or you don’t there is no in between
If you do get it, it is hilarious
It's a cult favorite here at my house
I get it, and it’s not funny.
@@davidqatan no you don’t
@@sherriemartin7809It’s a cult classic. But these typically aren’t “great” movies. Not like Star Wars, or others that define an entire generation of film.
It’s just dry boring humor. Similar to the office. You could claim it may be funny because it’s so bad, but then you’re just proving a point that it was a bad movie.
Ben, you need to do a weekly movie review show… it’d be a nice break from all the political rhetoric and you clearly have seen hundreds of films if not thousands
Every week, all four of the primary DW hosts do one non-political show.
@@ajb7786lol okay, and my comment asked for a weekly movie review show. Can you read? 😂😂
@@FudgethePudgeseeing him shit on your favorite movies for no reason should be a treat. Guy has no creativity in that empty skull of his
Ben......you lost me at Napoleon Dynamite. That is a classic.
Truth
Napoleon Dynamite is a cinematic masterpiece
lol
Agree 💯
Ah no.
Hardly. There are certain qualifiers to be considered a masterpiece and that film has none of them. Masterpiece is not subjective.
Till this day I don't understand why people claim is such a good film. What's so great about it? I'm genuinely asking.
Now Matt going to put on his “god-level sarcasm” hat and give us a 10-minute video on how great The Shape of Water is. Can’t wait.
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I've said for YEARS Avatar is wildly overrated!
I like Avatar and I like Dances with Wolves and I like The Last Samurai. They, of course, are all the same movie.
@@williamirwin4154I call it "dances with wolves in space"
Still loved the first one. It's tired in the second movie though.
Me tooooooo
You say that as if it's an original thought, and not the mainstream opinion of movie snobs since Avatar's opening weekend. It's about as original as saying, "I hate Nickelback!" and in both cases the joke is honestly played out.
@@marshallscot Nickelback is a bad example lmao... They are the most mediocre 90's pop rock. So much so, I heard Santa stopped putting coal in naughty kids stockings and now uses old Nickelback CDs.
Avatar is definitely the most overrated movie of all time
The sad thing about get out is that is literally how the director and most libs honestly view white ppl and thats not even an exaggeration
Didn't mention the worst part of titanic which is rose jumping back on the ship from a lifeboat. She basically got jack killed. HISHE did a whole video on this.
Doesn't she free him from being handcuffed to that pole after that? I haven't seen it in a while, so I don't remember exactly, but I think that implies that he would have died anyway without her risking her life to help him.
@@jacksonlesko942 she jumps off the boat to save the only happiness she’s ever had, after he saved her life. She gave him a better shot at surviving.
in fact, that is the best scene
No no no... that's my favorite part!!! Lol.. when their eyes meet as she's being lowered in the boat... 💔 Makes me tear up every time.. that look between them. Then when she jumps off.... I love it.
Anyone that watches that channel are the same NPC types that like Big Bang Theory and Family Guy
Endgame is overrated because Infinity War was vastly better.
A very overhyped film is The Last Jedi since there are people who unironically think it is the best Star Wars movie. It is objectively not even a mediocre film, it thinks you are stupid. Rian Johnson thinks anyone who watches his works is stupid. Which you honestly have to be to watch them...
Thank you, Marvel geeks don’t get this, RDJ taking the snap at the end make no logistical sense. Thor was the only one out of the group that could do it.
I won't say that, it's overrated just because it's an ending to MCU's decade run, I would even say Endgame will probably be more overrated if IW is just an above average MCU movie, because it will cover its mediocrity better with no high quality IW to compare to
@@durden2480 man look RDJ sacrificed himself for the Universe do you not remember when Dr Strange was holding back the flood then he looks at Stark and raises one finger
that moment was to signal to iron man this is it this is the one we win what's also significant about this moment is Strange looking at him when he does this is to tell him it's you you are the one who must do this for Iron Man this was the end of an incredible journey where he started off as a rich Billionaire D****E who cared about nothing but himself but he has an incredible journey that ends with him selflessly giving his life so the universe could live on
plus a final thing of why it was significant is the MCU began in 2008 with Iron Man so it is fitting that we ended where it all began with Iron Man
> there are people who unironically think it is the best Star Wars movie
If so, they belong in a padded room.
The reason why I wouldn’t call TLJ overrated is that people who know it’s garbage at least equal, if not outnumber, people who love it.
“Napoleon dynamite has no good jokes.”
That’s pretty bold to say that considering your company has made ladyballers, the absolute worst movie I have ever seen and it makes napoleon dynamite it was made by the top writers of SNL
My wife and I watched all of The Shape of Water
At the end we both said
“What… the fuck …. Was that???”
So stupid
and what renown film school did you and wife attend? it certainly wasn’t UCLA 😂 but agree it was absurd😂
@ that’s a stupid ass comment you don’t have to go to a film school to know a movie is garbage. Why do people feel the need to say stupid shit?
You might try watching the original version, from 1964, released under the title "The Incredible Mr. Limpet" starring Don Knotts.
@@PhilBagels so this was a remake then??
It has a bad message too, trying to make “love” something undefinable, like how water has no shape.
Hey, man! Napoleon Dynamite is brilliant. Full of insights about what it's like to be 'a little outside' in rural America. There are millions of us who can relate, and feel validated, knowing there ARE actually millions of us carrying a bit of that silly shame. We know all those characters. We've done the dumb dance. Drawn the awful picture. We've complimented that girls 'big sleeves', and that's okay. I think this represents the highest value of comedy: letting us know it's all okay.
Not the 80s. Kip is literally surfing the internet for hot babes
And it's virtually impossible to call a film overrated when it only cost like 800k to film
Napoleon Dynamite is set in 2004. The year it was released.
@@jacksonlesko942 Fair enough. I guess the nerd experience didn't change much in those twenty years
@@paulcowan7481 Definitely. The nerd experience stays pretty much the same through the years with some technology updates. Plus, I think the idea is that rural parts of the midwest are decades behind when it comes to fashion, which is pretty funny and adds a lot of character to this film. It's one of my favorites and is deceiving regarding the time period.
To paraphrase Roger Ebert: I hated Avatar. Hated it. Hated, hated, hated, hated it.
@4:39 The just roasted line from Avatar gets silently roasted in Titanic with zero fanfare - brilliant.
So did I!
As well as the horrific film that was where that statement originated from; North!
He actually liked Avatar. I appreciate it for the spectacle.
avatar sucks, but ebert was a complete hack. there are tons of films that he hated that were overwhelmingly loved by audiences.
That doesn’t make him a hack. There’s a reason he was the most famous, respected film critic of all time. By that logic, so is Ben Shapiro.
I was volunteering at a local community theater, and at lunch after watching, "The Shape of Water" I asked the question; "Did I watch a movie with bestiality in it?" Should have seen the looks I got from those on the left.
Stephen Lang, to me, made Avatar watchable. My favorite character of his was Charles Winstead from "Public Enemies". Then again, he makes any movie good or better. Tombstone is another.
Ben completely forgot the most important thing about James Cameron… James Cameron doesn't do what James Cameron does, for James Cameron. James Cameron does what James Cameron does because James Cameron is... James Cameron.
I swear that was one of the best South Park episodes
Sounds like the author of Twilight.
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I’ve read that James Cameron is arrogant and acts like a dictator.
@@jormilos No budget too steep, no sea too deep, who's that, it's him, James Cameronnnn~
I remember Titanic the first time I saw it in the theater with my girlfriend at the time. At the end of the film she was very quiet, standoffish, and borderline hostile. About halfway home I asked "what's wrong?" (big mistake) . She sighed and bitterly answered "You wouldn't do THAT for me." "Do what now?" (Second mistake) "You wouldn't die for me like Leo did." "Are you seriously comparing me to a fictional character in circumstances that were extraordinary even back then?" (Third mistake)
The irony is that while I was fully prepared to die for her up to that point, she managed to talk me out of it and we broke up shortly thereafter. Titanic was effectively the spark that lit the fuse to the powder keg beneath our relationship.
Also, Fabrizio? Could that guy have been any more annoying? Watch A Night To Remember. A much better Titanic film.
be thankful this happened before you 2 got married and or had kids
seriously tho to this day the amount of women who actually view Titanic is a good love story is truly disgusting
look Jack dying yea that was sad it sucked but it was truly disgusting how Rose didn't go be with her husband when she died you know the man who looked after her was with her for decades made a family with her nahhhh instead of that she went to be with a homeless man who F***** her on a boat over 60 years earlier and she knew for less then a week
Have you posted this somewhere else before? I’ve heard this same exact story before. Not kidding
I feel like you should be grateful to that film then 😂 dodged a bullet of a girl that would expect you to drown while she floats away on a very large door!
😂😂😂😂
Good call with the breakup. 👍 And I say this as a woman. Girls like that give the rest of us females a bad name.
Okay, I get the James Cameron hate, and I don't disagree about Avatar or Titanic. But... Aliens should also be considered alongside T2.
Absolutely it should. Aliens is a masterpiece. I'm not a big fan of Avatar, but the visuals were groundbreaking. I am a big fan of Titanic (I love ships), but Titanic is where Cameron's writing starts going downhill.
And the original terminator
@@gregoryblack8109 I would agree with that. Ground-breaking movie, especially for Cameron.
@@gregoryblack8109 Alien was directed by Ridley Scott though.
Maybe he was in a rush, but I don't think he interpreted Get Out in a plausible way at all. I think it's a pretty good film, and yes quite overrated, but the angle I thought it was taking was to suggest that sometimes white liberals are so eager to express how much they admire black people, it's as if they wish they were black themselves. Nothing massively deep, maybe a little glib to centre a whole movie around, but a funny conceit and a pretty tense and funny movie. Suggesting that Jordan Peele thinks black people and white people can't get along is just silly.
Aw I thought Requiem for a Dream was a pretty good movie, I liked it. Well, I mean, I don’t want to watch it ever again, but I liked it.
I loved it! I want to watch it again but it’s pretty brutal
Napoleon Dynamite was made for high schools and it was nice that it didn't have any raunchy humor in it.
Thank you!
Ben has yet to realize that Barbie was secretly an anti feminism movie about how matriarchal societies suck and redical feminism destroys women's happiness
To be fair, the satire was written in such a way so that if you assume it is left-wing then you won't notice the deliberate irony and just conclude that everything is vapid mess of contradictions. Which is itself a genius move since nobody in the mainstream media noticed and thus endorsed it wholeheartedly.
Michael Knowles understood it, Ben and Matt did not.
Found the Michael Knowles alt account
I guess as a toxic male I found the approach similar to how the woke feel seeing their message wrapped in conservative clothing. :D
Agree with all except Napoleon. Even the clip used as an example made me laugh.
Truth
I feel like Avatar was one of those movies everyone decided was overrated before it left theaters, so it can't be overrated anymore.
Exactly. It's overhated if anything.
Agreed, I find the Avatar movies to be pretty average, but they get far too much hate.
Matt Walsh has ZERO taste.
He's the kind of dude to watch Hereditary insted of Toy Story 2.
He has a different approach to his flicks.
He loves The Princess Bride.
@@Humanbeing4real Adults shouldn't be watching Toy Story 2 unless it's with their kids... Ben Shapiro likes musicals and a bunch of stuff for girls, gays, and children lol
He also mistakenly believes himself to be hilariously funny.
His films are good thankfully
Sorry but "requiem for a dream" was amazing and should be watched at least once
Also, Vote for Pedro!
I used to work at hollywood video, and there was a guy that used to come in to the store, nice guy, and was a huge horror movie fan and he said the only movie that ever scared him was Requiem for a Dream...that has scarred me from ever seeing it lol
Calling something ADD filmmaking when making the editing choices DW is making is just wild. You don't need a clip every 5 seconds.
Nah the Daily Wire editing is good
I was kind of onboard until Napoleon Dynamite.. who hurt you Benjamin?
Intelligence.
Ye you have to be a certain level of dumb to love the humor of ND. . .Like me
I think Barbie is a pretty bad film. But the shortcomings of the Barbie movie are nothing compared to how bad Women Talking is. At least Barbie had an interesting color palette and the scenes with Kent's patriarchy were entertaining. But Women Talking is basically just the worst aspects of Barbie multiplied by 10 with absolutely none of the fun elements.
Kudos for spelling "palette" correctly.
I loved it because it's Misandrist message played itself. I am also a Dua Lipa fan, no idea why...hate most modern pop, but her songs get the shoulders shaking
Omg finally someone who agrees with me on The Shape of Water!!! That film sickens me. Lack of consent, b3astiality, so much wrong with that!! My trivia team fell apart when an idiot disagreed with my take on that movie. A grown man said "it's a beautiful love story". No, no it is not.
Shape of Water was stupid and boring. I did like Splash though…as far as human/fish movies go.
I'm indifferent towards it, I would never watch it again.
Aliens is easily James Camerons' best film. Not T2.
Correct. Also, T1 is better than T2.
To include Napoleon Dynamite on this list is an absolute crime
I agree
I surprisingly agree with Ben's list. And I own most of these movies. Also Jordan Peele's movies are all incredibly racist. You can literally tell if somebody is good or bad by their skin color in Peele's movies. He also did a Twilight Zone episode where a black mother and her son are chased down by an evil white cop, whose sole purpose in life apparently is to kill the kid. I wish I was joking.
So basically almost every episode of the tv show Family Matters.
I wonder if Jordan Pee
le thinks he's helping fight racism. He's definitely making it worse
The English Patient was the first movie I wish I could sue the studio to get back the 2 hours and forty minutes of my life. Only thing good about this movie, it taught me to avoid all the other movies on this list.
I remember my mom renting it after it came out and we invited my aunt and cousin over to watch with me, my mom and my sister. Five females sat down to watch it and what felt like a hundred hours later it was finally over and we all hated it. And yeah, I've pretty much avoided anything 'oscar baity' ever since.
Ben, this feels like old-school trolling. Let's take the biggest global box-office hit in history, and call it overrated. "That'll get the views!!!"
Glass Onion is especially egregious because the flashback "reveal" scenes are actually different from what the audience actually saw.
it was a giant downgrade from knives out. had no idea people liked it.
@@opinion56 Knives Out was actually decent as a mystery but it was hard to pay attention with my eyes constantly rolling into the back of my head the way Johnson punches you in the face with social "commentary."
A Night to Remember is the only Titanic film worth watching.
Totally agree
@@SRoney-xc6ko Titanic (1997) may have some flaws, but not worth watching/no strengths? That is pretty excessive, don't you think ?
I agreed with you... All the way up until Napoleon Dynamite. The movie is intentionally supposed to be stupid. That's the point 😂
That doesn't make it good
@@xitaris5981But it is anyway.
@@xitaris5981But it doesn’t make it bad either.
@@coryjack606 Still doesn't seem like a very strong argument, to be honest. "The movie was supposed to be stupid." Well, Glass Onion was intentionally dumb. And it's not good.
I have not SEEN Napoleon Dynamite and, hey - perhaps it IS as great as people say. But that argument is still not particularly strong on its own.
Napoleon Dynamite is anti-humor. The fact that it's unfunny is the funny part.
Napoleonception 🤯
Oh, dang. I like things that are funny, so I guess that's why I don't like it.
It’s genuinely funny though
Not anti-humor, the dullness of it is partly why it's so funny to people who grew up rural
I 1000% agree with Avatar. Most overrated film of this century. I’m also glad he didn’t say The Batman because I would’ve been ready to fight 😂
Ben is ridiculous and shameful
It was a very good movie unless you are a lobotomized fool.
@@CiaoKnives The Batman is truly awful.
Avatar is one of the great A-list movies. Beautiful scenery, gripping tension, realistic action, and tightly-written. All I can figure is you guys must have been multi-tasking while you were watching it and continually lost your place of involvement with the movie. I’ve trashed a few movies that way myself.
@ WTF are you talking about? Generic story, awful characters, mediocre acting, mediocre action, and way too long. It is pretty, that’s it.
Ben, I’m in agreement with the rest of the comments, you’re wrong on Napoleon Dynamite. Absolute incredible comedy. Probably quote it multiple times per week. And all those clips reminded me of the joy of a thousand suns of joy were measurable in such a way.
Dude most of the phrases from my childhood came from Napolean Dynamite and I didn't even realize it lol!
Your list is overall fine, but you are absolutely wrong about End Game. It was great.
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It was terrible, just like 95% of the MCU films.
Nah he was wrong about Napolean, End Game can die
Requiem for Dream is a cinematic masterpiece in every sense of the word. Acting, atmosphere, script, camera techniques... It's nice to see that Matt is not the only one who is film illiterate xd
Requiem for a dream is the most soul crushing depressing movie I have ever seen.
@@michaelaugust4313
“I didn’t take it out for air.”
I agree but I get why someone wouldn’t like it.
Hating in the wrestler, on the other hand, is pure madness,
@@sparklerbc9898 Why? Liking the Wrestler is pure madness. Requiem is terrible too.
Hey Shapiro!!!! You lost everyone when you trashed Napoleon Dynamite!!!
Nah, he didn’t. Movie is dumb and unfunny. Only thing I laughed at was the cow scene, rest of the film was boring as hell
Reminds me of that clip from Family Guy where Peter is close to drowning and confesses he doesn't like The Godfather.
@@jasonhenry8067 You obviously didn't grow up in South Idaho
Get Out has a strong case for most overrated movie of all time. It’s a bad movie, first off. Bad acting, bad dialogue, bad cinematography, bad directing/editing. Then, worse than all those sins, it’s in service to agenda rather than storytelling (and largely a pioneer in this), and cherry on top, people are bullied into pretending they like it.
Not really. Even if you dont agree with the politics/ideas of the movie you can still rate it based on if it was an effective thriller. It was. It left several clues that when you rewatch it you can find all of them at the first scene of the movie. how the director brilliantly shows and not tells the premise of the movie was incredible. Your critic does not make sense for this movie.
@fayguled900 you don't need to rewatch Get Out to spot all the clues. The twist was visible from a mile away.
@@alexvesper7820 No, it wasn't. The premise is too original to be figured out.
It’s obviously an extremely well made movie.
@fayguled900 body surfing is not something Get Out invented. Nor is the Old Dark House bit where one or two sane people are stuck in with a crazy family. The one even semi-original thing it had going was the racism angle, which you could gather was coming just from the trailer.
Agree on Shape of the Water 1000%
I hated that movie so much. Never took Oscars seriously after that.
But disagree on James Cameron movies.
Okay, looking at the comments, it's clear that Ben just threw in Napoleon Dynamite to stir up the comments and juice the algorithm. Well played, good sir!
Yea, I'm a little bitter
He had me up until he said Napoleon Dynamite.
Ben, you had me until Napoleon Dynamite. That movie was fantastic.
Same thoughts.
What's so fantastic about it? I'm genuinely asking. What's so good about it?
@@eduardmanecuta5350 it’s hilarious for one thing.
@@raymondmeyers8983 And that is?
@@eduardmanecuta5350its a coming of age, wholesome film about 3 friends navigating the challenges of high school and life as teenagers. It's ridiculous - but there is some heart to it if you watch closely.
Alright, Ben. You’ve ranked the Batman movies and the Star Wars movies. Now let’s see you rank the Spider-Man movies.
I agree Napoleon Dynamite ia not a cinamatic masterpiece, but it is hilarious. Thats kinda what makes it a "cult classic"
One one good aspect of Avatar is that it demonstrates that a spiritually dead society will always be worse than a religious society no matter what technology you have
Cameron's personal politics aside, Avatar is such a great unintentionally conservative franchise because it so anti-materialism.
@@marshallscotno...its an anticapitalist, antimilitary, anti American movie. A liberals wet dream of a movie.
I guarantee the makers of Avatar were not going for a pro-religion message
@@xitaris5981 Unintentional conservatism rocks
@@xitaris5981 The lead scientist is named Grace and realizes that the Na'Vi god is a very real entity on her deathbed.
Get Out is a literal word for word ripoff of Skeleton Key, except with the races switched lol
Bingo!!!!!
I remember sitting in the theatre for SHAPE OF WATER and saying throughout, what a piece of crap that was. The AVATAR visuals in 3D were amazing, but 6 months later, I couldn't remember the story. I was smart enough to stay away from THE ENGLISH PATIENT after hearing what it was about, and only hearing from those who saw it, what a waste of time it was. The only thing I found memorable about TITANIC was Billy Zane's acting.
2001 A Space Odessy is the most absolute garbage dumpster fire of a movie in existence. The only good part is the section with Hal 9000.
I like Napoleon Dynamite for the sole purpose of me being Idahoian
(I swear I’m not biased)
Ben is right about everything else tho 😂
I think Napoleon Dynamite is funny but it's also painful to watch
I lived in country Indiana for several years in my youth. This movie was my childhood. The people. The culture. Everything.
I live in Idaho. I don't know where Idahoi is though
Biased*
@@pnwflipper2089 oops thank you :)
Nah bro. Shape of water was unique and very good. Emilia Perez was overrated.
I actually, truly despise The Shape of Water. I bought the Blu-ray assuming I’d like it and my God, I hated it so much. It is by far the media purchase I regret the most.
And you thought you would like it because?
Was a Del Toro fan. Pan’s Labyrinth is still a favorite of mine.
I disliked Glass Onion because the movie doesn't give you clues, they straight up TELL you who the killer is. If you see Ed Norton give the "poison" glass to Bautista, you know he's the killer. Not only that, but the movie GASLIGHTS you into thinking that scene didn't happen by showing Ed Norton's view of what happened. Which is different from the one they showed you previously. So you know the movie is pulling the "unreliable narrator" on you.
Stop with your nonsense…trying to seem intelligent by making up fallacies is not intelligence…I hope you are smart enough to pick-up on the irony in my statement