Citizen Kane: "It's about the newspaper business, not something that fascinates me very much". I think it goes a little deeper than that. That's like saying Casablanca was about a nightclub in Morocco. To each their own.
@@LordZero666 There is such a thing as being so bad it's good. And sometimes its fun to watch a movie and feel schadenfreude about everyone who was involved in it.
Eh, I think I got high watching Big Lebowski. But dark humor can be a pretty harsh thing while stoned, especially as you gradually sober. Sober or stoned, it's good but overrated.
Matt Diazepam I really do. I can watch shows like The Office or Brooklyn 99 or other acclaimed comedies and not laugh once but every Justin Y. comment is enough to crack me up
I agree with him honestly. It’s a good movie and I respect it’s legacy and what it did for cinema, but it’s not a movie I’d put in my top 10. Probably not even top 20 lol
Citizen Kane to cinema is kinda like what Rakim is to hip hop music. Highly influential and pioneered techniques of the art form, but not necessarily the GOAT.
I had never heard of it until around 15 years ago, when it was somehow a "classic" that "everybody has seen". IMO the setting and filming make it seem more "classic" than it is. Is it worth watching though? absolutely.
@@travis1240 It's like "It's A Wonderful Life" where TV stations just insisted on spamming it that everyone just kinda...accepted that it's a film that exists.
Stephen Quinn True It's why I love watching his reviews like the Monster Madness or random reviews. Some of those movies I could careless, but he always gets me interested. Heck it's why I love You know what's bullshit.
To be honest, he just says smth like "I can't see what's so special about it, there are so many criminal dramas (sci-fi films, whatever) out there that are so much better". Still, it's more rational than 95% of RUclipsrs, so I don't feel angry or anything.
3:24 10.) Citizen Kane 5:01 9.) Titanic 5:57 8.) The Sixth Sense 7:09 7.) A Christmas Story 8:42 6.) The Matrix 10:18 5.) The Dark Night 12:04 4.) Pulp Fiction 13:17 3.) The Godfather Part II 14:39 2.) Donnie Darko 16:25 1.) The Big Lebowski
As long as M. Night Shamalan keeps making movies, the Sixth Sense will always be around. Cause every trailer for his new movies has to note that he made that movie.
A long time ago he made a list of sequels he thinks are better than most people say. It included stuff like Ghostbusters II and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
i interpretated Donnie Darko in a way that made me love it, i guess it's wrong but i knew what it was going for, and i love movies with conveluted endings, it makes you come back and think, and once you find tge meaning it feels so rewarding.
I don't think anyone really cares about that movie anymore. Sure the visuals were amazing for its time, but that's the only thing it really had going for it. Everything else about it was incredibly dull and generic. It was little more than a long tech demo that showcased how far VFX have come. It lived and died by hype. Visuals aren't enough for a movie to be placed among the greatest movies *of all time*, when the technologies used to make them become obsolete so quickly
@@Darticus42 see...thatndoest really make sense. I mean..the reason it's considered the greatest of all times is for the reason that you stated..in it's time it was awesome. Of course people found things better as time went along...but those movies mostly have duplicates. Other movies that incorporates the same ideas within the same time. Matrix came with a plot and visuals that were great and no one else did it that way. Like...the ps1 is considered the greatest console of all time...even though ps2, 3 and Xbox 360 and one does what it did and better. That doesn't take away from the fact that in its time it was innovative, creative, unique. All that earned it it's title. And people..like me who honestly thought we could never get anything better than the quality that ps1 games got....i don't even play those games much anymore. I play them...but I can admit that we have better quality now. That I may play them in passing and from nostalgia...but...i .ca enjoy it for...the time it was created. A time when it was the greatest. There are boxers who could beat Ali today. And there are dancers who can outdance Michael Jackson and basketball players who can probably break down Jordan, but we still call those people the greatest. That's because in their time...they were. And they brought something then that no one saw before. A quality that was innovative, new, or unique. And everything afterwards seems to be built upon their ideas. And so...maybe if it weren't for them...we wouldn't have the quality of games, movies, fighters, players, etc...today. You need to understand what makes something the greatest of all time. It's found in the concept.
Everyone has popular movies that they just don’t get or don’t like as much as anyone else. That can also apply to music, TV, and a lot of other things.
Honestly the only character I can name on that movie is Jason Spade. Other than that, most people have trouble even naming one character from that movie and don’t remember anything about it except blue people.
I've never even see "The Sixth Sense" because everyone's ruined it for me by giving away the ending... Makes me wish I could give myself temporary amnesia so I could watch movies without them being ruined or to experience them again as if I've never seen them.
That's the problem when a super amazing ending gets really well known, it loses all shock value. Like the ending of The Empire Strikes Back, who DOESN'T know its ending?
Someone told me I had to see it because there was a twist at the end. I guessed the twist well before it happened especially because I knew there was a big twist. I think I would've liked the movie better if I wasn't told there was a twist. I might have been able to guess it, but it would be more surprising because I still wouldn't have known anything about how it was going to end.
Sometimes a movie just doesn't speak to you. You can even acknowledge they are technically sound and see what people like it, but it doesn't hit those emotional chords.
@@gougoule1512 Yep. It's like Bill Maher says film critics are nowadays: "How come you made the movie that you made and not the one I would have made?"
Hey James can you do the contrary of this video? Top 10 popular movies people hate but that you love, I'll like to see a video about it. Like this guys so James can see it
I really like this piece. Your AVGN character is so eccentric(but hilarious and entertaining) that it's really nice to see your calm, pensive side. A lot of really good info and well-constructed opinion pieces, with comfy humor, in this vid. Dig it a lot, man.
Its actually ironic for me. The Big Lebowski was on this list and I had never watched it before when this video came out, and now it is far and away my favorite movie. Thank you for showing it to me even though you don't enjoy it as much!
I think that may be another purpose of James’ video. I get a sense that he’s also saying, “I may not love these movies but if you’ve never seen them, give them a shot and you may get a better experience.”
You're a movie guy, but they're "just movies"?! How DARE you express a reasonable, moderate, non-polarizing opinion! And on RUclips of all places! (quietly subscribes)
Because unlike the rest of the films on this list, not a lot of people actually like Avatar. I'd say 60 to 70 percent of the people who've seen it feel the exact same way you do. Everyone else is probably like "Eh, I can take it or leave it."
Surprised how similar our lists are, I almost flat out agree with everything here, especially Donnie Darko. Only place we differ is Big Lebowski, but “that’s just like your opinion man”. Lol
@@thebest12700 I have been fascinated with the historical Titanic for years and have enjoyed many of the movies based on it including James Cameron 's. However I agree that the fictional characters of Jack and Rose do detract from the stories of the genuine people who endured the tragedy. Surely their stories are compelling enough as in the portrayed in the 1950s British movie "A night to remember ". James Cameron 's movie does have a tragically haunting music score I will admit that complemented the images stirred many years ago in my imagination of the great passenger liner sinking into the Atlantic on that night in April 1912.
Yeah I can understand pulp fiction, but I guess don't go into it thinking it's this historical movie, I watched it with no knowledge of the movie, and it blew me away. The way the whole movie is wrapped up, the themes, the story, the entertainment factor, the soundtrack, and the whole vibe of the movie is incredible.
Exactly. It’s one thing that I go into a movie blind and dislike it. It’s another to watch a movie and punish it because of massive hype. We’re all guilty of it at one point or another though.
Part of Donnie Darko's popularity is that disaffected young people who don't fit in really connect with it. When you're a weird kid who's into weird music and books and stuff, it clicks really well. I don't say that disparagingly; that's who I was when I saw it, and why I liked it a lot.
I like the way it's put together too. It's not straightforward or linear and it doesn't spoonfeed you, but it has an internal logic and once you've unravelled it you can appreciate it from a different angle, but still enjoy it, perhaps even more. I don't mind that the guy who made the video didn't enjoy it though, it's not a film for everyone, so fair enough.
I was that person too, but for that same reason I think that’s why I resisted it. I felt like it was catering to a cliche and that made it less appealing to me. But all in all it’s not a bad movie.
I used to hate it but now I actually kinda like it. It's a very obscure movie and what I got out of it was it explores the interconnection of alternate timelines for each individual on some transcendant level. It has a very ambiguous plot ending though so it's really open to interpretation.
it is kinda funny though, I think sometimes we fall in love with the idea of a movie rather than the movie itself. i've rewatched some movies i remember being great, then realized, oh they actually kinda suck.
That happens in video games too. You can't recapture that initial playthrough. Instead the limitations and flaws become apparent as the novelty fades. Majora's Mask is one of the greatest videogames of all time, and hands down the best Zelda. But it is difficult to revisit, because the emotional journey isn't the same.
The Matrix was fantastic for the period of time it came out and it's still enjoyable to watch now for the fight scenes, but I can definitely understand why someone that didn't see it at that time can be completely disinterested now.
I worked at a movie theater when the movie came out. It blew me away personally. I would walk into random showings, just to see the audience reactions. They went crazy over the movie everytime. I never seen such a universal positive reaction for a film, ever. I think it had something for everyone. Even people who didn't really understand the story (which after talking to many people about it, were numerous) loved it.
The one movie that I never understood was Risky Business. People consider it Tom Cruise’s breakout movie but I consider Top Gun (which came out a couple years later) to be his breakout movie. And the plot of the movie is also really weird.
I was fortunate enough to be working at a movie theater when it came out and saw it the night before release for an employee viewing. It blew my Friggin mind! Not to mention I got to see it constantly after that AT WORK!
I saw it on vhs and was going through a heavy hallucinogen period so I connected on the level of "reality isn't real and i can almost see through it" it mirrored a lot of thoughts I'd had earlier in life about the fundamental nature of existence.
The ones that I disagree with the most were probably Citizen Kane, The Matrix, The Godfather Part II, Pulp Fiction and Donnie Darko. That said, James is so respectful and earnest that I can’t be mad at him. It’s just opinions after all. And hey, I’m with him on The Sixth Sense and The Dark Knight.
Wow, that's crazy you didn't feel a push to go see the Matrix. I remember very vividly the marketing push for the movie being surrounded around the question "What is the Matrix?" It was on billboards, in magazines, movie posters, and the trailers ended with Keanu Reeves asking the same question. My friends and I were asking one another what we thought the Matrix would be and it was super hyped. The LOTRs was also in hype-mode as well. An exciting time for fans of sci-fi and fantasy as they weren't super popular before that.
Titanic and Matrix, you kinda had to be there, and be captured up in the hype. Both of these blew my mind as a young teenager. It's the same as showing a 1970s Scifi(Starwars) to my 2012 kid, won't impress him.
Avatar. If there wasn't so much moustache-twirling comical evil, I think it would've been a much better story. As it stands, it feels like a heavy-handed sci-fi version of Ferngully that doesn't have the visual spectacle it did in 2009 to hold it up.
I only saw it once, in the theater. All I could think upon leaving was how I wasn't getting those 3 hours back. I hated that movie. I couldn't fathom any praise it received. But, thankfully people online have been pretty vocal about how ridiculous the plot is since 2009, so I didn't feel like I was crazy.
To be fair, I don't think Avatar would get most of the praise today that it did then. It was a visual spectacle of its time, the theatrical equivalent of an immersive theme park ride, and nothing more. Nobody really talks about it as a classic film, it was only groundbreaking from a visual standpoint.
"I know whenever someone has a different opinion on a popular film, there are certain people that get angry about that.... hey if your favorite film is on this list, that's a compliment"... 5700 people don't understand opinions and get butthurt too easily.
@@aljosaraketic8258 really think about that. Is it easier to type out a whole entire comment expressing your full opinion, or just click one button and go watch something else? Really think about it.
Or they just didn't like the video. Maybe they only want video game content or just didn't like the list for whatever reason. Doesn't mean they liked the movies that were on the list and got mad
For Titanic, I'm pissed that Kate Winslet didn't yell "TO INFINITY AND BEYOND" in that "flying" scene. She wasn't even flying. She was falling with style.
Reeeeeeeeeeeee. Pulp fiction. Donny darko. The big lebowski. Matrix. Reeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Godfather. Edgy james reeeeeeeeeeeeeee. When i pee now i hear reeeeeee comes out my wiener
Same here....went on cinema without a clue as of what i was going to watch...BANG!!!! If you haven't seen this movie in cinema it's like loosing the train that passes only once!!!
I haven't even watched Avatar, and i know this will be the case for me... And Jim Cameron wants to make how many Avatar films? Is it 5 or 6? I have literally no idea if anyone will want to watch them all... By the time Avatar 2 is released the original will be 11 years old!!! I hope the franchaise will flop and burn.. But there again! The Chinese love this sort of crap. They will flock to the cinema!
Thinking about this, I think Citizen Kane, Donnie Darko, The Matrix and The Big Lebowski all have one thing in common: in order to truly appreciate the movie, you have to allow yourself to "be" the main character for the running time. People believe these are the best movies ever not because of the direct plot but because they feel the main character undergo a transformation, whether positive or negative, and that's reflected in the self. It's a journal of personal discovery into how someone different from you feels. If you watch these movies as a passive observer, you don't feel that internal conflict within yourself. That James watches horror films, where the cast is generalized into "the killer" and "the survivors," means he might have a predilection to being a passive observer. After all, you don't want to identify with a character in a horror movie too closely! But to "get" Donnie Darko, you have to spend an hour and change as a fucked-up, alienated teen looking deep at a cosmic horror. To "get" Citizen Kane, you have to feel each personal achievement turn ephemeral as soon as it enters your grasp, leaving your soul unfulfilled. If you just "observe" these characters, instead of "feeling" them, you can never truly experience them.
I'm not sure I agree. I've often been called very empathic. I struggle to watch things like the Walking Dead or Jessica Jones because of my ability to really put myself in the shoes of those people. However I find myself agreeing with him on a lot of the films on this list. I don't know if that really means anything about your point where it interacts with the world at large, but at least for me it rings hollow.
Hugo Everard - Now, that's interesting. Never? You never assume the main character's perspective? Like, at all? Most of my favorite films are a result of making me feel one with the main character along their journey. It's immersive empathy. It's like it becomes my journey, too.
This was an excellent video. The movie I had a mind blowing experience was the matrix. I had no expectations going into the movies that day and I think it was the sheer scale, video effects and twisting story. I had never been so impressed walking out. I thought about that movie for weeks after watching. Strictly my opinion.
I prefer Battle Royale. The story overall is more interesting, and the actual battle is done better. We get to see what everyone's doing, while also following the main characters' progress, rather than focusing purely on the main characters and not caring about the other "players" like in HG. Also, Katness, at least for me, isn't a likable character.
Never change, James. You are a good man, and you don't cave and sacrifice your ideas in order to appease everyone all the time. Thanks for the continued inspiration and videos.
Stitchlips94 right, he could be shitting out avgn videos because that's what gets insane views and what most his sub's actually watch but he keeps its real and uploads what he really wants to and gives avgn the time and love it deserves.
I hadn't seen Citizen Kane before and bought it on dvd. There was a second disc included that had a documentary about the major conflict between Wells and William Randolph Hurst. I liked it so much better than the actual film.
I agree, Titanic is really overrated. I thought the parts depicting actual history were far more interesting than the majority of the film revolving around the fictional characters, and would have preferred to see just those bits. It's obvious how much effort went into making the film look authentic. The sets and costumes are immaculate, and the special effects were quite good for their time, but for me, A Night to Remember remains the definitive film about the Titanic.
I agree with you. People who expect you to like that movie are evil. People who attack you for not liking Titanic are evil. People who like that movie are evil. People who like Titanic have no right to attack people who don't like that movie for not liking that movie because we all have to deal with opinions.
@@josephine1465 Don't you dare attack me for not liking Titanic! I don't have to like that disappointing trash movie! It is the kind of movie that want everyone to be under its control!
@@filmperson4390 I could not agree more people attack me for not liking it either people like it that's their opinion you don't have to agree with them
@@gregbethscheider5912 Thanks. I hate Titanic because of the whole world expects me to like that film and they throw a fit about it and argue with me about it. That is never okay.
@degree7 I did watch it. All in all I respect what it did for movies that can never be understated. But in terms of a narrative I care about I just could not care any less.
I grew up watching classic movies and love older films because of that. But that being said, I never liked Citizen Kane. When I saw the title of this video I definitely hoped he’d mention it, I was not disappointed.
I appreciate the level-headed and thoughtful criticism. Being able to identify the what works is just as important as explaining what you dislike about it. Most videos like these are opinionated attacks on the content they are “discussing”, or don’t even attempt to explain why they dislike it.
The matrix had two main things going for it besides the stylized cool factor. 1) it innovated special effects, so much so that there was a bunch of imitators and parodies after it. 2) The story of being in an artificial programmed world leading to real life water cooler conversations of if we're actually the Sims.
I found a King Arthur movie called "Merlin" that way. It follows the actual story of king Arthur closer than any other movie I've heard of, and it's not even actually about king Arthur. It's about Merlin. Great movie. Super long though. You really gotta dedicate an afternoon to it.
So I really dig sardonic absurdity and The Big Lebowski is one of my favorite movies ever, but when it comes to people fighting over movie tastes, here's my reaction: "The Dude abides, so can you."
Gameplays For Days YT thought it was more of an event than a movie but what ruined it for me was hearing about the 4 sequels so I just sold it back to the store not worth having in the collection 😉
The Great Lebowski was not a random film; it is a Coen Brothers film which explains why people respect it or give it another chance. I liked Fargo and Blood Simple myself.
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“Hey what’s your favorite scene of pulp fiction?”
“When they talk about cheeseburgers”
Do you know what they call the quarter pounder in France? A royale with cheese. It's all because of the metric system
What does Marsellus Wallace look like?
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What?
@@bigkmoviesandgames SAY WHAT AGAIN !! 🔫
I literally laughed loudly
Now do unpopular movies you love
I love Showgirls
@@IngusMalingus For me Nacho Libre
@@Charlie-rx3ni Batman V Superman
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Pacific Rim is mine
Citizen Kane: "It's about the newspaper business, not something that fascinates me very much". I think it goes a little deeper than that. That's like saying Casablanca was about a nightclub in Morocco. To each their own.
Citizen Kane is not my taste too, but I wouldn't dare calling it overrated. It is one of the very few that critics actually got right lol
"Sometimes I like watching garbage" is the most relatable quote of all time
was thinking the same thing
Said it right out for me!
I hate watching garbage. I don't watch shitty movies.
John Parsons ye
@@LordZero666 There is such a thing as being so bad it's good. And sometimes its fun to watch a movie and feel schadenfreude about everyone who was involved in it.
"Well, that's just like, your opinion, man!"
xD ❤️
You gotta have an opinion
Gold! 😂
Obviously he’s not a golfer
@@WickedTester176 popular movies don’t have a opinion actually ! ( actual facts (
This is what I love about James. He is an honest person who doesn't sugarcoat it when talking about his thoughts and opinions on certain things.
He looks like the Angry Video Game Nerd but he's more calm.
@@legrandgougoulilumine6940 The Calm Movie Nerd
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El oh el
The Movies on this list clearly show that James doesn't smoke weed
lmao. seriously james light up and watch your top 3
Eh, I think I got high watching Big Lebowski. But dark humor can be a pretty harsh thing while stoned, especially as you gradually sober. Sober or stoned, it's good but overrated.
Lol
@@michaelf9664 I think you're just a n00b hehe
100%
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Eight year olds dude
Why did I laugh so hard at this
AND A GOOD DAY TO YOU,SIR!
Matt Diazepam I really do. I can watch shows like The Office or Brooklyn 99 or other acclaimed comedies and not laugh once but every Justin Y. comment is enough to crack me up
No shit Sherlock How did you figure that out on your own you should have a Nobel prize
"Sometimes I like watching garbage"
- James Rolfe, 2017
mE He like to play garbage too. And it's totally fine.
No way, mE! I watched the video, too!
he says "garbitch"
And he likes to colllect it!
me too
"Avatar" is on my list of the most over-rated of all time.
100 percent agree
I feel like it’s more hated as time goes on
I enjoyed it and still enjoy it to this day but yes it certainly was over-rated when it came out but over time a lot of people started hating it
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Dancing with Wolves on Mars🤭🤭
James is so respectful and sincere
You murdered your wife! How could you.
Arent you maria?!?!
I always thought it was amazing how the character he plays, the AVGN is like the complete opposite of him in real life lol
@@jonnywalker3208 Is that serious or just a joke??
@@lumi_project this made me laugh way harder than it should have.
Citizen Kane right out the gate. Damn, going in guns blazing!
Never seen it.
@@GrimReaper4383 neither did I
he is right about it and most movies of the list though
I agree with him honestly. It’s a good movie and I respect it’s legacy and what it did for cinema, but it’s not a movie I’d put in my top 10. Probably not even top 20 lol
Citizen Kane to cinema is kinda like what Rakim is to hip hop music. Highly influential and pioneered techniques of the art form, but not necessarily the GOAT.
I always thought A Christmas Story was always a television movie because the only time I ever saw it was on television.
I had never heard of it until around 15 years ago, when it was somehow a "classic" that "everybody has seen". IMO the setting and filming make it seem more "classic" than it is. Is it worth watching though? absolutely.
A yearly tradition.
@@travis1240 It's like "It's A Wonderful Life" where TV stations just insisted on spamming it that everyone just kinda...accepted that it's a film that exists.
I saw it in a nearly empty theater at the South Hills Mall in Poughkeepsie, NY in 1983.
The Godfather Part 2 took me a while to love. But I think it's simply because I watched it too early. Now it's my favourite film.
Ir's epic and amazing, but in my opinion not even competitive with the original.
cof cof Part 3.
This reminds me of the scene in Family Guy. Where Peter say he didn't care for the Godfather.
It insists upon itself
Roberto Andrade I spit dr. Pepper out my nose. Thanks A-hole
Godfather 1&2 were great, the 3rd one felt like the writers just went down hill and added shit that would've have never happened...
@@robertoandrade6695 If it has a valid point to make it's insisted!
I find your comment shallow and pedantic
Don't really care which films appear. I'm just interested in his reasons why, he always explains his points really well
Stephen Quinn True It's why I love watching his reviews like the Monster Madness or random reviews. Some of those movies I could careless, but he always gets me interested. Heck it's why I love You know what's bullshit.
To be honest, he just says smth like "I can't see what's so special about it, there are so many criminal dramas (sci-fi films, whatever) out there that are so much better". Still, it's more rational than 95% of RUclipsrs, so I don't feel angry or anything.
Since they all amount to "I don't get it" you may have come for the wrong tea on this one.
3:24 10.) Citizen Kane
5:01 9.) Titanic
5:57 8.) The Sixth Sense
7:09 7.) A Christmas Story
8:42 6.) The Matrix
10:18 5.) The Dark Night
12:04 4.) Pulp Fiction
13:17 3.) The Godfather Part II
14:39 2.) Donnie Darko
16:25 1.) The Big Lebowski
Thank you kind sir
Hank u
Lol- The Dark Night
movies I agree with him : titanic, dark knight, godfather 2, christmas story, donnie darko, citizen kane
Basically agree with all except Dark knight and maybe I'd swap six sense with Unbreakable.
you should do a unpopular movies you love list
Probably number 1 is 7 Heads of Dr. Lao
As long as M. Night Shamalan keeps making movies, the Sixth Sense will always be around. Cause every trailer for his new movies has to note that he made that movie.
Because they're sadly not gonna say "from the director of The Happening and Lady in the Water"
@@aidanredding8058 "from the director of The Last Airbender and After Earth"
Osment is far better as an adult actor in comedy sci-fi than as a child actor -- though I did like Speilberg's AI a lot. That is a great movie.
What's funny is that M Night got the idea for that movie from an episode of the Nickelodeon show, Are You Afraid of the Dark?
And then came SPLIT
Out of curiosity James, what are some films you personally like that everyone else doesn't like? Maybe do this for a video?
The Man With No Name the list would be too long.
I can tell you three films I like that other people hate, Star War - Episode 1; Star Wars - Episode 2; and Star Wars = Episode 3.
The Man With No Name now that's a great idea for a followup video.
A long time ago he made a list of sequels he thinks are better than most people say. It included stuff like Ghostbusters II and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
I approve this idea.
The Big Lebowski really tied this list together.
Well that’s just your opinion man
Obviously, you're not a golfer.
You're out of your element.
The carpet really tied the room together
Did it not?
i interpretated Donnie Darko in a way that made me love it, i guess it's wrong but i knew what it was going for, and i love movies with conveluted endings, it makes you come back and think, and once you find tge meaning it feels so rewarding.
Exactly. This is how I felt after watching that Netflix movie "I'm Thinking of Ending Things". Very similar.
#1 The Big Lebowski....
Yeah. Well, that's just like.....your opinion, man...
I actually Ctrl+F'd this.
ZaKaTaKofVA yeah like...... He said that in the beginning of the video man
Well Obviously he's not a golpher man.
+ZaKaTaKofVA Noice! :D
beat me to it xD
If I made this list, Avatar would've been #1 on the list. Fight me.
*ROUND 1*
I don't think anyone really cares about that movie anymore. Sure the visuals were amazing for its time, but that's the only thing it really had going for it. Everything else about it was incredibly dull and generic. It was little more than a long tech demo that showcased how far VFX have come.
It lived and died by hype. Visuals aren't enough for a movie to be placed among the greatest movies *of all time*, when the technologies used to make them become obsolete so quickly
@@Darticus42 see...thatndoest really make sense. I mean..the reason it's considered the greatest of all times is for the reason that you stated..in it's time it was awesome.
Of course people found things better as time went along...but those movies mostly have duplicates. Other movies that incorporates the same ideas within the same time.
Matrix came with a plot and visuals that were great and no one else did it that way.
Like...the ps1 is considered the greatest console of all time...even though ps2, 3 and Xbox 360 and one does what it did and better. That doesn't take away from the fact that in its time it was innovative, creative, unique. All that earned it it's title. And people..like me who honestly thought we could never get anything better than the quality that ps1 games got....i don't even play those games much anymore. I play them...but I can admit that we have better quality now. That I may play them in passing and from nostalgia...but...i .ca enjoy it for...the time it was created. A time when it was the greatest.
There are boxers who could beat Ali today. And there are dancers who can outdance Michael Jackson and basketball players who can probably break down Jordan, but we still call those people the greatest. That's because in their time...they were. And they brought something then that no one saw before. A quality that was innovative, new, or unique. And everything afterwards seems to be built upon their ideas. And so...maybe if it weren't for them...we wouldn't have the quality of games, movies, fighters, players, etc...today.
You need to understand what makes something the greatest of all time. It's found in the concept.
I dont hear anybody talk about Avatar anymore.
The movie or the tv show
Everyone has popular movies that they just don’t get or don’t like as much as anyone else. That can also apply to music, TV, and a lot of other things.
@@dr.seytan4310 we will rock has got to be their best, but majority thinks diferent🤷♂️
I wasn't all that impressed with Avatar. I don't get why it got THAT big.
I'm pretty sure people forgot about the movie. I never see anyone say OMG AVATAR IS ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES EVER!
@@demolitiongod64 it grossed over 2.7 billion dollars, I think people loved the movie
@@jamesisaac7684 I mean now. How often do you see avatar talked about NOW.
Demolitionboy 64 that’s a excellent point actually
Honestly the only character I can name on that movie is Jason Spade. Other than that, most people have trouble even naming one character from that movie and don’t remember anything about it except blue people.
Props to him for acknowledging Die Hard as a Christmas movie
One of the greatest movies of all time
He also deserves props for acknowledging Gremlins as a Christmas movie too
My Grandmother says it's her favorite Christmas movie.
Bruce Willis himself has said Die Hard is not a Christmas movie, so I have no idea what to believe!
And Gremlins!
James is so like-able that I couldn’t get mad at him
Yes. He's such a wholesome dude ♥️
Strongly agree.
And all of his personas.
But then he blasphemed!!!
@Iron Man Iron man, I like your style. You really are an iron man.
It just makes you realise that some movies just do something to grab a large audience and its out of the film makers hands sometimes
It's funny because one of the biggest lebowski quotes is just about this video.
Yeah, well, you know it's just like your opinion man
😂 😂 yes!
Dennis Fluttershy Just like you are taking it too seriously.
Dennis Fluttershy You just explained why this quote is so funny... :D
I've never even see "The Sixth Sense" because everyone's ruined it for me by giving away the ending...
Makes me wish I could give myself temporary amnesia so I could watch movies without them being ruined or to experience them again as if I've never seen them.
It sucks anyway and the endings crap when hes run over by that tractor
My friend in elementary school ruined it for me. What a piece of shit.
That's the problem when a super amazing ending gets really well known, it loses all shock value. Like the ending of The Empire Strikes Back, who DOESN'T know its ending?
Just take mdma that’ll help destroy your memory lol
Someone told me I had to see it because there was a twist at the end. I guessed the twist well before it happened especially because I knew there was a big twist. I think I would've liked the movie better if I wasn't told there was a twist. I might have been able to guess it, but it would be more surprising because I still wouldn't have known anything about how it was going to end.
It wasn't The Matrix's fault it got parodied
Yes it is
It was all part of the matrix
Sometimes a movie just doesn't speak to you. You can even acknowledge they are technically sound and see what people like it, but it doesn't hit those emotional chords.
That's me and The Shining. I find that movie about as scary as Pokemon and I can't help but laugh hysterically at the "tense" scenes.
Wait, what? You're Italian? That was more surprising and unexpected than the movies on this list
I love The Big Lebowski. But I *completely* understand why not everyone does.
It hasn’t aged very well
@@biggerpicture7723 Most movies haven't.
@@SlimThrull
Uh… no?? There are plenty of movies that have aged very well
@@nsasupporter7557 Plenty, sure. But most? I don't think so.
"For me, it's refreshing to hear an opinion that isn't the same as everyone else's".
Wow. That is so not 2020
"I try to love these movies"
Wise talk from an open-minded person, while most people try hard to find something that's bothering them.
@@gougoule1512 Yep. It's like Bill Maher says film critics are nowadays: "How come you made the movie that you made and not the one I would have made?"
James is a true example of a open minded person.
Not the like the twittards
@@ekathe85 ) and fans...
wdy mean
Hey James can you do the contrary of this video? Top 10 popular movies people hate but that you love, I'll like to see a video about it.
Like this guys so James can see it
If the video is popular and people hate it is not a popular movie.
Mikael Granström
Ever heard of infamy?
For me it would be madea movies. I love those even though most people agree they are shit movies.
This would be dope!
Add THE FORCE AWAKENS to the list. lol
The best movie of all time is clearly Cobra with Sylvester Stallone.
It sure is underrated... Marion.
"You're the disease...and I'm the cure." *Fires gun - BLAM!!!
The peak of 1980's fine cinema, if you ask me.
Glorious!! Well done!!
Hmmm the room is better
WRONG!!!!!
It's clearly commando is the best movie of all time! :P
James doesn't like dramas very much I think, he's more of a horror/scifi/action adventure guy
but how does he like breaking bad then
@@RobertEdwinHouse9 You can generally not like a genre and still like something within said genre.
Heisenberg Because there’s not a single person who doesn’t like BB. Goat show.
@@skar8009 lmao did u just compare BB with 13 reasons why?
@@RobertEdwinHouse9 Doesn't just about everybody love it?
I really like this piece. Your AVGN character is so eccentric(but hilarious and entertaining) that it's really nice to see your calm, pensive side. A lot of really good info and well-constructed opinion pieces, with comfy humor, in this vid. Dig it a lot, man.
Its actually ironic for me. The Big Lebowski was on this list and I had never watched it before when this video came out, and now it is far and away my favorite movie. Thank you for showing it to me even though you don't enjoy it as much!
I think that may be another purpose of James’ video. I get a sense that he’s also saying, “I may not love these movies but if you’ve never seen them, give them a shot and you may get a better experience.”
Yea well, thats like his opinion man.
"That's, like, just your opinion, man."
This should be the highlighted comment.
VERY surprised nobody else seems to have quoted this.
JMBoote1 OKAY glad YOU are SUPRISED dude.
LOL
he pee on your fucking rug
Everybody knows Rocky 4 is the best Christmas movie.
EVERYBODY CAN CHANGE!
Die hard is
No its die hard
Bad Santa and Friday after next are my favourite Christmas movies
Never seen it
You're a movie guy, but they're "just movies"?! How DARE you express a reasonable, moderate, non-polarizing opinion! And on RUclips of all places!
(quietly subscribes)
ComradeCatfud ok
No no,... He's got a point
iamapie 13 nice Kronk quote lol
Who else here enjoys hearing Mr Rolfe talk about his movie opinions.
What made The Dark Knight special was Heath Ledgers performance as the Joker. No doubt about it.
He was a good actor but wayyyyyyy too overhyped as fuck if he hadn't died the hype would've not been this big it's not that good of a movie
His untimely death is what did it.
Not even that. Him dying did.
People always put dead people on pedestals.
@@AownAli-xi8jq
This. Joaquin Phoenix is on an another level.
'The Dark Knight'.....SNOOZE...
Ahhhhh..not the big lebowski..brilliant movie..but.. everyone is different
Not sure how avatar escaped the list...it was just pocahontas in space
Stu Butterfield nobody really liked that one lol
Because he already put titanic, maybe?
To me every "greatest grossing film of all time" should hit the list somewhere.
Because unlike the rest of the films on this list, not a lot of people actually like Avatar. I'd say 60 to 70 percent of the people who've seen it feel the exact same way you do. Everyone else is probably like "Eh, I can take it or leave it."
Arrows cannot penetrate bulletproof glass.
A lot of people hate Avatar.
WHERES THE FUCKEN MONEY LEBOWSKI
NathanSB311 It's down there somewhere, let me get another look
NathanSB311 What up homie
Joe Rizo AYYYYUU
Well that's just, like, your opinion man.
Kyle Long priceless
Nice
Haha, perfect comment.
I would bitch but I'm a pacifist.
Kyle Long still a great way to live
Surprised how similar our lists are, I almost flat out agree with everything here, especially Donnie Darko.
Only place we differ is Big Lebowski, but “that’s just like your opinion man”. Lol
Ohhhh, Pulp Fiction. That one hurts.
I couldn't give 2 shits about Titanic, so were still cool.
I love Pulp Fiction but he was right when he said Reservoir Dogs is better
titanic was good even though it was cheesy at times lol i remember going to see that multiple times with different females.
Pulp Fiction is awful...
@@thebest12700 I have been fascinated with the historical Titanic for years and have enjoyed many of the movies based on it including James Cameron 's. However I agree that the fictional characters of Jack and Rose do detract from the stories of the genuine people who endured the tragedy. Surely their stories are compelling enough as in the portrayed in the 1950s British movie "A night to remember ".
James Cameron 's movie does have a tragically haunting music score I will admit that complemented the images stirred many years ago in my imagination of the great passenger liner sinking into the Atlantic on that night in April 1912.
titanic was sad
Yeah I can understand pulp fiction, but I guess don't go into it thinking it's this historical movie, I watched it with no knowledge of the movie, and it blew me away. The way the whole movie is wrapped up, the themes, the story, the entertainment factor, the soundtrack, and the whole vibe of the movie is incredible.
Exactly. It’s one thing that I go into a movie blind and dislike it. It’s another to watch a movie and punish it because of massive hype. We’re all guilty of it at one point or another though.
Exactly. Bottom line, don't go to movie school because you analyze a movie to the point off it not being fun anymore.
Part of Donnie Darko's popularity is that disaffected young people who don't fit in really connect with it. When you're a weird kid who's into weird music and books and stuff, it clicks really well. I don't say that disparagingly; that's who I was when I saw it, and why I liked it a lot.
Brilliantly put, mate
I like the way it's put together too. It's not straightforward or linear and it doesn't spoonfeed you, but it has an internal logic and once you've unravelled it you can appreciate it from a different angle, but still enjoy it, perhaps even more. I don't mind that the guy who made the video didn't enjoy it though, it's not a film for everyone, so fair enough.
Couldn't get in to it. Liked bits though.
I was that person too, but for that same reason I think that’s why I resisted it. I felt like it was catering to a cliche and that made it less appealing to me. But all in all it’s not a bad movie.
I used to hate it but now I actually kinda like it.
It's a very obscure movie and what I got out of it was it explores the interconnection of alternate timelines for each individual on some transcendant level. It has a very ambiguous plot ending though so it's really open to interpretation.
Die hard is the best christmas movie.
Niskirin
Lethal Weapon, Home Alone, and Christmas Vacation, are also movies i refuse to skip when it's christmas.
Tricked an old girlfriend into watching it when she wanted to watch a Christmas movie.
Hell yeah
Excellent choices! I agree with them. Home Alone, Die Hard and Lethal Weapon are so damn good.
Jingle All The Way
it is kinda funny though, I think sometimes we fall in love with the idea of a movie rather than the movie itself. i've rewatched some movies i remember being great, then realized, oh they actually kinda suck.
That happens in video games too. You can't recapture that initial playthrough. Instead the limitations and flaws become apparent as the novelty fades. Majora's Mask is one of the greatest videogames of all time, and hands down the best Zelda. But it is difficult to revisit, because the emotional journey isn't the same.
@@MajoradeMayhem My favorite thing about Majora's Mask was the atmosphere.
The bodyguard is a great example of that. Massive early 90s grossing movie. Watched it a few years back and went "oh God what is this. "
The Matrix resonates with people because it is an excellent metaphor for how the world actually works. It's sort of like They Live in that regard.
Im burnt out on the matrix memes though. Everyone thinks theyre enlightened when they post one
Profoundly observed. Thanks
The Matrix was fantastic for the period of time it came out and it's still enjoyable to watch now for the fight scenes, but I can definitely understand why someone that didn't see it at that time can be completely disinterested now.
People still reference living in the matrix and taking the red or blue pill all the time.
I worked at a movie theater when the movie came out. It blew me away personally. I would walk into random showings, just to see the audience reactions. They went crazy over the movie everytime. I never seen such a universal positive reaction for a film, ever. I think it had something for everyone. Even people who didn't really understand the story (which after talking to many people about it, were numerous) loved it.
James was on the verge of becoming The Nerd at a couple points here.
Dr James & Mr Nerd
That Christmas Story escalation had me on the edge of my seat.
I just don't understand how someone wouldn't like titanic for the epic story perfectly done that it is
The Reasonably Peeved Cinema Nerd.
pure fucking gold
We all know what ruined The Matrix. The sequels.
Agreed
Matrix was trash from the start
The Sequels are fantastic. I don't understand all the hate they get
And the cartoons references when they came out
Matrix 2 was Alright but the 3rd was not great
The one movie that I never understood was Risky Business. People consider it Tom Cruise’s breakout movie but I consider Top Gun (which came out a couple years later) to be his breakout movie. And the plot of the movie is also really weird.
I love how honest james is. It's like hanging out with a good friend
IPA=Intentionally poor alcohol.
If you saw the Matrix when it came out before you had any idea what it was or that there was even a thing called bullet time it was stunning.
I was fortunate enough to be working at a movie theater when it came out and saw it the night before release for an employee viewing. It blew my Friggin mind! Not to mention I got to see it constantly after that AT WORK!
I saw it on vhs and was going through a heavy hallucinogen period so I connected on the level of "reality isn't real and i can almost see through it" it mirrored a lot of thoughts I'd had earlier in life about the fundamental nature of existence.
Matrix is the definition of a movie that aged badly
@@leob4403 I disagree... but reloaded and revolutions is
@@lumi_project *isn't
The ones that I disagree with the most were probably Citizen Kane, The Matrix, The Godfather Part II, Pulp Fiction and Donnie Darko. That said, James is so respectful and earnest that I can’t be mad at him. It’s just opinions after all. And hey, I’m with him on The Sixth Sense and The Dark Knight.
Jesus man, calm down.
Wow, that's crazy you didn't feel a push to go see the Matrix. I remember very vividly the marketing push for the movie being surrounded around the question "What is the Matrix?" It was on billboards, in magazines, movie posters, and the trailers ended with Keanu Reeves asking the same question. My friends and I were asking one another what we thought the Matrix would be and it was super hyped. The LOTRs was also in hype-mode as well. An exciting time for fans of sci-fi and fantasy as they weren't super popular before that.
Titanic and Matrix, you kinda had to be there, and be captured up in the hype. Both of these blew my mind as a young teenager. It's the same as showing a 1970s Scifi(Starwars) to my 2012 kid, won't impress him.
Avatar. If there wasn't so much moustache-twirling comical evil, I think it would've been a much better story. As it stands, it feels like a heavy-handed sci-fi version of Ferngully that doesn't have the visual spectacle it did in 2009 to hold it up.
Spenser Zimmermann
Pocahontas meets Ferngully lmaooo
To me, Avatar is litterally a sci-fi'd up version of Dances with wolves.
I only saw it once, in the theater. All I could think upon leaving was how I wasn't getting those 3 hours back. I hated that movie. I couldn't fathom any praise it received. But, thankfully people online have been pretty vocal about how ridiculous the plot is since 2009, so I didn't feel like I was crazy.
To be fair, I don't think Avatar would get most of the praise today that it did then. It was a visual spectacle of its time, the theatrical equivalent of an immersive theme park ride, and nothing more. Nobody really talks about it as a classic film, it was only groundbreaking from a visual standpoint.
nobody said that Avatar was a great movie, quite the contrary, financial success != great movie
"I know whenever someone has a different opinion on a popular film, there are certain people that get angry about that.... hey if your favorite film is on this list, that's a compliment"... 5700 people don't understand opinions and get butthurt too easily.
@yrþling 333 isnt it easier to put in comments that you disagree and why? Thats why i think those are pure haters,just click dislike and turn away.
@@aljosaraketic8258 really think about that. Is it easier to type out a whole entire comment expressing your full opinion, or just click one button and go watch something else? Really think about it.
Or they just didn't like the video. Maybe they only want video game content or just didn't like the list for whatever reason. Doesn't mean they liked the movies that were on the list and got mad
For Titanic, I'm pissed that Kate Winslet didn't yell "TO INFINITY AND BEYOND" in that "flying" scene. She wasn't even flying. She was falling with style.
Me: Oh get on with it James, how bad can this list be?
James: #10 Citizen Kane
Me: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Reeeeeeeeeeeee. Pulp fiction. Donny darko. The big lebowski. Matrix. Reeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Godfather. Edgy james reeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
When i pee now i hear reeeeeee comes out my wiener
lol I reeeeeeed the hardest at Pulp Fiction...
Matrix in cinema without knowing anything about the story was so fuckin awesome! Back in 1999 :-)
Elronhubbard1 I was blown away by the movie when I saw it in the theatres!
Same here....went on cinema without a clue as of what i was going to watch...BANG!!!! If you haven't seen this movie in cinema it's like loosing the train that passes only once!!!
I saw it high as fuck in theaters and it was amazing.
Yeah. I walked into that movie blind in the theater and thought about it for days afterword. It blew my mind.
I was hoping Avatar would be #1 lol. That movie was so ehhh.
Everyone saw Avatar, but no one talks about it except Avatards. It basically had no cultural impact.
bta fan Yeah, no one is calling Avatar the best film ever. They praise the graphics but that's really the extent of it.
I haven't even watched Avatar, and i know this will be the case for me...
And Jim Cameron wants to make how many Avatar films? Is it 5 or 6?
I have literally no idea if anyone will want to watch them all...
By the time Avatar 2 is released the original will be 11 years old!!! I hope the franchaise will flop and burn..
But there again! The Chinese love this sort of crap. They will flock to the cinema!
It was just Dances with Wolves but with aliens on a different planet
lmao
Thinking about this, I think Citizen Kane, Donnie Darko, The Matrix and The Big Lebowski all have one thing in common: in order to truly appreciate the movie, you have to allow yourself to "be" the main character for the running time. People believe these are the best movies ever not because of the direct plot but because they feel the main character undergo a transformation, whether positive or negative, and that's reflected in the self. It's a journal of personal discovery into how someone different from you feels. If you watch these movies as a passive observer, you don't feel that internal conflict within yourself.
That James watches horror films, where the cast is generalized into "the killer" and "the survivors," means he might have a predilection to being a passive observer. After all, you don't want to identify with a character in a horror movie too closely! But to "get" Donnie Darko, you have to spend an hour and change as a fucked-up, alienated teen looking deep at a cosmic horror. To "get" Citizen Kane, you have to feel each personal achievement turn ephemeral as soon as it enters your grasp, leaving your soul unfulfilled. If you just "observe" these characters, instead of "feeling" them, you can never truly experience them.
I disagree with your fundamental premise. I also think using terms like "truly appreciate" makes you pretentious.
pretty sure James is an active movie watcher
I'm not sure I agree. I've often been called very empathic. I struggle to watch things like the Walking Dead or Jessica Jones because of my ability to really put myself in the shoes of those people. However I find myself agreeing with him on a lot of the films on this list. I don't know if that really means anything about your point where it interacts with the world at large, but at least for me it rings hollow.
I, legit, have never ever done this. I am going to watch some movies I've always wanted to like with this in mind. Cheers Toll Boss :)
Hugo Everard - Now, that's interesting. Never? You never assume the main character's perspective? Like, at all? Most of my favorite films are a result of making me feel one with the main character along their journey. It's immersive empathy. It's like it becomes my journey, too.
This was an excellent video. The movie I had a mind blowing experience was the matrix. I had no expectations going into the movies that day and I think it was the sheer scale, video effects and twisting story. I had never been so impressed walking out. I thought about that movie for weeks after watching. Strictly my opinion.
Same. I had the same experience with terminator 2 as well.
To this day, The Matrix and Terminator 2 are tied as my favorite movie of all-time.
@@jc.1191 I'm only 26 and I'm jealous of the idea of people getting to see T2 in theaters. You lucky son of a b
@@patstaysuckafreeboss8006 guess so, lol
The Hunger Games, I'll never understand why people like that movie.
Perfectly mediocre films that will fade away into obscurity in a few years.
because kids loved the idea of killing others.. the books where alright but holy fuck the idea was pretty good but the character were awful and flat
edgy kids killing each other.
I prefer Battle Royale. The story overall is more interesting, and the actual battle is done better. We get to see what everyone's doing, while also following the main characters' progress, rather than focusing purely on the main characters and not caring about the other "players" like in HG. Also, Katness, at least for me, isn't a likable character.
one of the worst films i've ever seen in my life
Finally someone who also likes Reservoir Dogs more than Pulp Fiction.
I agree with a few of these. I love The Big Lebowski, though. One of my all time favorites.
The Big Lebowski was the only one where I disagreed with James. Big Lebowski is a gem.
@Daniel Gump well that's just like your opinion man.
I disagreed with Citizen Kane
That movie is so stupid.
I don’t get The Big Lenowski. The movie is not that funny.
Let’s be real:
Die Hard is the best Christmas movie
No, rapsittie is better
@@thatguyonthebusthatstaresa7437 fuck yes
Bad Santa
Rupert Pupkin its a christmas movie for sure
I still prefer Lethal Weapon
Kane is not about the newspaper business....lol
Never change, James. You are a good man, and you don't cave and sacrifice your ideas in order to appease everyone all the time. Thanks for the continued inspiration and videos.
True continue that trend
Stitchlips94 right, he could be shitting out avgn videos because that's what gets insane views and what most his sub's actually watch but he keeps its real and uploads what he really wants to and gives avgn the time and love it deserves.
I hadn't seen Citizen Kane before and bought it on dvd. There was a second disc included that had a documentary about the major conflict between Wells and William Randolph Hurst. I liked it so much better than the actual film.
Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
I was just about to write a paragraph in defense of TBL, but this is better than any point I could make.
lol perfect
What about Avatar?
manu wilfing warworm Almost everyone thinks Avatar is overrated these days, which kinda negates it being overrated.
Exactly!
Avatar is nothing but a tech demo. It's very understandable why people hate it.
I think Robin said it. No one else loves it.
Disney's Pocahontas in space = Avatar
Die Hard is the best Christmas movie.
What about Batman Returns. 😂 ?
The hogfather is also pretty good even if it's a mini series
Gremlins
Die hard sucks. You Watch a Serbian film on christmas
Bad santa dude
I agree, Titanic is really overrated. I thought the parts depicting actual history were far more interesting than the majority of the film revolving around the fictional characters, and would have preferred to see just those bits. It's obvious how much effort went into making the film look authentic. The sets and costumes are immaculate, and the special effects were quite good for their time, but for me, A Night to Remember remains the definitive film about the Titanic.
I agree with you. People who expect you to like that movie are evil. People who attack you for not liking Titanic are evil. People who like that movie are evil. People who like Titanic have no right to attack people who don't like that movie for not liking that movie because we all have to deal with opinions.
@@filmperson4390 calling them evil is too much
@@josephine1465 Don't you dare attack me for not liking Titanic! I don't have to like that disappointing trash movie! It is the kind of movie that want everyone to be under its control!
@@filmperson4390 I could not agree more people attack me for not liking it either people like it that's their opinion you don't have to agree with them
@@gregbethscheider5912 Thanks. I hate Titanic because of the whole world expects me to like that film and they throw a fit about it and argue with me about it. That is never okay.
Me:I bet he wont say citizen Kane I'm pretty sure I'm the only guy that didn't care for it all that much.
James: Citizen Kane
Me:[[intense sweating]]
Agreed 100%. I can respect that film for the influence it had, but I also don't love it.
@degree7 I did watch it. All in all I respect what it did for movies that can never be understated. But in terms of a narrative I care about I just could not care any less.
I grew up watching classic movies and love older films because of that. But that being said, I never liked Citizen Kane. When I saw the title of this video I definitely hoped he’d mention it, I was not disappointed.
Forest gump, a beautiful mind, silver linings playbook
I appreciate the level-headed and thoughtful criticism. Being able to identify the what works is just as important as explaining what you dislike about it.
Most videos like these are opinionated attacks on the content they are “discussing”, or don’t even attempt to explain why they dislike it.
I guess what made the matrix so great is that it strikes a perfect between high quality action, and cinematic storytelling
Yessss. I love Matrix, but I am more into the worldbuilding then into the movies. XD The movies have some... well... the goofy effects.
I'm afraid you're quite right.
The matrix had two main things going for it besides the stylized cool factor. 1) it innovated special effects, so much so that there was a bunch of imitators and parodies after it. 2) The story of being in an artificial programmed world leading to real life water cooler conversations of if we're actually the Sims.
I agree with everything here
Action movies were never the same after the matrix.
you like Dark City?
Bro Why Pulp Fiction
😂😂😂
It's Perfect!
God this guy is great. He has a very tight grasp on reality.
nah he's just shallow
That is such a great way of putting it. He doesn’t let hype shake him. That’s rare.
florin tanase you’re shallow
florin tanase how is he shallow?
“Sometimes i like watching garbage.”
Yes. Picked up many rentals based on interesting box covers hoping to find a gem.
That's how I found Dead/Alive back in the early 90s.
that's how i found Drunken Monkey (Jackie Chan movie i loved as a kid)
I found a King Arthur movie called "Merlin" that way. It follows the actual story of king Arthur closer than any other movie I've heard of, and it's not even actually about king Arthur. It's about Merlin.
Great movie.
Super long though. You really gotta dedicate an afternoon to it.
Surprised lord of the rings wasn’t on this list, I remember James saying he wasn’t big into them
Them Hobbit movies are trash.
avgn missed the point of the dark knight. The purpose of the story is that we live in a society
Almost every movie does...
the dark knight rises is a metaphor for Veronica dumping me
now yuo see
Gamer girl pee
_W e l i v e i n a s o c i e t y_
So I really dig sardonic absurdity and The Big Lebowski is one of my favorite movies ever, but when it comes to people fighting over movie tastes, here's my reaction: "The Dude abides, so can you."
Avatar isn't really that good imo
Gameplays For Days YT thought it was more of an event than a movie but what ruined it for me was hearing about the 4 sequels so I just sold it back to the store not worth having in the collection 😉
yes i watched it was just so cheesy the only good part was the blue girls acting and world somewhat
I can't stand Avatar!
You mean adult ferngully?
lol
The Great Lebowski was not a random film; it is a Coen Brothers film which explains why people respect it or give it another chance. I liked Fargo and Blood Simple myself.