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What's the dumbest blockbuster movie you have seen that somehow received high praise? (lemm.ee)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by FookReddit69@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm not saying the worst, otherwise I would need to include the star wars sequels or transformers movies... Just some really dumb movie that somehow got praised.

For me has to be Ready Player One. That movie message is so "uhuh" obvious that is stupid, the whole nerd that saves the world in a thing that otherwise would be useless to know in real life... The so over the top evil gaming corporation. The whole 80s and 90s movies and games references get old after half an hour... And it's so pandering towards the geeks and nerds, they really want the viewer feeling really cool for knowing that is the Shining hallway, or that is a Monty python reference... Or look a GUNDAM! YOU'RE SO COOL FOR COLLECTING THOSE GUN PLA! Look we have also overwatch and halo in the background! You're so cool modern gamer!

Also the obviously attractive "nerd" hacker girl that thinks she's ugly and deformed for having a small hard to see red tint in one side of her pretty face... Cmon man. In no universe anyone would think that actress is ugly.

And the message at the end is so hilarious: Look man, you're cool for getting these references and being a real gamer is cool, but go outside more!

Is like the creators have no self awareness.

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[–] Plum@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Thor: Love and Thunder felt like it was written by a Disney executive suite after they ran metrics on what test groups laughed at in Taika's other work, then amplified the lulz by 20%, and rewrote it for the 11-16 year old market.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 13 points 5 months ago

I had already been getting sick of superhero movies, but god damn that one was awful imo. The genre should have ended on a high note and stuck with that. It's a great time to try new, non-super hero movies.

Because the whole "casual super hero start -> personal setback -> bad guy: all your base belong to us -> super hero assembles a team to destroy NYC -> bad guy loses all bases in 40 minutes" plot is very tired.

[–] FookReddit69@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Has this movie been praised though?

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Doubtful. The whole marvel train is crashing.

[–] MrFappy@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Deadpool would like to disagree. That movie is going to absolutely fucking slap.

[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

only it lol

[–] unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 2 points 5 months ago

I'd blocked that from my memory, thanks for reminding me

[–] Itrytoblenderrender@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I had the feeling that they tried to merge a dark drama and a slapstick comedy into one movie.

The God killer, especially the intro was quite interesting and dark. I could relate with his anger, disappointment and urge for vengeance.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Liked it. But I like goofy shit, and I don't like Marvel.

If they had done that with Batman I'd have pitched a fit. Like I did with Clooney Batman.

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Joel Schumacher's Batmen movies, especially the Clooney one, were so awful they changed the tone of superhero movies from that point on.

I watched them both very recently during an extended Arnold Schwarzenegger movie binge, and it's absolutely worth hate-watching them again for the sheer wonkiness and absurdity of... everything. Try tallying the Dutch angles. And girl power platitudes.