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Lord of the Rings.
I understand and respect the seminal role LotR (Book) has as a fantasy work. I have to, as a fantasy nerd myself.
I also believe that those three movies that everyone loves could be edited down into one and not much would be lost.
God DAMN do those films drag ON and ON and ON.
The books, too, drag on like Tolkien was being paid by the individual word. Thankfully with books I can set the pace at which things go.
I cannot read the books. I am a fantasy fan and absolutely respect them for breaking the ground and creating the genre, but goddamn do those books put me to sleep.
I've read The Hobbit several times and enjoy that, but despite several efforts to read the trilogy, I just can't.
As expertly observed by none other than Martin Pearson.
If you have not already, you should check out the entire "album" (it's a recording of a live show he did, actually) which is absolutely hilarious and well worth the listen. It's out there on the internet, both legally and otherwise. And the man himself has explicitly condoned its piracy, so there's that as well...
I was also going to say LOTR, it was just boring and long. I understand why people like it but I really didn't. I also didn't care much for GOT, so the fantasy genre is probably just not my thing.
I don't know if it's a popular movie, but Ghibli's Ocean Waves is one of the worst movies I've watched recently. Nothing really happens and jumping between the protagonists memories and present time was confusing at first. But most importantly the main romance is incredibly unlikable. I don't know if it's just what 90ies pop-culture expected (young) women to be like, but looking at it now she resembles someone with serious psychological issues who compensates by being manipulative and cold.
Se7en
Hated everything about it. Predictable all the way through the big reveal at the end. I don't understand the appeal.
The book was some good ass "turn your brain off slop". The movie tried its hardest to turn your brain off by force.
That movie was a mistake, but then it made a lot of money and that's all the goal was.
