Great masterpieces... that suck!
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Okami. Sorry. The game is just... boring, headache-inducing, too-many-cutscenes-omg-please-shut-up-you-are-not-an-RPG and just overrated. I'm all for games being classed as art (Ico, SoC, etc.), but I just don't think Okami is art. All it has is a different art style. Whoo.
I hate everything by Shakespear, I don't care that it was a different era, no one talks like that, and I don't find anyone who does those plays any more impressive an actor or actress. I guess it's personal taste.
Also the band Weezer and the Beastie Boys, so terrible. I also don't care for Nirvana.
Also the band Weezer and the Beastie Boys, so terrible. I also don't care for Nirvana.
Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World"
The whole idea of the dystopian/utopian society was good but I just could not for the life of me get into it.
The whole idea of the dystopian/utopian society was good but I just could not for the life of me get into it.
What is this?! I don't even. You don't like late Beatles music?Dwarfman said:
I'll let King Arthur speak for me.
And I'll admit, I never liked OK Computer at first, despite multiple tries to get into it and it being cited as one of the greatest albums of all time. And then, after about 7 months of me owning it, I gave it another listen to try and get into it and it just suddenly clicked for me at how amazing it was. I can't describe it.
Not that I'm suggesting that everyone should try for so long to like an album, just recallin' an' ol' tale.
The beatles. I understand that they were revolutionary and they changed the face of music forever; but to me, the songs they made were just so boring and bland. Maybe I have to be high to really appreciate it. Oh well.
Star Wars. It might be because I was 7 when Phantom menace came out, and it biased me towards suck, but when I went and watched the first 3, I hated them. They were just so boring. Of course it didnt help that any and all plot twists were ruined by the general public for me, but this thread isn't about that.
Romeo and Juliet. If this was written today, it would be 2 angsty emo teens killing themselves because "noone understands us, they never will so we must end our lives together" or something to that extent, and discarded as whiny emo bullshit. Or maybe, it wouldn't even leave the 'angsty emo poem' phase, and never exist...
Star Wars. It might be because I was 7 when Phantom menace came out, and it biased me towards suck, but when I went and watched the first 3, I hated them. They were just so boring. Of course it didnt help that any and all plot twists were ruined by the general public for me, but this thread isn't about that.
Romeo and Juliet. If this was written today, it would be 2 angsty emo teens killing themselves because "noone understands us, they never will so we must end our lives together" or something to that extent, and discarded as whiny emo bullshit. Or maybe, it wouldn't even leave the 'angsty emo poem' phase, and never exist...
shadow, of, the, fucking, colossus.
I loved fighting the colossi, but hunting them down wasn't well done, and the story as a whole kind of lacked anything for me.
I loved fighting the colossi, but hunting them down wasn't well done, and the story as a whole kind of lacked anything for me.
All of Dicken's books, with the exception of A Christmas Carol.
So many people praise Oliver Twist, I found too long and dull to hold my attention.
So many people praise Oliver Twist, I found too long and dull to hold my attention.
Holy crap, talk about being on a pedestal.Archangel357 said:
No you are not better than anyone else, and frankly you should be really fucking embarrassed at how you've been acting. I'll have you know (yeah, I went there) that respect is pretty damn important, and if you're half as smart as you think you are you'll teach yourself how to have some respect for your peers.
I don't know you, but from what I've seen here my impression is that you're a spoiled child, who's used to talking down on people because they all figure you're not worth correcting. This is the impression you're giving people, if you want to be part of this community, I would start changing that now.
The film version of To Kill a Mockingbird.
The original novel I truly enjoyed and found deserving of its general status as a "classic" back when I read it a few years ago in English class. The film, on the other hand, was a bowdlerized and mediocre hollowed shell of its source material. Why it's held in the same high regard as the novel is something that confuses me to this day.
The original novel I truly enjoyed and found deserving of its general status as a "classic" back when I read it a few years ago in English class. The film, on the other hand, was a bowdlerized and mediocre hollowed shell of its source material. Why it's held in the same high regard as the novel is something that confuses me to this day.
No. No. Just no. I was going to calmly chuckle at the ridiculous amount of drama and USI this thread was generating. Then I read this. I shall not stand for this. I simply shall not. The Police is an awesome band and the best thing Sting ever did (see Phil Collins/Genesis), and you, dear sir, are dead to me.OhJohnNo said:
/humorous rant
I did not get that movie either but the points which people tell me it makes are thought provoking. Although to me it gets lost in all the bullshit.Ponce Master-General said:
I know some of these aren't exactly classic but I want to rant about them so there.
Macbeth sucked. The characters were unlikeable and the ending just screamed "cop out."
Tron Legacy. Bored me so much I almost fell asleep. I left the theatre confused and annoyed.
James Cameron's Avatar also bored me too. It looked nice though.
Half Life 2 was mediocre. Several times Gordon did things I didn't want him to do and some levels were just plain annoying. The sand level for example. (also, Ravenholm wasn't the slightest bit scary.)
The Mona Lisa. It looks like a woman posing, trying her hardest to look serious while something slightly funny is happening in front of her. It's very well drawn but I can't see any reason for it's vast popularity.
Also any piece of art or literature with a "hidden meaning" that you have to interpret for yourself. Pointless because several people can look at it, interpret the meaning differently and not get the actual meaning of the piece.
Macbeth sucked. The characters were unlikeable and the ending just screamed "cop out."
Tron Legacy. Bored me so much I almost fell asleep. I left the theatre confused and annoyed.
James Cameron's Avatar also bored me too. It looked nice though.
Half Life 2 was mediocre. Several times Gordon did things I didn't want him to do and some levels were just plain annoying. The sand level for example. (also, Ravenholm wasn't the slightest bit scary.)
The Mona Lisa. It looks like a woman posing, trying her hardest to look serious while something slightly funny is happening in front of her. It's very well drawn but I can't see any reason for it's vast popularity.
Also any piece of art or literature with a "hidden meaning" that you have to interpret for yourself. Pointless because several people can look at it, interpret the meaning differently and not get the actual meaning of the piece.
