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It's kind of weird, but I find that the higher a film is rated by film critics and websites, the less I tend to enjoy it.

Anybody ever read the Godfather book? It's... kinda weird. Every time a new character is introduced, it's goes into their sexual history. Like, do we really need to know Rocko is an attentive lover with a string of girlfriends that he has no trouble keeping satisfied before he goes and kills some dude?

And then there's a part of the book that is about.. How do I put this...

a woman getting a pussy tightening surgery.

It's the bridesmaid that Sonny fucks in the closet at his sister's wedding. She sought out Sonny, as did all the other women "with big mouths and wide hips" because he had a legendarily big cock and it was her only hope to get any pleasure, on account of her gigantic pussy and all.

After he dies, she tried to commit suicide. Not because she cared for him, she just figures she'll always be alone because no one else in the world will have a cock that will be adequate to work with her ginormous pussy.

But much later in the book, she's living at the family casino in Nevada, and her doctor boyfriend finally talks her into having sex and discovers her pussy is huge and convinces her that he knows a great plastic surgeon that can fix it. It walks through the consultation and surgery and everything. Not in explicit detail, but, like, it's so weird.

And there's weird comments like (not a quote) "Don't worry, doll. I do great work. I'll fix you up so nice he'll be calling me every day to thank me." Shit like that.

And it worked. After she has the surgery and they have sex, her doctor boyfriend immediately proposes to her.

So, anyway, yeah... I don't know why they left the great pussy tightening subplot out of the movies.

It insists upon itself.

Everyone in this thread is wrong.

I have the opposite issue. I tend to only enjoy older films. Recent films tend to have this digital colour-graded look and a style of editing (millions of 1 second cuts) that make them pretty much unwatchable for me.

I really love films that take their time, both in plot and character development, as well as in how shots develop to establish the scenes. I also have a passion for photography and for me that’s a really big part of films. I want to see beautiful photographs that took a lot of time and experience to set up (and wait for the right moment, in the case of outdoor scenes). I love practical effects that were built and painted by hand, explosions rigged with real explosives, much more than CGI.

I think there is an issue with attention spans though. The modern films that I mentioned above seem to be ideal for people with short attention spans, whereas older films tend to be boring for these folks. This makes it hard for films to appeal to both audiences!

I feel like a lot of these films are important because they did something first. The problem is that it doesn't mean that film did it best.

If you don't care for it, don't let people make you watch it.
No one (sane) will go "Oh! you have to go to this 4 hour 17th century italian Opera with me! You will love it!" .

You don't "have to" value any kind of art. If you don't, you don't. That said, it might be worth trying at least once, you never know if you find something that stays with you.

Not only do I love the Godfather and The Godfather Part 2, but this past weekend my wife and I watched the Godfather Epic. It's the first two movies edited together in chronological order. It's a bit more than 7 hours in one movie.

It would probably kill you.

Yesterday afternoon, my wife had a doctor's appointment at the hospital. When she was in the lobby, someone was playing the Godfather theme on a piano. Then I see this post. The universe can seem weird sometimes.

I felt this way about the book 1984. Entirely overrated.

Like yes I get that the subject matter is what makes it important, but plenty of other books (and other media) has covered it and done a better job of it. Plus, now we get to live it making the book wholly irrelevant.

The Godfather is far from being a difficult movie to watch. It has a rich story, plenty of action, great scenes,... You want serious stuff? Try Nouvelle Vague French movies from Eric Rhomer or Jean-Luc Godard, German or Finnish movies where absolutely nothing happens and it's just people eating soup. Try Jim Jarmusch's Stranger than Paradise. It's great, it's a classic, but you're going die out of boredom if The Godfather is already too much for you.

You know what my favorite food is? A plain pepperoni pizza. Absolutely love it.

You can take me out to dinner to the fanciest restaurant: five Michelin stars, the best trained chefs, the most expensive ingredients, the perfect ambience… and it would be utterly wasted on me. Because nothing beats a plain pepperoni pizza.

Some people are like that with movies. Even movies which are objectively some of the best ever produced in the history of cinema, will have people who don’t like them. And that’s perfectly fine.

On one level, if I like something and you don't, we are both right. But there are times when I have to admit I just don't have the background and knowledge to appreciate it. I can't deal with Jazz. I don't get it. I'm not going to say it's not good, just because I don't get it.

And then, sometimes, you watch it years or decades later and it clicks. And other times you are just convinced everyone who likes it are saying so because critics like it.

I was like this with 2001: A Space Odessy. I love Kubrick, I love sci-fi, I even like art that may require a change in perspective/that is more abstract and I'm an old movie buff. Yet Space Odessy wasn't for me for some reason. It's long, streched-out and has some scenes you wish would already end by the second minute, yet they last for 20. I liked the surreal bits a lot but for the almost 3 hours it took to watch it I really can't say I was entertained.

I ended up watching Interstellar later and while it's far from Space Odessy in artistic value I ended up feeling that was more like the movie I wanted Space Odessy to be. Obviously they are not very similar but it had some concepts that without watching I hoped Kubrick already figured out for some reason.

I think I nodded off like 3 times when watching Dune. It's just so damn boring.

Citizen Kane is no Citizen Kane.

Fucking hate Napoleon Dynamite so I get that. Also godfather I agree with too.

If you are a user of any mind altering substances, or have any interest in starting, it might be worth giving the movie or show another try in that state. Assuming your chosen goodies leave you coherent and able to form memories, lol.

And it's not just to put you in a good mood, though that certainly helps. Maybe it's just the spicy neurons in my case, but being high can qualitatively change the experience of how I relate to characters. (not extreme like empathy on / empathy off, sometimes things might just land different)

Casablanca can suck it from here to eternity.

OG Nosferatu (1922) was pretty good though. And the film version of To Kill a Mockingbird.

Can you name 3 movies you actually liked?