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This is one of those movies...

posted 12 years ago by geekeh
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...where I have noticed almost every single person who loves it just simply ADORES it. They praise it repeatedly, using many long-winded verbose sentences (like that one, I guess). They also enjoy taunting anyone who does not enjoy the film, saying, "Well I guess since it doesn't have any gore or someone in a mask or great special effects or a storyline you could follow without thinking about it, you WOULD be disappointed now wouldn't you?! Hmm, yes!" Another thing lovers of this film enjoy is calling it a "classic". I have to say I'm surprised I haven't seen a "gem" drop here or there, because pretentious people defending the films they love always call them that. Maybe I just didn't read the right thread.

The thing is, lots of people watch a lot of different films, like yours truly, and just because someone does not like your precious movie The Innocents, it does not mean they don't understand what a "good" movie is, or what "scary" is, or even that they didn't understand THIS movie, it just means that they called a spade a spade: they think this film is boring and just not creepy at all. Dismount your high horses, because not everyone ever HAS to agree with you, nor will they, so you may as well get used to it. Maybe there's some underlying reason why you so vehemently defend this film anyway. Can't imagine what it is, though....

[–] Count_Chimael 11 years ago

Oh, it's this gem of a thread again. Yeah, it's not like you couldn't make the same baseless statement about...any other movie ever? Is there any movie that exists that doesn't have fans that defend it by taunting people when they say they don't like it?
There's enough irony in the OP to make a hipsters head explode. You're talking down to people for talking down to people and using long-winded verbose sentences with statements like, "The thing is, lots of people watch a lot of different films, like yours truly, and just because someone does not like your precious movie The Innocents, it does not mean they don't understand what a "good" movie is, or what 'scary' is, or even that they didn't understand THIS movie, it just means that they called a spade a spade: they think this film is boring and just not creepy at all." Long-winded and verbose, this is a classic case of projection if there ever was one.

Don't let reality get in the way of you ranting from your soapbox though, especially with such sound logic as...well..."lots of people watch a lot of different films." I might not have figured that out if it wasn't for you telling me, so thanks for that bit of info. Maybe there's some underlying reason why you so vehemently attack those whom you perceive as "pretentious" while lumping in all fans of the movie into that group. Can't imagine what it is, though...

[–] MissMargoChanning 10 years ago

Oh, it's this gem of a thread again. Yeah, it's not like you couldn't make the same baseless statement about...any other movie ever?

So true! I agree with everything you had to say.

Personally, I find this film to be a true 'Gem" in the classical sense,,,,

By the way.... Where is the OP? They just put this out there and leave?

"Fasten your seat belts!
It's going to be a bumpy night!"

[–] ms_tripsalot 10 years ago

SO glad someone else noticed that pathetically looooong line. That was driving me nuts!

I like the movie, but I don't feel it to be "the best" or "the greatest." Hell, I didn't even know it was being called a classic. It does a good job sticking to the Henry James novella in that that the eerie, unsettling creepiness is there. Certainly will be watching it the night before Halloween.

[–] hollyannbartel-112-273887 10 years ago

I realize my reply is a year behind schedule, but dammit this is funny. Count_Chimael(AKA The Destroyer) just destroyed OP's entire post, line by line, expertly wielding common sense like a lethal weapon. I trust you'll forgive me if the previous sentence was a trifle verbose. And long winded.

Hats off to the Count.

[–] eweland 11 years ago

Watch it again when you grow up. This film was made for a middle-aged mindset. The older you get, the better it gets.

The Kubrick film IS far superior, in every way.

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[–] weirdturnpro 11 years ago

What an utterly useless post. Leave the real movies to the grownups.

[–] eweland 11 years ago

^ This.

The Kubrick film IS far superior, in every way.

[–] tomorowzbeterdaydie 10 years ago

i gave it 4 , because it is very slow paced and It is not very intresting to watch. while I love classic horror/thrillers -I loved rosemary baby , freaks (1932) , last house on the left , womans day was ok, eraser head . this one is overrated. it is not bad but just it is not that good

[–] MissMargoChanning 10 years ago

i gave it 4 , because it is very slow paced and It is not very intresting to watch. while I love classic horror/thrillers -I loved rosemary baby , freaks (1932) , last house on the left , womans day was ok, eraser head . this one is overrated. it is not bad but just it is not that good

Awww... I guess you would really hate The Turn Of The Screw.....

"Fasten your seat belts!
It's going to be a bumpy night!"

[–] leanne-kershaw1 10 years ago

It was quite good

[–] !!!deleted!!! (5085627) 10 years ago

The only thing I can think to say in response to the OP is:

This classic is a gem and I simply ADORE it, and I don't want to dismount my high horse because he's also a gem I ADORE. (His name is "Classic.")

Now off you go to Slasherland, geekeh. Leave films such as "The Innocents" to the adults.

P.S. Your photo frightens me because you look like you want to hit someone. Perhaps if you found more gems and classics to ADORE, you'd be a happier person. May I suggest "The Innocents"?

[–] haunt_freak 10 years ago

U mad?

BTW, I don't belittle people like you assume I do just because I love this movie and some people don't.

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