If you don't like it, fine, if you don't understand it, fine, but don't come here and tell us it's CRAP when it plainly isn't. Many, many people love this movie, so coming here saying "THIS SUCKS!" is pure attention-seeking, "Ain't I different??" behaviour.
If it IS the case that you don't like it, tell us why. "I don't like it therefore it's bad" just doesn't cut it.
I'm a Prick With a Fork.
Yes, and Alexander Payne is a genius, just because some people don't understand this films doesn't change this.
"For dark is the suede that mows like a harvest"
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Attention seeking is right... also, they clearly have a lack of a hobby as well id they spend all their time on a board for a movie they do not like.
shareWell, yeah: they do the same thing on the board for just about every relatively well-liked movie. Look at it as a compliment to the film.
So if I don't like a movie I'm suppose to keep my opinion to myself while those who love it can rave and over rave about it? Since when is IMDb a clique? I wanted to like this movie but was sorely disappointed by it.
shareI can only agree.
Of course it's absolutely fine to criticize a movie -- provided that the critique is well-reasoned and backed up with specific examples. All too often one sees tiresome and lazy posts that the movie is crap, or that the acting is terrible, or that some other movie was better, etc., but without any attempt to give cogent and detailed arguments. What is additionally annoying are those cases where the poster is posing as someone more discerning or sophisticated than those who are so naive or gauche as to enjoy the movie. "You mean, you liked that crap?! Okayyyyy...."
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The only thing I need to understand about this movie is WHAT WAS THE FREAKING POINT? I mean seriously, no one ever answers this question. I also fail to understand how anyone likes, let alone loves this CRAPPY SUCK FEST. The story was pointless, the characters unlikeable and often unrealistic. Build as a Comedy, not funny. Build as a comedy, lots of cancer and death.
You think the people who hate on this movie are after attention? Bit dismissive to think that. Unless you really just like this movie so much that you can't see how anyone could not like it. Opposite of me eh?
I HATE THE DESCENDANTS!
I want my fifteen minutes
The point: Sometimes in a persons life you think you know what your life is about. You move through it day to day and you think you have a handle on everything. Then BAM! A tragedy. And the life you thought you had wasn't reality. That you were really asleep. That you just take everything for granted. Yes, his marriage was in trouble. But, I think for men it can be hard to admit that you don't have that perfect life. He thought that she would wake up and he would make it up to her. Then bam bam bam he finds out that it was all a lie. Then after he confronts his wife's lover he slowly starts to realize, hopefully not too late, what really matters. His two kids. The property. It's not all wrapped up in a neat little bow because life is not wrapped up in a neat little bow. He's just trying to make things right as best he can with the circumstances he has left. He isn't going to wake up tomorrow and life will be perfect. The daughters are still going to struggle. And, all he can do is just be there for them. As any one of us can do. The point is he's just this guy like any other guy who is just trying to deal with cards that were dealt him the best way he knew how. And I loved this film. You could really see his struggle.
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