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Who Told You That Movie Sucked?
1, Mar 2013
Taste is subjective, and the Flickchart community is reminded of this every time we’re confronted by our choices. There are, however, some films almost universally damned and have been since they were released. In fact, some of them have been unpopular since before they were released. We’ve known for ages that a trusted critic’s star-rating or blurb review in the local paper can sway moviegoers, but what about the films who were condemned before anyone ever saw them?
by Nigel Druitt
Recently, Kevin Costner has vacated his role in Quentin Tarantino‘s forthcoming Western Django Unchained, due to an apparent scheduling conflict. Now, Kurt Russell is reportedly in talks to take over the role.
Russell would play Ace Woody, a henchman to villainous plantation owner Calvin Candie, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. Also set to star in Django Unchained are Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson and Jamie Foxx in the title role.
Russell previously worked with Tarantino in 2007‘s Death Proof.
Django Unchained is currently targeting a Christmas 2012 release date.
(via The Wrap)
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- Tags: Django Unchained, kevin costner, Kurt Russell, Quentin Tarantino
Movies We Love (Despite Their Flaws)
2, Mar 2011by Nigel Druitt
This is a bit of a companion piece to another article I wrote about movies I don’t love, despite containing some great scenes. In this case, I have movies that I do love, despite the fact that I can acknowledge them to have flaws. These are not necessarily the “Guilty Pleasures” – movies that you know are bad, but love anyway. These are films that are generally considered to be at least pretty good; they all rank in the global Top 2000 on Flickchart, and three rank in the global Top 200. They all rank in my personal Top 200, and two of them are in my Top 20. One is a Best Picture Oscar winner. Three of the other four were nominated for at least one Oscar, and the fifth made many critics’ Top 10 lists the year it came out. I love them all, but I can admit each of them has certain “issues”. Here they are, in ascending order on my Flickchart:
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New Movies in Theaters: January 21, 2011
21, Jan 2011
by Dan
No Strings Attached – R – watch the trailer ►
(Oh Nurse Portman, where were you when I had cancer?)
OK, so this romantic comedy looks pretty awful, but if Natalie Portman is in it, there has to be more to it than there appears, right?
The Way Back – PG-13 – watch the trailer ►
A war-prison escape movie with a really solid cast: Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Colin Farrell and Saoirse Ronan. With a RottenTomatoes score of around 80%, reviews have been extremely complimentary.
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by Dan
As of today’s post (my 100th on Flickchart!), I’ve now been using Flickchart for 555 days, watched 756 movies (I keep a movie diary), ranked 1900 movies 50000 times and generally had a swell time. If there was a Flickchart for websites, I’d click on Flickchart’s “poster” every time.
Rank the week of January 11th’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best movies ever made:
The Social Network (DVD and Blu-ray | PG-13 | 2010)
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Rank it amongst the best biopics of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #27
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The Story of Facebook’s origins is brilliant director David Fincher’s latest. It’s ranked number two on Flickchart’s list of the best movies of 2010.
Piranha 3D (DVD and 2D/3D Blu-ray | R | 2010)
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Rank it amongst the best horror comedy movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #2563
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Killer fish, gore and copious nudity. If you’re into that type of thing (and really, who isn’t?), Piranha should go over very well with you.
Louis C.K.: Hilarious (DVD | NR | 2010)
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Rank it amongst the best concert movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #5172
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Louis C.K. is without a doubt the best comedian working right now. His stand-up is brilliant, his new TV show is brilliant and his first directorial effort, Pootie Tang, is brilliant.
Alpha and Omega (Blu-ray and DVD | PG | 2010)
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Rank it amongst the best animated movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #13911
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Featuring the vocal talents of: Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Dennis Hopper and Danny Glover.
DTV and Misc DVD releases:
- My One and Only (2009) – Renee Zellweger, Kevin Bacon
- Love Hurts (2009) – Carrie-Anne Moss, Jenna Elfman
- Magic Man (2010) – Billy Zane, Robert Davi
- The Freebie (2010) – Dax Shepard, Katie Aselton
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