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Post by gomezaddams666 on Jan 26, 2018 0:00:39 GMT
Not only is the plot almost identical to other movies, but I think we all know why it was nominated to the Osxars in the first place.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2018 0:26:55 GMT
I wasn't that impressed by it. So yeah, I'd say it is overrated and doesn't deserve the praise / awards that its getting.
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Post by fartyfartsalot on Jan 26, 2018 2:09:33 GMT
Somewhat but I did enjoy "Get Out" quite a bit.
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Post by CookiesNCream on Jan 26, 2018 2:18:55 GMT
Somewhat but I did enjoy "Get Out" quite a bit. Same here.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Jan 26, 2018 2:32:21 GMT
Yeah. 5/10 It was just alright. I didnt see what the big deal was. I seen far better straight to DVD horror films.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2018 2:39:11 GMT
Not only is the plot almost identical to other movies, but I think we all know why it was nominated to the Osxars in the first place. A bit. I can appreciate the message behind it, but they approached with all the subtlety of a mallet to the face.
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Post by Marv on Jan 26, 2018 2:42:46 GMT
A little yes. Its not really a concept we haven't seen before. I think it's getting points because there's a racial undertone to the film.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2018 2:45:57 GMT
A little yes. Its not really a concept we haven't seen before. I think it's getting points because there's a racial undertone to the film. Yes, gender and race politics do seem to run a lot of award-giving and creative choices these days. It's both annoying and a little disconcerting. I believe it was Morgan Freeman who said something along the lines of "We'll truly have equality when I'm just called an actor, instead of a 'black' actor."
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Post by gomezaddams666 on Jan 26, 2018 3:11:10 GMT
Not only is the plot almost identical to other movies, but I think we all know why it was nominated to the Osxars in the first place. A bit. I can appreciate the message behind it, but they approached with all the subtlety of a mallet to the face. L M A O
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Post by Ban on Jan 26, 2018 3:30:37 GMT
Yes but it's beginning to grow on me
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Post by mslo79 on Jan 26, 2018 7:04:28 GMT
Clearly. It's one of those movies that enjoyable enough to watch once but ultimately not a movie ill re-watch from time-to-time as the years pass which means it's a Thumbs Down when I bottom line it. but if you consider it apart of the 'Horror' genre, it's probably better than average for that genre. but in general... the overall movie is pretty average/forgettable (but good enough for a one time viewing) at the end of the day. even it's current 7.7/10 average is a bit high as I would say high 6's would be plenty for it for the average score. with that said... chances are Get Out will be mostly forgotten with time (but given the Oscar nom, that might have it linger around on some level for a while because it seems some people like watching Oscar nominated movies). but one positive thing I will say about the movie, which can't be questioned, is... it did quite well in the theaters with a $4.5mil budget and took in $254.7mil worldwide ($175.7mil here in USA). a clear success, especially given the really low budget. hell, even doing $250mil+ straight up, regardless of budget, is still a respectable figure. Toasted Cheese Agreed. but to be honest... there are a very limited amount of movies with 'Horror' as part of their genre on IMDb that are of any real worth for me. I would not be surprised if that had some effect with the main cast being black and the white people attacking em etc. but who knows... maybe people liked that aspect as it's different from the usual movie we see in the Horror genre etc. p.s. for the record... I don't have a problem with the black guys being the good guys and the white people being the bad guys in this movie as I don't see this as some political thing making white people look bad etc.
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Post by mslo79 on Jan 26, 2018 7:27:57 GMT
Toasted CheeseGood point about it being mainly just popular here in the USA. but as far as whether black people were the biggest audience or not, if I had to take a guess... I would say probably not, at least nothing significantly towards that group. because from my best guess... Get Out probably has enough appeal outside of black people as it seems there are quite a few people who like watching Horror movies straight up and occasionally you stumble into some that do solid $$$ at the theaters. this just must have been a surprise hit, especially considering the really low budget probably suggested that they did not expect much from it.
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Post by mslo79 on Jan 26, 2018 7:37:20 GMT
Toasted Cheese Only two for me also at the moment. it's possible I may see a little more but then again I might not. here is my Oscar viewing totals of the current decade... 2010 = 7/10 2011 = 6/9 2012 = 4/9 2013 = 9/9 2014 = 5/8 2015 = 5/8 2016 = 5/9 (still possible I might eventually see a bit more of these) 2017 = 2/9 (I don't expect ill be seeing much else. maybe very little) Total = 43/71. so I have seen 60.6% of the Best Picture nominee's from 2010-2017. so 2017 is the only year of the current decade I failed to see half-ish or more of the Oscar nominee's for Best Picture. but there is only five movies total amongst all of those years that are of any real worth (i.e. one from 2010, one from 2011, one from 2012 and two from 2013)
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Post by poelzig on Jan 26, 2018 7:42:39 GMT
Clearly. It's one of those movies that enjoyable enough to watch once but ultimately not a movie ill re-watch from time-to-time as the years pass which means it's a Thumbs Down when I bottom line it. but if you consider it apart of the 'Horror' genre, it's probably better than average for that genre. but in general... the overall movie is pretty average/forgettable (but good enough for a one time viewing) at the end of the day. even it's current 7.7/10 average is a bit high as I would say high 6's would be plenty for it for the average score. with that said... chances are Get Out will be mostly forgotten with time (but given the Oscar nom, that might have it linger around on some level for a while because it seems some people like watching Oscar nominated movies). but one positive thing I will say about the movie, which can't be questioned, is... it did quite well in the theaters with a $4.5mil budget and took in $254.7mil worldwide ($175.7mil here in USA). a clear success, especially given the really low budget. hell, even doing $250mil+ straight up, regardless of budget, is still a respectable figure. Toasted Cheese Agreed. but to be honest... there are a very limited amount of movies with 'Horror' as part of their genre on IMDb that are of any real worth for me. I would not be surprised if that had some effect with the main cast being black and the white people attacking em etc. but who knows... maybe people liked that aspect as it's different from the usual movie we see in the Horror genre etc. p.s. for the record... I don't have a problem with the black guys being the good guys and the white people being the bad guys in this movie as I don't see this as some political thing making white people look bad etc. In regards to the box office, 3/4 of it was US domestic, so the rest of it was just a bonus and it doesn't appear then that $75mill internationally made it as popular outside of the US. I'd say it comes down to a black thing and were African American movie goers the biggest audience in the US for this film? I would say the biggest audience were silly white liberals that NEVER interact with swarthy people. Hyperboliclly worshiping an average horror movie somehow eases their white guilt. It's a lot easier for them than, you know, actually talking to us or what not. Most of them totally missed the point of the movie anyway. Not a surprise. Can't blame Jordan Peele for cashing in on that white guilt though. It's just a shame that an actually deserving black film will get screwed over in the future because Get Out will win Best Picture this year. Calling it now.
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Post by mslo79 on Jan 26, 2018 7:46:13 GMT
Toasted Cheeseso in other words for you it will likely look like this when is all said and done for 2017 Oscar noms in terms of volume of them viewed for you... 3-6/9 ; basically means you will have seen between 3-6 out of the 9 Oscar nominated movies when is all said and done.
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Post by mslo79 on Jan 26, 2018 7:56:39 GMT
poelzig lol. Yeah, I never understood that whole 'white guilt' thing with liberals. it makes no sense. it's almost like they feel guilty for just being white and then go out of their way to kiss up to minorities because of it and penalize their own kind etc (like they can't even say the slightest negative thing towards another race, even if it's true, etc). but that's a liberal for you. but anyways, to get back to the movie a bit... I suppose you could be right on that (like white liberals overpraising etc) as it seems plausible. p.s. I did not know what 'swarthy' meant. I had to look it up (which is 'dark-skinned').
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Post by poelzig on Jan 26, 2018 8:17:51 GMT
poelzig lol. Yeah, I never understood that whole 'white guilt' thing with liberals. it makes no sense. it's almost like they feel guilty for just being white and then go out of their way to kiss up to minorities because of it and penalize their own kind etc (like they can't even say the slightest negative thing towards another race, even if it's true, etc). but that's a liberal for you. but anyways, to get back to the movie a bit... I suppose you could be right on that (like white liberals overpraising etc) as it seems plausible. p.s. I did not know what 'swarthy' meant. I had to look it up (which is 'dark-skinned'). Get Out is not a bad film but it's very derivative. One part Stepford Wives mixed with one part Skeleton Key and one part Invasion of the Body Snatchers and sprinkle liberally (get it) with any number of body swap against your will films and BOOM you win an Oscar apparently. That said, Peele did a good job creating a creepy "what's going on" atmosphere and Chris was a sympathetic lead. The cast overall was good with the possible exception of the brother. Too over the top with the evil white guy theatrics. I still don't understand how so many missed much of the humor was at the expense of the same white guilt crowd that have embraced it so thoroughly. It's not making a "statement" about racism. It's a horror comedy with racial overtones. What do you think?
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Post by miike80 on Jan 26, 2018 8:20:58 GMT
Well, i think it's really average so yeah, it's overrated. if the movie was about a white guy being terrorized by a white family no one would talk about it a week after they saw it
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jan 26, 2018 8:33:24 GMT
Most definitely. The buzz about it was the race element in front and behind the camera. Blumhouse is just a smaller version of the big studio tribe--and promoting the same kind of thing--just carving out the horror market which used to be more diversified (that is, lots of white people made them). The Israeli-made Paranormal Activity was the same thing.
The media tells you its good, they don't let audiences decide for themselves.
There were black directors before (William Crain), there were also black-themed horror films before like Blacula 1972 and Dr Black and Mr White 1976. And Night of the Living Dead already did the black protagonist.
The only reason to make a big deal out of it now is because it fits the "goodbye whitey" agenda.
When you consider that it was Europeans who invented the camera and film's dramatic literary structure--that is really obnoxious shutting them out of the business like they have.
Used to be filmmakers and writers came from Indiana, Missouri, various Middle America places. The only ones Hollywood will promote is someone like Rian Johnson who worships Woody Allen.
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Post by poelzig on Jan 26, 2018 8:50:48 GMT
Well, i think it's really average so yeah, it's overrated. if the movie was about a white guy being terrorized by a white family no one would talk about it a week after they saw it You didn't think it had a creepy aura even the first time you watched it? Once you know the twist it loses that but many horror movies do. It is average though. RT has it listed at 100% and the best horror movie ever in their top 100 Horror list. That is insanity to me. I know it's a meaningless list but that pissed me off for some reason. I'm a horror buff so that's part of it but still.
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