Is "Silver Linings Playbook" as good as "Jerry Maguire"?

Im inclined to say yes. Having said that i havent felt the desire to rewatch SLP but i have rewatch Jerry Maguire several times over the years. 

No, it's not even close...

-Jerry Maguire (1996) - 9/10 (within my Top 26 movies and is my #1 Tom Cruise movie (no one beats Tom Cruise filmography in general as he's got 13 movies I score a 7/10 or higher). April 19th 2016 is my most recent re-watch of this.)

-Silver Linings Playbook (2012) - 5/10 (Thumbs Down (it's watchable, but forgettable))

Marv



No offense, but that makes no sense as what's said there conflicts quite a bit.

clearly Jerry Maguire is superior for you given the re-watch factor as you having no desire to re-watch SLP speaks volumes about it. hence, it's not even close to Jerry Maguire but yet you said 'Yes'.

because as I always say a movies true worth is whether it's a movie you want to re-watch from time-to-time as the years pass or not this separates the truly good movies from the 'just another movie' type of movie.

p.s. in the long run... SLP will be forgotten, as I think it mostly is already, where as Jerry Maguire will not be forgotten especially given Tom Cruise is tied to it and he's someone who will be remembered a long time from now. I think Jerry Maguire is also THE movie people will remember Cuba Gooding Jr for also which further amps up the movie.

How many times do I have to tell you.

Not everyone judges a movie's quality on re-watch value. 

I feel that explaining the reasons to you will be pointless because you simply don't see movies they same way I do.

I prefer 'Silver Linings Playbook'. I found it quite affecting.

Congrats Eagles!

Way better.

moviemouth



Technically yes, but not much difference.

but with that said... while those two are technically different, as you say, they are very similar in the sense that they have one thing in common in that they are ultimately forgettable because if a movie does not hold up on a re-watch, at least to a certain level, then you won't want to re-watch it anymore and in the other example of 'not having a urge to re-watch a movie' pretty much means the movie is not good enough to re-watch (as it does not spark your interest in it enough to see it again) which also makes that forgettable basically.



I can relate to that first viewing stuff as usually when a movie comes up that I used to praise but no longer do ill mention that on my first viewing (or maybe even some viewings past this) it as great etc but then fell off.

also, I never really understood that whole 'changed my life' comment even though I have heard it here and there. I never had a movie 'change my life' as they are simply general entertainment at the end of the day. I never really seen a movie that changed my outlook on life etc, at least nothing major. you might see a movie that reminds you to appreciate things a bit more here and there but nothing that was profound.



I always re-watch movies because of general all around enjoyment of them and rate accordingly. some might be your typical blockbuster type and some are not but a interesting movie is a interesting movie.

that's one thing I might be a bit different on... some people seem to put the word 'entertainment' as only simple blockbuster movies and excludes more serious dramas etc. but I don't see things that way as movies ultimately come back to ones all around enjoyment of watching them and the more it does that the higher the score and the less it does that the lower the score. sometimes the blockbusters really work and sometimes dramas work. off the top of my head 'Crime | Drama' (and variations) tend to be one of the safer genres for me to output a quality movie.



There is one flaw with that equation... 'objective'. I don't really think anyone can be truly objective on movies as it's more or less a 'guess' as to what things are supposed to be like. movies are ultimately subjective on what's good and what's not.

but to play along with your Batman vs The Godfather type of thing... I can see the term 'fun' might be applied more to some movies than others. but at the end of the day... whichever movie is more interesting for the viewer to watch is the better/more enjoyable movie for them.

p.s. but I do admit I have seen people say that stuff in your example there around here.

Toasted Cheese



Of course... that character, and not to mention movie, is memorable unlike the other two. it's the reason why Cuba Gooding Jr will be remembered for that role.

Primal Fear is pretty much forgotten already and I think if it was not for IMDb's Top 250 with Fargo, or it tied to the Coen Bro's, it would be at least semi-forgotten.

another thing... it's funny how Cuba Gooding Jr's career took a hit as he seemed to be solid for a while and then pretty much vanished.



That movie just has solid emotional punch at times. not many movies like that out there basically.

it's the movie ill remember Zellweger for and Cuba Gooding Jr. also, Zellweger worked good with Cruise on screen to which further helped sell the movie.

moviemouth




Yeah, it seems that way. like at our core of how we approach movies is just too different when we get to the basics on how we see movies as a whole.

come to think of it... maybe I should make a poll around here just to see what people think about this whole re-watch stuff. I could make a very simple poll like... "Do you re-watch movies?" with a simple 'Yes' or 'No' answer but I would rather have a little more detailed one of maybe something like... "How often do you re-watch movies?" with multiple choices like... never, rarely, 1-5 a month, 6-10 a month, etc etc.

but anyways, while I can't say for sure... my best guess is that people who watch a lot of movies in general probably re-watch a good portion of movies especially after they have seen plenty of movies because I just don't understand how someone could barely re-watch any movies as I would have to assume just about anyone who gets into movies would at least re-watch some of their favorites here and there at the very least. because, maybe it's just me, but after you have seen plenty of movies it just becomes difficult finding movies of any real worth that you have not already seen which is why I re-watch plenty of movies that I consider favorites etc as it keeps movies as a whole interesting for me. so for those, like you I assume(?), who don't have that general mindset... it's hard for me to see things from their point of view especially given the vast majority of movies are nothing special.

like just say there is roughly high thousands range (say 5000-9999) of movies out there (I know there is more but once you remove complete crap that almost no one likes from the equation I would assume the field to choose from is a lot less)... how many of those are of any real worth? ; not many as only about 8-9% of everything I have seen is good enough for me to call a favorite and about 11% that's close to favorite level and about 26%-ish MAX are good enough for a Thumbs Up. I realize that some people are more easily pleased than I am when it comes to movies, and that's fine, but even amongst these people they got to draw the line somewhere which is why I generally go back to the re-watch thing to determine what really stands out for them vs what's does not etc. you get the gist.



In a basic sense... it seems so. but my guess is you don't praise it as much as I do given it's within my Top 26 movies. or are you in the ball park of that?



I guess I could agree on this on some level as I think I got some general idea on when a movie is well made etc vs when it's not and is your cheap dime-a-dozen level movie and the like played on generic TV channels etc.

I prefer Silver Linings Playbook by far.

Exactly. One of the reasons why I like this movie.