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What's the dumbest blockbuster movie you have seen that somehow received high praise? (lemm.ee)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by FookReddit69@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm not saying the worst, otherwise I would need to include the star wars sequels or transformers movies... Just some really dumb movie that somehow got praised.

For me has to be Ready Player One. That movie message is so "uhuh" obvious that is stupid, the whole nerd that saves the world in a thing that otherwise would be useless to know in real life... The so over the top evil gaming corporation. The whole 80s and 90s movies and games references get old after half an hour... And it's so pandering towards the geeks and nerds, they really want the viewer feeling really cool for knowing that is the Shining hallway, or that is a Monty python reference... Or look a GUNDAM! YOU'RE SO COOL FOR COLLECTING THOSE GUN PLA! Look we have also overwatch and halo in the background! You're so cool modern gamer!

Also the obviously attractive "nerd" hacker girl that thinks she's ugly and deformed for having a small hard to see red tint in one side of her pretty face... Cmon man. In no universe anyone would think that actress is ugly.

And the message at the end is so hilarious: Look man, you're cool for getting these references and being a real gamer is cool, but go outside more!

Is like the creators have no self awareness.

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[–] salarua@sopuli.xyz 50 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

Aquaman. the visual effects were ridiculous, the characters were one-dimensional, the soundtrack was...something, and the overall tone was that of a testosterone firehose to the face. i said the eight deadly words about halfway through, and i was thoroughly bored out of my mind despite action scene after action scene after action scene...the only reason why i didn't just get up and leave was because i was watching with a group

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

My god, even among DC movies, that was such a steaming pile of shit. And so what did they do? They made a sequel.

(Hey, I like DC movies. I really enjoyed The Flash, and I liked the Superman v. Batman, with Batfleck. So for me to say Aquaman was a turd in a punchbowl means something.)

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What's weird is it's reportedly one of the highest grossing DC movies of all time, and a lot of people online kept hyping it up after it was released. I almost lost it when Pitbull started playing "Africa" unironically.

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I prefer the real Africa.

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[–] Brutticus@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago

Sometimes I wish Hollywood still made lower budget movies, because this felt like it needed a lesser production value. Jason Momoa knew what kind of movie it was.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Jason momoa is always either great or horrible in different things. its very strange

[–] salarua@sopuli.xyz 7 points 5 months ago

he absolutely carried Stargate Atlantis, it was weird to see him in Aquaman

[–] miracleorange@beehaw.org 2 points 5 months ago

I find he generally gives his best in whatever he's in, but the projects he takes... vary in quality, to be polite.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

i fell asleep during that movie multiple times. something i also did when i saw morbius (sadly me sleeping caused me to miss the best scene in that movie, when that one guy starts dancing)

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Terrible movie