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The talk about Chasing Amy makes me want either a full on Kevin Smith Intermission or a commentary on one of the movies.
My biggest one with all of my film friends is my universal distaste for all things PTA. I can take Magnolia up to a point, but I have not liked a single other film of his. I find myself so BORED with them, and that is the worst offense a movie can make for me. There Will Be Blood is right up there with Mulholland Drive as one of the most mind-numbing experiences I've had. Yeah, I get it, DDL is a master of his craft... but the that doesn't make the source material interesting.
I adore Pink Floyd, so I'm gonna have to disagree with you there. But I am down with you on Green Day and MCR. They both get a lot of undeserved flack and admittedly I was one of those bashers once upon a time.
It wasn't until I listened to the whole album that I started to appreciate it. Prior to that, I'd only heard the singles and the earlier albums, so I'd just dismissed The Black Parade as 'typical emo shite'.
The thing that bugs me the most is the "Green Day aren't real punk! They're sellouts!" First of all, if becoming successful and spreading their music around the world is the definition of sellout, that means that The Clash are just as guilty. Second, Billie Joe Armstrong is quoted as saying "Punk is dead, and I fucking killed it." Green Day has at no time recently claimed to be a punk band anymore, because they're not; their last two albums have been arena rock reminiscent of The Who and Queen, and they're perfectly willing to admit that. I think the whole stupid punk/sellout conflict is summed up perfectly in a quote by Armstrong: "So a guy asks me what punk is. I go over to a trash can, kick it over, and say, 'You want punk? THAT's punk.' So he picks up the trash can and kicks it over himself, and says, 'That's punk?' And I say, 'No, THAT's trendy.'"
Oh, and Teague, MCR isn't unpopular, exactly; Black Parade went platinum. It's just that they get very little credit outside their own fanbase. Typical music snobbery is the main culprit.
I feel the same way about Star Trek V. Sure, compared to Wrath of Khan it's crap, but I personally actually prefer it to The Undiscovered Country, and *much* prefer it to The Motion Picture. If nothing else--it has Kirk give *God* the finger. C'mon guys, I'm a firm Christian and I find that awesome. The reboot was my first exposure to Star Trek, and while it's definitely full of holes and fridge logicy, I still rank it as my second favorite after Khan. It's definitely a Star *Wars* film, though. On Firefly...while it remains my *favorite* television series, and *one* of the greatest sci-fi series, I'll concede it's not the greatest. That honor goes to either the original Star Trek series or The Twilight Zone.
Radiohead is awesome. The problem is that they're an album band, not a song band. You can't just say, "Oh, I really like that one Radiohead song, I'll listen to it now." You really have to listen to an album as a whole, and then it really clicks. I was skeptical until I listened to Kid A, and that's a brilliant album.
Also, Teague, Thom Yorke actually has a beautiful singing voice. He's intentionally doing a weird thing with it because he wants the sound of the band to be dissonant and not angelic.
Also, I hated Dredd. Thought it was no different from any other terrible action movie that's out there.
As for my own unpopular opinion, I love the Paranormal Activity movies, even though the internet consensus is that they are all terrible. The fourth one is pretty weak, but the first three are really smart and well-made.
I have tried, on multiple occasions, to like Dr Who. (where the fuck do i start?)
(also don't care much for the Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, the Simpsons, and Star Trek. but whatever)
Maybe I don't like tv shows that aren't children's cartoons.
.. oh yeah, and I think ponies are fucking awesome.
Here's one for all you animation nuts out there: I don't believe that the title of greatest traditionally animated feature goes to any of the Disney Renassaince films (though Beauty and the Beast and Hunchback come close). Rather, the honor goes to Dreamworks' The Prince of Egypt.
I don't care for a Clockwork Orange, Forest Gump, nor Fargo. And Kevin Smith shits me to tears.
Oh oh oh, I got one. Chinese Democracy is my favourite Guns N' Roses album.
I've never really enjoyed Star Wars. It's ok, poorly acted. *shrugs*
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