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Two Years ago I posted here that this was the worst movie I'd ever seen.

posted 12 years ago by Hlln334
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I've just rewatched this--and nothing has changed. It's literally the most boring, nonsensical, saddest excuse of a movie ever created. And before one of you responds, "Surely you don't mean the worst movie you've EVER seen." Yes, I mean the worst.

This was one of those movies Directors create for the snobby people. You know, the ones who would rather die than call something a "movie" and not a "film." You see them every day--many won't watch anything that costs more than a certain budget. Some will only watch movies by a French director with a hard-to-pronounce name, and even then they'll only watch movies created on the fourth day of the month of August between the years of 1944 and 1947 while simultaneously drawling on and on about the mise en scene.

I once saw a post on this movie a year ago, where an IMDB user literally wrote 5k words about the meaning behind the scene where the guy who looks like Eminem randomly exits his car, punches the main character in the face, and then returns to his car.

In other words, this movie exists for the people who feel smart by bashing Transformers, for the people who would believe a homeless man randomly sleeping in an art museum to be an exhibit, which explores the metaphor of isolation.

In reality, this movie *beep* sucks.

[–] ThoseLittleRabbits 12 years ago

oh God LMAO!

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[–] georgijeg1 12 years ago

I just watched this movie for the first time, and while it's not exactly the worst movie i have ever seen, it comes pretty close. The story is confusing and none of the characters seem believable.

Why didn't he just call the police when he found the body and called it a day? Is the crime boss living in his mom's basement? She serves his enemies juice while he's interrogating them? And what was up with the drama costume party?

This movie really makes no sense

[–] enkid2 11 years ago

Q: Why didn't he just call the police when he found the body and called it a day?

A: Because he wanted to know for sure who was pulling the strings from the shadows since 1) he didnt trust anyone else but himself to get to the real bottom of the mystery and 2) he wanted to use the body to frame the people who were responsible for the death of the woman he loved.

Q: Is the crime boss living in his mom's basement?

A: Yes. It's humour.

Q: She serves his enemies juice while he's interrogating them?

A: The mom has no clue that her son is the town's kingpin, much less that he's sitting in front of a potential ennemy. To her, she sees what every mom would see: her son hanging out with some friends in the kitchen so she does what every mom does in that situation: offer some goodies to everyone.

Q: And what was up with the drama costume party?

A: Holloween maybe (if you like really simple explanations) or it could have been a sly reference to being in disguise. The main character is the only who shows up non-costumed so metaphorically speaking he's not hiding anything from anyone. The rest are all shady characters who are hiding their true nature.

My friend, this movie makes perfect sense. Our main character is a high school detective who goes on a search for the true killer of his sweetheart. He wants to know who dragged her into this mess, he wants to know who pulled the trigger and he wants to know who is going to profit the most from all this madness. It's perfectly balanced between a film noir and a revenge tale. You should give it another go in my opinion.

[–] mole02 12 years ago

Well, I can say this. I am a screenwriter and aspiring director, and the Hollywood mainstream is my target industry. I love big, attention-getting movies whose' previews get the public riled up with anticipation. But I'll tell you, what really gets me is when a movie like that has a good story to it - because I love a good story, in any film. And although Brick might have the cinematic resemblance to an arthouse film because of its' low budget, I was pleasantly surprised when I saw it because regardless of the budget or the absence of flash and spectacle, it has a good story - as well as good acting. So if you watch films like this one, looking for lots of action and special effects, then you're watching them for the wrong reasons. But if you went into watching Brick, knowing that it didn't possess these qualities but yet, you still complain about how boring it was, then although everyone is entitled to their own opinion, perhaps you didn't watch with as much detail and appreciation that someone would need to understand the complete aspects of this film.

[–] BBogus 12 years ago

Just keep it short and simple, ie it is pretentious crap.

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[–] latendresse76-119-812147 12 years ago

Go watch Ishtar and then say that again.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093278/

You seem to ruin your point in the second paragraph being that Brick was made for $475,000 and was a first feature length by the writer/director. it pays homage to many films from the 40's while doing it's own thing.

More power to the guy that could come up with 5k words as to why Tug hit Brendan i couldn't.

I can't say I have seen Transformers or that I will even though I grew up playing with them. I can see how a complex film that doesn't have a bunch of explosions and simplistic/transparent plot is hard to follow but that is called youth. The trick to truly enjoying this film is to have knowledge and appreciation of the films that the writer/director look to for inspiration.

Of course that is my opinion. I also was on a big Noir run the week i watched it so i had quite a few extra laughs hearing lines in movies that were 60 years appart.

[–] Silverhawkins 12 years ago

I also think this film is diabolical, sickeningly smug and self-important. It is, in my opinion, a classic case of the Emperor's New Clothes. The Emperor is naked, and this film is *beep*

"oh mummy, oh daddy - lets all play Kabadi!"

[–] Captain_Hindsight 12 years ago

I liked the movie because I am a big fan of the old film noirs and Raymond Chandler books. Maltese Falcon is one of my all-time favorite movies. This just took that aesthetic and applied it to a high school, so I felt that it was a fresh and sometimes darkly hilarious take on the subject matter of a good crime mystery. I am sure there are pretentious idiots that try to make it more than that and, thanks to you, I am even more sure there are equally ignorant morons that don't even understand what the movie is trying to invoke. You honestly have to have been a fan of the pulp culture it is paying tribute to in order to enjoy it. Watching this movie without a good noir foundation is like watching the Super Bowl and not knowing a thing about football.

Note: If you have a problem with Humphrey Bogart movies then I feel bad for you. Also I wouldn't normally call someone who is just ignorant a moron, but you deserve it because you think you have some sort of right to be a pious douche just because there are people that are different than you. Grow up.