This film franchise is utter shite

[Uncle Spielberg]

This has to be the most over rated film franchise in the history of cinema. However some people think they are great and I just don't see it.

Depp is an excellent actor but his stupid , over the top, half drunk, Keith Richards role just gets my back up, feck off Depp you tosser . The Academy were on drugs when he was nominated for best actor oscar. Give me Depp in Scissorhands or Nick of Time anytime.

The films are 2 and a half hours of utter shite. I thought part 1 was dissapointing but the second half was total nonsense and a waste of 150 minutes of my life.

It took $ 1 000 000 at the box office and is 3rd of all time.

And to make matters worse I have to put up with this shite film over Xmas as " the big film ".

Whats the verdict ?

 

[Chesney Christ]

Gash.

Bit harsh calling Depp a tosser though, just because he played the role in a way you didn't like.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Depp is too damn good looking and talented for my liking.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

and for that he throughly deserves to be called a tosser

 

[Man of Harveys]

You're right, it's crap.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Nothing to see here, move along...

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Haven't seen it but expect you're right.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

All-Time Worldwide Boxoffice
Rank Title Worldwide Box Office
1. Titanic (1997) $1,835,300,000
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) $1,129,219,252
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) $1,060,332,628
4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) $968,657,891
5. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $922,379,000
6. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) $921,600,000
7. Jurassic Park (1993) $919,700,000
8. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) $892,194,397
9. Shrek 2 (2004) $880,871,036
10. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) $866,300,000
11. Finding Nemo (2003) $865,000,000
12. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $860,700,000
13. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) $848,462,555
14. Independence Day (1996) $811,200,000
15. Spider-Man (2002) $806,700,000
16. Star Wars (1977) $797,900,000
17. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) $789,458,727
18. Spider-Man 2 (2004) $783,577,893
19. The Lion King (1994) $783,400,000
20. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $756,700,000
21. The Da Vinci Code (2006) $749,536,138
22. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) $738,809,845
23. The Matrix Reloaded (2003) $735,600,000
24. Forrest Gump (1994) $679,400,000
25. The Sixth Sense (1999) $661,500,000
26. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) $653,200,000
27. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) $648,200,000
28. The Incredibles (2004) $624,037,578
29. Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) $623,829,763
30. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) $614,300,000
31. The Passion of the Christ (2004) $604,370,943
32. War of the Worlds (2005) $591,377,056
33. Men in Black (1997) $587,200,000
34. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) $572,700,000
35. Armageddon (1998) $554,600,000
36. King Kong (2005) $547,051,260
37. Mission: Impossible II (2000) $545,300,000
38. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) $533,800,000
39. Home Alone (1990) $533,800,000
40. Monsters, Inc. (2001) $528,900,000
41. The Day After Tomorrow (2004) $527,939,919
42. Ghost (1990) $517,600,000
43. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) $516,800,000
44. Aladdin (1992) $501,900,000
45. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) $494,800,000
46. Twister (1996) $494,700,000
47. Toy Story 2 (1999) $485,700,000
48. Troy (2004) $481,228,348
49. Saving Private Ryan (1998) $479,300,000
50. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) $471,856,431

 

[Meade's Ball]

Depp has been a poor actor for about 20 years now. His finest moment was being chopped and sucked into his bloody bed by Freddie Breadknife hands in about 1989.
Damnit he is pretty though. Even with faked pocks on his cheeks and a partly shaved ladygraph for a beard.

I will give the Caribs a miss. Not because Speilberg says so though, as his trilogy is weaker than Back to the Future's pre-Parkinson triplets.

 

[Man of Harveys]

When I read "Spielberg is right yet again", I thought the namesake film director had actually done something INTERESTING and criticised a film he didn't like. How silly of me...

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

I thought the film was a jolly good ROMP which didnt take itself too seriously.

So watchable.

 

[Buzzer]

...but surely the greatest film franchise in history has to be Police Academy.


...or Karate Kid, come to think of it.


...or Beethoven.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

All-Time Worldwide Boxoffice
Rank Title Worldwide Box Office
1. Titanic (1997) $1,835,300,000
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50. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) $471,856,431

Most of those are designed to make money with big stars, expensive budgets for special effects, aiming for a clientele with a minimal IQ, who wants loud noises, pretty people and thought-less films. Missing many, many great films on that list.

 

[Meade's Ball]

...but surely the greatest film franchise in history has to be Police Academy.


...or Karate Kid, come to think of it.


...or Beethoven.

MVP.

 

[Shirty]

I thought the film was a jolly good ROMP which didnt take itself too seriously.

So watchable.

Absolutley. Disengage brain. Sit Back. Enjoy.

Quite surprised to see it so high up the list of box office takings though, its not THAT good (although it is better than some of the other shite on the list - Spiderman for example)

 

[Chesney Christ]

Depp has been a poor actor for about 20 years now.

Really? Thats news to me. Presumably you haven't seen Blow, Sleepy Hollow, Donnie Brasco, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and The Libertine. He's superb in all of them actually. You should give them a whirl sometime.

 

[Gwylan]

I'm with Gareth on this...they're complete pony.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Depp was superb in What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Plus he can laugh at himself in the Fast Show. Wanker.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Colin did you see Kermodes 1 hour interview with the beard last night for his 60th birthday

 

[Meade's Ball]

Really? Thats news to me. Presumably you haven't seen Blow, Sleepy Hollow, Donnie Brasco, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and The Libertine. He's superb in all of them actually. You should give them a whirl sometime.

No, i have seen him in all of them, and he's a kissable gassy blurb in all of the above. Donnie Brasco i would agree he almost had a character. But, in general, he is given a name and lives for seconds as a pastiche, a handsome accident. A lookalike. A computerised portrait. A postcard.

I could name him on a castlist, but not remember what he truly managed to tattoo on each film.
He's not my sugary cup of tea.