We are in the season for rating movies, television shows, music videos, and live theater. Of course the events that grant awards for great theater (e.g.,. Golden Globes, Oscars, Tonys) most often do so for entertainments programs of the last year. But let’s consider a few “classic” movies.
Take a look at the short clip below which features abbreviated trailers for 5 movies: Jaws, Finding Nemo, Gigli, Bad News Bears (2005), and An Inconvenient Truth. Use the comment field to rate each movie (1=poor; 5=outstanding) and include a short explanation of your ratings. Be sure to include your name in the comment field. I am interested in your tastes in movies!
Jaws: Ratings-1 – Personally I don’t like thriller movies. But this one a good try.
Finding Nemo-3.5 – I usually love animation/ adventure/ comedy a lot. But this movie could have been better.
Gigli- 4 – Movies dealing with relationships really helps us to learn a lot in our own personal life. This is a very good movie.
Bad News Bears – 1.5 – This might be a gud movie but I am into it.
Inconvenient Truth- 5 – Awesome movie. Movies with this kind of real facts and fun, I just very very interesting.
Jaws: 5 – One of the most suspenseful movies of all time. Even though decades have passed since its release, Jaws is still terrifying.
Finding Nemo: 5 – A great family movie. Really good character depth and enjoyable for all ages.
Gigli: 1 – One of the worst movies of the 2000s. Hilariously bad, Gigli is the perfect precursor to MTV’s Jersey Shore.
Bad News Bears: 1 – A poor remake of a hilarious ’70s movie.
An Inconvenient Truth: 1 – A bad mishmash of politics and environmental inaccuracies. Worst of all, Gore accuses Hurricane Katrina of being a natural disaster, when indeed it was a preventable, man-made one.
Jaws – 1 – Horror movies usually don’t have an interesting story and I think this one is not different.
Finding Nemo – 4 – I love animations and I had fun watching this one. There are jokes for kids and for adults, and a lesson about facing fears.
Gigli – 2 – I didn’t watch this movie, but seems to be a little boring.The story has too many unreasonable complications.
Bad News Bears (2005) – 3 – I didn’t watch this one either, but the story of these kids overcoming their difficulties seems to be interesting.
An Inconvenient Truth – 3 – Well made documentary that presents a theory and its scientific basis very clearly.
Jaws – 4 – Classic movie with great thrills. Not my favorite genre, but a great movie.
Finding Nemo – 5. I am a sucker for anything Disney … especially anything Disney Pixar. This movie is very sweet, and its easy to fall in love with the characters.
Gigli – 2. I like relationship flicks, but this particular one failed to hold my interest.
Bad News Bears – 2. The only version I saw was the 2005 remake with Billy Bob Thornton. I typically enjoy comedies, but this one failed to hold my attention.
An Inconvenient Truth – 5. Entertaining and educational. Even if you do not share Gore’s political perspective on this issue (or “moral” rather than political, as Gore says) it is a great film to get you thinking.
A die hard bollywood fan and critic, given a task to rate hollywood movies (which i rarely watch). Lets see… 🙂
1) Jaws (2.5) – The trailer seems promising, scary and effective in dragging the audience to cinemas. Storyline would be the essence.
2) Bad News Bears (1) – Found nothing interesting me to watch it.
3) Finding Nemo (2) – Unnecessary panic in trailer. I like animation like madagascar & iceage better than this.
4) Gigli (4) – I like romantic saga type movies. This seems one. Looking forward to an interesting screenplay to really lift the movie.
5) Inconvenient Truth (3.5) – Its dramatic and practical. Nice one. Promising Cinematography as well.
– Anuj Sharma
Jaws: 3.5 – One of the great original drama movies, a classic I thought was pretty good.
Bad News Bears: 1 – Original was good, remakes rarely live up to the originals. Not a big Billy Bob Thornton fan.
Finding Nemo: 3.5 – A good Disney movie, I would not place it in the top 5 Disney films.
Gigli: 1 – I heard from numerous sources this was one of the worst movies ever, so I never wasted my time. I am pretty sure this poor attempt at comedy ruined Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez off screen.
An Inconvenient Truth: 1 – I have never seen this film, but cannot stand Al Gore. Not sure what to expect, but do not plan on wasting a couple hours.
My taste in movies is pretty broad, but I love the classics like Gladiator, The Godfather, and Wedding Crashers.
Jaws: 4 – Good movie and I’m sure the effects were amazing for the time it was produced…I think I might have seen it after too many early 90’s movies where the effects were amazing.
Finding Nemo: 5 – Awesome movie that you can watch with anybody. Very quotable too. Still don’t like Ellen’s voice.
Gigli: Never saw it, never intend to. Sometimes you just have to listen to what the rest of the world is telling you.
Bad News Bears: 2 – Bad PC version of an amazing group of movies from the 70’s
An Inconvenient Truth: Never saw it.
Out of the five movies, I have only seen Finding Nemo so my comments are based of perception.
Jaws: 5 – I know its crazy that I have never see Jaws but Spencer stated what I always hear about it.
Finding Nemo: 5 – one of the best animated movies ever made. It is a great movie for all ages.
Gigli: 1.5 – There are alot of other “relationship” movies I’d rather see.
Bad News Bears: 2 – I have seen many sports movies and they are some of my all-time favorites but I have avoided watching this movie for a reason.
An Inconvenient Truth: A very interesting movie that i still need to see.
Jaws trailer gave away the entire movie in 4 minutes. It should have stopped right after the shark pulled that girl under in the beginning. Trailer = 2
1975 Bad News Bears looked funny, 2005 Bad News Bears did not. 1975 Trailer = 4 2005 Trailer = 1
Jennifer Lopez’s accent would not allow me to watch the rest of the Gigli trailer, but I can’t imagine it gets any better. Trailer = I’ll go one, only because zero wasn’t an option
Finding Nemo would have sold me if I was a child. Trailer = 4.5
An Inconvenient Truth basically told me I’m going to have beachfront property here in Orlando in a couple years… Most people consider it a downer of a movie, and the trailer left me feeling a little worried about the future of this planet, but also encouraged about my real estate prospects here in Central Florida.
JAWS-5. Watched it and really liked it.
Bad News Bears- 1. Doesn’t look like it would funny.
Finding Nemo-3. Don’t really like animated movies but I’ve heard good things.
Gigli- 2.5. might be funny but seems predictable.
Inconvenient truth- 3.5. Looks interesting but would be more educational than entertaining.
Jaws: 5, This was an incredible movie. No matter how many times I watch it, I will still be afraid to go swimming for a month afterward.
Finding Nemo: 5, The mass appeal of this movie undoubtedly contributed to its success.This film was very well done.
Gigli: 2, Judging from the trailer this movie seems mildly intriguing. However, as I haven’t seen it, and if their past relationship is any indication, I will have to go with the general consensus that the movie was less than a cinematic masterpiece.
Bad News Bears: 3, From the trailer this movie is not usually something I would go for. It may be more appealing for a younger audience.
An Inconvenient Truth: 1, or 0 if possible. While I haven’t seen the movie out of fear of giving any money to Al Gore or his future campaigns, its obvious in the previews the scare tactic that is used to spread the message of the still uncertain and widely debated issue of Global Warming.
Jaws: 4 – Despite the old graphics, I’m still able to get into the movie when I’m watching it. It’s especially satisfying to watch the air tank blow up Jaws even though that would never happen in real life. I never let my feet dangle in deep water because of this movie.
Finding Nemo: 4 – It’s a kid’s movie but I like the exaggerated expressions and the happy Disney ending puts me in a positive mood.
Gigli: 1 – I dislike romantic comedies that don’t make any sense.
Bad News Bears: 3 – I haven’t seen it but the previews make it look pretty funny. Reminds me of the good old days when I didn’t have to worry about getting a job!
Inconvenient Truth: 3 – Although it’s disturbing to think about the possible consequences of global warming, it’s necessary for a movie like this to document the threats so people are informed and are motivated to makes important changes.
Jaws – 4 I’ve never seen the entire movie but a thriller is not my favorite genre. There has to be a reason it’s still famous decades after it came out.
Bad News Bears – 3 I haven’t seen either version but it seems like a standard comedy about a group of kids who don’t get along learning to work together to accomplish something.
Finding Nemo – 5 Great movie that all age groups can enjoy
Gigli – 2 Romance comedies are definitely not my favorite movies and one seems like a typical one.
An Inconvenient Truth – 2.5 It seems that most people either love this movie or hate it. I haven’t seen it but it seems like Al Gore tries very hard to scare people.
Jaws- 4 Great movie. Good story about standing up to terror and fear, protecting the innocent. Classic.
Finding Nemo- 4, definitely the movie with the widest appeal, super cute story and good execution.
Gigli-2 Wow J-lo was in her prime. She looks great, never really an actress though, Ben affleck is a clown, matt damon always had all the talent and is generally better at “seeing about a girl” too. I loved affleck when he went to the job interview for damon in GWH and hits the guys up for cash. “Nobody in this town works without a retainer guys” How do you like them apples?
Bad News Bears 2- Never saw either of them, I guess after the sandlot I didnt need another childhood baseball movie, loved benny the jet
Inconvenient truth- 3 Haven’t watched this movie and am not sure if I am really mature enough to yet. Its definitely very interesting and I’d have to be very prepared to sift through everything to formulate my own opinion. One day when im mentally prepared i’ll take this on and give it a true judgment.
check out the interview- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JBvfZTx-vs
Jaws – 4.5; a classic with effects ahead of its time. The ride at Universal also has amazing effects and I was too scared to open my eyes on the ride when I was young.
Bad News Bears – 3; as is typical with many movies, the original seems better than the remake. Have not seen either version though, so my perception may be off.
Finding Nemo – 4; I am ashamed to admit that I have not seen this movie. Even though it is a Pixar cartoon, I have heard raving reviews by adult and child viewers alike. A movie that dramatically breaks down the barriers of age.
Gigli – 1; I have not seen this movie, but I have heard that this is easily one of the worst movies of recent history. I may consider watching if I am ever nostalgic for the beginning of the end of Jen and Ben’s extraordinarily weird Hollywood romance. Which will be never.
An Inconvenient Truth – 3; This film is filled with extremely skewed and biased information cloaked in one large appeal to emotion fallacy. I appreciate the technical aspects of how the film was produced, and would consider seeing it to hear one side of the story. However, I would never take what is said as any type of truth.
“Gigli” – 1 out of 5. Would have given “Gigli” a zero out of five, but that wasn’t an option. “Gigli” cost $54 million to make, and netted only $7 million worldwide throughout the course of its very short-lived release. Alongside this, the movie review aggregate website RottenTomatoes.com reported that only 6% of 157 professionally published film critics had something positive to say about “Gigli.” Yikes.
“Bad New Bears” – 2.5 out of 5. This remake of the 1976 comedy isn’t one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen (That distinction goes to either “The Goods” or “Gigli”). It has it’s moments that made me smile, but I found it unengaging and flat on the whole. This was an incredible surprise as the Producer/Director Richard Linklater has written/directed a number of great films (“Scanner Darkly”, “Slacker”, “Before Sunrise”, “Waking Life”, “Fast Food Nation”) and what I consider one of the all-around greatest cinematic masterpieces this world has ever seen: “Dazed & Confused” (<— Please see this if you haven't yet!)
"Finding Nemo" – 3.5 out of 5. It's hard to say anything negative about a blockbuster Pixar film and this one is no exception. The only reason "Nemo" receives the score of 3.5 is because I'm not the biggest fan of the banal family genre, but I know once I have a family of my own, I'll probably make a 180 degree turn on this stance, so, whatever.
"An Inconvenient Truth" – 4 out of 5. Say what you will about Nobel laureate Al Gore, but having seen a number of documentaries across the spectrum from good to bad, "An Inconvenient Truth" is one of the better ones. Having said this, I'd like to make it clear that as a viewer, my enjoyment of the film stems not from my political stance; I'm a Libertarian (socially liberal, fiscally conservative). I can't speak to the validity of the arguments Gore poses, but from a purely cinematic standpoint, "An Inconvenient Truth" is well-composed. Indeed, the film received two Academy Awards including Best Documentary Feature (you probably won't get bored watching it).
"Jaws" – 5 out of 5. I've seen this movie at least two dozen times. Before I die, I'll probably watch it another two or three dozen times. One of my favorite films from the supernaturally successful Steven Spielberg, I once attended an outdoor screening of "Jaws" where it was filmed on Martha's Vineyard. Hearing several thousand other audience members delivering Quint's (Robert Shaw) first line "Y'all know me… You know how I earn a livin'.", in unison after hearing the ear-piercing chalkboard scratching was truly awe inspiring and only stoked my passion for film. It's interesting to note that "Jaws" (1975) is widely considered to have been the world's first summer blockbuster film, and was the first film to gross over $100 million dollars in the US. It was the highest grossing film of all time until "Star Wars" came out two years later. To further solidify it's place in the annals of American cinema, "Jaws" was also given three Academy Awards.
Typically, I'm willing to give just about any movie a fair day in court; I've only walked out on one movie in my entire life, "Resident Evil 2." My personal preference in film ranges from the current mainstream American blockbuster to 1940's Italian Neo-Realist film to French New Wave Cinema. Some flicks to check out if you are looking to depart from the American Mainstream: Jean-Luc Goddard's "Band of Outsiders" (1964), François Truffaut's "The 400 Blows" (1959), Ingmar Bergman's "The Seventh Seal" (1957) and Fritz Lang's "M" (1931). These are typical boilerplate films you'll find on many undergraduate film school syllabi, so I wouldn't be surprised to hear that you're already familiar with some or all of these films.
If ever you're interested in further filmic discussion, you'll usually find that I'm always more than willing to stick around and chat.
Cheers!
jaws:
Ellen Brody: Wanna get drunk and fool around?
Brody: Oh Yeah.
2.5/5
Being drunk would be the only time I would go through this movie, nothing personal, I know a lot of people will hate me but this movie just doesn’t do it for me, maybe it’s the fact that older movies do not really deliver in terms of horror and action compared to the films today. I mean, I personally just watch a movie to enjoy it, not interpret it, am sure a lot of people might have connected with it on a higher level but I personally found it too tame.
trailer 2: bad news bears (1976)
tagline: The coach is waiting for his next beer. The pitcher is waiting for her first bra. The team is waiting for a miracle. Consider the possibilities.
2.5/5
I personally haven’t seen this movie but it is an apparent cult classic,Walter Matthau is one of the finest actors and he is done a lot of good work from “the odd couple” to “the taking of pelham 123” and going on the abbreviated trailer I would watch it on a sunday afternoon, maybe not if there’s a test on monday.
trailer 3: Bad news bears (2005)
3/5
I watched this movie solely because of billy bob thornton, and is a classic example of an average leave-your-brains at home comedy which could be best enjoyed with friends or if you have nothing better to do. A lot of people may argue about it being a mindless comedy, but that’s what essentially comedies should be. This is an unpretentious example of the same.
trailer 4:Finding Nemo
4/5
Personally, I think animated movies are a notch above live acted ones now, even directors like Spielberg and Zemeckis are turning to that route and using computer generated imagery. Animated films from the Disney/Pixar stable are known to be smart, witty, fun for the family and sparkle with creativity. I watched the first Pixar movie “Toy Story” when I was 6, I hope to watch “Toy Story 10” when am 60! Finger’s crossed.
trailer 5: Gigli
3.5/5
I gave this 3.5 on the sole basis of the trailer, I think even the abbreviated version included the funny parts…all 30 seconds of them. The only thing worse than putting “Bennifer” together was getting the audience to watch them. I was misled through the trailer of this movie and am still looking to sign up to get back those 2 hours of my life.
PS: I DISAGREE WITH HOUSTON, HE’S KIND WHEN HE GIVES THIS A 0, IT’S MORE LIKE -5
trailer 6: Inconvenient truth
5/5
Hosted by “the next president of the United States”, this is a refreshing and informative take on the effects of climate change and global warming. I normally can’t sit through documentaries, but Al gore is at his charismatic best and delivers an enjoyable yet slightly disturbing picture of where earth is headed. Refreshing, Informative AND enjoyable! Don’t get all three too often, watch it!