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What's the difference between a "great movie" and a "Great Movie"?

Posted by kelly Feb 3 '12, 08:40

I have loved 99% of the last few decades' BP winners. But they're not the greatest movies on earth or anything, not instant classics.

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Legs. Longevity, Entertainment, General Satisfaction -- nm - Beryllium Feb 3, 08:47 2
- Huh. That's what the banner over my bed says -- nm - con_carne Feb 3, 08:49 1
  - Nice. -- nm - Krusty Feb 3, 09:02
A Great Movie is something that your kid's kids will want to watch. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 08:46 2
- "Who wants to watch The Crying Game!" -- nm - con_carne Feb 3, 08:51
- See David? Star Wars is a Great Movie. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 3, 08:47
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- Makes sense, but it's unclear to me what "the conversation" means in the age of Internet memes. Which is just a lot of noise. -- nm - con_carne Feb 3, 09:00
- I was going to make the reciprocal post - which BPs do you consider to be a bad movie - Reagen Feb 3, 08:54 14
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      - Yeah, it was no Johnny Dangerously. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 3, 09:32
  - Gladiator. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 3, 08:59
  - Wrong. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 3, 08:55 9
    - to what? -- nm - Reagen Feb 3, 08:56 8
      - French Connection -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 3, 08:58 7
        
        it's aged *horribly*. -- nm - Reagen Feb 3, 09:00 6
        
        Yes, but it was still a Great Movie. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 3, 09:00 5
        
        but is now a bad one. - Reagen Feb 3, 09:01 4
        
        What did it beat out? -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 3, 09:02 3
        
        A Clockwork Orange and Last Picture Show. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 3, 09:02 2
        
        Then I change my answer. Ray Ray was right. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 3, 09:03 1
        
        I think it's still a very good movie, personally, but in hindsight it perhaps didn't deserve to win. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 3, 09:05
- I think you're precisely right. did I love hurt locker? no, I don't think so. would I recommend it? yes. do I keep on saying to trevor - the amanda nones Feb 3, 08:51 1
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capital letters -- nm - TFox Feb 3, 08:41 3
- mmhmm. -- nm - kelly Feb 3, 08:47
- pixie? - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Feb 3, 08:41 1
  - Capital Letters? -- nm - TFox Feb 3, 08:42

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