IMO EWS could have been a masterpiece if ONLY Kubrick had left the setting in 1890's Vienna and not tried to update it to 90's NYC.

UNPRETENTIOUS???????

UNPRETENTIOUS???????

I saw it on a movie screen and it pretty much struck me as a ridiculous mess.

I saw it on a movie screen and it pretty much struck me as a ridiculous mess.

It was way overrated at the time, but IMO it wasn't bad and had a few good moments.

It was way overrated at the time, but IMO it wasn't bad and had a few good moments.

I'm not trying to be a contrarian, I find the voice-over in Goodfellas to be seriously unbearable.

I'm not trying to be a contrarian, I find the voice-over in Goodfellas to be seriously unbearable.

Thanks - I'm gonna fix that typo right now

Thanks - I'm gonna fix that typo right now

I think Chasing Amy is great - a romantic comedy that was one of the few films to capture the confusions of that time between romance, sex and commitment.

I think Chasing Amy is great - a romantic comedy that was one of the few films to capture the confusions of that time between romance, sex and commitment.

Having seen and absolutely LOVED Moonrise Kingdom, I am feeling like the trick for Anderson is to pick the RIGHT material to showcase his arch, rather precious sensibility.

Having seen and absolutely LOVED Moonrise Kingdom, I am feeling like the trick for Anderson is to pick the RIGHT material to showcase his arch, rather precious sensibility.

I think there are redeeming features to Forest Gump that I think push back against the cutesy-ness and unsavory aspects of it all.

I think there are redeeming features to Forest Gump that I think push back against the cutesy-ness and unsavory aspects of it all.

The movie was kind of too full of itself, that said there were many excellent things about it and I must say that I did LOVE the final voice-over.

The movie was kind of too full of itself, that said there were many excellent things about it and I must say that I did LOVE the final voice-over.

I usually manage to avoid the REALLY bad movies by not going to see them in the first place, but sometimes I get crossed up: