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Film that gave you the greatest sense of ennui.

a_unique_person

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I think it is a toss up between the 'action' movies, like Die Hard II, and some of the arthouse films.

Die Hard II was just so predictable, that is, you knew it would end ok, and the baddies would die, and there would be several explosions and plot twists. Ho hum.

Contrast this with 'Scenes from a Marriage'. No explosions, or plost twists, but I was riveted the whole way through. Plus the camera shooting through the glass coffee table bit gave them a good gag to use in a comedy later on, whose name escapes me now.

For an arthouse film that failed, there was "Vagabond", 1992, for example.

This review from the IMDB sums it up for me too.

Summary: One of the few films I truely disliked.

One of the few films I truely disliked. It's basically about a young vagabond who drifts through life, constantly taking advantage of people, and getting angry when they ask for the slightest bit of thanks or respect in return. The is no explanation for her actions, and this uninteresting story is told in retrospect, which to me, makes it even worse.
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I also couldn't stand the "Three colours Blue, Red or White". Enuui all the way.
 
On the action movie front H*ghl*nder II. I think the script was written by a committee of AD/HD 6 year-olds all yelling "and then .... happens!!!!". Come to think of it, I've got a worse one whose name completely escapes me. Billy Zane is in it. Keep meaning to pop it in the microwave. Watched 10 minutes, 10 more in MEGO mode, snapped out of it and turned the thing off.
Zabriskie point?
Gone with the wind? No, I don't give a damn either.
Any yuppie angst movie, in which category I'd include "The Net".
 
Wudang, Zabreiski Point. You are my hero. We were shown this in high school. The film they were meant to show us had the booking stuffed up, (this was in the pre video tape days, you had to hire film), so they got this instead. Even the teachers hadn't seen it. (This was at a Catholic College). We all watched it and thought, Ennui.

I was going to mention this, but I thought that about as many people would have seen it has had seen Vagabond.

Just goes to show that film making is just as much about luck as anything else.

Also agree about "Gone with the Wind". "Frankly m'dear, I don't give a sh!t".
 
a_unique_person said:


Also agree about "Gone with the Wind". "Frankly m'dear, I don't give a sh!t".
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It is perhaps an idiomatic and quintessentially American story and film. Perhaps it is little wonder you did not enjoy it.

Frankly, few of us give a damn that you didn't like it.

AS
 
Any romantic comedy with Jennifer Lopez. I am so bored with her.

The Hours. It felt like days.

Austin Powers. I lost interest in about 20 minutes.




Glory
 
a_unique_person said:
Wudang, Zabreiski Point. You are my hero. We were shown this in high school.
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One of those movies that I've never seen but own the soundtrack record. I bought it for the Pink Floyd tracks.
 
This one was enui itself

The movie based on the Play "Little Murders". Felt extremely desolate afterward.
 
a_unique_person said:
Die Hard II was just so predictable, that is, you knew it would end ok, and the baddies would die, and there would be several explosions and plot twists. Ho hum.
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Here's something I realised only recently, just to show everyone what a sad movie buff I really am. ;)
In Die Hard II, the villain is played by William Sadler. In one scene, to teach the good guys "a lesson", he deliberately crashes a plane by resetting ground level, killing everyone on board. The pilot of the plane is played by Irish actor Colm Meaney. About a decade later, in 1999, we reach the last season of Star Trek: Deep Space 9, and William Sadler is playing the villainous Sloane from Section 13. In the end, he is killed by the concerted efforts of two of Starfleet's finest: Dr. Julian Bashir (played by Alexander Siddig) and Chief Miles O'Brien, played by... Colm Meaney! So, nine years after William Sadler killed Colm Meaney, Colm got his revenge on William Sadler! A case of "what goes around comes around"... or am I just a sad, lonely individual with too much time on my hands? :p
 
Azathoth said:
The original Russian "Solaris"
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I had to watch that in two goes, as I fell asleep on the first attempt. And this from someone who finds "La Jette" (more of a slideshow than a film, it's the precusor to 12 Monkeys) exciting and "The Race for the Double Helix" (docu-drama about Watson and Crick, starring Jeff Goldblum as the ineffable Watson) absolutely enthralling.

Here's one: Incubus (1965) with William Shatner, the first (possibly the only) film done in entirely in Esperanto. I believe the Esperanto word "Enua" applies here.
 
There was this one movie, but I can't remember the title because by the time I got to the end I just didn't care anymore. Oh well.
 
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Psi Baba said:
..."The Race for the Double Helix" (docu-drama about Watson and Crick, starring Jeff Goldblum as the ineffable Watson) absolutely enthralling.
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Wasn't it called "Life Story"? Tim Piggot-Smith as Crick, as well.
 
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