I finally watched Eternal Sunshine last night

[sfer]

I obviously liked it more than you did.

[Gordon Bombay]

[Q8offsuit]

So I guess I'm the only one who thought this movie absolutely blew dead bears?

Seriously, I thought it was the worst, most self-indulgently "arty" nonsense I've ever had the misfortune to sit through. And I think I'm being kind.

Will someone please explain to me why this movie is good and not just a flick for the QLC members among us?

Edit: I didn't actually watch the whole movie because it was literally too physically painful. Maybe I am missing some key scenes in the middle/end? I really feel like I am missing something, because this was the shittiest movie I have ever seen, without exaggeration, and everyone I talk to loved it.

[ClassicBob]

You sir, are a moron, and I hope the Hawks destroy you in the playoffs.

Cake-eater.

[sfer]

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So I guess I'm the only one who thought this movie absolutely blew dead bears?

Seriously, I thought it was the worst, most self-indulgently "arty" nonsense I've ever had the misfortune to sit through. And I think I'm being kind.

Will someone please explain to me why this movie is good and not just a flick for the QLC members among us?

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Why bother? You seem determined not to like it and running into a brick wall isn't my idea of a good time.

[sfer]

Weren't you in Young Guns? That was cool. Regulators!

[Q8offsuit]

No, really, I'm very curious to know why you thought it was good. Please, somebody explain it to me, because I just don't get it at all. I'm serious, if absolutely everyone else just loved it, I must be missing something!

[astroglide]

i like the movie happiness a lot, i just think it lacks the 'depth' or 'conviction' that some see in it. to me it's just offensive humor with a shaky but terran plotline. american beauty could certainly be accused of being schmaltzy, but i think in the writer/director/producers collective minds it was an honest idea.

[sfer]

Maybe. It had the conviction to be nasty and offensive to most people. By comparison, AB I find trite and pandering.

And I just love the first scene where Lovitz pulls himself together and says, "Because you're sh*t, and I'm champagne."

[shant]

OK, I'll bite.

It was beyond great visually. It was written by a brilliant writer and has a very interesting storyline. It has a nice non-Hollywood cliche ending, and all the acting was great.

Good enough?