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30 Controversial TV and Movie Opinions That Would Start Riots on Letterboxd

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Our audience has strong opinions on TV and movie franchises. You may know this already, being a valued part of said audience. Once in a while, we like to wind you up with a prompt, and see what deranged thoughts come spinning out of your heads like a Tasmanian Devil on Four Loko. Here are just a few of your hot takes on popular TV and movie franchises…

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30 Controversial TV and Movie Opinions That Would Start Riots on Letterboxd — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Rose's narration in Titanic was pointless and extra to Christian с. The movie could have begun where Jack wins the cruise tickets, skip the whooole-ass Robert Ballard Titanic Exploration, and just have it as a normal romantic movie-Robert, or Bob's, exploration only adds distractions to an otherwise wonderful story. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... The rooftop scene in the 2002 Spider-Man was a snore for Robert Е. Stopping the movie for an extended chunk of Green Goblin exposition was a miss in an otherwise decent film. The entire movie came to a screeching halt. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... The barrel riding sequence in The Hobbit was jarring, for Alex H. In The Desolation of Smaug, during the barrel riding sequence there are a few random moments that look like GoPro footage for no reason. They really throw me off from what is otherwise a really cool action sequence. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Return of the Jedi

TELL US NOW. ... Anthony M. hated the Sy Snootles update in Return of the Jedi. Не calls it a horrible CGI scene forced into the beginning of a tense encounter in Jabba's Palace. It is especially jarring against the practical effects and makeup of the original scene. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... The sex scene in the Watchmen movie was literally laughable. When I saw it in theaters the entire audience burst into laughter when the song Hallelujah began playing, and it was totally unnecessary. It's gratuitous boob delivery without any of the post-sex discussion included in the original comic and just feels cheap and awkward. -Charlie W. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Bucky's cheer in Captain America, The First Avenger was a clunker. Let's hear it for Captain America! After Steve leads the POWs out from behind enemy lines, Bucky says this line and it just seems fake and forced. Total immersion breaker. - Kenton P. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... David M. points out that Buffy was a great show based on a dumb movie. It rebooted a rather silly and juvenile popcorn flick into a 7-year story that has depth and nuance still written about to this day. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Aj S. says the Thomas Crown Affair remake has much better casting. Pierce Brosnan is an improvement because as cool as Steve McQueen is, playing a debonair art thief was more believable from the former Bond actor. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Brian J. says the U.S. Office is much, much better than the original. INC I NAT The U.S. version quickly made it their own starting with only their second episode and even more so with season two when they found their footing with unique characters, amazing stories, and masterful performances. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Planet of the Apes

TELL US NOW. ... Nathan S. says the latest Planet of the Apes trilogy got the series right. Granted, it's very different than the ones from the '60s and '70s, but it's LIGHT YEARS better than Burton did in 2001. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Dani D. says Fury Road took the best of Mad Max and made it better. It had the loneliness of the first movie, the vehicles from the second, the new civilization aspect of thunderdome, but gave us an entirely new story with badass cinematography about women fleeing sexual slavery throughout a high-octane chase scene. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Marcel В. will absolutely go to bat for the 2016 Ghostbusters. 25 a It had better special effects, better gags, and it nailed the underlying theme of the hardships of being an entrepreneur better. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Richard L. says Cinderella got a lot better in 2015. The '15 film has far better relationship development between Ella and the Prince, and the '50 version is essentially half Tom and Jerry cartoon between the mice and Lucifer the cat. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Brogan В. says Carpenter's The Thing is worlds better than the 1952 movie. Outstanding creature effects and human characters just as chilling as the monster itself ensured the scares were dread-inducing. It's a masterclass in horror. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... James S. wants to see a series set at Harry Potter's magic school. We know all about Harry and his friends, but how about a show about Hogwarts? It would be able to stand the test of time, as they could easily replace students, teachers, and headmasters over the years. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Mars Attacks

TELL US NOW. ... Mattie L. wants to see Mars Attacks made into a TV series. She envisions it as a Walking Dead parody. So it'd be just as violent and apocalyptic, but it'd also be campy and ridiculous. Honestly, who doesn't have an appetite for dark humor right now? CRACKED.COM — Source

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Ghostbusters

TELL US NOW. ... Forget bingeing The Office. What we need is a live-action Ghostbusters. Stephen С. says, a day-to-day work comedy about Ghostbusting would be hilarious and we could get to see the day-to-day frustrations of trying to operate the business in an increasingly skeptical world. And ghosts would be real. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Michael H. would watch the hell out of a show that takes place in the John Wick universe. He's not suggesting a show about Wick himself, but a deep dive into the world of assassins. Presumably no dogs would be harmed. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... There's way more to Titan А.Е. than we saw in the movie. There was a lot of world building done in preparation for the movie, but so much was left out to fit the run time. It's a good movie, but there could be so much more character development and exploration involved. More planets to see, more things to find. -Ben S. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Looper could be the new, grittier Quantum Leap. Bramwell S. thinks there should be a time travel series based on Looper. We'd get to see more of that future world, and explore all the butterfly effects of constant time travel. Without having to endure Scott Bakula in a dress. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Anchorman needs to be a show. It's kind of a big deal. At least that's what Tim S. says. Ensemble comedies always seem to translate well to the small screen. It would be hilarious to watch these four as a series and the crazy fun that would follow. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Toby С. says Days of Future Past screwed P up the whole series. Everything that happens is just incredibly futile, now that most of the early movies are set in a timeline where the Sentinels are inevitably going to take over. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Mike А. says Nolan's Batman films shouldn't P be considered superhero movies. It's because the movies do everything they can to be taken as seriously as possible. Comic book movies are inherently ridiculous and trying too hard to ignore that can make the film suffer. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Joe В. says Donnie Darko is a BANG P superhero movie. Guy with an alliterative name granted multiple powers (future sight, time travel, super strength, etc.) which he uses to save the entire universe ticks off enough boxes to qualify in my book. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Newt С. says Edward Norton is a better Hulk than Mark Ruffalo. Norton carries the right mix of anger, anxiety, intelligence, ego, and desperation to embody the character. Ruffalo is too easy-going and humble. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Ken W. is here for the B Martha scene. P Batfleck realized in that moment BA that 'not a god, not even a man' was so human that he cared more about someone else dying than he did his own mortality. (Не does admit that it was handled poorly.) CRACKED.COM — Source

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Joaquin Phoenix

TELL US NOW. ... The Joker is the same echaracter Joaquin P Phoenix always plays. He's self-involved, yet wonders why nobody wants to be around him, in We Own The Night, Her, Gladiator, Walk The Line, The Master and others. Him wearing makeup didn't change anything for me, says Lucas Е. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Spider-Man

TELL US NOW. ... Andrew Garfield was a better Spider-Man, P says André K. Не looked much more like Peter Parker and delivered the charm and fun of the character, while Tobey Maguire was only tragic and weepy. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. ... Gilbert N z. is caping P for Man of Steel. BA and Henry Cavill is the best Superman on screen. Everyone wanted him to be like Captain America, but that wouldn't have been good 'cause we've already seen that with Christopher Reeve CRACKED.COM — Source

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