A list of movies better than Will Smith's "Ali"
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Mister B.
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So recently, a friend of mine said something to the tune of Ali was one of the greatest movies EVER. When I called him on it and said I can name 20 movies off the top of my head that were better, he literally picked apart half of them, telling me why not. I'll give you my list and you tell me.
For the record: this is not a "hate on Ali, or Will Smith" session. I thought Ali was pretty good, maybe even great. And it's unquestionable Will's best work as an actor. I just don't think it stands up there with some of the greater or all-time greatest movies. Anyway here's the list I gave him:
1) The Godfather, 2) The Godfather II, 3) Casino, 4) Goodfellas, 5) Malcolm X
6) The Dark Knight, 7) Raging Bull 7) The Fighter 8) Scarface 9) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 10) Training Day
11) The Silence of the Lambs, 12) No Country For Old Men, 13) Boyz N the Hood, 14) Menace II Society, 15) Gladiator
16) Man On Fire 17) New Jack City, 18) Saving Private Ryan, 19) Forrest Gump, 20) Star Wars
Bonus - 21) The Empire Strikes Back, 22) Return of the Jedi
Am I wrong?
For the record: this is not a "hate on Ali, or Will Smith" session. I thought Ali was pretty good, maybe even great. And it's unquestionable Will's best work as an actor. I just don't think it stands up there with some of the greater or all-time greatest movies. Anyway here's the list I gave him:
1) The Godfather, 2) The Godfather II, 3) Casino, 4) Goodfellas, 5) Malcolm X
6) The Dark Knight, 7) Raging Bull 7) The Fighter 8) Scarface 9) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 10) Training Day
11) The Silence of the Lambs, 12) No Country For Old Men, 13) Boyz N the Hood, 14) Menace II Society, 15) Gladiator
16) Man On Fire 17) New Jack City, 18) Saving Private Ryan, 19) Forrest Gump, 20) Star Wars
Bonus - 21) The Empire Strikes Back, 22) Return of the Jedi
Am I wrong?
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I was bout to say what the ? is the point of this thread but... yeah your friend is trippin. it was a film that i really like but the greatest movie or among my notable faves.. nah
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Malcolm X... nope
The Dark Knight is overrated
Scarface... overrated
Man on Fire.. lol ? no
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Ali was ? horrible. What a boring piece of garbage that movie was
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? go out of their way to hate on will
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enemy of the state>>>>ali
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copperkid27 wrote: »? go out of their way to hate on will
No Im a fan of Will. Ali was just horrible -
Will Smith's Ali Impression Was Wooden And Quite Frankly Laughable..Stick To Michael Bay Flicks Will
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Wild wild west>>>>Ali
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Attack of the Clones>>>>>> Ali
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Spike shoulda handled that. It had mad potential as a film
And Will ONLY nailed the fight scenes. He didn't sound anything like Ali in the film
Now compare that to Jamie Foxx's performance as Ray Charles
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The bright spot of that movie was Jamie Foxx as Bundini. And yes, Enemy Of The State>>>>> Ali.
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Only things on your list I really take issue with is No Country for Old Men and the Star Wars movies. The first I watched earlier this year for the first time ever and came away decidedly "Meh" about. And Star Wars would've been fine had I not ever re-watched it as an adult.
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Malcolm X... nope
The Dark Knight is overrated
Scarface... overrated
Man on Fire.. lol ? no
What's a film bein' overrated gotta do with how good it is though?
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I come here (the IC) and I hear Scarface is "overrated". Everyone's entitled to their opinions. Fair enough
I saw that film for the first time as a kid, say 7 - 8 years with my pops and a couple of his friends back home in Nigeria. Then it was just an 'action' fim with shoot-ups .. Vivid memories
Watching Scarface as a full grown adult that film is nothng but sheer dopeness
That film has played a very huge part influencing HipHop music in general with a lot of themes
And of course not forgetting a mesmerising performance by Al Pacino
The World Is Yours ..