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Surely Kung Fury is qualityslop
You know, I don't think this is what OP meant, but yeah, King Fury is qualityslop.
It's definitely not what they meant
I actually dig that question. I mean it's impossible to be slop and quality, but the underlying idea of "movies that became popular because they simply were good" I like.
Movies that (at the time of the shooting) have no star actors, well-known directors and do not build on a world/lore that is already well established with a big fan base (like LOTR). Movies that are just good because the work is phenomenal and nobody who walked into the movie when it came out could have predicted this.
It's okay when people became stars because of that movie, but only if the movie was liked before they became stars. It's also okay if the genre was already popular, I don't think there's ways around that for many movies given the limited number of genres.
For me this is Rashomon, the movie that (later) catapulted Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune into stardom, It is now considered one of the greatest films ever made and among the most influential movies from the 20th century.
I thought Anon meant movies that people say they liked because of their undeniable, objective quality, but not genuinely enjoyed watching. I guess they're saying There Will Be Blood is some kinda masturbatory "quality porn".
Oh...Evil Dead 2
Edit: or do good bad movies not count?
Maybe it's a way to say "good despite all the cheese"? Or something like that? But I like your interpretation!
Eh, I don't know if Rashomon is quite a pure example as it popular kind of movie plot. It's a great movie but the the then unusual plot form gained it extra attention.
Yes but it basically invented that plot form.
Personally I think this is a psyop by Microsoft to devalue the word 'slop' by using it in the wrong context.
Agreed I don't like this usage of the word, gonna end badly
Good question actually. What are some things that have competent production and writing but are otherwise just really generic movie slop?
My vote is for The Shawshank Redemption. Is it good? Yeah, but it's just a movie. It's not something special like Fantastic Planet, Fiddler on the Roof, or some of my other favorite movies. There's a good guy and a bad guy. They fight, and the good guy wins. It's the #1 highest rated thing on iMDB but like, it's just qualityslop. People only like it because it's good ๐๐
I think the exact same is true of Sousou no Frieren, currently the #1 rated anime. Qualityslop is generic and unspecial enough to reach mass appeal, and people only like it because it's high quality. Slop.
I love Shawshank and I can't even remember who the bad guy is. Fantastic movie and the acting was excellent. I could see being tired of it though, or maybe the type of story at least.
The first Avatar is sort of like that, it can be fun if you've never seen something like that before, but there's almost no chance you haven't by now. Bad rewatch for sure.
How do you feel about The Godfather, if I may ask?
it insists upon itself
Lol, I guess I should have expected that response. ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
I ask because I feel like your characterisation of The Shawshank Redemption could equally apply to The Godfather (if you replace good guy with protagonist) and I think they are equivalently great films. It's just that one film is about how a normal (presumably innocent) man descends into evil and cruelty due to his circumstances and unfortunate events, the other is about a normal (textually innocent) man who maintains his inner light despite his circumstances and unfortunate events. While you may or may not find one more compelling than the other, I think they are both equally special in their way.
I haven't seen it actually, but my impression is that it's probably actually good based on what I've heard. I'll have to watch it though
Literally, what? :D
Primer and Chronicle. Neither had famous actors, but both were undeniably wild rides that you just couldn't dismiss. Everyone loves them cuz they were good.
My head still hurts from Primer.
Hard agree on both. Primer is hands down one of the most unique time travel movies I've seen. My addition to your list is The Thing. When it was released it didn't do well and wasn't popular, but now is considered one of the greats.
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