Pulp Fiction. Honestly, I'm tired of hearing people kiss up to this film. Ask any teenage movie buff what their favorite movies are, and this is sure to show up on the list. It's well-made formally and pulls off the non-linear storyline convincingly; but the trashy characters, subject matter, and Tarantino's self-fellating dialogue writing wear thin on repeat viewings. There's really nothing deep to sink your teeth into here. It may have kicked off the '90s indie Renaissance but that's only because it was violent and vulgar enough to win mass appeal. Sick of this movie.

Batman (1989). Does anybody actually consider this movie a classic? It's simply not a very good movie. Maybe important in the context of garnering respect for the superhero genre, but that's not enough to warrant a recommendation. Jack Nicholson just slightly modifies his Shining character to be sillier and hammier and slaps on some white face paint, clearly just in it for the huge paycheck. Weirdly written, illogical scenes (like the one in the reporter's apartment), action scenes are not involving, boring characters and dialogue. Batman Returns sucks, as well.

There's also a tendency of certain older classics to have competent filmmaking and presentation, but possess such a boring subject matter that I just give up on them. Like Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious, which I had been looking forward to seeing and shut it off about thirty minutes in. I don't care about well-dressed, fedora-wearing men and their love life. "Myeh, nothing better than a rousing love story." Actually, they're dull as hell in most cases. I suppose that's one reason why cinema is seen as more "interesting" in the sixties and seventies, due to emerging subversive elements, but clearly films like Citizen Kane and The Seventh Seal still retain depth and appeal. But you can keep all that Billy Wilder crap.