Unpopular opinions that you hold

[Madtown]

I've seen this thread elsewhere, and it's kind of interesting to see the responses. Was reminded of it when chatting with Dids about Lost and The Usual Suspects last night.

Post opinions you strong hold that are unpopular. Your gauge for "popular" should probably be OOT or at least people from OOT you talk to frequently. The world at large can be used to gauge "popular" too, but most of the time that's not going to be all that interesting.

Topics NOT open to discussion for this thread = anything that would normally get moved to another forum. Poker, Politics, Religion, and Sports are off-limits.

Which leaves stuff like A&E, Food/Drink, Relationships/Sex, Travel, Fashion, etc.

I'll start:

<ul type="square">[*] The twist ending of "The Usual Suspects," while cool at first, really just ruins the 2 hours that lead up to it.[*] Most big fans of "Fight Club" are frat-boy douchebags who didn't "get it," but it's still a truly great film.

[*] The best album by The Flaming Lips is "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots," not "Soft Bulletin."[*] The best album by The Shins is "Chutes Too Narrow," not "Oh, Inverted World."[*] The best album by Kanye West is "Late Registration," not "College Dropout."

[*] "24" just doesn't look all that great.[*] MTV shows are not good. Neither in the real sense of the word, nor as mindless entertainment.

[*] Arby's &gt; Taco Bell.[*] A good hamburger &gt; A good steak[/list]
Others, go.

[DMBFan23]

dude, college dropout &gt;&gt;&gt; late registration, and steak &gt;&gt;&gt; any other food. these are some good choices

[Olof]

Jessica Alba is at best moderately attractive.

Radiohead suck. Awful lyrics and cover art/image, music occasionally decent but more often boring.

People with Downs Syndrome are revolting.

Get Rich or Die Tryin' is the best rap album ever.

[challenger84]

U2, Aerosmith, Tom Petty, Kiss, Grateful Dead are all horrible garbage bands with no redeeming qualities whatsoever.

[diebitter]

If oot is the target group: women are normal human beings.

If women are the target group: all alternative medicine is bullcrap.

[diebitter]

Rap peaked with Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaata, and apart from Run DMC and the Beasties, consists of a bunch of no-talent Gareths.

[The DaveR]

The Usual Suspects is lame. All plot, no character.

The US should have let airlines go bankrupt after 9/11 and not bailed them out.

They key to good rock CDs is tempo.

Good French wine is cheaper than good California wine.

I'd rather eat at the bar in a restaurant than get table service.

[The DaveR]

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Rap peaked with Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaata, and apart from Run DMC and the Beasties, consists of a bunch of no-talent Gareths.

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No way. Public Enemy rules.

[Madtown]

More OOT-centric:

The Postal Service isn't as great as Garden State / emo fanboys say it is, but it's still good.

If Linkin Park had lyrics that were remotely interesting or original, they'd be a very, very good band.



Two topics that I haven't seen talked about in OOT, but are so widely accepted that I imagine they still hold true for most here:

The Princess Bride is an only slightly above average movie.

The Shining is a good flick, but not scary at all.

[diebitter]

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The Princess Bride is an only slightly above average movie.


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Crazy talk. Obviously.