*nods to pennywisdom* Movies you love, in spite of their being hated [Archive]

The Mirrorball Man

10-05-2006, 06:32 AM

Oh, I love some movies despite some very obvious flaws... Mostly genre movies... let's see...

I love Event Horizon. It's not the best horror movie of all time, but I don't understand why it has such a bad reputation.

I liked The Fifth Element, mostly because it brought to the screen everything I liked about old Métal Hurlant comics.

I'm quite fond of Attack of the Clones, especially when the er... clones er... you know, finally attack. Though it doesn't compare to THX1138, which is one of my favorite movies, and which most people hate, apparently.

I thought Daredevil was pretty cool.

... and of course, I love Lost in Translation Sideways, Mullholland Drive and Fargo, but those are only hated here on CBR, so they don't count. ;)

Doomas

10-05-2006, 07:32 AM

CDB

10-05-2006, 07:40 AM

For me, that includes the Matrix Sequals. In spite of seeing them getting torn by the movie fans online all the time, I still absolutely love them.

Seconded!! F' the movie fans...Reloaded and Revoultions were amazing.

Buzz Dixon

10-05-2006, 09:43 AM

POLICE ACADEMY movies. No joke too old, no gag too shopworn, stupid, silly, utterly pointless -- gawd, I luv 'em!

brundlefly

10-05-2006, 09:48 AM

I liked The Fifth Element, mostly because it brought to the screen everything I liked about old Métal Hurlant comics.

The Fifth Element is hated? By who? That's a great movie, and the only time I've found Chris Tucker amusing post-FRIDAY.

Great picks, Mirrorball Man, and I like most of those, too (well, excluding Daredevil and Attack of the Clones), and I also share lonewolf23k's appreciation for the Matrix sequels (Reloaded moreso than Revolutions for me). I'll add David Lynch's DUNE, Cronenberg's EXISTENZ, the 1994 adaptation of THE SHADOW, and for comedies' sake throw in NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE. I could keep listing movies that I enjoy that the majority of viewers don't seem to, but then we'd be here all day. :D

JohnPopa

10-05-2006, 09:49 AM

Love THE SHADOW!

It also seems no one thinks MOM AND DAVE SAVE THE WORLD is nearly as funny as I do. Cretins.

Howard Allan

10-05-2006, 09:49 AM

Mannequin, its a nostalgia thing I guess. I watched it all the time when I was a kid. I never saw the sequel, so I can't comment on that one. Short Circuit was another good one. Steve Gutenberg is a genius.

Everyone loves Short Circuit and it's sequal so it doesn't count. They were great movies.

SlightlyMad

10-05-2006, 09:53 AM

I think Dungeons & Dragons is a fun movie.

SMKSPY

10-05-2006, 09:59 AM

Freddy Got Fingered is absolutely hilarious. Ready To Rumble is also great.

Kaiju

10-05-2006, 10:42 AM

Seconded!! F' the movie fans...Reloaded and Revoultions were amazing.

Thirded. :evilsmile They could have done some things differently but I enjoyed the sequels.

Except for a very obvious flaw in the mecha design and Trinity's death scene I had no real problem with Revolutions.

The truce at the end makes sense because if Neo and Co. win what would have happened to the billions of pod humans who accepted the Matrix?

GrimShadow

10-05-2006, 11:36 AM

X-Men: Last Stand- Anyone who hated the movie can kiss my a$$. The movie was a fun action flick and I liked that the filmakers had the balls to at least attempt to kill off Xavier and Cyclops.

Forefinger

10-05-2006, 12:25 PM

Seconded!! F' the movie fans...Reloaded and Revoultions were amazing.
I'll take this a step farther, and say that in a lot of ways I enjoyed Reloaded more than the original.

I hear a lot of people trash Fight Club. It's one of my all time favorites.

Nate Grey

10-05-2006, 12:34 PM

Oh, I love some movies despite some very obvious flaws... Mostly genre movies... let's see...

I love Event Horizon. It's not the best horror movie of all time, but I don't understand why it has such a bad reputation.

Weird, I always find people who LOVE this movie. To me, until something "better" comes along, it'll always be my #1 worst movie. Really hate it.

I liked The Fifth Element, mostly because it brought to the screen everything I liked about old Métal Hurlant comics.

Likewise, I have a hard time finding people who hate this movie.

I'm quite fond of Attack of the Clones, especially when the er... clones er... you know, finally attack. Though it doesn't compare to THX1138, which is one of my favorite movies, and which most people hate, apparently.

I dunno, the only part of the AotC I liked was Dooku fighting Anakin/Obi then Yoda.

I thought Daredevil was pretty cool.

I REALLY like Daredevil myself and always rank it pretty high when comparing other Marvel movies. This one seems to be polarized: I seem to find people who either really love it or really hate it.

The only movie I can think of that seems to be universally hated that *I* love..."It's Pat." That movie was hilarious to me.

GrimShadow

10-05-2006, 01:01 PM

I am also quite fond of Revenge of The Sith. That movie was the best out of the previous SW pre-quals, Anakin became quite an interesting character one he went to the Darkside.

I hear a lot of people trash Fight Club. It's one of my all time favorites.

Who hated Fight Club? I have heard nothing but positive things about the movie.

Nate Grey

10-05-2006, 01:20 PM

Who hated Fight Club? I have heard nothing but positive things about the movie.

Me. :) I'd watch it again, its not on any personal top 10 worst movies or nothing, but I really hated the "twist." Thought there was something romantic about Norton and Carter's characters hand in hand watching buildings blow up at the end.

Valmore

10-05-2006, 01:29 PM

I like the first Mortal Kombat movie.

SMKSPY

10-05-2006, 01:38 PM

I really don't think that movies which are generally held to quite popular and successful really fit into this subject.

Esp movies like Episode III, X-men 3, and The Fifth Element.

Nate Grey

10-05-2006, 01:40 PM

I like the first Mortal Kombat movie.

I thought the sequel was generally hated while the original is generally loved?

Jmacq1

10-05-2006, 01:48 PM

I really don't think that movies which are generally held to quite popular and successful really fit into this subject.

Esp movies like Episode III, X-men 3, and The Fifth Element.

Actually, I think they do, because it often seems that the more popular and successful some movies are, the more vocal and numerous their critics become. It's hard to find -anyone- saying positive things about the Star Wars Prequels or the Matrix Sequels online. Likewise X-Men 3 or "Fantastic Four".

My own list:

The Star Wars Prequels: I don't think they were as good as the originals (Well, Episode III may be better than Return of the Jedi, but anyway), but I still enjoyed the hell out of them.

Superman Returns: A lot of people (especially here) seem to bash this movie. I loved it, and no, I -wasn't- a die-hard fan of the first Reeve/Donner film, either.

Judge Dredd: I can't explain it. It's bad...but it's gloriously bad. I enjoyed it when I saw it the first time, and I've enjoyed it every time I saw it since then.

Batman Forever: I hated "Batman and Robin"....but generally I liked its' immediate predecessor. Hammy Carrey/Jones pair and all.

Punisher (Recent Tom Jane version): There were things I -didn't- like (Travolta mostly), but Thomas Jane's Punisher portrayal was awesome, and the last 30 or so minutes of the movie really captured the right "Feel" of Frank Castle.

Forefinger

10-05-2006, 01:56 PM

Who hated Fight Club? I have heard nothing but positive things about the movie.I've read many bad reviews of it. I remember one called it the "poor man's thinking movie".

Forefinger

10-05-2006, 01:56 PM

I like the first Mortal Kombat movie.
I like that one too. The second sucked mega ass.

SMKSPY

10-05-2006, 02:03 PM

Actually, I think they do, because it often seems that the more popular and successful some movies are, the more vocal and numerous their critics become. It's hard to find -anyone- saying positive things about the Star Wars Prequels or the Matrix Sequels online. Likewise X-Men 3 or "Fantastic Four".

My own list:

The Star Wars Prequels: I don't think they were as good as the originals (Well, Episode III may be better than Return of the Jedi, but anyway), but I still enjoyed the hell out of them.

Superman Returns: A lot of people (especially here) seem to bash this movie. I loved it, and no, I -wasn't- a die-hard fan of the first Reeve/Donner film, either.

Judge Dredd: I can't explain it. It's bad...but it's gloriously bad. I enjoyed it when I saw it the first time, and I've enjoyed it every time I saw it since then.

Batman Forever: I hated "Batman and Robin"....but generally I liked its' immediate predecessor. Hammy Carrey/Jones pair and all.

Punisher (Recent Tom Jane version): There were things I -didn't- like (Travolta mostly), but Thomas Jane's Punisher portrayal was awesome, and the last 30 or so minutes of the movie really captured the right "Feel" of Frank Castle.

You talking fan-internet community, and I'm talking general public fans/haters. There is a huge difference between the two, basicly we(internet community) pretty much hate everything and can never agree (esp. for geek movies), and the general public pretty much are in agreement for their love of these movies.

brundlefly

10-05-2006, 02:04 PM

I've read many bad reviews of it. I remember one called it the "poor man's thinking movie".

Yeah, I remember reading some of those when it came out. Then a lot of them, like the Entertainment Weekly movie critic, reversed themselves and suddenly "loved" it once the bandwagon for it started. :rolleyes: I seem to remember Roger Ebert pulling a similar flip-flop with Unforgiven in the early 90s. What a bunch of lemmings; if you hate a movie, go ahead and hate it; why should other people's opinions of it affect your own?

cactusmaac

10-05-2006, 02:13 PM

It also seems no one thinks MOM AND DAVE SAVE THE WORLD is nearly as funny as I do. Cretins.

That's my worst movie of all time. :(

I love the Star Wars prequels, SUBURBAN COMMANDO, INDEPENDENCE DAY, MORTAL KOMBAT, COBRA (Stallone rules), ROBOCOP 2 and 3 and STARSHIP TROOPERS.

BoosterBronze

10-05-2006, 02:46 PM

"Almost Heroes" with Chandler and Chris Farley is an underrated comic gem.

Davideaux

10-05-2006, 02:53 PM

I like Grease 2 more than the original.

borateen

10-05-2006, 02:59 PM

Hudson Hawk

I think at the time of its release, it was almost universally panned. And I get it. It's not high-brow, it's a bit too far-fetched (stuff just seems to happen with no rhyme or reason), Bruce Willis sings, and Sandra Bernhart (sp?) is in it. I don't think the acting is all that great. But I love the movie. While I'm not a fan of his singing, I love it when Danny and Bruce are tooling around the museum and singing "Swining on a Star." I love the fact that David Carusso doesn't talk. I like that the Pope was watching Mr. Ed. It's stupid, it's frantic, and it keeps me in my seat.

Valmore

10-05-2006, 03:00 PM

I thought the sequel was generally hated while the original is generally loved?

THERE WAS NO SEQUEL! YOU HEAR ME! NONE!

SMKSPY

10-05-2006, 03:06 PM

Oh yeah Josie and the Pussycats...pure T&A love for that one.

SMKSPY

10-05-2006, 03:07 PM

DrewTheXenocide

10-05-2006, 03:18 PM

I liked Hulk a lot. Even moreso than the first two X-Men movies combined. I also laugh every time I watch "Malibu's Most Wanted." I know, I know.

Chiasm

10-05-2006, 03:40 PM

The Matrix Sequels. No, they weren't as good as the first. But they were still pretty good.

Attack of the Clones - the acting sucked but it sucked in all three prequels and its not the acting we are really watching it for. I can forgive some horrible Hayden Christensen / Natalie Portman scenes since the rest of the movie is pretty entertraning.

Daredevil - Probably my 5th favorite of the Marvel comic movies behind only the two Spiderman films and the first two X-men films. Its no where as good as those four but its better than the rest.

Batman Forever - Jim Carrey was perfect as The Riddler.

X-Files: Fight the Future - yeah, it was dumbed down for newbies but it was still super cool seeing Mulder and Scully on the big screen.

xnef1025

10-05-2006, 03:41 PM

Lady in the Water. I loved it. The characters were interesting to me.

Legato

10-05-2006, 03:55 PM

Underworld Films: I know that when the first movie came out it was during the time when the Blade films was at the height of it's populatiry. Some of the critics considered it as a poor man's version of Blade.

I personally enjoyed the movie and I did find the idea of the Vampire/Lucan hybrid scenario pretty unique.

X-Men: The Last Stand- I am not a fanboy of Brian Singer nor am one of those comic geeks that will bash a movie just because it doesn't completly follow through with the original source.

I enjoyed the development they made with Storm, in the first film she was completly useless but she has grown as a character in the last film. I even find the movie version of Wolverine pretty cool compared to the comic counterpart.

Last Stand was not a perfect film but I would not rank it as the worst film. Catwoman deserves that credit.

Dead Man's Chest was a pretty good sequal to POTC- Anyone who hated the movie just because it's long must have a pretty short attention span. The twist at the end was unexpected.

Nate Grey

10-05-2006, 04:45 PM

Put me down for Hudson Hawk as well. It was a fun movie.

I also liked Matrix: Reloaded better than the first Matrix. Don't really care to see Matrix: Revolutions ever again. But even though the general consensus is the sequels were inferior, seems people still seem to like Reloaded over Revolutions.

Captain_Video

10-05-2006, 05:32 PM

"Hulk", which I feel in time will be one of the more fondly remembered of the superhero movies from this particular glut of them, possibly the best sci-fi creature feature since Cronenbergs "The Fly".

But far more controversial, everything I have seen of "House of the Dead" has made me genuinely laugh out loud at is audacity, I admit I have yet to see the whole thing and have only seen clips but it seems like the slow dimwitted son of the first "From Dusk till Dawn" movie.

I need to see the whole thing though, it is certainly from what I have seen, no more dire than most hollywood movies are at the moment, seems like the good non self aware kind of crap, instead of just crap.

Also a whole collection full of trashy movies but those are the most universally panned I think.

Erebus

10-05-2006, 05:39 PM

Your all going to hate me. Seriously, your going to want to piss on my grave.
I liked Battlefield Earth.

LtMarvel

10-05-2006, 05:40 PM

Bouncing Boy

10-05-2006, 05:51 PM

The first three movies I thought of all involve Kevin Smith and Ben Afleck. The first one I thought of was Mallrats which seems to be pretty much split on those that liked it and those that hated it. The second one I thought of was Jersey Girl which even the Kevin Smith fans mostly hated. The third was Daredevil which other people have mentioned here.

Others that came to mind:
Van Helsing
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (it's not universally hated but I've found enough people who hated it that I think I'm justified in mentioning it)
All Robert Rodregez movies (Alot of people think he's overrated, I love his movies)

Bouncing Boy

10-05-2006, 05:53 PM

POLICE ACADEMY movies. No joke too old, no gag too shopworn, stupid, silly, utterly pointless -- gawd, I luv 'em!

Put me down for these as well, at least for the first five ones. The series lost something when Guttenberg left though, and I skipped Mission to Moscow (which I think was the last one)

the film freak

10-05-2006, 05:57 PM

I like Mars Attacks. A lot of people don't.

I'm surprised Sky Captain gets so much hate. I thought it was kind of fun.

Davideaux

10-05-2006, 06:27 PM

I liked Titanic.

Dan Apodaca

10-05-2006, 06:42 PM

I have a dirty, dirty love for Tron.

Young Avenger

10-05-2006, 07:19 PM

I like Hulk. There should have been more smashing but I liked the way the movie was done.

Nate Grey

10-05-2006, 07:20 PM

Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes. One of the best action sci-films I've ever seen. Different enough that you didn't know where the story was headed. It was also one of the studio's more profitable movies, yet there was no sequel.

Co-sign. I would have loved to have seen Burton tackle Beneath and Escape, keeping it a tight trilogy. But even if it was successful, he probably wouldn't have done it: after Batman Returns, he's sworn off doing sequels to his own movie.

Michael P

10-05-2006, 07:23 PM

I like Mars Attacks. A lot of people don't.

I'm surprised Sky Captain gets so much hate. I thought it was kind of fun.
You and I apparently share some kind of psychic movie-liking link.

Do you like Forrest Gump too?

CDB

10-05-2006, 07:27 PM

I'll take this a step farther, and say that in a lot of ways I enjoyed Reloaded more than the original.

I feel the same way,too! Also I love the Star Wars Prequels....It wasn't for them we'd never get the Clone Wars cartoon and Espiode 3 kicked all kinds of ass!!!

Also liked X-3, not as good as the 1st two but still good. Superman Returns, Hulk, and the recent Punisher (Tom Jane version) movie. Best Punisher ever!!

Nate Grey

10-05-2006, 07:42 PM

I'll take this a step farther, and say that in a lot of ways I enjoyed Reloaded more than the original.

Somehow I missed you saying this first. I dunno, Reloaded just seemed like a natural progression of part 1, to ME, anyway. Seems I'm not alone. :cool: Revolutions just seemed to drop the ball to me. I liked it right up to Neo's rescue from the trainman, and then it just goes downhill.

DrewTheXenocide

10-05-2006, 07:55 PM

The first three movies I thought of all involve Kevin Smith and Ben Afleck. The first one I thought of was Mallrats which seems to be pretty much split on those that liked it and those that hated it. The second one I thought of was Jersey Girl which even the Kevin Smith fans mostly hated. The third was Daredevil which other people have mentioned here.

Yeah, I caught Jersey Girl on TBS recently, and it wasn't that bad. But maybe that was it. I heard it was craptacular, so I wasn't expecting much in the first place.

the film freak

10-05-2006, 08:10 PM

You and I apparently share some kind of psychic movie-liking link.

Do you like Forrest Gump too?

I didn't think it was terrible. Gary Sinise was awesome in it.

I like Castaway. People bitch about that one alot.

TheAmazingSpider-Geek

10-05-2006, 09:20 PM

Plan 9 From Outer Space

Best Worst Movie Ever! Ed wood at his peak. If trapped on a desert island this is the movie i'd want to have with me.

JeffreyWKramer

10-05-2006, 09:22 PM

For me, that includes the Matrix Sequals. In spite of seeing them getting torn by the movie fans online all the time, I still absolutely love them.

While they don't measure up to the first film, I also think the MATRIX sequels are under-rated.

Davideaux

10-05-2006, 09:27 PM

I like Castaway. People bitch about that one alot.

Castaway was awesome. I was moved when Wilson abandoned him.

Magneto_X

10-05-2006, 09:31 PM

Elektra, Sky Captain, Fight Club, Freddy vs Jason, Revenge of the Sith, The Shadow, The Fifth Element, Event Horizon, Chronicles of Riddick, Punisher (Thomas Jane version), Superman Returns, Independence Day, Robocop 2, Resident Evil 1 & 2, Planet Of The Apes (Burton version), Hudson Hawk, the X-Files movie, Hulk (Ang Lee version), Mars Attacks, the Scary Movie franchise, Not Another Teen Movie

Ed Cunard

10-06-2006, 07:56 AM

I'd be lying if I said I didn't have all of So I Married an Axe Murderer committed to memory at some point. I'd guess I still have about 90% of it--it'd still be all the way if I upgraded my VHS copy to DVD.

Copper

10-06-2006, 08:15 AM

Let's see...for me it'd be Dark City, live action Scooby Doo (yes, laugh) Tron, Krull, David Lynch's Dune (I even have the extended version of this) the old Miles O' Keefe/Sean Connery vehicle Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, 1981's Excalibur, Legend, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, and yes, Cabin Boy.

Gary Joyce

10-06-2006, 08:19 AM

Both Charlies Angels movies.
Josie and the Pussycats
Hudson Hawk
The Hulk
Planet of the Apes (burtons version) - i wasn't aware it was a hated film since most people i know seem to like it.

Phrozen

10-06-2006, 08:26 AM

Who hated Fight Club? I have heard nothing but positive things about the movie.

Me. I guessed the 'twist' in the second scene Tyler showed up in. I don't understand how people couldn't figure out it was so freaking obvious. Then the movie completely falls apart will all the terrorist BS. Not to mention the psudeo-Anthropological "explanation" for rejection of materialism.

Dennis K

10-06-2006, 08:29 AM

Love is too strong a term, but some movies that I like that seem to take an awful lot of abuse are:

The Black Hole
The Fantastic Four
Daredevil
Die Hard II & III
X-Men III

borateen

10-06-2006, 08:51 AM

SMKSPY

10-06-2006, 01:27 PM

The Garbage Pale Kids

Also Howard the Duck

hoffmandu

10-06-2006, 01:31 PM

UnderCover Brother makes me laugh uber hard. I think I've met like one other person in my lifetime that enjoyed it as well.

The Batman

10-06-2006, 01:34 PM

Undercover Brother was hilarious. "White Cheetah!! Black Man's Kryptonite!!" and so on. Tim Meadow's Ladies Man was funnier though.

Howard the Duck, THX 1138, Dolph Lungren's Punisher and Masters of the Universe movies, and the STAR WARS Prequel films.

Legato

10-06-2006, 02:01 PM

Count me as the person who liked Masters of the Universe. Coming from someone who watched the classic He-Man cartoon when I was a kid I practically rooting for Skeletor throughout the whole movie.

To make it even more ironic when the old cartoon had Skeletor jobbing to He-Man the live action film actually made him a threat.

the film freak

10-06-2006, 02:07 PM

Oh here's a good one... or a bad one.

Mr Wrong starring Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Pullman.

If only for the scene where the boys choir sings Foreigners "I Want to Know What Love Is."

SMKSPY

10-06-2006, 02:27 PM

I always thought the Meatballs movies were very good, esp. the Second one with Richard Mulligan and the alien.

oh, and Porkys also.

Stellar

10-06-2006, 02:33 PM

Oh here's a good one... or a bad one.

Mr Wrong starring Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Pullman.

If only for the scene where the boys choir sings Foreigners "I Want to Know What Love Is."

i actually liked that movie, but the strangest thing was that, to me, the funniest part was where Ellen's character found out the guy had two mexican kids.

'Yes, Dod.'

Pinball

10-06-2006, 08:00 PM

I like Meteor Man.
No one else does. I don't get it.

Cyke

10-06-2006, 08:54 PM

I like Congo and Pootie Tang.

Yeah, there, I said it!

Buzz Dixon

10-06-2006, 09:55 PM

I gotta say I love the part in CONGO where the albino mutant baboons burst into flames over the lava flow. Now that's something you don't see every day!

GrimShadow

10-06-2006, 10:31 PM

I like Batman & Robin. In a comical, dont take it too seriously way.

90'sCartoonMan

10-07-2006, 09:01 AM

Me. I guessed the 'twist' in the second scene Tyler showed up in. I don't understand how people couldn't figure out it was so freaking obvious.

Really? I thought the twist in "Sixth Sense" was obvious from the beginning, but I sort of dismissed it and ended up being somewhat surprised by it at the end anyway.

Oh, and I liked Daredevil. It gets no respect.

Dark Soul # 7

10-07-2006, 10:16 AM

Attack of the Clones(my second favorite SW movie)

X-men: The Last Stand

Matrix: Revolutions

Shanghai Noon/Knights

Cyke

10-07-2006, 03:56 PM

I gotta say I love the part in CONGO where the albino mutant baboons burst into flames over the lava flow. Now that's something you don't see every day!

*Gives Buzz a cookie*

Finally, some back-up :)

Back on topic, since I caught it today while I was channel surfing, I'm going to put up The Core as well. I hated Armageddon and they're almost too similar, but for some reason, I get a kick out of the movie.

The Joker

10-07-2006, 09:05 PM

Castaway
X-Men 3
Mars Attacks
Dark Water
Hulk
Matrix sequels

Frodo-X

10-07-2006, 11:05 PM

The Whole Nine Yards
The Whole Ten Yards
Three to Tango
X3

And I don't know if they're hated but they aren't exactly loved:
Blast from the Past
A Perfect Murder
Galaxy Quest
The Birdcage
BASEketball
Payback

GrimShadow

10-08-2006, 08:27 AM

Be Cool
Van Helsing
All three Mission Impossible films
Constantine.

Super Samurai

10-09-2006, 05:42 AM

The Bill and Ted movies. Classic Keanu Reeves:D

Nate Grey

10-09-2006, 06:16 AM

What's the criteria again? Cause some of the movies aren't "hated", especially the originals that spawned some sequels.

The Batman

10-09-2006, 09:52 AM

Was Eyes Wide Shut hated?

Because I really liked it.

Black Atom

10-09-2006, 10:36 AM

I like Grease 2 more than the original.

So do I. In fact, I hate the original and love the sequel.

Oh yeah Josie and the Pussycats...pure T&A love for that one.

I thought the problem was not ENOUGH T&A. They took the Pussycats out of their original, sexy outfits from the cartoon and replaced them with the gaudiest, least flattering costumes possible. Rosario Dawson (the one member that even has any remarkable T or A) looked like a drag queen most of the time. It did have some surprisingly clever jokes and jabs at the music industry though.

Slam_Bradley

10-09-2006, 10:42 AM

What's the criteria again? Cause some of the movies aren't "hated", especially the originals that spawned some sequels.

Apparently there's some bizarre definition of "hated" that I've not been made privy to.

Fenix

10-09-2006, 11:23 AM

Hulk, I like it and I enjoy several tech aspects
Final Fantasy, The Spirits Within
Daredevil, besides dark hair Matt, everything was ok for me

Tobias March

10-09-2006, 11:34 AM

Fatal Deviation: It's an absolutely awful Irish martial arts film. It was never released, but I got my hands on a copy with the phone number of the star on the back. God it was terrible. The villain was a former Irish popstar called Mikey Graham and the action was set in the small town of Trim co. Meath.

My flatmates refuse to let me watch it when they're in the house, but I can't help myself. The fightscenes have me rolling around the floor half the time. If you ever can see this piece of Ed Woodian mastery, do yourself a favour and catch it. Or don't. Depending on your tolerance threshold.

Jmacq1

10-10-2006, 06:42 AM

What's the criteria again? Cause some of the movies aren't "hated", especially the originals that spawned some sequels.

Personally, I'd consider any movie where the majority of comments you'll find on them is "God that sucked/was stupid/etc..". Regardless of how much money they made. Hence, Star Wars Prequels, Matrix Sequels, and various Superhero Films are fair game.

Yeah, so it's a cross-section of internet/geek society that's making the judgement. It's moot anyway, because for the criteria some people here seem to think should apply (that it was a financial "bomb" in addition to being panned), we wouldn't even know -which- movies we "like" that other people "hate"...because most of us wouldn't have seen them in the first place!

Headhunter

10-10-2006, 07:58 AM

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai! Get made fun of every time I bring it up, but Forest Whittaker pulled it off (like everything he does).

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6305958181.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Nate Grey

10-10-2006, 09:06 AM

Personally, I'd consider any movie where the majority of comments you'll find on them is "God that sucked/was stupid/etc..". Regardless of how much money they made. Hence, Star Wars Prequels, Matrix Sequels, and various Superhero Films are fair game.

Yeah, so it's a cross-section of internet/geek society that's making the judgement. It's moot anyway, because for the criteria some people here seem to think should apply (that it was a financial "bomb" in addition to being panned), we wouldn't even know -which- movies we "like" that other people "hate"...because most of us wouldn't have seen them in the first place!

Even going by what the net thinks vs what the real world thinks or even if it really made money or not, I'm still a bit lost. Like Ghost Dog? I kept hearing that's the movie that no one's watching (i.e. sleeper hit), I don't remember seeing any message boards saying "This sucks!" I found quite a few saying it was clever and better than it appears. Not saying they didn't exist obviously, but I guess we're all just working with a different mean here.

I guess it all boils down to we're all going to have a different idea of what is hated and what isn't based on a variety of things one person may have seen or heard (message boards) and others may not have (those same message boards), or different experiences (all the people one person knows saying they like the movie vs all the people another person knows saying they hate a movie). Yeah, I know, common sense, its just I was going "That movie was hated?" to a few of the choices is all.

But yeah, I'd bet money "It's Pat" was universally hated. Still loved it, though. ;)

Tish-the-Scorpion

03-08-2007, 07:35 PM

the american version of pulse

the goddamn batman

03-08-2007, 08:56 PM

Who hates The Fifth Element? I've never heard that be generally hated.

The Matrix sequels are generally hated. The Fifth Element didn't get that kind of hate.

Also, who hates Lost in Translation? Not the general public. Didn't it win awards? Wasn't it like THE movie when it came out?

Dead Man's Chest was a pretty good sequal to POTC- Anyone who hated the movie just because it's long must have a pretty short attention span.

Or maybe they just don't like overly long movies that don't really go anywhere they couldn't have in an hour and a half. ;)

The twist at the end was unexpected.

Really? I totally saw that coming. Just like the Sixth Sense.

LtMarvel

03-08-2007, 10:07 PM

Lost in Translation generally have two camps: people who saw it in theaters loved it. People who saw it at home don't see what the fuss is.

Pinball

03-08-2007, 10:32 PM

Me, i don't understand the hate for Meteor Man.

the goddamn batman

03-08-2007, 10:34 PM

Lost in Translation generally have two camps: people who saw it in theaters loved it. People who saw it at home don't see what the fuss is.

I saw it at home and loved it.

Super Macho Man

03-08-2007, 11:33 PM

Put me down for Don't be a Menace to South Central, etc, etc.

Legato

03-08-2007, 11:56 PM

Or maybe they just don't like overly long movies that don't really go anywhere they couldn't have in an hour and a half. ;)

Really? I totally saw that coming. Just like the Sixth Sense.

That better not be a snark remark.

Highlander 3: Ok the second film sucked really bad but the third movie could have been a pretty good send off to the franchise.

Legato

03-08-2007, 11:58 PM

Put me down for Don't be a Menace to South Central, etc, etc.

Seconed for that. Im also quite partial to the first two Scary Movie films.

the goddamn batman

03-09-2007, 12:17 AM

That better not be a snark remark.

Your comment was snarky. Mine was simply about how the movie could have made it's point in an hour less.

The Xenos

03-09-2007, 01:11 AM

The Xenos

03-09-2007, 04:11 AM

The Mirrorball Man

03-09-2007, 06:36 AM

I loved all the Matrix movies. I really don't get why people hated the last two. I guess they're the same people who are giving up on Lost right now.

I think some people just latch onto a movie and then get angry when the creators go off and tell a story they want to tell instead of.. I don't know.. whatever random expectations the audience have for where the story was going.

That's probably true. Usually though, people who don't like the Matrix sequels (I'm one of them) argue that:

- Not enough time is spent in the Matrix itself, which was such an integral part of the appeal of the first movie.
- The themes don't seem to be integrated into the plot, but almost tacked on, as if the story acts were interrupted with Power Point presentations.
- Some action scenes don't seem to serve any dramatic purpose.
- Minor (and sometimes very minor) characters sometimes steal the show.

In other words, most people who don't like the Matrix sequels think their script looks like a first draft, and they're disappointed, because most of them also think that "The Matrix" had a very solid script.

DonC

03-09-2007, 06:52 AM

I saw a lot of "hated" movies I liked listed in this thread, but no one has mentioned this yet:

I own Waterworld on DVD.

Tequilamokinbrd

03-09-2007, 07:03 AM

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones- I think that not only does this movie improve upon futher viewings, but it got better to me when watching it as a lead in to Ep. III. The Obi Wan/Anakin vs. Count Dooku and Dooku vs. Yoda fights were totally badass, and so was Obi Wan vs. Jango Fett.

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith- I feel like I shouldn't even have to defend this one. I liked this movie a lot. The acting in this one was the strongest by far of the prequels.

Daredevil- IMHO, the only character they got wrong was Elektra(casting), and I've never really cared for her as a character anyway. I think the awesomeness that was Bullseye and Kingpin made up for what Jennifer Garner lacked. Ben Affleck was just fine despite the usual crap he gets. Far from perfect but certainly enjoyable and very rewatchable on DVD.

Unbreakable- You know, I've actually heard and read BAD reviews of this movie? What those people see that I didn't I'll never know. That movie was friggin awesome.

Memoirs of an Invisible Man- A pretty universally panned flick starring Chevy Chase, Darryl Hannah, and Sam Neill. Also with an appearance of my favorite character actor, Stephen Toblowsky(You may know him as Sammy Jenkis in Memento, or Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day). Kinda silly, but for some reason it works for me.

K.O.V.G

03-09-2007, 08:29 AM

Ultraviolet It was one of the best movies i've ever seen, everybody else seems to think it sucked.

DF2506

03-09-2007, 11:30 AM

My list:

Lady In the Water: IMO, M. Night's best movie yet. From start to finish, excellent movie! The two main stars were very cool in this and I liked M. Nights part in the movie too. I like the twist also!

Unbreakable: Such a cool movie! One of Bruce's best, if not his best!

The Villiage: Another really good M. Night movie!

Daredevil: Like this movie a lot. Ben Affleck, imo, was perfect as Matt Murdock/Daredevil (especially as Murdock though). I also liked Jennifer Garner as Elektra (though her spinoff movie was just OK). Lots of action in this one. Cool movie.

Hulk: I think cgi Hulk is the most faithful Hulk we've gotten on TV or movies. He just looks so cool. I also love how this movie is directed. Its like WATCHING a comic book put on film. Ang Lee did a great job with it. I also think Eric Bana was a good Bruce Banner (and Jennifer Conelly was good as Betty). I just don't know why people don't like this one..

Superman Returns: Have no idea why people didn't love this. Wow. Bryan Singer just did an awesome job with this movie and the lead actor (whos name escapes me at the moment, lol) was perfect as Clark Kent/Superman. This is the ULTIMATE Superman movie. Sure Chris Reeve's verison is still classic, but Superman Returns, dare I say it, is even better. From start to finish, very cool movie!

X-men 3: I think mostly people didn't like it cause it wasn't directed by Bryan Singer (that may be why some people didn't like Superman, cause they would rather have seen Bryan do X-3. I'm talking about the fans here, not the general public). lol. I thought X-3 was very cool. Lots of action, plenty of plot twists (many shocking), and a good storyline. Definitly my favorite of the X-men movies!

And there's more, but those are the only ones I can think of at the moment! lol.

DF2506

Black Atom

03-09-2007, 11:44 AM

I liked Elektra. I thought it was better than Daredevil and Hulk, in fact, yet people tend to count it among the worst comic films of the recent era, comparing it, at times, to Catwoman.

blackdragon6

03-09-2007, 01:00 PM

I loved all the Matrix movies. I really don't get why people hated the last two. I guess they're the same people who are giving up on Lost right now.

.i loved the sequels, but i'm still one of those thats been paying less and less attention to lost

Slam_Bradley

03-09-2007, 01:15 PM

Superman Returns: Have no idea why people didn't love this. Wow. Bryan Singer just did an awesome job with this movie and the lead actor (whos name escapes me at the moment, lol) was perfect as Clark Kent/Superman. This is the ULTIMATE Superman movie. Sure Chris Reeve's verison is still classic, but Superman Returns, dare I say it, is even better. From start to finish, very cool movie!

I didn't like it because it was almost as boring as watching grass grow.

Sean Walsh

03-09-2007, 01:50 PM

I always liked THE PHANTOM. And I dare say, just a -bit- more than I liked THE SHADOW. :)

Always liked ATTACK OF THE CLONES more than most people. I've always said that the crap between Anakin and Padme can be explained as "friggin' messed up kids in love - of course it doesn't make sense!!!!"

A few years ago there was some hate for THE ROCKETEER for some reason, but thankfully it didn't last long.

Liked DAREDEVIL, but I can finally understand where the hate comes from now having seen (and disliked) GHOST RIDER.

the goddamn batman

03-09-2007, 03:26 PM

Ultraviolet It was one of the best movies i've ever seen, everybody else seems to think it sucked.

That's because it is one of the most horrible movies ever made!:)

I couldn't believe how bad it really was. On so many levels.

Legato

03-09-2007, 10:21 PM

Your comment was snarky. Mine was simply about how the movie could have made it's point in an hour less.

No if my comment were snarky then It would have been towards the posters here but as it turns out it actually wasn't since I wasn't really aiming at the posters here. Yet while those who made their opinions on what movie they like despite everything else you seem to turn their opinions into the opposite of what this thread is actually about.

The Xenos

03-09-2007, 11:18 PM

Oh yeah, I love M. Night Shyamalan's signs. Too bad everyone went into the movie and kept waiting for an alien movie to appear. I saw a very interesting movie about faith and enjoyed it.

I always liked THE PHANTOM. And I dare say, just a -bit- more than I liked THE SHADOW. :)

Always liked ATTACK OF THE CLONES more than most people. I've always said that the crap between Anakin and Padme can be explained as "friggin' messed up kids in love - of course it doesn't make sense!!!!"

A few years ago there was some hate for THE ROCKETEER for some reason, but thankfully it didn't last long.

Liked DAREDEVIL, but I can finally understand where the hate comes from now having seen (and disliked) GHOST RIDER.

I really liked Phantom and Shadow. I absolutely loved Rocketeer. Never knew there was any bad word about it. The others though.. you're on your own (in my opinion).

stealthwise

03-11-2007, 12:33 AM

Meet the Fockers. My wife's love for that film is infectious and she's forced us to watch it together at least 100 times.

No, that's not an exaggeration, yet somehow I still enjoy it.

the goddamn batman

03-11-2007, 04:09 AM

No if my comment were snarky then It would have been towards the posters here but as it turns out it actually wasn't since I wasn't really aiming at the posters here.

I am a poster here, and if I didn't like it, there must be something wrong with me or my attention span, because you did like it? That's not snarky?

I simply said that maybe there was a problem with the movie, and not the person watching it. That's not snarky.

If replying to another poster on a message board is snarky, well then, guilty as charged.

Yet while those who made their opinions on what movie they like despite everything else you seem to turn their opinions into the opposite of what this thread is actually about.

Well, see the problem there is my impeccable taste in film.;)

Tish-the-Scorpion

03-11-2007, 05:01 PM

LXG

the american version of pulse

stop that kid (something about this movie was just boss to me)

the texas chainsaw massacre remake

the curse of michael meyers

halloween 4 thru 5

Tequilamokinbrd

03-12-2007, 12:21 AM

Lady In the Water: IMO, M. Night's best movie yet. From start to finish, excellent movie! The two main stars were very cool in this and I liked M. Nights part in the movie too. I like the twist also!

Um, what twist? I saw this movie and there was no twist, and IIRC, didn't M. Night flat out say in an interview that this movie had no twist?

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And on another note, The Lady in The Water was horrid.

But you know what movie wasn't?(even though it gets a lot of crap)

Batman Forever.

Ok, now I'm not going to sit here and say that this movie was great or anything, but a lot of the time this movie just gets lumped in with Batman and Robin as being terrible and I just have to call shenanigans on that.

Batman Forever might be a bit silly, but it's watchable. Batman and Robin isn't even watchable on a camp level. It actually makes me more irritable if it's on my television, it's just God awful. Now I suppose you could I guess make a case that Batman Forever may have started some trends that were crucial to making Batman and Robin as bad as it was, but I feel if you're judging the film on it's own, it's not the worst thing ever put to film.

If nothing's on TV on a lazy Sunday and I have nothing better to do, you bet I'd watch Batman Forever and eat a Burrito in my boxer shorts.

LtMarvel

03-12-2007, 06:50 AM

Batman Forever.

Ok, now I'm not going to sit here and say that this movie was great or anything, but a lot of the time this movie just gets lumped in with Batman and Robin as being terrible and I just have to call shenanigans on that.

If nothing's on TV on a lazy Sunday and I have nothing better to do, you bet I'd watch Batman Forever and eat a Burrito in my boxer shorts.

You definitely like the film a lot better than I do. I'd reach for the power button on the remote.

This is the film I was excited to see in theaters. I went to the midnight opening. It was a horrid little film that wasted the Two-Face character. It was film designed to be Happy Meal friendly.

Gargus

03-12-2007, 07:40 AM

Hudson hawk.

Subotai

03-12-2007, 08:42 AM

Hudson Hawk is a hilarious film. I don't know why critics felt they had to piss all over it. If it came out today, post-Farelly Brothers, I think it'd be much better received. Even Willis made a sort of apology for the script on Letterman, which ticked me off.

These two films aren't exactly hated, more like ignored, but I've always loved The Replacements and Necessary Roughness.

Subotai

03-12-2007, 08:44 AM

Also, The Phantom is a terrific film. Billy Zane really kicked ass in the role, and Simon Wincer did a wonderful job directing. Anyone still have their little skull ring?

Your Imaginary Pal

03-12-2007, 09:50 AM

Hated Pootie Tang in the theater, loved it on video.
Almost Heroes = Great.
Cabin Boy funny little off the wall flick.

Sometimes assanine comdey works for me, like early Steve Martin flicks.
The Jerk
Man with Two Brains.

Adam Sandler flicks...the ones girls don't like.
Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison. They hate these but like Mr. Deeds, go figure?