NFT: Movies that critics and fans liked but you don't

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w/ The Rock.

Dr. Strangelove. Thought it was boring, and I love Peter Sellers. I think he's a comedic genius, but I thought Dr. Strangelove sucked.

2001: A Space Odyssey. I could've saved myself a lot of time and gotten the same out of it if I fast forwarded through the whole movie.


Eraserhead. Complete and utter garbage. Probably the most painfully terrible thing I've ever sat through. Anyone who thinks it was genius and ahead of its time needs to have his/her head examined.

awful

Cant remember a movie I was looking forward to seeing more.....and being so disappointed by. I had a book when I was a kid called "bloodletters and Badmen", kind of an encyclopedia of crime throughout history. My favorite section was on the Five Points gangs of the late 1800's/early 1900's. Wyhos, Dead Rabbits, Plug Uglies, etc....and that movie just didnt give me what I was looking for. Cameron Diaz was NOT mentioned anywhere:) But most people I know liked it, so I guess they reached the audience they were looking for. Just not me.

and the English Patient

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w/ The Rock.

I don’t know anyone who liked this

In comment 14498488 pjcas18 said:

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and the English Patient

The english patient is even better the 2nd time

Agree on Natural Born Killers and 2001. Didn’t really enjoy them.

I’ll add:

Annie Hall
The Departed: Thought it was incredible until the last half hour. That ruined it for me.

of recent vintage, I thought the new version of Star is Born was really overrated

I never understood the appeal of this incredibly stupid movie. It stated with an interesting premise but then degenerated into one absurdity after another. I was looking at my watch waiting for this thing to end and the payoff what what ? Brad Pitt was really Ed Norton ?

I was so disappointed in it. I was also disappointed walking into IKEA the other day for the first time, but that's another story :)

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I never understood the appeal of this incredibly stupid movie. It stated with an interesting premise but then degenerated into one absurdity after another. I was looking at my watch waiting for this thing to end and the payoff what what ? Brad Pitt was really Ed Norton ?

I'm with you on Fight Club

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I was so disappointed in it. I was also disappointed walking into IKEA the other day for the first time, but that's another story :)

Yeah, I was really looking forward to it. They just couldn't capture the tension using 3,000 soldiers on a beach that are supposed to represent 340,000

It insists upon itself.

NBK is the first that comes to mind. It felt like Stone somehow concentrated a week's worth of watching MTV into one movie. I can't think of another more outright annoying movie-going experience.

I'd also go with Sin City.

Into the Spiderverse. I hated the animation in the trailer and people kept saying it's better if you see the movie. It's like a living comic book. It wasn't and as a reader of many comic books, no, it didn't feel any more like a comic had the animation not been a weird marriage of stop motion and CGI.

In comment 14498485 John In CO said:

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Cant remember a movie I was looking forward to seeing more.....and being so disappointed by. I had a book when I was a kid called "bloodletters and Badmen", kind of an encyclopedia of crime throughout history. My favorite section was on the Five Points gangs of the late 1800's/early 1900's. Wyhos, Dead Rabbits, Plug Uglies, etc....and that movie just didnt give me what I was looking for. Cameron Diaz was NOT mentioned anywhere:) But most people I know liked it, so I guess they reached the audience they were looking for. Just not me.

Gangs of New York was god-awful but it was Scorcese. Anyone else and it would have been panned.

I thought it was ok, but I didn't like nearly as much as some people.

of movies that critics liked..

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Dr. Strangelove. Thought it was boring, and I love Peter Sellers. I think he's a comedic genius, but I thought Dr. Strangelove sucked. 2001: A Space Odyssey. I could've saved myself a lot of time and gotten the same out of it if I fast forwarded through the whole movie. Eraserhead. Complete and utter garbage. Probably the most painfully terrible thing I've ever sat through. Anyone who thinks it was genius and ahead of its time needs to have his/her head examined.

When did you see 2001 ? I can see how it would be boring to today's audiences or even audiences in the last few decades. When it came out though times were different. It was the "golly gee whiz" era of science fiction. The real "star" of the movie was the technology. At that time people dreamed of interplanetary space travel and advanced computers. Thats why the movie sends so much time on long scenes the the spaceship, the anti gravity scenes, HAL's internals and the various gadgets. Also it was one of the first high budget technicolor movies with a symphonic sound track. That was a big deal when the only other form of entertainment were crappy cathode tube television sets.

There’s a Repo Man, which is great. And Repomen which I never saw but I safely assume to be garbage. Are you sure you saw the right one?

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In comment 14498488 pjcas18 said: Quote: and the English Patient The english patient is even better the 2nd time

The Elaine, Seinfled plot about English Patient was perfect.

I would seriously rather prep for a colonoscopy than have to sit through the English Patient.

In comment 14498535 pjcas18 said:

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I thought it was ok, but I didn't like nearly as much as some people.

I second this!

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I was so disappointed in it. I was also disappointed walking into IKEA the other day for the first time, but that's another story :)

Agreed

Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

In comment 14498537 Ron from Ninerland said:

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In comment 14498479 Anakim said: Quote: Dr. Strangelove. Thought it was boring, and I love Peter Sellers. I think he's a comedic genius, but I thought Dr. Strangelove sucked. 2001: A Space Odyssey. I could've saved myself a lot of time and gotten the same out of it if I fast forwarded through the whole movie. Eraserhead. Complete and utter garbage. Probably the most painfully terrible thing I've ever sat through. Anyone who thinks it was genius and ahead of its time needs to have his/her head examined. When did you see 2001 ? I can see how it would be boring to today's audiences or even audiences in the last few decades. When it came out though times were different. It was the "golly gee whiz" era of science fiction. The real "star" of the movie was the technology. At that time people dreamed of interplanetary space travel and advanced computers. Thats why the movie sends so much time on long scenes the the spaceship, the anti gravity scenes, HAL's internals and the various gadgets. Also it was one of the first high budget technicolor movies with a symphonic sound track. That was a big deal when the only other form of entertainment were crappy cathode tube television sets.

Saw 2001 for the first time around 2003 or 4. The movie was dated, but it still was great. It’s a fantastic film.

of fire.

Three hours of hell. Only thing good was DeCaprio dying. Ship sank in like 10 minutes real time yet 90 minutes later still sinking. I guess I have to give Cameron credit. He made me feel what it was like to suffer a slow death

And for me Avatar was Dances w Wolves in space. And even Dances was a bit of a plot rip-off of A Man Called Horse. Soldier goes native Got it.

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Three hours of hell. Only thing good was DeCaprio dying. Ship sank in like 10 minutes real time yet 90 minutes later still sinking. I guess I have to give Cameron credit. He made me feel what it was like to suffer a slow death And for me Avatar was Dances w Wolves in space. And even Dances was a bit of a plot rip-off of A Man Called Horse. Soldier goes native Got it.

Actually, Titanic took @ 2 1/2 hours to sink.

but here's just a few at the top of the list

Prizi's Honor
Blair Witch Project
Joe Versus the Volcano
Bridesmaids
Paranormal Activity

...I know I am in the VAST minority on this one, but I just couldn't stand Edward Furlong. Also liked Arnold more as a villain in the role.

Also hated Blair Witch, but I think because it gave me horrible motion sickness.

The Last Jedi....it sucked major asshole.

In comment 14498539 Chris in Philly said:

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There’s a Repo Man, which is great. And Repomen which I never saw but I safely assume to be garbage. Are you sure you saw the right one?

The one with Emilio Estevez as a punk rocker repoing a car with aliens in the trunk

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The Last Jedi....it sucked major asshole.

I’m not sure if any of the recent Star Wars movies would count as movie critics and fans liked, would they? Except for Rogue One, which was quality IMO.

I actually liked Solo better that the critics and most fans did.

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In comment 14498539 Chris in Philly said: Quote: There’s a Repo Man, which is great. And Repomen which I never saw but I safely assume to be garbage. Are you sure you saw the right one? The one with Emilio Estevez as a punk rocker repoing a car with aliens in the trunk

you saw the wrong one LOL

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In comment 14498539 Chris in Philly said: Quote: There’s a Repo Man, which is great. And Repomen which I never saw but I safely assume to be garbage. Are you sure you saw the right one? The one with Emilio Estevez as a punk rocker repoing a car with aliens in the trunk

That’s the good one. You just suck. Haha

Professional movie critics are worthless anyway, loving boring ass Oscar winners that nobody watches.

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In comment 14498501 Ron from Ninerland said: Quote: I never understood the appeal of this incredibly stupid movie. It stated with an interesting premise but then degenerated into one absurdity after another. I was looking at my watch waiting for this thing to end and the payoff what what ? Brad Pitt was really Ed Norton ? I'm with you on Fight Club

another vote for fight club.

Wonder Woman
Black Panther
Grownups

Unnatural speech takes me right put of them. So many of the old black and white classics apply for me.

I think of professional critics as mostly useless.

Did anyone actually like it. I think that movie was just the product of incredible marketing of a shit product.

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In comment 14498613 montanagiant said: Quote: In comment 14498539 Chris in Philly said: Quote: There’s a Repo Man, which is great. And Repomen which I never saw but I safely assume to be garbage. Are you sure you saw the right one? The one with Emilio Estevez as a punk rocker repoing a car with aliens in the trunk That’s the good one. You just suck. Haha

LOL

Teddy bears defeat the Empire

Fucking horrible.

But Black Panther is the most glaring one. Laughably stupid, without a redeeming quality.

And although maybe not critically acclaimed, I can’t get over how many people think that Al Pacino, Tony Montana thing is a good movie. Absolutely laughably bad. Unintentionally hilarious crap.

I don't get why people love this movie.

Shampoo

Scarface, Reservior Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Requiem for a Dream