Films that sucked, but everyone else liked...

[CommanderRaytas]

Austin Powers. When this thing came out so many people seemed to go ga-ga over it. I thought it was just a cruder take on Get Smart (TV series) and not nearly as clever.

I know! It's just not funny at all!

Madagascar is boooooring!

Sin City....yeah, there's hardly any film that fills me with as much head-exploding rage as this one does. Gratuitious and utterly pointless violence, monologues until the end of days, a ridiculously contrived plot, horrible editing, worse acting. Hate it with a passion. Also, it made me sick to my stomach. I don't mind violence in movies, but it needs to contribute to the plot; like in The Boondock Saints, Fight Club... that was violence that belonged in the films. Sin City, though..... fucking gross, man. Ew.

Kill Bill bored me. Tarantino bores me. That man's all ego.

 

[Reverend]

I think what you have there is a simple and totally valid difference in taste. You just don't like Tarantino's, Rodriguez's or Miller's style, which is far enough.
While I'm defiantly a fan, I can understand how Frank's style and sensibilities can quickly wear out it's welcome. As for Quentin, it usually takes me a few goes to warm up to one of his films and they're certainly not for everyone. Mind you, I'd take issue with the idea that he's "all ego". The guy is certainly an opinionated, unabashed film geek, but and egotist? I just don't see it.

 

[Stone_Cold_Sisko]

300.

Interesting style of visuals in the way they used Red but that was about it. Really a lame movie that bored me to tears. Typical Frank Miller "macho porn" nonsense.

I have similar feelings about Sin City but I find Marv (Rourke) to be endearing enough to save it from making the list. 300 could desperately used a watchable character like Marv.

 

[LitmusDragon]

Children of Men. Relentlessly depressing. No interesting tech. Some kind of political statement? I guess? Didn't see the point of this movie. I did notice the cinematography was excellent but meh.

28 Days Later. Zombies weren't that scary. Characters weren't that likable. Ending was WTF.

Pirates of the Caribbean. I like Depp's performance, but this movie isn't nearly as much fun as it thinks it is. Lots of cavorting and capering amounting to not much in the end.

 

[Top41]

Chicago. The music was forgettable and the characters not at all likable. Everyone raved about that movie, but I found it pretty boring.

And the more people rave about Avatar, the less I like it. I thought it was fine when I saw it, but totally derivative, unoriginal and lacking any kind of depth or nuance. It was a popcorn flick, but a middling one.

 

[DonIago]

^Funny, when I saw Chicago live I didn't really care for the music, but over time it's grown on me. The movie itself...I'd need to see it at least once more before I could offer an opinion.

If you're going to see Avatar for the entrancing story, you're pretty much going for the wrong reasons. I'm kind of getting tired of hearing about this...it's a very dead horse.

 

[Tim]

Star Trek (2009). I just didn't think it was a good film and have yet to discover what others appreciate in it.

Well, it was funny!

I certainly found it to be unintentionally funny at points.

"Bring me the RED MATTER!"

 

[Zulu Romeo]

Star Trek (2009). I just didn't think it was a good film and have yet to discover what others appreciate in it.

Well, it was funny!

I certainly found it to be unintentionally funny at points.

"Bring me the RED MATTER!"

And of course, "Hi Christopher, I'm Nero."

 

[Reverend]

^ I don't think that one was unintentional.

Children of Men. Relentlessly depressing. No interesting tech. Some kind of political statement? I guess? Didn't see the point of this movie. I did notice the cinematography was excellent but meh.

I'm curious, why is a lack of "interesting tech" (whatever that is) a negative in a dystopian near-future?
As for the point of the film, I don't think it had a political message so much as a human one. It was, to me ultimately about hope in the face of anarchy, stagnation and an imminent yet slow extinction. It was about showing humanity at it's very worse and it's very best and how real an action sequence can be if it's presented in a single, uninterrupted shot.

 

[The Borgified Corpse]

Sin City....yeah, there's hardly any film that fills me with as much head-exploding rage as this one does. Gratuitious and utterly pointless violence, monologues until the end of days, a ridiculously contrived plot, horrible editing, worse acting. Hate it with a passion. Also, it made me sick to my stomach. I don't mind violence in movies, but it needs to contribute to the plot; like in The Boondock Saints, Fight Club... that was violence that belonged in the films. Sin City, though..... fucking gross, man. Ew.

Yeah. I especially hate the part where Bruce Willis keeps shooting that guy in the crotch. "I took away his weapons... both of them."

Frank Miller is a misogynistic moron. I'll grant he has some visual flair. But all he ever uses it for is these rediculous "macho" fantasies. He's overcompensating to such a severe degree, he may well have the tiniest dick in all of show business. He has neither Tarantino's gift for dialogue nor Rodriguez's sense of fun.

I don't dislike the Austin Powers movies. However, I did very quickly tire of all my fellow 8th graders always asking, "Do I make you horny?"

 

[pork3]

Sin City....yeah, there's hardly any film that fills me with as much head-exploding rage as this one does. Gratuitious and utterly pointless violence, monologues until the end of days, a ridiculously contrived plot, horrible editing, worse acting. Hate it with a passion. Also, it made me sick to my stomach. I don't mind violence in movies, but it needs to contribute to the plot; like in The Boondock Saints, Fight Club... that was violence that belonged in the films. Sin City, though..... fucking gross, man. Ew.

Yeah. I especially hate the part where Bruce Willis keeps shooting that guy in the crotch. "I took away his weapons... both of them."

Frank Miller is a misogynistic moron. I'll grant he has some visual flair. But all he ever uses it for is these rediculous "macho" fantasies. He's overcompensating to such a severe degree, he may well have the tiniest dick in all of show business. He has neither Tarantino's gift for dialogue nor Rodriguez's sense of fun.

Brings to mind another of Frank Miller's shite, his directorial debut, the travesty that was "The Spirit".

-Jamman

 

[CommanderRaytas]

I think what you have there is a simple and totally valid difference in taste. You just don't like Tarantino's, Rodriguez's or Miller's style, which is far enough.
While I'm defiantly a fan, I can understand how Frank's style and sensibilities can quickly wear out it's welcome. As for Quentin, it usually takes me a few goes to warm up to one of his films and they're certainly not for everyone. Mind you, I'd take issue with the idea that he's "all ego". The guy is certainly an opinionated, unabashed film geek, but and egotist? I just don't see it.

Fair enough. This wasn't meant as an insult, btw. I know what it's like loving stuff to death and having people bash it who really just don't understand it imo, be it my movie preferences, or the bands I love.

Quentin Tarantino... I don't know, I may be out of my league here, but to me he does seem like someone who is in love with his own alternative style. But I of course may be mistaken. I mean, he did some pretty cool stuff, but that last one was soooooo bad I was bitterly disappointed. Compare that to Pulp Fiction, a film that rocks.

As for Frank Miller, his work just disgusts me to no end. Again, like you said, matter of taste.

300.... hm. That was just so funny, I couldn't stop laughing. The whole thing was incredibly cheesy, and frankly I can't believe people actually managed to take it seriously. The violence didn't bother me at all, though... although the film was sort of disgusting in places.

 

[siskokid888]

This could be a long list, but most recently for me it was "The Dark Knight". I found it to be disjointed and convoluted, and the hero was uninteresting. I also find the "jump cut" fighting and action sequences to be very annoying. I spent the whole movie just waiting for Heath Ledger to get back on screen - he gave a great performance. I thought Spider-man 3 was better and I enjoyed that much more.

 

[LitmusDragon]

I'm curious, why is a lack of "interesting tech" (whatever that is) a negative in a dystopian near-future?
As for the point of the film, I don't think it had a political message so much as a human one. It was, to me ultimately about hope in the face of anarchy, stagnation and an imminent yet slow extinction. It was about showing humanity at it's very worse and it's very best and how real an action sequence can be if it's presented in a single, uninterrupted shot.

Well, I guess what I meant by that is that in a movie like "A Scanner Darkly" (which I also didn't like), at least you have some interesting theoretical technology put forward. If that's the only reason I'm watching these type of films, maybe I shouldn't be watching them.

I tend to have a dislike for the dystopian movie genre in general. I think that a lot of those movies do have kind of a political point, and that is that people are savages who are barely kept reigned in by the rules of society and that as soon as there is any kind of breakdown in order we'd all be at each other's throats. I just don't buy that really. It reads like a paranoid screed.

 

[Starbreaker]

And of course, "Hi Christopher, I'm Nero."

I assumed that was intentionally funny, like the rest of the theater. That one got big laughs. Here's this guy that's supposed to be a big nasty villain and is soft spoken.

The only line I REALLY have a problem with is "Either they're going down, or we are."

 

[Kirkman1987]

off the top of my head

Transformers - Lots of people really like this one, and I liked some of the action stuff, but the lame comedy really turned me off.

Gone With The Wind - It's not a terrible movie, and I have great respect for it's high production values, but it's basically a glorified soap opera, one that falls apart in the second half imo. I also can't stand Scarlett, who is both selfish and stupid the entire film.

 

[Captain Craig]

For recent films it HAS to be: AVATAR
A lot of people are going to look back and wonder just what was the hype about when they attempt to rewatch it for the initial awe they had.

Others:
Wall*E
Shrek sequels
Austin Powers sequels
PotC sequels
Casino Royale
Madagascar
Any Michael Moore movie in the '00

 

[T'Baio]

For recent films it HAS to be: AVATAR
A lot of people are going to look back and wonder just what was the hype about when they attempt to rewatch it for the initial awe they had.

Everyone likes it? I thought you were trying to convince people that it's not as well liked as some think?

 

[ialfan]

Pirates of the Caribbean
Transformers

 

[Too Much Fun]

For recent films it HAS to be: AVATAR
A lot of people are going to look back and wonder just what was the hype about when they attempt to rewatch it for the initial awe they had.

Others:
Wall*E

Yeah, just saw this one and was disappointed. The beginning and ending parts with just Wall-E and EVE were great, but in the middle with the humans and a whole bunch of villain robots in space were some of most manic, stupid, grating crap Pixar has ever done.