movies whose (awful) reputation mystifies you

zombie no.one · May 06, 2025, 11:07:49 AM

Quote from: claws on May 06, 2025, 08:33:24 AM
Quote from: zombie no.one on May 05, 2025, 07:33:32 AMstrangely I don't have the same issues with JAWS 2

or Exorcist II

haha, well like I said earlier in the thread I'm kind of 'half and half' on that one... in the context of the franchise I understand the scorn.

WingedSerpent · May 18, 2025, 08:51:26 PM

I get why people didn't like it-but I've really come to appreciate Jupiter's Ascending more over the years. Better to be overly ambitious and fail, then be bland and boring.

LilCerberus · May 18, 2025, 09:02:17 PM

Until I discovered the internet, I was completely mystified by how many people hated Mad Max...

zombie no.one · May 19, 2025, 07:48:32 AM

Quote from: LilCerberus on May 18, 2025, 09:02:17 PMUntil I discovered the internet, I was completely mystified by how many people hated Mad Max...

hmm, need more info... do you mean the internet solved that mystery for you?

Rev. Powell · May 19, 2025, 08:00:48 AM

I never met anyone who disliked Mad Max. Now, Beyond Thunderdome is a different story... but I like them all, a lot.

Dr. Whom · May 20, 2025, 01:14:57 AM

Quote from: WingedSerpent on May 18, 2025, 08:51:26 PMI get why people didn't like it-but I've really come to appreciate Jupiter's Ascending more over the years. Better to be overly ambitious and fail, then be bland and boring.

I liked that in all its glorious silliness

M.10rda · May 20, 2025, 05:43:01 AM

Quote from: Rev. Powell on May 19, 2025, 08:00:48 AMI never met anyone who disliked Mad Max. Now, Beyond Thunderdome is a different story... but I like them all, a lot.

I didn't like the first one when I was... 10. I'd seen ROAD WARRIOR first and was naive to expect that the original was going to top the sequel. It's also not a film made to please 10 year olds!

The Burgomaster · **Today** at 08:33:55 AM

Quote from: zombie no.one on April 19, 2025, 03:43:17 PMone for me is THE AVENGERS (1998)

I hate, hate, hate this movie (yet, I own the DVD). The plot is incomprehensible and it has none of the charm of the original TV series. I watched it 3 times over a short period of time and still couldn't figure it out. Then I saw a copy of the screenplay and realized they had cut important scenes from the movie that would have explained a few things.

The Burgomaster · **Today** at 08:37:39 AM

Brain Donors (1992) - It's really stupid but it makes me laugh a lot. One critic said that trying to create a modern Marx Brothers film was a big mistake. The Marx Brothers are truly great but I wasn't offended that Turturro and company tried to emulate them. And Turturro can make me laugh just with his facial expressions.

Rev. Powell · **Today** at 08:41:25 AM

Quote from: The Burgomaster on Today at 08:37:39 AMBrain Donors (1992) - It's really stupid but it makes me laugh a lot. One critic said that trying to create a modern Marx Brothers film was a big mistake. The Marx Brothers are truly great but I wasn't offended that Turturro and company tried to emulate them. And Turturro can make me laugh just with his facial expressions.

It wasn't bad at all; in fact, I wish they'd made another one. I think it got some poor reviews at first, but it's aged well. It's got a 6.9 at IMDb.