popular movies you don't like

[bob]

I neglected to mention Click earlier.

[JaseSF]

I liked Darkness Falls and The Grudge...

[RD]

Citizen Kane- I fell asleep on it.

Everyone's entitled to their opinions but ...

Citizen Kane raised the bar on film as a medium. The ingenuity of this film is staggering.

They used every trick in the book and then created some new ones. Constantly moving shots, sometimes the sets and props were built to break away and go back together as the camera passes. Moving Shots that seamlessly combine matte paintings, models and live action. 

Incredibly distant sets with deep depth of field and remain evenly lit. Which considering film speeds at that time, was no easy task and required enough light to melt antarctica. All the low angle shots where lit from a false ceiling that was actually stretched muslin cloth.

It's a non linear story that jumps back and forth through time and various people recollections. It's edited with swishpans, snap zooms, lens covers, clever reveals.

I take something new away from this film every time I watch it.
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But hey, to each their own.

[Rev. Powell]

SE7EN, though I liked some things and I like Fincher generally.
FORREST GUMP
LETHAL WEAPON, and the sequels are even worse.
RAMBO II
GOOD WILL HUNTING

[Doggett]

I remember Mission: Impossible II being big when it came out.
Mind you, I think the Limp Bizkit song might have been responsible for the populatiy. It is rather fun to listen too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdpP6ynPbiY&feature=related

I tried to watch it last night, got bored senseless and never finished it.


Enjoy the tune, skip the film. M:I III is great though.

[Cthulhu]

I dislike about 95% of them.

Pretty much this.  I've got about as much interest in seeing Slumdog Millionaire as I do in watching an entire season of the Rosie O'Donnel show.

Wow, it's good to see that I'm not alone in that.
Come here, you!

[Cthulhu]

I hated Barn Yard Nymphos IV. Not enough goat.

Yeah, that was kind of a disappointment.
The milking machine part was cool, though.

[venomx]

All of the new Transformers movies.

[Flick James]

SE7EN, though I liked some things and I like Fincher generally.
FORREST GUMP
LETHAL WEAPON, and the sequels are even worse.
RAMBO II
GOOD WILL HUNTING

I'm with you on Forrest Gump, kind of. I look at it like a "bad" movie, and so there's lot's to make fun of. But hey, even my hero Tom Hanks is allowed to make the occasional turkey.

[Kaseykockroach]

Anything by Pixar- I don't see quality storytelling, I see bland (and occasionally ugly) animation, generic kiddie-filler storylines with manipulative emotional blackmail.
The Dark Knight-A film that breeds stupidity.

[A_Dubya]

Though I liked Milk, I think it was good, but not great, Oscar worthy good. But hey, what do I know?

[AndyC]

SE7EN, though I liked some things and I like Fincher generally.
FORREST GUMP
LETHAL WEAPON, and the sequels are even worse.
RAMBO II
GOOD WILL HUNTING

I'm with you on Forrest Gump, kind of. I look at it like a "bad" movie, and so there's lot's to make fun of. But hey, even my hero Tom Hanks is allowed to make the occasional turkey.

I like Forrest Gump, but mainly for the laughs. Gump was one of the characters my friends and I used to do impressions of back when the movie was still a big deal.

Kevin Murphy, of MST3K, has on a couple of occasions described Forrest Gump as one of his most despised movies. He's called it "emotional pornography," said that it's designed to "milk tears from the audience like a cow" and that he could have somebody's hand up his a$$ and feel less manipulated. I remember reading a piece he wrote on The World's Fastest Indian, where he compared it to Forrest Gump as a similar story, but more honest and understated and genuine, if a bit corny, while Gump just keeps trying to push your buttons.

[akiratubo]

Any movie that turns out to be a dream or was all in a character's mind.  Movies like that can kiss my fat, white ass.  The more I enjoyed the movie, the more it p**ses me off when it's revealed to be a dream.  (The original Invaders From Mars is probably the best example.)

Movies that shoehorn in a lot of comedy when comedy isn't even remotely appropriate.  (The '09 Star Trek is a good example.)

Movies with "twists".  I've only seen a couple of those that worked.  (Diabolique is the classic example.  The ending that logically followed from the events would have been far more satisfying than the "twist".)

[bob]

Any movie that turns out to be a dream or was all in a character's mind.  Movies like that can kiss my fat, white ass.  The more I enjoyed the movie, the more it p**ses me off when it's revealed to be a dream. 

Well said! 

[joejoe]

for me, any of the raunchy, sex themed comedies from the las 10 years. i just don't think they are funny. The nudity is usually good,but the stories are not. I'd rather watch Airplane or Used Cars.

but hey, that's just me