MOVIES you LOATHE everybody else LOVES: POLAR EXPRESS

[Allhallowsday]

I tried to see if there was already this topic, couldn't find one.  I thought of it because one is on, an infliction MOVIE I LOATHE THAT EVERY BODY ELSE LOVES:

POLAR EXPRESS (2004)  Ugh.  It's on again.  It's being watched again.  Ugh. 

[bob]

The Wizard of Oz 

[Rev. Powell]

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

[RCMerchant]

The Wizard of Oz 

Blasphemy! Burn the Witch!

I'm kidding. I can understand why.

For me it's the ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.
I was dating a girl once, and she rented the movie, and I bit my lip trying to sit threw that. Meatloaf?  

[RCMerchant]

As far as POLAR EXPRESS goes, Tiana watches all that animated kid stuff- she loves it.
I don't even try to fake it. I go do something else. I would rather eat rat poison.

[Allhallowsday]

The Wizard of Oz  

Blasphemy! Burn the Witch!
I'm kidding. I can understand why.
For me it's the ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.
I was dating a girl once, and she rented the movie, and I bit my lip trying to sit threw that. Meatloaf?  

I understand too.  I went through a long phase of hating THE WIZARD OF OZ.  I have come to appreciate it again, and love it more than I did as a kid.  Not exactly what I'd call "endlessly watchable" it is close...  it should be well known on this forum that RCMerchant hates ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.  I like it, but understand anybody hating any film.  I mean, I hate THE SOUND OF MUSIC.  

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

I think you're mentioned that before.  I like that one too, but it has been over-shown for decades... being in the public domain.  

As far as POLAR EXPRESS goes, Tiana watches all that animated kid stuff- she loves it.
I don't even try to fake it. I go do something else. I would rather eat rat poison.

I dig it.  POLAR EXPRESS was on, it looks great, I called it "kid stuff" and went to my computer.  
There are some good ideas in that manipulative drively protracted nonsense; none are realized and visuals are all.  
Ugh it is too many TOM HANKS and though I like him, I aint a fan.  So the "trick" DON'T WORK.  Man I hate that movie.  

[RCMerchant]

^ I thought the whole planet liked the SOUND OF MUSIC.
(The sound of me shooting myself in the head.)


Yeh. I hate it too.

[Trevor]

^ I thought the whole planet liked the SOUND OF MUSIC.
(The sound of me shooting myself in the head.)


Yeh. I hate it too.

Ronny, a few years ago you asked for our favourite 1960s horror films and I put The Sound of Music on top of my list 

My least favourite film was and is ET The Extraterrestrial: I found it blasphemous.

[LilCerberus]

I'm a wee tad disappointed that How Murray Saved Christmas didn't catch on, even though I can understand why...

And now that we have rabbit ear stations dedicated exclusively to those good old classic baddies, I'm a little annoyed that http://www.badmovies.org/movies/santaclaus/ or http://www.badmovies.org/movies/santamars/ don't get any airplay, along with a few others on Andrew's list...

[indianasmith]

ROCKY.

And pretty much all boxing movies.

[Olivia Bauer]

I don't think Polar Express is really a movie everyone loves.

It's pretty polarizing. Especially for its uncanny valley faces.

[Allhallowsday]

I don't think Polar Express is really a movie everyone loves.
It's pretty polarizing. Especially for its uncanny valley faces.

I always own hyperbole and wear it like a badge. 
POLAR EXPRESS is popular enough to be broadcast multiple times at this time of year thru various outlets.  It's huge.  Like polar bear droppings. 

[zombie no.one]

never even heard of it. 


for me it's probably HEAT... thought it was rubbish, but everyone seemed to fall over themselves in a rush to praise it

[RCMerchant]

ROCKY.

And pretty much all boxing movies.

Hate Rocky.
I loved RAGING BULL!

[Allhallowsday]

ROCKY.

And pretty much all boxing movies.

I haven't looked at ROCKY in decades, and don't need to.  I like some boxing movies like THE SET UP or RAGING BULL or THE HARDER THEY FALL (BOGART's last movie).