Films most people love but you think are garbage
 

Thought this might be an interesting and even mildly amusing thread.

One that stands out for me is American Psycho. I have an interest in serial killers and I like C Bale but this just seemed an incoherent movie. But it's been a while since I've seen it so perhaps my opinion would change.

Pulp Fiction. It's not garbage, I just don't like it.

This is what I mean, I really love Pulp Fiction, so in this sense it works the opposite way. I can probably see why people would dislike it though.

Drive. Wow, what a serious let down that movie was, and it had me so pumped with the trailers and reviews.

All those Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies. I don't think they're terrible but my god are those movies boring. All this dull lore and wizards and little short people...bores me to death.

Seriously how do people get into that Tolkein stuff? It's like those old 80's dungeons and dragons nonsense or Elder Scrolls.

D&D isn't just 80's stuff. It's still living well and strong.

Unbelievable. Unbelievable.

To be honest I'm not that big a sci-fi fan either, but I love Star Wars, the good Star Trek shows/movies, and some other select sci-fi movies that have heart to them.

Not to fond of all those generic alien invasion movies though that star Tom Cruise or Bruce Willis or some other bald headed space marine.

Also I hate any movie Leonardo Dicaprio or Matt Damon are in. Those two people feel like twins separated at birth and all the movies they're in deal with emo drama and often homosexuality for shock value.

Same. The Undiscovered Country is my favorite.

Did Bruce Willis suddenly get a reputation for fighting aliens? You're thinking of terrorists. Bruce Willis fights terrorists, or other criminals masquerading as terrorists. I'm not sure how many aliens Tom Cruise fights, either. I think it was just that one time.

You seem a little confused.

Tom Cruise has fought aliens in Edge of Tomorrow, War of the Worlds, and Oblivion.

And yeah, that Matt Damon and his emo movies. Especially the Bourne Trilogy. Full of homosexuality, too. It's true.

And here I figured Willis got his rep for kicking some a** and doing a few comedic movies. Beating up aliens didn't come to my mind either.

As for your thread, I would have to say..

"Hi, I'm Chucky..WANNA PLAY?"

.. Child's Play. *I dunno if people love it but it probably does have a decent sized horror movie cult following.*
The first movie is alright, then I think it got stranger in the latter movies. *Both Bride (and Seed) of Chucky were just waay out there for me.*

I enjoy Men in Black mainly because it's a comedy. Most of these alien movies take themselves too seriously and/or videogames do it better.

I'd rather play the Mass Effect trilogy then watch 20 generic alien movies. You get better stories in a videogame.

Transformers. Never got into that stuff!

I confess not being entirely up to speed on the complete works of Tom Cruise. But he's definitely not who comes to mind when I see the words "bald-headed space marine", either. :lol:

Lost in Translation. One of the most boring movies I've ever seen. Just because Scarlett is hot doesn't mean she's a great actress.

As far as animation films go, I disliked Princess Mononoke. Found it boring and preachy.

Everything related to Shrek after the second one. Including the shorts.

Most of the Marvel cinematic universe is overrated weak sauce, but Guardians of the Galaxy in particular gets worse each time I watch it.

Guardians of the Galaxy is overrated. People are just glad it worked and didn't bomb, but it was't really that interesting. One dimensional villains and the story felt like they were breaking out of prison for half the movie.

Every movie starring Will Ferrell (that I've seen) - aside from Elf, because that was the only time he actually had to change his personality to fit the role.

Nolan's Batman Trilogy is horrendous. As are the two Amazing Spider-Man movies. Star Trek reboot is watchable, as long as you don't have any interest in Star Trek. The Transformers movies are a f'king train wreck. The only time I have ever left the cinema feeling offended on an intellectual level. Guardians Of The Galaxy is good fun, but the way people have gone nuts over it makes me like it a little less (speaking as someone who knew who Rocket Raccoon was and loved him since even before TMNT happened).

In fact, pretty much any time anyone insists that I will love a thing it makes me want to actively avoid it.

300. All my friends love it, but I hated it.

Citizen Kane. I'm sorry I wasn't born a century ago.

Haha, OK. I can agree with this.

Citizen Kane is my favorite movie of all time. By far. The movie that I don't like and most people do is probably Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Also anything my M. Knight. Talk about a one trick pony. Sheesh.

Aren't you into bullsh*t superhero trash? You want to talk about boring nonsense.

...I enjoy all of those things about equally, but Cubed's derisive dismissal of the entire swords & dragons genre definitely made a distinct acidic vomit taste rise up in my throat. Pretty sure that was one of his "attention" posts.

Yeah, especially when he brought up popular things like D&D and Elder Scrolls. I'm not a huge fan of high fantasy myself, but I can appreciate both of those things, and LotR. [Also, the Hobbit is my favourite book. The movies seem to be pretty good, but are horrible at being adaptations and are really just cash-grabs but I do like them regardless].

On topic, though, while I don't necessarily consider it garbage, I don't really like Avatar.

Okay, I can understand not liking Hobbit, but LOTR? Really?
For me it's Caddyshack. Bill Murray's great, but the rest isn't.

I'unno if "most people" like 'em, but I genuinely don't get the appeal of the "Fast & Furious" movies. It's like, "car porn". I'unno, maybe it's just that I don't think they needed twenty of 'em. Maybe that's what bugs me. Not really sure.

Most superhero stuff is fun though, does it need to be thought provoking? All the LOTR stuff and others in its genre has me in tears.

I also really dislike elves, orks, trolls, gnomes, and everything like that associated with the genre. I can tolerate dragons though, since dragons are always cool.

Hobbit/LOTR for me as well, but I'm not going to go as far as saying the entire fantasy genre is bad (I <3 Game of Thrones/ASOIAF). It's just not something I'm always in the mood for. High Fantasy stuff is so prevalent in videogames that I usually get my fill and don't bother seeking it out in books or movies.

But in all fairness I've never really given the LOTR films the chance they deserve. I've just never been able to sit down and watch them all the way through without taking breaks. Especially the first movie since all of the quiet scenes in The Shire with quiet writing and crackling fire wood just triggers my ASMR like crazy and puts me to sleep.

Harry Potter was much the same way for a long time until I finally sucked it up and gave the movies a chance. I ended up liking the books and movies a lot and I'm a little disappointed that I didn't give it a chance until years after the Hogwarts hype died down.

It's difficult for me to think of movies that people rave about that I didn't like since I usually end up not seeing them. It's a lot easier to list TV shows since it's a lot more common for me to catch bits of episodes here and there of popular shows that I just can't stomach.

I didn't get into Harry Potter until most of the hype died down myself, and I could get my hands on all the books. But I'm used to getting into things that aren't video games late, so I just tell myself "at least I wasn't there for the worst of the fandom wars".

I thought everybody hated the Transformers movies. Although I am curious to know why you personally hate Nolan's take on Batman, if you don't mind me asking? Same for Amazing Spider-Man.

Anyway for me, all of the X-Men movies, including Days of Future Past, whatever the movie is called. With the exception of Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart, the casting for these movies are just off to me. I really don't like Hallie Barry as Storm. Days of Future Past was a movie people loved and I disliked. Kitty Pryde with the ability to time travel?! Really?! The only X-Men movie I enjoyed was First Class. That was good.

Now as I said above, a lot of us dislike the Transformers movies. But people seem to like the first one. While I agree that it is the best, that's still not saying much. I'm just not a fan of Shia LeBouf's character and I still dislike the Transformers' characterizations in this movie.

Jaws. I get and don't think it's trash but I never got into it. I would watch 20-30 minutes of it before doing something else.

Where the Wild Things Are. I wouldn't call it garbage per say, but I really just couldn't get into it. And this coming from someone who loved the book as a kid.

I hear almost everyone praise it for being so "deep" and "complex" for a supposed kid's movie, but I just found it to be an absolute bore to watch and left me scratching my head when it was done like, "WTF did I just watch and can I have the time I wasted watching it back?"

I hear ya on the F&F movies, Leo. Never been a big car fan. I kept falling asleep through those, but I got away with it. Almost as much fun as the time I accidentally conked out in class and got away with it. I really love my blindism super power.

Let's see. As for me, I've never gotten into Napoleon Dynamite. Gave it a shot, but just didn't find it funny. I don't consider the movie to be garbage, but don't feel like we need a "films everyone loved but that you think are just okay," thread. I liked Jon Heder as an actor though, if that makes sense. Looking forward to hearing him in TMNT 2012. I feel the same way about Frozen. Saw that recently and thought it was just okay, although It seemed to me as if Disney was trying hard to make up for however many years they went without putting songs in their movies. And I like musicals pretty well. I'll try diligently to come up with a movie I consider to be garbage, but right now I'm just hungry.

I don't like The Matrix. It's obviously better than it's sequels, but I find the original movie pretty tedious. I also have a strong disdain for Interview With a Vampire.

Django Unchained is one of the best movies from Tarrentino.


And one of his best comedic roles, he didn't even show his face! Look Who's Talking!

I personally don't care about them because I'm not into cars or motor sports. Also, not a movie, but that's the same reason why I don't care about Top Gear at all.

But since there's plenty of car enthusiasts out there, it's no wonder that Fast and Furious movies are so popular.

That's like saying only cat enthusiasts can enjoy The Lion King. They're movies made for a wide audience which is why they make so much bank.