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Maybe hate is a strong word. But there are some films that always end up in those '100 greatest film' lists or are just loved by everyone it seems and I really can't get into them or understand why.
Forrest Gump - quite funny but Tom Hanks is so annoying in this film and that box of chocolates line really angers me, it's nothing like life because there's a bloody DESCRIPTION CARD in the lid. Grrr.
Shrek films, urghhhhhhh just go away!
Pirates of the Carribbean - Johhny Depp might be pretty but talk about style over substance.
Gone with the Wind - Ok, I saw this when probably too young, but about 4 hours of spoilt brat vivien Leigh being a spoilt brat and cardboard cut out Clark Gable doesn't constitute the greatest love story ever told to me. I found more romance in 10 seconds of Buffalo 66 that the whole of that film, and I usually love old films.
Rant over! Haha.
Beakerzoid 02-11-2008, 21:51 Citizen Kane - sorry, but it does nothing for me, and every time I say this I get the usual barrage of 'film experts' trying to tell me that I am wrong for not liking it. Yet when I ask them to tell me what is so good about it without mentioning cinematography, they stumble and give up. Yeah, I agree it pioneered many fantastic camera techniques, and looks great - but that's it as far as I am concerned.
Lost In Translation - sorry, I just don't get it! Again looks great, but what a dull, empty, vacuaous waste of nearly 2 hours of my life that was (which felt more like 12 hours!) "What did he whisper to her at the end?" so many people ask. I can answer that....he said, "Can you believe we get paid for this crap!"
Aside from those two, I usually find I agree with various 'films to see before you die' lists.
dirty dancing............
American Pie and similar.
steelerbabe 19-11-2008, 12:50 mars attacks....... for that film hate is not a strong enough word.
Titanic - I hate that film
Iron Man.
2/10 and that's being generous!
JarvisCocker 17-12-2008, 16:24 We've just watched Mama Mia - oh my god, how on earth has this film got to be the number one, best selling film of all time, in the UK. It was total pants. Can anyone explain it to me cos I think I'm missing something :huh:
chinaski 17-12-2008, 20:17 As a kid all my mates were into Star Wars - the toys, figures - the lot. I just didn't get it. Now, a decade later, having watched all the films again at least a couple of times, I still don't.
All Star Wars films are just completely empty at heart. They're crap, always have been and always will be.
Roderick 27-12-2008, 06:40 Maybe hate is a strong word. But there are some films that always end up in those '100 greatest film' lists or are just loved by everyone it seems and I really can't get into them or understand why.
Forrest Gump - quite funny but Tom Hanks is so annoying in this film and that box of chocolates line really angers me, it's nothing like life because there's a bloody DESCRIPTION CARD in the lid. Grrr.
Shrek films, urghhhhhhh just go away!
Pirates of the Carribbean - Johhny Depp might be pretty but talk about style over substance.
Gone with the Wind - Ok, I saw this when probably too young, but about 4 hours of spoilt brat vivien Leigh being a spoilt brat and cardboard cut out Clark Gable doesn't constitute the greatest love story ever told to me. I found more romance in 10 seconds of Buffalo 66 that the whole of that film, and I usually love old films.
Rant over! Haha.
I think Forrest Gump - with its racism ( one retarded white American shows simple "plantation ******" how to run a business) and the message that all people who opposed the Vietnam war were waste of space junkies - makes it to the bottom ten worst films of all time. I'm still working on the other nine.
regards Rod
goldenfleece 27-12-2008, 14:10 yeah Pirates of the Caribbean series...total trash and appalling scripts and stupidly hammy acting......
Forrest Gump - quite funny but Tom Hanks is so annoying in this film and that box of chocolates line really angers me, it's nothing like life because there's a bloody DESCRIPTION CARD in the lid. Grrr.
I thought that too, but some people who are more au fait with America than I am have assured me that in America it is the norm for boxes of chocs NOT to have such a card.
Fargo is one film that I actually walked out on, and that people who normally share my taste rave about.
I was disappointed with Fargo as well. I'm a big Coen Brothers fan, and usually their slow style means you're glued tot the screen, but in Fargo I was bored.
Strangelove 30-01-2009, 21:15 We've just watched Mama Mia - oh my god, how on earth has this film got to be the number one, best selling film of all time, in the UK. It was total pants. Can anyone explain it to me cos I think I'm missing something :huh:
Thank god someone else! I hated it, really bizarre movie, it wasn't like a film musical more of a stage musical filmed in a location. Laughed out loud at the chorus line of blokes in flippers and trunks dancing on the jetty
I agree with Beakerzoid - Citizen Kane - a triumph of style over content and so badly acted it's embarrassing.
Bad Lieutenant - Terrible film, absolutely awful, one of the worst films I've watched
Dark Moomin 30-01-2009, 22:11 Lost in Translation - totally lost me!!
2001 - ok I get that the model making etc was fantastic for its timen and I get the premise of the film, but boy does it go on, and on, and on!
Kill Bill - just don't get it!
Grim Reaper 30-01-2009, 22:15 All chick flicks......
dnairn8417 30-01-2009, 22:18 Titanic - I hate that film
Me too. The "We've just met but you are the love of my live and I will die for you" just don't do it for me.
Also most of th Mr Bean films. I don't find them funny they just wind me up.
Lord of the Rings and The Matrix trilogies. Both the biggest most overrated piles of tosh ever created IMO.
neeeeeeeeeek 31-01-2009, 11:06 Love Actually. I knew it was going to be complete drivel but I was speechless at how bad it really was! Anyone who owns a copy of that film or has voluntarily seen it more than once should be slowly tortured.
Donnie Darko. Having a film that only makes any kind of sense to people who've read the book that was circulated as part of the promo isn't inspired, it's moronic.
I honestly don't see what people love about the film when they tell me themselves they've no idea what's going on in it.
deadwoodstik 03-02-2009, 13:59 Trainspotting
coco_gemini 03-02-2009, 14:37 I hated mama mia..
evildrneil 03-02-2009, 14:53 Sin City - pretty but characterless fetishised violence.
Pretty much anything by Quentin Tarantino - has no-one else noticed it's all the same film!?
Event Horizon - substandard Hellraiser in space
Titanic - appalling Hollywood-ised tripe
Lord Of The Rings - read the book - it's far superior!
XXkellyibzXX 04-02-2009, 14:21 Pretty woman. Erin Brockovich. Not a Julia Roberts fan at all with the exeption of sleeping with the enemy
Four Weddings.
Remake of Psycho - why?
The latest James Bond, Quantum of Solace.. 2/10 and that's being extremely generous.
I was so bored watching it I actually fell asleep! :gag:
dirty dancing, grease..mostly all "chick flicks", american pie, road trip harold and kumar etc
paul28uk 09-02-2009, 17:06 Moulin Rouge - Baz one, annoyed the hell out of me. Which the ex didn't appreciate!
Keith Rich 24-02-2009, 11:25 Four weddings and a funeral has been my worst film for years, but it has now been overtaken by the horrible The Reader.'
I came out after the first hour. Be warned if you are planning to see this film, the first hour is like watching a low budget, badly acted and badly directed porn film. I have never liked sex scenes in films as they are always pointless and one wonders at the motives of the directors.
TylerXIII 24-02-2009, 21:33 lord of the rings trilogy... Every one i know thinks they are movie gold, but i've never been as board in a movie theatre as i was watching these
lord of the rings trilogy... Every one i know thinks they are movie gold, but i've never been as board in a movie theatre as i was watching these
Agreed, and add the Matrix trilogy to that. Most overrated trilogy of crap erver made IMO.
Sin City - pretty but characterless fetishised violence.
Pretty much anything by Quentin Tarantino - has no-one else noticed it's all the same film!?
Event Horizon - substandard Hellraiser in space
Titanic - appalling Hollywood-ised tripe
Lord Of The Rings - read the book - it's far superior!
I agree about Tarantino (to a point). He has made a couple of decent films and a lot of average ones and the hype is annoying.
Bloomdido 02-03-2009, 23:09 Appocalypse Now, Arthur, Fargo was just odd, Raizing Arizona, Pulp Fiction (fun but not cult), Saturday Night Fever, Mama Mia is truly awful. I didn't get 'Lost in Translation' either.
I loved Trainspotting. Saw QoS twice with my son. I like Erin and Pretty Woman even though I shouldn't. Love Forrest Gump too.
Stainboy 14-03-2009, 11:25 Some people arn't really sticking with the subject ;) I think more people hated the Matrix sequels than loved them, and of course loads of people won't think chick flicks are great. I'd have said Titanic as well but I'm pretty sure enough people don't like it.
I agree with Citizen Kane, the reason is that I wasn't able to watch it when it came out, I'm sure it was great then but all the reasons it was great have now gone through time.
I don't like Bond films as a whole but I did like the recent two because Bond's character was different.
Antics^^ 18-03-2009, 15:11 Agreed, and add the Matrix trilogy to that. Most overrated trilogy of crap erver made IMO.
If you look up overrated in a dictionary, the Star Wars prequel trilogy will be staring you in the face. :hihi:
Shelectric 18-03-2009, 15:43 mars attacks....... for that film hate is not a strong enough word.
I second that and American Pie 1 - 300 films :gag:
media_savage 24-03-2009, 00:57 clockwork orange for me. i had read the book for english a-level and was really disappointed with the film; the nature of the violence was altered and the vital last chapter were left out, so in the end the film made no sense. i recommend the book, weirdly prophetic.
Powerage 21-04-2009, 19:43 Any chick flick they bore me senceless (two worst are Pretty Woman, Sliding Doors Yawn)
Titanic
Withnail and I
Reservoir Dogs/Pulp Fiction
Bladerunner
What are you hoping to achieve with this post? What a negative approach to watching films. Pirates of the Carribean is loved by kids and adults who just want some escapism, not realism....why would the hammy acting ruin it? Its based on a Disney ride in America...not a documentary. Citizen Kane is treated as if it is a modern film when it SOOO bloody old. In that sense, it is genius. to have achieved that level of quality in a film so long ago is amazing. It was a different world, so the person who thought the acting was crap should watch more old films to see that it was quite above the norm of its time.
To the person who hates Donnie Darko because they didnt get it!!!! Why do you HAVE to get a film to enjoy it? there are some people who need to be led by the hand all the time and there are others who are quite happy to use their imaginations to answer the questions. those people shouldnt be judged for it...
why dont you try something more positive, like 'Films that changed your life' 'Films that never fail to cheer you up'.....this world is depressing enough already without picking out the worst bits of it.
and for the record....I also hope that Mama Mia gets forgotten about soon....
Beakerzoid 21-04-2009, 23:40 What are you hoping to achieve with this post? What a negative approach to watching films. Pirates of the Carribean is loved by kids and adults who just want some escapism, not realism....why would the hammy acting ruin it? Its based on a Disney ride in America...not a documentary. Citizen Kane is treated as if it is a modern film when it SOOO bloody old. In that sense, it is genius. to have achieved that level of quality in a film so long ago is amazing. It was a different world, so the person who thought the acting was crap should watch more old films to see that it was quite above the norm of its time.
To the person who hates Donnie Darko because they didnt get it!!!! Why do you HAVE to get a film to enjoy it? there are some people who need to be led by the hand all the time and there are others who are quite happy to use their imaginations to answer the questions. those people shouldnt be judged for it...
why dont you try something more positive, like 'Films that changed your life' 'Films that never fail to cheer you up'.....this world is depressing enough already without picking out the worst bits of it.
and for the record....I also hope that Mama Mia gets forgotten about soon....
Wow, who's in a grumpy mood tonight!
The idea of the thread is to give people a chance to point out what films they think are totally over-rated by others, the kind of films that people seem astonished when you say you don't actually like it. We all have them (one of the guys at work stunned me when he said Blues Brothers was garbage the other day).
If you don't want to get involved with the thread, and want a more positive thread about great moveis that changed your life, well start one and ignore this one.
Why spend time posting a rant about a thread that you don't care about? Why not (in your own words)..
try something more positive, like 'Films that changed your life' 'Films that never fail to cheer you up'.....this world is depressing enough already without picking out the worst bits of it.
Go on...start those threads. We'll join in and be more positive on there for ya.
In fact, why not check out these more positive threads that you may enjoy, and post something on there, rather than being negative about a negative thread (which is kinda self-defeatist in a way)
http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=369618 (Favourite fabulous film)
http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=374155 (films watch over and over)
http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=367414 (no matter how often, you cry)
http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=379921 (best British)
http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=381320 (favourite soundtracks)
http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=382500 (classic you have never seen but want to)
http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=325472 (favourite bits of cinematography)
http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=367358 (cinematic top 10)
See...we CAN be positive about film.
I never said that I didnt care about the thread, quite the opposite. and I'm in a fantastic mood...you read my post in the tone that you wanted to hear....
and it wasnt a rant, it was an affirmation.
i suppose some people are only happy when they're saying bad things about stuff....reaffirms their own personal status in the great order of things. hats off to you if this is what you're into....I'm not judging.
Beakerzoid 22-04-2009, 09:29 I never said that I didnt care about the thread, quite the opposite. and I'm in a fantastic mood...you read my post in the tone that you wanted to hear....
and it wasnt a rant, it was an affirmation.
i suppose some people are only happy when they're saying bad things about stuff....reaffirms their own personal status in the great order of things. hats off to you if this is what you're into....I'm not judging.
When a post starts off critical about the thread, and has a statement which has multiple exclamation marks, then the tone garnered from that is negative and ranting (why else use 4 exclamation marks after an "affirmation" when one will suffice?) That's the thing with written (or typed) word, the only clues we can have towards the tone of the content are in the wording and the punctuation. Yours came across as more of a rant against anyone who dares to dislike a film, rather than an affirmation of anything.
As for being happy only when saying bad things about stuff....have you checked the linked threads about good things in films? Some of us are happy when simply discussing any aspect of films, good or bad, as we are kinda passionate about the subject.
xbox360fan 12-08-2010, 23:10 I hate Moon, what was all the fuss about?
Any chick flick they bore me senceless (two worst are Pretty Woman, Sliding Doors Yawn)
Titanic
Withnail and I
Reservoir Dogs/Pulp Fiction
Bladerunner
Totally agree with Withnail & I; biggest pile of crap I've seen in a long time.
Felt like asking for a refund (not for money, for the 2 hours of my life I wasted) after watching Lost in Translation... did not get the hype at all.
I hate Moon, what was all the fuss about?
Ahh, see I love Moon. I hadn't been expecting much, and was pleasantly surprised by the good acting and tense thriller it turned out to be.
DeathAxe 27-08-2010, 14:52 For me it would be the star wars movies. I am into scifi, but when it is mixed with fury creatures and silly looking things then I don't want to know. They all bore me to tears.
Titanic is another one of those over hyped ones.... horrid movie.
awesomeandy 08-10-2010, 14:05 Moon, Ed Wood, Jurassic Park, Groundhog Day.
shaka_zulu 16-10-2010, 11:53 Blade Runner...cant get into it.
Blade Runner...cant get into it.
I agree... I'm quite proud of the fact that I'm a nerd, I love most sci-fi, the well done ones at least, but Blade Runner is just boring to me...
Benjamin Button had me battling sleep. I just thought it offered nothing at all.
vwkittie 19-10-2010, 13:45 I don't like Tarantino films such as Pulp Fiction (what a boring mess that was!). I'm sure people only like them because it's 'cool' to like them.
I also forever refuse to watch Braveheart!
50's chick 20-10-2010, 21:14 trainspotting and anything tarantino
dirty dancing and any musicals (that sudden bursting into song makes me uneasy).
motleyjester 25-11-2010, 18:25 Titanic, The Full Monty, any of the Harry Potters
LisaVictor 26-11-2010, 15:54 Armageddon - awful, just plain awful.
BettyBooHoo! 26-11-2010, 16:13 What are you hoping to achieve with this post? What a negative approach to watching films. Pirates of the Carribean is loved by kids and adults who just want some escapism, not realism....why would the hammy acting ruin it? Its based on a Disney ride in America...not a documentary. Citizen Kane is treated as if it is a modern film when it SOOO bloody old. In that sense, it is genius. to have achieved that level of quality in a film so long ago is amazing. It was a different world, so the person who thought the acting was crap should watch more old films to see that it was quite above the norm of its time.
To the person who hates Donnie Darko because they didnt get it!!!! Why do you HAVE to get a film to enjoy it? there are some people who need to be led by the hand all the time and there are others who are quite happy to use their imaginations to answer the questions. those people shouldnt be judged for it...
why dont you try something more positive, like 'Films that changed your life' 'Films that never fail to cheer you up'.....this world is depressing enough already without picking out the worst bits of it.
and for the record....I also hope that Mama Mia gets forgotten about soon....
Ooooh, get you! OK to be negative when suits though eh?!
quisquose 26-11-2010, 16:26 Citizen Kane is treated as if it is a modern film when it SOOO bloody old. In that sense, it is genius. to have achieved that level of quality in a film so long ago is amazing. It was a different world, so the person who thought the acting was crap should watch more old films to see that it was quite above the norm of its time.
I think Citizen Cane is fantastic. The final scene, when the penny drops, left a strong impression on this young boy's mind, and made me consider the so-called meaning of life more than any religious teacher then or now.
To the person who hates Donnie Darko because they didnt get it!!!! Why do you HAVE to get a film to enjoy it? there are some people who need to be led by the hand all the time and there are others who are quite happy to use their imaginations to answer the questions. those people shouldnt be judged for it...
I recently bought Donnie Darko on blue-ray, again another film that I thought was fantastic. I loved the fact that I had little idea what was going on, it was really thought provoking. The blue-ray comes with the directors cut, which tries to explain things more, as a result it's a vastly inferior film which I wished I had never watched.
To answer the thread question, yes I agree with the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It was so boring.
Larkfield 28-11-2010, 19:20 Blade runner. I appreciate the vast landscape but the actual story is a bit weak for me.
Larkfield 28-11-2010, 23:11 Ah you see I enjoyed Donnie Darko. But then I like nonsensical films like that, being John malkovitch and Weird Science.
Didn't like The Crazies remake, but I doubt it will hit a top films list anyway.
cad&abounder 28-11-2010, 23:28 ..........................................
Larkfield 29-11-2010, 09:23 I guess it depends on whether people like films that have scripts that follow more like a comic book. I know it's on purpose but it an get tedious. I did like deathproof.
DeathAxe 11-01-2011, 02:52 I agree with blade runner..... I can now finally say I have watched it all the way through (extended double edited bla bla edition) but what a terrible movie.... horrendously boring.
But over all not as bad as the star wars movies.
Hate...
Forrest Gump
All chick flicks
Titanic
Pirates of the Caribbean
Any Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, Tom Hanks, Most Nicholas Cage, Julia Roberts.
Most Bond ones.
shaka_zulu 28-02-2011, 07:39 Good to know I'm not the only who got bored watching Blade Runner, I always sleep through it!
shaka_zulu 28-02-2011, 07:44 Pearl Harbor......what kinda stupid nonsense was that! That was an insult to war films!
Lost in translation - dreadful
Full Monty ... absolutely ridiculous film!
Morris1593 02-03-2011, 18:12 Twilight!!! arghhhhh :@
Donnie blinkin darko.
"ooh it's so wierd, I'm really alternative so I like it"
No it's rubbish and if you where at all "alternative" you would hate it. The message of the film is:
Are you different? Do you stand out? Think every one hates you? Sometimes feel like your family would be better off without you? Well you're right, kill yourself you freak. Not very positive.
Titanic - on many levels
She looks more like his mother and I still say there was plenty of room on that piece of wood for both of them.Throwing the necklace overboard, silly old bugger, why couldn't she give it her Grandaughter..:rolleyes:
The Royal Tennenbaums -the first 10 minutes were good, after that I wanted to walk out.But I did pay...
Traffic- the scenes of the teenagers looking for drugs were good.The other part was like watching Crimewatch
Moulin Rouge, Mama Mia ( if she lived on the Cross she would be called a slag)
Little Nicky ( or anything with Adam Sandler)
did I mention Godfather pt 3...:rant:
0742Sheff 05-06-2011, 04:20 I would reply but it seems every time i do my post gets removed.
It's not like the film myself and others talked about is even banned :|
I don't know if everyone likes it but a lot of people I have spoken to liked Sin City. I watched this for the first time last week and thought it was shocking. Surely this film has the most deaths in it ever?
evildrneil 05-06-2011, 16:00 I don't know if everyone likes it but a lot of people I have spoken to liked Sin City. I watched this for the first time last week and thought it was shocking. Surely this film has the most deaths in it ever?
I hated Sin City - loved the comics but I found the film quite nauseating!
I hated Sin City - loved the comics but I found the film quite nauseating!
Think your the first person I have come across who agrees :D
MaguireD 08-06-2011, 07:27 Yes Moulin Rouge and Love Actually. Monsters Inc and Kill Bill. I thought they were all well below acceptable standard.
tinfoilhat 09-06-2011, 15:59 Simpsons the movie. Huge disappointment. Would much rather watch any four normal episodes than that again. Not a surprise they just used the spider pig bit on the trailers that was the only vaguely funny bit in it.
Gold Member. That's a big no - no. So is Borat.
vwkittie 21-06-2011, 14:34 I watched half of 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' last night, I had to stop it after I realised there was still a WHOLE OTHER HOUR left and all that had happened was it had painted the scene of two people being wasted.
At first I laughed and thought some bits were funny and entertaining but then it just became utterly boring and pointless, and I couldn't care less about the characters or what was going to happen so turned it off and watched 'Embarrassing Fat Bodies' instead. Yes that was actually more entertaining.
oh and kill bill, not fussed!
0742Sheff 22-06-2011, 17:19 There's something about Mary... I think the film is pathetic. Then again. Almost every film Diaz has done is crap.
there are a couple of french movies that everyone loves and I just don't get it.
Le dernier métro
La femme infidèle
tombaxter 05-07-2011, 17:24 anchorman!
The Fast & The Furious series, cannot stand those film's. Oh and xxx, infact let's just make that anything with Vin Diesel in it lol.
Did I mention that Lord of the Rings is quite possibly THE most overrated movie trilogy ever?! :gag:
Loved up by bearded geeks the world over, hated by me.
Also, James Cameron's Avatar, what was the point? OK I get that it's all brand spanking new 3D, but the story had no sustinance at all IMO! :rant: :loopy:
gularscute 29-07-2011, 16:28 Pulp Fiction- Worthless, pointless, derivative junk. Terrible acting, annoying characters, poor dialogue and tedious plot. The whole 'it's-meant-to-be-rubbish-that's-why-it's-called-Pulp-Fiction' thing makes it even worse. The only good thing about it is the soundtrack.
Amanda Big 10-08-2011, 15:24 I subscribe: Titanic!
The Big Lebowski - I have no idea why so many people love this film.
fairground 17-10-2011, 08:39 I don't get what all the fuss is about with The Godfather films. I watched 10 minutes of the first one and switched it off because I was bored.
I'm not keen on The Blues Brothers and I used to love Shawshank but now it just bores me.
SnailyBoy 17-10-2011, 13:17 I don't get what all the fuss is about with The Godfather films. I watched 10 minutes of the first one and switched it off because I was bored.
I'm not keen on The Blues Brothers and I used to love Shawshank but now it just bores me.
10mins of The Godfather.
You missed the alien abduction of Don Corleone, it gets a lot better after that.
johncocker 17-10-2011, 13:25 Any chick flick they bore me senceless (two worst are Pretty Woman, Sliding Doors Yawn)
Titanic
Withnail and I
Reservoir Dogs/Pulp Fiction
Bladerunner
three absolute classics .......
what do you watch when you're not watching cartoons:hihi:
Halloween or any other Horror films.
So called Comedies, such as (Scary Movie) that mock other comedies.
Any other offensive dribble such as Ali G, The InBetweeners and Kevin and Perry Go Large.
johncocker 17-10-2011, 13:32 Totally agree with Withnail & I; biggest pile of crap I've seen in a long time.
Felt like asking for a refund (not for money, for the 2 hours of my life I wasted) after watching Lost in Translation... did not get the hype at all.
funny that, I' usually find women have to watch withnail and I. 3 or 4 times to "get it" and most just don't .....wonder why?
plus I've yet to meet an australian or american that does get it:hihi:
yet the very same people go into hysterics when watching the full monty ,especially women:suspect:
fairground 18-10-2011, 12:56 I still love Star Wars and LOTR but I think Peter Jackson could've been more sympathetic to the original lines in the book. using the term: "Let's hunt some Ork!" will have Tolkein turning in his grave.
HTM_1983 15-11-2011, 13:13 I am not a fan of The star Wars films
James Bond films
I also don't really like Adam Sandler, Owen Wilson or Ben Stiller so find most of their films awful too and i know they are seen as popular comic actors!
Kdo_Kenoute 24-11-2011, 20:36 I generally agree with the 'classics' to an extent, enough that I don't often hate films that are universally revered. Citizen Kane is a good example of this actually. I haven't watched it for 5 or 6 years now but I can see why people criticise it. It doesn't have the heart of It's A Wonderful Life or Gone With The Wind, even How Green Was My Valley which (perhaps justifiably) pipped it to the best pic Oscar. Its importance is generally cited for its influence on film technique itself rather than storytelling but there is (from what I remember) enough there to make me appreciate it, even if I don't love it. I'll rewatch it and report back at some point. Garbage films like Transformers are a different situation because although it is unfathomably popular there seems to be a large number of people who feel the same way as I do. For that reason I cannot include it on this thread.
The ONLY film that I can think of that fits the bill is...
The Breakfast Club.
HTM_1983 24-11-2011, 21:52 Can i add The Twilight saga to this, having worked over the weekend in the cinema it seems like the whole of Sheffield has been to see the new one and I just don't get it . . . the whole Team Edward/Jacob thing and thats not just kids/teens but grown women!!
Bruce_Shark 24-11-2011, 22:01 Not sure anyone actually likes it anyway, but I have a total loathing for "Alexander".
What an absolute pile of steaming rubbish!
I'm OK with "swords and sandals" generally, but this was horrible.
Why, why, why was I subjected to this by a big studio?
Kdo_Kenoute 27-11-2011, 16:12 Not sure anyone actually likes it anyway, but I have a total loathing for "Alexander".
What an absolute pile of steaming rubbish!
I'm OK with "swords and sandals" generally, but this was horrible.
Why, why, why was I subjected to this by a big studio?
I started watching that a few months ago and had to stop about half an hour in. I'll revisit it at some point though.
Beakerzoid 28-11-2011, 01:08 I started watching that a few months ago and had to stop about half an hour in. I'll revisit it at some point though.
I remember when it was released. A few days before we ran a press show. I almost fell asleep in the first 5 minutes thanks to the droning monologue by Anthony Hopkins at the beginning. By the end of the film, I wished I had fallen asleep! Such a mess of a film. Worst decision of the lot was having everyone adopt a dodgy Irish accent because Farrell refused to adopt anything else. Val Kilmer's accent was truly diabolical as a result! Sadly it seemed Jolie was left out of that Memo as she tried a dodgy middle eastern accent for no apparent reason!
If I recall right, after the film's release around 30 mins were cut as a response to the "too long and too messy" criticisms. Never bothered watching it to see if it improved it. Also heard that a longer cut was also made for DVD! Just in case anyone hated themselves enough to sit through an additional 30 minutes of tripe!
One good thing about it - it makes overblown garbage like Gladiator and Troy look amazing by comparison!
0742Sheff 28-11-2011, 06:28 I love Troy. Watched it 6 or 7 times now. Stop bashing it Beaker!!!! :rant: :hihi:
GrapeApe 28-11-2011, 08:20 We've just watched Mama Mia - oh my god, how on earth has this film got to be the number one, best selling film of all time, in the UK. It was total pants. Can anyone explain it to me cos I think I'm missing something :huh:
I found it excruciatingly awful as well.
Kdo_Kenoute 03-12-2011, 14:07 I don't get what all the fuss is about with The Godfather films. I watched 10 minutes of the first one and switched it off because I was bored.
I'm not keen on The Blues Brothers and I used to love Shawshank but now it just bores me.
How can you judge a film on the first 10 minutes? Especially a trilogy which probably clocks in at around 9 hours.
Dragonperil 23-12-2011, 06:22 Anything by Tarantino... lol
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