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 Johnny_Cage
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Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:13 pm Post subject: Popular movies that you don't like |
 
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Have you ever finished a movie and wondered what all the hoopla was about? Did a movie's message ever get lost on you? Have you ever failed to see why a movie gained such a large fan following?
This is another chance to be courageous and list some movies that you feel is not as good as its reputation.
My List: (to be revised as I think of more)
- Animal House
- The Blair Witch Project
- Citizen Kane
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Inception
- Inglorious Basterds
- Juno
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1
- Napoleon Dynamite
- Pan's Labyrinth
- Paranormal Activity
- Super Size Me
- There Will be Blood
- Tropic Thunder
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 Ghostkeeper 
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Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
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Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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Threads like this are prone to derailing to long and dreadful fights on why a movie is good or not, so let's keep discussing the movies to a minimum.
I haven't seen many movies that I didn't like, but there are still some that I can't really enjoy:
- All of the Monty Python movies (some of the series are quite good).
- The Godfather I
- Memento
- Bridget Jones' Diary
- Dances With Wolves
- Alexander
That's all I can think of on the spot, but there were definately more.
On a related note, the Twilight Saga is not on that list.
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 molossus
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Location: Szczecin and Warsaw (Poland)
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Wed Oct 13, 2010 5:31 am Post subject: Re: Popular movies that you don't like |
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| Johnny_Cage wrote: |
This is another chance to be courageous and list some movies that you feel is not as good as its reputation. |
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My List: (...)
- Inglorious Basterds
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- Kill Bill: Vol. 1
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I never tried to list it but if I ever did Inglorious Basterds and Kill Bill would probably be included.
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zgurl49
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Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:48 am Post subject: |
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So far all I can think of is Star Wars original trilogy (Episode 4,5,6 - whatever you want to call them)
Oh and Indiana Jones...
Maybe it's because I wasn't alive when they came out but I just don't enjoy them.
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Dragonel
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Location: Dragonia
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Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:31 pm Post subject: Re: Popular movies that you don't like |
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- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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I haven't heard too many people be that thrilled by the HHGG movie - the original radio series was cult and the UK TV series was much-lauded, and the books of course are considered classic by many, but the movie was pretty much a let-down for all those groups, so not surprised you don't think much of that one.
As for my list, start with just about any Oscar-winning movie out there .... -yawn-. But then again, I know my tastes do not generally match the ones that are apparently so popular - I say generally because sometimes it's hard to tell amongst the hype. In fact, most of the ones everyone has mentioned are so far down on my radar I haven't bothered to watch them - the exceptions being Bridget Jones (another yawn), HHGG (disappointing as I said) and Star Wars/Indy ..... which I did adore when they came out, and still like episode 4 & the Indy's ....
The one that springs to mind recently is Avatar - a solid 'B' in my book but not worth the hype/popularity it got. |
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davidson
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Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:01 am Post subject: |
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My favorite Movies List..
- Animal House
- The Blair Witch Project
- Citizen Kane
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Inception
- Inglorious Basterds
- Juno
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 |
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 anya
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Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:15 am Post subject: |
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I just don't get the acclaimed master pieces :
- scarface
- casino
- raging bull
- elephant man
- taxi driver
- saving private ryan
- casablanca
- apocalypse now
- platoon
- in the mood for love
- Alien (4 movies)
- silence of the lambs
- heat
- mystic river
- dancer in the dark
- good bye lenine
- etc...
It must prove how much I don't like cinema in fact  |
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rosemarie
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Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:22 am Post subject: |
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The popular movies that I don't like :
Inglorious Basterds
Juno
Napoleon Dynamite
Pan's Labyrinth
Super Size Me
There Will be Blood |
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