Confessions: Highly acclaimed films you just did not like

Inception
Precious
An Education
Invictus
Drag Me to Hell
Up in the Air
The House of the Devil
State of Play
Man on Wire
Slumdog Millionaire
Milk
Gomorra
Transsiberian
Gran Torino
Breach
My Winnipeg
Juno
Hot Fuzz
3:10 to Yuma
Letters from Iwo Jima
The Last King of Scotland
Into the Wild
Million Dollar Baby
The Green Mile
Braveheart
Scarface
V for Vendetta
Mystic River
Rocky
Death Proof
The Aviator
Gangs of New York
A Beautiful Mind
Little Miss Sunshine
Munich
Crash
The Reader
Chicago
Babel
Raging Bull
Philadelphia
Leon
The Usual Suspects (on rewatch)
The Untouchables
Sideways
As Good as It Gets
Jerry Maguire
The English Patient

RobbieH1234

Are you by any chance called Armond White? :?

The Dark Knight. Christian Bale's annoying batman voice bugged me the entire film. That and it was an hour too long.

sonicare

The Dark Knight. Christian Bale's annoying batman voice bugged me the entire film. That and it was an hour too long.

I'll go ahead and say Forrest Gump.

I just don't care for the protagonist, or any of the characters for that matter, and the movie itself bores me to tears.

[QUOTE="RobbieH1234"]

Inception
Precious
An Education
Invictus
Drag Me to Hell
Up in the Air
The House of the Devil
State of Play
Man on Wire
Slumdog Millionaire
Milk
Gomorra
Transsiberian
Gran Torino
Breach
My Winnipeg
Juno
Hot Fuzz
3:10 to Yuma
Letters from Iwo Jima
The Last King of Scotland
Into the Wild
Million Dollar Baby
The Green Mile
Braveheart
Scarface
V for Vendetta
Mystic River
Rocky
Death Proof
The Aviator
Gangs of New York
A Beautiful Mind
Little Miss Sunshine
Munich
Crash
The Reader
Chicago
Babel
Raging Bull
Philadelphia
Leon
The Usual Suspects (on rewatch)
The Untouchables
Sideways
As Good as It Gets
Jerry Maguire
The English Patient

MrEnvelope

Are you by any chance called Armond White? :?

Avatar, but i did not see it in theaters, might have made a difference.

Avatar, but i did not see it in theaters, might have made a difference.

disharmonized

Are you by any chance called Armond White? :?MrEnvelope

This thread is basically just inviting trolls from the Film Appreciation Union.Osaka-06

Avatar, but i did not see it in theaters, might have made a difference.

disharmonized

This thread is basically just inviting trolls from the Film Appreciation Union.Osaka-06

2001. I understand why it is a good movie, but it is just so damn boring. Commander-Gree

[QUOTE="Commander-Gree"]2001. I understand why it is a good movie, but it is just so damn boring. Deihjan

[QUOTE="Deihjan"][QUOTE="Commander-Gree"]2001. I understand why it is a good movie, but it is just so damn boring. Commander-Gree

I can't remember if they did the second book of Space odyssey into a movie, but I want to see SAL9000 :3Deihjan

[QUOTE="Deihjan"]I can't remember if they did the second book of Space odyssey into a movie, but I want to see SAL9000 :3Jazz_Fan

[QUOTE="Deihjan"]I can't remember if they did the second book of Space odyssey into a movie, but I want to see SAL9000 :3Jazz_Fan

I actually think it is quite underrated. Not a great film by a longshot, but still surprisingly good. John Lithgow, Roy Scheider, and Hellen Mirren are all very good, and the story is quite engrossing. Some parts are dated, but it Peter Hyam's best film by far. I actually recommend it.

[QUOTE="WolfattheDoor34"]

[QUOTE="lazerface216"]how did i guess avatar would be mentioned a million times in this thread? :roll: i've noticed hating on avatar is the cool thing to do on the interwebs....frostybanana

Oh yes, of course it's just people trying to look cool They couldn't possibly dislike the movie!

lol of course some people will dislike the movie but just going by this forum you would think the film was a total failure and that nobody liked it.....which is obviously not the case. just something i've noticed during my short time posting here.

...and i know the whole pocahontas comparison. what else is new? you can say the same thing about half the movies that come out nowadays, over the last 10+ years hollywood has not been known for its originality.

[QUOTE="frostybanana"]

[QUOTE="WolfattheDoor34"]

Oh yes, of course it's just people trying to look cool They couldn't possibly dislike the movie!

lazerface216

lol of course some people will dislike the movie but just going by this forum you would think the film was a total failure and that nobody liked it.....which is obviously not the case. just something i've noticed during my short time posting here.

...and i know the whole pocahontas comparison. what else is new? you can say the same thing about half the movies that come out nowadays, over the last 10+ years hollywood has not been known for its originality.

[QUOTE="swamprat_basic"]

Highly acclaimed films that I absolutely hate:

• Vertigo

t3hrubikscube

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Absolutely HATE?!

How...

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Well, to be fair, the first half of the film is pretty decent, but after that it becomes one of the most ridiculous, convoluted, and cheesy mysteries I have ever seen.

[QUOTE="Jazz_Fan"][QUOTE="Deihjan"]I can't remember if they did the second book of Space odyssey into a movie, but I want to see SAL9000 :3Film-Guy

I actually think it is quite underrated. Not a great film by a longshot, but still surprisingly good. John Lithgow, Roy Scheider, and Hellen Mirren are all very good, and the story is quite engrossing. Some parts are dated, but it Peter Hyam's best film by far. I actually recommend it.

That movie surprised me for sure. It was well acted and had a great plot. I went in expecting garbage, so my expectations were exceeded.

I think part of the reason it is overlooked is that the film is not the masterpiece that 2001 was, it simply couldn't fill those shoes. It proceeds more like the books do than the original movie, trying to be explicit and spoil every mystery whereas the 2001 cherished its mystery. In fact, that may be my primarly criticism -- it made easy answers out of things that shouldn't be so easy to answer.

I definitely prefer 2001, but 2010 is certainly enjoyable.

The Departed. Why it won best picture is beyond me :|Gallego

• The Matrix
• Boondock Saints
• I Am Legend
• Avatar

The Godfather Wolls

This, I had alot of issues with the Godfather. Its poorly paced, the movie goes in places where it does not and expands on it too much(i.e Michael Coreleone when he flees to italy was milked out far too long and slowed down the movie unnecessairly). Its well acted no doubt, but its poorly paced and for me that kills it, and the ending it self seems rushed compared to the build up and unneccesary slow down the film suffers from. Thats just my thoughts.

• The Godfather 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and I could go on.
• Pulp Fiction

Star Wars, Lords of the Rings ...

[QUOTE="Wolls"]The Godfather TheTrueMagusX1

This, I had alot of issues with the Godfather. Its poorly paced, the movie goes in places where it does not and expands on it too much(i.e Michael Coreleone when he flees to italy was milked out far too long and slowed down the movie unnecessarily). Its well acted no doubt, but its poorly paced and for me that kills it, and the ending it self seems rushed compared to the build up and unneccesary slow down the film suffers from. Thats just my thoughts.

I can give you the ending. While I liked it, I can see how it could seem somewhat anti-climatic. Though the VERY last scene (Michael in his office) I found to make up for the assassination/church sequence. As for him going to Italy, I think it was a much needed detour from the dark urban expanse of New York.

Avatar. It bored the **** out of me.

Star Wars, Lords of the Rings ...

Zensword

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

muffincakes87

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

muffincakes87

Ironman (I never bothered seeing the second, since even people who liked the first one said it sucked) and Inception are two recent ones that come to mind. mmwmwmmwmwmm

There Will Be Blood
No Country For Old Men

I didn't enjoy either of these movies very much at all.

[QUOTE="mmwmwmmwmwmm"]Ironman (I never bothered seeing the second, since even people who liked the first one said it sucked) and Inception are two recent ones that come to mind. Nerd_Man

There Will Be Blood
No Country For Old Men

I didn't enjoy either of these movies very much at all.

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