As I said, this was supposed to be a top 10 list, I have decided to complete it and add 4 extra movies to the list. :P
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: A lot of people hated this movie, South Park even did a parody of the fans reaction towards this movie (I thought that episode was hilarious :P). The biggest complaint was that aliens didn't belong in an Indiana Jones movie. I am in two minds about this myself. I admit, the aliens thing did feel a bit off but looking back at the other Indiana Jones movies, they did deal with a lot of crazy stuff as well. The thing is though while I did hate it when I first saw it in the cinema and while I can still admit it isn't the best Indiana Jones, I actually really like it now. It is cool seeing Indiana Jones back in action and to me, doesn't feel like it strayed too far (or even not at all) away from the original trilogy. When I was watching it, it felt like the real deal, it felt like I was watching an Indiana Jones movie and that is pretty rare. There are a lot of sequels that while good, didn't feel like the same atmosphere because of how old the original movie was. This, surprisingly, didn't have this problem IMO.
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: I really don't know why I like this movie. It really isn't for everyone and I know a lot of people won't 'get' the humour. But aside from that, a lot of people who loved the book, hated this movie as well and I can only take their word for it as I haven't read the book myself. But I really don't know, it has this unusual charm about it. I think why I like it so much is I have never seen any other movie like this. I am just going to put it down to guilty pleasure along with Street Fighter. :P
Pirates of the Caribbean At Worlds End: Not only is this a movie that gets a lot of hate, but this would probably be my favourite of the trilogy as well. :o The thing is, a lot of the hate does tend to come from people who take this movie (and the trilogy) too seriously when they really shouldn't. Out of all the movies in the trilogy, yeah this does have the most plot holes. But the story isn't really why I enjoy these movies so much, it is the characters. The characters are just so entertaining and I love the way they react off each other and at certain times, screw over each other. :P Out of the three movies, this had the biggest cast of characters and I loved every scene where Sparrow and Barbossa interacted.
Terminator Salvation: Here is one that gets a lot of crap, but really what do you expect when this is not only a sequel to one of the most popular and highly praised blockbuster franchises of all time but also strayed in a different direction as the originals. The thing is, you couldn't really expect it to follow the same formula as the originals. The original three were all about the prevention of a war between humans and machines and was set in the world as it is. Salvation however is that actual war between humans and machines and set in an apocalyptic wasteland so it was going to be different regardless. It isn't a perfect movie and I still consider the previous movies to be better, but for what is is worth, Terminator Salvation wasn't too bad.
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