# "All right, I'm going to say it...I actually LIKED..." **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 20, 2011, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546 "2011-05-20T06:32:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/1 "2011-05-20T06:32:59Z")
I’ll start. You know what, SDMB? I LIKED Stephen King’s _The Tommyknockers_! Yeah! That’s right. I said it. I didn’t stutter. I also LOVE the Left Behind books, dammit. Wheew. Glad to get those off my chest. Your turn. What’s something you actually liked/loved despite you seeing (or hearing) about how many always hate it? ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/2 "2011-05-20T06:49:22Z")
I think I’m going to win this thread. [Moment by Moment](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077942/) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/3 "2011-05-20T06:49:47Z")
I liked the two _Pirates of the Caribbean_ sequels. They were great fun! I did find them a little confusing at first, but after multiple watches they get easier to follow. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/4 "2011-05-20T07:02:21Z")
Some of the “Earnest” movies were pretty amusing. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/5 "2011-05-20T07:19:53Z")
Ice Ice Baby. I once took 2nd place in a karaoke contest with that song. Oh, and I like karaoke. Rick Springfield was the first concert I ever attended, and I’ll still crank the hell outta him if I hear him on an 80’s channel. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/6 "2011-05-20T08:12:54Z")
I’ve watched the new “karate Kid” movie, the one with Jackie Chan and Will Smith’s kid, and, oh dear Lord forgive me, I think it’s good. It’s… fine, I’ll say it… wait… wait… it’s… it’s better than the original! There. You can ban me from the SMDB. I’ll understand. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/7 "2011-05-20T08:42:15Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Ice Ice Baby. I once took 2nd place in a karaoke contest with that song. Oh, and I like karaoke. Rick Springfield was the first concert I ever attended, and I’ll still crank the hell outta him if I hear him on an 80’s channel. I really like the music, and I don’t hate the rap, but the music is Queen and Bowie, so whats not to like? ---
**Author:** ![mac\_bolan00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/8 "2011-05-20T08:42:33Z")
i liked watching “the comish.” ---
**Author:** ![Double\_Foolscap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@Double\_Foolscap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Double_Foolscap)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/9 "2011-05-20T08:50:12Z")
Like **GuanoLad** , I liked the last two _Pirates of the Caribbean_ films. They weren’t as good as the first, but something not being as good as something else doesn’t automatically make it shit. On a similar vein, I like _Crystal Skull_ at least as much as _Temple of Doom_. I can see what Lucas was trying to do, and although there are parts that are stupid, it’s pulpy fun like the rest of the series. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/10 "2011-05-20T10:18:52Z")
Oh, I’ve got you guys beat easily. I rather liked the 1998 Lost in Space movie. And, no, I didn’t see it as a kid. I also didn’t hate the Matrix sequels, but that’s piddly compared to the above. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/11 "2011-05-20T10:59:58Z")
Er, um… I kinda like Shania Twain’s music… I’m so embarrassed… ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/12 "2011-05-20T11:01:11Z")
Basically if I see a movie on a date, I’m gonna like it. I therefore really liked Mars Attacks! and Wild Wild West. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/13 "2011-05-20T11:04:38Z")
I like romance novels. Not all of them, because ALOT of them suck donkey balls. You may throw cans of spam at me. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/14 "2011-05-20T11:15:08Z")
I like M. Night Shyamalan movies. Devil is probably my favorite. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/15 "2011-05-20T11:22:23Z")
I read Battlefield Earth cover to cover and found it to be a thoroughly enjoyable yarn. “Spock’s Brain” is one of my favorite episodes of TOS. This isn’t an altogether odd one as much as an “I am well outside the core demographic” sort of thing, but I own all of Taylor Swift’s albums and have tickets to see her live later this year. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_of_Lucan)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/16 "2011-05-20T11:31:06Z")
I want to confess now. I am a male heterosexual, but I prefer romantic films with happy endings to thrillers or horror films… Unlike most Western kids today, I’ve seen a lot of spilt blood in real life, and washed some of it off my hands. It does not give me a thrill to watch surrogate heroes and villains spilling blood. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_of_Lucan)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/17 "2011-05-20T12:17:09Z")
I’ve just re-read that, and it came out weird due to deleting a whole paragraph which explained what i meant. Too late to edit now. I want to confess now. I prefer romantic films with happy endings to thrillers or horror films. Unlike most Western kids today, I’ve seen a lot of spilt blood in real life, and washed some of it off my hands. It does not give me a thrill to watch surrogate heroes and villains spilling blood. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/18 "2011-05-20T12:45:24Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I liked the two _Pirates of the Caribbean_ sequels. They were great fun! I did find them a little confusing at first, but after multiple watches they get easier to follow. I liked those, too. I actually do not entirely get the hate. I like: LOST’s finale Battlestar Galactica’s finale Reign of Fire - Hey, they promised dragons and the movie had 'em. Daredevil - Yep, I think this movie is great, actually. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/19 "2011-05-20T12:50:13Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > I like M. Night Shyamalan movies. > > Devil is probably my favorite. Me too! If M. Night Shyamalan makes a movie I will be there to see it and I have yet to be disappointed. Well, okay, The Happening wasn’t fabulous, but it had enough freaky crap going on and a couple of truly funny moments that I walked away thinking it was his weakest film but still not bad at all. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/20 "2011-05-20T13:00:20Z")
Everybody Loves Raymond. I win. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546.md?page=2)