# "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:** 13
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/241 "2011-07-02T05:51:55Z")
> [@pohjonen](#): > > I’ve seen much worse movies than the Twilight saga. I’ve watched all three - more than once. (Covers head) I’ve seen the first one more than once. In a similar vein, I actually kind of liked [Red Riding Hood](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1486185/combined). It wasn’t a cinematic masterpiece, but it wasn’t bad at all. > [@Zsofia](#): > > I really loved _Blue Crush_ and saw it, like, three times. In fact, I’d like to see it again. Wait, what’s wrong with **Blue Crush**? It doesn’t have Paul Walker in it like **Into The Blue** does, but I didn’t know people hated it. > [@Gyrate](#): > > It’s funny how, in these sorts of threads, the appearance of _Hudson Hawk_ is an inevitability. Does anyone really hate it? Hate’s a bit strong, but [I really, really don’t like](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpBjJ0dp2mc) it. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2011, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/242 "2011-07-02T11:09:36Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > When it came out in syndication, several years back, I watched every re-run of _Blossom_. And I liked them. When and on what channel? I’d’ve given it a shot. ---
**Author:** ![SecretaryofEvil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/243 "2011-07-02T19:31:01Z")
> [@what\_do\_I\_type\_here](#): > > _The Alamo_ (2004) has 30% on Rotten Tomatoes and lost money at the box office (iirc) and it’s easily one of my favorite movies of all time. That’s an amazing film. I’ve never heard anyone who’s actually seen it say anything bad about it. Seriously people, you should watch the Alamo. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/244 "2011-07-02T19:35:29Z")
> [@SecretaryofEvil](#): > > That’s an amazing film. I’ve never heard anyone who’s actually seen it say anything bad about it. Seriously people, you should watch the Alamo. “I wanna warn you all, I’m a screamer…” “They’ve killed me, David.” That movie was horrible. Just horrible. My contribution - Savage Garden ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/245 "2011-07-02T19:40:59Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > I love his acting, but his role choices perplex me. Console yourself with the greatness of [The Russell Crowe Show](http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/104204/the-russell-crowe-show). ---
**Author:** ![SecretaryofEvil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/246 "2011-07-02T19:46:53Z")
> [@Viridiana](#): > > I haven’t read the whole thread, but I think I’m gonna win it with Barb Wire, the movie. > > Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think it’s _good_. It’s completely silly (and P. Anderson might be one of the worst actresses ever). But it entertains the hell out of me. I don’t really understand it. Oh that’s easy to understand. First of all, Pam Anderson in leather corsets 15 years ago was something worth looking at twice. The premise wasn’t terrible, A Casablanca remake set in a dystopian future could totally work. The film then proceeds to execute everything completely wrong providing some great unintentional comedy. Also, Barb Wire doesn’t disappoint, no one expects a movie starring Pam Anderson to be brilliant, they expect her to bounce around in sexy outfits. ---
**Author:** ![alfonzos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@alfonzos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alfonzos)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/247 "2011-07-02T20:16:26Z")
The “Seinfeld” finale and I’m **very** disapointed that Elaine’s blurting, “I love you!” during the airplane’s plunge has been edited out the syndicated version. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2011, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/248 "2011-07-02T23:56:16Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Wait, what’s wrong with **Blue Crush**? It doesn’t have Paul Walker in it like **Into The Blue** does, but I didn’t know people hated it. I thought Blue Crush was relatively well reviewed when it was released. It’s at 61% positive on Rotten Tomatoes, pretty good for a surf movie. I liked it as well. ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Hartwick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/249 "2011-07-04T04:19:30Z")
> [@pedescribe](#): > > Mechanics-wise, Heroes IV was the best of the HOMM series. Nice one. I’ve read _Tommyknockers_ multiple times, have fond memories of _Logan’s Run_, and didn’t mind the _Seinfeld_ finale, although I was a little disappointed. Other things that came to mind were Budweiser (hardly unpopular, but I’ve seen it disparaged a lot on this board-- drinking it around here causes comment, too); Keanu Reeves’ performances in _As You Like It_, _Dangerous Liasons_, and _Bram Stoker’s Dracula_; and Tom Wolfe’s _The Man in Full_. None of these are favorites, but I like or liked them OK. Probably not a controversial list but I’ve been annoyed in the past by how often they got bagged and didn’t really understand why. ---
**Author:** ![Troutsqueezer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Troutsqueezer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troutsqueezer)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/250 "2011-07-04T04:55:56Z")
Here it is: Lawrence Welk, yup…ah one and ah two… In the early sixties, Lawrence was one of the first to sell High Fidelity recordings of his music. I loved the sound of the accordions and trumpets and trombones. In fact, I slept in the lower half of a bunk bed and I rigged two 12 inch coaxial speakers to hang from the top bunk and face right into my ears. My dad had a very expensive reel-to-reel tape deck out in the living room and I tapped into his amplifier and routed the signal to my bunk bed, just to hear Lawrence Welk. That was the beginning of my life in high end audio. Of course I went on to appreciate all the good music of the 60’s and 70’s and now classical and jazz, but I still have a soft spot for Lawrence and all his musicians (who were true musicians). ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/251 "2011-07-04T08:35:09Z")
**All About Steve** was a sweet movie with interesting characters and a genuinely positive message. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/252 "2011-07-04T09:30:15Z")
I think _Ultraviolet_ is a great, stylish action flick and was seven kinds of cool. It doesn’t matter that it’s retarded or doesn’t make the slightest bit of sense, because it’s visually stunning and that’s all it really aims to be. The woman has an hyperspace arsenal and a gravity switch. She drives motorcycles up the sides of buildings. What more could you possibly ask for ? What’s that ? A… plot ? Elitist. ---
**Author:** ![Coil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Coil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coil)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/254 "2011-07-08T08:34:08Z")
Seeing Big Trouble in Little China and Logan’s Run mentioned as movies people don’t like surprises me. I like both of them a lot. I also like Starship Troopers (and yes I have read and loved the book). A more guilty pleasure for me is the American Pie movies. The quality varies a lot but I have enjoyed all 5-6 of them I’ve seen. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/255 "2011-07-08T11:47:49Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > [Tommyknockers] The book or the movie? I enjoyed the book. I love the book. The TV-movie… _heavy sigh_ For one thing, they _horribly_ miscast the part of Gard. _Jimmy Smits_??? Seriously? Don’t get me wrong, he’s a good actor, but that part demanded Sam Elliot. > [@panache45](#): > > Me too. Great writers on that show. > > And _Star Trek Voyager_ (well, except for the episode where Janeway and Paris became giant slugs . . . and mated). > > And speaking of \*Voyager, \*I actually liked Neelix. Yeah, Voyager had its clunkers, but so did every other Trek series. OTOH, it had **Bride of Chaotica!** , perhaps one of the greatest stories the franchise ever produced. * * * OK, my picks: Old school … _1941._ Modern … _Keeping Up With The Kardashians._ (Hey, Khloe makes me laugh…) ---
**Author:** ![MegaBee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@MegaBee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaBee)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/256 "2011-07-08T14:10:49Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > Kesha’s music. I really liked “TiK ToK” but didn’t think she was that big a deal, but then “Take It Off” came out last fall and I’ve been obsessed with her music ever since. It was a big disappointment when I couldn’t see her appearance in Chicago in February, but luckily she’s returning in August! I got my tickets already. I wasn’t expecting anyone to beat me to Ke$ha, but I’ll add Linkin Park. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/257 "2011-07-08T15:26:21Z")
I liked Married With Children, in fact I still do. I laugh like a lunatic at least once every episode. Christina Applegate is one of the most beautiful women on TV, ever, an added attraction. ---
**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/258 "2011-07-08T22:06:50Z")
Films: Paul Blart, Mall Cop Judge Dredd Waterworld Dune (what’s even worse, it was the TV version where the network re-cut the theatrical release to put the scenes into chronological order:eek:!) Top Secret (starring Val Kilmer) which I mention only because the director said on the DVD commentary he thinks it’s one of the worst films he’s made. None of these films I consider high art, but I enjoyed them very much and would definitely watch them again if they came on TV and I had nothing important to do or wanted to put off doing housework. ---
**Author:** ![Jumpbass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jumpbass/32/147_2.png) [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/259 "2011-07-09T00:41:48Z")
OK, here goes… I really like ALL the Star Wars films. I, too, like the Pina Colada Song. All the Matrix films, yup. 70’s soft rock rules OK. I listen to (and play) dixieland jazz. I won’t wear a straw boater, though. I think accordians can be pretty cool. I listen to Meat Loaf. And Madonna. And disco. I love 80’s (and current) hair metal. Especially Motley Crue. How 'bout this: the movie Streets Of Fire. Got the DVD and the soundtrack. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/260 "2011-07-09T01:37:59Z")
I liked the Starship Troopers movies (well, the first and third one; the second one is shit) I like Everybody Loves Raymond (flees the SDMB lynch mob) And I like the Star Spangled Banner as the American national anthem! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546/261 "2011-07-09T02:36:44Z")
I’m not the first one to mention this but… I like Barry Manilow. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546.md?page=14)