# Critically Panned Movies That You Love **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 20, 2009, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264 "2009-11-20T05:58:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264/21 "2009-11-20T13:23:53Z")
**Ishtar**. The poster movie for bad films; it’s actually a fairly entertaining comedy. I’ve seen far worse get raves. In any case, there seems to be a rediscovery of the film over the past few years and you’ll find plenty of defenders. Woody Allen’s, **A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy** , which people seem to think is a comedy. When you realize it isn’t – it’s a drama about the futility of relationships – it’s pretty damn good. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264/22 "2009-11-20T13:25:24Z")
I never understood the hate for _Death to Smoochy_, myself. It’s hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Medlo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hi\_Medlo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Medlo)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264/23 "2009-11-20T13:29:08Z")
I liked The Postman too, although not as much as the book. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264/24 "2009-11-20T15:10:45Z")
I loved _Toys_ as a teenager - I’ll have to see it again. LL Cool J was awesome in it. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264/25 "2009-11-20T15:55:04Z")
**Cutthroat Island**. Pirates, man! Swords! Cannons! Treasure! Wenches! Monkey! What’s not to love? ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264/26 "2009-11-20T15:58:16Z")
Hannibal. I thought it was gorgeous to look at and creepy and fun in all the right doses. I never got why people hated it so. ---
**Author:** ![HelloKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@HelloKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKitty)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264/27 "2009-11-20T16:45:18Z")
My SO loves critically panned movies. Among his favorites are: Waterworld The Postman Cutthroat Island As for me, I pretty much love any and all Bruce Willis movies, which means there’s several critically panned ones on the list, such as: The Jackal Color of Night The Last Boyscout Striking Distance Hudson Hawk (naturally!!) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264/28 "2009-11-20T16:45:20Z")
Van Helsing. Yeah, it’s cheesy, but it’s fun cheese. And Kate Beckinsale is hot. ---
**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264/29 "2009-11-20T16:48:23Z")
_Volcano_. I know the science sucks, I know the odds of something like that happening is infinitesimal, but come on! Tommy Lee Jones - Lava - LA Burning…what’s wrong with that? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264/30 "2009-11-20T17:31:43Z")
> [@tumbleddown](#): > > Joe Versus the Volcano I liked it too, although I don’t think it was panned. Roger Ebert gave it 3.5 stars and it’s at 59% on Rotten Tomatoes. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264/31 "2009-11-20T17:40:34Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Andie MacWoodenDowel Ha! I can’t believe I didn’t think of this! I love **Heart Condition**. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264/32 "2009-11-20T17:42:47Z")
_Bulletproof_, one of Adam Sandler’s great, underappreciated gems. I can fully understand why the critics hated it - it’s juvenile, it’s raunchy, it’s un-PC in the extreme and it’s so obvious that Sandler and Damon Wayans are really in love with each other here. But, what can I say? All that appeals to my inner-12-year-old. Also _Moonraker_. I thought it had some of the coolest gadgets and one-liners of the series. Yes, the Stars Wars stuff at the end was a bit much, but if it wasn’t for that I’m convinced that this would rank, alongside _The Spy Who Loved Me_, as the best of the Roger Moore films. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264/33 "2009-11-20T17:49:42Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Van Helsing. Yeah, it’s cheesy, but it’s fun cheese. And Kate Beckinsale is hot. Glad to see I’m not the only one. I really like Van Helsing, despite it’s crazy plot coincidences and so forth. I love the music in that movie as well. I wish there had been a sequel. My wife and I really like **Daredevil** , though the director’s cut is a lot worse. I think Daredevil is a great superhero movie. No idea why people hate it so. ---
**Author:** ![BomTek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bomtek/32/21364_2.png) [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264/34 "2009-11-20T18:01:40Z")
I loved The _Whole Nine Yards_, and I think it got something like 9% on RottenTomatoes. Of \*course \*you can see the plot “twists” coming, and of \*course \*Kevin Pollack’s accent is silly, but it just seemed like the people making it had so much fun with it, and I’m attracted to movies like that. The sequel didn’t appeal to me at all, though. ETA: Don’t know what I was thinking… it actually got 45%! I’ll still avoid the sequel, I think. Also, I second _Daredevil_. ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264/35 "2009-11-20T18:18:49Z")
_Empire Records_ and _Road House_. Anyone who really knows me will know when I’m quoting from these. I also loved \*What Dreams May Come \*although Robin Williams downplayed that movie like it was so panned. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264/36 "2009-11-20T18:26:26Z")
I’ll always watch _Little Nicky_ and _Tank Girl_ if they’re on. Yeah, they’re kind of stupid and silly, but I love them anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Rib\_Eye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@Rib\_Eye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rib_Eye)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264/37 "2009-11-20T18:26:41Z")
Xanadu ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264/38 "2009-11-20T18:27:30Z")
Two by Joel & Ethan: - Intolerable Cruelty - The Ladykillers I think they’re hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![statsman1982](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264/39 "2009-11-20T18:33:39Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > I’ll always watch _Little Nicky_ and _Tank Girl_ if they’re on. Yeah, they’re kind of stupid and silly, but I love them anyway. - Tank Girl\* is great. Lori Petty really was perfect for that role. And good looking too!😃 ---
**Author:** ![statsman1982](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264/40 "2009-11-20T18:37:52Z")
> [@HelloKitty](#): > > My SO loves critically panned movies. Among his favorites are: > > Waterworld > The Postman > Cutthroat Island > > As for me, I pretty much love any and all Bruce Willis movies, which means there’s several critically panned ones on the list, such as: > > The Jackal > Color of Night > The Last Boyscout > Striking Distance > Hudson Hawk (naturally!!) _The Jackal_ had me right from the title sequence. The song by Massive Attack (don’t know the title) seemed to fit the mood of the movie. If I recall, most critics really hated Richard Gere’s Irish accent. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critically-panned-movies-that-you-love/518264.md?page=3)