# Films whose fans are even more annoying then the film itself **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 10, 2005, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383 "2005-02-10T12:42:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383/61 "2005-02-11T22:08:18Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > Coming from a guy who thinks “Tears for Fears” is the best band ever. What does that have to do with his opinion on movies? I agree with his assessment but does my opinion not matter because I like Michael Crichton? If so, yours doesn’t matter because you like sports. It’s about as relevant to the discussion as Tears for Fears or _The Andromeda Strain_. > [@Anaamika](#): > > I, too, came in here to ask why Star Trek wasn’t on the list. Why does it get a pass? Because this thread is about movies and Trek is a TV show. Granted, there’re ten movies but except for one of them, they’re all mostly ignored “The Wrath of Khan” is the only one most average people could name although “that one with whales” would probably come in second. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383/62 "2005-02-12T01:38:44Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Because this thread is about movies and Trek is a TV show. Granted, there’re ten movies but except for one of them, they’re all mostly ignored “The Wrath of Khan” is the only one most average people could name although “that one with whales” would probably come in second. Yeah, but Trekkies can be _really annoying_. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383/63 "2005-02-12T01:45:24Z")
That’s a huge understatement; you have no idea. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383/64 "2005-02-12T01:50:09Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > That’s a huge understatement; you have no idea. My ex-boyfriend was one. I think I do! ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383/65 "2005-02-12T01:51:00Z")
But there’s a very thin line between ‘creepy’ and ‘lucky’. > [@vl\_mungo](#): > > Including **This is Spinal Tap** on the list had me scratching my head a bit. I mean, other than the obviously overused “this one goes to 11” jokes, the annoyance level is pretty low. > > **Dirty Harry** uberfans, I’ve always found somewhat creepy. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383/66 "2005-02-12T01:54:25Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > My ex-boyfriend was one. I think I do! Watch \*Trekkies \*and get back to me on that. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383/67 "2005-02-12T01:56:13Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Watch \*Trekkies \*and get back to me on that. No way. “Trekkism” wasn’t the reason I broke up with him but it was certainly a relief. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383/68 "2005-02-12T01:58:17Z")
Like I was saying then. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383/69 "2005-02-12T01:59:50Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Like I was saying then. Hey! That doesn’t mean you win the argument! ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383/70 "2005-02-12T02:12:29Z")
Okay, let’s put it another way then. Which is more annoying: your dysfunctional family that you have to see every holiday or your best friend’s mom and dad who you only see every three or four months for ten or fifteen minutes while you’re waiting for him or her to find their car keys? ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383/71 "2005-02-12T06:30:27Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > What does that have to do with his opinion on movies? I agree with his assessment but does my opinion not matter because I like Michael Crichton? If so, yours doesn’t matter because you like sports. It’s about as relevant to the discussion as Tears for Fears or _The Andromeda Strain_. It was kind of joke. I guess I forgot to put the 😛 or whatever the appropriate smiley should’ve been. I really don’t have an opinion of TfF; the only song of theirs I can think of offhand is “Sewing the Seeds of Love”. ---
**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383/72 "2005-02-12T07:10:22Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > I didn’t know there was anyone in the world aside from me who was a fanatical **Wayne’s World** fan. But apparently there are, and they’re annoying. Or maybe **I** ’m annoying. I asked for, and got, a new copy of “Wayne’s World” for Christmas. Party on! The fact that it has a little footage of Alice Cooper had _nothing_ to do with it. Really. 🙂 Oh, all right… :rolleyes: (Hey, wanna discuss annoying music fans? 😛 ) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383/73 "2005-02-12T07:18:23Z")
It’s not a movie, exactly – but obsessive _Dr. Who_ fans, or “Scarfs,” are despised as annoying, clueless geeks even by other SF fans – all of whom, needless to say, have long since crossed over to the Dork Side. ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383/74 "2005-02-12T07:33:17Z")
> [@Roland Orzabal](#): > > And Jennifer Aniston had to wear pins! Can I get nitpicky for a sec? It wasn’t that she had to wear pins; it was the passive-aggressive, mealy-mouthed, annoying way that the manager _told_ her that she wasn’t wearing enough pins, and the fact that not only did he tell her (without actually coming out and saying so) to wear more pins, but that he couldn’t even call them pins; he had to have a stupid, annoying, name for them, i.e. “flair”. I mean, be fair. Saying _Office Space_ was about wearing pins is kind of like saying _The Ten Commandments_ was about a guy who went on a trip. ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383/75 "2005-02-12T09:09:19Z")
> [@blowero](#): > > I mean, be fair. Saying _Office Space_ was about wearing pins is kind of like saying _The Ten Commandments_ was about a guy who went on a trip. Right, I get it…it’d be kinda like saying my post was about _Office Space_ being about wearing pins. 😛 And for the record, I’ve waited tables/managed restaurants for the past four years. Trust me, I understand all about flair. In the right context, there’s a joke there. In _Office Space_, it’s just fodder for another “management is evil” gag. ---
**Author:** ![JDeMobray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@JDeMobray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JDeMobray)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383/76 "2005-02-12T16:55:15Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I think it purports to be deep, but comes across like it was made by two guys who took a Intro to Philosophy course, showed up a handful of times, and tried to read some Eastern philosophy while stoned because the dude living across the hall told them they’d be cool. I’ll take _Waking Life_ for $500, Alex. Maybe it’s not really that popular, and maybe it doesn’t have a huge legion of fanatical fans. But I happen to know three of them and they drive me insane. Its. Not. That. F’ing. Interesting. > [@Roland Orzabal](#): > > Office Space. Office Space. Office Space. Office Space. I’ve always thought Office Space had a really great first act. The rest of the movie isn’t anything special. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383/77 "2005-02-12T17:23:33Z")
What?! I need to get a life? But I just finished my Lonely Goatherd costume for the next SoM Con! I’ve even been practicing my yodeling. It was going to be even beter than last years nun costume. _sigh_ Well, what can I do? If some guy who runs a trivia site on the internet thinks I need a life I guess I should listen. Um … so how does one get one of those “a life” thingys? ---
**Author:** ![merrily](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@merrily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/merrily)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383/78 "2005-02-12T17:42:17Z")
> [@Roland Orzabal](#): > > Office Space. Office Space. Office Space. Office Space… > > But if you actually watch the thing – and I have, three times, just to prove to myself I wasn’t hallucinating during the first two – Jeepers, how often do you watch movies you _do_ like? My nomination would be _Prince of Tides_. I guess that was as much the book as the movie. It had some nice parts, but come on! And the people who _loooove_ it treat it as if it had some deep philosophy in it, it changed their life. I just didn’t get it at all. It was often difficult to even be polite. > [@](#): > > But I just finished my Lonely Goatherd costume for the next SoM Con! I’ve even been practicing my yodeling \ ---
**Author:** ![kung\_fu\_lola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kung\_fu\_lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kung_fu_lola)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383/79 "2005-02-12T20:22:30Z")
> [@Roland Orzabal](#): > > In the right context, there’s a joke there. In _Office Space_, it’s just fodder for another “management is evil” gag. _Aaaahhhhh_… you’re a _manager_! Suddenly, all becomes clear. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383/80 "2005-02-12T20:31:08Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > It was kind of joke. I guess I forgot to put the 😛 or whatever the appropriate smiley should’ve been. I really don’t have an opinion of TfF; the only song of theirs I can think of offhand is “Sewing the Seeds of Love”. Sorry; I should have gotten that but didn’t and overreacted a bit in my reply. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-fans-are-even-more-annoying-then-the-film-itself/289383.md?page=5)