# How can anyone love this film??? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 1, 2000, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578 "2000-04-01T05:32:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jeannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@Jeannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeannie)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2000, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578/1 "2000-04-01T05:32:00Z")
Okay, so Mr. Jeannie and I are sitting here watching “Xanadu.” You may be asking, “Why?” It’s because a dear, lifelong friend of mine proclaims it to be her favorite movie. Now, as I’m watching it, I’m thinking it may be a funny diversion, a guilty pleasure, something along those lines. But a _favorite_ movie? Geez… Anyone have similar feelings about this or any other film? Oh, wait, now they’re animated…Oh, the Humanity! ---
**Author:** ![Kricket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f14d63/32.png) [@Kricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kricket)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2000, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578/2 "2000-04-01T05:34:00Z")
What channel? * * * ## Mistress Kricket Are you stuck on stupid? ---
**Author:** ![Jeannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@Jeannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeannie)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2000, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578/3 "2000-04-01T05:47:00Z")
We rented it. ---
**Author:** ![Kricket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f14d63/32.png) [@Kricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kricket)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2000, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578/4 "2000-04-01T05:51:00Z")
Wouldn’t call it a favorite, but I also wouldn’t mind watching it. * * * ## Mistress Kricket Are you stuck on stupid? ---
**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:** [April 1, 2000, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578/5 "2000-04-01T10:02:00Z")
Any other film I don’t understand is popular? You mean like _The Matrix_? Or _The English Patient_? Or _The Piano_? Or _American Beauty_? _sigh_ * * * [The Legend Of PigeonMan](http://www.hotkey.net.au/~guanolad/pigeonman/) - **Shadow of the Pigeon** - Weirdo of the Night ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2000, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578/6 "2000-04-01T17:04:00Z")
I never understood the overwhelming popularity of _Saving Private Ryan_. Okay, the battle scenes were great - but a Spielberg movie with good special effects; what’s so unusual about that? And the rest of the movie was second rate. The characters and the plot were all cliches. ---
**Author:** ![Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2000, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578/7 "2000-04-01T17:13:00Z")
My favorite movie is _Joe vs The Volcano_, so maybe I should sit this one out 🙂 * * * Mayor of [Snerdville](http://fathom.org/snerdville), the home of Mortimer Snerd “I’m just too much for human existence – I should be animated.” –Wayne Knight ---
**Author:** ![dwtno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@dwtno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwtno)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2000, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578/8 "2000-04-01T17:52:00Z")
Brain Cloud ---
**Author:** ![ChrisCTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ChrisCTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCTP)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2000, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578/9 "2000-04-02T05:07:00Z")
:::beating Guanolad repeatedly with a Nerf bat::: * * * My Excruciatingly Commonplace Homepage: [FireMoon](http://www.crosswinds.net/~firemoonbcs) ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2000, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578/10 "2000-04-02T06:19:00Z")
I’m sorry, but “Blast From The Past” was damn good. Seriously. –Tim * * * You can’t accidently create a handicapped baby whilst smoking pot. ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2000, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578/11 "2000-04-02T06:34:00Z")
Xanadu is not my favorite movie, but I do love it… Come on now, Gene Kelly is in it! I also love Brigadoon (Gene Kelly again) and often find myself singing “What a fine day it’s been, what a rare mood I’m in… why it’s, almost like being in love…” (Probably not exact lyrics, but it’s what **I** sing.) ::Joining **Chris** in beating **El Guano** because I loved _The Piano_\*:: * * * You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. With love from the poster voted as having the **"Most Confusing Username"** ---
**Author:** ![Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2000, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578/12 "2000-04-02T07:15:00Z")
maybe I should get a second opinion . . . * * * Mayor of [Snerdville](http://fathom.org/snerdville), the home of Mortimer Snerd “I’m just too much for human existence – I should be animated.” –Wayne Knight ---
**Author:** ![Zico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a88e4f/32.png) [@Zico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zico)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2000, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578/13 "2000-04-02T07:17:00Z")
“The Man Who Would Be King” Michael Caine and Sean Connery at their finest before Hollywood got their filthy hands on them. ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2000, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578/14 "2000-04-02T07:28:00Z")
_Xanadu_ Personally, I only watch it for the music. I love ONJ’s voice and could listen to it all day, even some of the crappier songs she’s done. I love _Xanadu_’s theme which features her and ELO. IMO, one of the better songs to come out of the disco era. OTOH, I think the story and acting has all the intelligence and charm of a Rush Limbaugh monologue, but maybe that’s just me. * * * _I am Mr. Know-it-all I am so eloquent Perfection is my middle name And whatever rhymes with eloquent._ - Primus ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2000, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578/15 "2000-04-02T08:28:00Z")
Can I get in on beating GuanoLad? * * * I always try to do things in chronological order. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2000, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578/16 "2000-04-02T08:52:00Z")
Hey guys! We all have different tastes. I don’t like 'em, don’t understand their popularity. Doesn’t mean I should be a victim of such extreme violence as being beaten on by three women with a nerfbat. You can enjoy any movie you like! Just don’t ask me along on video night, as I’d only insist on watching _The Borrowers_ or _Toy Story_ … * * * [The Legend Of PigeonMan](http://www.hotkey.net.au/~guanolad/pigeonman/) - **Shadow of the Pigeon** - Weirdo of the Night ---
**Author:** ![mrsphlem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b77776/32.png) [@mrsphlem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrsphlem)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2000, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578/17 "2000-04-02T19:21:00Z")
society is often unkind to those who bravely reveal their truest loves… A guilty A-Team fan ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2000, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578/18 "2000-04-03T02:05:00Z")
Re: Xanadu: I cannot fathom the animated sequence, nor the battle of the bands sequence. All I can figure is, the script must have gone through so many rewrites that ultimately, no one could agree on what the heck it was supposed to be about. Also, I think both the DP and the wardrobe department were high as kites. * * * “His eyes are as green as a fresh-pickled toad, His hair is as dark as a blackboard, I wish he was mine, he’s really divine, The hero who conquered the Dark Lord.” ---
**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:** [April 3, 2000, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578/19 "2000-04-03T02:25:00Z")
I never understood the popularity of \*The English Patient \* either. To me, it looked like a Ralph Lauren Sahara collection on display for over two hours. The characters, at least from my point of view ( sitting sullen on a couch being forced to watch the debacle.) had not a damn thing in common and, well, they deserved to die alot earlier than planned. Saving Private Ryan was brilliant in the battle scenes alone. The rest of the movie was formulatic ( is that a word?) and right out of a John Wayne movie. * * * That what does not kill me, postpones the inevitable. ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2000, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-love-this-film/15578/20 "2000-04-03T06:36:00Z")
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