# If the SDMB hates a movie, I love it **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 15, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-sdmb-hates-a-movie-i-love-it/449402 "2008-05-15T07:29:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-sdmb-hates-a-movie-i-love-it/449402/21 "2008-05-15T22:25:04Z")
–and then one day, **Justin\_Bailey** watched **Battlefield Earth** , and was never heard from again. ---
**Author:** ![Iggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Iggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggins)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-sdmb-hates-a-movie-i-love-it/449402/22 "2008-05-15T22:32:55Z")
[QUOTE=WhyNot] I love, seriously love - as in, think it’s one of the top 25, maybe top 10, movies of all time - _A.I_. I really liked _The Village_. Those two together are enough to keep me out of the SDMB Movie Clubhouse. [/QUOTE] I’m with you on _AI_. It’s not a perfect movie, but it was interesting. I liked _Unbreakable_, but that probably because I was a comic book reader growing up. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-sdmb-hates-a-movie-i-love-it/449402/23 "2008-05-15T23:07:34Z")
[QUOTE=Cisco] As for me, the movie I adore - really hold near and dear to my heart - that is most maligned here, is **Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom**. I honestly grew up thinking it was the most beloved Indy movie until I mentioned it here once and got barbecued into next week. [/QUOTE] Me too. It’s actually my favorite of the three for a lot of reasons. Sure it’s not perfect, but neither are the two. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-sdmb-hates-a-movie-i-love-it/449402/24 "2008-05-16T00:15:06Z")
[QUOTE=bubastis] How do you feel about later seasons of the Simpsons? [/QUOTE] I think this is directed at Justin\_Bailey but I’ll answer for myself anyway if that’s alright. I think it got really weak from about season 11 - 15 or so, then got _really_ strong again, and the current season is kind of so-so. They could produce the best, funniest season ever, though (which might’ve actually been 17 or 18) and it would still get panned by a lot of people, because it has become cool to hate new episodes of The Simpsons. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-sdmb-hates-a-movie-i-love-it/449402/25 "2008-05-16T01:16:25Z")
I loved **Unbreakable** and I’m not a comic book fan. I also enjoyed **A.I.**. I didn’t like **Temple of Doom** , but I did like **The Last Crusade**. I enjoy the new **Simpsons** episodes and find they get better when I revisit them a few years later. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-sdmb-hates-a-movie-i-love-it/449402/26 "2008-05-16T02:12:59Z")
It is not uncommon for my tastes to run contrary to what seems like a SDMB consensus (in books and movies.) They seem to love Donnie Darko - bored the piss out of me. Cryptomonicon - bored the piss out of me. All of Terry Pritchard - bores the piss out of me Neil Gaiman - bores the piss out of me. But then, we all love LOTR and The Princess Bride (just to name two.) I guess if I’m looking, I can find lots of things that are contrary to what I like. But if I’m looking, I guess I can find lots of things that agree with what I like. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-sdmb-hates-a-movie-i-love-it/449402/27 "2008-05-16T02:16:54Z")
> [@](#): > > They seem to love Donnie Darko - bored the piss out of me. I concur. That guy was just plain crazy. It was depressing. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-sdmb-hates-a-movie-i-love-it/449402/28 "2008-05-16T02:35:36Z")
[QUOTE=WarmNPrickly] I concur. That guy was just plain crazy. It was depressing. [/QUOTE] I didn’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-sdmb-hates-a-movie-i-love-it/449402/29 "2008-05-16T13:16:30Z")
[QUOTE=WarmNPrickly] I loved **Unbreakable** and I’m not a comic book fan. I also enjoyed **A.I.**. I didn’t like **Temple of Doom** , but I did like **The Last Crusade**. I enjoy the new **Simpsons** episodes and find they get better when I revisit them a few years later. [/QUOTE] I liked \*\*Unbreakable \*\* and **Sixth Sense** , I even liked **Hudson Hawk**. I think this puts be in the minority on the dope. I loved Raiders and Last Crusade, I actually think Temple of Doom is nearly unwatchable and indeed last weekend I watched the other two and wandered off during Temple. I find the first 8-10 seasons of \*\*Simpsons \*\* were awesome and since then the shows have not been as good and some are great and some are terrible. I also think the show has gotten less kid friendly with time. [QUOTE=Khadaji] It is not uncommon for my tastes to run contrary to what seems like a SDMB consensus (in books and movies.) They seem to love Donnie Darko - bored the piss out of me. Cryptomonicon - bored the piss out of me. All of Terry Pritchard - bores the piss out of me Neil Gaiman - bores the piss out of me. But then, we all love LOTR and The Princess Bride (just to name two.) I guess if I’m looking, I can find lots of things that are contrary to what I like. But if I’m looking, I guess I can find lots of things that agree with what I like. [/QUOTE] **Donnie Darko** I enjoyed, sorry about that. I even liked the Harvey references. \*\*Cryptomonicon \*\* never even heard if this, is it a movie or book? **Terry Pratchett** I only rediscovered recently. I read his first book when it was new and it was not even as good as early Piers Anthony and I gave up on him at that point. \*\*QtM \*\* & \*\*Silenus \*\* convinced me I was missing out and it turned out they were correct. I read almost everything he wrote last year and while some of it is garbage, most of his books were quite enjoyable. I especially liked the books about the watch. Anything with Rincewind was generally poor. **Neil Gaiman** , I’m not a fan, but the movie \*\*Stardust \*\* was surprisingly good, much better than that similar piece of crap with the compass and the talking polar bears. \*\*Golden Compass \*\* was crap. I love the **Princess Bride** , one of my favorite movies. I already comments on **LotR** , they are of course my favorite books with nothing coming close. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-sdmb-hates-a-movie-i-love-it/449402/30 "2008-05-16T14:49:14Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] \*\*Cryptomonicon \*\* never even heard if this, is it a movie or book? [/QUOTE] It’s more than a book, it’s a tome ([check the page count](http://www.amazon.com/Cryptonomicon-Neal-Stephenson/dp/0380788624)). ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-sdmb-hates-a-movie-i-love-it/449402/31 "2008-05-16T15:21:15Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] I find the first 8-10 seasons of \*\*Simpsons \*\* were awesome and since then the shows have not been as good and some are great and some are terrible. [/QUOTE] This is how I feel about The Simpsons exactly. Although I’d put the cutoff point for “awesome” Simpsons at the end of season 9. But there have been plenty of great episodes since then (Behind the Laughter springs instantly to mind), but on average, they pale in comparison to the early Simpsons. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-sdmb-hates-a-movie-i-love-it/449402/32 "2008-05-16T16:11:16Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] \*\*Cryptomonicon \*\* never even heard if this, is it a movie or book? [/QUOTE] It’s a rather long [book](http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780060512804/Cryptonomicon/index.aspx) by Neal Stephenson. I liked it a lot but doesn’t half go on. And it’s one of a series of four. If you want to try him out go for [Snow Crash](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash) it’s a bit more digestible. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-sdmb-hates-a-movie-i-love-it/449402.md?page=1)