# If you liked this movie... you suck! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 16, 2002, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219 "2002-07-16T10:57:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219/1 "2002-07-16T10:57:50Z")
It’s very difficult for me to claim that someone is tasteless for liking some “art” or “entertainment” piece that I don’t, however there are some exceptions. What movies do you find so joyless, that anyone who actually liked them MUST be an utter moron in your opinion? This is NOT a thread to list your most hated film. There are plenty of films I hate but could find some reason for others to like them more than I. Many of the films I hate the most, have SOMETHING that would appeal to some type of human being out there. Movies that have cool special effects, sex appeal or charming campy qualities can give people excuses for enjoying them. … “Patch Adams” would be my pick. I don’t understand how any semi intelligent human could like a movie like this. If a middle-aged man swung down from tree, hanging from a branch with the intent of scaring or amusing me; a complete stranger, I would probably punch him in the face on impulse. I wouldn’t look back and laugh. The old lady he did this to would more likely have a heart attack than have her cancer cured. This is not at all the extent of what’s absurd in this picture. The court scene at that end was such bull… they forgot to mention the woman who died as a result of practicing Patch’s wacky healing rituals. It’s not as if people who are sick don’t need joy in their lives… this movie just went about it the wrong way. It’s an insult to doctors and people in the medical profession. It was, (for lack of a better word), completely manipulative. The movie was based on a book by Patch Adams, who only told the audience his side of the story which was most likely quite fabricated. It’s easy to argue your point-of-view threw movies and books because you have all the control. In movies you can tailor what the nay-sayers say against what you’re trying to sell the audience, so each time your hero responds, he/she has something witty to say. That’s exactly what the filmmakers exploited here (more so than most movies with messages)… if you can’t see that, you suck! Sorry for the crudeness in typing, I’m having a hard time concentrating tonight. What movies would you add? ---
**Author:** ![Boo\_Boo\_Foo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@Boo\_Boo\_Foo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boo_Boo_Foo)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219/2 "2002-07-16T11:29:40Z")
Hmmmm… “Dr T and the Woman” gives the category a nudge I reckon. And Richard Gere’s latest flick “Unfaithful” is hardly any better. Think of these two films as the equivalent of meandering sewage flowing in your backyard after your sewage pipes have become blocked… ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219/3 "2002-07-16T12:06:59Z")
Freddy Got Fingered. I shudder to think of the types of people who consider this worth spending money on. ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Propski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@Guy\_Propski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Propski)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219/4 "2002-07-16T12:29:11Z")
Titanic. There are times when I feel that I’m the only person in the world that realizes this movie is a steaming pile of crap. But try to make some critical points about this “film,” and you get accused of being heartless and unromantic. ---
**Author:** ![crazy4chaucer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@crazy4chaucer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazy4chaucer)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219/5 "2002-07-16T12:32:44Z")
Glad to know I suck as a result of liking Patch Adams. There are so many people in this world, and there’s such a wide variety of cultures, backgrounds and experiences that go into shaping each person’s perception of what they find enjoyable as far as movies go–that I wouldn’t dream of telling anyone they “suck” just because they like a movie. I like Titanic, too, although definitely not for the sappy soppy stupid love story. Does that mean I’m sucky squared? 😛 ---
**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:** [July 16, 2002, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219/6 "2002-07-16T12:38:13Z")
“Patch Adams” was sitthroughable. Not great, but a good time waster. Certainly not crap. Same for “Titanic.” Most people who hate it are complaining about the phenonemon and are using the usual sophomoroic logic that “it’s popular, so it must suck.” As a film, it was fine entertainment (which may be a strike against it – very few films today try to be entertaining), with both action and a good love story. I’d say it was the opposite – if you hate the movie, you suck – or are, at least, terminally immature. Now for a film that no one with a brain\* would ever like, there’s **Battlefield Earth**. \*Obviously, this description automatically excludes Scientologists. ---
**Author:** ![refusal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@refusal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/refusal)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219/7 "2002-07-16T13:04:22Z")
Personally, I think it’s entirely valid to make choices about the worth of people based on what films they like or hate. I certainly think anyone who willingly sat through Rambo III or any Chuck Norris movie would have to be a bloodthirsty cretin of the highest order. Of course, I’ve never actually watched these movies, so I’m unable to prove this for sure. I also reserve the right to sneer at anyone who enjoyed Conan the Barbarian/Red Dawn/Top Gun on a level other than kitsch, but I guess there’s a lot of films where it’s not if you enjoy it that proves you’re an idiot, it’s whether you take it seriously. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219/8 "2002-07-16T13:11:41Z")
Guy Propski, you’re in good company. When people, who appear to be sane and somewhat intelligent, tell me they actually **liked** _Titanic_ it gives me a headache for days. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219/9 "2002-07-16T13:15:19Z")
I can’t believe people actually liked Eyes Wide Shut. :o ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219/10 "2002-07-16T13:18:57Z")
Ditto on all counts. I mean, who really likes _movies_, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![robertliguori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@robertliguori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robertliguori)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219/11 "2002-07-16T13:19:59Z")
6th day just gives me heebie-jeebies, as does A.I. Why can’t we have science fiction movies that have even a little grounding in science? ---
**Author:** ![Skewbald](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@Skewbald](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skewbald)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219/12 "2002-07-16T13:41:17Z")
**Perdita Durango** I hate this movie. I really can’t explain why, at least not in a rational and sane way, but of all the bad movies I have ever seen and I have seen many, this is the one I really hate. You know you are watching something truly horrible when you are fantasizing about murdering the actors in the most gruesome and sadistic ways rather than paying attention to the story. This is one of those movies. If I ever become a rich man when I grow up I will dedicate my life and funds to rid the world of the filth that is Perdita Durango by buying up all the copies and have a huge celluloid bonfire. Then I will hire a Swiss assassin named Gustav to eliminate the director, screenwriter and Rosie Perez slowly with a cheese grater. If my master plan succed I will throw a huge party with fireworks, everyone is invited. No one can possibly like this trash. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219/13 "2002-07-16T14:59:52Z")
Woah, I suck big time. But that’s okay, I can live with that. 'Cause y’all suck if you like **The Fifth Element**. :: dons flame-proof suit :: You know this is all in fun, right? Right??? ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219/14 "2002-07-16T15:13:34Z")
It’s easy to understand why people liked Titanic - it was a schmaltzy romance. There are zillions of people who like that. And not everyone likes their sci-fi to be firmy grounded in science, so that’s why a bunch liked The Sixth Day. And there are the untold numbers who liked Battlefield Earth because it was unintentionally hilarious… And Patch Adams appealed to people who go for overweening sentimentality… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219/15 "2002-07-16T15:56:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LolaCocaCola \* > \*\*I can’t believe people actually liked Eyes Wide Shut. \*\* What? Nicole Kidman naked, need I say more? The Fifth Element… hmmmm, I guess I suck because I loved that movie. Sure the plot is holier than the pope, but so much fun to watch. But Titanic did suck, although it did have what’s her name naked for a bit, and what’s his name did die at the end… but too long and too boring. the first MIB movie was great, the second sucked so bad my eyes still hurt a week later ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219/16 "2002-07-16T16:31:37Z")
Well, I’ll take what feels like a risk here: **Se7en** There, I said it. I don’t know if “suck” is the right word for people who like this movie - clearly it is a thoughtfully done, artful and cinematically well filmed movie. I just happen to think it is evil, damaged and wrong, and if you liked this move…well, YMMV, but I don’t know that I want to spend much time in the same room with you… ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219/17 "2002-07-16T16:31:41Z")
**Manos: The Hands of Fate** –WITHOUT the Mystery Science Theater 3000 guys. Shudder. Hell, sometimes I can’t stand that movie WITH the MST3K guys and have no idea how anyone else can. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219/18 "2002-07-16T20:22:12Z")
**The Wizard of Gore** Stunningly, unbelievably inept. So bad, its an absolute cult classic, not so unlike **Plan 9 from Outer Space** , but actually much, much worse. Mind-bogglingly bad and so full of errors, creepingly slow and difficult to watch (even at full fast-forward). Join the ranks. Waste a couple of bucks, invite a few freinds, have lots of alcohol around and rent this bowser. You will truly be amazed that something like this ever saw the light of day. My favorite part: Guy #1 describing a “murder”…‘They found the body in a booth in the resturant with thier head cut off!’ What we get to see: Victim goes into resturant, sits at table. Later, we see victim _sitting at a different table_\* in the middle of the resturant!!\*\*\* covered in blood. ??? :smack: Just one of many, many mistakes in this “film”. * * * “I am Montag, the Magnificant! Ha Ha Ha!” ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219/19 "2002-07-16T20:46:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RealityChuck \* > \*\*Same for “Titanic.” Most people who hate it are complaining about the phenonemon and are using the usual sophomoroic logic that “it’s popular, so it must suck.” As a film, it was fine entertainment (which may be a strike against it – very few films today try to be entertaining), with both action and a good love story. I’d say it was the opposite – if you hate the movie, you suck – or are, at least, terminally immature. > \*\* Damn tootin! As for a movie that I can’t imagine anyone actually liking: **Mortal Kombat: Annihilation**. Fortunately, I’ve never met anyone who actually liked it. However, I’ve meet several people who liked **Armageddon** , unfortunately. And it’s hard to respect them after that… ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219/20 "2002-07-16T20:48:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > \*\*It’s easy to understand why people liked Titanic - it was a schmaltzy romance. There are zillions of people who like that. > \*\* Actually, I liked it for reasons that had nothing to do with the romance. Because it was a disaster movie and because it was about the Titanic, which I do have more then a passing interesting in (considering I’ve read A night to remember and the book by Robert Ballard about his discovery). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-liked-this-movie-you-suck/119219.md?page=2)