My cousin Vinny I saw it once that was enough of the accents wisecracks and gum snaps for me. So pass.
Airplane.
I don’t think anyone has mentioned Raiders of the Lost Ark.
I was just going to suggest Raiders.
Suntan, you can’t be serious.
Are you trying to do the opposite of what the thread asks? That movie would be extremely divisive. It’s the sort of thing where like 20% of people love it and 80% of people range from “what the fuck is up with that movie” to hating it.
It’s incredibly depressing.
I could imagine criticisms of Apocalypse Now. I’m betting young women would either fall asleep or die of boredom. But yeah, scaling back to 100,000 reviews could also do the job.
One thing I’ve noticed over the decades on the internet is that there are always contrarian sorts who will come into a thread and claim that some movie that 99.99% of people like is just mid or whatever. There’s no accounting for taste.
I wouldn’t worry about it… you’re not going to get a movie that everyone agrees is good, much less great. Someone’s going to come in and piss on the parade. See @What_Exit’s commentary about the Star Wars movies. Bad? Hardly. They aren’t fantastic pieces of cinema, but that doesn’t make them bad movies unless you’re one of those pissy art film people or something.
Before my octogenarian parents passed a couple years ago I would always try and recommend movies for them that they would enjoy. One such recommendation was Princess Bride, which they loved.
They would have turned any Harry Potter film off within a half an hour muttering something about “What was that garbage?!”
Oh yes. I know I dislike some very beloved movies. I haven’t mentioned them yet, but if any of them get narrowed down into a top ten, I’ll speak out then.
The “Director’s Cut” (or whatever) is nearly unwatchable.
And to me, the original is a great film right up to when they encounter Kurtz. Then it plows to a stop.
I agree that the Harry Potter movies are nice to watch, simple clean entertainment. The only thing that makes me turn away (or fast forward when in DVD or Netflix) are the quidditch scenes. Oh boy, the author knows nothing about sports, it’s painful to watch her pretend!
This is not a vote against, as long as there is a fast forward option. Does not work in movie theaters.
“Doubt” with Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman just blows me away every time. It’s such a tight, beautifully crafted film. Every scene feels intentional, nothing extra, nothing missing. The themes and emotions land perfectly, and I’m always completely pulled in whenever I rewatch it.
That wasn’t my experience when it was released. I don’t know about today’s young women.
BTW, I watch many movies at home. The computer is nearby as is the kitchen and other distractions. So it’s easy to only semi-watch. I think this is true for many people. But I think some movies deserve and demand one’s full attention to appreciate them. So if one is seeing a movie for the first time, it really should be in a theater setting.
Yes, it was that one. 
Do documentaries count? Who didn’t like Hoop Dreams, 20 Feet From Stardom, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, or The Thin Blue Line?
Featuring Tom Hanks as Tom Hanks in that one movie your father in law won’t shut up about.
To be fair, I was the one who mentioned The Shawshank Redemption in the thread on The Princess Bride. My point was not that I hated it (I thought it was okay), but that I’m kind of mystified why some people think it’s amazing.