# Movies that you feel truly \*unfairly\* get dissed **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 8, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340 "2016-03-08T22:16:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340/41 "2016-03-09T14:45:42Z")
What was the name of that movie where some guy chained a lady to a radiator? The man was played by the same actor in Pulp Fiction. I forget his name. It was a lot of fun. But everyone hates it. I never understood that. Could the title have been, “Chained to a Radiator”? ---
**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:** [March 9, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340/42 "2016-03-09T14:50:52Z")
> [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > What was the name of that movie where some guy chained a lady to a radiator? [Black Snake Moan.](http://www.gstatic.com/tv/thumb/movieposters/162274/p162274_p_v8_ae.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340/43 "2016-03-09T15:01:12Z")
> [@HMS\_Irruncible](#): > > ooh ooh this one: [Night of the Comet](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087799/) > > It helps if you have a bit of a post-apocalyptic thing. I so agree with this one. “Daddy would have gotten us Uzis.” ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340/44 "2016-03-09T15:02:42Z")
> [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > What was the name of that movie where some guy chained a lady to a radiator? > > The man was played by the same actor in Pulp Fiction. I forget his name. > > It was a lot of fun. But everyone hates it. I never understood that. > > Could the title have been, “Chained to a Radiator”? I believe you’re talking about _Black, Snake, Moan_ which is indeed a great film. I wasn’t aware that it was roundly hated, though I can see how it wouldn’t be to everyone’s liking. I agree with _Signs_, and I’ll go ahead and say Mr. Shyamalan’s work in general. Not saying that everything of his is a masterpiece but but I’ve enjoyed much more of his work than not. I totally don’t get why people hate Crash (Haggis’s that is; I absolutely can see hateabilty of Cronenberg’s ). I know a lot of people \*resented \*it for going against \*Brokeback Mountain \*at the Oscars but it seems like the kind of film that people love. I also thought _Water World_ was a fun flick. A lof of the flap had to do with it’s gigantic budget but I’m not sure why that should have stopped people from enjoying it. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340/45 "2016-03-09T20:18:12Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > [Black Snake Moan.](http://www.gstatic.com/tv/thumb/movieposters/162274/p162274_p_v8_ae.jpg) I _loved_ that movie! I even liked Justin Timberlake in it. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340/46 "2016-03-09T22:04:29Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > I agree with _Signs_, and I’ll go ahead and say Mr. Shyamalan’s work in general. Not saying that everything of his is a masterpiece but but I’ve enjoyed much more of his work than not. I agree with this. I’ve always given M. Knight a pass because his first round of movies were vastly different from each other, but were inferior to his first that he didn’t get the credit. From a thriller (The Sixth Sense) to a comic book movie (Unbreakable) to a sci-fi movie (Signs) to a period piece (The Village) and ending with his deconstruction of storytelling and lore (Lady in the Water). I will grant that they all have that “twist” aspect to it, but the road leading to it are all different. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340/47 "2016-03-09T22:16:34Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > [Up The Creek](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088333/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) > > It gets lost among the mass of teen flicks of the era: Porky’s, Animal House, etc. Starring a couple of actors from Animal House, one from Porky’s, another from Hill Street Blues, one from Magnum, PI, Howard Wolowitz’s father, a couple of Playmates…the list goes on and on. It has a quite literate and funny script, adequate nudity and journeyman performances from everyone, including Chuck the Dog. > > Hard as hell to find on DVD but well worth the effort. BAHAHA…I love Up the Creek. Agreed on Daredevil and Signs. And AGAIN… It’s not the water. It’s impurities in the water. “The water tastes funny”. Also it’s an homage to Day of the Triffids. Edit: NBK is great. It’s “U-Turn” that is a pile of pretentious crap. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340/48 "2016-03-09T22:23:28Z")
It got a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but I personally enjoyed _A Thousand Words,_ and recommended it to several of my Blockbuster customers. “Didn’t Blockbuster go out of business?” You shut your whore mouth. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340/49 "2016-03-09T22:29:36Z")
I’ve always liked Daredevil but I was afraid to say it. I feel liberated. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340/50 "2016-03-09T22:49:42Z")
Not that they’re ripe with modern disdain, but I’ll suggest **Tango & Cash** and **The Long Kiss Goodnight**. They’re both good, fun action movies that seem to have been overlooked for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340/51 "2016-03-09T23:10:14Z")
Neighbors and Continental Divide. Sorry…I enjoyed them, so there. And the ending of Neighbors is great. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340/52 "2016-03-09T23:45:39Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > It’s one of my favorite Kevin Smith films. The school musical scene was wonderful. Agreed. Actually… _time to cause trouble_ right about NOW would be perfect for a time-lapsed JG2: Life in Monmouth County post Sandy, post Depression, post Wallstreet implosion. All the instate politics and ass-kissing small towns have had to do to keep on the good side of the Gov. Gertie going away to school out of state. Video stores are gone so… a multiple format shop where she sells lots of unrelated things and the dinner table arguments over what to stock. example: Maya- “I don’t want to sell Cigars too.” Ollie - “But they’re Hot now and people with money want them. It pulls people with money into the store.” Maya- “I morally disagree with it.” Ollie- "You didn’t say that when you started selling dildos in the back case. Maya- "That fills a need. Gertie- "I’ll say.’ Ollie- "What…? Gertie- “I found out who my roommate is going to be today.” Ollie- “No… what did you just say?” Maya- “Let it go.” Ollie- “Does she have a dildo?” simultaneously { Maya - “Maybe…” / Gertie- “Yes.” Ollie- “You let her have a dildo?” Maya- “She bought it with her own money.” Gertie- “I’m going to need one for my dorm room anyway.” Ollie- “I can’t believe I’m hearing this.” Gertie- ~as she leaves the table and the room~ “Would you rather I was with boys?” Ollie- ~Looks at Maya with a perplexed look on his face~ Maya- “Would you rather she was smoking cigars…?” Ollie- ~Looks at Maya with a stern look on his face~ Maya- ~Mimics his look back, then sticks her tongue out at him and laughs~ **the phone rings** \ ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340/53 "2016-03-09T23:47:59Z")
The perennial, classic Tomlin/Travolta pairing in “Moment by Moment” was special, with whimsical smatterings of sailing and beach stuff that got me all weak in the knees. Just about anything “chez Nicholas Cage”. ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340/54 "2016-03-10T21:36:13Z")
> [@Eddie The Horrible](#): > > Just about anything “chez Nicholas Cage”. _Vampire’s Kiss_ is one of my favorite movies of all time. It doesn’t get dissed so much as fails to be noticed at all. It did spawn the Nick Cage meme, however. I think his Ghostrider movies are two that can be greatly enjoyed as _MOVIE_: cornball action flicks that totally work on their own terms. His acting is frickin’ hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![CGav8r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@CGav8r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CGav8r)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340/55 "2016-03-10T21:48:04Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > Peter Jackson’s King Kong. Sure it’s a long movie but it’s meticulously made and looks incredible. Classic story well told. > Gladiator. Okay, so it probably didn’t deseve a best picture oscar and maybe Russell Crowe is an ass, bit it is an awesome epic action movie. Agree on both, 110% ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340/56 "2016-03-10T22:21:28Z")
**Once Bitten**. The only Jim Carrey movie I have ever liked. Especially the dance scene. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340/57 "2016-03-10T22:32:49Z")
I seem to remember \*Black Snake Moan \* getting good reviews. I assume it bombed, but that’s different. I’ll agree with\* Last Action Hero\*. When I watched it I assumed I was going to hate it, but it is actually quite clever, especially the first half, and Arnold does a good job combining humor and action. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340/58 "2016-03-10T23:07:27Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > **Once Bitten**. The only Jim Carrey movie I have ever liked. Especially the dance scene. I enjoyed “Once Bitten”. OTOH, I also liked “The Truman Show”, so I can’t agree that “Once Bitten” is the only enjoyable Jim Carrey movie out there. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340/59 "2016-03-10T23:31:50Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I’ve always liked Daredevil but I was afraid to say it. I feel liberated. I’ve defended it numerous times on the board. It also has a scene that if it had been in the Netflix series people would be screaming about “THIS SHOW SHOULD GET AN EMMY FOR BEST DRAMA!” (it’s the scene where he returns from a night of hero-ing and you see the aftereffects of what that would actually be like) I also love The Postman with Kevin Costner. It’s such a fun, unique Post-Apoc movie. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340/60 "2016-03-11T01:28:45Z")
> [@Push\_You\_Down](#): > > I also love The Postman with Kevin Costner. It’s such a fun, unique Post-Apoc movie. I have to agree. I didn’t think it was as terrible as people made it out to be. Plus I think it set the stage for a lot of other post-apoc fiction where the entire world wasn’t filled with mutants and psycho bandits. I kind of feel like John Carter was also unfairly maligned. At least I didn’t think it was any worse than half the big budget CGI crap they put out there. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340.md?page=4)