# Movies u loved that critics and/or the public mostly hated. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 15, 2004, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-u-loved-that-critics-and-or-the-public-mostly-hated/240090 "2004-04-15T01:48:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-u-loved-that-critics-and-or-the-public-mostly-hated/240090/41 "2004-04-15T21:35:29Z")
_The Pirate Movie_ - One of the funniest parodies ever. _Transformers: The Movie_ - Robots! Transform! Optimus Prime, however, bites the dust. Very sad. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-u-loved-that-critics-and-or-the-public-mostly-hated/240090/42 "2004-04-15T21:38:07Z")
> [@Dr. Rieux](#): > > - > > Casino Royale > > Incubus\* I liked both of these movies as well. Casino Royale made no sense but had a quirky weirdness I liked…and you get Woody Allen as a Neurotic, Inept super-villian. Quite funny as well. Incubus was wierd…but interesting enough. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-u-loved-that-critics-and-or-the-public-mostly-hated/240090/43 "2004-04-15T21:43:31Z")
I’ll second (or third) _Unbreakable_. If it had ended 15 seconds sooner, then it would have been great. I’m NOT surprised no one has mentioned _Street Fighter_. How can someone NOT like a movie starring Van Damme as video-game character Guile, Ming-Na Wen as Chun Li, and the late, great Raul Julia - in one of his last roles - as M. Bison? Cheesy, _CHEESY_ movie. But the dialogue was so bad that my friends and I incorporate it in everyday life. F’r instance: > [@](#): > > Chun Li: My father saved his village at the cost of his own life. You had him shot as you ran away. A hero at a thousand paces! > Bison: I’m sorry… I don’t remember any of it. > Chun Li: You don’t remember?! > Bison: For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me… it was Tuesday. > [@](#): > > Colonel William F. Guile: It’s the Collection Agency, Bison. Your ass is six months over due, and it’s mine. I mean, what’s NOT to like? And, let’s not forget one of my favorite lines. Bison (Julia) is going over plans for a “Bison City,” named after him. While looking at the plans, he says something like “I think the food court should be bigger. The major chains will want to get in on this.” Raul Julia did the movie for his children. And it made me and my friends laugh ourselves to tears in the theater. ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-u-loved-that-critics-and-or-the-public-mostly-hated/240090/44 "2004-04-15T21:45:46Z")
I agree on Waterworld. O.K., the premise was impossible, and it wasn’t a _great_ film, but I found it entertaining enough to watch all the way through. Also agree on Bill & Ted - IMO the first one was one of the funniest movies ever. And actually, I wasn’t aware that there were people who _didn’t_ like it. Here are my contributions: “Falling Down”, with Micheal Douglas. It was unfortunately marketed in a way that made it look like some kind of vigilante movie, and kind of got criticized for that. But if you actually watch it, that’s not what it is at all. It’s similar to Thelma and Louise, where a set of circumstances forces the main character down a road of no return, but he’s not portrayed as a character with which we would sympathize. And the movie is as much about the clever cop who puts the pieces together to try to catch the guy as it is about the guy’s escapades. Not the greatest movie ever, but certainly deserving of more than the paltry two stars it usually gets in the TV listings. And I know there are SDMB fans of “They Live”, because someone did a thread on it awhile back. I really liked that movie, and I know a lot of people think it’s total garbage. Also “Robocop”. I thought it was surprisingly funny and satirical. The sequels were pretty poor, and didn’t add any original ideas, but the first one was great. Last but not least: “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-u-loved-that-critics-and-or-the-public-mostly-hated/240090/45 "2004-04-15T21:47:14Z")
Kung Pow: Enter the fist. Stupid movie, but rather funny. Particulary the extremely gratutious product placement. Crony walking across the courtyard of the enemy compound singing: “Taco Bell! Taco Bell! Product placement from Taco Bell!”. Around the time time, he passes a bunch of nameless, faceless foot soldiers sitting at picnic tables eat from big, prominatly displayed Taco Bell bags. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-u-loved-that-critics-and-or-the-public-mostly-hated/240090/46 "2004-04-15T22:19:15Z")
_Ghost Ship_. Even with the obvious failings (surviving in the Beiring Straits?), I love a good ghost story, the historical background, ocean liners and oh gods, the music. It’s just my kind of story, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Burrido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Burrido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burrido)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-u-loved-that-critics-and-or-the-public-mostly-hated/240090/47 "2004-04-15T22:20:37Z")
Will have to second Kung pow. If you watch alot of old kung fu movies, you will find it absolutely hilarious. Plus the sheer crapiness of some of the shots were great. Like when steve ordeki(or however you spell it) was fighting Betty on the waterfall. They didn’t even try to make the transition between him and the original very asian looking actor. All you got was closeups of him, then wideshots of the asian actor. Classic. I’m sorry, but I’ll never understand Starship Troopers. I get violent whenever I hear about that movie. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Batman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@The\_Batman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Batman)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-u-loved-that-critics-and-or-the-public-mostly-hated/240090/48 "2004-04-15T22:24:46Z")
Another vote for **Hudson Hawk**. I went to see **The Alamo** recently and thought it was just great. Very historically acurate and I loved the way they portrayed Davy Crockett and Santa Anna. But apparently hardly any one else agrees; the movie is 6th at the box office, tied with Johnson Family Vacation. 😕 I like **Episode I** and **II** as well. But that’s probably because I’m in love with Natalie Portman. I guess **Fight Club** too, I thought people liked that movie. **Unbreakable** and **Signs** are two of the best movies I’ve ever seen. I don’t see the flaws that any body else sees in these movies, especially Signs, if you paid attention to the movie you would’ve noticed that the whole water thing is explained pretty well. ---
**Author:** ![Delly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Delly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delly)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-u-loved-that-critics-and-or-the-public-mostly-hated/240090/49 "2004-04-15T22:51:10Z")
Im another one who liked Unbreakable and Signs, as well as the second and third Matrix movies, I think people just expected too much. I didnt like Pearl Harbour when I first saw it, but I saw it again just recently when it was bought for me and I quiet like it now. ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-u-loved-that-critics-and-or-the-public-mostly-hated/240090/50 "2004-04-15T23:13:02Z")
> [@Mayflower](#): > > I don’t know how the critics rated this film, but a lot of the people I seen _Noises Off_ with don’t seem to like it. I think this movie is just TOO funny! Michael Caine’s portrayal of the harried and harrassed director of the play was brilliant! But some of the humor is subtle–not just “out there,” in-your-face stuff, and I guess some people don’t enjoy that. (I made the mistake of trying to find it on eBay right after John Ritter died and people were asking $30 or more for VHS! Fortunately, I looked on Amazon and they had DVDs available for pre-ordering for about $12, so next month, I’ll finally own this fantastic flick!) _Noises Off_ is one of my favorites. It’s a movie that you really can’t appreciate fully unless you’re a stage performer, though. Maybe you’re hanging out with the wrong crowd? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-u-loved-that-critics-and-or-the-public-mostly-hated/240090/51 "2004-04-15T23:52:16Z")
**A Bridge Too Far** is a movie I like a lot, but the rest of the world seems to be–at best–indifferent to it. ---
**Author:** ![bizzwire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@bizzwire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizzwire)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2004, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-u-loved-that-critics-and-or-the-public-mostly-hated/240090/52 "2004-04-16T02:34:26Z")
I have only one word: **Vamp** ---
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2004, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-u-loved-that-critics-and-or-the-public-mostly-hated/240090/53 "2004-04-16T13:23:09Z")
What’s this? A two page thread on movies people like that critics hated and not one mention of **Boondock Saints**? It’s a great movie! It has great characters, one liners, humor, editing…I love everything about it, and I’m know I’m not the only fan of it here. It got quite the bashing at [www.rottentomatoes.com](http://www.rottentomatoes.com). > [@Superdude](#): > > I’m NOT surprised no one has mentioned _Street Fighter_. How can someone NOT like a movie starring Van Damme as video-game character Guile, Ming-Na Wen as Chun Li, and the late, great Raul Julia - in one of his last roles - as M. Bison? Cheesy, _CHEESY_ movie. But the dialogue was so bad that my friends and I incorporate it in everyday life. I loved Street fighter too, but only in a “so bad it’s good” way. …so maybe that doesn’t count since I find it reasonable for critics to bash it, though it did get me wondering, just what is the proper way for a critic to reccomend a movie so bad it’s good? To give it one star and reccomend it to readers that love camp, or to not just reccomend it at all? I suppose if you graded movies on a 1-10 basis you could give movies a negative 1-10 for it’s “so bad it’s good” quality. In which case, I’d give Stree fighter a -10. All this talk about it even makes me want to buy it… I too loved **Matrix: Reloaded** , and really didn’t get what people disliked about it (well, it did get of to a slow start, but beside that…). It had everything it’s prequal had. I also loved **National Lampoons: Loaded Weapon** , and yet no one ever talks about it. **The Game** is a pretty good flick. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2004, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-u-loved-that-critics-and-or-the-public-mostly-hated/240090/54 "2004-04-16T13:36:32Z")
Folks are mentioning a lot of movies that I thought were fairly popular with the average movie-goer. Or renter, in the case of _Boondock Saints_. ---
**Author:** ![Balle\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@Balle\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balle_M)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2004, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-u-loved-that-critics-and-or-the-public-mostly-hated/240090/55 "2004-04-16T14:00:54Z")
> [@Dr. Rieux](#): > > **A Bridge Too Far** is a movie I like a lot, but the rest of the world seems to be–at best–indifferent to it. Nah…it’s one of the first I picked up when updating from VHS to DVD. Of course the $3.99 price tag helped in the decision… ---
**Author:** ![Balle\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@Balle\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balle_M)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2004, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-u-loved-that-critics-and-or-the-public-mostly-hated/240090/56 "2004-04-16T14:11:20Z")
> [@yellowval](#): > > Yes, you probably are. 😃 > > That said, I liked **Eyes Wide Shut**. > Ditto to AI, Death to Smoochy, Fight Club, and Unbreakable. Actually, I know one other person who liked _Gods and Generals_, but he’s just one step away from being officially declared a “Danger to Himself and Others” so I don’t know if he counts. ---
**Author:** ![Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cornelius_Tuggerson)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2004, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-u-loved-that-critics-and-or-the-public-mostly-hated/240090/57 "2004-04-16T16:15:39Z")
Well since **Starship Troopers** , \*\*Waterworld \*\* and the last two **Matrix** movies have already been mentioned I am willing to see that and raise you the following: **Robocop 2** - I liked it better then the first one since it was so much bloodier and more cynical and generally had a more dystopean feel to it. Every **Hellraiser** movie - They may disgustingly gory but pinhead’s shear coolness well makes up for that as well as lack of coherent plot. \*\*Spykids 3d \*\* - It was a really dumb movie I will agree but it was still sooo funny. Especially Stalone trying to be funny, that was just priceless. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-u-loved-that-critics-and-or-the-public-mostly-hated/240090.md?page=2)