# Movies you liked but most everyone else thought sucked **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 4, 2000, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980 "2000-09-04T16:20:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Bomzaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@Bomzaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bomzaway)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2000, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980/101 "2000-09-08T18:25:58Z")
I’m so glad I read this. Now I don’t feel like such a moron for truly enjoying Starship Troopers, The Stupids, and Mom and Dad Save the World. A movie that I, and many other like is BLAZING SADDLES. My problem is that I seem to be the only one that understands how important this movie is. I actually believe it to be the greatest movie ever made. No, really, I do. ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2000, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980/102 "2000-09-08T20:27:39Z")
Yet another sucker for Starship Troopers. Glorified carnage with a subtle thread on facism and media does wonder for the soul. There are way to many films for me to name. My tastes seem to contradict some of my closest friends. Go figure. Anyways, I’m including Spaceballs A Fish Called Wanda Dark City (not that people hate it, but I rarely hear anything about it) Pi ---
**Author:** ![Mofo\_Rising](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mofo\_Rising](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mofo_Rising)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2000, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980/103 "2000-09-09T01:05:52Z")
I loved _Spaceballs_ when I was a kid. Pizza the Hutt! Hilarious! Well, it did come out when I was in fourth grade. Now I don’t know if I could watch it if I wasn’t drunk. _A Fish Called Wanda_ was pretty well received. If you want to see a bad version of it, rent _Fierce Creatures_. _Dark City_ and _Pi_ were also well received. There’s a commentary track on the DVD of _Dark City_ by Roger Ebert, who pretty much declares it a work of towering genius. Interesting note, the title of _Pi_ is not acutally Pi but the symbol for pi. Here’s one that me and my friends love, but I don’t know if anybody else likes it. _National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon I_. “What you got there?” “Well, it’s a dry, itching, burning sensation.” “What the hell do you expect, your damn foots on fire.” ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2000, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980/104 "2000-09-09T18:05:49Z")
_Life Stinks_. Beyond a doubt the worst film Mel ever made. Open and closed at theaters in less than one week. I left Denver on a Wednesday for Vacation, it opened Friday, I said to myself ‘I’ll wait until I get home Thursday to see it.’ Got home, it was gone. Had to wait for it to come out on video _Life Stinks_… and so did this movie. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2000, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980/105 "2000-09-09T22:13:21Z")
lawoot, I think you’re missing the point of this thread. We’re not naming films we think are bad. We’re naming films other people think are bad but we think are good. ---
**Author:** ![Rosebud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rosebud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rosebud)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2000, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980/106 "2000-09-09T22:30:50Z")
Independence Day (Recently bought the special edition DVD) Virtuosity (I recommended it to a friend who ended up turning it off after half an hour!) Toys (Just so surreal and strange… loved it, but haven’t seen it in a while). The Blair Witch Project (Loses some of its impact on subsequent viewings, but the the last few minutes, plus the scene with Josh’s bloody shirt, still get me). ---
**Author:** ![DigitalMuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@DigitalMuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalMuse)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980/107 "2000-09-10T01:36:06Z")
I cast a vote for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Just love that movie for some reason. Also, Sleepy Hollow. Alot of people I talked to didn’t like it, but I really like it and it’s really creepy too… ---
**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980/108 "2000-09-10T03:57:59Z")
**Dark City** : I can’t believe someone else watched it! I have yet to talk to someone else who has seen it, even though I recommended it to everyone I know. One of the best movies I’ve seen. Pretty much any teen movie from the 80’s and 90’s. Yes, I am ashamed, especially since I’m almost 30. Sometimes, at 3 in the morning, I still put in my copy of **Gotcha** with Anthony Edwards and Linda Fiorentino. I actually liked **Star Trek 5**. But speaking of grounds for divorce, my ex-husbands favourite movie was **Hudson Hawk**. Coincidence? I also own the entire **V** mini-series. Both of them. Maybe not universally panned, but I’m a sucker for romantic comedies. I watch them at night when I can’t sleep. All day I’m like “blah - romance sucks”, but at 3:00 am, I’m sighing over stuff like **When Harry Met Sally**. Please don’t tell anyone. It’ll ruin my reputation. ---
**Author:** ![Zarathustra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/898d66/32.png) [@Zarathustra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zarathustra)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980/109 "2000-09-10T05:35:39Z")
I will be impressed if anyone here likes _ **The Island of Dr. Moreau** _, with Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer. It blew me away the first time I saw it, and I still feel it was underappreciated. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? ---
**Author:** ![cblackhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@cblackhand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cblackhand)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980/110 "2000-09-10T17:48:34Z")
I agree with a lot of the previously mentioned movies. Dark City - Excellent premise and execution Mall Rats - All of Kevin Smiths stuff rocks Hudson Hawk - One of my all time favorites Army of Darkness - “Good Ash, Bad Ash, I’m the one with the gun” Toys - Surreal and light hearted Titan A.E. - “I think I’ll call it Bob.” New ones not listed by previous posters… Wing Commander - Just now geting play on HBO, I watch it all the time. I am kinda ashamed of this one, please don’t flame me too badly. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Just the first one. I saw the second one in the theater on a date. It wasn’t my fault, she chose it. ---
**Author:** ![Spider\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Spider\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Woman)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980/111 "2000-09-10T17:56:33Z")
I think that ‘Island’ is a remake of a remake of a remake. I didn’t see the latest version, but vaguely remember seeing an early version that I liked just because of its campiness. ---
**Author:** ![TheShortForm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@TheShortForm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheShortForm)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980/112 "2000-09-10T18:42:10Z")
I liked “Shallow Grave”, but it creeped everyone else out. I was watching a comedy and they just saw a deadly war between roommates. At least Ebert agreed with me. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980/113 "2000-09-10T18:42:37Z")
The trick to not embarrassing yourself in threads like this is wait until it gets really long. Then, when you post your guilty little secret, no one will read it. Once a thread gets longer than 2 pages, no one reads the end. People tend to read the first page or two then post what they think. I’ve read all the posts and no one hase mentioned my favorite movie that everyone thought was awful. **Fools Rush In** with Selma Hyack and Mathew Perry. I think it’s against the law to like a movie that stars Mathew Perry. What can I say? I’m a sucker for screw-the-girl-you-meet-at-a-bar, clash-of-culture, shot-gun-wedding, romantic comedies. ---
**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980/114 "2000-09-10T22:28:01Z")
I forgot that one, Biggirl. I loved **Fools Rush In** too! ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980/115 "2000-09-10T23:02:46Z")
I can’t believe some of the movies that people seem to think that other people thought sucked… in particular _A Fish Called Wanda_? I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who didn’t _love_ that movie… anyhow, I will add yet another second to both _Stuart Saves his Family_ and _Fools Rush In_, and add several more contenders: _Teen Witch_ (I’m hot! and you’re not! So top that!) _Who’s Harry Crumb?_ ---
**Author:** ![ladybug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@ladybug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladybug)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2000, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980/116 "2000-09-11T01:52:04Z")
Bouv said: > [@](#): > > **Am I the only one who likes Titan A.E.? My friends and I all saw it, and only I like it (not counting the last few lines, which we all love.)** I loved Titan A.E. I thought it was one of the best movies I saw this summer. I’m going to get it on video as soon as it’s available. Someone else (I can’t remember who) mentioned the first Power Rangers movie. I saw that in the theater, and I have to admit that it was actually much better than I’d expected. I haven’t seen the second one so I can’t comment on it, but my brother, a die-hard Power Rangers fan, says he hated it. ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2000, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980/117 "2000-09-11T02:41:37Z")
Definitely has to be Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park. Objectively, an awful film. But, seeing four rock stars in makeup beating up some furry white monkey-type creatures? Man, that’s entertainment. ---
**Author:** ![bafaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@bafaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bafaa)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2000, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980/118 "2000-09-11T03:52:03Z")
I’m always surprised by how many people HATE Starship Troopers. I love it and it was one of the first dvd’s I bought. I don’t think anyone has mentioned Eyes Wide Shut. I enjoyed it and I only know one other person who liked it. I also liked Waterworld. The boat was very cool. 🙂 Oh, and I thought Major Payne was hilarious but ONLY the first time I saw it. I was with a friend and we were laughing our fool heads off in the theater. I mean out loud, falling down, and rolling around on the floor laughing! Well not really rolling around but the theater was empty so we were pretty loud and I think I did acutally fall out of my seat at least once 🙂 Damon Wayans was SO freakin’ funny! I’ve seen it since and didn’t even crack a smile…oh well. ---
**Author:** ![quasar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/48db29/32.png) [@quasar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quasar)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2000, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980/119 "2000-09-11T21:28:31Z")
Connor said: > [@](#): > > I too like Starship Troopers. But I just need to clarify a few points to the others who do as well, I believe it was Quasar who had a nice long post on why S/HE liked it on the first page. Uhm, Connor. Please read this extract from my first post: > [@](#): > > Well, the following factors heavily contributed towards getting two thumbs up from this particular individual: > > Beautiful women: Denise Richards. Need I say more? Actually there’s that gal which appeared in a couple of 90210 episodes. If someone could refresh my memory as to what her name is it would be appreciated. I suspect that should settle any doubts you might have about my gender. By the way, the sexy babe alluded is Dina Meyer. Thanks to GuanoLad for indirectly pointing that out. [FLASHBACK] I am just recalling that she also appeared in a few episodes of Friends. Now, onto other matters. Connor manifested; > [@](#): > > This movie gets you to root for the nazis I fail to grasp how exactly did the movie got people rooting for the nazis. Please elaborate. One last comment, I heard about a John Waters movie called The Pink Flamingos, which, IIRC, is supposed to be one of the worst motion pictures ever. Does anyone know why? Is it really that terrible? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2000, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980/120 "2000-09-11T21:47:33Z")
Here’s a few links for you. I recommend taking a look at the last two. They focus more on the differences between the movie and the original book. Its really fairly interesting. [http://www.ocs.mq.edu.au/~dnolan/Startroop.html](http://www.ocs.mq.edu.au/~dnolan/Startroop.html) [http://ecreations.com/movies/reviews/s/starshiptroopers.shtml](http://ecreations.com/movies/reviews/s/starshiptroopers.shtml) > **[Scifi.com](https://www.syfy.com/scifi/sfw/issue57/screen.html)** > > Visit Syfy.com > **[Disney.com | The official home for all things Disney](https://www.disney.com/)** > > The official website for all things Disney: theme parks, resorts, movies, tv programs, characters, games, videos, music, shopping, and more! [http://www.shootthemessenger.com.au/u\_mar\_98/film/f\_strshp.htm](http://www.shootthemessenger.com.au/u_mar_98/film/f_strshp.htm) [http://www.themovieguys.com/viewpoint/troopers.html](http://www.themovieguys.com/viewpoint/troopers.html) [http://www.space.com/sciencefiction/movies/troopers\_contrast\_000610.html](http://www.space.com/sciencefiction/movies/troopers_contrast_000610.html) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980.md?page=7)