Star Trek V.
HAHAHAHAHA! I’m kidding–that was one of the worst pieces of shit I’ve ever seen!
I confess I liked both Die Hard II and Die Hard III.
I thought that The Postman was okay, and pretty much the entire planet agrees that that movie sucked.
People were expecting way too much from this movie. After years of alien stomach-burstings, chainsaw-massacrings and cannibal psychiatry, who on earth is going to be scared by a giant slow moving guy in a rubber suit?
Some complained it ripped off Alien and Jurassic Park. Come on! This is Godzilla we’re talking about! Originality has left the building, sold its car and house and is currently taking a six-month cruise around the Mediterranean.
I looked at the trailers, rolled my eyes and thought “God help us!” Then I saw the movie and thought it was quite amusing.
This wasn’t a monster movie, rather, a charming nature documentary about a big green lizard that wants to visit NY, see the sites, eat sushi and reproduce asexually (one of NYC’s biggest drawcards if Mr Letterman is to be believed).
And any film that blows up the Chrysler Building and Madison Square Gardens has to have something going for it.
Most of the movies mentioned here I either like or haven’t seen. Some I had forgotten about entirely, like “Caveman”. The scene where Atuk’s friend wakes up and has the giant mosquito on his face and Atuk squishes it? I laughed so hard at that that I nearly peed myself the first time I saw it!
One I liked that nobody else seems to, is “Conan the Destroyer.” It had a much higher cheese factor than the original, but it also sported a very fetching Olivia D’abo as the princess. Mmm-mmm!
Ptahlis –
I loved Conan the Destroyer! What’s not to love? You got your Ah-nuld, your Grace Jones, your Wilt Chamberlain in furry armor, goofy little Tracey Walter (who I have liked ever since he played Frog on Best of the West back in the ‘80s), and of course Olivia d’Abo in clingy princess garb (I never looked at The Wonder Years the same way again when I realized Kevin’s sister was the same actress). I saw this at the theater and thought "Yeah, it’s cheesy. It’s campy. It’s got cheapo special effects. And I’m lovin’ it."
I saw “The Big Blue” and absolutely fell in love with it. I find it to be romantic, and enchanting.
Dirty secret time huh? Ok.
Like the original poster, I’ve got a thing for Flash Gordon. Probably the Queen music got me hooked, but I’ve gotta admit, I still like it.
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, & Her Lover - Granted, this got a lot of critical kudos, but of the common rabble that have seen it, few really liked it. One of the only movies I’ve seen people walk out of due to sheer disgust.
Fifth Element - plot, schmot. One of the most interesting pieces of eye candy in a while. I don’t know what that thing on Gary Oldman’s head was, but hope you never get one.
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead - Friends called this one a borefest, but I loved it. I especially liked Richard Dreyfuss’ role, which is odd because I’m not a big RD fan.
Dune - There is so much wrong with this movie I don’t even know where to start, but yet if you treat it right, it’s almost fun.
How about Penn & Teller Get Killed! A more perfect movie I can’t imagine, yet this one just died at the box orifice. Too hip for the room I guess.
I think this was a reecent thread, but what about movies that you’re supposed to like if your cool but just don’t get. Eraserhead anyone?
Pete
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How can anybody not love Starship Troopers? It’s a monumentally dumb film and it makes a travesty out of RAH’s novel, but all is forgiven in the shower scene. Casper Van Dien has a backside you could eat your dinner off. He can’t act his way out of a paper bag, but when you look that divine, who cares? I’d sell my grandmother for spare parts for one night with him. Woof! Oh, where was I? Oh, yes, bad movies I love. Ahem.
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[li]Zardoz Great opening credits with the flying stone head.[/li]
[li]Pennies From Heaven Steve Martin’s adaptation of the Dennis Potter miniseries came out in 1981 and vanished forever, but it is a swell movie which uses songs from the 1930’s as ironic counterpoint to one man’s descent into hell.[/li]
[li]Day of the Dead Most folks don’t like this movie, but I think it rocks. It’s a worthy successor to Dawn of the Dead.[/li]
Showgirls Quentin Tarantino called it the first big budget exploitation film. It is so bad, it’s great. It’s too bad midnight movies are as dead as Betamax because this would make a fine cult film. You could shout lines out at the characters and dress up like Gina Gershon or Elizabeth Berkeley.
What about Strange Brew, eh?
I remember one winter when that played on heavy rotation on HBO (approximately every seven hours, or so it seemed). By springtime, every kid in the neighborhood sounded Canadian. “Take off, you hoser” was our mantra.
I can still watch it endlessly.
Where do you live that people don’t like this movie?
Some of mine: Eyes Wide Shut, Caligula, The Forbidden Zone, Shrunken Heads
Boris and Natasha Yes, a straight to video flick, w/ Dave Thomas (of ‘SCTV’, not Wendy’s) as Boris and Sally Kellerman as Natasha. I thought it had the spirit of the original show down pretty well. No Rocky and Bullwinkle, though Andrea Martin’s character and her husband later turn out to be American agents ‘Moose’ and ‘Squirrel’. And it even has a cameo w/ June Foray, doing the Natasha voice!
Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey Giving Death a Melvin (aka a ‘wedgie’); Calling the Devil a ‘dickweed’; Playing ‘Twister’, ‘Battleship’, ‘Clue’, etc w/ Death to earn the right to come back to life; Mugging three people to get into Heaven to talk to God… what’s not to like?
I haven’t seen it since it first came out, and I grant that I was just a stupid kid then, but I really liked “Moment by Moment”, widely considered to be one of the most embarassing films in movie history, and probably the most embarassing film of John Travolta’s career.
I also loved “Stuart Saves His Family”.
Seems that alot of the people’s choices here aren’t really universally loathed pictures. Maybe just loathed by your friends in your neighborhood. Many of them got great critical acclaim, just didn’t make any money.
stoid
First some background:
I generally like “boring” foreign films and ones that tell a long, drawn-out story. One of my favorite films of all times is Howard’s End.
I hate all those “Naked Gun”/“Dumb and Dumber”-type movies. Well, not hate, exactly, but wouldn’t pay for or even spend the time to watch for free. (Walked out of D&D after 30 minutes.)
Oh, and I’m white. And well into my 30’s.
Having said that, the movie that I came across, in the wee hours one night on TV if I recall, and found ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS was Booty Call.
For some reason, this movie just had me laughing out loud. Repeatedly. Especially the Saran Wrap, and the bodega guys…
I may lose my IFC membership over this. Oh well.
No no no! What you obviously meant to say was Dina Meyer is a widly under appreciated honeybabe, with tits to die for!
I liked Titan AE. But what were the few last lines? I can’t remember now. Did it have to do with “Bob” by any chance?
My boyfriend and his circle of friends all love this movie and watch it all the time. If we hadn’t been talking about government and books during the film I might have actually paid more attention to it and liked it. shrugs
Western Pennsylvania. I’m not sure if people think the movie sucks, but no one ever talks about it, and when I mention that it’s my favorite movie of all time, people give me funny looks.
Black and white? Hervé Villechaize? Topless girls running around?
Damn, I thought I had dreamed that. That really was a movie?
I have Howard The Duckon video, and I though Beanwas hilarious. So there.
Um.
Species 2.
What?..
No. No explanation.
I always thought Mallrats was hilarious, though it was panned by the critics.
::takes a deep breath::
[sub]Peewee’s Big Adventure[/sub]
Okay, perhaps “loved” is too strong a term, but I just saw this flick and some scenes keep running through my (empty) mind. The kiddie argument and the biker club scene in particular gave me the giggles.
What, you’re telling me you didn’t laugh??