# Movies You Once Liked That You Now Think Are Awful **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 5, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936 "2014-03-05T16:55:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936/22 "2014-03-05T21:00:13Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > I had fond memories of Strange Brew but then tried re-watching it after many many years…not good. The first 20 minutes are still good. That’s about how long the schtick holds up. ---
**Author:** ![Jane\_Elliot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jane_elliot/32/6166_2.png) [@Jane\_Elliot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jane_Elliot)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936/23 "2014-03-05T21:12:41Z")
> [@Indyellen](#): > > Sometimes it’s the soundtrack, not the movie. I still enjoy the story of _Ladyhawke_, but the soundtrack? Oh, such over synthesized drek! This is the movie I came into mention. I still love the movie, but the soundtrack makes it almost unwatchable. ---
**Author:** ![randompattern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@randompattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randompattern)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936/24 "2014-03-05T21:13:27Z")
Independence Day. How many times does the General say something was “completely destroyed” in that movie? ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936/25 "2014-03-05T21:57:50Z")
> [@Roundabout](#): > > I actually liked Superman II as a kid, but now knowing the background of the film (Salkinds V. Donner) and how choppy the combined footage is, I just don’t care much for it. > > The first is still a classic in my eyes, but Reeve seemed to be the only great thing about the sequels. This is a good one. When I was a kid I thought Superman was boring and loved Superman II. As an adult I appreciate the first film and like it so much more. The sequel is not bad but more childish and silly. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936/26 "2014-03-05T22:27:42Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > I had fond memories of Strange Brew but then tried re-watching it after many many years…not good. Haven’t seen that in 25 years! Might need to see it again. (just to confirm its suckitude) ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936/27 "2014-03-05T22:30:05Z")
Ghost ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936/28 "2014-03-05T22:51:53Z")
Well, I finally found [Fireball 500](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060415/) after all these years. I loved that movie when I was a kid. Got a slight feeling of dread when I got ready to watch and it was pretty much as bad as you’d expect it to be. ---
**Author:** ![ReticulatingSplines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936/29 "2014-03-05T23:46:05Z")
Dead Poets Society. Clichéd garbage. Just fucking awful. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936/30 "2014-03-05T23:55:51Z")
I was reminded of this because a remake :eek: is in the theaters, and its reviews aren’t much better than the ones for the original. “Endless Love”. It came out when I was in high school, as did the book, and loved both of them. The movie was universally panned, and AFAIK is not even on Netflix. I saw it on a TV listing a while back, and tuned in. I didn’t last 10 minutes - it was that dreadful. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936/31 "2014-03-06T00:21:47Z")
> [@Indyellen](#): > > Sometimes it’s the soundtrack, not the movie. I still enjoy the story of _Ladyhawke_, but the soundtrack? Oh, such over synthesized drek! How hard would it be to replace the soundtrack and has anyone ever tried it? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936/32 "2014-03-06T01:03:49Z")
> [@Roundabout](#): > > I actually liked Superman II as a kid, but now knowing the background of the film (Salkinds V. Donner) and how choppy the combined footage is, I just don’t care much for it. > > The first is still a classic in my eyes, but Reeve seemed to be the only great thing about the sequels. They released a restored version of the Donner version of **Superman II** on DVD, using only the footage that Donner shot, including an awful lot that was cut for the commercial release. It’s worth looking up. Much better than the released version, although they couldn’t completely restore it. > **[Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_II:_The_Richard_Donner_Cut)** > > Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut is a 2006 re-edited director's cut of the 1980 superhero film Superman II. It is a sequel to Richard Donner's 1978 film Superman, based on the DC Comics superhero of the same name, and stars Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, and Marlon Brando. This alternate cut was edited by Michael Thau and was overseen and completed by Donner himself. It features a significant amount of discarded footage, alternative takes, and story elements not featured in the theatrical ... > **[Amazon.com: Superman II - The Richard Donner Cut : Christopher Reeve, Margot...](https://www.amazon.com/Superman-II-Richard-Donner-Cut/dp/B000IJ79WU)** > > Product Description Superman II: Richard Donner Cut, The (DVD)It's the version you've never seen. Finally released as visionary director Richard Donner originally conceived and intended, Superman II: The Richard Donner Director's Cut is a... ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936/33 "2014-03-06T01:29:22Z")
I’m trying to think of something that might fit, but can’t. The closest is **2001** , which I thought was pretty good when I first saw it, then which seemed to me like pretentious crap the next time. My most recent viewing made me realize it was somewhere in between: some excellent sections, but Kubrick painted himself into a corner at the end, knew he couldn’t come up with anything worth the building, and punted. I loved **Tommy** when it came out, but was under no illusion it was anything but garbage. But it was entertaining garbage, and so ridiculous and bombastic that it was one of the funniest movies I’d ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936/34 "2014-03-06T02:12:24Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > How hard would it be to replace the soundtrack and has anyone ever tried it? Might have to pay off a bunch of people who have contracts to have their music in the film. The exposure is part of the compensation, so they would have to be bought off. If it is Alan Parsons, as indicated by someone above, he might be stinking rich enough to not be buyable. ---
**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 6, 2014, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936/35 "2014-03-06T02:24:26Z")
> [@Indyellen](#): > > Sometimes it’s the soundtrack, not the movie. I still enjoy the story of _Ladyhawke_, but the soundtrack? Oh, such over synthesized drek! That’s true of a lot of 80s movies. I watched _Absence of Malice_ and the performances are all still top notch. But the 80s score is just awful and distracting. Using actual songs will date a movie but won’t ruin it. An 80s synth score ruins it. The one I’m going to mention (that will probably get me kicked off) is Highlander. So much potential. So good when I first saw it. But repeated viewings just prove that it is a muddled mess that doesn’t make much sense. And I’m not even talking about the sequels that were never good. If there was ever a movie that is ripe for a remake with a good writer its Highlander. But I have to admit, as bad as it is, I still like it. ---
**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936/36 "2014-03-06T02:51:58Z")
My big three are Easy Rider, Vanishing Point, & Billy Jack. I only wish that Billy Jack had as happy an ending as the other two. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936/37 "2014-03-06T03:20:58Z")
Austin Powers series. I find a few moments in the first one funny, but the series as a whole is not funny at all to me anymore. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936/38 "2014-03-06T03:27:17Z")
**What’s Up, Tiger Lily?** , Woody Allen’s MST3K-ing of a somewhat spoof Japanese spy flick. There are some lines that are still funny (and some that are classic), but most of this movie fell flat when I watched it again. I gotta disagree about **2001**. I just watched it again a couple of days ago, and it’s still in my Top Two list of science fiction films (with **Forbidden Planet**. The two are miles ahead of the rest of the pack) ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936/39 "2014-03-06T03:58:03Z")
> [@randompattern](#): > > Independence Day. How many times does the General say something was “completely destroyed” in that movie? Well, to be fair, a lot of stuff does get completely destroyed in that movie. Oddly, while I’ve noticed that when I revisit a lot of TV shows I remember liking, I find that a lot of them don’t hold up. But I can’t really think of any movies where the same thing as happened. Not sure what the reason for the difference is. ---
**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 6, 2014, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936/40 "2014-03-06T04:09:47Z")
_Krull_. Completely loved it when I first saw it, and couldn’t wait to own it on VHS (don’t think it came out on sell-through VHS, so had to wait for the DVD). But it is really awful, with some stupid plot decisions and a very boring hero. Plus it made some boneheaded mistakes like dubbing over Lysette Anthony’s voice. Some of the acting is excellent, and the soundtrack by James Horner is amazing, so, as cheesy 80s fantasy movies go, it’s on the higher end of the scale. But that’s really not saying much. I wish I could get a hold of all the original footage and re-edit it with modern sensibilities, and with digital VFX. It would be a fascinating experiment, and really quite fun to do. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936/41 "2014-03-06T05:46:50Z")
I’m sure a lot of people are gonna disagree with me, but the first movie that comes to mind is _ **Where Eagles Dare** _. A great action–adventure romp when I was 14, but I watch it now and the whole thing just seems silly, if not downright laughable in places. I feel the same way about the James Bond films after No. 7 (_ **Diamonds Are Forever** _), and even that one was a disappointment. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-once-liked-that-you-now-think-are-awful/682936.md?page=3)