# Opposite This Time: Am I the only one who DOESN'T like... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 1, 2005, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511 "2005-03-01T23:39:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Side_of_the_Floyd)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511/21 "2005-03-02T02:02:33Z")
> [@yanceylebeef](#): > > Homestar Runner. > Everybody I know loves this site, and I hate it. > Stupid, stupid, stupid. > Maybe it’s me? Same here. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511/22 "2005-03-02T02:12:37Z")
> [@Freejooky](#): > > The **Shrek** films. Everyone seems to love them, from age 2 to age 90, but I just see the hastening of the death of Western Civilization. Amen. I mentioned this in another thread, but I absolutely despise the pandering, cliche-ridden, wholly predictable, thoroughly unoriginal travesty that’s known as **Billy Elliot**. Jamie Bell’s absolutely terrific, but it doesn’t change how horrible the movie is. ---
**Author:** ![Roadfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511/23 "2005-03-02T02:18:49Z")
Far too many. Just a sampling: Lord of the Rings Harry Potter The Matrix, parts 2 and 3 (the first one was ok, but just). Spider Man 2 (not that I hated it, but just thought it was a snooze. Roger Ebert calls it the best super hero movie ever made. He **must** have seen something different than what I saw, which had very little "super hero"ness in it at all). Pulp Fiction (to my dying day, this will almost certainly be the worst movie I’ve ever seen). Citizen Kane (best movie ever made? Perhaps it deserves “best movie ever made at the time it was released”. But in the, sixty-plus years that have followed, there hasn’t been a single movie that’s better?) Shakespeare in Love (omigod, what a **total** waste of two hours of my life!) Forrest Gump (everyone dies! Everyone he ever had any attachment to, except for one person, is dead by the end of the movie! I’m still the only person on Earth who has noticed that!) Unforgiven (Plot? We don’t need no stinkin’ plot, just a whole lot of guns, blood, and dead people.) Saving Private Ryan (To prove that I’m no prude when it comes to blood and gore, I thought that the first 30 minutes of this movie were **excellent** ; realistic, moving, frightening, etc. The middle was just one big cliche. But the last 30 minutes were a blood and cliche filled cartoon, and made the entire rest of the movie into a joke!) The Sixth Sense (Again, just boring.) L.A. Confidential (Every single person in that movie had no redeeming values whatsoever. A movie about a bunch of moral-less, ethics-less people, who could care what happens to them?) American Idol NYPD Blue The Apprentice MIchael Jackson Adam Sandler Billy Crystal as host of the Oscars To answer **RancidYakButterTeaParty** ’s question about _Pulp Fiction_ (even though it wasn’t asked of me): What didn’t I like? Everything. Absolutely everything. I found **nothing** in that movie funny or interesting or worth watching or listening to. If it wasn’t dumb, it was boring. If it wasn’t boring, it was nonsensical. If it wasn’t nonsensical, it was gross for no apparent reason. Take its most famous scene. Two guys in a car talking about what they call a Big Mac in France. That sound you hear is me snoring. Oh, I get it. Not just two guys, but two **hitmen** in a car talking about what they call a Big Mac in France. And they’re on their way to a hit. \ What’s funny about it? Just don’t get it. And you can put three on your list: My wife hated it even more than I did. I will never **never** in my life see anything that has Tarentino’s name attached to it, and that includes the upcoming _CSI_ episode. ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511/24 "2005-03-02T02:33:49Z")
Steven Spielberg’s movies. Notice I didn’t say “Steven Spielberg” – the man definitely wins the award for “Best Director Whose Movies I Near-Uniformly Dislike”. He clearly has the skill required to transfer his imagination onto film, which is the hallmark of a good director. Runner up for that award goes to Mr. Stanley Kubrick, whose “2001: A Space Odyssey” stands as the most unconscionably boring movie I do like. (Side note: small wonder I didn’t care for “A.I.”, isn’t it?) Stupid doofy comedies. I refer here to the subgenre that would include Adam Sandler movies, Dumb & Dumber, Kangaroo Jack, Scary Movie, Stuck On You, White Chicks, the more recent National Lampoon movies, etc. The only one of these I’ve ever liked was the original “American Pie”. I’ll second the Pink Floyd comment. Bob Dylan, and not just because of his total lack of singing ability. and of course… … … … …naaaaaah. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511/25 "2005-03-02T02:45:32Z")
> [@Kaspar Hauser](#): > > _The Matrix_. It sucked. I agree. I thought it was a complete waste of time. ---
**Author:** ![Anduin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Anduin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anduin)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511/26 "2005-03-02T03:07:55Z")
I want to second Dune. I picked this up because it was supposed to be this great classic sci-fi novel, right? Wrong. It was boring, tedious, and predictable. I got to the end of it, and all I could think was, “Melanie Rawn did a waaayyy better job with the whole coming-to-love-the-desert-and-saving-it-from-those-who-would-destroy-it thing.” Ditto on those godsawful sophomoric “comedies.” There’s Something About Mary, Meet the Parents, etc, etc, just set my teeth on edge. Just thinking about them makes me cringe. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511/27 "2005-03-02T03:21:51Z")
> [@RobuSensei](#): > > I’ve always wondered if I’m the only one who doesn’t care for the Gene Wilder _Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory_ movie musical. Granted, there’s one or two nice songs (I find “Pure Imagination” stuck in my head upon occasion), but the fact that the ever cheerful Oompa-Loompas in the book became dour-faced guys who always sang in a minor key put me off. > > There are other reasons, but I’ll refrain for now… Ecchhhh. You’re not alone. I loved the book and was bewildered by the movie when I finally saw it as an adult (fortunately. It would have traumatized me as a kid.) Roald Dahl’s Wonka comes off as blissfully, eccentrically unaware of the potential dangers to his guests. Gene Wilder’s Wonka is mean and snarky and almost relishes each accident as it occurs. He comes across as actively disliking his guests, as if the tour is a burdensome obligation rather than something he wanted to do. I’m hoping the upcoming Johnny Depp version is a closer adaptation. Depp is too young and too much a hottie for the part, but at least he seems to “get it.” ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511/28 "2005-03-02T03:22:09Z")
> [@yanceylebeef](#): > > Homestar Runner. > Everybody I know loves this site, and I hate it. > Stupid, stupid, stupid. > Maybe it’s me? YES!!! I’m not the only one! I can stomach it, but unless I’m at a friends house I don’t go near it. I’m also glad to see that I’m not the only one who doesn’t like _2001_. Eye candy, that’s all it is. And boring as hell. I also used to think I was the only one who didn’t like _Ghost in the Shell_ (first movie). Then I came here, and found others like me. Yay! What about Shaun Majunder? That boy hasn’t been funny in _years_. And then they made him host of _Just for Laughs_ for a season. Ruins an otherwise good show for me. To make matters worse, he’s now on _This Hour has 22 minutes_. On the upside, that’s pretty close to his own flavour of ‘comedy’, so maybe it’s not all bad–it’ll keep him out of trouble. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511/29 "2005-03-02T03:34:03Z")
LOTR Kubrick ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511/30 "2005-03-02T03:47:30Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > Roald Dahl’s Wonka comes off as blissfully, eccentrically unaware of the potential dangers to his guests. Gene Wilder’s Wonka is mean and snarky and almost relishes each accident as it occurs. He comes across as actively disliking his guests. What? As I said previously, I just finished the book last night and this is totally at odds with how I read Wonka. Granted, Dahl’s Wonka isn’t as bad as Wilder’s but it’s not a complete reinvention of his character and even laughed and joked about the children’s fates. In addition, he was obviously contemptuous of Mike Teavee the entire time. ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511/31 "2005-03-02T03:47:30Z")
South Park. This is mostly because I’m apparently middle-aged, and I can’t understand what they are saying. And they yell too much. The whole thing is just loud and meaningless to me. Watching it is like watching abstract art, presented in another language. Seinfeld. I will never understand what people see in this show. I know people who say “I love it because I know people just like those characters!” If I ever know anyone even remotely like those characters, take me out back and shoot me. I spend a good deal of time trying to avoid people like that. Why would I want to watch them on TV? ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511/32 "2005-03-02T04:15:49Z")
_E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial_. Stupid, not cute, not interesting. _The Piano_. Just annoying. (Except for Holly’s brief nude scene, unfortunately ruined by Keitel’s being nude, too.) ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511/33 "2005-03-02T04:29:03Z")
Man, I’m glad I’m not the only one to despise Seinfeld. People are always talking about how great it was, and I found it to be as entertaining as a bus crash. Less, really. Then again, most of what is on prime time TV and passes for comedy is dreck-give me a root canal and I’ll laugh more. I’ll freely admit that I love Homestar Runner, though. ---
**Author:** ![nevermore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@nevermore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevermore)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511/34 "2005-03-02T04:30:17Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > Roald Dahl’s Wonka comes off as blissfully, eccentrically unaware of the potential dangers to his guests. Gene Wilder’s Wonka is mean and snarky and almost relishes each accident as it occurs. He comes across as actively disliking his guests, as if the tour is a burdensome obligation rather than something he wanted to do. …you just put exactly in words the vague “fuck that movie, it’s creepy” I get when I think about it. the book was a joy… the movie, no. no. no. ---
**Author:** ![DWToml815](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DWToml815](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWToml815)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511/35 "2005-03-02T04:35:37Z")
Anything that has ever been on, or will ever be on, the Lifetime network. And any of those TV "court"shows…I just feel like reaching into my TV and smacking those whiney Jerry Springer rejects senseless. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511/36 "2005-03-02T04:50:20Z")
I’ll second _The Matrix, Forrest Gump, Spiderman 2_, and _LOTR_. I’ll add _Fight Club_, which I thought started out decent and then just became ridiculous and unbelievable. _Star Wars_, which I thought was great when I was seven, bores the shit out of me whenever I see it now. **Radiohead** , who get talked up as being the most innovative band in decades, sound just like Pink Floyd to me - only with worse vocals, if that’s possible. **Jimi Hendrix** , who I’m sure was a great guitar player, but he was certainly not a great singer or songwriter, and all his songs sound muddy and sloppy to me. _M_A_S_H\*\* (the TV show), which I never found either funny or poignant, just heavy-handed and sentimental. And much more that I’ll think of later. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Zamboni)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511/37 "2005-03-02T05:39:42Z")
I think Nirvana is only popular anymore because Kurt Cobain comitted suicide. The band sounds exactly the same as every other metal band, or whatever the genre was. I can’t stand them. I also hated the move _A Clockwork Orange_. It is the worst supposedly good movie I have ever seen. I can’t stand nearly all rap music. Notice “nearly”. There are a few good songs. Very few. Most Disney movies stink. ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511/38 "2005-03-02T06:35:18Z")
I hated _Pulp Fiction_. I was dragged to a midnight screening of it back before Xmas, and assured I’d like it. It had a few points where I laughed, but by about 2/3rds the way through i really wanted to just go home. I hated _E.T._. My mom took me to see it as a little kid, and I still remember being traumatized by that… thing… as it was dying, and kind of turned solid white, and all the men in the suits and ugh… I don’t understand what people like about that creepy ass movie. _The Matrix_ and _Star Wars_. I don’t get why these are so popular. I mean, I understand how they were popular at the time… but it mystifies me how they stay so popular. I’ve only seen SW once when they were re-released in '98 or so, and I saw the first Matrix and didn’t bother to see the sequels (or SW prequels.) I guess SW is just riding on the devotion from fans who loved it when they were kids. Or kids today that maybe like that. It has no appeal to me being in neither group. I love Pink Floyd, but I never listen to the (music) radio anymore since I don’t drive, so I haven’t been over-exposed to it. I can see how it would get annoying. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511/39 "2005-03-02T13:56:12Z")
All music released since 1990. That one is probably just me. ---
**Author:** ![stegon66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@stegon66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stegon66)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511/40 "2005-03-02T14:30:11Z")
> [@](#): > > I’ve seen many, many opinions to the effect that The Third Man is the best film noir/suspense film ever, and when I saw it, my reaction was “Meh”. “Meh?” 'Tis sacrilege! 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-this-time-am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-like/292511.md?page=3)