# Panned Movies that You Actually Like **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 27, 2003, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810 "2003-02-27T03:39:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810/61 "2003-02-27T21:59:25Z")
Siskel and Ebert HATED “Heaven’s Gate” but I adored the whole thing. A masterpiece. I have no idea why they hated it. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810/62 "2003-02-27T22:01:12Z")
Well let me throw in _Swordfish_. I liked more than just for Halle Berry’s, errr, ummm, talented performance. I thought it was just enough over-the-top fun. ---
**Author:** ![jacquilynne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jacquilynne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacquilynne)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810/63 "2003-02-27T22:03:53Z")
I think the reviews for Pushing Tin can be most accurately described as ‘mixed’. Rotten Tomatoes has it on the rotten side of the line, but there were plenty of favourable reviews, as well. Personally, I loved it, but that’s just me, and I have a crush on John Cusack so I’m incredibly biased. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810/64 "2003-02-27T22:50:32Z")
Oh, Christ, I, too, loved Oscar, UHF, McHale’s Navy, Dante’s Peak, and Cutthroat Island… I must have the shittiest taste in movies… But just to add one more to the list: **Gone Fishin’**. Low-impact buddy movie starring Danny Glover and Joe Pesci. A GREAT film! ---
**Author:** ![Nitro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@Nitro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nitro)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810/65 "2003-02-27T22:55:51Z")
2trew you just had to mention pirate movies didn’t ya? ok I know I’ll be walkin’ th’ plank fer this one mateys. Yellowbeard ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810/66 "2003-02-27T23:08:23Z")
[Blind Pew] Dan’s comin’… \ Readin’, as usual. [/Blind Pew] Yeah, that goes on the list, too. Along with **Flash Gordon**. [sub]Long live Flash. You’ve saved your “Earth.” Have a nice day.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810/67 "2003-02-27T23:15:12Z")
**Yellowbeard** was panned? It’s a masterpiece! Who would dare pan such a thing? ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810/68 "2003-02-27T23:28:47Z")
I don’t think it was unanimously panned but it certainly had mixed reviews and I’ve never personally met anyone else who liked it but I really enjoyed **Mystery Men**. ---
**Author:** ![Broodha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@Broodha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broodha)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810/69 "2003-02-28T00:15:40Z")
**Simone** with Al Pacino ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810/70 "2003-02-28T00:42:44Z")
Damn you **Skeezix** , I get nearly all the way to the end of this thread and think I will be the first to mention the 1980 film version of _Flash Gordon._ But nooooooooo, you have to beat me to it by four posts. “Keeping our word is what makes us better than you”(Dale Arden) ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810/71 "2003-02-28T00:51:33Z")
The Fifth Element was panned so badly that I didn’t see it for years. One day I was in the library and there it was, so I borrowed it. Loved it. Funny, clever, and pretty original. Also, didn’t Bladerunner get panned when it first came out? That’s my favorite movie of all time. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810/72 "2003-02-28T00:58:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tangent \* > \*\*The Robin Williams thread made me think of this one: > > _Popeye_ > > I love this movie! I think it captures the spirit of the cartoons as well as a live-action feature-length movie could while still having a plot. The actors were well-cast, the island village (Sweethaven) was perfect. I even liked the songs! Lots of funny little gags, too. (the picture of “Me Pappy”) I’m going to check right now to see if it’s out on DVD… \*\* Was that movie panned? I thought it was funny and I still get the “Everything is Food” song stuck in my head at times. ---
**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:** [February 28, 2003, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810/73 "2003-02-28T01:13:06Z")
**Exorcist II: The Heretic** ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810/74 "2003-02-28T01:29:08Z")
**Bedazzled** cracks me up every time. I think Brendan Fraser plays that role perfectly, and I enjoy the pop-ups at the beginning and end describing people. OK, I also enjoy Elizabeth Hurley and her outfits. **The Fifth Element** - I didn’t realize it was panned, but it’s worth the time I’ve wasted on it. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810/75 "2003-02-28T02:21:51Z")
Definitely _Night of the Comet_, but also _My Chaffeur_, a delightful little romp that includes Penn and Teller’s film debut. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SpaceGhost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SpaceGhost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpaceGhost)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810/76 "2003-02-28T05:48:56Z")
**The Cable Guy** The Cable Guy is one of the most underrated and misunderstood movies. I love this movie. It’s hilarious. I love the subject it tackles, that uncomfortable line of friendship between guys that happens when one guy feels too close. We’ve all had that friend in grade school or high school that you knew from school but he always bugged you to hang out or to sleep over. You never think about that guy though, he’s just lonely and wants a friend but he just doesn’t have good social skills. I’ve known many people like matthew broderick’s character who say they your friend but only hang out with you when they need something or they don’t have their girlfriend anymore so suddenly your an instant best friend. So anyway, I like the movie a lot. Jim ---
**Author:** ![FranktheCar2nist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f04885/32.png) [@FranktheCar2nist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FranktheCar2nist)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810/77 "2003-02-28T06:30:55Z")
I second Bladerunner. It was panned when it was released but it was one of the most visionary sci-fi movies ever. Dune also got panned but I always loved it. OK, someone has to say it…purely for the comedy mind you: Showgirls ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810/78 "2003-02-28T06:56:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by davidm \* > \*\*I don’t think it was unanimously panned but it certainly had mixed reviews and I’ve never personally met anyone else who liked it but I really enjoyed **Mystery Men**. \*\* The Shoveler: If we had a billionaire like Lance Hunt as our benefactor… Mr. Furious: That’s because Lance Hunt **is** Captain Amazing The Shoveler: Don’t start that again. Lance Hunt wears glasses. Captain Amazing doesn’t wear glasses! Mr. Furious: He takes them off when he transforms. The Shoveler: That doesn’t make any sense, he wouldn’t be able to see. The Sphinx: You must be like wolf pack, not six-pack. Shoveler: God’s given me a gift. I shovel well. I shovel very well. And many more - Mystery Men is a hoot. ---
**Author:** ![SadTomato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SadTomato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SadTomato)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810/79 "2003-02-28T07:37:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by phouka \* > \*\*…_My Chaffeur_, a delightful little romp that includes Penn and Teller’s film debut. 😃 \*\* Speaking of Penn and Teller…Howz 'bout **Penn and Teller Get Killed**? I still have the laserdisc! ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810/80 "2003-02-28T07:52:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by D\_Odds \* > \*\*It also had Angelina Jolie looking better than she ever had before and ever has since, IMNSHO. \*\* One word: _Gia_. 'Nuff said. 😃 I’ll add to the **Hudson Hawk** pile-on. I really liked it. And, **Godzilla** (1998), even though Broderick usually makes me cringe. Of course, I also like him in **The Night We Never Met**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panned-movies-that-you-actually-like/157810.md?page=5)