Unpopular Movie Opinions

[Cuz]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

I find that The Godfather insists upon itself.

I prefer the Money Pit

[Teh_Bandwagoner]

Originally Posted by polak

Battlefield: LA was a horribly under rated war movie. It was awesome how they were able to make an alien invasion movie seem somewhat realistic.

This. I don't understand the hate. I think I mentioned this movie in the guilty pleasure thread as well, and how I only consider it a "guilty pleasure" because I enjoyed the movie whereas apparently it's generally panned.

[Igster]

John Wick was stupid garbage. I just shudder when I see people talk about it being a good movie. It was just plain dumb.

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

Christopher Nolan has made only two good movies: Insomnia and Batman Begins.

[rogermexico]

Saving Private Ryan was the worst movie I have ever seen.

[Coach]

Animated movies should be in contention for Best Picture Oscars. The fact that they have a separate category for them ends up putting them only in competition with each other, but there are quite a few animated films that are better than many of the BP nominees from their year. Give them the big prize if they deserve it.

[Hockey_Ninja]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Animated movies should be in contention for Best Picture Oscars. The fact that they have a separate category for them ends up putting them only in competition with each other, but there are quite a few animated films that are better than many of the BP nominees from their year. Give them the big prize if they deserve it.

Agreed. Animation tends to get unappreciated as an artform. You can find animated films with stories as good, if not better than a lot of live action movies.

[polak]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Animated movies should be in contention for Best Picture Oscars. The fact that they have a separate category for them ends up putting them only in competition with each other, but there are quite a few animated films that are better than many of the BP nominees from their year. Give them the big prize if they deserve it.

True but then how would all the screen actors blow one another for 2 hours?

[Hanni]

Monty Python movies, I've really tried to like them because it seems so many people find them hilarious. They're not funny at all.

[MoneyGuy]

I hated the Matrix. Fell asleep both times I tried to watch it. The wife, too. Usually when I sleep with the wife I at least get sex.

I have no interest in the Fight Club. I've never seen it and have no interest. I know I won't like it.

Adding a time-travel angle makes any movie much better. Exhibit A: The Final Countdown - totally awesome. It's way better than the 6.7 on IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080736/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4

Almost 99% of cartoon movies are trash.

[evman150]

Johnny Depp sucks.

LotR movies are unbelievably boring.

Anything by Quentin Tarantino is unwatchable.

Computer animated movies are unwatchable.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is the most overrated movie of all time.

American History X has two of the most powerful race-related scenes in all film (curb stomp/ending).

Interstellar is a massive Doctor Who ripoff - but still really good.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja

Agreed. Animation tends to get unappreciated as an artform. You can find animated films with stories as good, if not better than a lot of live action movies.

I would say the same thing about comedy, at least when it comes to best actor/actress categories. Comedy actors just tend not to get the respect they deserve.

I think good comedy is harder to pull off than it gets credit for. Very few "serious" actors can pull it off very well, yet quite often you see comedic actors branch out to play serious rolls and do quite well (Tom Hanks, Robin Williams, Jamie Foxx, Steve Martin, Jim Carey, Alan Arkin, Bill Murray, Robert Downey Jr. just to name a few, some also might say Jonah Hill and Will Ferrell). How many actors that specialize in dramatic rolls can branch out and be funny? I'm thinking Robert DeNiro, maybe Alec Baldwin ... who else? I don't think there are as many that can pull it off.

Originally Posted by polak

True but then how would all the screen actors blow one another for 2 hours?

So true. I can stand show business award shows. Don't get me wrong, I like music and films, but they act like they are saving the world. I haven't watched one in years.

[Yamer]

Star Trek: The Motion Picture was actually pretty good.

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by Handsome B. Wonderful

Christopher Nolan has made only two good movies: Insomnia and Batman Begins.

Memento was incredible.

[Grimbl420]

Clockwork Orange is not a good movie.

[V]

This appears to be the "crap on movies that other people like" thread. Seems people really struggle to identify movies they love and instead just trash whatever is popular with statements as unqualifiable as "it/they/he/she sucks".

For my contribution, Best in Show is the funniest movie of all time, and I don't see that ever changing. It's really good, and then Fred Willard steps in and the movie becomes legendary.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by Grimbl420

Clockwork Orange is not a good movie.

I contemplated putting this one down. I haven't seen it since I was a teenager and would like to see it again as an adult before making a judgement. It might have been over my head at the time.

[ben voyonsdonc]

I don't like anything by Tarantino or Kubrick.

[Wormius]

I thought Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog was insipid, and probably only enjoyed by Joss Whedon fanboys or people who think it gives them some kind of nerd street creds.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Originally Posted by PsYcNeT

Die Hard: With A Vengeance is better than Die Hard. This runs in direct contravention to the above statement.

I definitely love Die Hard: With A Vengence, but it's missing that Alan Rickman factor (I guess he's technically in it...). Every movie needs a villain that good., Jeremy Irons is good but not Hans Gruber good.

So with that in mind, Rickman as Hans Gruber is a better performance than Ledger as the Joker.