Movies you like that everyone hated (or didn't care for)

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Misterpants

Almost Heroes with Chris Farley and Matthew Perry is one of the most underrated comedies ever. There was so much gold in that movie, and not just the laughs from Farley. I can watch that movie over and over and still find funny things.

Any crappy barbarian movie is thoroughly enjoyed by me to this day. Also Mortal Kombat movies.

Almost Heroes is great. I should watch it again.

[aaronck]

Norbit.

[Keselke]

All the crank movies

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Starship Troopers.

Although I think over all these years the true genius of the film has come to light and more people are on board with it.

Starship Troopers is kind of a cult classic though. I saw it in theatres when it was released and loved it but I feel it may have flown over the heads of some movie watchers that were expecting a more serious Star Wars type of movie.

A lot here seemed not to like Lawless but I thought it was an entertaining movie.

[ResAlien]

Think I've said it before in a thread like this but The Adventures of Pluto Nash and Freddy Got Fingered.

[king_amonte]

I like both Grown Ups movies!

[btimbit]

Deadfall

The plot was iffy and the ending was weak but I still really enjoyed it. Was oddly satisfying seeing Bana play an absolute psychopath instead of the hero.

[Machiavelli]

Bedazzled with Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley.

[djsFlames]

A big childhood one for me was Hook (1991) with Robin Williams.

I thought it was fantastic and managed to catch it again not too long ago and still enjoyed it. It's a classic for me, but the critics and audience didn't like it at all it turns out, critics called it wacky, boring and a waste of talent. Are you kidding me?

Also (for RW movies) Bicentennial Man. But apparently the critic world hates Robin Williams.

[Red Slinger]

Originally Posted by king_amonte

I like both Grown Ups movies!

You should really consider therapy.

A few of the my guilty pleasures only my therapist knew about(until now):


Grease 2: I was young and didn't know any better and now it's stuck with me.

Howard the Duck: see above.

2012: I like John Cusack so I didn't hate this movie.

The Dark Crystal: I don't know if people actually hate this movie or it's just that nobody remebers it but I loved it when I was a kid.

Road House: What a terrible movie that I really enjoyed several times.

Ford Fairlane: Andrew Dice Clay!

Waterworld: I can't think of a good reason why but I actually watched it twice

[Red Slinger]

edit: double post

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Keselke

All the crank movies

They are great movies. I own the box set.

Over the top entertainment gold. Also you can't go wrong with Statham.

[Frank MetaMusil]

The other guys. Hilarious movie.

Also have to second VANFLAMESFAN on the saw series. Love em all.

[trackercowe]

Saw 3d was absolutely horrible, the rest ranged from watchable to quite good.

If you have an hour to burn, these guys have an interesting take on the series.

http://www.fthismovie.net/2010/10/f-...franchise.html

It's interesting though, that these guys repeat what I often hear in that everyone hated the movies initially, but after the writers began to connect and intertwine the installments together that they began to appreciate them. Aside from the last one I think they all have their moments, not the best horror fare, but not the worst either.

Has anyone mentioned Showgirls yet? Not that it's a good movie, but I'll always remember it for being the first time I saw full frontal nudity. I was 11 years old on vacation in Disneyland, and it was on pretty early at night. I had no idea what it was about, nor did I care, but I absolutely loved it for obvious reasons.

[Violator]

Waterworld
Postman
Alamo
Silent Hill

[Red Slinger]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

Has anyone mentioned Showgirls yet? Not that it's a good movie, but I'll always remember it for being the first time I saw full frontal nudity. I was 11 years old on vacation in Disneyland, and it was on pretty early at night. I had no idea what it was about, nor did I care, but I absolutely loved it for obvious reasons.

I remember one of the reviews of Showgirls at the time said something like: Thank you Paul Verhoeven for ruining naked women for me. That was basically how I felt about it. The first 5 minutes of naked women was fun and then it immediately got boring.

A much better movie, IMO, of that "genre" that came out at around the same time was Striptease with Demi Moore. I remember exactly two things about that movie...

[Sainters7]

Cloverfield

Quite a few people in the theatre were actually booing at the end, I've never seen that at the movies before or since. Everyone I saw it with thought it was terrible too. I thought it was a great movie.


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[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

Cloverfield

Quite a few people in the theatre were actually booing at the end, I've never seen that at the movies before or since. Everyone I saw it with thought it was terrible too. I thought it was a great movie.


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I thought it was an original way of telling a totally unorginal story.

I loved it.

[Oling_Roachinen]

Originally Posted by Red Slinger

The Dark Crystal: I don't know if people actually hate this movie or it's just that nobody remebers it but I loved it when I was a kid.

Likely repressed memories.

Thinking you're getting another Henson Muppet film instead we get the nightmare fuel skeksises instead. Although I've never heard of anyone hating that movie.

[DuffMan]

Originally Posted by aaronck

Norbit.

That reminds me, I forgot...

the Nutty Professor.