Yeah... I don't care. I watch a movie and accept it for what it is. If I'm entertained for a few hours, great. If not, meh. I don't need critical opinion.
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'Most' People on the internet want to ascribe to a hivemind. Basically what the OP is suggesting with this thought exercise regarding films we have watched. It's very sad, people need to watch a film, make a decision and stop flip flopping cause their group says something else about film.
I agree. I usually do it out of curiosity though. I tend to find, in general, the reviews are on par though.
The number of times I watch something and afterwards am like "that felt kind of shit", turns out everyone else agrees and I'm wondering why I didn't check first to save my time.
The butterfly effect.
I saw it when I was rather young but I thought it was pretty good, apparently people thought itβs edgy.
Should watch it again now and see if it holds up.
Observe And Report starring Seth Rogan.
It's a movie about a mall security guard and it often gets confused for the awful Paul Blart movies by people, which is why I think it gets dismissed. But it's genuinely darkly funny. It leans into the hero complex of the main character and it gets weird and off putting in the best kinds of ways. If you like Death To Smoochie, you will probably like it.
I showed my friends Rubber. It's a movie about a serial killer tire. I think it's great. Everyone I've showed it to thought it was terrible.
Conan the Destroyer. I absolutely love it and won't apologize for it.
I did a deep dive into pre-2000's Schwarzenegger movies recently and they're basically all good.
True Lies is truly great. There are a bunch of other good choices in there too, but true lies really sticks in my head.
End Of Days is basically saved single handedly by that MP5.
Kangaroo Jack (2003) for me. It's not objectively good but I found it silly and fun, and it's one of my dad's favorite movies. Never really understood why it's so panned (9% critic and 29% audience on Rotten Tomatoes)
The first Silent Hill movie and the Tim Burton Charlie and the Chocolate Factory stand out for me. The consensus seems to be that they suck, but I like 'em.
i feel like itβs much harder when you finish a movie, and you hate it, and then find out itβs one of the most critically acclaimed movies of all time.
this was my experience watching taxi driver. to this day, i have not been able to find a single other person who disliked that movie as much as i did
I get this, other than Pulp Fiction, I dislike all of Tarantino's films.
I don't like the style or the pacing, I don't like the revisionist take on events.
But people generally like his films.
Taxi Driver is a movie I can recognize as being a great piece of art that I don't enjoy.
Congo is one of my favorite movies of all time I can recite every line in it. It's only got a 23% on RT and like a 5/10 on IMDb but I don't care. I still love the fuck out of that movie
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was my jam as a little girl.... but it might just be because I ended up being bisexual and there's a lot of beautiful and badass people in it.
Yes I remember enjoying this movie. I loved all of the characters from legends and stories, as well as all of its steampunk elements. Itβs totally underrated.
That car with the four front wheels was epic
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The Razor's Edge (1984)
I thought the Percy Jackson movies were pretty cool. I was very wrong
Joker 2
Ant-Man 3
I Saw The TV Glow
Leave The World Behind
I loved I Saw The TV Glow. It's 3.5/5 on Letterboxd, which is not high enough but not terrible.
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Basically any movie-adaptation of a book. I know I'm in the minority on this, but if I wanted the story of the book, I'd be reading the book, not watching a movie that's often merely based on it. A new spin on an existing tale is the best of both worlds imo.
Generally yes, but sometimes...
The Martian was a great book and a GREAT movie. Ridley Scott made visuals better than my imagination.
Ok but ready player one could have tried alot harder
Just had this experience with The Men Who Stare At Goats. Thought it was a good watch, like 6.2 on IMDb. Would recommend
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Usually the opposite is true for me these days.
I'll never not like Waterworld
Waterworld is fine. It just gets ragged on because of its insane budget and the lackluster results for said budget. But if you don't care about that and just watch a movie, it's a decent movie.
The Simpsons joke where the tie in video game needs 40 quarters is still funny though.
Like most, I totally disagree. However, it had such great potential.
I feel the same about Valerian. The imagery was pure eye candy and then I watched it, so looking forward to a great flick, and what I got was... Valerian.
The setting and design in Valerian is fantastic. The opening sequence really is among the best in film. Shame about the plot and main characters.
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