Popular movies that you hate

KidLifeCrisis · #1 01-09-2007, 06:40 AM

I know there are movies are there that seem to be really popular or cult classics. Some I agree are awesome, but some are just plain bad in my eyes. Just curious about what movies are considered to be popular, but you hate them. I'll start:

Napoleon Dynamite - Worst movie I've ever seen, by far
Super Troopers - I really don't get the hype around this one either

edfurlong · #2 01-09-2007, 07:08 AM

I didn't really feel Napoleon Dynamite, but I can see the fun.

Super Troopers was really funny.

"Requiem for a Dream" was terrible.

Lonhro · #3 01-09-2007, 07:30 AM

Donnie Darko.

Wondercall · #4 01-09-2007, 07:31 AM

KidLife,

How many times have you seen Super Troopers?

tom10167 · #5 01-09-2007, 07:33 AM

Napoleon sucked, I only thought it was cool how he hooked up with ponytail at the end but I'm pretty sure they don't even [censored] for like 2 years what the hell.

Any movies that start with "lord of the rings" or "star wars"

Phresh · #6 01-09-2007, 07:38 AM

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"Requiem for a Dream" was terrible.

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I also tried watching LOTR and it was boring and stupid.

edfurlong · #7 01-09-2007, 07:40 AM

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I also tried watching LOTR and it was boring and stupid.

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You missed gay.

The Dude · #8 01-09-2007, 07:48 AM

I saw this thread title and thought "Ooh, a thread I'll actually like." Your choice of movies, however, sucks balls. (Being a Heinlein fan makes me a little more prone to like Super Troopers, though.)

The first two movies that I thought of before opening the thread have already been mentioned: Donnie Darko and Requeim for a Dream, although they're not really "popular" movies - just very well liked in some circles. Movies that would make my list:
- Pearl Harbor (don't know how popular it is, but God I hate it)
- The Aviator
- Dirty Dancing

The others that would make my list are dumb action films, like Speed, Twister, and The Island. I don't like many of these kinds of films, and they consistently gross well, but whatever, the genre is just dumb.

Phresh · #9 01-09-2007, 08:10 AM

wtf, Donnie Darko and Req For A Dream are both super popular and revered. And Pearl Harbor got terrible reviews.

The Dude · #10 01-09-2007, 08:15 AM

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wtf, Donnie Darko and Req For A Dream are both super popular and revered.

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Do you know how much they grossed, in theaters or sales/ rentals? I don't have any idea, but I'll bet you it's nowhere close to what would be considered "popular." I could be wrong though.

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And Pearl Harbor got terrible reviews.

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As it should have. As should all Michael Bay movies (I'll give an exception for Armageddon, which was decent). But that doesn't seem to stop them from being popular.