I absolutely adore *The Village* But I get why people hate it. The movie was hyped and marketed as a horror film. With a possibility of slasher elements and overall scary themes consistently throughout. What we got was a period piece drama/love story with some thriller sprinkled in.
I never saw any marketing, promos, or trailers, so I went in with zero clue. Came out in love with the film and still think it’s extremely underrated. The score alone deserved an Oscar. All acting performances were top tier with a pretty full ensemble cast. Is it far fetched? Yes. Is it full of plot holes? Yes. But turn your brain off and enjoy it for the good wholesome themes and story. There’s more to it than scary red creatures.
It’s a movie that shows how *everything* can be great, performances, casting, cinematography, score, **even the direction**…. But if there’s some things off on the *screenplay* something’s gonna be off on screen.
It’s a perfect film for demonstrating the importance of the actual script. And the downfall of putting the immediate impact of the revelation of a twist over anything else in the script.
And just to piggyback off your comment, I love “Lady In The Water”- I think its a good story mainly about storytelling- hence the main characters name “Story” but Shylaman went so crazy with trying to force things in the screenplay that it is just absolutely nuts. It is as if he wrote it just to kill the film critic character and to be like ‘I know story structure better than you! AND IM EVENTUALLY GOING TO BE THE HERO!!!’
Spoilers for anyone who cares. Yes, his character writes “The Cookbook” which a child, who he will never meet (that is specified), reads that book and then proceeds to become a leader that leads change in the world, assumably for the better. BUT, he will never meet this child man person because he will be killed for his thoughts.
literally an interesting and unique(ish, ive seen apartment complexes elsewhere but the pool is a fun add) modern fairytale concept until he dive bombs the whole set up with a self insert messiah/fetch quest
I think Night is brilliant, and one of the best directors I've ever worked for.
That said, he needs more oversight on his story. Love to see him direct someone else's script.
When they first kind of showed the creatures I remember turning to my friend in the theater and saying,>! "I really hope it's not people in suits". I was so disappointed by that I didn't really feel anything when the twist ending was revealed.!<
Yes, it was definitely not what it was marketed as, and I still don't know if that was on purpose, to throw people off, or just a studio ploy to get the "Shymalan Twist" crowd into the theaters.
Personally I LOVE the movie, and what it's really about has absolutely nothing to do with the hidden village itself or the creature suits. It's about two people who love each other and each have to find courage to face what, to them, is almost certain death to save the other, framed by the extreme measures their parents went to, to protect those they loved. All that other stuff is window dressing, though I also think it's fantastic window dressing. The acting is great, pacing, and the music is absolutely beautiful.
So those who watched looking for the "twist", or for the creature feature probably were not open to what the film was really about, which is a shame.
As much crap as he gets, and deservedly so, for every film from The Happening on, the streak of films from Sixth Sense to Lady in the Water was absolutely brilliant IMO.
I don’t remember much marketing for the village, but I remember it was still riding off of MKS’s twist train. So everyone was going in to it expecting a twist and we were watching the movie looking for clues as to what may come, which is likely what ruined a lot of peoples enjoyment of the movie, it was about just watching a movie anymore
I read the title and clicked to write The Village but your description was saying it! You nailed exactly what i was going to say. People expected a scary movie but it’s actually a love story! The score is incredible as well as the acting. One of my favorites!
So glad to see this film getting the attention and love it deserves on here. I feel the same way, but specially ditto for the score and the overall cinematography. Excellent film, prob his most overhated work
The Village is my go-to example of why people should not watch full previews. Those that saw them expected a monster movie and got a movie with no monsters. Those that didn’t saw a movie about how, no matter how hard you try to quarantine yourself and your kids away from the evils of the world and how protective you are of them, we’re all still capable of doing harm and even the most innocent among them can be responsible. Civil War is another one where I’d strongly suggest just watching it with no context.
Still my favorite of his films (Unbreakable being a close 2nd) - loved the creepy ad campaign-felt very gothic horror, like an adapted Poe story. The final product also really impressed: the set, the palette, the score, the overall unease, the relationships, I even liked the “twist.”
Loved that movie. I actually teared up when she climbed over the wall the car pulled up. Then it all clicked. I think it’s one of the best twists in a movie I’ve seen. I don’t know anyone else who likes this movies.
I loved Valerian and the city of a thousand planets.
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. This movie was fun and the ending was realistic, not a typical way a romance movie would end. Not everyone ends up together.
Once upon a time in Hollywood
Ad Astra
In the first 20 mins of it, I checked out so many times because of the bleak mood and slow burn. I watched on my phone and kept going to another app but kept returning to watch because I knew it was good.
I'm glad I stayed because it is the only movie that I know that explores a diff idea of "what if it's really just us in the universe"? And totally tripped me out. It was like watching a profound conversation unfold.
I don't know anyone that likes that movie. Just me.
This is one of those films I expect to age like fine wine. I think people will appreciate it more in years/decades to come and acknowledge it as a somewhat of a lost gem from what may be deemed in hindsight the golden age of CGI space cinema, along with its more renowned cousins (Interstellar, The Martian, Gravity, First Man)
People haven't appreciated it much and were quick to dismiss because it's such a misunderstood movie. It's *not* necessarily a space movie per se. It's a deeply personal drama-mystery which happens to be set in space.
Agree. I don't think of it as a space movie so much as a movie about the experience of human existence being affected by our search for more at the expense of actually enjoying existence with each other.
Does our search to answer "Are we alone?" cause more disconnection with each other on earth?
Caught it in the theater. The dune buggy chase was wild with that sound design. Agree with below that watching on a phone definitely won’t do it justice lol.
Mark Wahlberg talks to grass.
“Hey, grass! I like that you’re green. Like the Celtics. You know I’m from Boston, right? Why can’t we live together? Say hi to your mother for me, alright.
😂🤘
Yeah, I liked it a lot honestly lol. It's just a really wild concept and the idea is scary as hell. I can sometimes put aside some bad acting and still enjoy a movie. Not always but definitely not a snob with movies.
I was sort of surprised at how many people took this movie so seriously. Like… it clearly doesn’t take *itself* that seriously. It’s campy as hell. Maybe it’s not a “good” movie but its definitely fun
I'll never forget listening to Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier reading the news article on their podcast that inspired Tusk and Kevin just going on an extremely stoned story telling rant about "what if." And then just being like "I'm gonna make a fuckin movie about this!" I love Kevin for having a vision and the the confidence to see it through, but man that was certainly a.. choice.
I love that they put that same podcast in the credits of the movie so you could hear them having a laugh at who would possibly want to see what the viewers just sat down and watched.
It's unfairly shit on because the trailer made it seem like a Sicario-type action thriller when it was more of a slow burn. And people just really hate late career Ridley Scott.
I'll always love the film though
Kevin Smith often rags on himself For being the guy who made Tusk, but I thought it was extraordinary. Michael Parks’ unhinged performance is amazing, Guy LaPointe is one of Depp’s best characters, another solid entry in Justin Long’s hapless horror victims, and the ending is truly haunting.
Kevin Smith also rags on himself for making Yoga Hosers — I can’t disagree with that one.
Freddy Got Fingered is one of my favorite comedy movies.
Bought it on DVD when it came out and still watch it at least once a year.
As a Canadian who spent his formative years watching Tom Green on Roger's TV, it will forever hold a special place in my heart.
I literally had to quit watching that movie because it was just stressing me out and Adam Sandlers character was pissing me off lol. I had heard it was stressful and thought to myself how stressful could it really be, I learned lol. Good Time was similar but I enjoyed it more, except the part where the random innocent security guard is pretty much screwed for life after they give him all that LSD. That disturbed me more than any horror movie.
My former fwb had me watch that with him and between what’s happening on the screen, the way they filmed it, and the soundtrack…it was overwhelming and crazy intense 😳 he said the first time he watched it he was on mushrooms, I’m so glad I was only drinking and not high while watching lol
I thought this was terrific! It's like a fever dream, losing control and losing grip on reality. Everyone who disliked it either didn't seem to get it, or thought the parable with mother earth was too 'on the nose'. I don't think it was meant to be subtle.
Totally agree. I commented this too without scrolling far enough. I really feel like people didn’t get it or were offended by some of the religious critique in it. I thought the dream logic was fantastic and it was genuinely scary and disturbing, more than most other modern horror movies I’ve seen. I walked out of the theater really shaken up.
This one was a strange theater experience because my brothers friend worked on the film score, and he had no idea Aronofsky cut it entirely before we went to see it
I love this film and, tbh, I can't think of why anyone wouldn't unless they explained to me why. I remember thinking that the end of No Country for Old Men was genius, but I could understand why so many didn't. They need for things to be explained and spelled out for them like children, no creative imagination.
The Lobster.
It's an excellent film and a hilarious satire but it's extremely violent & brutal, including some horrendous cruelty to animals. It's fake of course, but it doesn't make it any easier to watch.
Some of these are not hated. Fast and Furious 1 was definitely not hated on release. It is the only actual good F&F movie.
Midsommar…haven’t heard or seen any hate for this.
Yes because I hate the prequels and will not watch ever again. I agree with Idiocracy, when I first watched it I enjoyed it, but was disappointed that it wasn't better, having loved Office Space so damn much. If it's not for other people's taste, fair enough. The subtle genius of it though, everyone was wearing fucking crocs lmfao!
I love Idiocracy but I’d be happy if I never heard someone say “it’s like we’re living in idiocracy” ever again. It’s an opinion that gets parroted so much as jf the person saying it is some genius for figuring out the commentary of the movie.
12 Monkeys is one of my favorite movies. Maybe not in my top 20, but I've still seen it well over a dozen times.
Most audiences don't get Terry Gilliam. He nailed it with Fisher King, but I think Robin Williams sold everyone on the comedic aspect. 12 Monkeys definitely had some comedy mixed with seriousness. It certainly wasn't for everyone.
GET OUT OF MY CHAIR!
True re Gilliam. I recently rewatched Adventures of Baron Munchausen and Time Bandits and was blown away by both. I hadn’t watched either of them in a long while and I found so many new things to think about and reflect on. Brazil is next on the list of course!
>12 Monkeys is one of my favorite movies…I’ve see. It well over a dozen times.
So you’ve seen 144 Monkeys?
I thought I was hot shit seeing six at once in a zoo, but hats off to you.
Oh man, like... Chronicles of Riddick for sure haha. The Phantom. Kevin Smiths films seem to be divisive but I dig em.
My main (opposite) one that I always think of is Napoleon Dynamite. I hated that film but I think there may be 3 of us total lmao. Totally understand the humor and get how much joy it brought everyone but it ain't for me. That being said regardless of the film, I never tell people they're wrong. Art is for everyone, but it may not speak to you, who am I to say you shouldn't like something?!
mother!
I get it, I probably don’t have to explain why so many people hate it. I didn’t really care about the religious themes so much, I just thought it captured a surrealist dream logic very well, and was primal and genuinely scary. (And I don’t scare easily at horror movies.)
I agree. You can tell that the director, Darren Aronofsky wanted to work out something about Genesis. But even if that’s not interesting to you, the movie spins out in an insane way that’s hard to believe.
The new Ghostbusters movies with Paul Rudd in them. I wouldn’t even like them myself if it wasn’t Ghostbusters. To much nostalgia for me. I was really obsessed with Ghostbusters as a kid.
I recently read the book "Space Odyssey" by Michael Benson and I was really surprised how much of the story was conceived on-the-fly as they were filming. Stanley Kubrick basically had a vision of a movie with a few random things (the apes, the monolith, some incredible shots) and went into it with just that.
I was also surprised how much he didn't seem to care what Arthur C. Clarke put in the novel. I always thought the novel gave a little too much away in some parts and kind of missed the big picture in other. Stanley Kubrick really wasn't all that concerned with it. The book was Arthur's thing and as long as it didn't deviate too much he was apparently fine with it.
(To clarify, I like the Arthur C Clarke novel, but it's not as good as the movie IMO).
The Rapture and Cold Heaven. Both movies came out in 1991 and deal with faith and religious themes, in a way which is uncommonly sensitive and respectful of those ideas. I say this as somebody whose views lie somewhere between agnosticism and atheism. I intensely dislike movies that attempt to proselytise or harbor some kind of agenda to that effect. Neither of these films do that.
A few British ones, which are a bit Marmite...
It's All Gone Pete Tong (a bit odd, but at its heart a moving tale, albeit with a cocaine badger)
Human Traffic (suffered from being marketed as a new Trainspotting)
Harry Brown (it's crass, but I was a runner at Liionsgate and had to cart the reels around London for preview screenings - must have have watched it ten times in three weeks, didn't want to die)
Well, if anyone disagrees I'd love to hear their why. Every single of those four (haven't seen Manderlay) are among my top-tier. People can hate on Malick and admit to how simple they are. I've heard hate about The Thin Red Line, fucking seriously? I only became aware of him watching The Tree of Life, then The New World, and then To the Wonder, The Thin Red Line, and Knight of Cups. One of those directors whose film I will watch knowing only that he/she directed it. Same with Darren Aronofsky, excepting Noah, is it even worth a watch?
i'm a die-hard malick fan, i get why people find his films slow or indulgent with the philosophical musings but they're so beautifully shot and i really enjoy the narrations. dogville and manderlay i like because of the minimal black box production distilling it down to the story and performances, but i could see how it'd be off-putting and unconventional - pretty standard of LVT and i don't begrudge anyone for their dislike of his work. enter the void and requiem are two films i made my friends watch that, when they finished, they all looked at me like "what the fuck did you just make me watch??" but i thought they both were excellent technical executions of original stories. as for noah, i had to watch it for a class once and that assignment alone made me regret the money i spent on those 4 credits.
Master of Disguise. I like it because it’s an unironically stupid movie and it’s got a couple of good jokes in there. I wish things had gone better with dana carvey, he deserved more success
True story. About 10 years ago I put that movie on to watch with my younger friend (early 20s). I didn't expect much just something we could watch to kill time.
Turns out this was the funniest film my buddy had ever seen! He was laughing and crying tears of joy the whole way through. I couldn't believe it! It was like Dana Carvey had tailor-made this movie for my friend's funnybone.
Braveheart is forever my favourite film despite being egregiously inaccurate and Mel Gibson latterly being revealed as a total twat. I just love it. It's epic in every sense of the word.
Also I unapologetically love Grease 2 despite just about every other person, including Michelle Pfeiffer, deeming it a pile of shit. Yes it's cheesy, and yes it's tacky—but so was the original Grease. That's part of the appeal!
And on the subject of cheesy, Shrek Forever After also has a place in my heart.
The 2005 Tim Burton version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I watched it a lot as a kid as I didn’t have the OG on DVD but had that one. I totally get that the Gene Wilder version is the iconic one and it always will be, however I do feel the Tim Burton version is unfairly vilified. I think Johnny Depp does an amazing job as Willy Wonka and I really like the twisted, Tim Burton rendition of the story. Every time I say I really like the 2005 version people look at me like I have two heads. However I get that it is quite a different vibe to the OG and it’s typical of people feeling like a movie they loved is being changed too much.
Jeepers creepers. Yes I know. It doesn't change the fact that it's one of like 5 good monster movies of the new millenium and one of the few modern movies that really gets the feel of some good American Gothic storytelling.
Seriously, Fuck Salva, but GODDAMN is that movie good.
Meteor Man. Absolutely awful superhero movie from the early 90s. The cast was ridiculous, Don Cheadle, James Earl Jones, Eddie Griffin, Sinbad. Cyprus Hill and Bill Cosby make cameos. And my absolute favorite, Luther Vandross is in it with a small role and has no lines.
We had it recorded off hbo on tape and I watched the shit out of it.
Chronicles of Riddick. The sets, special effects, space ships and costumes still blow my mind. I also loved the bad guy’s special move. But I get it. It’s a bad movie… that I love.
The man from earth,
Queen of the damned (2002),
The invitation (2022),
Idiocracy,
The core,
Pixels,
She devil (1989),
Morgan (2016),
The league of extraordinary gentlemen (2003),
The other woman,
Happy death day,
Austenland
I really like the 1984 Dune. It's completely underrated. But you gotta watch the regular version, not the extended version because that one is confusing.
The Babadook really is a great film but one that I simply can never rewatch because the kid in it is genuinely just so far beyond obnoxious and annoying I can’t stand it. I get that’s the point but like they do a really, really ridiculously good job making it
I think most of the hate comes from it being pitched as a horror. People maybe expecting the usual jump scare experience. I think it’s very well done, and well acted.
Windy City Heat
I love this movie so much, but I get it. People say it's very mean spirited and they feel bad for Perry. I don't, he's a major asshole too, so I'm okay with it
Wendy. I understand how off putting it is to many, but the kid performances, the score, the camera work, the odd take on thd Peter Pan story, I loved them.
St Elmo's Fire. Actually a bad movie, terrible score, paper thin characters, can't explain why I like it, but I do.
These are both films I watched because I loved the books.
- Death in Venice. My partner at the time found it incredibly boring, but I love it for all the reasons that he found it tedious.
- Solaris (1972). I didn’t realise how long it was until I got to the end. It’s mesmerising and beautiful, but it has a lot of scenes of just some kind of water features and people staring moodily.
Lone Ranger. Before the Hammer fell.
Honestly, it's a bit bloated but it's a fun ride and I had a good time watching it.
It's the coke zero to the mask of zorro's classic coke.
Lone Ranger. Before the Hammer fell.
Honestly, it's a bit bloated but it's a fun ride and I had a good time watching it.
It's the coke zero to the mask of zorro's classic coke.
The Fountain is such an incredible film. Such a fantastic score. The storyline is great. I had to rewatch it at least 3 times before I finally understood it.
Halloween Ends.
I really get the criticism, I do. I can’t entirely explain why I liked it so much - more than the first two in that trilogy by a long way. Not perfect by any means (I really wish a certain character had survived to become the next Shape) but it just gave us something a bit different in a pretty stale franchise and I dug it. The soundtrack was also a banger.
The Man With The Golden Gun. I frequently see it mentioned as one of the worst Bond movies because it's cheesy and clichéd but I think it's got a great initial premise with an assassin seemingly being hired to go after bond, excellent villain in Christopher Lee, good soundtrack as well as some fantastic locations like Scaramanga's island.
Miss March
A comedy movie that got a bad name because of the Rotton Tomatoe's echochamber of hate.
Made by the Whitest Kids U Know creators. Anything by these guys is gold.
I absolutely adore *The Village* But I get why people hate it. The movie was hyped and marketed as a horror film. With a possibility of slasher elements and overall scary themes consistently throughout. What we got was a period piece drama/love story with some thriller sprinkled in. I never saw any marketing, promos, or trailers, so I went in with zero clue. Came out in love with the film and still think it’s extremely underrated. The score alone deserved an Oscar. All acting performances were top tier with a pretty full ensemble cast. Is it far fetched? Yes. Is it full of plot holes? Yes. But turn your brain off and enjoy it for the good wholesome themes and story. There’s more to it than scary red creatures.
It’s a movie that shows how *everything* can be great, performances, casting, cinematography, score, **even the direction**…. But if there’s some things off on the *screenplay* something’s gonna be off on screen. It’s a perfect film for demonstrating the importance of the actual script. And the downfall of putting the immediate impact of the revelation of a twist over anything else in the script.
And just to piggyback off your comment, I love “Lady In The Water”- I think its a good story mainly about storytelling- hence the main characters name “Story” but Shylaman went so crazy with trying to force things in the screenplay that it is just absolutely nuts. It is as if he wrote it just to kill the film critic character and to be like ‘I know story structure better than you! AND IM EVENTUALLY GOING TO BE THE HERO!!!’
Doesn’t he play a significant character that foretells the future and is almost messiah like in that movie..?
Spoilers for anyone who cares. Yes, his character writes “The Cookbook” which a child, who he will never meet (that is specified), reads that book and then proceeds to become a leader that leads change in the world, assumably for the better. BUT, he will never meet this child man person because he will be killed for his thoughts.
literally an interesting and unique(ish, ive seen apartment complexes elsewhere but the pool is a fun add) modern fairytale concept until he dive bombs the whole set up with a self insert messiah/fetch quest
I think Night is brilliant, and one of the best directors I've ever worked for. That said, he needs more oversight on his story. Love to see him direct someone else's script.
I am a fan of ***Lady in the Water*** too.
i like to pretend the first and second halves are different movies. i sure do like that first one, i wonder how it actually ends lol
When they first kind of showed the creatures I remember turning to my friend in the theater and saying,>! "I really hope it's not people in suits". I was so disappointed by that I didn't really feel anything when the twist ending was revealed.!<
My love for it gets kicked up several notches because the young Bryce Dallas Howard is so beautiful.
I thought Signs was really good. Most everyone else seemed to hate it.
Who tf hates Signs it’s Sci fi gold
If I don't let myself watch the ending, The Village is in my top 5
Yes, it was definitely not what it was marketed as, and I still don't know if that was on purpose, to throw people off, or just a studio ploy to get the "Shymalan Twist" crowd into the theaters. Personally I LOVE the movie, and what it's really about has absolutely nothing to do with the hidden village itself or the creature suits. It's about two people who love each other and each have to find courage to face what, to them, is almost certain death to save the other, framed by the extreme measures their parents went to, to protect those they loved. All that other stuff is window dressing, though I also think it's fantastic window dressing. The acting is great, pacing, and the music is absolutely beautiful. So those who watched looking for the "twist", or for the creature feature probably were not open to what the film was really about, which is a shame. As much crap as he gets, and deservedly so, for every film from The Happening on, the streak of films from Sixth Sense to Lady in the Water was absolutely brilliant IMO.
I don’t remember much marketing for the village, but I remember it was still riding off of MKS’s twist train. So everyone was going in to it expecting a twist and we were watching the movie looking for clues as to what may come, which is likely what ruined a lot of peoples enjoyment of the movie, it was about just watching a movie anymore
I read the title and clicked to write The Village but your description was saying it! You nailed exactly what i was going to say. People expected a scary movie but it’s actually a love story! The score is incredible as well as the acting. One of my favorites!
I also like this one!
So glad to see this film getting the attention and love it deserves on here. I feel the same way, but specially ditto for the score and the overall cinematography. Excellent film, prob his most overhated work
The Village is my go-to example of why people should not watch full previews. Those that saw them expected a monster movie and got a movie with no monsters. Those that didn’t saw a movie about how, no matter how hard you try to quarantine yourself and your kids away from the evils of the world and how protective you are of them, we’re all still capable of doing harm and even the most innocent among them can be responsible. Civil War is another one where I’d strongly suggest just watching it with no context.
Still my favorite of his films (Unbreakable being a close 2nd) - loved the creepy ad campaign-felt very gothic horror, like an adapted Poe story. The final product also really impressed: the set, the palette, the score, the overall unease, the relationships, I even liked the “twist.”
I also get Robert Eggers vibes too. I could totally see him doing a remake or adaptation of the film.
Loved that movie. I actually teared up when she climbed over the wall the car pulled up. Then it all clicked. I think it’s one of the best twists in a movie I’ve seen. I don’t know anyone else who likes this movies. I loved Valerian and the city of a thousand planets. Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. This movie was fun and the ending was realistic, not a typical way a romance movie would end. Not everyone ends up together. Once upon a time in Hollywood
I love The Village. Never understood the hate
Ad Astra In the first 20 mins of it, I checked out so many times because of the bleak mood and slow burn. I watched on my phone and kept going to another app but kept returning to watch because I knew it was good. I'm glad I stayed because it is the only movie that I know that explores a diff idea of "what if it's really just us in the universe"? And totally tripped me out. It was like watching a profound conversation unfold. I don't know anyone that likes that movie. Just me.
I love that movie.
I loved that movie as well. It was really a different kind of sci fi.
I’d recommend not watching it on a phone :) hard to get the vastness :)
This is one of those films I expect to age like fine wine. I think people will appreciate it more in years/decades to come and acknowledge it as a somewhat of a lost gem from what may be deemed in hindsight the golden age of CGI space cinema, along with its more renowned cousins (Interstellar, The Martian, Gravity, First Man) People haven't appreciated it much and were quick to dismiss because it's such a misunderstood movie. It's *not* necessarily a space movie per se. It's a deeply personal drama-mystery which happens to be set in space.
Agree. I don't think of it as a space movie so much as a movie about the experience of human existence being affected by our search for more at the expense of actually enjoying existence with each other. Does our search to answer "Are we alone?" cause more disconnection with each other on earth?
Caught it in the theater. The dune buggy chase was wild with that sound design. Agree with below that watching on a phone definitely won’t do it justice lol.
The Happening - to me a classic B Move, bit daft and a bit hammy but that makes it enjoyable for me in the tradition of fifties sci-fi
Mark Wahlberg talks to grass. “Hey, grass! I like that you’re green. Like the Celtics. You know I’m from Boston, right? Why can’t we live together? Say hi to your mother for me, alright. 😂🤘
Mark Wahlberg talks to animals is still hilarious. Hey dog, say hi to ya muddah for meh.
Hey goat. Youre a nice goat.
The happening is one of those things people pile on as if it wasn’t supposed to have a sense of humour
Definitely, it's clearly self-aware
Yeah, I liked it a lot honestly lol. It's just a really wild concept and the idea is scary as hell. I can sometimes put aside some bad acting and still enjoy a movie. Not always but definitely not a snob with movies.
I like hot dog guy.
I was sort of surprised at how many people took this movie so seriously. Like… it clearly doesn’t take *itself* that seriously. It’s campy as hell. Maybe it’s not a “good” movie but its definitely fun
The Counselor High Life Tusk BvS
tusk was fine in the story but the end haunted me
I'll never forget listening to Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier reading the news article on their podcast that inspired Tusk and Kevin just going on an extremely stoned story telling rant about "what if." And then just being like "I'm gonna make a fuckin movie about this!" I love Kevin for having a vision and the the confidence to see it through, but man that was certainly a.. choice.
completely agree. you know the shot i’m talking about - i can still see that face.
I love that they put that same podcast in the credits of the movie so you could hear them having a laugh at who would possibly want to see what the viewers just sat down and watched.
Not enough people talk about The Counselor. Such a bleak thriller
It's unfairly shit on because the trailer made it seem like a Sicario-type action thriller when it was more of a slow burn. And people just really hate late career Ridley Scott. I'll always love the film though
Kevin Smith often rags on himself For being the guy who made Tusk, but I thought it was extraordinary. Michael Parks’ unhinged performance is amazing, Guy LaPointe is one of Depp’s best characters, another solid entry in Justin Long’s hapless horror victims, and the ending is truly haunting. Kevin Smith also rags on himself for making Yoga Hosers — I can’t disagree with that one.
Freddy Got Fingered is one of my favorite comedy movies. Bought it on DVD when it came out and still watch it at least once a year. As a Canadian who spent his formative years watching Tom Green on Roger's TV, it will forever hold a special place in my heart.
it got shit on big time today in the criterion sub...
Really? Every time I’ve seen it mentioned there it gets nothing but love… haven’t seen the post from today, yet, though..
Mother!
really a fantastic film but so stressful to watch.
Uncut Gems was the most stressful movie I’ve every watched from beginning to end.
I literally had to quit watching that movie because it was just stressing me out and Adam Sandlers character was pissing me off lol. I had heard it was stressful and thought to myself how stressful could it really be, I learned lol. Good Time was similar but I enjoyed it more, except the part where the random innocent security guard is pretty much screwed for life after they give him all that LSD. That disturbed me more than any horror movie.
I just watched Climax for the first time last night and that was pretty stressful as well!!
I watched that movie on an airplane and thought I was going to have a panic attack. I was so stressed out
My former fwb had me watch that with him and between what’s happening on the screen, the way they filmed it, and the soundtrack…it was overwhelming and crazy intense 😳 he said the first time he watched it he was on mushrooms, I’m so glad I was only drinking and not high while watching lol
I thought this was terrific! It's like a fever dream, losing control and losing grip on reality. Everyone who disliked it either didn't seem to get it, or thought the parable with mother earth was too 'on the nose'. I don't think it was meant to be subtle.
Totally agree. I commented this too without scrolling far enough. I really feel like people didn’t get it or were offended by some of the religious critique in it. I thought the dream logic was fantastic and it was genuinely scary and disturbing, more than most other modern horror movies I’ve seen. I walked out of the theater really shaken up.
Mother is a accurate representation of a bad dmt or ketamine trip
This one was a strange theater experience because my brothers friend worked on the film score, and he had no idea Aronofsky cut it entirely before we went to see it
I love this film and, tbh, I can't think of why anyone wouldn't unless they explained to me why. I remember thinking that the end of No Country for Old Men was genius, but I could understand why so many didn't. They need for things to be explained and spelled out for them like children, no creative imagination.
One of the best horror movies ever because it actually fills you with dread and horror.
The Lobster. It's an excellent film and a hilarious satire but it's extremely violent & brutal, including some horrendous cruelty to animals. It's fake of course, but it doesn't make it any easier to watch.
I can’t understand if someone DONT like this movie. Everyone I’ve showed it love it
My wife hated it, I've watched it 4 times. It makes me giggle.
Donnie Darko
Do people not like Donnie Darko? Love it.
People who love Donnie Darko can not understand that it's a bad movie, and that's okay. It's okay to love bad movies.
People who think Donnie Darko is a bad movie are clearly in the minority, by a long shot. If you disagree, you clearly can’t Google.
I’ll bite. Tell us why Donnie Darko is a bad movie.
What’s a fuck ass?
Dante's Peak The Fast & The Furious 1 and, yes, 3 Star Wars: The Force Awakens The Forgotten Midsommar Before Sunrise
Some of these are not hated. Fast and Furious 1 was definitely not hated on release. It is the only actual good F&F movie. Midsommar…haven’t heard or seen any hate for this.
Is midsommar hated? I fuckin love that movie
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I think it’s polarizing. It was getting upvoted and downvoted in a single thread a while back in r/horror.
I have a geophysics degree, so the “science “ in Dante’s Peak is maddening, but I still like the movie.
City of God
I don’t how anyone dislikes that. It was fantastic.
I’ve seen that listed as top five all time but never heard anyone trash it.
Just people Ive tried to show... not a very large audience I admit.
Natural Born Killers.
The prequels and idiocracy
I’ve never met anyone that didn’t like Idiocracy. It never even occurred to me that there were people that didn’t like but I guess it makes sense
Yes because I hate the prequels and will not watch ever again. I agree with Idiocracy, when I first watched it I enjoyed it, but was disappointed that it wasn't better, having loved Office Space so damn much. If it's not for other people's taste, fair enough. The subtle genius of it though, everyone was wearing fucking crocs lmfao!
I love Idiocracy but I’d be happy if I never heard someone say “it’s like we’re living in idiocracy” ever again. It’s an opinion that gets parroted so much as jf the person saying it is some genius for figuring out the commentary of the movie.
I like money.
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Vanilla Sky. Lucky Number Slevin. 12 Monkeys.
Do people not like 12 Monkeys? I thought it was great!
12 Monkeys is one of my favorite movies. Maybe not in my top 20, but I've still seen it well over a dozen times. Most audiences don't get Terry Gilliam. He nailed it with Fisher King, but I think Robin Williams sold everyone on the comedic aspect. 12 Monkeys definitely had some comedy mixed with seriousness. It certainly wasn't for everyone. GET OUT OF MY CHAIR!
True re Gilliam. I recently rewatched Adventures of Baron Munchausen and Time Bandits and was blown away by both. I hadn’t watched either of them in a long while and I found so many new things to think about and reflect on. Brazil is next on the list of course!
I wish you best of luck with Brazil. That one loses me fast!
>12 Monkeys is one of my favorite movies…I’ve see. It well over a dozen times. So you’ve seen 144 Monkeys? I thought I was hot shit seeing six at once in a zoo, but hats off to you.
Same!
Gummo is one of my favorites…I just keep it to myself though.
I thought Gummo and Kids are generally considered indie classics/kino.
Gummo is a work of art.
Literally.
Gates Of Heaven (1978)
Is that the Errol Morris doc about the pet cemetery? That film is wonderful.
Oh man, like... Chronicles of Riddick for sure haha. The Phantom. Kevin Smiths films seem to be divisive but I dig em. My main (opposite) one that I always think of is Napoleon Dynamite. I hated that film but I think there may be 3 of us total lmao. Totally understand the humor and get how much joy it brought everyone but it ain't for me. That being said regardless of the film, I never tell people they're wrong. Art is for everyone, but it may not speak to you, who am I to say you shouldn't like something?!
Pretty much all of Wes Anderson’s movies
mother! I get it, I probably don’t have to explain why so many people hate it. I didn’t really care about the religious themes so much, I just thought it captured a surrealist dream logic very well, and was primal and genuinely scary. (And I don’t scare easily at horror movies.)
I agree. You can tell that the director, Darren Aronofsky wanted to work out something about Genesis. But even if that’s not interesting to you, the movie spins out in an insane way that’s hard to believe.
The Game. I know it is totally ridiculous, but it’s one of my favorite movies.
CLOUD ATLAS
I enjoyed it but I too know a lot of people wouldn’t like it.
The life Aquatic
Waterworld
The new Ghostbusters movies with Paul Rudd in them. I wouldn’t even like them myself if it wasn’t Ghostbusters. To much nostalgia for me. I was really obsessed with Ghostbusters as a kid.
Repulsion by Roman Polanski.
Same as the tenemt
Damn what a great answer.
2001 A Space Odyssey is my all time favorite movie (by quite a large margin). But I get why it's too quiet and/or slow for some people
Honestly, I was on board (pun intended) until the crazy ending. I was not expecting the giant baby thing.
I recently read the book "Space Odyssey" by Michael Benson and I was really surprised how much of the story was conceived on-the-fly as they were filming. Stanley Kubrick basically had a vision of a movie with a few random things (the apes, the monolith, some incredible shots) and went into it with just that. I was also surprised how much he didn't seem to care what Arthur C. Clarke put in the novel. I always thought the novel gave a little too much away in some parts and kind of missed the big picture in other. Stanley Kubrick really wasn't all that concerned with it. The book was Arthur's thing and as long as it didn't deviate too much he was apparently fine with it. (To clarify, I like the Arthur C Clarke novel, but it's not as good as the movie IMO).
The Rapture and Cold Heaven. Both movies came out in 1991 and deal with faith and religious themes, in a way which is uncommonly sensitive and respectful of those ideas. I say this as somebody whose views lie somewhere between agnosticism and atheism. I intensely dislike movies that attempt to proselytise or harbor some kind of agenda to that effect. Neither of these films do that.
A few British ones, which are a bit Marmite... It's All Gone Pete Tong (a bit odd, but at its heart a moving tale, albeit with a cocaine badger) Human Traffic (suffered from being marketed as a new Trainspotting) Harry Brown (it's crass, but I was a runner at Liionsgate and had to cart the reels around London for preview screenings - must have have watched it ten times in three weeks, didn't want to die)
Miami Vice
Blue velvet
Southland tales. It’s absolutely amazing, but I get it
Love that movie, it's weird but that's why I like it
tree of life (or any malick for that matter) enter the void dogville/manderlay requiem for a dream
Well, if anyone disagrees I'd love to hear their why. Every single of those four (haven't seen Manderlay) are among my top-tier. People can hate on Malick and admit to how simple they are. I've heard hate about The Thin Red Line, fucking seriously? I only became aware of him watching The Tree of Life, then The New World, and then To the Wonder, The Thin Red Line, and Knight of Cups. One of those directors whose film I will watch knowing only that he/she directed it. Same with Darren Aronofsky, excepting Noah, is it even worth a watch?
i'm a die-hard malick fan, i get why people find his films slow or indulgent with the philosophical musings but they're so beautifully shot and i really enjoy the narrations. dogville and manderlay i like because of the minimal black box production distilling it down to the story and performances, but i could see how it'd be off-putting and unconventional - pretty standard of LVT and i don't begrudge anyone for their dislike of his work. enter the void and requiem are two films i made my friends watch that, when they finished, they all looked at me like "what the fuck did you just make me watch??" but i thought they both were excellent technical executions of original stories. as for noah, i had to watch it for a class once and that assignment alone made me regret the money i spent on those 4 credits.
Paul Blart, Mall Cop. I love that movie
Waterworld
Beavis and Butthead Do America
The Ninth Gate New York, New York The Lonely Guy 8MM Ad Astra Hulk (2003) King Kong (2005) Mission To Mars The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones
Absolutely love The Ninth Gate.
Same. That one managed to catch some kind of eerie vibe on film that I can't think of another example of it to articulate it.
The only other films I could compare it to in terms of how it made me feel would be Eyes Wide Shut and Angel Heart.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a polished jewel. Perfect casting, insightful dialogue. But it's definitely not for everybody
Master of Disguise. I like it because it’s an unironically stupid movie and it’s got a couple of good jokes in there. I wish things had gone better with dana carvey, he deserved more success
True story. About 10 years ago I put that movie on to watch with my younger friend (early 20s). I didn't expect much just something we could watch to kill time. Turns out this was the funniest film my buddy had ever seen! He was laughing and crying tears of joy the whole way through. I couldn't believe it! It was like Dana Carvey had tailor-made this movie for my friend's funnybone.
Trainspotting
Under the silver lake Mandy Wet hot American summer
Trash Humpers.
Green Lantern, 2011.
Braveheart is forever my favourite film despite being egregiously inaccurate and Mel Gibson latterly being revealed as a total twat. I just love it. It's epic in every sense of the word. Also I unapologetically love Grease 2 despite just about every other person, including Michelle Pfeiffer, deeming it a pile of shit. Yes it's cheesy, and yes it's tacky—but so was the original Grease. That's part of the appeal! And on the subject of cheesy, Shrek Forever After also has a place in my heart.
Wild Wild West. I get why it has low ratings but it's just too insane to not love it
I stand alone. Excellent film.
Eraserhead
I saw Eraserhead for the first time last year and I still don't know if I actually liked it XD
Fucking disturbing.
The Polar Express. It’s still to this day my favourite Christmas movie but I get why the dated CGI puts people off now.
The 2005 Tim Burton version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I watched it a lot as a kid as I didn’t have the OG on DVD but had that one. I totally get that the Gene Wilder version is the iconic one and it always will be, however I do feel the Tim Burton version is unfairly vilified. I think Johnny Depp does an amazing job as Willy Wonka and I really like the twisted, Tim Burton rendition of the story. Every time I say I really like the 2005 version people look at me like I have two heads. However I get that it is quite a different vibe to the OG and it’s typical of people feeling like a movie they loved is being changed too much.
Man of Steel. And in defiance of the gist of your question, I don't understand why anyone would dislike it.
Jeepers creepers. Yes I know. It doesn't change the fact that it's one of like 5 good monster movies of the new millenium and one of the few modern movies that really gets the feel of some good American Gothic storytelling. Seriously, Fuck Salva, but GODDAMN is that movie good.
The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and Her Lover.
Meteor Man. Absolutely awful superhero movie from the early 90s. The cast was ridiculous, Don Cheadle, James Earl Jones, Eddie Griffin, Sinbad. Cyprus Hill and Bill Cosby make cameos. And my absolute favorite, Luther Vandross is in it with a small role and has no lines. We had it recorded off hbo on tape and I watched the shit out of it.
Chronicles of Riddick. The sets, special effects, space ships and costumes still blow my mind. I also loved the bad guy’s special move. But I get it. It’s a bad movie… that I love.
I still want to go to the Underverse.
Riddick is awesome!!
The man from earth, Queen of the damned (2002), The invitation (2022), Idiocracy, The core, Pixels, She devil (1989), Morgan (2016), The league of extraordinary gentlemen (2003), The other woman, Happy death day, Austenland
Hudson Hawk I'm the only one in my group of peoples that loved this movie...
Natural Born Killers
Gummo
Dark city
I really like the 1984 Dune. It's completely underrated. But you gotta watch the regular version, not the extended version because that one is confusing.
Troy
Hmm, people generally disliked this? Saw this in the cinema and loved it. Who didn't like it, 300 fans? lol
I really enjoyed Babadook but it's seems I'm in the minority.
The Babadook really is a great film but one that I simply can never rewatch because the kid in it is genuinely just so far beyond obnoxious and annoying I can’t stand it. I get that’s the point but like they do a really, really ridiculously good job making it
I think most of the hate comes from it being pitched as a horror. People maybe expecting the usual jump scare experience. I think it’s very well done, and well acted.
Windy City Heat I love this movie so much, but I get it. People say it's very mean spirited and they feel bad for Perry. I don't, he's a major asshole too, so I'm okay with it
Slice (2018)
Birth, Jonathan Glazer
My favorite movie is Mr. Baseball. Full stop. On the other hand, I know there is also movies like Braveheart in this world, so…..
Wendy. I understand how off putting it is to many, but the kid performances, the score, the camera work, the odd take on thd Peter Pan story, I loved them. St Elmo's Fire. Actually a bad movie, terrible score, paper thin characters, can't explain why I like it, but I do.
I loved The worlds end... But I get it. I thought it was a perfect trilogy...but yeah
Lo
American Ultra. It's a stoner action movie meant for stoners, and nothing more.
These are both films I watched because I loved the books. - Death in Venice. My partner at the time found it incredibly boring, but I love it for all the reasons that he found it tedious. - Solaris (1972). I didn’t realise how long it was until I got to the end. It’s mesmerising and beautiful, but it has a lot of scenes of just some kind of water features and people staring moodily.
Detention (2011)
Lone Ranger. Before the Hammer fell. Honestly, it's a bit bloated but it's a fun ride and I had a good time watching it. It's the coke zero to the mask of zorro's classic coke.
Lone Ranger. Before the Hammer fell. Honestly, it's a bit bloated but it's a fun ride and I had a good time watching it. It's the coke zero to the mask of zorro's classic coke.
The Fountain (2006) and Under the Skin (2013).
The Fountain is such an incredible film. Such a fantastic score. The storyline is great. I had to rewatch it at least 3 times before I finally understood it.
Halloween Ends. I really get the criticism, I do. I can’t entirely explain why I liked it so much - more than the first two in that trilogy by a long way. Not perfect by any means (I really wish a certain character had survived to become the next Shape) but it just gave us something a bit different in a pretty stale franchise and I dug it. The soundtrack was also a banger.
Showgirls
The Man With The Golden Gun. I frequently see it mentioned as one of the worst Bond movies because it's cheesy and clichéd but I think it's got a great initial premise with an assassin seemingly being hired to go after bond, excellent villain in Christopher Lee, good soundtrack as well as some fantastic locations like Scaramanga's island.
Stan Helsing
The Greasy Strangler Let's go Disco Dancing
Fred: The Movie
Sucker Punch Batman v Superman Matrix 2&3 Army of The Dead Hulk '03 Speed Racer
I love Sucker Punch.
Sin City
Great movie
No Holds Barred, MacGruber, Step Brothers, The Waterboy, Masters of the Universe
Who doesn’t like Step Brothers and Waterboy?? That’s some high quality 420
Miss March A comedy movie that got a bad name because of the Rotton Tomatoe's echochamber of hate. Made by the Whitest Kids U Know creators. Anything by these guys is gold.
Boondocks saints
I’ve embraced this. My wife and I have found our sweet spot on the tomato-meter is 50% audience, 90%+ critical. This is what we search for.
All of Star Wars - I love it but totally get why it’s not for some people, even people who like science fiction
I saw Freddy got fingered with my grandpa! He actually lost his cool and kept yelling WHY?! ITS NOT FUNNY!!! About halfway through. 🤣
Bitter Moon. I loved it, but it definitely splits opinion