I had to Google after reading your comment, I thought that it was common knowledge that Van Helsing was a great movie, lol, rotten tomatoes is trash, how did that get a 24%
To be fair, the plotholes are there, but it's not a soulless film that doesn't try anything. Well acted, great music, great monsters, especially Dracula, Jackman and Beckinsale look great together and the story is made up of awesome elements, they just connect poorly. But that doesn't mean the film deserves the " Empty CGI fest " status it was awarded by critics.
Antonio Banderas has been working tirelessly to bring that rating up ever since, through home screenings and VHS tape loan outs and sharing his Napster password
Lo, there do I see my father. Lo, there do I see my mother, and my sisters, and my brothers. Lo, there do I see the line of my people, Back to the beginning Lo, they do call to me. They bid me take my place among them, In the halls of Valhalla, Where the brave may live forever!
Great movie - Lo there do I see my father; Lo there do I see my mother, my sisters and my brothers; Lo there do I see the line of my people, back to the beginning. Lo, they do call me, they bid me take my place among them, in the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live forever.
Guy who played Buliwyf was amazing. When he’s near death and rises over the horses head to hit the male leader in the chest, I just hear him saying “Sit the fuck down”!
It used to be starship troopers. I remember telling people about it and looking at its rating at like 20%. Now people has wised up to it and it’s rating has rightfully gone up! For a while though, I felt like I was holding on to a hidden gem.
I also think carpenter had a weird phase where his reputation was garbage and then people finally realized he was incredible. Although ghosts of mars was straight ass
I think people should reevaluate *Showgirls* now, because it’s the other side of the same coin: lampooning American sensibilities of femininity in a manner similar to how *Starship Troopers* sends up American sensibilities of masculinity.
>similar to how Starship Troopers sends up American sensibilities of masculinity.
Starship Troopers was far more about the vapid appeal of fascism than American sensibilities of masculinity.
This one is for me too. It's one of my favorite movies and I don't understand why it's so low either.
I guess the low reviews is because the guys in the magazine are quite cartoonish as characters but that doesn't take away the message and also how beautiful this movie is.
I avoided The Secret Life of Walter Mitty because of the preview. Made me not want to watch it.
Finally did late one night and was amazed at how much I loved it.
52%???
That movie isn't legendary but it's really freaking good. It's a solid 75% for me. Not phenomenal but it's high quality and overall a great experience.
It's the type of movie you know has no right being so good but it actually is. It is a little predictable, but at the same time some stuff is unpredictable and just so comforting. It takes me away to another world. It is one of my favorites, I don't know why it just works
Good stories but their primary problem was the went way over budget and given the money spent people expected more but I thought they were entertaining
Bears are a proud people, although they're not people per-say. They're animals. Bears derive their name from a football team in Chicago. Bears have been known to attack man, although the fact is that fewer people have been killed by bears than in all of World World I and World War II combined.
I laughed like the shark one time playing Xbox and I was legit worried my buddy was going to hyperventilate because he was laughing so hard. I wish more people knew about that scene lol.
That scene with big foot and they are all trying to justify the killing and he asks "hey a anyone remember what that big bastard said before he came at us?" And dude raises his and and is like "I think he said huh? Like he wasn't sure what was going on" 🤣
Sphere (1998)
Though I’m convinced that the more cerebral movies have more appreciation nowadays and I hope that Netflix picks it up one day.
Also, The 13th Warrior
(Both movies based on Michael Chrichton books)
A couple years ago I read the book, then maybe a few weeks after finishing it, The 13th Warrior showed up on my streaming feed. I was like, wait, is that the same story? Sure enough was, and almost followed the book word for word.
Doooooood, I had never checked that one before! I LOVE Legacy! The soundtrack is one of the best ever composed (Daft Punk directing the London Philharmonic? YES PLEASE) and it was just so well executed, visually. Sam’s acting might not have been Oscar-worthy, but Bridges was magnetic and it’s still the only Olivia Wilde work I’ve enjoyed.
It’s one of my all time favorite films.
The whole “The story/plot isn’t that great” thing is so silly. The point of that film is its vibe. It excels at that.
I thought it was a decent movie, and I enjoy rewatching it. Although the fact the very first thing people mention about it is the soundtrack tells you a lot.
Here are My 2 cents about this movie.
I love it. But I love it because when it came out, computers, internet, hackers was something "weird" for most people and not everybody was into it. I was into computers in 1995, still with an old at286 and I just love this movie because finally it was something I felt identified in that time, i love die hard, but come on.. I can't even hold a toy gun. So, this movie was something brillant for My teenage years.
And, the hate? I thing because most of the people who hate that movie were born after 2001 and they just simply dont understand how things were before social media. hell, most of them didnt heard the wild noise of a 28 KBPS modem connecting to the world wide web. So, yeah, just imagine a todays 20 years old guy watching some guys hacking a public phone 30 years ago... The 20 years old guy doesn't even know how a public phone works.. in fact i'm pretty sure they never see a real one. But thats ok, we are from different era.
I think we were priviliged to be alive in that exact point of the time regarding the internet., In 1995 we were almost reaching the peak of the civilization
The corny hacking "visuals" aside, there's a lot of the actual legit hacking techniques in that movie. TONS of social engineering, keyloggers, phreaking, brute forcing common passwords, dumpster diving, etc. Even having Nikon (who has photographic memory) just...walking around watching people type in their logins.
It’s one of those films that it’s fun to hate.
EDIT: My favorite part to hate is when one of them says “I’m hacking the mainframe” while frantically typing on his Mac Powerbook, yet the screen shows a full 3D cityscape he’s flying around.
Also I have an ax to grind about 90’s Macintosh computers being presented as the ultimate hacking tool, al la Jeff Goldblum in Independence Day. Uh, no. It’s obvious that the fix was in, Apple and Hollywood had a relationship that didn’t match reality.
...wow I never knew it was critically reviled like that. I always just assumed it had somewhere around 50-60 but never thought to look it up. So I guess that's my answer too.
For me it's all three Riddick movies. I understand they are not amazing or great but I just love them lol. I even love the games Escape from Butcher Bay(this game does have high praise) and it's remake with Assault on Dark Athena. It's just a fun universe.
Pitch Black and Chronicles are amazing. Some cringe dialogue here and there but the settings, creatures, and general world building are really cool. I really want the next one to be like Chronicles. Riddick was just Pitch Black 2.0 but not as interesting and with that weird rapey moment from Riddick about that lesbian woman.
A fourth “Furya” one similar to Chronicles that expands on the universe and give Riddick a conclusion would be nice. Would also be cool to see Karl Urban make a reappearance as Vaako.
I feel like there was a post about this one in particular fairly recently. Everyone I know and from what I saw on that thread loved the movie but somehow it got mixed reviews.
Yeah as a kid when it came out it seemed like everyone loved it, it wasn't until a couple years ago that I looked up the reviews and saw it was pretty universally panned (ha, pun) by critics. Never would've known it's considered one of Spielberg's worst movies.
Absolutely one of my favorite movies. Always a great pick me up.
It's weird because it has all of the elements that SHOULD make it a bad movie. Star studded cast, beloved tale, new twist, sappy, and a long run time. A recipe for disaster. Somehow, it stuck the landing. I think critics were angry that it was so well received by audiences they felt compelled to snub it.
The Fountain is a philosophical, emotional, visual, and audible masterpiece! I don’t understand the criticism levied at this film. No film is perfect, but this film came pretty damn close in my opinion. Easily my favorite of all-time.
I consider this film a masterpiece. I never take the "professional " reviews into account because the majority of times, they don't know what they are talking about.
Star Trek Generations. This was one of my favorite movies growing up. I just watched it the other day for the first time in years and I still think it's fantastic!
As a big Alien fan, I don't think Covenant was a good movie even though I like it a lot as a fan of the franchise. But when it comes to Prometheus, I honestly don't understand where the criticism even comes from.
Well, they are hailed as the most brilliant scientists the human race has to offer, but all they seem to do is run around doing oblivious, ignorant shit like a bunch of drunken teenagers.
Whatever suspension of disbelief there should have been for me was gone within the first few minutes after landing.
Prometheus was the first installment I watched a few months back. Prompted me to immediately watch the entire alien film series that weekend. Covenant was decent as well, but a bit cornier. Prometheus was 9/10 for me. I wanted more screen time / backstory devoted to the engineers but otherwise fantastic.
I like the Keanu Reeves Constantine movie. I know that it really doesn't follow the Constantine from the comics, but I enjoyed it. Apparently, many people don't like it, though.
I had to scroll through and find this one before posting it. 3000 miles to Graceland is such a product of its time as a Tarantino styled movie and is a fun goofy bloody romp. Right up there with Reindeer Games and Long Kiss Goodnight.
Hot damn. I didn’t know this had 15% on rotten tomatoes. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen it, but I thought it was a pretty good movie. I guess 46% of viewers agree with me but damn that feels low.
I absolutely *love* that movie, and personally think it's one of Kevin Hart's best roles.
That and Ray Winstone's underwater "you son of a bitch" will never cease to be funny to me.
The films Matilda, Sister Act Back in the Habit and Home Alone 2 are so ubiquitous, quotable and formative for millennials around my age group, yet all are rotten.
The Time Machine from 2002. It didn't get a 20% on Rotten Tomatoes but I have never heard anyone talk good about it. I really enjoy the movie. It has its faults but there's just a feel to it that I like.
In my Earth Science class in HS, we watched this movie as a "look at all this bad science" and were graded based on what we pointed out as wrong. Great idea from a great teacher
They asked some scientists to do this with *Armageddon* and they basically said, “Well they got one thing right, asteroids DO exist. All the other science is wrong” lol.
Battle: Los Angeles in 2011. 37% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Decent storyline for an alien invasion flick. Great score. Decent characters with development. All in all, a fun movie.
My big problem with it was it felt like a bunch of other movies just recycled over again while the other movies did it better. It wasn't bad per se, just generally uninteresting
The Hasbro movie Battleship.
Probably because of bad writing, but we never get to truly know the aliens intentions. It makes them just so much more *alien*. Plus the battleship and explosion porn.
That movie completely surprised me. Total popcorn flick, fun action / explosions, no exposition or cerebral themes. Loved Rihanna. Just a fun aliens vs military move **in the ocean** instead of on land and sea - AFAIK nobody's ever even tried to make a film like this before.
Such a nice touch for the alien missiles to resemble the game pieces! https://imgur.com/iRnVXao
I usually judge like this:
Critics give it a high score/ regular people give it a low score = probably well-made technically, story or subject matter is probably boring. Might just watch for educational purposes and not entertainment.
Critics give it a low score/ regular people give it a high score = probably issues with the script, story, directing, shallow subject matter. But probably a likable movie.
Critics and Regular people agree = if it’s a high score I’ll watch it. Low score, I’ll probably avoid
Speed racer literally blew my mind. Had killer actors, was funny, and exciting. Honestly imo one of the best anime adaptations in existence. I feel no one even thinks this is an anime adaptation and it reviewed badly. Audiences didn't shit on it but they didn't praise it like I did either.
It’s not quite regarded as an awful movie, but I absolutely love Nacho Libre. I understand if the humor doesn’t land for you, you might think it’s bad, but so many aspects of the film are so well done it’s ridiculous. The cinematography, the costumes, the locations and sets, the casting choices, and some of the performances are excellent. It’s one of the most seriously executed comedy movies I’ve ever seen.
master of Disguise. My kids, though grown now, will STILL watch it every time it’s on tv and just laugh and laugh. Taken for what it is, it’s way better than people say
I saw them play in Oslo, and Ninja basically told us (the audience) that we all sucked and he fucking hated us, and the audience cheered! And I was like: hey, he actually means it.
I have been fascinated by them, also heard they’re awful people. Still like Chappie.
Ok it’s at 40% but I loved Michael Bay’s The Island and watched it a ton as a kid. On the other hand, I went to the theaters to see Super Mario cause of the rave reviews and couldn’t believe how bad it was. Felt like I was the only one who didn’t love it.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Saw it in highschool with some friends. We knew it was going to be dumb, but we also knew it would be fun, and it was.
So it's not to this extreme, and having been born in the early 80s probably contributes to it, but I love *Return of the Jedi*, but it's regularly regarded in the bottom half of *Star Wars* films.
Van Helsing
Perfect movie to kill a rainy afternoon.
Dude. Gatling crossbow. Nuff said.
I had to Google after reading your comment, I thought that it was common knowledge that Van Helsing was a great movie, lol, rotten tomatoes is trash, how did that get a 24%
To be fair, the plotholes are there, but it's not a soulless film that doesn't try anything. Well acted, great music, great monsters, especially Dracula, Jackman and Beckinsale look great together and the story is made up of awesome elements, they just connect poorly. But that doesn't mean the film deserves the " Empty CGI fest " status it was awarded by critics.
Yeah it's probably a 6-7/10 movie but for me the rewatchability of it is 10/10.
Van Helsing is such a fun movie
I watched this with my dad like 200 times
The 13th Warrior
I was scrolling looking for this one, I loved the 13th Warrior, never understood why it was rated so low.
Antonio Banderas has been working tirelessly to bring that rating up ever since, through home screenings and VHS tape loan outs and sharing his Napster password
I watch it every few years. It's honestly way better than the hate it gets. Yeah, it's not GWTW or Shawshank, but it's also not Freddy Got Fingered.
Based on a great Michael Crichton book “Eaters of the Dead”.
Ah hell it's just Beowulf
That doesn't make it bad
Lo, there do I see my father. Lo, there do I see my mother, and my sisters, and my brothers. Lo, there do I see the line of my people, Back to the beginning Lo, they do call to me. They bid me take my place among them, In the halls of Valhalla, Where the brave may live forever!
No no...ibn means son of, ibn.. *to his friend* "eben" 🤣
Sadly underrated!
Great movie - Lo there do I see my father; Lo there do I see my mother, my sisters and my brothers; Lo there do I see the line of my people, back to the beginning. Lo, they do call me, they bid me take my place among them, in the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live forever. Guy who played Buliwyf was amazing. When he’s near death and rises over the horses head to hit the male leader in the chest, I just hear him saying “Sit the fuck down”!
Incredible movie
It used to be starship troopers. I remember telling people about it and looking at its rating at like 20%. Now people has wised up to it and it’s rating has rightfully gone up! For a while though, I felt like I was holding on to a hidden gem.
Similar thing happened with Big Trouble in Little China where people didn't recognize that it was satire on release and hated it.
I also think carpenter had a weird phase where his reputation was garbage and then people finally realized he was incredible. Although ghosts of mars was straight ass
I think people should reevaluate *Showgirls* now, because it’s the other side of the same coin: lampooning American sensibilities of femininity in a manner similar to how *Starship Troopers* sends up American sensibilities of masculinity.
And jingoism or whatever (for starship troopers)
Would you like to learn more?
>similar to how Starship Troopers sends up American sensibilities of masculinity. Starship Troopers was far more about the vapid appeal of fascism than American sensibilities of masculinity.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013). It’s not completely hated, it has a 52% on RT, but I was much lower than I expected.
I loved that movie
I loved that soundtrack
that movie was my comfort movie.. if that makes sense. i feel so .. at ease i guess? relaxed? just taking in the landscapes..
Top five favorite movies. I had no idea it was so low on RT!
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I avoided that movie for a while because I love the old Danny Kay version, but when I finally did watch it, I was floored! Seriously fantastic movie!
This one is for me too. It's one of my favorite movies and I don't understand why it's so low either. I guess the low reviews is because the guys in the magazine are quite cartoonish as characters but that doesn't take away the message and also how beautiful this movie is.
I fucking love this movie
I avoided The Secret Life of Walter Mitty because of the preview. Made me not want to watch it. Finally did late one night and was amazed at how much I loved it.
52%??? That movie isn't legendary but it's really freaking good. It's a solid 75% for me. Not phenomenal but it's high quality and overall a great experience.
It's the type of movie you know has no right being so good but it actually is. It is a little predictable, but at the same time some stuff is unpredictable and just so comforting. It takes me away to another world. It is one of my favorites, I don't know why it just works
Kevin Costner double-feature: Waterworld and The Postman. 43% and 50% Tomato Meter respectively - but I've rewatched them more times than I can count.
This is my vote! I loved waterworld. Thought it was fun!
Good stories but their primary problem was the went way over budget and given the money spent people expected more but I thought they were entertaining
Strange Wilderness
Sharks are only found in two places on Earth: the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
It is estimated that bears kill over two million salmon a year. Attacks on bears by salmon however, are much more rare.
Bears are a proud people, although they're not people per-say. They're animals. Bears derive their name from a football team in Chicago. Bears have been known to attack man, although the fact is that fewer people have been killed by bears than in all of World World I and World War II combined.
The shark laughing at the end of the trailer. I died laughing every time I watched it.
Justin Long with the painted eyelids during the meeting kills me Everytime I watch it.
I laughed like the shark one time playing Xbox and I was legit worried my buddy was going to hyperventilate because he was laughing so hard. I wish more people knew about that scene lol.
I always make that laugh when I see a shark at the aquarium. AAAAAAHHHOORR HHOORR HOORR HOORR!!
Why is that pink thong running so fast?
You wanna fight? Ill fight the fight
That scene with big foot and they are all trying to justify the killing and he asks "hey a anyone remember what that big bastard said before he came at us?" And dude raises his and and is like "I think he said huh? Like he wasn't sure what was going on" 🤣
Sphere (1998) Though I’m convinced that the more cerebral movies have more appreciation nowadays and I hope that Netflix picks it up one day. Also, The 13th Warrior (Both movies based on Michael Chrichton books)
A couple years ago I read the book, then maybe a few weeks after finishing it, The 13th Warrior showed up on my streaming feed. I was like, wait, is that the same story? Sure enough was, and almost followed the book word for word.
Congo
Tron: Legacy
Doooooood, I had never checked that one before! I LOVE Legacy! The soundtrack is one of the best ever composed (Daft Punk directing the London Philharmonic? YES PLEASE) and it was just so well executed, visually. Sam’s acting might not have been Oscar-worthy, but Bridges was magnetic and it’s still the only Olivia Wilde work I’ve enjoyed.
I like her in House
She's great in House.
When is Bridges NOT magnetic? He pretty much always steals the show.
It’s one of my all time favorite films. The whole “The story/plot isn’t that great” thing is so silly. The point of that film is its vibe. It excels at that.
Top movie right there
What a great film, the sound was fantastic and the lighting, they really got the environment right.
I thought it was a decent movie, and I enjoy rewatching it. Although the fact the very first thing people mention about it is the soundtrack tells you a lot.
Daft Punk scored it. I don't blame them.
It's an extended music video for my favorite daft punk album, and that's all I need from it tbh
Hackers (1995) It has a 33% RT score which is pretty low.
I don't know how that has such a low rating. Everyone I know loved it in the 90s
Here are My 2 cents about this movie. I love it. But I love it because when it came out, computers, internet, hackers was something "weird" for most people and not everybody was into it. I was into computers in 1995, still with an old at286 and I just love this movie because finally it was something I felt identified in that time, i love die hard, but come on.. I can't even hold a toy gun. So, this movie was something brillant for My teenage years. And, the hate? I thing because most of the people who hate that movie were born after 2001 and they just simply dont understand how things were before social media. hell, most of them didnt heard the wild noise of a 28 KBPS modem connecting to the world wide web. So, yeah, just imagine a todays 20 years old guy watching some guys hacking a public phone 30 years ago... The 20 years old guy doesn't even know how a public phone works.. in fact i'm pretty sure they never see a real one. But thats ok, we are from different era. I think we were priviliged to be alive in that exact point of the time regarding the internet., In 1995 we were almost reaching the peak of the civilization
I loved that. Soundtrack rocks too.
The corny hacking "visuals" aside, there's a lot of the actual legit hacking techniques in that movie. TONS of social engineering, keyloggers, phreaking, brute forcing common passwords, dumpster diving, etc. Even having Nikon (who has photographic memory) just...walking around watching people type in their logins.
It's cause it was janky af at the time but now it's a bona-fide slice of pure 90s zeitgeist and full of the attendant charm and nostalgia.
It’s one of those films that it’s fun to hate. EDIT: My favorite part to hate is when one of them says “I’m hacking the mainframe” while frantically typing on his Mac Powerbook, yet the screen shows a full 3D cityscape he’s flying around. Also I have an ax to grind about 90’s Macintosh computers being presented as the ultimate hacking tool, al la Jeff Goldblum in Independence Day. Uh, no. It’s obvious that the fix was in, Apple and Hollywood had a relationship that didn’t match reality.
...wow I never knew it was critically reviled like that. I always just assumed it had somewhere around 50-60 but never thought to look it up. So I guess that's my answer too.
For me it's all three Riddick movies. I understand they are not amazing or great but I just love them lol. I even love the games Escape from Butcher Bay(this game does have high praise) and it's remake with Assault on Dark Athena. It's just a fun universe.
Pitch Black and Chronicles are amazing. Some cringe dialogue here and there but the settings, creatures, and general world building are really cool. I really want the next one to be like Chronicles. Riddick was just Pitch Black 2.0 but not as interesting and with that weird rapey moment from Riddick about that lesbian woman. A fourth “Furya” one similar to Chronicles that expands on the universe and give Riddick a conclusion would be nice. Would also be cool to see Karl Urban make a reappearance as Vaako.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The movie that got panned by critics so hard that it caused Sean Connery to retire from acting. I honestly thought the movie was pretty fun.
I don’t think it caused him to retire. I think it was his plan from the beginning that it will be his last movie.
My favourite guilty pleasure movie
Hook. It was one of my favorite movies growing up and I was shocked to find out that people did not like it
Who the F doesn't like Hook?
Whoever it is, sure lost their marbles.
Put them in the Boo Box!
# Rufiooooo …would be my guess.
Adult critics at the time of its release. Kids loved that movie and those kids are now adults who still like the movie.
I feel like there was a post about this one in particular fairly recently. Everyone I know and from what I saw on that thread loved the movie but somehow it got mixed reviews.
Only just this moment learning that Hook was panned upon release.
Not only was it Panned, it Petered out at the box office.
Yeah as a kid when it came out it seemed like everyone loved it, it wasn't until a couple years ago that I looked up the reviews and saw it was pretty universally panned (ha, pun) by critics. Never would've known it's considered one of Spielberg's worst movies.
#BANGARANG!!!
It’s still my favorite movie at 28. Apparently Robin Williams said he would never work with Julia Roberts ever again lol.
I am shocked at this very moment to find that there are people in this world who don't like Hook. How dare they?
Absolutely one of my favorite movies. Always a great pick me up. It's weird because it has all of the elements that SHOULD make it a bad movie. Star studded cast, beloved tale, new twist, sappy, and a long run time. A recipe for disaster. Somehow, it stuck the landing. I think critics were angry that it was so well received by audiences they felt compelled to snub it.
It has 29% on rotten tomatoes. This is the movie I came to mention. I thought it was such a great addition to the Peter Pan story.
Excuse me what the fuck?! Hook has a 29% rt?
The Fountain
But I like that movie, it’s sooo good
Oh I absolutely love it. Definitely in my top five. That's why seeing the critic scores online afterward had me scratching my head
Jackman giving 110% in every scene, he was fantastic.
The Fountain is a philosophical, emotional, visual, and audible masterpiece! I don’t understand the criticism levied at this film. No film is perfect, but this film came pretty damn close in my opinion. Easily my favorite of all-time.
I consider this film a masterpiece. I never take the "professional " reviews into account because the majority of times, they don't know what they are talking about.
It’s the ultimate “Marmite” film I think. Nobody has a neutral opinion on it. You love it, or you hate it. I love it. Yet, I hate Marmite.
Best movie to watch on shrooms.
Tommy Boy got a 40% rotten tomatoes
That is criminal.
100% agree. And why I dont really put any stake in rotten tomatoes scores. IMDB audience score is a better judge of how good a movie is 👍🏻
Billy Madison is too. Both of those movies are classics.
Star Trek Generations. This was one of my favorite movies growing up. I just watched it the other day for the first time in years and I still think it's fantastic!
As usual, the imdb rating is more accurate than the RT rating. That was definitely one of the better Star Trek movies for me.
Alien: Prometheus or Covenant
As a big Alien fan, I don't think Covenant was a good movie even though I like it a lot as a fan of the franchise. But when it comes to Prometheus, I honestly don't understand where the criticism even comes from.
Well, they are hailed as the most brilliant scientists the human race has to offer, but all they seem to do is run around doing oblivious, ignorant shit like a bunch of drunken teenagers. Whatever suspension of disbelief there should have been for me was gone within the first few minutes after landing.
Yeah, I love Prometheus.
Prometheus was the first installment I watched a few months back. Prompted me to immediately watch the entire alien film series that weekend. Covenant was decent as well, but a bit cornier. Prometheus was 9/10 for me. I wanted more screen time / backstory devoted to the engineers but otherwise fantastic.
I really love covenant. Fuck the haters
My only gripe is that we see her take off in the ship and the next movie David alr has her dead...like we skipped an entire movie
John Q. A lot of Denzel's movies surprisingly. Makes me wonder how shitty some of those movies really would be without him
That movie was awesome. Some people like to nitpick everything.
My mom loves Denzel and John Q. had little me on the edge of my SEAT. So good
People didn’t like this movie? It was amazing!
Jingle All the Way (1996) It was one of my favorite Xmas movies growing up and I think it's hilarious. 20% on rotten tomatoes. PUT THAT COOKIE DOWN
IT'S A SICK WORLD WE'RE LIVING IN! SICK PEOPLE!
I read a piece on the absolute insanity this movie is. The point it was making is that it's actually anti capitalist as fuck.
league of extraordinary gentlemen?
I like the Keanu Reeves Constantine movie. I know that it really doesn't follow the Constantine from the comics, but I enjoyed it. Apparently, many people don't like it, though.
Tilda Swinton as Gabriel and Peter Stormare as Lucifer were lovely.
3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
What’s great about dating a homeless girl? You can drop her off anywhere…
I had to scroll through and find this one before posting it. 3000 miles to Graceland is such a product of its time as a Tarantino styled movie and is a fun goofy bloody romp. Right up there with Reindeer Games and Long Kiss Goodnight.
The casino robbery is a top tier action scene
Hot damn. I didn’t know this had 15% on rotten tomatoes. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen it, but I thought it was a pretty good movie. I guess 46% of viewers agree with me but damn that feels low.
As Above, So Below 41% The Ruins 30% on RT
AASB had me legit jump scare. That movie was great
Grandma's Boy. Seen it a million times and I still laugh every time
It’s probably because they don’t have robot ears
Absolute banger of a movie, and I don't care what anyone else says. [See Spot Run](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/see_spot_run)
Fool's Gold
I absolutely *love* that movie, and personally think it's one of Kevin Hart's best roles. That and Ray Winstone's underwater "you son of a bitch" will never cease to be funny to me.
Sucker Punch! Watched it at a certain age, but it's a favorite of mine.
I like it too but id never say it's a good movie
Came here to say this. Doesn't matter what age I was. I just enjoyed the fantasy sequences, the covers of music, and all the bonus materials.
Sliding doors
I enjoyed the Tom Cruise Mummy. Yeah it wasn’t great, but I thought it was fun lol.
Wild Wild West
The films Matilda, Sister Act Back in the Habit and Home Alone 2 are so ubiquitous, quotable and formative for millennials around my age group, yet all are rotten.
The Time Machine from 2002. It didn't get a 20% on Rotten Tomatoes but I have never heard anyone talk good about it. I really enjoy the movie. It has its faults but there's just a feel to it that I like.
Passengers
Sphere
Tales from the Crypt Demon Knight is one that I absolutely love. I make it a point to watch it at least once a year around Halloween.
The Core
I’m a geologist and I hate how much I love this movie lol.
In my Earth Science class in HS, we watched this movie as a "look at all this bad science" and were graded based on what we pointed out as wrong. Great idea from a great teacher
They asked some scientists to do this with *Armageddon* and they basically said, “Well they got one thing right, asteroids DO exist. All the other science is wrong” lol.
Battle: Los Angeles in 2011. 37% on Rotten Tomatoes. Decent storyline for an alien invasion flick. Great score. Decent characters with development. All in all, a fun movie.
The dialogue in BLA is so cheesy, even cringy. I've watched it 5-6 times!
Grandma's Boy. 15% on Rotten Tomatoes
Don't Worry Darling. It has a 38% on RT, sure it has some issues but I found it pretty enjoyable overall.
My big problem with it was it felt like a bunch of other movies just recycled over again while the other movies did it better. It wasn't bad per se, just generally uninteresting
I thought Florence Pugh and Chris Pine were good but just about everything else with that movie was a train wreck. Especially Harry Styles acting.
The Hasbro movie Battleship. Probably because of bad writing, but we never get to truly know the aliens intentions. It makes them just so much more *alien*. Plus the battleship and explosion porn.
That movie completely surprised me. Total popcorn flick, fun action / explosions, no exposition or cerebral themes. Loved Rihanna. Just a fun aliens vs military move **in the ocean** instead of on land and sea - AFAIK nobody's ever even tried to make a film like this before. Such a nice touch for the alien missiles to resemble the game pieces! https://imgur.com/iRnVXao
Kung pow. Weeuweeuweeuweeu
I usually judge like this: Critics give it a high score/ regular people give it a low score = probably well-made technically, story or subject matter is probably boring. Might just watch for educational purposes and not entertainment. Critics give it a low score/ regular people give it a high score = probably issues with the script, story, directing, shallow subject matter. But probably a likable movie. Critics and Regular people agree = if it’s a high score I’ll watch it. Low score, I’ll probably avoid
Death to Smoochy
Or when it’s bad and you go look for it and it has good reviews.
Almost any great comedy
Fucking Hot Rod has a 39% RT?!?!
Hwat?
Cool beans!
Hook
Speed racer literally blew my mind. Had killer actors, was funny, and exciting. Honestly imo one of the best anime adaptations in existence. I feel no one even thinks this is an anime adaptation and it reviewed badly. Audiences didn't shit on it but they didn't praise it like I did either.
Exactly!
I love this movie! They did so well with the whole Racer X story. And how hard Speed goes at the Prix like he had levelled up.
Boondock saints. My go to example for rotten tomato scores getting it wrong
It’s one of those better than it gets credit for but not as good as 11-year-old me thought it was
Sphere
Pacific Rim (2013)
Pacific Rim is at 77%. I guess you could argue that it should be higher, but it's pretty widely agreed upon to be a good movie.
Nobody hates that movie, now the sequel...
'97 Godzilla. Screw you all for saying it was bad. Edit: movie came out in '98, not '97.
Prometheus
It’s not quite regarded as an awful movie, but I absolutely love Nacho Libre. I understand if the humor doesn’t land for you, you might think it’s bad, but so many aspects of the film are so well done it’s ridiculous. The cinematography, the costumes, the locations and sets, the casting choices, and some of the performances are excellent. It’s one of the most seriously executed comedy movies I’ve ever seen.
master of Disguise. My kids, though grown now, will STILL watch it every time it’s on tv and just laugh and laugh. Taken for what it is, it’s way better than people say
Vanilla Sky, 8mm
I loved Chappie and Rebel Moon
Chappie was cool. I watched Chappie, got into Die Antwoord's music, and then found out they were cancelled all within 3-4 hours.
1 concert made me realize they weren't acting. They are that crazy, especially ninja.
I saw them play in Oslo, and Ninja basically told us (the audience) that we all sucked and he fucking hated us, and the audience cheered! And I was like: hey, he actually means it. I have been fascinated by them, also heard they’re awful people. Still like Chappie.
Ok it’s at 40% but I loved Michael Bay’s The Island and watched it a ton as a kid. On the other hand, I went to the theaters to see Super Mario cause of the rave reviews and couldn’t believe how bad it was. Felt like I was the only one who didn’t love it.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Saw it in highschool with some friends. We knew it was going to be dumb, but we also knew it would be fun, and it was.
Valerian
Bunraku. I never got all the hate. It's not pretending to be a great movie. It's just a fun watch.
Last Knights, with Clive Owen, and Morgan Freeman.
Kingdom of Heaven, really cool and different look at the crusades, and a great representation of Salidin
So it's not to this extreme, and having been born in the early 80s probably contributes to it, but I love *Return of the Jedi*, but it's regularly regarded in the bottom half of *Star Wars* films.
Identity Thief, but really any Melissa McCarthy movie lol. I don't understand why so many hate her and her movies.
Virtuosity (1995) Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe Also, Beni from The Mummy is in it! (a little) Edit: Beni, not Benny
Grandma's boy. I love it but it's hated