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remmers
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What movies do you hate that everybody else likes?
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May 5 10:37 UTC 1995 |
This isn't really the same as "What is the worst movie you ever saw?"
I'm asking you to name movies that were generally acclaimed by audiences
and critics, maybe even won awards, but that you personally detest.
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chelsea
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response 1 of 29:
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May 5 11:37 UTC 1995 |
"The Sound of Music" is to film what "Feelings" is to music.
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md
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response 2 of 29:
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May 5 13:04 UTC 1995 |
Christopher Plummer called it "The Sound of Mucus."
I could never understand what all the fuss was about over "Casablanca."
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hawkeye
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response 3 of 29:
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May 5 13:45 UTC 1995 |
Even though I knew what "Rosebud" meant before I saw "Citizen Kane", I was
expecting this to be one of the greatest films ever due to all the
discussion about it in Film Theory books, etc. I thought it was fair with
some interesting camera work, but that it was pretty dull. I don't know if
I *detest* it, though...
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otterwmn
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response 4 of 29:
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May 5 16:05 UTC 1995 |
Maybe I missed the point, but Jurassic Park was pretty pointless. Get my point?
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other
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response 5 of 29:
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May 5 16:54 UTC 1995 |
I found "Quest For Fire" very obscure, while everyone I went with was really
wowed. I may just have been too young....
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omni
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response 6 of 29:
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May 6 08:12 UTC 1995 |
Most of what my mother buys ;)
A couple come to mind:
From The Terrace - 2 hours plus of lying, cheating and morass. Shoot me
and put me out my misery.
Any Musical (well almost)- I hate people bursting into song without
saying 5 words. I did like TSOM, though.
Fried Green Tomatoes- Ugh! nuff said
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omni
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response 7 of 29:
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May 6 08:16 UTC 1995 |
One more:
Come Back Little Sheba and Hot Spell- Ok, so it's 2. Shirley Booth is
a wonderful human being, but if she were my wife, I'd have killed her
long ago, and no jury could've convicted me. Meddling, overbearing, smothering,
and just plain asinine.
Both were "Hazel gets a husband" if you ask me. ;)
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gregc
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response 8 of 29:
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May 6 17:08 UTC 1995 |
We've been over this before, but alot of people really *love* _Local Hero_,
I find it stupifying. <kill me, please...>
Al Pacino in _Scarface_ got alot of critical acclaim. OTOH, it was one
of the few movies that made me want to take a shower after seeing it.
Very ugly movie.
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pooter
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response 9 of 29:
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Jun 12 18:27 UTC 1995 |
has anyone saw congo yet i feel it was a very stimu;ating expireience, those
monkeys were pretty gross looking
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katie
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response 10 of 29:
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Jun 13 16:11 UTC 1995 |
That was a stupid movie.
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morandir
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response 11 of 29:
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Aug 8 03:37 UTC 1995 |
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morandir
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response 12 of 29:
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Aug 8 03:40 UTC 1995 |
I thought _Local Hero_ was great....
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omni
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response 13 of 29:
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Aug 8 06:56 UTC 1995 |
Jurrassic Park was a stinker IMO.
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otterwmn
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response 14 of 29:
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Aug 8 11:20 UTC 1995 |
Ditto that, omni.
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orwell
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response 15 of 29:
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Aug 24 00:47 UTC 1995 |
Pulp Fiction and True Romance were two movies that i think suck
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remmers
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response 16 of 29:
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Aug 25 12:34 UTC 1995 |
Interesting; those are two of my favorite movies of the last
couple of years.
"Ben Hur" is a big, popular, award-winning film that I think
is absolutely awful. My opinion, of course.
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popcorn
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response 17 of 29:
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Sep 5 12:54 UTC 1995 |
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remmers
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response 18 of 29:
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Sep 6 03:36 UTC 1995 |
Once again remmers is on the opposite side of the barricades.
I thought _A Fish Called Wanda_ was hilarious and _Breaking
Away_ was a real heartwarming upper.
Next!
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chelsea
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response 19 of 29:
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Sep 6 11:19 UTC 1995 |
Agree with remmers. Valerie, please do see _Breaking Away_
now, as an adult, and see if the movie comes across differently.
I wouldn't be surprised. The whole story, actually, is about
seeing things differently as you mature. It's about goals, dreams,
relationships that must change, as everything changes. Great
movie.
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gregc
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response 20 of 29:
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Sep 8 12:05 UTC 1995 |
Another vote for _Fish Called Wanda_. Kevin Kline's performance as Otto is
hilarious, and Jamie Lee Curtis, welll......, Valerie maybe you've just
got the wrong set of hormone's to appreciate Ms. Curtis's performance. :-)
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omni
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response 21 of 29:
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Sep 8 19:33 UTC 1995 |
For the record, I loved "Fish called Wanda" so much that I actually bought
it sight unseen. Cleese is a wonderful writer.
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remmers
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response 22 of 29:
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Sep 9 10:28 UTC 1995 |
"Tom Jones" was a huge hit, got wonderful reviews, won Academy
Awards. I didn't like it.
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bruin
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response 23 of 29:
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Sep 9 12:35 UTC 1995 |
The movie was so popular, a Welsh pop singer borrowed the name.
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robh
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response 24 of 29:
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Sep 9 13:20 UTC 1995 |
I never really saw the point of Basic Instinct. OK, great, Sharon
Stone flashes us, and we see her naked. And...? The movie bored
me to tears otherwise.
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