Movies you liked that everyone else hated?

[Spongebrain2.0]

We've all seen movies that we liked, but everyone else despised, here's some of mine........


Little Nicky- Yeah, people hate this movie but it isn't as bad as people put it to be, Obviously it is geared toward teens & young adults, not 40 year old somethings living in thier mother's basement:p I thought it was a funny movie, not Sandler's best, but certainly not his worst!

Van Helsing- Come on people, this was a fun popcorn movie, it wasn't supposed to be serious, lighten up and enjoy the action!

Batman & Robin- JK, got ya there didn't I:p

[rrarbecy]

Finally a thread for this.

Van Helsing: That was one of my favorite movies. I don't understand how people hated it. Ahd what do you mean by it wasn't supposed to be serious? It was serious.

Another one was Daredevil.

[Matt-a-Tastic]

Dungeons and Dragons: Sure the acting was terrible, the script was crappy and the charcters were dumb, but it was still good fun, and the effects were brilliant,

THe best bit was when snails gets killed, I was soooooo happy :evil:

[Spongebrain2.0]

Oh, I almost forgot....

Anger Management- This movie was classic, Sandler was great, Nicholson was a blast, and it gave a good feel of New York, the opening was hilarious. Could easily become a classic given a few years. I honestly don't know what people were expecting out of this but I thought it was easily one of Sandler's best;)

The Hot Chick- Once again, a stupid, dumb comedy not meant to be taken seriously, it was very, very funny, gave me good laughs. How can you not laugh at Rob Schneider acting like a chick. This movie goes to show how people just can't take a movie that isn't a serious oscar-calibar film:sad:

[rrarbecy]

Who didn't like Anger Management?

[KCJ506]

Daredevil
Van Helsing
Blade Trinity
Punisher
Terminator 3

[rrarbecy]

I agree. I loved all of those movies.

[AdamYJ]

Van Helsing- Y'know, sometimes you just need to see a good, old-fashioned "monster mash". A movie that sticks all the classic monsters together just for the coolness factor involved. These movies go back a while, starting with House of Frankenstein and going on to include such movies as the '80s kid comedy The Monster Squad. As a rule of thumb, these movies are rarely very good. Of the many that I've seen, Van Helsing actually did a pretty good job. It was definitely better than the movie House of Frankenstein '97, which I saw on Sci-Fi Channel the weekend Van Helsing came out (LAPD detectives investigating monsters, uncharismatic yuppie vampires, werewolfism being attributed to a "lycanthropy virus", ugh).

Titan A.E.- The movie that supposedly sunk Fox's animation division. I liked it. I thought it was at least as good as a lot of the animated action/adventure shows you would have seen on Fox Kids at the time. Plus, it had a cool soundtrack.

Fat Albert- I don't think I ever saw the cartoon series, but I went to see the movie one day because I had nothing better to do. I had fun. It was just a fun, good-spirited movie.

Batman Forever- Often judged as the second worst Batman movie of all time. I, personally, liked it. It was nice to get away from all the oppressively dark elements of the first two for a while (especially Batman Returns). Plus, I was just happy to see them introduce certain elements from the comic books that we hadn't seen in the movies before like Robin, Two-Face and Arkham Asylum. Sure, I wouldn't want to see stuff like this all the time regarding Batman, but it was fun.

[Youko Recca]

Me, Myself, & Irene
3000 Miles to Graceland
Deuces Wild


I guess they weren't hated exactly, but just not really...I don't know.

[Washington]

Star Wars Episodes 1 and 2.

[rrarbecy]

Titan A.E. was definately good. As for Batman Forever, I did like that. Nicole Kidman, I couldn't stand, but Jim Carrey and Tommy Lee Jones had masterful performances and Val Kilmer was a great Batman. Not as good as Keaton, but still good.

Episode 1 was probably my favorite movie in the entire Star Wars franchise. You can kilil me now.

[RD!]

Except for Titan A.E. and the few movies I haven't seen in this list, they all justifiably suck.

[Classic Speedy]

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist. Everyone I know thinks the movie is bottom ten material, but I find it hilarious.

[Spongebrain2.0]

Who didn't like Anger Management?
Everyone on www.IMDb.com (http://www.IMDb.com) apparently:sad:

[purplehairedwonder]

Star Wars Episodes 1 and 2.I enjoyed these two, though I could easily tell they were pretty crappy. Though I thought Jar-Jar was the best part of episode 1 and everyone else seemed to hate him. But I absolutely loved him.

[Artimus Gigan]

Titan A.E.(the Drej are the most underated alien race ever)
Spirit(I really liked this animated horse movie from Dreamworks, that and the soundtrack was well done)

[Matt-a-Tastic]

I loved Titan A.E. as well, I didn't release that everyone else hated it though

[Jade_GL]

Mars Attacks!

Everyone I know thinks I am some sort of freak when I say I love this movie, but I thought it was great. :)

[Discloner]

Titan A.E. definately. Same for Mars Attacks!, and Kung Pow.

For a couple unlisted ones I liked that apparently even the easy to please (like me ;) ) didn't:

Chronicles of Riddick
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (why does everyone hate this movie? It's brilliant!)
Final Fantasty: The Spirits Within
Treasure Planet? (I...don't know if people liked this, because nobody went to see it. =()

Was Underworld critically panned by mainstream america? It couldn't have done too bad...else the sequel wouldn't be coming out at the end of the year. Still, perhaps it's worth mentioning.

[Michael24]

I loved TREASURE PLANET. (And ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE. Not sure if it's mostly hated, but I loved it, too.)

TITAN A.E. is awesome! I'm POed that I skipped it in the theater. I never saw it until earlier this year, and I loved it. Best animated movie I've ever seen.

VAN HELSING rocked. I liked the fact that Stephen Sommers actually spent the time figuring out how to have all of the characters be present in the story instead of just doing a generic "monster mash" movie with all the monsters there just because they exist, like anybody else would have done. Besides that, it was just super-cool.

Others on the list include: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR, TERMINATOR 3, GARFIELD: THE MOVIE, NATIONAL TREASURE, THE SHADOW, HARD TARGET, SHOWTIME, SIX DAYS SEVEN NIGHTS, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (remake), THE PUNISHER, all of Seagal's movies up to FIRE DOWN BELOW, and anything with Kevin Costner.

[sun]

I loved Titan A.E. as well, I didn't release that everyone else hated it thoughPeople didn't really hate it, they just didn't see it, and thought it must have been lousy..Take this one, watch it very carefully, and you will see some of the beautiful animation ever made..Skimming through the hydrogen baloons, and the searching in the ice caverns, are absolutely breathtaking.The scenes where they are soring thorouh space with the music in the background and those winged things following are wonderful .It lost 100 million. That is why I guess it is in this thread..I loved it too. For those that love animation, it is "must" see.

Lots of bad talk about "Meet the Faulkers." I liked it, and even thought it was funny...

[Wesyeed]

water world - more fun than a bag full of laundry

<----Kung Pow 'enter the fist' fan, right here baby.

Oh and I regard "The Rocketeer" to be one of the if not THE greatest comic book film ever created (Makes Spiderman, hulk, and Xmen, and of course Punisher v.2 look like a joke IMO), but no-one I've come across thinks as I do, and it would seem neither does Disney since they put out such a barer than bones dvd. :shrug:

[Michael24]

THE ROCKETEER is great indeed. I saw it twice in the theater and loved it. (Too bad we never got a sequel or even the planned animated series. :( )

[Lonestarr]

I quite enjoyed Mars Attacks!, The Shadow, Batman Forever and Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, but my choice is (for unexplainable reasons) most reviled:

Hudson Hawk.

I'd heard about this being a huge flop. I discovered it on cable a couple years back. I could never have guessed how funny and enjoyable this film is. The script is surprisingly clever and very quotable ("Won't be attending that hat convention in July."). To anyone deluded into thinking this movie a failure, I beseech you: give it another chance.

[Punisher]

I loved The Punisher, and I haven't seem Mars Attacks in a while, but it isn't bad. Chronicles of Riddick I wouldn't call bad, I liked it, sort of. And the the first two Star Wars, yes, they were good.

But you can shoot me now for liking the Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions. They were great action movies, I don't know what people were expecting them to be, but I found them worthy sequels and certainly nowhere near bad.

[Spongebrain2.0]

I now I will be blacklisted on these boards for saying it but.....I thought Batman & Robin was kinda good:sad: I didn't go into it expecting a serious, dark film like the Burton ones. It was a campy, unintelligent, film, it was.....fun! (Sorry, I know I'm gonna get shot for this:sweat:

[rrarbecy]

Really, the only thing I didn't like about Batman and Robin was George Clooney and how annoying Robin was. I've always thought that Dennis Quaid would be a good Batman...


The Shadow is one of the greatest movies I have ever seen. Completely masterful.

[Behonkiss]

Robots may not have had the best plot, but I thought that it was brilliantly designed and very funny.

[AdamYJ]

People didn't really hate it, they just didn't see it, and thought it must have been lousy..Take this one, watch it very carefully, and you will see some of the beautiful animation ever made..Skimming through the hydrogen baloons, and the searching in the ice caverns, are absolutely breathtaking.The scenes where they are soring thorouh space with the music in the background and those winged things following are wonderful .It lost 100 million. That is why I guess it is in this thread..I loved it too. For those that love animation, it is "must" see.
I've been on message boards where people thought it was awful. Then again, different boards tilt in different ways concerning certain things.


VAN HELSING rocked. I liked the fact that Stephen Sommers actually spent the time figuring out how to have all of the characters be present in the story instead of just doing a generic "monster mash" movie with all the monsters there just because they exist, like anybody else would have done. Besides that, it was just super-cool.
Well, it was more thought out than many of those types of movies. A lot of the time you'll just run into the explanation of "they're all Dracula's minions". Still, I have no idea where some of the things in that movie came from (the "werewolf cure", for example).

I was just thinking and I'd also like to say that I also have a certain appreciation for the Super Mario Bros. movie. It's a movie that you knew was never going to match up with the source material, so you just sit back and watch what kind of weird stuff the people who made the movie came up with. Besides, Luigi was kind of cool.

I also like the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie starring Kristy Swanson. Except for a few points, it wasn't that different from what the show was all about. The difference is that it wasn't terribly well executed. I also think that the TV audience was more willing to embrace such an off-beat, often tongue-in-cheek concept.

[Michael24]

Well, it was more thought out than many of those types of movies. A lot of the time you'll just run into the explanation of "they're all Dracula's minions". Still, I have no idea where some of the things in that movie came from (the "werewolf cure", for example).
Yeah, I think the werewolf cure was the only thing that wasn't explained, but everything else about the movie was so awesome I actually never even thought about that. I was just willing to accept that Dracula had one and left it at that.



I also like the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie starring Kristy Swanson.
Add that one to my list as well. I really enjoyed it and thought it was much better than the series.

[SirLemming]

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (why does everyone hate this movie? It's brilliant!)A lot of people do like it. In fact, I find myself asking the opposite question.

Final Fantasty: The Spirits WithinI'll drink to that. I completely understand what everyone's problem was with the movie, however, without all the expectations I don't think they would've been quite so disappointed by it. Truly, for a FF movie, it should've been better, since watching the FF games will give you a better plot and character experience. But still, even though the plot is absolutely impossible to follow, the visuals and action sequences alone make it a worthwhile viewing in my book. It's kind of like a flawed Fantasia.

But you can shoot me now for liking the Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions. They were great action movies, I don't know what people were expecting them to be, but I found them worthy sequels and certainly nowhere near bad.Amen. Again, I find it to be an overreaction. I mean, it's not like the first movie wasn't pretentious and confusing. These movies are basically just sci-fi martial arts films. Plus, I actually did think some of themes were cool, even though I'd be at a loss to try to explain everything that happened. Revolutions had a cheesy ending ("Will we ever see him again?" "I suspect we will."), but it was still a really good ride. I do think these sequels should've been combined into one two-or-three-hour epic that would've saved them from some of their worse aspects, but I still like them as they are.

[Discloner]

I'll drink to that. I completely understand what everyone's problem was with the movie, however, without all the expectations I don't think they would've been quite so disappointed by it. Truly, for a FF movie, it should've been better, since watching the FF games will give you a better plot and character experience. But still, even though the plot is absolutely impossible to follow, the visuals and action sequences alone make it a worthwhile viewing in my book. It's kind of like a flawed Fantasia.Heh, flawed Fantasia.

I think you probably nailed why I like the movie, since I've never touched a Final Fantasy game, not to mention watch the characterization and plot of one. I came into the movie watching the movie as is...without any preconseved notions about what SHOULD be happening or what the overall Final Fantasy universe was like.

They should've just named it something else...like Gia or something, the mere fact that it was inviting fans of a franchise it wasn't portraying is likely why so many people loathe it.

[Spongebrain2.0]

Why the hell does everyone hate Anchorman so much, That film is hilarious. It had some of the best lines of 2004!

"I.....Love...Desk.....":p

[rrarbecy]

I forgot one. Pearl Harbor. That was not as bad as it was made out to be.

[Mek]

'Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie'

I find it highly insulting that some people absolutley refuse to look past the religion aspect. IMO, it's very quoteable, sincere, not too sappy and an all-around good film. A shame the recent Veggie videos have suffered since the movie's release (or maybe I'm just too spoiled as a VT fan). =/ I wish people would give this one a chance and realize that it's a good movie over all. I mean, I don't see people griping about 'Ben Hur' or 'The Ten Commandments'. =/

Speaking of which, 'The Ten Commandments' is another fav. of mine. Sure, it's so overblown and all (Moses was actually a stuttering weak guy who had Aaron do all the talking for him), but really, it's such an overblown campy. XD

In the non-religious realm, hmm. Let's see.

'Robots', for sure. I fail to see why people complained about the story, and I'm usually nitpicky about these sorta things.

Oh, can't forget 'Daredevil'. I didn't think that one was too bad, but that's just me. =/

That, and the Star Wars Prequels. Maybe it's me being young and all and having no real emotional attachment to the OT, but I found these to be enjoyable. Meh, whatever.

[Wesyeed]

I want to add Ang Lee's HULK to my little list. I never saw the old hulk show so Im not in the same box as those who hated the movie because it didn't stick to the show and went more with the comics. Also, I wasn't bored to tears by the performances. I love jennifer Connely no matter what she does, and just to watch her act and have such sad eyes was pure bliss. Also, Bana did fine to me, he seemed to act just like someone who had a very traumatic experience as a child... so when I read complaints about that, I hulk out and jump miles into the air to find a plane to rip to shreds. :p I love that movie, ok.

Add daredevil to my list too. Not the crappy theatrical one, the director's cut. They should have released that one. I suggest you movie execs just make a good film and release that instead whatever your calculators say can return the most dollars fastest. :evil:<----Gaarrrrahhh!!! I'm Dare-Devil!!! Arrghh!

[Nukem]

Hmm, this is a tough one but I would say the Mortal Kombat movie


I think some people actually liked it but I think it was the best game-to-movie adaptation so far next to Tomb Raider.

[PeterFries]

Titan AE left a bad taste in the mouths of a lot of people who worked on it. A huge group of Irish animators were brought overseas to take part in the production, and then were deported when Fox began shutting down their animation studio while the movie was still technically in production. I work with an animator who was one of the last ink and painters left in the building at the very end of the death march -- everyone else had been fired away around her. She said that they wanted to add a last shot of the two heroes kissing, but there were no animators left, so they had to use the CG models left around from preproduction (Titan AE was originally meant to be done in CG) and render them at an extreme distance. Check out that last scene to see how sloppily it was slapped together.

[Damien]

I also like the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie starring Kristy Swanson.Whoa, whoa, wait a sec. Wait. There's another Buffy? :D

The only movie I can think of that no one around here that I know of likes is Vanilla Sky. One of my favorites.

[SirLemming]

I also liked Hulk, but I do totally understand why people hate it.

[Michael24]

Hmm, this is a tough one but I would say the Mortal Kombat movie.

Add that one to my list, too. I really dug the first movie. Though personally, I think it's the only good game-to-movie adaptation. :)

[Zero-V]

Mortal Kombat is'nt hated a great deal, just by critics, it still remains the most faifthul video game movie ever, and hell, even Street Fighter was screwed up, the film was allowed to just use the games' general plot and premise: A tournament, see what happens when you leave something alone? It WORKS.

[Mr. Pedro]

Add me to the pro Mars Attacks bandwagon. Jack Nicholson as president, Jim Brown fist-fighting aliens, Tom Jones, it's plain, stupid fun.

Another one for me I guess would be Death To Smoochy. I don't think everyone hated this, but I guess most reviews were mixed at best. I thought this was a brilliant dark comedy, with plenty of hilarious moments.

[RAINMAN]

Daredevil. I don`t see why so many people hate it? And whats wrong whit ben?

[Matt-a-Tastic]

Dungeons and Dragons
Star Wars episodes 1 and 2 (and probally 3)
Mars Attacks
Titan A.E

[murmur]

I see a lot of movies mentioned that aren't exactly hated. I do know that most of my friends whine at me when I say that I liked Last Action Hero though. That movie was a heck of a lot of fun. The way they made fun of action movie stereotypes was hilarious--I couldn't care less that the plot was cheesy.

[Zero-V]

Star Wars episodes 1 and 2 (and probally 3)
I don't neccersarily like The Phantom Menance, but Episode II really is'nt that bad, it's only picked on just because of the love scenes, which only the Lucas-Bashing "fans" nitpick at to justify ANYTHING wrong with that movie, they don't matter in the long run, and they never did, because the box-office records proved the target audiences and the Star Wars fans who knew better than them appreciated it.

[Zero-V]

Daredevil. I don`t see why so many people hate it? And whats wrong whit ben?
Daredevil suffered from missing scenes that made the movie look like a severe waste of time, if you watch it with the scenes restored, it pays better homage to the comics, particulary with the side story that enforces Afflecks' performance of Matt Murdoch.

And there's nothing wrong with Ben at all, he was a perfect character in this film, he carried it proudly, I guess some twits like to nitpick the fact he never uttered any additional Frank Millar dialouge, or that Electra did'nt try to kill Foggy Nelson, or that stupid park battle on the see-saw (which DID warrant a thrashing), but overall ,that movie is underated, as is The Hulk, but because that film actualy tried to be a challenging, daring story of trauma and a child's demons, true to most of the Hulk comics written by Peter David, it's overlooked by a dopey popcorn audience.

[RAINMAN]

Daredevil suffered from missing scenes that made the movie look like a severe waste of time, if you watch it with the scenes restored, it pays better homage to the comics, particulary with the side story that enforces Afflecks' performance of Matt Murdoch.

And there's nothing wrong with Ben at all, he was a perfect character in this film, he carried it proudly, I guess some twits like to nitpick the fact he never uttered any additional Frank Millar dialouge, or that Electra did'nt try to kill Foggy Nelson, or that stupid park battle on the see-saw (which DID warrant a thrashing), but overall ,that movie is underated, as is The Hulk, but because that film actualy tried to be a challenging, daring story of trauma and a child's demons, true to most of the Hulk comics written by Peter David, it's overlooked by a dopey popcorn audience.


Well, I don`t read too many DD comics but the fact ben made DD look like the serious characters from the comics show he did a well job.

[TimTwoFace]

For me, it's Titanic. I saw it before the super-hype machine took over, and even though it's a little cheesy in parts, I still think it's an excellent, well-done movie, both technically and artistically.

Then again, if it's the world's highest grossing picture, it can't really be a movie that "everyone hated" - but it sure gets trashed a lot, regardless. :p

Others that I loved but others lambasted:

Death to Smoochy - exactly what Pedro said a few posts ago - it's a brilliant dark comedy. For the life of me, I can't see why it's hated.

Batman Forever - Now, I can understand why B&R blew chunks in everyone's opinion, but this third installment was a success. Yeah, my namesake got overlooked in the movie, but there were flashes of brilliance and, if you can get past the simple fact that you can see neon on occasion in the movie, then it is pretty good, and would've worked as well as a Burton movie. Go read the novelization and you'll see what I mean; when the full story is fleshed out, it is the best of the four live-action Bat-movies to date.

Shrek 2 - Everyone is bashing these movies these days, citing lame pop culture references and uninspired storylines. Blah - they're just Pixar lovers that feel threatened. Granted, Pixar IS the better of the two main CGI studios right now, but Shrek 2 is still an excellent movie; if you want to bash DREAMWORKS, go bash Shark Tale. That movie deserves it. The two Shrek movies thus far have been superb.

-Tim