[Film] Films you LOVE everyone else seems to hate

LlcoolJ · Oct 12, 2019

BNthree said:
Had just returned from a long work trip to China when it came out and had done basically the opposite of Bill Murray's character and had bothered to learn some phrases and went out and engaged with people. The film just annoyed me. Everyone else is like yourself and loves it or so it seems.

I'm with you. I thought I'd really like it as I usually love films where not much happens, character studies etc. I HATED it.

OzMike · Oct 12, 2019

The Big Bus, along the same lines as the Airport films but on a bus, it still makes me chuckle, that and It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.

Pogue Mahone · Oct 12, 2019

Tom Hark said:
Morvern Callar

Wow, there's a film of this? I read the book and loved it...must be twenty years ago. I'm searching this out.

BN41Albion · Oct 12, 2019

Uncle Spielberg said:
I would also add Napolean Dynamite. Not that it is hated but most people don't get it. I thought it was an absolute GEM

My first thought too when I saw the thread title. Was wondering if anyone had mentioned it. Absolutely love it!

Tom Hark Preston Park · Oct 12, 2019

Pogue Mahone said:
Wow, there's a film of this? I read the book and loved it...must be twenty years ago. I'm searching this out.

Every bit as good as the book. The very excellent Samantha Morton stars. Impressively directed by Lynn Ramsay.

DumLum · Oct 12, 2019

sheebo said:
Spice world

I don't think any film should be on this thread if it's above a 6.5 on Imdb.

La La Land is an 8
Groundhog Day is an 8

If you are serious about Spice World then you probably win this thread as it's rated a 3.5.

Perfidious Albion · Oct 12, 2019

By that token this one qualifies, achieving the lowly score of 4.9 on imdb and being panned by critics...

Blues Brothers 2000 ..

I agree it is poor overall as a film, being much the same as the first one. But I love the music. With Aretha Franklin, B B King and all, what more do you want? And John Goodman's singing performance was a revelation..

Bob'n'weave · Oct 12, 2019

Armagedon

Cheese, cheese, more cheese and Liv Tyler.

Love this movie.

Barrow Boy · Oct 12, 2019

Always loved this one from the 80's, I think it suffered at the box office due to the popularity of the Star Wars franchise.

Kalimantan Gull · Oct 12, 2019

Weststander said:
Loved, No Country For Old Men. I’m alone, everyone else seems to hate it.

I was really loving this film, and then it ended half way through.

Hence hate it,

maltaseagull · Oct 12, 2019

schmunk said:
The La La Land that won 6 Oscars, 7 Golden Globes and 6 BAFTAs...? Yeah, nobody seems to like that. ( I haven't seen it)

I managed a few minutes. The dancing on cars bit tuned me off completely. TBF I hate musicals.
I just thought as it had won so many awards, it must be good.
Probably is but not for me

Kalimantan Gull · Oct 12, 2019

Titanic I love, and can watch over and over. At the time it was the most watched, most re-watched, biggest box office, multi oscar winning film - and yet you struggle to find anyone who has a good word to say about it now.

Mexican Seagull · Oct 12, 2019

A slightly different take on this thread I'll throw in all of Lars von Triers films. Each one seems to divide everyone, e.g. I loved Dancer in the Dark my wife hates it, when I saw Dogville half of the audience left after 10 minutes I was captivated....

Palacefinder General · Oct 12, 2019

maltaseagull said:
I managed a few minutes. The dancing on cars bit tuned me off completely. TBF I hate musicals.
I just thought as it had won so many awards, it must be good.
Probably is but not for me

Generally derided for being a bit of a ‘musical by numbers’ effort. I didn’t mind it, great visuals and amusing 80s turn by the band at that wedding. As a straight male, I still struggle to understand why Ryan Gosling is considered such a leading male heartthrob though.

boik · Oct 12, 2019

I saw Harold and Maude when it first came out and loved it, but everyone I knew hated it. People seem to be put off by the subject matter.

Wilko · Oct 12, 2019

Kalimantan Gull said:
Titanic I love, and can watch over and over. At the time it was the most watched, most re-watched, biggest box office, multi oscar winning film - and yet you struggle to find anyone who has a good word to say about it now.

I really liked it too and end up watching it if it is on TV. I think people liked to say they did not like it because it was so huge and popular.

Weststander · Oct 12, 2019

father_and_son said:
Groundhog Day

Everyone I know loves that film.

We still laugh at some of the well known scenes.

jakarta · Oct 12, 2019

David Lean clearly a cinematic genius, Dr Zhivago, Laurence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai, Ryans Daughter etc..

Have not found it possible to make it to the end with any of them!

Weststander · Oct 12, 2019

jakarta said:
David Lean clearly a cinematic genius, Dr Zhivago, Laurence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai, Ryans Daughter etc..

Have not found it possible to make it to the end with any of them!

Love all of those epics.

Lawrence of Arabia is often on greatest film lists.

Dick Head · Oct 12, 2019

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