Movies that you think are good but were trashed by critics - Blu-ray Forum

coralfangs · 03-16-2008, 04:45 AM

me go first

Alien 3 - the mood set by Fincher is too good to denounce this movie

that is for now

bns1201 · 03-16-2008, 04:46 AM

I think all the new star wars movies
beerfest, borat, and super troopers comes to mind as well

jubei29 · 03-16-2008, 04:49 AM

Oddly enough I usually agree with most critics. I can't really think of one at the moment.

edit: The Hours. That's one I didn't like at all.

jubei29 · 03-16-2008, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bns1201

I think all the new star wars movies
beerfest, borat, and super troopers comes to mind as well

Borat got incredible reviews.

The_End_88 · 03-16-2008, 04:56 AM

First off, this thread is for movies you thought were GOOD but instead were labeled BAD BY THE CRITICS. Not the other way around.

The Four Feathers
The Forgotten
I <3 Huckabees
House of Flying Daggers
The Cat in the Hat
Enemy at the Gates
The Island

Gremal · 03-16-2008, 06:00 AM

....and Apocalypto in 3...2...1...

qntran2 · 03-16-2008, 06:01 AM

Click.... Only movie that has ever made me cry ever.

It starts off as a comedy then goes ripping after your heart

Hrmm I'mma go buy this BD off of Amazon now

Moviemaniack1993 · 03-16-2008, 06:05 AM

Alien 3 was mediocre at best. Fincher was way too rushed with the film. Was not his fault though. I will buy all 3 on Blu-ray eventually (forget the God-awful 4th). However, it is Alien and Aliens that will have the most re-watchability for me. LOVE both of them so much.

As for films I liked but critics hated:

The Hot Chick
Across the Universe
Hollow Man
The Day After Tomorrow
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Awake
Captivity
The Other Sister
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
The Heartbreak Kid
Tommy Boy
10,000 B.C.
Funny Games
Semi-Pro
Rambo
Fred Claus
P2
Jumper
etc. etc. etc.

dgator783 · 03-16-2008, 06:11 AM

Boondocks Saints comes to mind, only a 19% on rotten tomatoes.....

ben7ben3 · 03-16-2008, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qntran2

Click.... Only movie that has ever made me cry ever.

It starts off as a comedy then goes ripping after your heart

Hrmm I'mma go buy this BD off of Amazon now

i agree with click. i thought it was amazing. it was one of those that made me wonder: how is this guy a critic?

punkguy03 · 03-16-2008, 06:25 AM

click rocked!

martinstraka8282 · 03-16-2008, 06:27 AM

10000 BC
Transformers
Spiderman 3
The Condemned
We Own the Night
Mr Woodcock
Shooter
POTC 3
I could go on, but wont!

Xen · 03-16-2008, 06:28 AM

Among many others, I'll go with Spider-Man 3.

ChadCronin · 03-16-2008, 06:32 AM

Showgirls

I also liked The Hot Chick, as mentioned before.

Bobby Henderson · 03-16-2008, 06:47 AM

Here's a few movies in my DVD collection that were trashed by enough critics to rate as "rotten" at Rotten Tomatoes' web site:

The Jackal (1997) - 13% on RT
The Mummy - 52% on RT

Some of the other movies I looked up from my DVD collection were actually treated better by critics than I suspected. These actually passed the 60% threshhold into "fresh" territory:

Mystery Men (1999) - 63% on RT
U-571 (2000) - 66% on RT
Team America: World Police Unrated (2004) - 77% on RT
Cliffhanger (1993) - 78% on RT
Buckaroo Banzai (1984) - 68% on RT
The Rock (1996) - 62% on RT

I guess I just don't own very many movies on DVD or BD that suck.

BTW, Alien3 really did suck. But it wasn't so much the fault of David Fincher as it was all the various producers meddling with the project. It's one of the most badly paced movies I've ever seen. Talky philosophizing snooze-fest. Then an Alien attack. Back to snoozing for awhile. Then another Alien attack. More snoozing. Back and forth. By the time we have the big ending Sigourney Weaver wanted hardly anyone in the theater gives a hoot.

Moviemaniack1993 · 03-16-2008, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobby Henderson

BTW, Alien 3 really did suck. But it wasn't so much the fault of David Fincher as it was all the various producers meddling with the project. It's one of the most badly paced movies I've ever seen. Talky philosophizing snooze-fest. Then an Alien attack. Back to snoozing for awhile. Then another Alien attack. More snoozing. Back and forth. By the time we have the big ending Sigourney Weaver wanted hardly anyone in the theater gives a hoot.

Yeah. And they went for the CGI too. I mean, I know it was cutting-edge technology, but it was way too fake. Cameron and Scott proved less is more, and puppets are the best (especially in this series). Alien and Aliens will forever be the best two of the saga.

eli1277 · 03-16-2008, 07:56 AM

Battlefield Earth

and I like Alien3 better than the first one.

JTStarkiller · 03-16-2008, 08:24 AM

Silent Hill

Blu Falcon · 03-16-2008, 08:31 AM

Appleseed (2004)

Stephie_is_a_dork · 03-16-2008, 08:31 AM

I have to agree with the critics on Battlefield: Earth. I want those 2 hours of my life back

I liked Across the Universe more than the critics though...except for that Eddie Izzard part.

03-16-2008, 04:45 AM	#1
coralfangs Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007	Movies that you think are good but were trashed by critics me go first Alien 3 - the mood set by Fincher is too good to denounce this movie that is for now

03-16-2008, 06:05 AM	#8
Moviemaniack1993 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:New Jersey Blu-ray collection:539 DVD collection:56 Blu-ray reviews:5	Alien 3 was mediocre at best. Fincher was way too rushed with the film. Was not his fault though. I will buy all 3 on Blu-ray eventually (forget the God-awful 4th). However, it is Alien and Aliens that will have the most re-watchability for me. LOVE both of them so much. As for films I liked but critics hated: The Hot Chick Across the Universe Hollow Man The Day After Tomorrow Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Awake Captivity The Other Sister I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry The Heartbreak Kid Tommy Boy 10,000 B.C. Funny Games Semi-Pro Rambo Fred Claus P2 Jumper etc. etc. etc. Last edited by Moviemaniack1993; 03-16-2008 at 06:08 AM.

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03-16-2008, 04:46 AM	#2
bns1201 Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray reviews:1	I think all the new star wars movies beerfest, borat, and super troopers comes to mind as well

03-16-2008, 04:49 AM	#3
jubei29 Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:71	Oddly enough I usually agree with most critics. I can't really think of one at the moment. edit: The Hours. That's one I didn't like at all.

03-16-2008, 04:56 AM	#5
The_End_88 Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Bowling Green, Kentucky	First off, this thread is for movies you thought were GOOD but instead were labeled BAD BY THE CRITICS. Not the other way around. The Four Feathers The Forgotten I <3 Huckabees House of Flying Daggers The Cat in the Hat Enemy at the Gates The Island

03-16-2008, 06:00 AM	#6
Gremal Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Daddyland Home Theater Gallery:49 Blu-ray collection:184	....and Apocalypto in 3...2...1...

03-16-2008, 06:01 AM	#7
qntran2 Member Member since:Jan 2008	Click.... Only movie that has ever made me cry ever. It starts off as a comedy then goes ripping after your heart Hrmm I'mma go buy this BD off of Amazon now

03-16-2008, 06:11 AM	#9
dgator783 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Lakeland,FL 4K collection:377 Blu-ray collection:1521 Blu-ray reviews:11 Trading Score:14	Boondocks Saints comes to mind, only a 19% on rotten tomatoes.....

03-16-2008, 06:25 AM	#11
punkguy03 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2007 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:361 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews:13 Trading Score:10	click rocked!

03-16-2008, 06:27 AM	#12
martinstraka8282 Expert Member Member since:Jul 2007 4K collection:401 Blu-ray collection:1466 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:1	10000 BC Transformers Spiderman 3 The Condemned We Own the Night Mr Woodcock Shooter POTC 3 I could go on, but wont!

03-16-2008, 06:28 AM	#13
Xen Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:127 Trading Score:21	Among many others, I'll go with Spider-Man 3.

03-16-2008, 06:32 AM	#14
ChadCronin Member Member since:Dec 2007	Showgirls I also liked The Hot Chick, as mentioned before.

03-16-2008, 06:47 AM	#15
Bobby Henderson Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Oklahoma Blu-ray collection:96 Blu-ray reviews: 12	Here's a few movies in my DVD collection that were trashed by enough critics to rate as "rotten" at Rotten Tomatoes' web site: The Jackal (1997) - 13% on RT The Mummy - 52% on RT Some of the other movies I looked up from my DVD collection were actually treated better by critics than I suspected. These actually passed the 60% threshhold into "fresh" territory: Mystery Men (1999) - 63% on RT U-571 (2000) - 66% on RT Team America: World Police Unrated (2004) - 77% on RT Cliffhanger (1993) - 78% on RT Buckaroo Banzai (1984) - 68% on RT The Rock (1996) - 62% on RT I guess I just don't own very many movies on DVD or BD that suck. BTW, Alien3 really did suck. But it wasn't so much the fault of David Fincher as it was all the various producers meddling with the project. It's one of the most badly paced movies I've ever seen. Talky philosophizing snooze-fest. Then an Alien attack. Back to snoozing for awhile. Then another Alien attack. More snoozing. Back and forth. By the time we have the big ending Sigourney Weaver wanted hardly anyone in the theater gives a hoot.

03-16-2008, 07:56 AM	#17
eli1277 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2007 Blu-ray collection:217	Battlefield Earth and I like Alien3 better than the first one.

03-16-2008, 08:24 AM	#18
JTStarkiller Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Austin, TX DVD collection:69 Trading Score:17	Silent Hill

03-16-2008, 08:31 AM	#19
Blu Falcon Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:MD Blu-ray reviews: 9 Trading Score:1	Appleseed (2004)

03-16-2008, 08:31 AM	#20
Stephie_is_a_dork Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:So Cal Trading Score:2	I have to agree with the critics on Battlefield: Earth. I want those 2 hours of my life back I liked Across the Universe more than the critics though...except for that Eddie Izzard part.

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