Movies that you HATED until you actually watched them...

[Silo5]

I wouldn't say "hate", but I never really cared for the Harry Potter movies until my daughter wanted me to watch them with her.

[blonde_devil]

Originally Posted by jd_from_da_80s

I wouldn't hate on a movie before I saw it, but there are a crap load of movies I've had no interest in & after watching, loved them.

I would say the same for me - lots that I just didn't care to see like Casablanca and then ended up liking. But I wouldn't say there was any movie I hated and then suddenly liked once I saw it - if I don't like a movie that badly, I probably won't ever watch it. There are more than a few that I didn't think I was going to like but gave a chance and yep, didn't like them!

[MrBlonde]

I definitely thought I was going to hate Maleficent. Turns out that was accurate.

[Astro Zombie]

Originally Posted by MrBlonde

I definitely thought I was going to hate Maleficent. Turns out that was accurate.

I hate when that happens.

[MrBlonde]

Originally Posted by Astro Zombie

I hate when that happens.

Thank god for MoviePass!

[Astro Zombie]

Originally Posted by MrBlonde

Thank god for MoviePass!

I wish I had MoviePass

[MrBlonde]

Originally Posted by Astro Zombie

I wish I had MoviePass

I was spending well over $30 a month at the theater, so it's worth it for me.

[blonde_devil]

Originally Posted by Astro Zombie

I hate when that happens.

Yep, it sucks. Worse part is no one ever walks out and asks for their money back. That's how these horrible movies make so much money.

[Todd Tomorrow]

Originally Posted by blonde_devil

Yep, it sucks. Worse part is no one ever walks out and asks for their money back. That's how these horrible movies make so much money.

A bad movie is not the movie theatres fault, you'll only get your money back from them if something was wrong with the presentation. You would have to try and sue the studio for something like false advertising. There was the case in regard to the film Drive where a woman sued because there wasn't enough driving in the film.

[Astro Zombie]

Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

A bad movie is not the movie theatres fault, you'll only get your money back from them if something was wrong with the presentation. You would have to try and sue the studio for something like false advertising. There was the case in regard to the film Drive where a woman sued because there wasn't enough driving in the film.

But... it's in the title

[JavaJulien]

A lot of Spike Lee's early work. I let my opinions of the guy's political and social opinions influence my opinion on watching his films. Once I actually sat down and watch them, they're actually pretty damn good.

On a slightly less serious note, I pretty much sword of Dreamworks movies after Bee Movie. Much to my surprise I ended up really really loving Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon.

[Silo5]

Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

A bad movie is not the movie theatres fault, you'll only get your money back from them if something was wrong with the presentation. You would have to try and sue the studio for something like false advertising. There was the case in regard to the film Drive where a woman sued because there wasn't enough driving in the film.

Well, she is going to be disappointed when she sees "Dick" starring Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams.

[Astro Zombie]

Originally Posted by Silo5

Well, she is going to be disappointed when she sees "Dick" starring Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams.

[MrBlonde]

Originally Posted by Silo5

Well, she is going to be disappointed when she sees "Dick" starring Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams.

[LegacyCosts]

X-Men First Class's marketing was pretty terrible but it ended up being my second favorite x-men film.

Wolf on Wall Street, I am tired of Leo but it was too good not to enjoy.

Captain America the first one. It looked so bad and I loved it, and the opposite happened for winter solider. Was stoked to see it and hated everything about it.

The Watchmen. I had never read the comic when I saw the trailer. I thought the cgi looked horrible, the costumes were corny, and the billy corgan soundtrack certainly didn't help. Watched the film and was amazed.

Sin City. My friend had to drag me to the theatre after how boring the trailer looked, I'm glad he did.

Wow, it looks like I just don't like the marketing of most comic book films, even if I do enjoy some ha.

[FrellingFrakker]

I hated Avatar until I finally rented it a couple of years after the release and now I only really dislike it.

[captaincarl]

My story is a little bit different.

I never wanted to watch Harry Potter, never read the books and was just disinterested.

I conceded to the majority and we watched the movie. I still didn't enjoy it.

The following summer I worked in a job where I had more time on my hands then I knew what to do with so I was like, what the hell I'ma read Harry Potter. I got so involved I read book 1 in a little over a day. Then book 2 and 3 and 4 and so on. I think book 5 was not out yet and by this time I was fully immersed.

I decided to watch the movie again and I couldn't get enough of it. I bought the movie and watched it over and over and over again. All my friends thought I was going bananas and gave me grief about it for YEARS!

Cheers,
CC-

[demonknight]

I used to think I wouldn't like all foreign language films... Then I saw Cronos.

[Kaiju]

I had no interest in Catching Fire. Disliked the first Hunger Games film, thought it was massively overrated and that a sequel would be just as bad... I was wrong.

I finally watched Catching Fire less than a month ago and it really blew me away. Probably due to my extremely low expectations, but still... the movie is superior in every way to its predecessor.

[ZeTi]

Lord of the Rings comes to mind. Thought they were utter shite until i saw them last year and ... it was ok i guess.