Movies you thought you'd love but wound up hating..
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LorduDesign
Sr Member
X-Men 3
Terminator: Genisys
Iron Man 3
Transformers 4
Robocop (new one)
Matrix sequels
Noah...
...there are more but I am too lazy...
Terminator: Genisys
Iron Man 3
Transformers 4
Robocop (new one)
Matrix sequels
Noah...
...there are more but I am too lazy...
HMSwolfe
Master Member
Hey, if we’re reviving this thread, I don’t see why I shouldn’t contribute.
- Escape from New York - I had watched The Thing a short time before for the first time and decided to give a few other John Carpenter movies a try. Couldn’t make it through even half. Snooze fest. Watch Big Trouble in Little China instead.
- Alien - In a similar vein, I decided to try and watch a bunch of films that are commonly considered classics, in an attempt to educate myself a little. Soooo slow. I get why people like it, but I’m not a big fan of Ridley Scott, so this was no surprise. For a better horror film about an alien, watch The Thing.
- Jewel of the Nile - A low-rent sequel to the forgotten Zemeckis film Romancing the Stone. Even Danny Devito hamming it up wasn’t able to save this turkey. Watch Romancing the Stone, but not its sequel.
- The World’s End - I’m a big fan of the first two entries in the so-called “Cornetto Trilogy”, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Edgar Wright is a brilliant filmmaker and Simon Pegg and Nick Frost work really well off of each other. I was hugely disappointed with this one, especially compared to how good the other two films were. Watch either of them.
- Spider-Man: Far From Home - I was a big fan of Homecoming. It managed to set itself apart from previous iterations of Spider-Man, and the clear inspiration from classic 80s John Hughes films gave it a charm lacking in the obviously 30+ year olds at the Andrew Garfield high school of Amazing Spider-Man. But Far From Home just ended up playing clean-up duty to Endgame, rather than being its own film. Watch Into the Spider-Verse for a much better Spider-Man story.
- Tenet - At one point in time, I definitely considered myself a big Christopher Nolan fan. I love The Prestige, The Dark Knight trilogy, liked Inception and Interstellar, and enjoyed Dunkirk in the theater. But Tenet is just another deconstructionist meta-narrative about storytelling that is so blunt and hit you over the head as to call the main character “the Protagonist”, and suffers from a truly horrible sound mix that actively works against you understanding what’s being said. Couple that with a forgettable score as for the first time in maybe over a decade, Nolan didn’t partner with Hans Zimmer, and Tenet is a big flop for me. For better action, try Die Hard, Logan, and Terminator 2. For better films with a subtext about storytelling and narrative, try Stranger than Fiction or Kubo and the Two Strings.
- Escape from New York - I had watched The Thing a short time before for the first time and decided to give a few other John Carpenter movies a try. Couldn’t make it through even half. Snooze fest. Watch Big Trouble in Little China instead.
- Alien - In a similar vein, I decided to try and watch a bunch of films that are commonly considered classics, in an attempt to educate myself a little. Soooo slow. I get why people like it, but I’m not a big fan of Ridley Scott, so this was no surprise. For a better horror film about an alien, watch The Thing.
- Jewel of the Nile - A low-rent sequel to the forgotten Zemeckis film Romancing the Stone. Even Danny Devito hamming it up wasn’t able to save this turkey. Watch Romancing the Stone, but not its sequel.
- The World’s End - I’m a big fan of the first two entries in the so-called “Cornetto Trilogy”, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Edgar Wright is a brilliant filmmaker and Simon Pegg and Nick Frost work really well off of each other. I was hugely disappointed with this one, especially compared to how good the other two films were. Watch either of them.
- Spider-Man: Far From Home - I was a big fan of Homecoming. It managed to set itself apart from previous iterations of Spider-Man, and the clear inspiration from classic 80s John Hughes films gave it a charm lacking in the obviously 30+ year olds at the Andrew Garfield high school of Amazing Spider-Man. But Far From Home just ended up playing clean-up duty to Endgame, rather than being its own film. Watch Into the Spider-Verse for a much better Spider-Man story.
- Tenet - At one point in time, I definitely considered myself a big Christopher Nolan fan. I love The Prestige, The Dark Knight trilogy, liked Inception and Interstellar, and enjoyed Dunkirk in the theater. But Tenet is just another deconstructionist meta-narrative about storytelling that is so blunt and hit you over the head as to call the main character “the Protagonist”, and suffers from a truly horrible sound mix that actively works against you understanding what’s being said. Couple that with a forgettable score as for the first time in maybe over a decade, Nolan didn’t partner with Hans Zimmer, and Tenet is a big flop for me. For better action, try Die Hard, Logan, and Terminator 2. For better films with a subtext about storytelling and narrative, try Stranger than Fiction or Kubo and the Two Strings.
Darthgarth
Well-Known Member
man there are so many films here i love that other people hate, am i normal?
prometheus i agree. so much hype, so slow and pointless
crystal skull, i have to be honest, i knew it would be crap but i hoped, i just didnt realise it would be that crap, and they are trying again, strewth!
matrix sequels nuff said
iron man 2, so happy with one, i think that enthusiasm carried over, the second must be better. not
spider 3. for the same reasons as everyone else.
thor 1. i always loved thor as a kid, him and iron man were favourite marvel characters from the late 70's early 80's. i was so excited for the film, thought hemsworth was great in the trailor then found the film a bit.... flat. weird thing is, the resulting films, marvel films are so good and im so invested in him as thor that watching it now i quite like it.
id say the prequels but im such a massive star wars fan that i can see the good in them even if you have to put up with the rubbish at the same time.
bladerunner 2049. i loved bladerunner, i tried with 2049. i fell asleep in the cinema (was quite pissed though) ive tried to watch it so many times at home but every time i give up.
prometheus i agree. so much hype, so slow and pointless
crystal skull, i have to be honest, i knew it would be crap but i hoped, i just didnt realise it would be that crap, and they are trying again, strewth!
matrix sequels nuff said
iron man 2, so happy with one, i think that enthusiasm carried over, the second must be better. not
spider 3. for the same reasons as everyone else.
thor 1. i always loved thor as a kid, him and iron man were favourite marvel characters from the late 70's early 80's. i was so excited for the film, thought hemsworth was great in the trailor then found the film a bit.... flat. weird thing is, the resulting films, marvel films are so good and im so invested in him as thor that watching it now i quite like it.
id say the prequels but im such a massive star wars fan that i can see the good in them even if you have to put up with the rubbish at the same time.
bladerunner 2049. i loved bladerunner, i tried with 2049. i fell asleep in the cinema (was quite pissed though) ive tried to watch it so many times at home but every time i give up.
The Phantom Menace
Attack of the Clones
Revenge of the Sith
I was a prequel apologist for a few years until I came across RLM and finally admitted to myself these were not the films I'd hoped they were.
Crystal Skull- though I did get to see them film some of it here in CT which was cool- and I love this iteration of the costume and Terry Jacka bullwhips.
Baby Driver- so much hype. I loved Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and Scott Pilgrim, but this one felt so paint by the numbers- studio execs ran the thing that I just hated it.
Man of Steel- I still contend that this had some amazing trailers- in fact if they were short films they would still be some of the best, but what a disappointment of a movie.
The Godfather- I didn't hate it so much as I don't think it lived up to the hype. I can appreciate it for it's cultural significance and really shaping the genre of gangster films but it was just not as good as everyone chalked it up to be.
Spiderman 3 - I only saw it once at the theater and after being head over heels for the first two I was eagerly awaiting this one. What a crushing blow.
Avatar- One of the most overrated, preachy, self serving and condescending films I have ever watched. It really made me miss the days of Terminator, Terminator 2 and Aliens.
Coen Brothers True Grit- I found the lead character to be so unlikeable and annoying and I couldn't understand a word Jeff Bridges said. Nice cinematography as all the Coen Brothers films are shot well, and I love me some westerns but this one didn't do it for me.
Ready Player One- Just bland. For all it's spectacle it just felt hollow.
Attack of the Clones
Revenge of the Sith
I was a prequel apologist for a few years until I came across RLM and finally admitted to myself these were not the films I'd hoped they were.
Crystal Skull- though I did get to see them film some of it here in CT which was cool- and I love this iteration of the costume and Terry Jacka bullwhips.
Baby Driver- so much hype. I loved Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and Scott Pilgrim, but this one felt so paint by the numbers- studio execs ran the thing that I just hated it.
Man of Steel- I still contend that this had some amazing trailers- in fact if they were short films they would still be some of the best, but what a disappointment of a movie.
The Godfather- I didn't hate it so much as I don't think it lived up to the hype. I can appreciate it for it's cultural significance and really shaping the genre of gangster films but it was just not as good as everyone chalked it up to be.
Spiderman 3 - I only saw it once at the theater and after being head over heels for the first two I was eagerly awaiting this one. What a crushing blow.
Avatar- One of the most overrated, preachy, self serving and condescending films I have ever watched. It really made me miss the days of Terminator, Terminator 2 and Aliens.
Coen Brothers True Grit- I found the lead character to be so unlikeable and annoying and I couldn't understand a word Jeff Bridges said. Nice cinematography as all the Coen Brothers films are shot well, and I love me some westerns but this one didn't do it for me.
Ready Player One- Just bland. For all it's spectacle it just felt hollow.
HMSwolfe
Master Member
I have a friend who’s big into Edgar Wright films as well, and he’s been trying to get me to watch Baby Driver, but for me, I don’t really want to watch it because of Spacey. I’ve heard he’s not in it that much, but still. What a creep.
And RLM for life!
The trailers had me so pumped for that movie! But then the actual movie came out, and I thought, “what is this??”
A classic example of how you can’t judge a movie by its trailer...
Sean
OzReturner
Sr Member
Hancock- trailers were deceptive. All the good parts happened right at the beginning, then it changed directions.
Kill Bill Vol. 2- I've since warmed up to it, but in theaters it was a big letdown, nothing like the first. Should have been 1 movie, then I would have had no gripes.
Kill Bill Vol. 2- I've since warmed up to it, but in theaters it was a big letdown, nothing like the first. Should have been 1 movie, then I would have had no gripes.
HMSwolfe
Master Member
Hancock took such a crazy left turn like 30 minutes in and I was totally blindsided.
The Brahma Bull
Sr Member
Black Panther - Liked the character in Civil War but his own movie was kinda the MCUs Last Jedi. Agenda doesn't fix you're ****** story. What the characters told people what Wakanda is was contradicted by what people saw what it is. Then the humor was way too childish even on MCU standards.
Hancock was terrible. And Kill Bill Vol. 2 was pretty much disappointing.
Baby Driver wasn't any good. Tried it twice but it just don't click. The acting wasn't good in it either.
Avatar was so hyped and I don't understand why.
Prometheus was kinda likable for half an hour or so then it went all downhill.
Avengers Endgame - I love Infinity War and was really into it even as a 100% DC guy. Endgame just was too predictable.
Hancock was terrible. And Kill Bill Vol. 2 was pretty much disappointing.
Baby Driver wasn't any good. Tried it twice but it just don't click. The acting wasn't good in it either.
Avatar was so hyped and I don't understand why.
Prometheus was kinda likable for half an hour or so then it went all downhill.
Avengers Endgame - I love Infinity War and was really into it even as a 100% DC guy. Endgame just was too predictable.
OzReturner
Sr Member
I know. All I wanted was a drunk superhero. That's it. Not a weird redemption story about angels.
HMSwolfe
Master Member
The movie was kind of redundant because he had already gone through his whole character arc in Civil War. He couldn’t grow anymore, character got boring, etc. etc.
The Brahma Bull
Sr Member
That was one point. The movie didn't do anything for his character development. And besides that it was so contradicting itself on very bad level. The whole Wakanda is so great and so far ahead of every other nation e.g. Next scene two guys standing shirtless in the water fighting each other to the death above who's gonna be the new king. Yeah.. far ahead... Elections... anyone?
Ghostbusters 2
I was 10 years old and saw the first GB in theaters when it came out and I was a HUGE fan. We got GB1 on VHS and I probably rolled 600,000 miles on the VCR odometer watching Ghostbusters. Plus I loved The Real Ghostbusters cartoon and watched it every week.
I remember being so excited for the sequel and I couldn’t wait to see it. Went to the theater excited, left so disappointed. GB2 is, in my opinion, stupid hot garbage and a terrible movie. There isn’t anything about that movie that I like or even think is redeemable. It’s so horribly bad. I just simply hate GB2, I honestly struggle to understand how anyone can like it or even defend it as a good movie.
I was 10 years old and saw the first GB in theaters when it came out and I was a HUGE fan. We got GB1 on VHS and I probably rolled 600,000 miles on the VCR odometer watching Ghostbusters. Plus I loved The Real Ghostbusters cartoon and watched it every week.
I remember being so excited for the sequel and I couldn’t wait to see it. Went to the theater excited, left so disappointed. GB2 is, in my opinion, stupid hot garbage and a terrible movie. There isn’t anything about that movie that I like or even think is redeemable. It’s so horribly bad. I just simply hate GB2, I honestly struggle to understand how anyone can like it or even defend it as a good movie.
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jkno
Legendary Member
Don't hate the ones below, but were a disappointment:
The Hobbit trilogy (one movie would have been enough)
Alphaville (the idea is interesting, they way it was presented lacked bigtime)
Basic Instinct 2 (first was ok, no need for the second)
EX-Machina (interesting concept, but still don't like it)
Fahrenheit 451 - 2018 (the classic 1966 one is tons better)
MIB International (weak)
Planet of the Apes - modern versions (I prefer the old ones, even the cheesy ones)
Solaris (I prefer the Tarkovsky classic version)
JJ Trek (I had big hopes that shattered even more with Discovery and Picard)
Total Recall (I totally prefer the Arnie version)
The Hobbit trilogy (one movie would have been enough)
Alphaville (the idea is interesting, they way it was presented lacked bigtime)
Basic Instinct 2 (first was ok, no need for the second)
EX-Machina (interesting concept, but still don't like it)
Fahrenheit 451 - 2018 (the classic 1966 one is tons better)
MIB International (weak)
Planet of the Apes - modern versions (I prefer the old ones, even the cheesy ones)
Solaris (I prefer the Tarkovsky classic version)
JJ Trek (I had big hopes that shattered even more with Discovery and Picard)
Total Recall (I totally prefer the Arnie version)
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