[Film] Films you LOVE everyone else seems to hate

[LlcoolJ]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Armagedon

Cheese, cheese, more cheese and Liv Tyler.

Love this movie.

 

[Barrow Boy]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Groundhog Day

Everyone I know loves that film.

We still laugh at some of the well known scenes.

 

[jakarta]

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]

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]

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