Films panned by critics that you like

[Remmie]

I watched a Russian film on the flight back from Vietnam called Zhara (The Heat). I liked it, thought it was a bit different and interesting. Seems it's been voted Russia's worst film of 2006 and got 4.8/10 on IMDB though.

[Pidge]

Welcome to collinwood. Enjoyable caper flick, reminiscent of the old ealing comedies. Was passed off as average at the time but I still enioy it whenever its on. Proper sunday afternoon type light viewing.

[Total Longo]

Prometheus. Although to be fair it wasn't the actual critics that "panned" it (Mark Kermode for instance loved it), but mainly the "Alien" fanboys who wanted it to be a direct prequel.

[Pureblood]

Predator. Critics are thick as pig shit.

[Rapey Hugh]

Predator. Critics are thick as pig shit.

 

I hold it as the one movie all others are to be measured against. Critics are a bunch of slack jawed faggots!

[RedKnight]

The first Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

[Kevin D]

Scarface is a lot of fun.

[Strontium]

Daredevil

Mystery Men

Equilibrium

 

My father is a big fan of Heaven's Gate, one of the worst reviewed films in history

[J-V]

John Carter

[Cardie]

Prometheus. Although to be fair it wasn't the actual critics that "panned" it (Mark Kermode for instance loved it), but mainly the "Alien" fanboys who wanted it to be a direct prequel.

 

Nah, people wanted a coherent story with the tension and feel of the first film not a direct prequel.

 

What they got was a incoherent, tension void, cluster fuck with inexplicable plot devices that went nowhere and sat proudly next to alien 4 and avp

 

Quick, run so we dont get squashed by the giant doughnut rolling towards us, Noooooooooo.....(deep breath).........ooooooooooo.

 

 

And unfortunately a film needs to work in its own right whether its part of a potential trilogy or not so 2 hours of exposition doesnt really cut ot no matter how pretty it looks.

Edited March 8, 2013 by Cardie

[janmolby]

I watched the American the other week with George Clooney, thought it was much befitting of a better IMDB rating.

[Sut]

John Carter

 

I concur.

[manwiththestick]

John Carter

Waterworld

He-man, masters of the universe.

[Frankenhooker]

The Exorcist III received it's fair share of shite reviews, yet I thought it was a very good film, genuinely creepy and a worthy successor to Friedkin's original (I just pretend part two doesn't exist).

 

I actually like Showgirls, probably not in the way that Verhoeven and Eszterhas intended me to enjoy it though. I look at it as a deliberately over the top melodrama and I think the comedy is intentional.

 

David Lynch's Dune is a great film, much better than the terrible reviews it received.

[manwiththestick]

Freddy got fingered.

[Section_31]

Waterworld, 'worst film ever' or some shit it was called, thought it was alright myself.

[Bobby Hundreds]

Alien 3. I think its a good film and shows people shitting themselves as you would, I like the scene where they have to lure it through the corridors, I'd be shitting bricks.

[janmolby]

Haha Freddy got fingered the worst film ever!!!!!!!

[Juniper]

Watched John Carter the other day and actually enjoyed it. Decent film I thought.

 

Starship Troupers

[mars]

Push - hated by the critics for the plot holes; couldn't see them myself and thought it had a very clever plot and was stylish.

[Neil G]

2010.

 

Too many people measure it against Kubrick's 2001, but it never attempted to be the same kind of film. It was a great adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke's novel, which itself was a work of genius equal to the original.

[Big Ig]

2010.

 

Too many people measure it against Kubrick's 2001' date=' but it never attempted to be the same kind of film. It was a great adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke's novel, which itself was a work of genius equal to the original.[/quote']

 

Great shout great film great book.

[moof]

Snakes on a plane

[Carvalho Diablo]

The Last Temptation of Christ (great film)

 

Godfather 3 (decent but not a patch on the first 2, obvs)

[manwiththestick]

Haha Freddy got fingered the worst film ever!!!!!!!

 

Not having that, It's ace.