Movies You Love That Everyone Else Hates (II)

[@VictorBluth]

Hulk (2003) - Ang Lee's Hulk is the only Hulk movie that works the character's psychology in the right way, based on how the character was conceived in comic books inspired by horror literature such as "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". Norton's Hulk movie is an OK generic action movie and Mark Ruffalo's Hulk is pretty goofy.

[@thunderstruck5484]

Agreed, it’s my favorite of the Hulk movies and such great acting from all involved I really enjoyed it thanks

[@Bigfrank88]

One of the few superhero movies that actually takes risks

[@Dylanbolton69]

I think it gets such a bad wrap because of the poor, early 2000’s CGI. But yeah I totally agree, love that film.

[@thunderstruck5484]

I don’t think younger film watchers know or understand how great Nick Nolte is as an actor and all the films he has made , he is an icon in my opinion, thanks again

[@derekfnord]

Have to say, I completely disagree on this one. My biggest issue with it was how much it *_wasn't_* a Jekyll and Hyde story. The accident that gives Banner his powers is supposed to be of his own creation, so he's supposed to be responsible for his plight (like Jekyll was). But in Ang Lee's Hulk, Banner is a victim of his *_father's_* work. I think that makes his situation less compelling, because he's less of a conflicted figure.

[@thunderstruck5484]

Spring Breakers was such a surprise in a good way it’s weirdly hypnotic that whole scene they had going on was dreamlike, thanks again

[@CinemacrestStudios]

Yes, that film is burned in my brain. Spring Breakers is borderline pornography, but it is also genius.

[@Graciousgates]

I fucking love this page. I can listen to your reviews and entire work shift, when I draw, fold laundry, hangout with my wife, anything. Your page is awesome!

[@dravenlee4473]

I really loved Mother. I remember at end saying to myself "I think that might have been brilliant..." while still trying to process the entire thing. Definitely not for everyone and the I think the allegory turned people off. As an art piece, the cinematography, sound design, pacing and tension are all top notch.

[@chrisbfreelance]

Alien 3- Has solid actors, brilliant performances, best musical score of the series, excellent cinematography. Yet is hit or miss for fans of the first two.

[@joz411no8]

I might have actually liked 3 more than 2. 2 was more a war/action film than a horror flick like the original. In part 3, the characters were no nearly as equipped or egotistical about their chances. The situation was pretty slick, too.

[@toddhill7483]

Indeed. And much, much better than Resurrection.

[@voiceover2191]

I fully agree, I'm also usually in my direct social circle the only one that loves this movieand consider it better than part 2. Obviously the main point of contention usually starts with the fact that they hate Fincher killed off the cute girl and love interest from part 2 right of the bat, which was the very thing I really liked and showed the courage to take the story in a different direction, truly set it up with a radically different approach. Shooting of the movie was very problematic from the outset as the studio had quite a different movie in mind than the one Fincher imagined. I think though that this conflict of views created a tension the movie benefits from. Sometimes a director should not get everything they want.

[@redriderbbgun8018]

I apologize in advance for my long-winded comment...and I thank you in advance if you took the time to read it. : ) This is a subject I've been wanting to discuss for about 20 years, and now I'm just gonna blurt it out somewhat aggressively. Can we talk about Meet Joe Black please?..... Ever since this movie came out in 1998 it has received nothing but mockery & derision. Can someone please explain to me, in sensible terms, WHY? The Director, Martin Brest took a lot of heat for this movie, and most of the reviews back in 1998 were scathing (and really dumb in hindsight.) One deceitful critic mocked the movie, citing that "half the audience got up and left once the trailers ended", without ever giving the context that one of the trailers was Star Wars Episode VII The Phantom Menace, which was a huge deal. So you're going to tell me that a movie with Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Tambor, Claire Forlani, Brad Pitt, Marcia Gay Harden & Jake Weber is trash? No . . . I don't think so. That's not possible. Not a movie as sophisticated, feeling, deep, and sensitive as this. In fact, I would dare say if a person has a problem with Meet Joe Black, then they would probably be more comfortable with a movie like Fast and Furious or Transformers. Meet Joe Black has a lot going for it. From Anthony Hopkins really bringing his A-Game to the role of William Parrish news mogul, to the irreverent and timely humor of Jeffrey Tambor, and the tenderness & thoughtfulness of Claire Forlani's Susan Parrish. Personally, I believe this movie to be her Hollywood apex. The movie has a little bit of everything for everyone...a protagonist, an antagonist (deftly portrayed by Jake Weber as Drew), seriousness, love, humor, corporate intrigue and even some Jamaican fun. Brad Pitt as Death: a much maligned role as the years have passed. None of the over-the-top criticisms have ever been accurate. The Director, Martin Brest, was correct in making Death an awkward character....how else was he supposed to be portrayed? That is a central tenet of the story for God's sake! I remember reading a review when the movie came out, the critic panned the movie claiming the romance between Brad Pitt's character and Claire Forlani's was "wooden and awkward at best." Oh f*kk off --It was supposed to be! The entire movie is about the grim reaper exploring what it's like to be human and to experience love for the first time. It wasn't supposed to be the next Ghost SMDH. Martin Brest shot his shot, and he wasn't going for typical Hollweird Rom-Com cheese. He wanted a romance that was outside the ken of normal Love. The scoring of the movie, by Thomas Newman is absolutely sublime and enchanting. Listen to "Whisper of a Thrill" from the soundtrack and tell me you've heard better, more thoughtful compositions in a movie. Another chief criticism thru the years that makes zero sense has been the length of the movie (3 hours.) If the story is compelling who gives a damn. You're willing to invest 2 hours into a movie but not 3? The same critics who sat through every season of Sopranos & Game of Thrones and watched all 100 hours of each have a problem with a 3 hour movie? Really?? My best guess is that most people are sheep and lack any type of cinematic critical skills. They've been completely brainwashed into thinking that trite, shallow love stories are correct and that anything with gravitas is "stupid" and "too long." It's a sad state of affairs for movies these days when a masterpiece like Meet Joe Black is condemned by the masses as a "boring movie" when there's absolutely nothing boring about it. If I had one critique of the movie, it would probably be the overblown scene in the end when the real Joe Black arrives during the party. It's a tad cheesy and drawn out, but I can live with it. Thank You for reading my screed....

[@PAWANKALYAN_21]

I like Spider Man 3 '2007' but this movie gets a massive negative, most people hate this movie, many people says that this is the worst movie of all Spider-Man Movies, i don't think that movie is that bad. i understand why people hate that movie, but still that movie don't deserve that much hate.. Anyway.. Nice video dear. I love you so much!❤❤❤

[@Bigfrank88]

Amazing Spider-Man 2 is much worse

[@PAWANKALYAN_21]

@@Bigfrank88 I personally like that Movie but I agree with you That Movie they spent WAY too much time talking about Peter’s parents the movie was too childish and it had too many flaw. especially Spider Man and Harry Osborn scene is messed up Seriously. This was messed up. Harry Osborn has a disease because his dad told him so, and suddenly his disease is progressing way too fast. Norman Osborn’s dad has the disease for like decades and finally succumbs to the disease. Harry osborn has a disease for like an hour and suddenly he is about to die. whaaat?? 🤔

[@ChichiNaka]

Unsure about 'everyone else' but all of my friend circles HAAAAATE "Not Another Teen Movie" and I think its far and above the best one of those movies from the early 2000s

[@hughtube5154]

Agreed. The cast really went for it, and most of them have gone on to bigger and better things.

[@haydengarinduchesne9269]

I don’t remember much about not another teen movie other than the fact that I think my like life crush on Mia Kirshner began with that movie I think I was like 11 when that movie came out .

[@ChichiNaka]

@@haydengarinduchesne9269 Right there with you! wild that shes 47 now. Her and Chyler Leigh on the Marilyn Manson music video that came on the dvd I thought I'd be a lesbian for the rest of the year

[@theplebe6342]

It's legit top 10 parody material.

[@jeanpaulmichell7243]

Haven't seen it in a while, but I remember laughing my ass off; better than the average for sure.

[@noahcody5986]

Ah - I love Antichrist. I ended up writing my thesis on it in film school. It had a profound influence on me and what I aspire to do as someone who's in the business and works on film. Trier working on all cylinders in Antichrist.

[@guin705]

I always end up watching his films several times after first seeing them. I watched Melancholia like 5 times in three days just by how mesmerized I was by it. Same to Antichrist, it's so rich in atmosphere and mood.

[@voiceover2191]

I cannot deal with von Trier, though I recognize he is a brilliant director, I just can't watch his movies, they are too harrowing for me. It took me years to bring up the courage to play the Breaking the Waves video I had, because I knew it was about a beautiful human being (in- and outside, but mostly inside) that is methodically destroyed and I just could not bare to endure that process. Finally I watched it and still fastforwarded to some of the scenes. To me his work is true horror and it somehow feels like an assault on my soul, I tried again a few years later with Dancer in the Dark and nope, couldn't deal with it, especially since I love Björk. I guess I'm a wuss. I did manage to see Europa and The Idiots and thought they were both great, but man, that guy knows how to beat you up blow after blow mentally. I choose not to have that done to me, so I avoid his movies. It's like when I watched Requiem for a Dream from Aronofsky, brilliant but those last 10 minutes, never will watch that movie again, ever.

[@mangaas]

Demolition Man - A masterpiece that predicted our current present time. Action shlock that still holds up today, and Wesley Snipers was amazing as the villain.

[@elfsieben1450]

Such a freaktastic fun action movie.

[@vicenteguerrero1433]

i did not know anyone hated Demolition man

[@exploringwithasmr]

Who hates this movie?

[@mangaas]

@@exploringwithasmr current-day liberal cultists when you point out that the movie predicted their ideology.

[@KwaIified]

Just watched Black Swan again for the 1st time since I saw it opening night in the theater....loved it even more the 2nd time

[@martianwoodpecker]

One of my favorite movies is the Blair Witch Project, which gets a ton of hate. I'm old enough to have seen it in theaters and been captivated by its viral marketing. So many focus on two things -- the shaky camera and the whiny, unlikable characters. That's kind of the point though. These aren't seasoned campers, they're terrified college kids in a downward spiral. Many also complain that you 'never see the witch', yet if they had revealed her, it would have been a disappointment due to the low budget and it would have killed off all of the theories surrounding the movie -- if there was a witch at all, if it was a giant hoax, if Mike and Josh were the killers or if they were being tormented by other people. There doesn't seem to be much depth on the screen, but pair it with the "Curse of the Blair Witch" documentary and it really opens the movie up with a whole new perspective through explanation of the lore, characters and historical events that are only mentioned in passing in the movie.

[@helvete_ingres4717]

literally never heard of anyone hating that movie. It lit. spawned a genre/sub-genre or at least popularised it, people were clearly widely receptive to it and the shaky-cam and all those elements that came to define this 'found-footage' idea were the whole reason for it

[@christianman73]

@@helvete_ingres4717 I'm a longtime horror movie fan, and I love "The Blair Witch Project," but many other horror fans *despise* it. I saw it in the theater in 1999, and to this day, that was one of the scariest, most memorable experiences I've had in a movie theater. I was very surprised to learn, years later, in internet discussions, that many horror fans hate it.

[@redriderbbgun8018]

@@helvete_ingres4717 really? That's all I've ever heard people do with it. All thru the ealy 2000's that movie was a punchline, even Hollywood made movies mocking it.

[@bencarlson4300]

I like it quite a bit, it’s rough but holds up fairly well.

[@voiceover2191]

I love that movie tremendously. I'm non us but when it came out I was on my first time visit to the US and it was in the early phase when everybody still believed it was all real found footage. With that in mind the movie achieved its goal with me and it was the last horror movie that really made me uneasy and I thought the acting was fantastic, very realistic which of course was the point. After the movie, pretty shaken up, I went back to the people I was staying with and I slept in a trailer near their house, yep, in the middle of the woods. In the middle of the night I was woken up by someone knocking very loud on the door of the trailer, I almost had a heart attack (turned out to be the host of the place I was staying who somehow at 2:30 AM had the urge to find out whether his daughter, who I met for the first time like a day before, was staying with me in the trailer. Yeah, that was an interesting evening/night.

[@music143250]

Cloud Atlas (2012). Maybe I am biased because I read the book first, but this film has become something of a comfort film for me. I think it's a wonderful adaptation of a book that is so ambitious and it does such a good job of telling each story and connecting them without making it overly complicated. Idk why but I feel so happy and comforted watching it.

[@voiceover2191]

I consider the movie a masterpiece and I think it improved on the book, which I also have and is brilliant as well, but the pyrimad structure of the book felt contrived and didn't really work for me and also it way darker than the movie.

[@music143250]

@@voiceover2191 Hmmm i actually really like the pyramid structure of the book

[@voiceover2191]

@@music143250 I do think it was a very daring and interesting idea, but I just preferred the approach the movie took, gelled with me much more, but I admit that could have been caused because I saw the movie before I read the book.

[@voiceover2191]

For a long time I was rather singular in loving Lynch' "Lost Highway"; I'm an enormous fan of Lynch (and not just his movies, but all his art) and just connected so much with this movie. I saw it a few times in the cinema and every time I went the person I was with didn't know what to do with it and basically didn't like it. To me, it seemed to speak to me from the first second Fred inhales in the dark on his cigarette and it lights up lighting up his face. I was there, edge of seat and barely breathed all the way through and it remains solidly in my personal top 10 favourite list of all time.

[@nighttrain1236]

That's a film I've probably not seen in 15 years despite owning it on DVD. The line "I like to remember things my own way" always stuck with me.

[@voiceover2191]

@@nighttrain1236 Yeah "I like to remember things my own way, not necessarily the way they happened"

[@bencarlson4300]

It’s my favorite of Lynch’s LA movies, even though Mulholland Dr. is excellent I just get more of a visceral feeling from Lost Highway. Hard to explain what that feeling is, though.

[@voiceover2191]

@@bencarlson4300 That is not an uncommon experience with his work, I guess his work belongs to a type of art that is unquantifiable in that way. As soon as you quantify it, you take away from the experience imo.

[@notmyrealname9059]

Similarly, perhaps even moreso - 'Inland Empire' becomes more sublime with every watch. It's also a fantastic DVD to fall asleep to.

[@raminybhatti5740]

'Love' is probably a bit strong, but I really like Rocky V. I actually prefer it over Rocky IV. Another all-time favorite of mine that gets some hate is Batman Returns. The original Blair Witch Project is a classic for me, too.

[@michaelmacias8]

Yeah I don’t get the hate for Rocky V

[@jamesbarth4005]

I love Rocky IV and V. I watch them whenever they come on TV. Both have good soundtracks too.

[@theplebe6342]

Rocky V was legit good.

[@elfsieben1450]

"Batman Returns" might be my favourite Batman movie as well, although this one and "The Batman" are really in a clenched fight for this title, not quite sure which one will win eventually...

[@andrewtheworldcitizen]

​@elfsieben1450 Hey, you're entitled to like what you like... I stopped taking film criticism seriously a LONG time ago, because I realized that two highly educated film critics who know the art of filmmaking better than anyone can have completely OPPOSITE views about the same picture..... That made me realize that, in reality, we all just like we what we like, and we all have a different way of seeing things.....

[@sprawlz6466]

I love the Little Mermaid lol. People rightfully criticize it for being somewhat sexist and having kinda backwards morals. But idk something about it is just really interesting to me. It has very old-timey themes about what a woman's aspirations should be. It's like this movie belonged in the 1500s. It almost feels like a counter to the women's rights movement in the 70s. The whole movie's existence is just thought provoking to me.

[@bencarlson4300]

That’s what a lot of Disney princess movies are, though, they want a guy and the guy rescues them. Not much worse than Belle literally getting Stockholm Syndrome almost immediately in Beauty and the Beast.

[@leafsfan1728]

Some of mine are more recent films. Prometheus(I wouldn't say everyone hates it but it's definitely polarizing) Alien Covanent (I like it...don't love it) The Star Wars Sequel trilogy The Hobbit trilogy Man of Steel Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice

[@PurushaDesa]

_mother!_ definitely stayed with me. I don’t know how you could make the ending to that film more visceral than it is.

[@charlesrudolph1627]

I love The Fountain. Critics and audiences seemed to dismiss but I found it so impactful. Beautiful and an amazing depiction of love and death.

[@helvete_ingres4717]

that's generally my answer to this same question but I've found online it is pretty well-regarded so isn't really a valid answer b/c it's not at all true that 'everyone hates' it, it jus didn't do well critically or commercially. All of the reasons critics savaged it are like, the most forgiveable and 'best' flaws a project by an inexperienced film-maker can have, like being maybe a little over-ambitious and a little overblown (imo nowhere near as overwrought as something like Magnolia which critics generally loved)

[@voiceover2191]

I didn't hate it, it just bored me, sorry, I guess it spiritually didn't connect at all with me, which is a major component especially in this particular movie.

[@theolamp5312]

Guess Who' Coming To Dinner was almost not made because the studio could not get insurance for Spencer Tracy due to his health. And when Katherine Hepburn cried in that climatic scene, I felt the tears were real. She knew that she would not have much more time with Spence. It tears me up evry time.

[@CineRam]

Thanks so much for responding to my comment! I re-watch "mother!" about every six months. My brother is fond of it as well...Sometimes it seems like we're the only ones.

[@angelthman1659]

Mother! is Buñuelian. Luis Buñuel is one of my favorite directors. See some of his films and you'll see how Mother! is heavily influenced by them.

[@deepfocuslens]

I am very aware of who Bunuel is.

[@angelthman1659]

@@deepfocuslens Mother! is a combination of Exterminating Angel and Viridiana. Would love to hear your take on those some time.

[@ericmac4648]

The 13th Warrior has a wonderful music score and there are some good action moments.

[@JimSuperwhite43]

Playtime, by Jacques Tati. I've shown it to a diverse cross section of human beings over the years and most have no patience for the incredibly incremental unfurling of the fabric of the narrative, or anti-narrative, if you will.

[@ronbock8291]

Who doesn’t love Playtime? It’s pure visual genius. Tati is one of the absolute greats. I also love his last film Traffic, which I believe is not universally admired.

[@voiceover2191]

Sorry, in my case, if a friend doesn't gel with Jacques Tati he's out of there! ;) The man made master pieces and I have an especially deep love for Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot, I can rewatch that over and over again endlessly, love every second of it.

[@MortPure]

Rob Zombie's movies. House of 1000 corpses, Devil's Reject and BOTH Halloween movies he made. I'd take Tyler Mane over any other Micheal Myers. And i love the dirty, crazy southern horror of the others, fun characters, great set and imagery. I don't know how people can say AntiChrist is a bad movie... i'm very curious why.

[@danielphillips7537]

Frank Zappa's 200 Motels. Robert Altman's Quintet starring Paul Newman. Most people consider Quintet Altman's worst film but I think it's one of his most interesting. Zappa's movie is totally bizarre but I like it.

[@thunderstruck5484]

Sucker Punch is much deeper than people give it credit for in my opinion and I think it’s Oscar Isaac’s best role , he’s a menace but also sings and dances , I just don’t think a lot of others didn’t understand it but I loved it thanks!

[@parikjan]

he truly got to show off his elite dance moves in Ex Machina

[@blackswan4486]

@@parikjan beat me to it

[@blackswan4486]

Watch him in the promise.

[@benm5970]

1: 9 2: Godzilla: Final Wars 3: I Am Legend 4: The Thing (2011) 5: Carrie (2013) 6: Cars 2 7: Baywatch (2017) 8: Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance 9: Green Lantern 10: Kick Ass 2

[@skabcat242]

Toys starring Robin Williams. It bombed at the box office when came out and no one liked it. Yet I really like this movie. There is actually a prediction in the use of drones for military purposes in the movie.

[@MrMoneyclips]

All of Chris Farley's movies are bad but he's so fun to watch.

[@yarrokon]

Spring Breakers was a good watch, with several hard moments but well worth it. Great story to see how they all progressed together and apart. To this day, Mother is one of the most difficult movies to see. thought that everyone in it did an incredible job. It was difficult to witness how the human animal is in real life, how we truly are at our core.

[@awz2142]

Only God Forgives was a film I didn't expect to like so much, the reception made it seem like it would be an incomprehensible misfire but personally I thought it was much more interesting than the more famous Refn and Gosling collaboration, it is visually incredible and there is the underlying theme of rich foreigners indulging themselves and exploring the population of poorer countries for profit, pleasure and even sadism while still feeling morally superior to the locals, and where the only resistence that feels meaningful to the locals is through violence even though it won't really warrant any real change.

[@peterb2325]

It was an excellent movie .

[@panandscan4941]

Freddy Got Fingered isn’t a masterpiece, but it’s a post-ironic, rebellious, hilarious, and disturbing piece of comedic art. It has this weird, angry vibe under its surface, like Tom Green was contemptuous of the studio and wanted to waste their money in the most meta way possible. I really do love it.

[@chanceneck8072]

I'm a farmer!! I'm a farmer, daddy!!.... That's right, RLM loved that movie, too. They made a Re:View episode about it.

[@panandscan4941]

@@chanceneck8072 I’m literally watching their re:View of Darkman right now

[@chanceneck8072]

@@panandscan4941 I know.... I'm watching from outside your window.... 😅🤭 Was that too weird? Am I being weird? I should stop drinking.... But I genuinely, GENUINELY LOVE Silent Hill 2. Which is why I thought, you would already understand, when I just commented "James....." You must imagine it with Mary's voice.... That silent whisper tone of voice.... _James...._ .... 😅😭😭😭

[@Bigfrank88]

It’s actually picked up a pretty big following in recent years.

[@coalitionofseekers9572]

Disney bought fox so technically Fred Got Fingered is a Disney movie.

[@thunderstruck5484]

Could you possibly review “Stranger than Paradise “ Jim Jarmusch’s 1984 film , it’s so good and I never hear anything about it since I saw it in the 80s , excellent film thanks again!

[@IvanoForgione]

1) All the Matrix sequels. 2 and 3 because I'm a nerd, 4 because it's a sublime dissertation on modern big studio movies (and, also, Im a nerd). 2) Sucker Punch. It's gorgeous. Love me some Zack Snyder. 3) The Village. Loved it, but I have to see it again. I'm still siding for it. My fav Shyamalan ending twist. Yeah I have a soft spot for genuinely good directors that get hated online for a few mistakes they made.

[@voiceover2191]

If you hadn't included Matrix 4 I would have agreed, 4 was such a major let down to me, I was very disappointed and I had been looking forward to it so much, will never watch it again.

[@classicvideogoodies]

A 1976 King Kong knockoff called A*P*E is rated 2.6 at IMDb, but I enjoyed it because it is so incompetently and cheaply made that I find it kinda endearing. Also, the 3D effects are pretty good. Kino Lorber has released several vintage 3D films on Blu-ray. Many are B movies from the 50s that have frighteningly low IMDb scores. A group called 3D Film Archive has been doing restorations for them to preserve history. 3D movies have existed since the silent era.

[@deveusdude]

I didn't know people hated Antichrist, I always thought that was considered lar's best movie

[@Mark6435bz]

Ridley Scott's The Counselor. For me, a masterpiece.

[@joz411no8]

Ha! I just commented on that. I really, really liked that film. You're in good company.

[@elfsieben1450]

I don't know how many people actually hate these movies, but there is several where I feel that I am about the only one I know who is enthusiastic about them: "Heaven's Gate" & "Reds" are both historical epics with a specific sense of details, taking their time to explore sceneries and/or minor characters, which makes them quite panoramic; on the other hand, both are quite cerebral in the way their story is being told, and the plot becomes entangled furthermore by subplots of a love triangle and characters who are quite ambiguous. These are the types of movies I would like to discuss after watching them, but apparently no one else feels inspired to do so, about everyone I know either fell asleep or hated the experience of these long, slow burns. Then there are films no one else seems to even know, and if I recommend them to people enthusiastically they usually are underwhelmed by them or not even intrigued enough by my recommendations to actually watch them: One of these is "Living in Oblivion", a movie about the magic and nightmares that may or may not be involved in making a no budget indie film with an intimately small team of neurotic art school types, three of them being played by Catherine Keener, Steve Buscemi and Peter Dinklage; one is "Man Bites Dog (It Happened in Your Neighbourhood)", a darkly farcical movie about film students accompanying a serial killer in order to make a documentary about him; and "The Science of Sleep", a tentative and fragile friendship/love movie about the thin lines between the (im)possibilities of communication and non-communication, between art, daydreams, dreams, mental constructs, rememberance and reality. All these movies owe quite a bit to dream logic: be it in exploring their characters' unexpressed fears and wishes, either through secret thoughts, altered mind states, transgression or symbolism; be it through their plot structure, either by twists and turns, by odd scene transitions, or by a peculiar parallelism; or be it by blurring the fourth wall or some other ways of creating a weird sense of alienation within the narrative immersion of the spectator. These would be my five choices of movies where I feel very alone in holding them in high regard.

[@voiceover2191]

To me Heaven's Gate deserved its fate as being the monumental box office flop it turned out to be, it bored me to death.

[@bigneon_glitter]

_mother_ is a masterpiece of surrealist allegory & psychological horror. And I say that as someone who finds Aronofsky generally insufferable.

[@voiceover2191]

Hmm, you made me curious now

[@zerodreaming]

Showgirls. Honestly underrated. Superman III (best Superman movie).

[@fnmmod]

You have to watch, Days of Wine & Roses(1962). I would love to see you do a review on it! Also, the movie everyone seems to hate that I actually loved was, 3000 miles to Graceland(2001) and probably Spider-man 3(2007)

[@kemetic4829]

I remember watching Xanadu with my family as a kid. Loved it. Afterwards, my family said “you will never get to pick the family movie again”. To this day, I’ve never met another person that likes Xanadu.

[@Wildcock23]

I just watched it for the first time in its entirety a month ago on mushrooms… known about it since I was a kid but didn’t see it until recently… and I loved it too. Easily my favorite musical

[@peterb2325]

Saw it in the theater liked it too .

[@thunderstruck5484]

And it had Swan from the Warriors! I had major crush on Olivia Newton John back then had alot of her albums etc and Xanadu wasn’t that bad! Thanks

[@Wildcock23]

@@thunderstruck5484 Yeah, and I thought he was unfairly criticized for his performance in “Xanadu”… when compared to the unbelievably talented Olivia Newton John, anyone looks mediocre! Lol

[@kemetic4829]

@@thunderstruck5484 yea this movie had a few big names at the time and Olivia Newton-John was at the apex of her acting career. It was poised to be a big hit but…😅.

[@michaelz9892]

Although I did not LOVE it, I thought that The Goldfinch was unfairly ripped apart. It was a noble but not very successful effort.

[@LIKEandLOL]

WATERWORLD. I know it's not great but i love it. Great villian, cool ideas, cool settings and i also love his boat. It's kinda a crazy movie

[@johnpjones182]

I'm drawing a blank here. Oh, I enjoyed "Cats", but it's not a hill I would die on. There are movies I consider underappreciated, like "Black Tights" (1960 ballet omnibus directed by Terence Young two years before "Dr. No"), J. Lee Thompson's "Eye of the Devil" ('67), Francesco Rosi's "More than a Miracle" ('67) & Roy Ward Baker's Space Western "Moon Zero Two" ('70, Hammer Studio's goofy response to "2001"!).

[@essaywhu]

I like a lot of weird stuff that always seemed to mystify a lot of my friends. I love a lot of the live-action Disney films from the 60s and 70s because of nostalgia for my childhood, despite them coming out before I was born, but my parents watched them as kids so we had copies of them in our house growing up. I know they’re mostly not very good but I don’t care. In terms of films I think are actually good but don’t get talked about much, maybe Tell No One (2006)… I never see anyone praising that one. It did win a bunch of Cesars though. A lot of mystery thrillers seem to get dumped on by people and the source material is often seen as cheap and trashy. I have a lot of fun with them though.

[@godzillalover3445]

Godzilla: King Of The Monsters (2019) It's a great love letter to the classic movies by Toho and has great visuals and lighting. The music is also fantastic. It gets hate just because of Cutaways.

[@thunderstruck5484]

Halloween 3 season of the witch is my favorite of all the Halloween movies, it’s so different really love that movie thanks

[@arontamas5639]

I loved Michael Myers' origin story the best in Rob Zombie's version because it made Michael much more sinister and threatening.

[@walthersorsa4847]

Mother! is one time watch for me. It just way too disturbing for me. Great video Maggie and take care and stay safe 👍.

[@Ultraway13]

What's your opinion on Jim Jarmusch? Will you ever a movie directed by him?

[@haydengarinduchesne9269]

AI ARTIFICIAL intelligence i have always like but not loved. It came out when I was 11 . I saw it over the weekend for the first time in about 15 years , haunting , beautiful , tragic , sentimental infuriating some times all at once but I find it to be a fascinating piece of work.

[@notmyrealname9059]

Well said. The first 45 minutes are a bit slow and cutesy but it really hits its stride when the AI is rejected by the family.

[@essaywhu]

I remember when I saw mother in the local cineplex at the mall with my ex- (a very weird place to show that movie) an older woman approached us in the parking garage afterwards and asked us what the hell was happening in the film so I had to explain that it was an allegory for stories from the Bible. It’s always funny to see how other people react either during or while leaving the theater. I saw Zero Dark Thirty and this guy loudly and rudely exclaimed it was the most boring movie he ever saw, which I didn’t agree with but I didn’t care enough to argue with that dummy. I also remember going to an event at the New Beverly in Los Angeles, where Eli Roth was showing the sequence “Toby Dammit” by Fellini from the anthology film Spirits of the Dead and he said all of Fellini’s other films were “film school boring.”

[@chanceneck8072]

1) Verotika 2) Suburban Commando 3) The Fountain 4) Evil Dead & Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake (not the new one though) Let me think of a few more.... I also REALLY liked Blue Valentine....

[@panandscan4941]

I actually enjoyed the new TCM. I think it’s a lot of fun and surprisingly competent on a filmmaking level.

[@mistahmata]

Do people hate Blue Valentine? I thought that was fairly well received

[@panandscan4941]

“WOW! I picked a good one!” - Hulk Hogan

[@chanceneck8072]

@@panandscan4941 James..........

[@chanceneck8072]

@@mistahmata I heard it was a taboo movie to watch on a date.....

[@salprovolone7709]

I love Mother!, it was actually my favorite movie the year it came out. However I think the reason it hasn't become a cult classic (other than maybe just not enough time has passed) is on re-watches the 'shock' factor isn't really there. I loved it when I saw it in the theatres, but when i watched it again at home i wasnt as impressed with it. I think perhaps the "rewatchability" factor of the movie is whats stopping it from becoming that classic a lot of its supporters are hoping it one day becomes.

[@joz411no8]

I really enjoyed It Comes At Night. One of the creepiest films I've seen. The films I enjoyed that i'm not sure people were too crazy about were, The Counselor, Lost In Translation and No Country For Old Men. The comments I heard, respectively were, "Too difficult to follow," "Boring" and "I hated the ending." I liked the dialogue and creative ways desperation and despair were illustrated in The Counselor. Lost In Translation hit me as a reminder of how bad timing can screw up even the most perfect chemistry. As for No Country For Old Men, I think many wanted to see a different outcome for the antagonist. I loved that there was no storybook ending.

[@bencarlson4300]

No Country won Best Picture and is generally widely acclaimed. I agree that it’s great, but idk about it being disliked by others…

[@UberNoodle]

Movies that I love but many people hate. Off the top of my head, many films by Sion Sono come to mind. He's a fantastic film maker, but not always (often?) a crowd pleaser.

[@Matt.Pattinson]

In Fear (2013) Not many people appear to have seen it and most that have don't like it. Personally I loved it. Curve (2015) Most reviews I have seen absolutely slate this film but I really enjoyed it. The Last Broadcoast (1998) I totally understand why people dont like it and find it boring etc but I am simply not one those people. Color of night (1994) I know the plot doesnt make any sense if you think about it all for a moment but i was entertained

[@uhdudewhy7980]

Rocky 3. Siskel & Ebert trashed it but I thought it was great. Also The Island (1980) especially the ending.

[@keithhansen4891]

Also: Autumn In New York: excellent supporting cast and beautiful to look at.

[@andrewtheworldcitizen]

I mean, you're entitled to like what you like... ! I stopped taking film criticism seriously a LONG time ago, because I realized that two highly educated film critics who know the art of filmmaking better than anyone can have completely OPPOSITE views about the same picture... That made me realize that, in reality, we all just like what we like, and we all have a different way of seeing things.... My advice is, watch a movie first, if it looks interesting to you, never read any reviews of it, and if you happen to like it, then that's great! If you don't like a particular film, then that's great too! I strongly believe that for every film that has ever been made, there is a reason why it's good, and there's a reason why it's not so good, from Seven Samurai and Rear Window to Avengers: Age of Ultron and Fast X.....

[@christopherbloor3901]

Could you do a review of Brain Dead (also known as Dead Alive), one of Peter Jackson's first films?

[@elfsieben1450]

That might be the best horror comedy flick ever made.

[@stofflwoffl3370]

I think good examples are Movies that just work on the Big Screen... Like The Ring, watched it years later on Television and I was bored, but the Cinema Experience was one of the Best... Or Avatar, I saw this on one of Europe's biggest Screens... And the 3D- World-Building blows me away... If you watch it at Home it's a bad - Pocahontas/Dancing with the wolves- Copy... Think Cameron focused just on the Power of the Pictures and wow...so many details... Effects... One of the few Movies I ignored the bad story and enjoyed it so much...

[@1OldPacman]

Have you ever watched mysterious skin, or other films by gregg araki? I'd like to hear your opinion about them

[@Wildcock23]

I miss the Araki films of the 1990s… how come none of them are on blu ray?

[@ronbock8291]

Heaven’s Gate. Nymphomaniac. Love is a bit strong, but I loved the first act.

[@MLElf]

Mother and Antichrist were epic films, love em

[@123rockfan]

I agree Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner is preachy, but I don’t see how it’s corny. Loved the performances and the script.

[@kevinbaconwasntinfootloose1742]

The Omega man starring Charles Heston. Idk if people hate it but it's critic and audience score is too low in my opinion and everyone talks about I am Legend but never The Omega man. It's got an amazing soundtrack and atmosphere. One of my favorites.

[@judeinfante8909]

Spring breakers imo is how Euphoria should've been. But we ended up with a weird cross between Cuties and Straw Dogs

[@agitatedmongoose]

Springbreakers. But even moreso. The Beach Bum. The latter for me was so poignant to me. So realistic somehow but I can't put my finger on as to why. The line "the Universe is conspiring to make me happy" should be unrelatable to most as that is not our normal way of thinking but that line shook me and seems out of the box so true. And I'm a pessimist by nature. But deep down I know this to be true somehow.

[@Wildcock23]

“Spring Breakers” was decent!

[@bensuchman8962]

All of Disney’s live action remakes (especially Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and Mulan - I always have realistic expectations for these remakes as someone who will always love the originals However, wish there are more people like me who have realistic expectations for them.

[@ice56200]

Lemon (2017) I seem to be alone in my love of this film. The top letterboxd review is saying they left the theater during this movie so it seems most people feel that way. I think it’s a brilliant dark comedy. Also Michael Cera’s best role ever.

[@elfsieben1450]

If you leave a theatre during the movie's run-time you are not even entitled to pass judgement on it.

[@nfal445]

I actually fairly enjoy Halloween 5 the revenge of Michael Meyers. People say they hate the mask and story. I really enjoy the aesthetic of the setting, I think the mask looks very wicked and intimidating. But when I hear people talk about the movie they say they hate it.

[@orionfoote2890]

Maybe someone needs to write a book ‘Movies that are Totally Uncool and that Everyone is Supposed to Hate’ just so that I’d know - I imagine there’s probably a lot of movies that I like but nobody else does but I don’t go around asking people, so I really don’t know.

[@pkrmkn31]

Have you seen an Iranian film called 'About Elly'? would love to see you talk about it

[@LincolnClay98]

Dumb and Dumber when Harry met Lloyd is one of my guilty pleasures

[@roberthall6975]

I love American beauty, and you hate it

[@pg6385]

me too haha

[@roberthall6975]

Love it or hate it?

[@pg6385]

@@roberthall6975 i love it too haha

[@IvanoForgione]

loved it, it was my fav movie when it was in theaters. But yeah, it did not age well. Still good, though!

[@Jason-oo4jg]

DAREDEVIL 2003 - great action - classic early 2000's comic book flick.

[@DisasterArtist1997]

The Terminal The Last Jedi The Killing Joke Sin City 2 Tales from Earthsee Pirates 3 Secret Window Aladdin (2019) Madoka Magica-Rebellion

[@leafsfan1728]

I've always enjoyed Secret Window too. It's also nice to see some love for the Last Jedi.

[@davidl570]

I'm normally a modest guy, but I feel I should get some type of special recognition (or award) for being the only person on this planet who actually LIKES The Love Guru! Yeah, it's goofy as hell, but I think it's hilarious!

[@its_k18]

Thank you to whoever said Spring Breakers lol I loved that movie so much

[@rorrt]

A film I semi-regularly rewatch and like is the Bob Balaban film Parents.. It's not amazing, I get why people hate it. But, it's shot so confidently, plus the interiors! I defy anyone to watch it and not want to redecorate.

[@chanceneck8072]

Matrix 2 and 3 are better than the first one...... I always get MAJOR shit for this opinion.... I also love Ghostbusters 2......

[@Bigfrank88]

I don’t know about better but 2 has way too many cool sequences for the amount of shit it gets.

[@chanceneck8072]

@@Bigfrank88 exactly! That whole highway scene?? OMFG!!.... 🤤😭👍

[@LaddRusso91]

I'm gonna need you to go ahead and leave the Internet. ^^

[@chanceneck8072]

@@LaddRusso91 After you!

[@robertbrowning3684]

Clint Eastwood's Hereafter I loved but I am very much in the minority also the Coen Brother's remake of the Ladykillers I liked and I think I am one of the few. I also liked Sin City II and not many people did.

[@hamzarouri8454]

One film I enjoy that a lot of people seem to despise is "The Angry Red Planet". Sure, looking back, is kind of a bad movie. But it's so corny, that I enjoy it. It's attempts at being epic, with the cinemagic are so laughable, but also weirdly compelling. Also, it's got a giant rat, bat, spider monster. Give the filmmakers props for originality lol

[@derekfnord]

To be fair to "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," I think messages about racial issues had to be excruciatingly clear and preachy if they were going to sink in (see: the "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" episode of the original Star Trek series), and that can easily seem corny. "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "In the Heat of the Night" are better movies, and they're better at avoiding corniness, but they're just as heavy-handed with the message.

[@2packs4sure]

One that used to drive me nutty back in the day was among my friends I was the only one who loved The Big Lebowski, nobody else even liked it...

[@helvete_ingres4717]

I think you'll find quite a lot of people like that, overrated meme-film though it may be

[@2packs4sure]

@@helvete_ingres4717 Lol,,, yep,, that's what I found..

[@voiceover2191]

Not like The Big Lebowsky? Exit friend!

[@2packs4sure]

@@voiceover2191 Lol,,, nah,, just different tastes ,, not THAT important.. But I see your point !

[@voiceover2191]

@@2packs4sure I know, I was obviously exaggerating, and of course I agree with you, it is a matter of taste. Of course there is good taste and there is bad taste. lol I once dragged an argument on for hours with that, but I'm joking, it's all good.

[@Icedsobaka]

For me it's not a movie that everybody hates specially because it's not even that famous of a movie, but is definitely not a great movie and I won't really recommend to that many people, It's Fritz The Cat! I don't know why i just love that movie

[@BadGuyRants]

Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner is a very good film. But it’s definitely one of those films that might be too much for some people.

[@MrRizon83]

Dreamcatcher - (2003) I really liked the characters and how they told the back story.

[@kevinbowen6182]

Domino. Tony Scott could have made a standard biopic. Instead it's a movie coming off the rails from the get go in a good way.

[@admiralboom481]

I bet you have never seen an 80's movie called The Beach Girls.

[@Wildcock23]

Lol I own that movie… highly forgettable!

[@deanroddey2881]

I'm not ashamed to say that (even as a 58 year old dude) I like the Twilight movies. Dunno why. A sloppy romantic I guess.

[@haydengarinduchesne9269]

The witch . I adore that movie Almost everyone I know personally despises it I not sure what the general census on that one is though . I was going to say spring breakers but someone put it far more eloquently than I ever could I had spring breakers in my top 10 of 2013 personally .

[@kevinbaconwasntinfootloose1742]

The one directed by Robert Eggers?

[@haydengarinduchesne9269]

@@kevinbaconwasntinfootloose1742 that’s the one . I think it’s great almost everyone I know who has seen it hates it , looking online the reception from movie audiences seems decidedly mixed. Same with it follows I really liked that one everyone else it seems not so much

[@elfsieben1450]

@@haydengarinduchesne9269 Eggers is so uniquely talented. I love "The VVitch", "The Lighthouse", "The Northman". I hope he stays true to his game.

[@kevinbaconwasntinfootloose1742]

@@elfsieben1450 I've yet to see the northman but it's on my radar.

[@kevinbaconwasntinfootloose1742]

@@haydengarinduchesne9269 those people who despise it just don't get it. That's a fantastic folk horror movie probably the best I've seen.

[@toddhill7483]

I love the film, Womb, with Eva Green and Matt Smith

[@adamshaheen1277]

you should do one where you go 'oh, that's cool.' or 'oh, nice' cos you haven't seen any of those movies.

[@ConnerNielsen6]

Don’t give a shit. Showgirls is a legit great, deeply misunderstood film! It’s Mulholland Dr. meets American Psycho with strippers… and made before both of those. Nicolas Winding Refn could never.

[@JoeCasanovax]

Dr T and the Women Ishtar love them

[@anthonychobotdoespopcultur7762]

Awesome video hun