Movies that you like that a lot of people don't like

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King Arthur (2004)

Admitedly Ioan Gruffudd and keira Knightley (<3) are what attracted me to this movie. I thought it was an interesting attempt to mix King Arthur with actual history. The fight scenes were decent, i just din't really like the religion bashing too much (sure its the dark ages and all...).

Dracula 2000 (2000) Rotten Tomatoes rating: 15%

It's got some flaws, but it's quite a good action horror movie. Gerard Butler is a great Dracula, and the ending is brilliant. It's a much more intelligent rewriting of the Dracula legend than Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Punisher: War Zone (2008) Rotten Tomatoes rating: 27%

It's funny: this is exactly the Punisher movie that fans were begging for, and they still hated it. A lot of critics actually remarked on how well-made it is, but gave it a negative review simply because they couldn't handle the over-the-top violence. (Roger Ebert: "It looks great, it hurtles through its paces and is well-acted. The soundtrack is like elevator music if the elevator were in a death plunge. The special effects are state of the art. Its only flaw is that it's disgusting.") It's a very silly movie, so anyone who likes their comic book films to be as serious as possible should stay away, but anyone who's getting a little tired of the Chris Nolan style will find War Zone refreshing.

The Thing (2011) Rotten Tomatoes rating: 36%

The 1982 version of The Thing is my second favorite movie (after Blade Runner), and I was prepared to hate this prequel as much as any other psychotic fan. Instead, I walked out of the theatre wishing for the movie to be released quickly on home video so I could watch it back to back with the John Carpenter version. It's a great companion piece, much better than recent horror crap like Hostel, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Saw, and Paranormal Activity.

The Pokemon Movies
I don't mean all of them as I haven't seen all of them. Being a Pokemon fan I think some of the movies are pretty entertainable, though nothing spectacular like Disney or Pixar. The first 5 movies are the ones I've seen the most. My favourite is probably the 3rd one. I've haven't seen the 6th and 7th ones. I've seen half of the 8th one, the Lucario one, though someday I would like to see that one from start to finish since I've heard this is quite a fan favourite. I've seen a few of the others but they're kinda mixed for me.

Digimon the Movie
I haven't seen this movie in a long time but I've recently been watching some of the old Digimon episodes online. I'm currently in the middle of season 1, the Dark Masters saga. After that I'll watch season 2 and during the middle of that I'll watch the movie which takes place after the episode where the Digimon Emperor was finally defeated and before the episode where Veemon digivolves into Exveemon for the first time.

Star Trek Generations
OK so I will admit this isn't really a great movie it has a few mistakes, mostly Data acting like an idiot, though sometimes it's alright, but it's pretty entertainable, the music is nice and how awesome is it to have the 2 legendary Captains together. Though I wish Kirk hadn't died like that. He deserved better.

Spider-Man 3
Yeah it has quite alot of dumb moments emo Peter included, but it's still pretty fun to watch. The Sandman story was pretty strong and a little emotional I thought, kinda like Mr Freeze from Batman TAS. It was cool to see Venom though you have to wait till the end. It could have been alot better if they stop putting so many storylines into the plot. The first 2 are still better and the new one is way better than 3 though 2 is probably still my favourite.

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

This is, and probably always will be, my favorite movie. Yes, I realize that it's not perfect - the whole battle with the Jabberwocky was completely tension-less because Alice was the foretold victor, and the Hatter's Futterwacken dance is cringe-inducing, but other than those two things I thought it was great. Its message about mental illness spoke to me on a deeply personal level, which is why I became obsessed with the Mad Hatter for awhile. And although I realize that Mia Wasikowska's acting was a little wooden and she looked too serious for most of the movie, I couldn't help but fall in love with her. It was her role in this movie that drove me to see some of her other movies, which I will discuss shortly.

Restless

Another Mia Wasikowska movie. I was surprised to see its rather low score on IMDB and the hateful comments its trailer got on Youtube. Maybe it's because I don't typically watch romantic drama movies, but I thought that this was very touching and sweet, with just the right amount of quirkiness. I found the characters quite likable (especially Wasikowska's character, Annabel, who is more emotive and quirky than the previously-mentioned Alice), and I liked the element with the Japanese kamikaze pilot's ghost (which I found very appealing as someone who has imaginary friends).

Albert Nobbs

Obviously I see things a lot differently than the critics do when it comes to Mia Wasikowska movies (although I didn't like her character in this movie much as the other two I mentioned because of how manipulative and angry she was). Most people said that Albert Nobbs was "boring" or "pointless". But Glenn Close set out to make a masterpiece, and in my opinion, she succeeded. I'm a sucker for period pieces and female crossdressers, so this movie's premise appealed to me right away. I thought that the drama was intense and I didn't see the ending coming. Speaking of the ending itself, it was bittersweet but tied up all the loose ends. I do wish that it would have been revealed why the title character chose to live as a man, but other than that, I thought this movie was brilliant. Oh, and the song that plays over the ending credits - "Lay Your Head Down" by Sinead O'Connor - is utterly gorgeous and possibly tear-inducing.

When the Movie first came out remember reading (and watching) reviews and thinking something along the lines of: "What kind of drugs was Tim Burton on, and where can i get some?" (ok, not really).

Overall i thought they were just having fun with it, and i thought it was pretty cool that they got Christopher Lee to voice the Jabberwocky. Coincidently he also offered to voice Smaug the Dragon in the Hobbit, but that part was given to the guy who plays Sherlock Holmes (BBC).

Started watching it but turned it off. I didn't like the actors.

Wow this thread is getting there!

-Fantastic four (2005): This one i hyped myself a lot for it. I read through the ultimate guide to the fantastic four before going to see it in the movies, again Ioan Gruffudd got me even more hyped. And Michael Chiklis was perfect for The Thing. As for the rest of the cast...not so much. Them movie at least tried to stay true to the characters (except Dr.Doom) while occasionally poking fun at Silver-age logic.Overall: it's not that bad of a superhero flick, its definitely something you can watch with kids.

Some people on TV Tropes speculate that Tim Burton does drugs. Personally I think it's sad that people automatically assume that artists must do drugs in order to come up with beautiful fantasy worlds. Salvador Dali, for example, didn't use drugs but sleep deprivation in order to get ideas for his paintings. More topically, the original creator of Alice in Wonderland, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson AKA Lewis Carol, made up the story on the fly in order to entertain his young friend, the real Alice, whose last name was Liddell. He did not do drugs as is popularly believed (though it is hotly debated as to whether or not he was a pedophile.)

Though of course, if I get on the Internet one day and discover that Tim Burton dies of a drug overdose, then I'll eat my words. (figuratively speaking) After all, Hollywood big shots aren't exactly known for their sobriety, and Burton is a rather secretive guy, so we don't know what he does behind closed doors.

The drug joke was just sarcasm on my part. Wether or not he does do drugs we'll probably only know if an autopsy were to happen.

On the other hand Salvador Dali was a fascist sympathizer (you think sleep depravation caused him to think Franco was an ideal head of state? ) What do you think his facebook wall would have looked like (if it had existed):

Salvador Dali's mood: "Arrrrgh neeed...to..sleep!"
Salwador Dali likes: "Franco 1939!"
Salvador Dali dislikes International Brigades" "thumb down": Pablo Picasso

Let Me In
Van Helsing

The Island

Not a future classic by any means, but still a good movie. Would probably have received more favourable reviews if the critics didn't know that Michael Bay directed it.

Armageddon

Jack the Giant Slayer

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

What can I say, from giant Nazi robots, to ninja chicks, to old school ray guns, this movie has it all.

David Lynch's Dune
I saw it in the theaters and hated it, but gave it another chance when it was rerun on Sci Fi (as it was then known), and realized how hypnotically beautiful it all was. I've watched it about 8 times now, which is rare for me.

Howard The Duck
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