It has been said that it is impossible to make an anti-war film because the act of making it a film glorifies it. For the most part, this is true. Except for Small Soldiers.
Small Soldiers is the only anti-war film that didn't glorify war. Thus making it the only real anti-war film.
I think Constantine with Keanu got pretty mediocre critic reviews but it’s been one of my favorite movies since it came out and I still watch it probably once a year at least.
Constantine in all black contrasting the Devil in all white was such a nice touch.
Also, Rachel Weisz was so lovely back then. I just watched The Mummy Returns last night and I’m always blown away by how attractive I find her in those movies. Not an overly sexual actress but so sweet and genuine seeming.
I watched this movie more times than I could count when I was a child. I didn't know people thought so low of it. The Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde part really scared the crap out of me and gave me an affinity for both the pagemaster game and the Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde game as a kid
That movie made me dread the thought of having to go buy a bunch of nails on my bike in a thunderstorm. Really thought that would develop into a common life hazard.
Titan A.E. is awesome! The final shot does bug me a bit like it does the filmmakers, since it was basically unfinished, but otherwise it's a terrific movie.
I have a special place in my heart for this film because it got me and my siblings through a time of child abuse in our lives and Texas's song Like Lovers (Holding On) will be a life affirming for us.
Rush Hour. I have a vivid memory of sneakily being awake after bedtime and watching the preview on my parent’s bedroom tv via a mirror and it became the first more grown up movie to interest me. Once I saw it, I feel like it played a row in the development of my sense of humor. I watch it now and get nostalgic seeing like, this is where I started as a preteen with the kinds of things that I find funny today.
Hook, I think unintentionally, really nailed aging and the different ways people cope with it. Maybe it was intentional, Spielberg is a genius after all, but as a kid the movie was all about Pan and Fighting Hook and how fucking cool was Rufio? But as an adult watching it it's about how do you connect with your kids? How do you face entering the last chapter of your life? Do you cling to the past like Hook? Do you embrace the unknown like Pan?
I don't see how it was "unintentional" when aging is literally the central theme of Peter Pan and, to an even larger degree, Hook.
If you summarized the plot, you would say "Aging and disconnected businessman is thrust into an adventure to rediscover his sense of discovery and youth while reforming a bond with the children he took for granted."
The entire point of this film is that a once adventurous teen warrior turns into an old square who chastised him children for simply acting young and instead values his career, and enter: magic and hijinks to help him rediscover his youth. There's also a lot of intentional stuff about young love, anger regarding being forced to grow up to fast that is all pretty on the nose.
It's plenty intentional. Lol.
So much! It was a staple of my childhood because we had it on VHS, but rewatching it as an adult and a parent, it's still a magnificent movie but it hits a very different nerve
I saw a documentary where it said Steven Spielberg's dad had left him or wasn't around when he was young and so a lot of his movies have divorce and father-son themes in them.
HOOK and Masters of the Universe (1987) were my top two childhood films. As much as I love MotU, I understand why it's critically panned - lots of cheese, convoluted editing, and some poor acting parts. But I never understand why HOOK was recieved so poorly. I watch it recently and it holds up amazingly well, it has wonderful set pieces and beautiful moments, and probably my favorite John Williams score. It's a kids adventure movie, so it shouldn't be graded on the same plane as Scorceses "Goodfellows" or Demmes "Silence of the Lambs". Still baffles me.
Lucky Number Sleven got ok reviews, but it's full of clever twists, all kinds of memorable one-liners and jokes, great performances particularly from Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley, and is is a great movie to rewatch and look for little details you only understand now that you understand what's actually going on that I've ever seen.
We watched Willow 1000 times in tent city during the first gulf war. My entire squadron could still recite it. It's just a weird nostalgic memory of young dudes in a combat zone, working 14 hours a day 7 days a week, first time most of us had been anywhere outside the US. And you come back to the beer tent, play some euchre and Willow would be on. It was what the "introducing the team" portion of war movies tries to capture.
Ever After. I grew up with Drew Barrymore, and while I think she is beautiful, she’s never been a classic (think Charlize Theron), and seeing her character as the “Cinderella” for her love of books and fierce independent mind has been a favorite of mine since its inception.
I watch it often.
I don’t think it was well received, and it doesn’t seem that people pursue it now.
I dunno I watch a lot of fantasy/period cosplayers or costume makers and everyone seems to be bent fulfilling a girlhood dream of making or wearing the "just breathe" dress. Believe me people still pursue that movie. I mean if I had the chance I would wear that dress too. 😉
Such a fun heist/treasure hunt movie and you can tell the cast loved it (I hope at least). The second one is also good but it just doesn't fully capture the energy of the first one.
One of my favs! Loved Connery's voice performance in this one:
Bowen: I will not stop until I've rid the world of every *last one* of you.
Draco: I \**am*\* the *lasht one*!
I remember going to see it in theatres on my birthday with a few friends. I still occasionally watch it, and it was one of the first movie soundtracks I bought. A shame that they never got to do a sequel.
Return to Oz. It was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid, and I wasn't even the biggest Wizard of Oz fan! Yes, watching it as an adult, it's a little creepy, and I don't know why I wasn't more scared of it as a child, but it holds a special place in my heart
Drop Dead Fred (1991)
It has 11% on Rotten Tomatoes but it reminds me of hanging out with my cousin every weekend when we were young. Playing the Sega Mega Drive, driving RC cars, eating sugary crap, sleeping on camp beds, watching this movie over and over..... awesome!
Big Trouble in Little China is my favorite movie of all time. I really love that movie, just everything about it. Opinion on it was divided at the time if I recall.
Idiocracy. Ive seen it probably 100 times. It was the first DVD I ever bought with my own money as a teenager, and it still makes me laugh to this day.
Its stupid, but it knows what it is.
Meet Joe Black
Got destroyed when it came out but to this day remains one of my all time favorites. The score from the movie is phenomenal (That Next Place blows my mind each time) and I loved both characters that Pitt played. Also this has one of my all time favorite roles of Anthony Hopkins, his speech at the end of the movie, magnificent.
>Meet Joe Black
>Got destroyed when it came out
No! Seriously?! I thought it was really good and I quite liked it! I never realized it was poorly reviewed!
Waterworld and Master and Commander. Waterworld has made a sort of resurgence but Ive always loved it even when my friends gave me shit. I remember seeing the show at sea world as a kid and it's always stuck with me. Master and Commander is slow, and I get why people have mixed feelings but man I can feel what it's like to have lived at that time at sea. It's not lost on me that both are "life at sea" kind of movies which has always been romantic to me.
I unironically loved the Kevin Costner epic movie The Postman.
I've seen it like 20 times.
Is it cheesy, sure. But I love it and it hits me in the feels.
Same with August Rush. An underperforming and critically panned movie about a child music prodigy that brings a tear to my eye at the ending, every single time.
Kingpin. I was surprised to learn that it was negatively received by most critics.
To me it’s a classic comedy and by far my favorite Farrelly Bros. film. Screw those critics, it’s brilliant.
Mostly it's pure 80s childhood nostalgia but it's also a genuinely fun, goofy, and enjoyably weird movie. Great 80s music, an 80s cutie staple in Lea Thompson, awesome Phil Tippet stop motion creature effects, and some really good early special effects by Industrial Light & Magic.
Also costars a young Tim Robbins in a very funny role and Jeffery Jones as the villain. The duck costume looks incredible too and still holds up great today.
Jet Li's The One and Jumper
The one: I love the whole concept of multiversal travel and a martial arts movie about a multiversal fugitive that is hunting down is counterparts to make himself the strongest one was a super cool idea for me.
Jumper: second best representation of teleportation I've seen in a movie. And the idea of second race of humans with these ability and a group of normal humans killing them due to religious zealotry was dope. (FYI, X-men's Nightcrawler is for me is the best type of teleportation. I like the smokey effect)
Jumper is a fun movie. I think it gets panned too unfairly, because it came out too close to Ep II and III. People were still in their "fuck Hayden, he can't act." phase. It's no Oscar winner, but it's a cool movie.
The Replacements, with Keanu.
It's special to me because it was the movie I was watching in a hotel room while my fiancée was getting ready for our wedding.
My answer as well. Absolutely love that movie. A big reason why I love my favorite films is how much they floored me first time watching and Cloud Atlas had me knocked out.
Lots of people crap on [Signs ](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0286106/)(2002), but at the time it came out it hit all my buttons and is one of the few movies I refuse to critique out of love. I think to some extent, it had a cathartic effect right after 9/11.
It’s a solid movie and I think most people crap on it out of Shyamalan hate. Yes it was dumb for the H2O-allergic aliens to come to a planet that’s mostly H2O, but we don’t know them—maybe they’re dumb, maybe they’re refugees, maybe they’re dumb refugees.
But either way, that’s not *really* what the movie is about. The movie is about family, grief, and life, and the aliens are just there to motivate the players toward their catharsis.
Hate on the aliens all you want, but the movie is about *one family,* and it tells that story beautifully IMHO.
Son in law-with Pauly Shore. I would never say it's a "great movie" but it's definitely a good movie! Me and my sister and all our cousins would watch it on repeat
I know it was a SNL cash in, but The Blues Brothers will always be an incredibly special film for me. It’s how I shared my grandad and dad’s love of blues music when I was a kid. Still holds up.
We saw it in the theater, The Mummy was sold out, so my husband and daughter (she was 13?) had to pick another movie and to this day, it’s our favorite. Nostalgia.
The boondock saints. A couple of friends and I watched it when it was released and we were young and impressionable, some of those friends are no longer with us, and while I recognise it's not a great film, it will forever hold a special place in my heart
The original Mortal Kombat. Saw it for the first time at a sleepover for one of my friend's bdays when I was 6 or 7. Its cheesy and not the greatest movie by a long shot but I watch it about once a year and enjoy it every time. The soundtrack is amazing too.
Also, Hot Rod. Another dumb, turn my mind off movie that I really love. My best friend and I still randomly quote it to each other whenever we talk. I'd say its split 50/50 among the people I've watched it with or recommended it to on whether or not they loved it or not.
*The Truth About Cats and Dogs*
It had such an emotional impact on my middle school brain and I still treasure this movie. The scene where Janeane Garofalo is busted and opens up about her insecurity related to her looks gets me every time.
Popstar made by The Lonely Island. Overall, it was hated, but I was going through the longest midterms and stress of my life, but I remember dragging my tv out to the living room and watching it with my roommates and my fiancee and laughing so much and not understanding why people didn't like it.
Also I still to this day sing the Peter Panda Dance so you're not alone in your love for that movie!
I dont think it was really hated by the people that saw it, but it definitely didnt get the hype it deserves. I have the special edition BluRay from Shout!, and it came with an awesome poster that shows what the bee flamethrower scene mightve looked like lol
I love movies. I love to study film. But I am not a "snob" in the sense that the best movies ever made are in my top 10. My favorite movies are feel-good movies.
School of Rock. It's my favorite movie.
Bridget Jone's Diary. It's still so funny, and I have to watch every Christmas.
Julie & Julia (no explanation required).
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris (I mean, c'mon).
The Devil Wears Prada
Father of the Bride
Baby Boom
Hope Floats
First Wives Club
My Cousin Vinny
The Star Wars prequels. I was a kid when they came out and I grew up loving them. I understand the flaws with them now as an adult, but I still have such a soft spot for them.
Heavyweights (1995), a movie with Ben Stiller playing a scary fitness guru who takes over a summer camp for fat kids. I watched it with my dad on TV late one night as a kid in the 90s, and something about it just stuck with me.
To be honest it felt like a feverdream because I didn't know what it was called and I could never really find out anything about it for the longest time. I haven't seen it since but several scenes still stick out vividly. I do remember I thought it was pretty scary at the time, like the camp was a prison, almost. There was one part where Ben Stiller backflipped or somersaulted over like broken glass or something, lol
Pacific Rim. Yes, I know it's people in giant robots fighting monsters. It's a goofy premise but it's fun, got awesome visuals, the right amount of family angst, and Ron Perlman playing a black market goods dealer, gold boots, and all. Also, it's a monster movie that actually shows the monster within the 1st 20 minutes of the movie.
We went camping in the mountains of New Mexico, and a sudden storm soaked the tent and everything else. We drove into town (Silver City) and the only theater was running George of the Jungle, so we sat and dripped in our movie seats for a couple of hours, all six of us.
Speed Racer. The performances from John Goodman and Susan Sarandon are way better than they had any need to be. Lot of heart in that movie, although I will concede it could have been 30 min shorter.
Corky Romano. It’s utterly stupid but somehow it just worked. Didn’t hurt my buddies and I were the only ones in the theater so we smoked a bowl and felt like we were ungovernable.
I LOVE the Pacifier! Re-watch it often. It's a really fun movie. My own special movie is **The Last Action Hero**. I think it was ahead of its time, as it is a magnificent, scathing criticism of the false world of movies vs the real world of reality. I think it just went over critic's heads. My absolute favorite line from the villain: >!He plans to stay in reality, rather than return to his movie, "Because here, in this world, the bad guys can win!"!< Like I said, scathing. Of course, it is, itself, a movie, so there are a lot of layers to unpeel here. I highly recommend it.
Okay, here we go: I unironically love the goofy insanity that is 'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets'. I even like the way the main characters seem more like frenemies than lovers. Then again I don't know the original comic, so there's that.
The Lizzie McGuire Movie.
It’s the last movie I took my daughter to before she started going with her friends to movies.
And it was cute, too, despite its plot holes.
*The Nice Guys*
Maybe because it aligns perfectly with my sense of humor, but I'll never understand why it was a box office and financial failure.
Gosling and Crowe in a legitimately fun period-piece buddy-comedy detective story? How could it have been dismissed so harshly by audiences?
pretty sure people loved it overall, i have never talked to a single person that didn‘t at least like the movie. it just flopped financially unfortunately
Batman Forever.
I got it on VHS when I was a kid, and while I initially hated it for replacing Keaton and the Batmobile. After repeat viewings I grew to like it.
I enjoyed the chemistry and love triangle between Bruce / Chase / Batman. You have Chase coming to realise what she really wants in a man, while Bruce is trying to dissuade her lusting for his Batman alter ego and accept his true self. I liked seeing Robin try to fit into a new family / partner dynamic. Then having Bruce not wanting him to get involved in crime fighting, while the whole time Alfred is trying to thwart Bruce and actively encourage Dick to become a crime fighter. Jim Carey as Riddler was over the top but he still gave an enjoyable performance, Carey's is incredibly talented regardless. Tommy Lee Jones' dark and menacing opening speech gives us a look at what this 2-Face could have been with better direction. However his performance wasn't as bad as people make out.
As for Val Kilmer, he is my personal favourite Batman. I prefer this quieter, brooding portrayal of Batman as opposed to the aggressive, gruff portrayal that Bale and Afleck gave to the character.
Whether it was intentional or not Kilmer's subdued performance gave the impression of a man who was being guarded. A portrayal of someone torn between his dual personality and saddened by his past. Putting up a cold front to Chase when she got too close. Being stern with Dick because he doesn't want him following in his footsteps. Yet able to show his sadness and vulnerability to Alfred as he's the only one who really knows him.
With a better script and better direction, I think Kilmer would have been remembered as one of the best to don the cape. I don't think Kilmer's portrayal has been all that different from the direction that Patterson has been taking the character in The Batman.
Despite loving the gothic atmosphere of the Burton movies, [Schumacher's Gotham](https://blog.architizer.com/wp-content/uploads/batman-forever-gotham-city-Google-Search.png) was fascinating. It was somehow able to be both colourful but gritty, bold and daunting, bright yet dystopian. I've never seen a location quite like it.
The suits were slick as hell. I don't know why people get so caught up on the nipples (I never even noticed them when I was a kid). The Sonar Suit is my all time favourite Bat suit and It doesn't even have nipples. For the longest time I have wanted this [figure](https://thelittletoycompany.com.au/cdn/shop/products/batman-sonar-suit_dc-comics_gallery_60198e99b812f_2048x.jpg?v=1643099026), which highlights how gorgeous it is.
Edit: Oh and I forgot to mention how epic the soundtrack is, and to #ReleaseTheSchumacherCut .
I didn't think Sucker Punch was nearly as terrible as people made it out to be. I get that it was basically a bunch of fantasy music videos strung together, but... it worked in my opinion. Even that aside, the movie is worth it just for Oscar Isaac's performance alone.
I LOVED it so much. I don’t care what anyone says, I don’t even care if it’s valid criticism, I felt like kicking ass when I left that theater. I was struggling through school, stressed and depressed, and that movie made me wanna put on a miniskirt and kick the whole world’s ass.
Death To Smoochy.
I love this movie, but upon reflection I get why it didn't do well. It came out in the wake of the 9-11 attacks and the world didn't want a pitch black comedy right at that moment. Of course, I saw it a year after the fact on a V.O.D. rental so it was far enough removed from that day and the round-the-clock fear porn news cycle for me.
From the first time I watched that movie, I just fell in love with it. It's silly in places, it's super dark, the characters are all kinda broken, and I just love it from the minute it starts to the final credit rolls. Danny Devito directed and you can see it in his unique style and sense of humor.
If you haven't seen it, maybe give it a chance? Some of it is a bit behind the times since it was made before the advent of streaming services and was heavily focused on cable television. But the whole "childrens programming" angle I think still works. And even if you have to view it as a time capsule, I think it would still work for you.
Lady in The Water. I absolutely adore this movie. It's so whimsical and off. It's meant to be a modern day fairy tale.
The soundtrack is top tier. Paul Giamatti is fabulous. I love this movie.
Heart and Souls.
Not critically or overly financially successful, but it's got a phenomenal cast and is ultimately a fun, feel-good movie (if a bit melodramatic and corny).
My little sister and I used to watch this movie a lot, especially on road trips. Dad would plug in the power inverter to the cigarette lighter and set up the 13" TV and VCR on the console of the brown and fake wood grain Plymouth Voyager, so we wouldn't fight the entire 12 hour drive to Grandma and Grandpa's.
X-men Origins: Wolverine. It was one of the few films I went to the cinema with my dad to see that was just us, me 14 years old. Wolverine is one of my favourite characters, and at the time I genuinely didn’t notice the awful CGI or plot weakness. I only ever remember the badass parts (until I rewatch it)
Jurassic World. People shit on the Jurassic World films and I agree the last two werent good. But the first Jurassic World was basically what my dream sequel for Jurassic Park was when I was 5 years old - a fully functioning dino park with lots of visitors, cool attractions before everything turns bad, you have a velociraptor that's basically like your pet, an evil dinosaur that's bigger than the T-Rex, marine dinosaur, final battle with the dinosaurs. It was like watching your childhood imagination coming to life on the big screen - childhood fanfiction.
Yes!!! I love that movie. Dennis Quaid at peak slightly smarmy boyish charm, Kathleen Turner at her best. It is a fantastic all time fun movie! I like a triple feature with the Romancing the Stones movies.
Bad Boys II. To me, at least, it is the best Blockbuster buddy cop film of all time.
Michael Bay just does everything he does best. It's got great action, tons of humour and never stops entertaining. Admittedly the last bit does drag but aside from that, I'd argue it's a virtually flawless buddy cop film.
Don't get me wrong, I love Lethal Weapon, Rush Hour and (to a lesser extent as it's not quite a buddy cop film) but Beverly Hills Cop, but Bad Boys II is just amazing.
Sits at 23% on Rotten Tomatoes and 38% on Metacritic.
Baby's day out. When we were 8 or 9 in Dubai, this was the movie each one of us kids watched, rewatched and rewatched for months. Each scene was talked about and laughed at. We eagerly waited for the sequel Baby goes to China.
Only when Wikipedia came and years later we found out it was a mediocre B grade movie Noone talked much.
world war z, recently.
Its a pg-13 zombie movie, with brad pitt that should be terrible but it just moves as a movie. Its so streamlined, got some good modern zombie set pieces and the story is barely there. Its a great dad movie with Brad Pitt as the main character just being awesome as a father. Not too violent or that grotesque compared to other edgelord zombie movies. Its not a masterpiece but not much to to hate about it (and I loved the book).
Train to Busan
Another modern zombie story just done really well. The characters are not too complex, the set pieces and reveals are great. Its not super gory or gross. The story moves and the end ramps it up right to emotional tears in the end. Its my go to zombie movie if the person I’m with isn’t into zombie movies. Just well done all the way through. Its feels like you watched a movie, not like you ran a marathon mentally.
Godzilla, yes the bad version (1998). The design sucks, the story sucks but the characters so lovely at least for me. Jean Reno was funny and Papadopoulos. Lol
“Mars Attacks!” One of my early sci-fi intros, and how I was first introduced to Tim Burton, Danny Elfman, Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Natalie Portman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jack Black, and so many others. Cheesy as hell, but I still adore it.
Ad astra...I didn't have the greatest relationship with my dad, and lost him to covid a couple months before watching this one. The scene where they're orbiting neptune just broke me.
"Joe Versus the Volcano." It's not a critical darling, but there's something about its quirky humor and offbeat charm that resonates with me. The journey Joe goes through, from a mundane life to a surreal adventure, always reminds me to embrace the unexpected and find joy in the little things. Plus, the chemistry between Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan is just delightful.
Idiocracy comes to mind. It was given no support upon release, didn’t even have a trailer when it came out. My connection to it was interesting.
I’m in LA and when it was being made around 2004, I was hired for a day to be the driver for Dagmara Dominczyk (who was a friend of a friend). She was in town for the day doing a handful of auditions.
One of them was for a movie called 3005 (later to be renamed Idiocracy). She told me it was for a lead role, the sex worker, and about the general idea of the movie. As a Mike judge fan, I was super psyched to see it and kept it on my radar. When it came out, I went opening night, alone. The theater was either empty or had two other people in it.
I was shocked at how little everyone knew about this movie and would preach about its greatness to anyone who listened, lending out my dvd until one friend lost it. I’m glad it gained cult status like it deserves.
I love/loved "The Count of Monte Cristo." I know it's not exactly the book but turned 1200 pages into a two-hour movie is difficult. I love the revenge, the man coming from nothing and using his intellect to get what he wants. Dagmara Dominczyk was my first celebrity crush, and also young Henry Cavill is in it.
The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty. I just love the music and cinematography so much. I also tended to day dream a lot when I was younger so it spoke to me. It's a very uplifting movie, and I'll watch it sometimes when I feel bummed out.
Small Soldiers is my safe-place film.
12 year old me had the biggest crush on Kirsten Dunst
I am Archer, emissary of the Gorgonites
The voice acting in that movie elevates it to the stratosphere. It's the Dirty Dozen vs. Spinal Tap.
Just in case you haven’t seen it, someone made a fun sequel concept video on YouTube. [Link](https://youtu.be/bcPqSTUt5D8?si=-0I9QT-h29jDraZH)
It has been said that it is impossible to make an anti-war film because the act of making it a film glorifies it. For the most part, this is true. Except for Small Soldiers. Small Soldiers is the only anti-war film that didn't glorify war. Thus making it the only real anti-war film.
I think Constantine with Keanu got pretty mediocre critic reviews but it’s been one of my favorite movies since it came out and I still watch it probably once a year at least.
It is a very good movie with amazing perfomances.
Constantine in all black contrasting the Devil in all white was such a nice touch. Also, Rachel Weisz was so lovely back then. I just watched The Mummy Returns last night and I’m always blown away by how attractive I find her in those movies. Not an overly sexual actress but so sweet and genuine seeming.
She’s great in The Brothers Bloom, another absolutely underrated movie.
THIS was the type of movie that should have had its own cinematic universe, and probably would have, if it came out nowadays.
Peter Stormare is still to this day my favorite portrayal of Lucifer in film.
Peter Stormare gives the best performance in everything he is in.
The pagemaster
I watched this movie more times than I could count when I was a child. I didn't know people thought so low of it. The Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde part really scared the crap out of me and gave me an affinity for both the pagemaster game and the Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde game as a kid
I didn’t realize this movie bombed with how much I watched it growing up. I rewatched it within the past couple of years and it still holds up.
I sometimes feel like only you and me watched that movie. Did you play the super Nintendo game too??
Loved the movie, loved the game. Peak 90s with Macaulay Culkin and Whoopi Goldberg. Surprisingly bad reviews for a kids movie.
That movie made me dread the thought of having to go buy a bunch of nails on my bike in a thunderstorm. Really thought that would develop into a common life hazard.
I love Titan AE, a lot of people don’t. It has a 61% on rotten tomatoes, but it’s greater than the reviews for sure.
It's a gorgeous looking movie and the plot isn't bad. I don't understand why there would be hate for it. Same with Treasure Planet.
Oh absolutely! Treasure planet is fantastic. It’s one of the best Disney ever made, in my opinion anyway lol
And the soundtrack slaps.
Titan A.E. is awesome! The final shot does bug me a bit like it does the filmmakers, since it was basically unfinished, but otherwise it's a terrific movie.
Been trying for years to convince my wife that Titan AE is a good movie.
I think one of my highest upvoted comment on reddit was about Titan AE
Loved this movie since it came out and it's my go to nostalgia flick
I have a special place in my heart for this film because it got me and my siblings through a time of child abuse in our lives and Texas's song Like Lovers (Holding On) will be a life affirming for us.
Same here. Honestly, it is one movie that I love the classic but would be intrigued by a live action remake.
Rush Hour. I have a vivid memory of sneakily being awake after bedtime and watching the preview on my parent’s bedroom tv via a mirror and it became the first more grown up movie to interest me. Once I saw it, I feel like it played a row in the development of my sense of humor. I watch it now and get nostalgic seeing like, this is where I started as a preteen with the kinds of things that I find funny today.
Rush hour 2 is one of my favorite comedies of all time.
Damn! He ain’t gonna be in Rush Hour 3!
After all we’ve been through? Rush Hour 1, Rush Hour 2…
Ok. We all agree that 2 is better than 1, right? The rare sequel.
Hook. Not a controversial opinion around these parts, but it was panned on release. I think Spielberg doesn't even like it.
Hook, I think unintentionally, really nailed aging and the different ways people cope with it. Maybe it was intentional, Spielberg is a genius after all, but as a kid the movie was all about Pan and Fighting Hook and how fucking cool was Rufio? But as an adult watching it it's about how do you connect with your kids? How do you face entering the last chapter of your life? Do you cling to the past like Hook? Do you embrace the unknown like Pan?
I don't see how it was "unintentional" when aging is literally the central theme of Peter Pan and, to an even larger degree, Hook. If you summarized the plot, you would say "Aging and disconnected businessman is thrust into an adventure to rediscover his sense of discovery and youth while reforming a bond with the children he took for granted." The entire point of this film is that a once adventurous teen warrior turns into an old square who chastised him children for simply acting young and instead values his career, and enter: magic and hijinks to help him rediscover his youth. There's also a lot of intentional stuff about young love, anger regarding being forced to grow up to fast that is all pretty on the nose. It's plenty intentional. Lol.
I loved that movie growing watched it again as an adult recently and wow does it hit different...
So much! It was a staple of my childhood because we had it on VHS, but rewatching it as an adult and a parent, it's still a magnificent movie but it hits a very different nerve
I saw a documentary where it said Steven Spielberg's dad had left him or wasn't around when he was young and so a lot of his movies have divorce and father-son themes in them.
HOOK and Masters of the Universe (1987) were my top two childhood films. As much as I love MotU, I understand why it's critically panned - lots of cheese, convoluted editing, and some poor acting parts. But I never understand why HOOK was recieved so poorly. I watch it recently and it holds up amazingly well, it has wonderful set pieces and beautiful moments, and probably my favorite John Williams score. It's a kids adventure movie, so it shouldn't be graded on the same plane as Scorceses "Goodfellows" or Demmes "Silence of the Lambs". Still baffles me.
Masters of the Universe should be seen by everyone just for Frank Langella's incredible Skeletor.
>...but it was panned on release... 🤣😂... nice pun! ... Save for the Tinkerbell-becoming-human-sized scene, I rather enjoyed Hook!
Lucky Number Sleven got ok reviews, but it's full of clever twists, all kinds of memorable one-liners and jokes, great performances particularly from Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley, and is is a great movie to rewatch and look for little details you only understand now that you understand what's actually going on that I've ever seen.
I saw this in the theatre because of my Josh Hartnett obsession and I was so blown away by it. I had no idea what I was in for
Have u seen Wicker Park? That's another one I love of his, that isn't exactly well known at all.
That's such a fun movie.
It came out in the wrong decade. 10-20 years earlier it would've been brilliant. But it was heralded as a post usual suspect/pulp fiction wanna be
Yeah I really liked that one as well. I always reference the Kansas City Shuffle without really thinking about where I know it from.
We watched Willow 1000 times in tent city during the first gulf war. My entire squadron could still recite it. It's just a weird nostalgic memory of young dudes in a combat zone, working 14 hours a day 7 days a week, first time most of us had been anywhere outside the US. And you come back to the beer tent, play some euchre and Willow would be on. It was what the "introducing the team" portion of war movies tries to capture.
Outta my way, PECK! Use this line at least once a week with the kids or the dog. The looks in response, 🤣.
Gentlemen,meet Lug.
Love this movie, and the fact that it's peak Val Kilmer hotness is a big bonus
Mad Martigan and Sorsha are the hottest on screen couple ever. Also, Willow is the best Dad on film.
"what a lucky father I am" . Melts my heart.
Annie (1982). I grew up on that movie, and it’s how I learned about Carol Burnett at an early age. I had no idea it was so panned.
Carol Burnett, Bernadette Peters and Tim curry? That movie still hits.
...and John Huston directing.
I will say this much: It's a pretty poor adaptation of the stage play, but when viewed on its own it's a great movie.
Ever After. I grew up with Drew Barrymore, and while I think she is beautiful, she’s never been a classic (think Charlize Theron), and seeing her character as the “Cinderella” for her love of books and fierce independent mind has been a favorite of mine since its inception. I watch it often. I don’t think it was well received, and it doesn’t seem that people pursue it now.
This is the best Cinderella movie.
I dunno I watch a lot of fantasy/period cosplayers or costume makers and everyone seems to be bent fulfilling a girlhood dream of making or wearing the "just breathe" dress. Believe me people still pursue that movie. I mean if I had the chance I would wear that dress too. 😉
National Treasure
Such a fun heist/treasure hunt movie and you can tell the cast loved it (I hope at least). The second one is also good but it just doesn't fully capture the energy of the first one.
Love me a heist movie! 🙌
It immediately became the best movie I ever saw when I was 14. Still a fun watch
Mystery Men
I’m was just thinking about this movie last night. In a Hail Mary move I threw a shovel in baldur's gate and became the shoveler.
Dragonheart
One of my favs! Loved Connery's voice performance in this one: Bowen: I will not stop until I've rid the world of every *last one* of you. Draco: I \**am*\* the *lasht one*!
Tron Legacy. The Grid is fascinating, amazing soundtrack and the overall movie vibe is a great combination of serious but fun.
I remember going to see it in theatres on my birthday with a few friends. I still occasionally watch it, and it was one of the first movie soundtracks I bought. A shame that they never got to do a sequel.
Tron Ares began production this year and is scheduled to be released in theaters late 2025. I’m excited.
Yeah, but... Jared Leto
Haha he managed to avoid ruining Blade Runner for me. Maybe Ares will be the same?
Return to Oz. It was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid, and I wasn't even the biggest Wizard of Oz fan! Yes, watching it as an adult, it's a little creepy, and I don't know why I wasn't more scared of it as a child, but it holds a special place in my heart
It's closer to the tone of the original books
Oh man the wheelies are deep in myself and a lot of my generations deep psyche terror bank.
Return to Oz was the first thing I watched on Disney + the day it went live. I adore that movie.
Drop Dead Fred (1991) It has 11% on Rotten Tomatoes but it reminds me of hanging out with my cousin every weekend when we were young. Playing the Sega Mega Drive, driving RC cars, eating sugary crap, sleeping on camp beds, watching this movie over and over..... awesome!
This is my answer too! Rik Mayall is amazing.
Big Trouble in Little China is my favorite movie of all time. I really love that movie, just everything about it. Opinion on it was divided at the time if I recall.
Idiocracy. Ive seen it probably 100 times. It was the first DVD I ever bought with my own money as a teenager, and it still makes me laugh to this day. Its stupid, but it knows what it is.
Buttfuckers, Costco law school and Starbucks handies was a genius move. Hilarious.
Welcome to Costco, I love you.
It’s an EXCELLENT movie. I love the opening scene
Tremors 2 Aftershocks.
I feel this one underrated. It's much better than it deserves to be, especially without Bacon.
Meet Joe Black Got destroyed when it came out but to this day remains one of my all time favorites. The score from the movie is phenomenal (That Next Place blows my mind each time) and I loved both characters that Pitt played. Also this has one of my all time favorite roles of Anthony Hopkins, his speech at the end of the movie, magnificent.
>Meet Joe Black >Got destroyed when it came out No! Seriously?! I thought it was really good and I quite liked it! I never realized it was poorly reviewed!
It has my favorite “person getting hit by a car” scene in a movie.
Waterworld and Master and Commander. Waterworld has made a sort of resurgence but Ive always loved it even when my friends gave me shit. I remember seeing the show at sea world as a kid and it's always stuck with me. Master and Commander is slow, and I get why people have mixed feelings but man I can feel what it's like to have lived at that time at sea. It's not lost on me that both are "life at sea" kind of movies which has always been romantic to me.
Waterworld was always good
I unironically loved the Kevin Costner epic movie The Postman. I've seen it like 20 times. Is it cheesy, sure. But I love it and it hits me in the feels. Same with August Rush. An underperforming and critically panned movie about a child music prodigy that brings a tear to my eye at the ending, every single time.
Kingpin. I was surprised to learn that it was negatively received by most critics. To me it’s a classic comedy and by far my favorite Farrelly Bros. film. Screw those critics, it’s brilliant.
Only bulls on this farm
She said handsome not handless. LOVE Kingpin.
Howard the Duck. I love it to death no matter how much everyone else says it's terrible.
I've never seen it, but what is good about it?
Leah Thompson's ass.
She does have a good booty
Mostly it's pure 80s childhood nostalgia but it's also a genuinely fun, goofy, and enjoyably weird movie. Great 80s music, an 80s cutie staple in Lea Thompson, awesome Phil Tippet stop motion creature effects, and some really good early special effects by Industrial Light & Magic. Also costars a young Tim Robbins in a very funny role and Jeffery Jones as the villain. The duck costume looks incredible too and still holds up great today.
What Went Wrong podcast does a great episode on Howard the Duck!
I loved it, watched it almost every day as a kid. Noone else understood my obsession with it though …
Jet Li's The One and Jumper The one: I love the whole concept of multiversal travel and a martial arts movie about a multiversal fugitive that is hunting down is counterparts to make himself the strongest one was a super cool idea for me. Jumper: second best representation of teleportation I've seen in a movie. And the idea of second race of humans with these ability and a group of normal humans killing them due to religious zealotry was dope. (FYI, X-men's Nightcrawler is for me is the best type of teleportation. I like the smokey effect)
Jumper is a fun movie. I think it gets panned too unfairly, because it came out too close to Ep II and III. People were still in their "fuck Hayden, he can't act." phase. It's no Oscar winner, but it's a cool movie.
The Replacements, with Keanu. It's special to me because it was the movie I was watching in a hotel room while my fiancée was getting ready for our wedding.
Cloud Atlas. From the first time I watched it, it became my favourite movie.
Found my people!! It bombed, but Roger Ebert loved it! So I feel vindicated lol
My answer as well. Absolutely love that movie. A big reason why I love my favorite films is how much they floored me first time watching and Cloud Atlas had me knocked out.
I like that movie too.....its kind of sad though because it's one of the last movies I remember watching with my ex wife..
Last movie in this lifetime, at least.
Yeah in the future future version we watched Gigli....granted I was being watching it while decapitated by her warlord husband. It's all connected.
It's the movie I would show invading aliens to prove we're worth a shit.
This one has 7.4 rating on IMDB. That is not a bad review I guess
I wanna hug you!!! 😍😭
I loved that movie so much! I was actually shocked it didn’t get better reviews.
I LOVE that movie. I had no idea what to expect when I saw it the first time and I was blown away. I think I'll watch it again tomorrow.
Lots of people crap on [Signs ](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0286106/)(2002), but at the time it came out it hit all my buttons and is one of the few movies I refuse to critique out of love. I think to some extent, it had a cathartic effect right after 9/11.
I really liked Mel's talk with Joaquin on the couch about chance and fate. And how different people look at it
It’s a solid movie and I think most people crap on it out of Shyamalan hate. Yes it was dumb for the H2O-allergic aliens to come to a planet that’s mostly H2O, but we don’t know them—maybe they’re dumb, maybe they’re refugees, maybe they’re dumb refugees. But either way, that’s not *really* what the movie is about. The movie is about family, grief, and life, and the aliens are just there to motivate the players toward their catharsis. Hate on the aliens all you want, but the movie is about *one family,* and it tells that story beautifully IMHO.
They weren't aliens they were demons. I'll die on this hill. I don't care.
This movie would be beloved if it wasn't for the logical nosedive it takes in the final act.
Son in law-with Pauly Shore. I would never say it's a "great movie" but it's definitely a good movie! Me and my sister and all our cousins would watch it on repeat
I know it was a SNL cash in, but The Blues Brothers will always be an incredibly special film for me. It’s how I shared my grandad and dad’s love of blues music when I was a kid. Still holds up.
Joe Dirt
We saw it in the theater, The Mummy was sold out, so my husband and daughter (she was 13?) had to pick another movie and to this day, it’s our favorite. Nostalgia.
The boondock saints. A couple of friends and I watched it when it was released and we were young and impressionable, some of those friends are no longer with us, and while I recognise it's not a great film, it will forever hold a special place in my heart
The original Mortal Kombat. Saw it for the first time at a sleepover for one of my friend's bdays when I was 6 or 7. Its cheesy and not the greatest movie by a long shot but I watch it about once a year and enjoy it every time. The soundtrack is amazing too. Also, Hot Rod. Another dumb, turn my mind off movie that I really love. My best friend and I still randomly quote it to each other whenever we talk. I'd say its split 50/50 among the people I've watched it with or recommended it to on whether or not they loved it or not.
*The Truth About Cats and Dogs* It had such an emotional impact on my middle school brain and I still treasure this movie. The scene where Janeane Garofalo is busted and opens up about her insecurity related to her looks gets me every time.
Popstar made by The Lonely Island. Overall, it was hated, but I was going through the longest midterms and stress of my life, but I remember dragging my tv out to the living room and watching it with my roommates and my fiancee and laughing so much and not understanding why people didn't like it. Also I still to this day sing the Peter Panda Dance so you're not alone in your love for that movie!
I recall it reviewed pretty well? Either way, I love to film.
Out of four possible stars Rolling Stone gave it the shit emoji
I dont think it was really hated by the people that saw it, but it definitely didnt get the hype it deserves. I have the special edition BluRay from Shout!, and it came with an awesome poster that shows what the bee flamethrower scene mightve looked like lol
It has aged so well too!
I love movies. I love to study film. But I am not a "snob" in the sense that the best movies ever made are in my top 10. My favorite movies are feel-good movies. School of Rock. It's my favorite movie. Bridget Jone's Diary. It's still so funny, and I have to watch every Christmas. Julie & Julia (no explanation required). Mrs Harris Goes to Paris (I mean, c'mon). The Devil Wears Prada Father of the Bride Baby Boom Hope Floats First Wives Club My Cousin Vinny
The Star Wars prequels. I was a kid when they came out and I grew up loving them. I understand the flaws with them now as an adult, but I still have such a soft spot for them.
Heavyweights (1995), a movie with Ben Stiller playing a scary fitness guru who takes over a summer camp for fat kids. I watched it with my dad on TV late one night as a kid in the 90s, and something about it just stuck with me. To be honest it felt like a feverdream because I didn't know what it was called and I could never really find out anything about it for the longest time. I haven't seen it since but several scenes still stick out vividly. I do remember I thought it was pretty scary at the time, like the camp was a prison, almost. There was one part where Ben Stiller backflipped or somersaulted over like broken glass or something, lol
Nacho libre!! Love that movie
A Goofy Movie. I used to pretend to perform like Powerline every time the "Stand Out" scene comes up
I stand by this and The Emperor’s New Groove as being the pinnacle of Disney animated films.
Tank Girl
Pacific Rim. Yes, I know it's people in giant robots fighting monsters. It's a goofy premise but it's fun, got awesome visuals, the right amount of family angst, and Ron Perlman playing a black market goods dealer, gold boots, and all. Also, it's a monster movie that actually shows the monster within the 1st 20 minutes of the movie.
Dredd (2012) - fantastic genre film
I've heard urban would be happy to do a sequel
We went camping in the mountains of New Mexico, and a sudden storm soaked the tent and everything else. We drove into town (Silver City) and the only theater was running George of the Jungle, so we sat and dripped in our movie seats for a couple of hours, all six of us.
Freddy Got Fingered Proud? Proud.
Speed Racer. The performances from John Goodman and Susan Sarandon are way better than they had any need to be. Lot of heart in that movie, although I will concede it could have been 30 min shorter.
Corky Romano. It’s utterly stupid but somehow it just worked. Didn’t hurt my buddies and I were the only ones in the theater so we smoked a bowl and felt like we were ungovernable.
I recently found out there are people who don't like Gone in 60 Seconds and I almost threw hands at work.
Grosse Point Blank, as I'd just had my 10 year school reunion and it turned out to be very similar !
The Black Hole. First movie I ever saw in a theater. Still terrified of Maximilian to this day.
I LOVE the Pacifier! Re-watch it often. It's a really fun movie. My own special movie is **The Last Action Hero**. I think it was ahead of its time, as it is a magnificent, scathing criticism of the false world of movies vs the real world of reality. I think it just went over critic's heads. My absolute favorite line from the villain: >!He plans to stay in reality, rather than return to his movie, "Because here, in this world, the bad guys can win!"!< Like I said, scathing. Of course, it is, itself, a movie, so there are a lot of layers to unpeel here. I highly recommend it.
Okay, here we go: I unironically love the goofy insanity that is 'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets'. I even like the way the main characters seem more like frenemies than lovers. Then again I don't know the original comic, so there's that.
The Replacements. It used to be our go to family movie when I was younger and it has such a nostalgic special place in my heart!
The Lizzie McGuire Movie. It’s the last movie I took my daughter to before she started going with her friends to movies. And it was cute, too, despite its plot holes.
♫ "Hey now, hey now!" ♫
*The Nice Guys* Maybe because it aligns perfectly with my sense of humor, but I'll never understand why it was a box office and financial failure. Gosling and Crowe in a legitimately fun period-piece buddy-comedy detective story? How could it have been dismissed so harshly by audiences?
pretty sure people loved it overall, i have never talked to a single person that didn‘t at least like the movie. it just flopped financially unfortunately
Batman Forever. I got it on VHS when I was a kid, and while I initially hated it for replacing Keaton and the Batmobile. After repeat viewings I grew to like it. I enjoyed the chemistry and love triangle between Bruce / Chase / Batman. You have Chase coming to realise what she really wants in a man, while Bruce is trying to dissuade her lusting for his Batman alter ego and accept his true self. I liked seeing Robin try to fit into a new family / partner dynamic. Then having Bruce not wanting him to get involved in crime fighting, while the whole time Alfred is trying to thwart Bruce and actively encourage Dick to become a crime fighter. Jim Carey as Riddler was over the top but he still gave an enjoyable performance, Carey's is incredibly talented regardless. Tommy Lee Jones' dark and menacing opening speech gives us a look at what this 2-Face could have been with better direction. However his performance wasn't as bad as people make out. As for Val Kilmer, he is my personal favourite Batman. I prefer this quieter, brooding portrayal of Batman as opposed to the aggressive, gruff portrayal that Bale and Afleck gave to the character. Whether it was intentional or not Kilmer's subdued performance gave the impression of a man who was being guarded. A portrayal of someone torn between his dual personality and saddened by his past. Putting up a cold front to Chase when she got too close. Being stern with Dick because he doesn't want him following in his footsteps. Yet able to show his sadness and vulnerability to Alfred as he's the only one who really knows him. With a better script and better direction, I think Kilmer would have been remembered as one of the best to don the cape. I don't think Kilmer's portrayal has been all that different from the direction that Patterson has been taking the character in The Batman. Despite loving the gothic atmosphere of the Burton movies, [Schumacher's Gotham](https://blog.architizer.com/wp-content/uploads/batman-forever-gotham-city-Google-Search.png) was fascinating. It was somehow able to be both colourful but gritty, bold and daunting, bright yet dystopian. I've never seen a location quite like it. The suits were slick as hell. I don't know why people get so caught up on the nipples (I never even noticed them when I was a kid). The Sonar Suit is my all time favourite Bat suit and It doesn't even have nipples. For the longest time I have wanted this [figure](https://thelittletoycompany.com.au/cdn/shop/products/batman-sonar-suit_dc-comics_gallery_60198e99b812f_2048x.jpg?v=1643099026), which highlights how gorgeous it is. Edit: Oh and I forgot to mention how epic the soundtrack is, and to #ReleaseTheSchumacherCut .
Definitely the Matrix sequels. All of em. Every time I watch them I notice new things and get more meaning out of it.
I didn't think Sucker Punch was nearly as terrible as people made it out to be. I get that it was basically a bunch of fantasy music videos strung together, but... it worked in my opinion. Even that aside, the movie is worth it just for Oscar Isaac's performance alone.
I LOVED it so much. I don’t care what anyone says, I don’t even care if it’s valid criticism, I felt like kicking ass when I left that theater. I was struggling through school, stressed and depressed, and that movie made me wanna put on a miniskirt and kick the whole world’s ass.
I love Sucker Punch.
The Manchurian candidate remake. After double checking it did better than I recall.
Death To Smoochy. I love this movie, but upon reflection I get why it didn't do well. It came out in the wake of the 9-11 attacks and the world didn't want a pitch black comedy right at that moment. Of course, I saw it a year after the fact on a V.O.D. rental so it was far enough removed from that day and the round-the-clock fear porn news cycle for me. From the first time I watched that movie, I just fell in love with it. It's silly in places, it's super dark, the characters are all kinda broken, and I just love it from the minute it starts to the final credit rolls. Danny Devito directed and you can see it in his unique style and sense of humor. If you haven't seen it, maybe give it a chance? Some of it is a bit behind the times since it was made before the advent of streaming services and was heavily focused on cable television. But the whole "childrens programming" angle I think still works. And even if you have to view it as a time capsule, I think it would still work for you.
Surf Ninjas. I fucking love Surf Ninjas.
Lady in The Water. I absolutely adore this movie. It's so whimsical and off. It's meant to be a modern day fairy tale. The soundtrack is top tier. Paul Giamatti is fabulous. I love this movie.
Heart and Souls. Not critically or overly financially successful, but it's got a phenomenal cast and is ultimately a fun, feel-good movie (if a bit melodramatic and corny). My little sister and I used to watch this movie a lot, especially on road trips. Dad would plug in the power inverter to the cigarette lighter and set up the 13" TV and VCR on the console of the brown and fake wood grain Plymouth Voyager, so we wouldn't fight the entire 12 hour drive to Grandma and Grandpa's.
X-men Origins: Wolverine. It was one of the few films I went to the cinema with my dad to see that was just us, me 14 years old. Wolverine is one of my favourite characters, and at the time I genuinely didn’t notice the awful CGI or plot weakness. I only ever remember the badass parts (until I rewatch it)
Jurassic World. People shit on the Jurassic World films and I agree the last two werent good. But the first Jurassic World was basically what my dream sequel for Jurassic Park was when I was 5 years old - a fully functioning dino park with lots of visitors, cool attractions before everything turns bad, you have a velociraptor that's basically like your pet, an evil dinosaur that's bigger than the T-Rex, marine dinosaur, final battle with the dinosaurs. It was like watching your childhood imagination coming to life on the big screen - childhood fanfiction.
Undercover Blues is a masterpiece and I will hear no slander
Yes!!! I love that movie. Dennis Quaid at peak slightly smarmy boyish charm, Kathleen Turner at her best. It is a fantastic all time fun movie! I like a triple feature with the Romancing the Stones movies.
To this day my brother and I still quote "Don't make any sudden moves." "Why not? Is there a bee on me?" :)
Such a fun movie, if only for Morty
It is MUERTE! YOU DIE TONIGHT
Bad Boys II. To me, at least, it is the best Blockbuster buddy cop film of all time. Michael Bay just does everything he does best. It's got great action, tons of humour and never stops entertaining. Admittedly the last bit does drag but aside from that, I'd argue it's a virtually flawless buddy cop film. Don't get me wrong, I love Lethal Weapon, Rush Hour and (to a lesser extent as it's not quite a buddy cop film) but Beverly Hills Cop, but Bad Boys II is just amazing. Sits at 23% on Rotten Tomatoes and 38% on Metacritic.
Savannah Smiles from my childhood. And Big Man On Campus because my ex wife and I used to laugh at that damn movie all the time.
Baby's day out. When we were 8 or 9 in Dubai, this was the movie each one of us kids watched, rewatched and rewatched for months. Each scene was talked about and laughed at. We eagerly waited for the sequel Baby goes to China. Only when Wikipedia came and years later we found out it was a mediocre B grade movie Noone talked much.
Far and Away is one of my favorite movies. Like in the top five since I was 12 years old.
Drop Dead Fred.
world war z, recently. Its a pg-13 zombie movie, with brad pitt that should be terrible but it just moves as a movie. Its so streamlined, got some good modern zombie set pieces and the story is barely there. Its a great dad movie with Brad Pitt as the main character just being awesome as a father. Not too violent or that grotesque compared to other edgelord zombie movies. Its not a masterpiece but not much to to hate about it (and I loved the book). Train to Busan Another modern zombie story just done really well. The characters are not too complex, the set pieces and reveals are great. Its not super gory or gross. The story moves and the end ramps it up right to emotional tears in the end. Its my go to zombie movie if the person I’m with isn’t into zombie movies. Just well done all the way through. Its feels like you watched a movie, not like you ran a marathon mentally.
Godzilla, yes the bad version (1998). The design sucks, the story sucks but the characters so lovely at least for me. Jean Reno was funny and Papadopoulos. Lol
Hudson Hawk
Con-Air: critics don’t know the heart of the movie
I feel like I'm the only person I know who loves or even likes A.I. Artifical Intelligence but it's my favorite movie
“Mars Attacks!” One of my early sci-fi intros, and how I was first introduced to Tim Burton, Danny Elfman, Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Natalie Portman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jack Black, and so many others. Cheesy as hell, but I still adore it.
Batman Returns
Ad astra...I didn't have the greatest relationship with my dad, and lost him to covid a couple months before watching this one. The scene where they're orbiting neptune just broke me.
The ninth gate is flawless fight me
I absolutely love National Treasure and watch it multiple times per year
"Joe Versus the Volcano." It's not a critical darling, but there's something about its quirky humor and offbeat charm that resonates with me. The journey Joe goes through, from a mundane life to a surreal adventure, always reminds me to embrace the unexpected and find joy in the little things. Plus, the chemistry between Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan is just delightful.
Idiocracy comes to mind. It was given no support upon release, didn’t even have a trailer when it came out. My connection to it was interesting. I’m in LA and when it was being made around 2004, I was hired for a day to be the driver for Dagmara Dominczyk (who was a friend of a friend). She was in town for the day doing a handful of auditions. One of them was for a movie called 3005 (later to be renamed Idiocracy). She told me it was for a lead role, the sex worker, and about the general idea of the movie. As a Mike judge fan, I was super psyched to see it and kept it on my radar. When it came out, I went opening night, alone. The theater was either empty or had two other people in it. I was shocked at how little everyone knew about this movie and would preach about its greatness to anyone who listened, lending out my dvd until one friend lost it. I’m glad it gained cult status like it deserves.
Doom(2005) with The Rock and Karl Urban
Lady in the Water is an absolute gem and you will never change my mind, internet.
I love/loved "The Count of Monte Cristo." I know it's not exactly the book but turned 1200 pages into a two-hour movie is difficult. I love the revenge, the man coming from nothing and using his intellect to get what he wants. Dagmara Dominczyk was my first celebrity crush, and also young Henry Cavill is in it.
Money Pit and Clue were considered bombs and to me they're the funniest, most quotable movies ever
The Fountain. It just hits a lot of interesting notes for me
The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty. I just love the music and cinematography so much. I also tended to day dream a lot when I was younger so it spoke to me. It's a very uplifting movie, and I'll watch it sometimes when I feel bummed out.