[Closed] Poorly-regarded films that you think are ace

Eurotrip - up there with my top 5 favorite films, maybe even top 3...

I have a soft spot for Hot Tub Time Machine 😀

I must be one of the few people that actually liked Green Lantern, also quite liked the Total Recall remake.

Event Horizon - I love that film! But I seem to be in a minority...

John Carter 😳

Deuce bigilo, American gigolo was brilliant the sequel was rank

The David Lynch Dune film. Also, Keanu Reeves' Jonny Mnemonic. So bad it's good.

Pacific rim. I do at least accept its bloody awful!

+1 for hot tub time machine, also Road Trip

Kung fury

To prove the title of the thread for devash

Dune, the only film I have ever fallen asleep whilst watching in a cinema.
I watched it again years later on telly to see if I had missed anything good.

No, I hadn't

I did quite like Red Tails even though it was panned by the critics

Waterworld.

[quote=taxi25 ]Waterworld.

Not actually a bad film. Scuttled by the pre release hype over the budget

Anyway

National Treasure

So bad it's good

Everyone I know thinks The Lobster was crap. I think it's one of the best films of the last 10 years or so.

I liked Duece Bigalow too!

Love, Honour and Obey.

Alien Resurrection

Revenge of the Sith

Con Air

The Transporter 1 and 3.

Not so fussed on 2 though.

[quote=jimoiseau ]Everyone I know thinks The Lobster was crap. I think it's one of the best films of the last 10 years or so.

That film is brilliant, I really like it.

Home Alone 2.... And 3... And 4

The Tom Cruise remake of War of the Worlds

Whereas the Keanu Reeves remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still can suck my ****

<edit> didn't expect the swear filter to let that through!

Super Troopers. Dunno if it's poorly regarded or just rarely watched.

Does "cliffhanger" (sly Stallone) count as 'poorly-regarded'?

P-Jay - Member
I liked Duece Bigalow too!

Love, Honour and Obey.

Alien Resurrection

Revenge of the Sith

After rewatching Revenge of the Sith a couple of times I think it's actually a decent enough film in it's own right. Certainly the best of that particular trilogy, although I know that's not saying much.

Hudson Hawk.

Stepbrothers

Shawshank

Titan AE. Widely panned and it's bloody ace. Joss Whedon and Don Bluth, what's not to love.

Good thread.

Titan AE was Whedon? I watched that when I was a lot younger, a long time before even knowing or caring who Whedon was, and now you say it just fits!

Dune
John Carter

Titan AE was Whedon?

Not wholly but yes, he was one of several scriptwriters it went through.

If you don't recognise Don Bluth, he was the animator behind Dragon's Lair and Space Ace. Very distinctive style once you spot it.

If you don't recognise Don Bluth, he was the animator behind Dragon's Lair and Space Ace. Very distinctive style once you spot it.

I don't know those either!

Sharknado 8)

Agreed on con-air and Hot tub time machine.

Also have a soft spot for old adam sandler films that shouldn't be funny not im an adult but just still are (happy gilmore etc)

Dude wheres my car

Hot Tub
Deuce Bigolo
Alien Resurrection - Directors cut especially it makes more sense

Many more too.

13th Warrior
Antonio Banderas as an Arab prince amongst Viking warriors. Mad but fab....bevare the firevorm

Alien Resurrection - Directors cut especially it makes more sense

It's a poor movie, but having watched it recently it's way better than I remembered.

Titanic - I quite like the old fashioned cheesiness of the whole thing.

The Harold and Kumar films.
Scream.
Blair Witch.

The Point Break remake. 😯

Weekend at Bernie's.

Good call on Harold and Kumar. Surprisingly watchable.

Hot Tub Time Machine is fantastic. The second one's decent "long flight, can't sleep" fodder.

Iron Sky? Don't know if it was poorly regarded, actually.

I see Dune is already nominated so I will second that suggestion.

+1 for Dude Where's my car?

Weird science

I'll second John Carter of Mars and Waterworld (watched them both more than once)

Flash Gordon

Terminator 3
Starship Troopers
I like Dune too

Battleship. It's got Creedence, aliens, and a battleship doing a handbrake turn.

Quantum of Solace is one of the best Bond films ever made, its relevant (water supply), has great action scenes right from the get-go, nice locations and generally runs along at a good pace.
Much better that the two overblown films that followed.

Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, good film bar the stupid amphitheatre bit at the end.

I did like QoS too, though most didn't
Iron Sky just appealed to my sense of humour and I did like John Carter just felt like it was the prequal to something better.

Though I'm assuming nobody is going to add Jupiter Ascending

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Enjoyed it more than the vaunted remake.

Both of these suffered from heavy handed edits.

Event Horizon

Alien 3 (Hybrid Cut) 😀 Always kind of liked the bleak dark tone. Must go down in history as one of the most brutally edited films ever.

Fight club is obviously highly regarded now, but didn't seem to have much impact at the time. I watched it about once a week through a difficult time in my life 🙂

(not actually difficult compared to what some post about here, but it is an amazing film regardless)

I like what a lot of people think are crap action films.

Transporter 1,2 and 3.
Kick boxer
Never back down
Fast and furious (other than the 3rd one which was crap)
Drive angry
Welcome to the jungle
Universal soldier the return

Also most things with Jason Statham, the Rock, Jean Claude van Damme, Steven Seagal etc....

Agree on Quantum of Solace great film.

A life less ordinary is great

Danny Dyer in the Business, before things go t!ts up. 😳 The 80s soundtrack and sunny location might have something to do with it.

I also kind of liked 44 inch chest too.

Haven't watched it in a while but I used to enjoy Charlie Sheen's The Chase more than I should. Really loved the soundtrack and the cameo of Chili Pepper's Flea!

Great critic quote from Wikipedia: "As an example of modern cinematic art, The Chase is an utter failure. As a character study, it can't get past the comic book stage. As a tightly-plotted thriller, it's missing about half the storyline. But, as a piece of unfettered, unpretentious entertainment, it hits the bullseye."

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'The Boys Next Door' (pic above reminded me) Mid-80s nastiness at its finest. Saw it at the cinema and loved it. It got universally panned.

"Miami Blues" - lightly regarded in that no-one ever mentions it as one of their fave films, except me. Fred Ward = perfect.

I like Dune too

They made a sequel?

+1 for

Hot Tub Time Machine

Dude Where's My Car?

I also liked Face/Off.

Sorry OP, whilst I agree with you about most of Woody Allen's later films - Match Point was truly awful. I watched it without knowing he'd made it and thought it was rubbish. I was then even more disappointed as the credits rolled and I realised the awful truth.

Tropic Thunder
Con Air +1
Face Off
Demolition Man
The Other Guys
Semi Pro
Deuce Bigilow +1
Hot Tub Time Machine +1

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze, with Ron Ely. Truly magnificent movie. The scene where he gives a speech to his mates as they board a plane and their light applause builds up to a stadium roar with brass bands playing...Awesome movie, but my mates all laugh at me for liking it.

Bullshot Crummond. What's not to like a bout a hero who escapes from being encased in concrete in a room slowly filling with water by imitating the mating calls of a giant sea squid? Epic movie, but my mates all laugh at me for liking it.

Water. The best of eighties British comedy. Michael Caine and Billy Connolly leading a revolution to free the island of Cascara from UK rule. An unsung classic movie, but my mates all laugh at me for liking it.

C.

p.s. I'm thinking of upgrading my mates, should I Boost them?

Star Wars I, II & III...yes there's annoyances but its still Star Wars

Is Con Air poorly regarded? It's brilliant.

My personal fave, [url= https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Juice ]Blue Juice[/url]. Perhaps the finest example of 20th century cinematography ever made.

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[url= https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharknado ]Sharknado[/url] was also ****ing brilliant!

George of the Jungle, makes me laugh, so nothing more to say!

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

Agree, great film and soon to be remade with The Rock playing Doc Savage.

Is Con Air poorly regarded? It's brilliant.

It stars Nicolas Cage so is poorly regarded by default 😉

Quantum of Solace is one of the best Bond films ever made, its relevant (water supply), has great action scenes right from the get-go, nice locations and generally runs along at a good pace.

It's a series of set pieces with no coherent plot. It's what you end up with if you take a Bourne film and remove all the interesting stuff.

Grimsby Brothers. Loved it, it tanked at the box office. Trailer makes it look like Danny Dyer fodder, like most Sacha Baron Cohen stuff there's a lot more too it. Very, very funny too.

my favourite rubbish film is

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

(Don Johnson and Mickey Rourke)

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Shawshank

Despite what was said in the other thread, I don't think the number 1 rated movie of all time on IMDB is actually poorly regarded

[b]mrtickle[/b]

I note the smiley face [i]but[/i]... The Rock, Season of The Witch, Ghost Rider, The Family Man, Face/Off, Peggy Sue Got Married...

It stars Nicolas Cage so is poorly regarded by default

In that case I propose City of Angels - excellent remake of Wings of Desire.

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.
The Whole Nine Yards.
Fast and Furious 1. All the rest are balls.
Event Horizon.

Titan AE is great. My nipper loves it.

Bad Taste. It's a pure classic, no matter what anyone says about b horror movies. Plus, Peter Jackson went on to do some highly regarded work after his early stuff.

I thought Grimsby was great, not too subtle but funny - never thought a fan could make me laugh.

'A Life Less Ordinary' is a beautiful film, ignored maybe, but I’d be surprised if it was poorly regarded.

DrJ - Member
It stars Nicolas Cage so is poorly regarded by default
In that case I propose City of Angels - excellent remake of Wings of Desire.

😯
Really?
Have you considered seeing a Doctor about this?
🙂

I think Wild At Heart and Con Air, both of which I like, contain just enough Nicholas Cage to see me through.

Plus, Peter Jackson went on to [s]do some highly regarded work[/s] [b]utterly ruin Tolkein[/b] after his early stuff.

fixed, etc.

Hard to see how LotR could've been done any better, TBH.

Road Trip: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_Trip_(film)

The epitome of an american college cliche, cheap gags, typical story lines, pointless sexual content, stereotypical characters. Love it. Watched it with friends at a house party once years ago, lines still get quoted now. It's just easy to watch and funny on a basic, unintelligent level.

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Same bloke as Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Bloody funny after a beverage or two but rather hard to get hold of a copy.

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