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Critically acclaimed films you despise

Posted on 1/25/13 at 11:08 pm
Posted by OMLandshark
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Posted on 1/25/13 at 11:08 pm
Moulin Rouge would have to be among my top, and one of the worst over-the-top bullshite films I've ever seen. I am really curious how any male can remotely enjoy this pile of dung.

That's the worst, and here are a few others that I won't delve into unless asked:

Monster's Ball
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
The Blair Witch Project
Cold Mountain
There's Something About Mary (I don't despise this one, I just don't see what's so funny about it)
Mystic River
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Posted by Paul Allen
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Posted on 1/25/13 at 11:10 pm to
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Posted by DelU249
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Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 1/25/13 at 11:14 pm to
Apocalypse Now
Titanic
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Posted by saintsfan22
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Posted on 1/25/13 at 11:15 pm to
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There's Something About Mary (I don't despise this one, I just don't see what's so funny about it)

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Mystic River

I think it's good but don't know how it won so many awards. Plus Laura Linney's speech to Penn at the end drops it a point every time I watch it.

Napoleon Dynamite - not funny
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Posted by Jim Rockford
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Posted on 1/25/13 at 11:21 pm to
Shawshank. I can't stand it.
Posted by Fun Bunch
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Posted on 1/25/13 at 11:23 pm to
I love Moulin Rouge.
Posted by 1999
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Posted on 1/25/13 at 11:25 pm to
raging bull
the master
Posted by TN Bhoy
San Antonio, TX
Member since Apr 2010
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Posted on 1/25/13 at 11:27 pm to
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Critically acclaimed films you despise



Do Billy Madison, The Waterboy and Happy Feet count? Because I despise those.

Posted by LSU-Tigers-Fan
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Posted on 1/25/13 at 11:27 pm to
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Posted by magildachunks
Member since Oct 2006
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Posted on 1/25/13 at 11:31 pm to
I'm going to catch shite for this, but I have to go with Godfather.

I just don't like it all that much.

Also Apocalypse Now, English Patient, Dances with Wolves, the remake of DWW known as Avatar, and Little Miss Sunshine.
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 1/25/13 at 11:37 pm to
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The Blair Witch Project
Cold Mountain
There's Something About Mary


these are critically acclaimed?
Posted by graychef
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Posted on 1/25/13 at 11:45 pm to
Taxi Driver
Hugo
No Country for Old Men
Posted by chinese58
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Posted on 1/26/13 at 12:19 am to
Moulin Rouge-haven't seen. Have never enjoyed musicals so I don't watch them.
Monster's Ball-agreed, not an entertaining watch and no redeeming value
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves-Only one I've seen was the Disney animated one. Don't remember much about it.
The Blair Witch Project-Was terrible & it started a really bad era of indies
Cold Mountain-a different cast might have helped it
There's Something About Mary-was much funnier the 1st time (Not a good re-watch)
Mystic River-sucks from start-to-finish. Never have been able to sit through it
Avatar-don't despise, but it isn't that great

For me:
Raging Bull (1980)-I appreciate the performances of Di Nero and Pesci but I don't really enjoy the movie.
Jurassic Park (any of them)-Never got the fascination with dinosaurs.
Magnolia (1999)-didn't enjoy it the first time or the second
Million Dollar Baby-It's just too damn sad for me
Posted by beaverfever
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Posted on 1/26/13 at 12:31 am to
Despise is a strong word but Avatar if it counts and Schindler's List.
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
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Posted on 1/26/13 at 1:54 am to
Well, for some unholy reason I just watched Pitch Perfect and I want to fricking punch someone in the throat.

That movie has pretty good reviews.

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Crash


See, I loved this movie for the reason every one hates it. I laughed my arse off at the stereotypes and what not. I don't think that was the reaction the filmmakers were going for, but I thought this movie was entertaining and funny.
This post was edited on 1/26/13 at 1:55 am
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 1/26/13 at 1:54 am to
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, the slowest moving, most boring spy movie I've ever tried to watch. I couldn't make it past the first 45 minutes. It was just awful.
Posted by DelU249
Austria
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Posted on 1/26/13 at 2:15 am to
Elaine Benes told me The English Patient blows
Posted by dawgdayafternoon
Jacksonville, GA
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 1/26/13 at 6:48 am to
The Sixth Sense
Million Dollar Baby
Crash
Babel
The Hurt Locker
Posted by Tigris
Mexican Home
Member since Jul 2005
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Posted on 1/26/13 at 7:05 am to
The Thin Red Line hasn't been mentioned yet so I'll take that one.

Oh, and Sideways.

And I'll jump on the Crash bandwagon.

A lot of others mentioned like Midnight In Paris and Something About Mary are movies I don't really despise but just think are greatly overrated.
Posted by WicKed WayZ
Louisiana Forever
Member since Sep 2011
31708 posts
Posted on 1/26/13 at 7:20 am to
Cold mother freaking Mountain. Good movie but I hate it. HATE IT
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