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Movies that seem less good now than when they were released?
Posted on 6/5/26 at 7:45 pm
Posted on 6/5/26 at 7:45 pm
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Since it’s Reddit, they of course talk about once-praised movies that don’t meet today’s woke standards like Crash and the Blind Side.
Oh, Crash and the Blind Side are terrible movies. But anybody with two brain cells realized that those were terrible movies at the time they came out, and they’ve really only fallen in reputation because they’re not woke enough.
I think a better answer is Avatar. The story was ridiculously boring. It could have just been titled “Native Americans in Space.” And at this point, the 3D technology of the movie doesn’t seem that impressive, either.
Another good example is Supersize Me, which has now basically been exposed as a fraud.
Since it’s Reddit, they of course talk about once-praised movies that don’t meet today’s woke standards like Crash and the Blind Side.
Oh, Crash and the Blind Side are terrible movies. But anybody with two brain cells realized that those were terrible movies at the time they came out, and they’ve really only fallen in reputation because they’re not woke enough.
I think a better answer is Avatar. The story was ridiculously boring. It could have just been titled “Native Americans in Space.” And at this point, the 3D technology of the movie doesn’t seem that impressive, either.
Another good example is Supersize Me, which has now basically been exposed as a fraud.
This post was edited on 6/5/26 at 8:54 pm
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Posted on 6/5/26 at 8:46 pm to UFFan
Wayne’s World
Quoted it endlessly with my friends back in the day. Tried to watch it again a few years ago and it was horrible
Quoted it endlessly with my friends back in the day. Tried to watch it again a few years ago and it was horrible
Posted on 6/5/26 at 8:49 pm to UFFan
Everything everywhere all at once
It was the awards season darling for some reason.. maybe because of the diversity but it’s like it doesn’t exist now
It was the awards season darling for some reason.. maybe because of the diversity but it’s like it doesn’t exist now
Posted on 6/5/26 at 8:57 pm to Lawyered
I hated that movie and didn’t understand how anybody liked it. But I’m not sure it really registered that high in the wokometer. It was about Asians, which woke people usually don’t care about.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 9:05 pm to UFFan
Nah. It even close. Avatar holds up.
Napoleon Dynamite
Crash
Joker
* most remakes
Don’t hold up well.
Napoleon Dynamite
Crash
Joker
* most remakes
Don’t hold up well.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 9:25 pm to UFFan
St. Elmo's Fire. The ages of the characters were about 10 years ahead of me when it hit theaters, so my friends and I all thought they were cool but just trying to "find themselves."
Watched it a year or two ago with the wife, being in our 50s now we see them as a bunch of self-centered and self-destructive assholes.
Watched it a year or two ago with the wife, being in our 50s now we see them as a bunch of self-centered and self-destructive assholes.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 9:28 pm to BigNastyTiger417
Joker is a great movie.
Napoleon Dynamite is a pretty good movie. But if you rewatch it today, you’ll realize that it was overrated at the time. It’s a good but not great movie that people were treating as the greatest movie of all time.
Napoleon Dynamite is a pretty good movie. But if you rewatch it today, you’ll realize that it was overrated at the time. It’s a good but not great movie that people were treating as the greatest movie of all time.
This post was edited on 6/5/26 at 9:37 pm
Posted on 6/5/26 at 9:39 pm to UFFan
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Since it’s Reddit, they of course talk about once-praised movies that don’t meet today’s woke standards like Crash and the Blind Side.
Yeah, these films were lambasted in the years they were released. I know because I was there. I watched Crash the night before the Oscars and was floored by how mediocre it was. Hence my surprise when it won Best Picture about 24 hours later.
The Blind Side was an average film that made me feel good after leaving the movie theater. However, it might have been because I was in a good mood as I saw it right after Alabama beat Auburn in the '09 Iron Bowl. It's likely I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much as I did if I had viewed it more critically at the time.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 11:53 pm to UFFan
The Blair Witch Project
Posted on 6/6/26 at 12:29 am to Chardee MacDennis
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The Blair Witch Project
I still think that movie is excellent and eerie. But it’s one of those love it or hate it movies no doubt.
Posted on 6/6/26 at 7:55 am to UFFan
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Joker is a great movie.
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anybody with two brain cells realized that Joker was a terrible movie at the time it came out
Posted on 6/6/26 at 7:58 am to Lawyered
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Everything everywhere all at once
It was terrible when it came out. I could not understand the hype.
Posted on 6/6/26 at 9:53 am to tdme
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Everything everywhere all at once
I love this movie. It’s got a very Rick & Morty vibe to it which I find funny and entertaining.
Posted on 6/6/26 at 11:22 am to UFFan
Smokey and the Bandit
Posted on 6/6/26 at 12:46 pm to UFFan
Tootsie
other than Bill Marray’s performance and seeing prime Jessica Lange in a nurse’s uniform, nothing in that movie merited the hype it got
other than Bill Marray’s performance and seeing prime Jessica Lange in a nurse’s uniform, nothing in that movie merited the hype it got
Posted on 6/6/26 at 1:54 pm to UFFan
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Napoleon Dynamite is a pretty good movie. But if you rewatch it today, you’ll realize that it was overrated at the time. It’s a good but not great movie that people were treating as the greatest movie of all time.
You’re not the target audience. I recognize if I watch something like that now that I won’t appreciate it the same way as the age I was when it released. It was meant for older kids and teenagers
Posted on 6/6/26 at 2:09 pm to UFFan
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Napoleon Dynamite is a pretty good movie. But if you rewatch it today, you’ll realize that it was overrated at the time. It’s a good but not great movie that people were treating as the greatest movie of all time.
No-one on earth thought it was the greatest movie of all time. ND was a great first watch because it’s a unique, quirky, indie comedy. The novelty fades each time you watch.
Posted on 6/6/26 at 2:14 pm to UFFan
There's Something about Mary isn't funny anymore to me.
When it first came out I thought it was the funniest thing I'd ever seen in my life. I've seen it a few times, and only recently I've found it unfunny. Guess I'm becoming a dick in my old age.
I find it unfunny because I don't believe Mary's character. Like, how is this person supposed to be a doctor banging Brett Fav-re?
When it first came out I thought it was the funniest thing I'd ever seen in my life. I've seen it a few times, and only recently I've found it unfunny. Guess I'm becoming a dick in my old age.
I find it unfunny because I don't believe Mary's character. Like, how is this person supposed to be a doctor banging Brett Fav-re?
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