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What movie did you love that every one else hated? (Original Post) fNord Dec 2017 OP
I liked it too. applegrove Dec 2017 #1
Joe vs the Volcano! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2017 #2
LOVE Joe vs. Volcano! teenagebambam Dec 2017 #4
YES I love this movie!! nt yellowdogintexas Dec 2017 #49
For the scene in the luggage store alone!... PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #9
Just for the title sequence alone! Basic LA Dec 2017 #14
One thing I took from Joe v. Volcano LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 2017 #17
I've been questioned about that lapfog_1 Dec 2017 #53
I love Out of Africa and The English Patient. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2017 #31
Me too! I loved those movies! Tipperary Dec 2017 #37
Mrs. Starsky & I are huge fans of this movie. Dave Starsky Dec 2017 #35
"I know he can get the job, but can he do the job" NRaleighLiberal Dec 2017 #36
"I have no response to that." n/t Dave Starsky Dec 2017 #38
That one and MARS ATTACKS. I was the only one in the theater laughing during both of them TeamPooka Dec 2017 #39
Brazil Xipe Totec Dec 2017 #3
I loved that movie. When it came out all my friends loved it. mucifer Dec 2017 #24
I like it too. MustLoveBeagles Dec 2017 #5
Dune -nt Freelancer Dec 2017 #6
Who didnt love Dune? fNord Dec 2017 #16
David Lynch Vers Freelancer Dec 2017 #18
David Lynch - yes Sci-Fi channel - no earthshine Dec 2017 #20
Me, too. The costumes were perfect, as were the rococo spaceships. Glorfindel Dec 2017 #26
I liked The Stuff jmowreader Dec 2017 #7
Disco Godfather LeftInTX Dec 2017 #8
Wow. I have to see this one LOL MustLoveBeagles Dec 2017 #19
Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburg. Hilarious. -nt Freelancer Dec 2017 #10
12 Monkeys. Not sure everyone else hated it exactly, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #11
All About Steve rusty quoin Dec 2017 #12
I love A Knight's Tale! 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 2017 #13
"Streets of Fire" LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 2017 #15
Great music unc70 Dec 2017 #21
Blatant Duplicate of Dalton Mac Dec 2017 #22
Sucker Punch world wide wally Dec 2017 #23
Cloud Atlas Ohiya Dec 2017 #25
I liked Cloud Atlas too. femmocrat Dec 2017 #30
I really liked the book too. Ohiya Dec 2017 #48
Freejack. I still think it deserved a better reception. Glorfindel Dec 2017 #27
I Liked It, Too! Leith Dec 2017 #46
"Miracle Mile" longship Dec 2017 #28
The English Patient. femmocrat Dec 2017 #29
I feel the same. Both the film and the novel: first-rate. (nt) Paladin Dec 2017 #32
incredibly involving, moving - perfect - movie in all respects NRaleighLiberal Dec 2017 #33
The English Patient won best picture....so I'm not sure where you are seeing that Kirk Lover Dec 2017 #40
It always shows up in DU polls. femmocrat Dec 2017 #41
Yes I see it has quite the reputation. LOL. I'll still fall back on the many awards it received and Kirk Lover Dec 2017 #42
a controversial one - Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me NRaleighLiberal Dec 2017 #34
You're right. Terrifying and hypnotic. Glorfindel Dec 2017 #43
Exactly! And the revving car scene NRaleighLiberal Dec 2017 #44
Freddy Got Fingered. Codeine Dec 2017 #45
Pennies From Heaven. edbermac Dec 2017 #47
Howard the Duck. yellowdogintexas Dec 2017 #50
Lady In The Water Zoonart Dec 2017 #51
Valley Girl spooky3 Dec 2017 #52
Yes - fun movie Freddie Dec 2017 #56
Without question, Copenhagen (2014) ffr Dec 2017 #54
Little Murders Doc_Technical Dec 2017 #55
Norbit mrsv Dec 2017 #57

NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts)
2. Joe vs the Volcano!
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 12:09 AM
Dec 2017

Apparently, also Lost in Translation, The English Patient and Out of Africa (all of which got some knocks in the reverse thread!)

 

Basic LA

(2,047 posts)
14. Just for the title sequence alone!
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 02:15 AM
Dec 2017

With the working stiffs trudging through the puddled parking lot. Priceless.

17. One thing I took from Joe v. Volcano
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 02:34 AM
Dec 2017

When Meg Ryan's character (the third one) says to Joe, "I'm soul sick."

Another line which proved prescient in my own life: "Did you sleep with my sister?"

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
35. Mrs. Starsky & I are huge fans of this movie.
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 11:58 AM
Dec 2017

So much to love about it. But it IS quirky. It's one of those movies like Repo Man or Napoleon Dynamite where you either "get it" or you don't, and there's no shame in being in either category.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts)
36. "I know he can get the job, but can he do the job"
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 12:15 PM
Dec 2017

"there's always going to be something about you, Joe"

my wife and I worked some phrases into our lives!

MustLoveBeagles

(11,611 posts)
5. I like it too.
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 01:17 AM
Dec 2017

Hudson Hawk
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Highlander ll The Quickening(for the cheese factor)
The Postman

Glorfindel

(9,730 posts)
26. Me, too. The costumes were perfect, as were the rococo spaceships.
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 10:15 AM
Dec 2017

The only flaw I found was in the casting of Duke Leto. Why on earth would he have an accent when nobody else did? But that's easily overlooked.

jmowreader

(50,559 posts)
7. I liked The Stuff
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 01:28 AM
Dec 2017

Imagine a new kind of yogurt that turns out to be bent on destroying the human race.

LeftInTX

(25,364 posts)
8. Disco Godfather
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 01:32 AM
Dec 2017


From the review:
Rudy Ray Moore is back in another Cliff Roquemore scripted blaxploit flick...this time as an ex-cop martial arts expert disco deejay! "Disco Godfather" is a crazy combination of "Reefer Madness" and "Saturday Night Fever", with some laughable "Dolemite" style fake kung-fu action scenes thrown in just for good measure. I'm happy to report the resulting movie is just as ridiculous as it sounds. Fans of cheesy 70's blaxsploitation, disco-themed movies, and of Rudy Ray Moore's wacky one-liners and utterly outlandish wardrobe will definitely not be disappointed

MustLoveBeagles

(11,611 posts)
19. Wow. I have to see this one LOL
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 02:47 AM
Dec 2017

These movies are awful but I still like them:

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PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,861 posts)
11. 12 Monkeys. Not sure everyone else hated it exactly,
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 01:48 AM
Dec 2017

but within the science fiction community it was not well received. However, in my humble opinion, it is the most science-fictional movie ever. Absolutely true to the genre, completely true to its internal logic.

I have not watched the TV series and don't plan to.

15. "Streets of Fire"
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 02:18 AM
Dec 2017


A very hot (and young) Diane Lane, Willem Dafoe, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, Bill Paxton, Kathy Griffin, the Sorels, Marine Jahan (in "Flashdance" she did Jennifer Beals' dancing), a driving music score and lots of things blowing up. What's not to love?

unc70

(6,115 posts)
21. Great music
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 03:26 AM
Dec 2017

Always a sucker for Jim Steinman’s work. Holly Sherwood can really belt it out (for Diane Lane).

longship

(40,416 posts)
28. "Miracle Mile"
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 10:28 AM
Dec 2017

Not sure if this makes the list of movies that people hate, but I love this low budget, end of the world flick. It is a bit campy and ridiculous -- especially the search for a helicopter pilot -- while everything descends into utter chaos. Here, low budget works. Plus, it has a really great Tangerine Dream sound track.


Oopsie! Link now corrected.

The only low point is Mare Winningham's mullet hairstyle.

Highly recommended.

Former Shirley Temple spouse and prolific B film actor, John Agar, has a role in this film.


femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
29. The English Patient.
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 10:28 AM
Dec 2017

It always comes up as one of the worst movies, but I loved the book and the movie.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts)
33. incredibly involving, moving - perfect - movie in all respects
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 11:37 AM
Dec 2017

not for the "action and adventure" crowd, though!

 

Kirk Lover

(3,608 posts)
40. The English Patient won best picture....so I'm not sure where you are seeing that
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 02:38 PM
Dec 2017

this is considered a bad movie...it's quite the opposite.

 

Kirk Lover

(3,608 posts)
42. Yes I see it has quite the reputation. LOL. I'll still fall back on the many awards it received and
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 06:07 PM
Dec 2017

well deserved of course in my opinion. That is some thread though....whew don't even get me started !

NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts)
34. a controversial one - Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 11:38 AM
Dec 2017

Not really enjoyable - rather horrifying - but it digs into you and is unforgettable.

Glorfindel

(9,730 posts)
43. You're right. Terrifying and hypnotic.
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 07:29 PM
Dec 2017

The scene with the ceiling fan and the monster lurking behind Laura's dresser still gives me chills...

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
45. Freddy Got Fingered.
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 08:04 PM
Dec 2017

I saw it in a theater during its one-week-run. I know it's awful but I admired how unhinged and relentlessly transgressive Tom Green was.

yellowdogintexas

(22,256 posts)
50. Howard the Duck.
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 12:37 PM
Dec 2017

It's a family thing. Our daughter used to make her friends watch it. (some sort of initiation, I think LOL ) Actually she had a stack of these movies we had introduced her to.

ffr

(22,670 posts)
54. Without question, Copenhagen (2014)
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 12:58 PM
Dec 2017


Other than Gethin Anthony (William), there are no big names in this independent movie. I just love the story and how the two main characters interact. Frederikke Dahl Hansen is one of the best unknown acting talents going to waste that I can think of.
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