Critically Panned Movies You Will Defend to the Death

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thelittleman66

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Promethax said:
Does Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull count?
Critical reception was generally positive as far as I'm concerned. Most of the notion of it being a bad film comes from the internet.
 

FilipJPhry

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Ninja Turtles 1 and 2, TMNT, Revenge of the Sith, Nightmare on Elmstreet 3 and Dream Warriors, and Superman Returns.
 

-Drifter-

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Marter said:
How is Tron: Legacy critically panned? 50% of critics on Rotten Tomatoes liked it, which to me does not say "panned."
50% is still below passing grade (unless you're in high-school, that is.)
 

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I'm going to have to go with Half Baked I mean Dave Chappele alone makes that movie worth while.

Also Going to have to agree with other people and say Sucker Punch. Great action sequences and a interesting story made it a pretty fun watch for me.
 

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Punisher War Zone...was it critically panned or, just ignored by people in general? Either way, this is my 2nd favorite Super-hero movie.

As for movies that was critically disliked...I wouldn't defend it to the death but Batman and Robin is a guilty pleasure of mine.
 

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The Expendables. The action was good, no character felt like they hogged all of the spotlight. The story was actually alright and the theme of the mercenaries struggling with their humanity is pretty interesting. It felt like an action shooter version of the avengers only with less character development.
 
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Batman Forever

Van Helsing

Mission Impossible 2

Ghostbusters 2 (I saw it before 1, which might have affected my view)

The Three Musketers (2011 version)

Slither (if you count it as being panned)

The Underworld series, particularly 2 and 4 (3 was a bit shit even for me)

Species I and II.

Possibly Van Helsing I wouldn't quite defend to the death, but it was a fun romp that I don't think should have been quite so panned. As for Slither, Species II and Underworld Awakening... I'm a huge fan of both the genre and those movies. I think reviewers have a tendency to get bogged down sometimes, and it gets worse when it's a genre they don't like. Species II has some very nice direction, a plot which is at least engaging enough to get you through the whole movie, it provides good to middling actors with a chance to just have fun, and it shows, and purely as a fan of shlock it delivers titties and gore. While it may not compare to The Godfather or Citizen Kane that doesn't necessarily make it a bad movie.

This I think happens a lot to sequels. Just because it isn't as good as the first one doesn't make it bad. Mission Impossible II is a stylish, slick action movie with a MacGuffin driven plot and plenty of John Woo awesome. It is not as good as Mission Impossible I, but it stands head and shoulders above so many other blockbusters. There are movies out there that will send you to sleep they are so boring. I saw Michael Bay's Transformers on DVD with some friends and ended up taking a bathroom break in the middle of the climatic action sequence because I found it so boring it was a choice between going to the toilet or going to sleep. Don't just compare sequels to the other movies in the series, compare them to other movies in the genre and realise that you might be watching a substandard Harry Potter or Bourne Adjective, but you're watching a movie that is better by far than any other example of the genre. (for the record though, I hate the Bourne movies so much)
 

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Dude Where's My Car
Doom
Silent Hill
Wild Wild West
Road Trip
Zoolander
Ali G Indahouse

All movies that I enjoyed a lot lol
 

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Hudson Hawk. (1991)
Everybody wanted another Die Hard out of Bruce Willis. When he hammed it up with Danny Aiello, Andie McDowell, and James Coburn in this hillariously awesome action/comedy/spy movie, nobody liked it. A master cat burglar that refuses to wear a watch? Awesome characters and a great, windy story. If you haven't seen this one, rent it.
 

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CynicalB said:
Wild Wild West
Oh, fuck it. That takes precedent over whatever the fuck I was even going to say. Just this.

Rawne1980 said:
Garbage Pail Kids.

But really, that film makes me feel like I've been raped. I could never in good conscience defend it in any way, shape or form.
 

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Spaced Invaders. Only an 8% on Rotten Tomatoes, but I thought it was freaking hillarious. I never get tired of that movie.
 

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Sucker Punch. Loved that film, so much fun to see at the cinema. I saw it before I read any reviews, and was completely shocked at how poorly received it was.
 

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Fine, I'll say it...

Alien 3.

I mean, it wasn't great, but it was sure as fuck better than the film that followed it. THAT'S why you don't let Joss Whedon near any project that's supposed to be good...because he fucking RUINS it.

Oh, and Starship Troopers. Saw it in theaters when it was getting nothing but poor reviews. Amazing film.