Poorly Rated Movies That You Love

[flying_whimsy]

Doesn't that define it as the Trope Maker or something?

I actually had to google "Trope Maker"; which is just something that is the first, defining instance of a trope. I haven't seen any tropes from Six String Samurai, but it sure would be cool if there were some floating around. Some memes would be nice, too.

 

[afroebob]

Not really that many honestly. My opinion on a film is usually around that of the critics (Rotten Tomatoes, mostly). Don't take that as me basing my opinion off others, but I'm not the one to overlook flaws so I convince myself I'm having a good time. If something is shit I will say its shit.

I kind of liked Wild Hogs, but don't love it.

 

[The Almighty Aardvark]

If Rotten Tomatoes is anything to gauge the quality of a movie by, The Road to El Dorado. I completely loved that movie, but it only scored 49%.

And

The digimon *snip* movies.

"The egg, it's already hatched!"

Best moment in the movie

 

[mysecondlife]

School For Scoundrels (2006)

It received mixed to bad reviews. But to me it was 'lol' funny.

 

[Bob Hoss]

Van Helsing from '04 staring Hugh Jackman. I could tell you everything wrong with it, and i still love that stupid monster mash. But only for the first 3rd of the film. the rest is kinda take-it-or-leave-it.

 

[Kpt._Rob]

Halloween III: Season of the Witch - better than all the Michael Myers entries but because there was no Michael Myers, people hated it when it came out (and many still do)

This is one of my absolute favorite hilariously terrible movies. For those who don't know about this excellently bad film, it really is a must watch of ridiculous cinema.

Spoiler: the plot of Halloween 3

Our main character is basically Magnum P.I. He ends up (though for the life of me I can't remember how) trying to stop an evil toy manufacturer. The company has stolen Stonehenge and hooked it up to their factory to combine its with magic with their process. They did all of this so that on Halloween they could send out a special broadcast, and any kids who are wearing the masks they made, cursed, and distributed, would suddenly melt into a pile of bugs and ooze.

It also has probably the most "trying way too damned hard to be edgy" ending you'll ever see:

Spoiler: The Ending of Halloween 3

The ending is a cliffhanger, Magnum has figured out the evil plan, and is calling the TV station to tell them not to broadcast the commercial which will activate the curse. The broadcast is seconds away from either playing or getting stopped, and suddenly the movie ends. So maybe the kids die, maybe they don't, by the time you get there you'll be laughing too hard about every awful decision made in the production of this movie to give a shit.

OT: I have a guilty pleasure love for all three of the live action Death Note films. Of course they don't live up to the anime, but they've got their own unique charms, and are kind of just fun. Plus they play the Red Hot Chili Peppers during the credits. What more could one ask for?

 

[CarlsonAndPeeters]

Wanted. I know its bad. But its my ultimate guilty pleasure movie. Every time I'm flipping channels and see it, I think, "Ooh, I should watch this. Oh, and its almost the train fight scene!"

So good. James McAvoy and Morgan Freemen kick serious butt.

 

[Jodokh]

oh kay here I go ...Cradle 2 the grave. Can't get over that ATV chase scene how many movis have an ATV chase scene and its a yamaha raptor. plus X GONNA GIVE IT TO YA!

 

[Mikejames]

Van Helsing from '04 staring Hugh Jackman. I could tell you everything wrong with it, and i still love that stupid monster mash. But only for the first 3rd of the film. the rest is kinda take-it-or-leave-it.

Yeah.. I thought they had a lot of fun with Van Velsing honestly. It could be CGI-heavy, had some hammy bits, and it threw source-material to the wind, but I enjoyed it back in the day.

I could make a joke about it being far above the current direction of vampire movies anyway, but it's been done.

 

[debtcollector]

I really liked The Island. It was a decent action movie that just wanted to have a little bit of depth. Plus it had Sean Bean, Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson in lead roles. I really don't get the hate towards it.

The Island gets hate? I love that movie and frequently cite it as one of the only good things Michael Bay ever did.
OT: The movie Bunraku apparently sucks according to critics but as far as pure entertainment action/martial arts goes it is incredibly fun. The story is pretty negligible but the presentation is absolutely beautiful.

 

[bluerocker]

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

I still can't get over the low score for this movie to this day.

I nearly died of laughter watching it the first time, and it's still quite funny now.

Ah, my punch has been beaten...

Anyway, I adore Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. It's nice to see Keanu Reeves with some emotion on his face.

 

[xshadowscreamx]

ghost ship, bad name but a great movie.

 

[malestrithe]

Planet 51. It's not any different than most Disney movies. Not going to say, "I don't understand why it has such a low score." I've learned that I do not represent everyone and what I like will not be the same as what anyone else like. Just because I like something, it does not mean everyone else is going to. I really wish people would stop that argument.

 

[Gatx]

I kind of liked X-men Origins. If you try not to think about what they did to Deadpool, it's not completely horrible. Also while they totally ruined Deadpool in the beginning, he was pretty perfect in the beginning.

Godzilla (yes, THAT one)

I loved the monster design, that movie was the shit when I was a kid and I remember being pretty excited for it.

I noticed when they showed it on TV that they attempted to "update" the movie by having a reporter liken the destruction to 9/11, but then they show the skyline with the two towers.

 

[Jfswift]

I always liked The Madmax movies, including the third even though it got bad ratings. I thought the lady the water was actually pretty good. It was fun trying to guess who played what role.

 

[Jimmy Sylvers]

I have several but most notable would probably be Vanilla Sky.

 

[Saitken]

One more for Kung Pow

 

[shogunblade]

Speed Racer

I liked the over the top color scheme and it dug into the darker tones. The only aspect I hated was the soundtrack used for the film.

Don't hate on Freebird. You, Me and the World are better for having Freebird on the soundtrack, especially when a little boy and Chimp ride around on a scooter while the song plays.

OT: Also Speed Racer.
Street Fighter
Dollman
Popeye
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (Yeah, it's not great, but it's fine to watch)
Flash Gordon (Stand by, my Hawkmen!)
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
The 2011 Arthur Remake
Jonah Hex (It's alright. It's only 70 minutes long)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 (I think it's almost as good as the first one)