Originally posted by jaden_2.0
I'd have to put Knowing with Nic Cage on my list. Universally panned but any apocalypse movie in which the world actually ends is awesome in my book. Plus the disaster scenes of the plane and subway crashes are spectacular.
Yeah, I thought it sucked the first time I saw it. I guess I had high expectations because I knew it was from Alex Proyas. I've been meaning to give it another chance... maybe someday..
Originally posted by Esau Cairn
SuckerPunch.Great visuals. Great action scenes. Beautiful cast.
I would have rather seen the girl dance instead of those terrible CGI sequences. *shrug*
Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Yeah, I thought it sucked the first time I saw it. I guess I had high expectations because I knew it was from Alex Proyas. I've been meaning to give it another chance... maybe someday..
It drops a fair bit when the woman drives off with the children but up untill that point and after the kids fly off with the angel aliens it is fackin great.
Superfly (2018) I haven't seen the WHOLE movie, but I've seen clips from it, and it looks absolutely phenomenal.
Originally posted by Jmanghan
It has to be badly reviewed by audiences AND critics
What do you mean by "badly" reviewed?
I loved the original Mortal Kombat film. 47% on tomatometer, 58% audience score... or it's not bad enough?
Going with some great picks from posters on here already, plus a few of my own that haven't been mentioned as of yet:
- The Star Wars prequel trilogy (RotS is the exception in that it was a big hit with both when it dropped in 2005, but I'll include it as it now gets bogged down with the first two in pop culture circles).
- MK: Annihilation. It sucks, but I remember seeing it with my mother and stepfather back in 1997 in OKC. My stepfather fell asleep, even with all the techno "MORTAL KOMBAT!" theme's glory. He passed away back in 2017, but whenever I see MK: Annihilation pop up on Netflix or somewhere, I have to give it a re-watch in honor of him.
- Sucker Punch. Really enjoyed the action and the plot. I'm probably one of five people in the universe who did (one or two others on this thread it seems 🙂 ).
- Batman & Robin. Still to date might have the best Bruce & Alfred relationship captured on the big screen; the McGregor Syndrome sub-plot was the only well-done thing from this film, and Uma Thurman camping it up as Poison Ivy makes it a welcome conclusion to the Burton-Schumacher quadrilogy of Batman films, which are late-80's/90's action-adventure film at its finest.
- Fant4stic. Key word: enjoyed SOME of it. I'm a comic book movie fan - I was raised on them, so a lot get some free passes. I think acts 1 & 2 of Fant4stic are serviceable, sometimes good, comic book movie fare. The 3rd act is nigh-absolute trash, just a dumpster fire, but the rest of the movie isn't just utterly horrendous like reviewers make it out to be, IMO. Superman IV it is not.
- Dumb & Dumber To. Probably where I differ from the majority the most is on this movie. I loved it. Though it isn't near the original, which is probably my favorite comedy ever, it was an entertaining and just dumb funny follow-up that I got to see with friends that have been watching the first D&D since it came out in 1994. Also, the two day-dream sequences are HILARIOUS, especially Lloyd's.
Originally posted by Jmanghan
The star wars prequels, all of them.
Not sure that qualifies, as ROTS is pretty well-liked.
Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
What do you mean by "badly" reviewed?I loved the original Mortal Kombat film. 47% on tomatometer, 58% audience score... or it's not bad enough?
****ing love that movie.
Also, Masters of the Universe.
Originally posted by StiltmanFTWI'd say that counts, and good choice. 👆
What do you mean by "badly" reviewed?I loved the original Mortal Kombat film. 47% on tomatometer, 58% audience score... or it's not bad enough?
Originally posted by Kazenji
The Punisher with Thomas Jane.
Great pick.
I'll add X-Men: Dark Phoenix to my list. Watched it Saturday night, and, besides the lack of Quicksilver and Magneto's turn-on-a-dime switch of allegiance from killing Jean to being on her side, I thought it was a darn good superhero flick.
It's a letdown if one views it as the end of the Fox X-Men universe, but McAvoy and Fassbender (and Hoult for that matter) always bring the thunder with their roles, the action scenes show the mutants using their powers creatively and in conjunction with one another well, and the effects and plot kept me glued to the screen for the full run-time. And I liked that the X-Men basically had to work together to use their exotic powersets to combat far superior physical threats in the form of the D'Bari.