What movie theme turns you off?

[KillerQ]

Hey all,

I am a HUUUUUGE horror fan, but no matter what, a horror movie based around the military/army motif totally turns me off. Let me expand a bit. Now that I think about it -- the military/army theme is ok, but when the screen is plastered with people in military and army uniforms - THAT's what kills it. For example, the Hills Have Eyes 2.

Now, I loved the Body Snatchers remake in the 90's. That had an army theme, but the uniforms were limited.... I don't know... It's interesting. I have nothing against the military, i just think that many BAAD movies use that as a motif, and it ruins the others...

The same goes for 666/devil stuff in movies. Example, the Witchcraft series, and WaxWork 2 -- can't stand them! I think Ghoulies 2 falls into this category as well...

Ok, care to share?


Later,

Matt!

[Defiant1]

Stereotypical indie films turn me off. By that, I mean low-budget movies filled with scuzzy looking characters living in depressing places where they swear every fifth word or so. I like to watch movies to escape.

[Brent L]

After reading the title of this thread, I was going to reply with:

"I bet that Titanic wins this thread."

But now I see what you mean. :p

My pick would be the "torture porn" craze, and I'll lump in crap like Rob Zombie's films in there as well.

[hardercore]

After reading the title of this thread, I was going to reply with:

"I bet that Titanic wins this thread."Yeah, I was going to reply that the "Flags of Our Fathers" theme gets really grating by the movie's end. You'd think Clint would be creative enough to change it up a bit, but alas, he'll just repeat the same cue over and over for nearly 2 and a half hours.

[grem458]

For me, almost anything that has the words "Indian burial ground." I don't know why, but I'm outta there when I hear that.

[Sweet Baby James]

Stereotypical indie films turn me off. By that, I mean low-budget movies filled with scuzzy looking characters living in depressing places where they swear every fifth word or so. I like to watch movies to escape.
Ditto!

[Snowmaker]

Gay porn.

[wilky61]

I feel like everytime I watch a mafia movie... that it's the same damn movie. And it really bugs me how in like every mafia movie ever, the main character (whether the mobster or the cop) is either so greedy or takes his job so seriously that he has a terrible marriage because of it (Godfather, Scarface, Casino, Goodfellas, Heat, Donnie Brasco, Blow...)

[mndtrp]

I'm not a big fan of court dramas. Very rarely do I find one I enjoy all the way through.

[Matthew Chmiel]

I'll lump in crap like Rob Zombie's films in there as well.
I really don't think bad directors count as a theme. ;)

[Apone]

I'm split on Highschool settings sometimes I like it e.g. Rules of Attraction and sometimes I hate (not dislike) it e.g. Traffic. Maybe it was the posh-setting in Traffic... I don't know.

[chris_sc77]

Without a doubt Submarine (or ship movies in general)movies cannot get me involved at all. Das Boot is the only one I can stand.
But i absolutely hate movies like K-19: The Widowmaker, The Hunt For Red October, Master and Commander, The Long Yoyage home, etc...
Even U-571, and Below couldnt sustain my interest.

[Cardiac161]

Horror films that star teeny-boppers.

Torture-horror film - The first part of Saw should've been the last of them. I'm sorry, but I personally hate Eli Roth's Hostel. His claim of being influnced by Takashi Miike is more like trying to show something original in the US theatres when it is nothing more than cheap plagarism.

Remakes of films that were excellent in the first place...whether it be horror or drama. I think the few ones that impressed me were The Ring (fm Ringu) and The Departed (fm Infernal Affairs). Other remakes were crap like Pulse (fm Kairo) or The Lake House (fm Il Mare).

Westerns...I guess mainly because I was never really into the whole cowboy genre.

Romantic comedies where the trailer shows an apparent chase (pretty much the guy chases the girl before she heads off to another town, or to the airport, ensuing some stupid, un-funny chase down the streets)

[riley_dude]

Gay porn.
How do you know you don't like it?

[mike45]

Any teen film.

[leacha]

Any film labled "Romantic Comedy". There are parts in the films that I may like but overall the romance thing sucks big time.

[MrStayPuft]

Anything with a group of misfit teens being taught to behave by a teacher, principal, etc

[Rockmjd23]

I think I'm all set with any more sports coach teaching ragtag underdogs to win movies. I already saw Hoosiers, I don't need it translated to every sport.

[Suprmallet]

Religion used as the sole salvation of the main character. The best example of this is Ben-Hur, where religion has literally nothing to do with the story, and then Jesus just appears out of nowhere, but I can't stand it in a movie where a character has a problem, and the problem is only resolved when he embraces some religious calling.

[RagingBull80]

Religion used as the sole salvation of the main character. The best example of this is Ben-Hur, where religion has literally nothing to do with the story, and then Jesus just appears out of nowhere, but I can't stand it in a movie where a character has a problem, and the problem is only resolved when he embraces some religious calling.
Agreed.

Sports movies as well. (troubled team, big strong harsh coach)

[Snowmaker]

How do you know you don't like it?

When you spend as much time online as I do, you end up seeing just about everything.

Nothing against them, I just can't bring myself to watch those.

[toddly6666]

1. mafia movies: as listed above, it's the same cliche over and over
2. bar scenes in movies: deppressing filler
3. karaoke/singing with the radio scenes in movies: are these supposed to put a smile on my face when everyone just starts singing to the radio? Is it supposed to make the audience feel happy and alive? It's just annoying and retarded.
4. foreign movies that are marketed in the USA in which the trailers emphasize food and sex, because the marketers think that Americans who like foreign movies are the ones that just want to see foreign movies that merge the two subjects, food and sex, together.
5. Sci-fi movies that deal with human cloning and/or robots that can think and feel: enough already! We got the idea fine with Blade Runner. No need for countless others. There are tons of other sci-fi ideas that would make great sci-fi films. It's always robots or clones.

[nateman]

"Romantic Comedy" is the biggest turn off for me. Most, If not all Romantic Comedies are predicable & boring. I hate when they say "Oh, this is a great RC because of it's social commentary" or they say "It's a hilarious!", when in truth most of the jokes arn't funny. They just come out lame.

I don't care for Horror movies that star big name celebrities. i.e. Sandra Bullock (Premonition), Halle Berry (Perfect Stranger), Lindsay "Awful Actor" Lohan (I Know Who Killed Me) etc...

I also don't care for the teen/frat boy type movies. Like American Pie or those god awful Date Movies.

[Shannon Nutt]

Torture-horror film - The first part of Saw should've been the last of them. I'm sorry, but I personally hate Eli Roth's Hostel. His claim of being influnced by Takashi Miike is more like trying to show something original in the US theatres when it is nothing more than cheap plagarism.


How movies like this get past the MPAA with an "R" is anyone's guess. How people get their "jollies" watching such material is even more disturbing. There's a difference between being scary and being sadistic, and movies like Hostel (and dozens of others) clearly cross that line.

[ianholm]

Anything with a group of misfit teens being taught to behave by a teacher, principal, etc

Ding ding ding ding! God, I hate these. I like the ones that show what would really happen when a situation like this arises, like Sam Jackson in <i>187</i> :up:

[Damed]

The cookie cutter romantic comedy.

1) Unlikely "match" (nerdy/ugly boy/girl meets the boy/girl of their dreams)
2) Jealous x-boyfriend/girlfried/other suitor
3) All goes happy go lucky for a while
4) nerdy/ugly boy/girl makes a mistake (often times on advice from others) and loses their dream partner
5) Dream partnet goes back to person in #2
6) nerdy/ugly boy/girl does something unexpected/touching to win back dream girl/boy


I hate that shit. Just about every "romantic comedy" out there follows that plot.

[Banky]

Dancing movies.
Those ridiculous "not another teen movie", "epic movie" comedies

[Charlie Goose]

Inspirational teacher.

Trying to pass yourself off as the opposite gender.

One person playing multiple parts in makeup and latex.

[raven56706]

Musicals (chicago)
Matthew McConahey running after girls movies

[TwilightZone]

Man-hating movies. You know, the ones where every male is a sleazeball, a jerk, or an idiot? And every female would have the perfect life if it weren't for men? Waitress is a recent example.

I usually avoid those type of movies at all costs, but since my wife had watched an entire season of Doctor Who with me without complaining, I bit the bullet and took her to see it.

[eiker_ir]

- Romantic comedies [they're all pretty much the same]


- Religious Horror


- Mafia movies in general don't do anything for me either, with only a couple of exceptions

[rw2516]

Religion used as the sole salvation of the main character. The best example of this is Ben-Hur, where religion has literally nothing to do with the story, and then Jesus just appears out of nowhere,

Ben Hur-The entire movie is about religion. Take a basically good natured, average religious guy who is oppressed, but not as much as others. Fuck up his life by railroading him to a life as a galley slave for a crime he didn't commit, imprison his innocent family and give them leprosy. Not only does he feel God has given him the finger but his means of retribution is delivered to him by those who fucked him in the first place instead of the the God he had so much faith in. What's God ever done for him. So, he's resolved that violence his the answer to his problems. Witnessing the crucifixtion, seeing another man who never did anyone harm get the shaft worse than him and yet forgiving those who did it to him alters his perspective on things.

Don't like court dramas, especially military court dramas.
Most of the spoof comedies(Scary Movie, Loaded Weapon, etc.)
Martial arts where the plot revolves martial arts
Underdog competion movies with the "feel good" underdog winning to a standing ovation crowd
Broadway musicals
Any movie about dancing

[DRG]

Anything with a cgi rendition of a classic cartoon character interacting with live action humans... Garfield, Underdog, Scooby Doo, etc.

Just about any film that is trying to be bad and campy. Stuff like the Troma library, for instance.

[Giles]

Matthew McConahey running after girls movies

yes, those movies do wanna make me vomit.

[slop101]

Most romantic comedies not made by Sturges or Lubitsch.

Because, ironically, they are usually neither romantic or funny.

And, rw2516, :thumbsup: on the Ben-Hur dissertation.

[Bandit03]

Musicals - I hate it when the entire cast breaks out in a singing and dance number. The only exceptions are animated movies like Disney movies.

[GoldenJCJ]

Any movie that uses the word "existential" loses me right away. No film screams pretentious like one involving characters having existential crises.


Movies that revolve around Andy Warhol.


I agree with nateman241, I avoid Fratboy/teen comedies like the plague. The bitch of it is everyone my age LOVES these types of movies.

[Groucho]

Any film where a handsome star dresses up as a Nazi in order to court an Oscar nom. Ditto "disability of the month" movies for the same reason.

[Doc MacGyver]

Any film labled "Romantic Comedy"

Unless, of course, it is immediately followed by, "...with zombies."


-Doc

[GoldenJCJ]

Any film where a handsome star dresses up as a Nazi in order to court an Oscar nom. Ditto "disability of the month" movies for the same reason.
In that same vein, any role that the star accepted thinking it would win him/her an Oscar, but failed miserably.

See: Kevin Spacey in The Life of David Gale.

[Doc MacGyver]

In that same vein, any role that the star accepted thinking it would win him/her an Oscar, but failed miserably.

See: Kevin Spacey in The Life of David Gale.


I hated that movie. It was predictable, overlong, preachy and the "reveal" at the end actually negated the entire point they were making.


-Doc

[Giles]

In that same vein, any role that the star accepted thinking it would win him/her an Oscar, but failed miserably.

See: Kevin Spacey in The Life of David Gale.


that could also apply to 'Pass it Forward'

[Groucho]

:lol: Yeah, Pay it Forward may in fact be the most obnoxiously obvious Oscar pandering ever committed to celluloid.

[gotrice487]

For some reason I just can't stand Westerns

[JaxComet]

Any movie with normal people acting retarded.......

I am Sam, Radio, etc...............

[Giles]

Any movie with normal people acting retarded.......

I am Sam, Radio, etc...............

how unPC!

;)

[Randy Miller III]

Any movie with normal people acting retarded.......

I am Sam, Radio, etc...............
Jackass? Bio-Dome?

[Randy Miller III]

For some reason I just can't stand Westerns
I've never been a huge fan of Westerns, but I love samurai films....even though they're pretty much the same in most respects. :hscratch:

[UAIOE]

I'm going to have to agree with:

Mafia movies
Romantic Comedies
Musicals

[GeorgeP]

"Indie" movies about 'lost social outcasts' who demand your sympathy but who are played by actresses who could be cheerleaders (My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Circle of Friends, The Big Swim among others).

Films like these inevitably come off to me as 'pretty people with problems', a really irritating way for Hollywood to have its cake and eat it too. Viewers are still waiting to see a film with a really average-looking woman as a central character.

[Suprmallet]

Ben Hur-The entire movie is about religion. Take a basically good natured, average religious guy who is oppressed, but not as much as others. Fuck up his life by railroading him to a life as a galley slave for a crime he didn't commit, imprison his innocent family and give them leprosy. Not only does he feel God has given him the finger but his means of retribution is delivered to him by those who fucked him in the first place instead of the the God he had so much faith in. What's God ever done for him. So, he's resolved that violence his the answer to his problems. Witnessing the crucifixtion, seeing another man who never did anyone harm get the shaft worse than him and yet forgiving those who did it to him alters his perspective on things.

I remember very little mention of god in Ben-Hur until the end. In fact, the author of Ben-Hur wrote the story and was subsequently converted to Christianity and added Christ in to the story as an afterthought, which is exactly why he feels shoehorned in.

[Shannon Nutt]

I remember very little mention of god in Ben-Hur until the end. In fact, the author of Ben-Hur wrote the story and was subsequently converted to Christianity and added Christ in to the story as an afterthought, which is exactly why he feels shoehorned in.

Doesn't the movie open with the birth of Christ?!

Heck the freakin' book is called "Ben-Hur: A Tale of The Christ"! The whole point of the author writing the story was to sort out his personal feelings about Christianity. It wasn't an "afterthought".

[Groucho]

The best part about Ben-Hur is the gay subtext introduced by Gore Vidal. :lol:

[Suprmallet]

Doesn't the movie open with the birth of Christ?!

Heck the freakin' book is called "Ben-Hur: A Tale of The Christ"! The whole point of the author writing the story was to sort out his personal feelings about Christianity. It wasn't an "afterthought".

I definitely remember someone in the special features on the DVD telling the story as the author writing Ben-Hur, then getting converted, then adding Christ in to the story.

Either way, the movie handles the inclusion of Christ terribly. He shows up randomly a few times, Ben-Hur never mentions him, and then right at the end he's suddenly a believer.

[hardercore]

The cookie cutter romantic comedy.

1) Unlikely "match" (nerdy/ugly boy/girl meets the boy/girl of their dreams)
2) Jealous x-boyfriend/girlfried/other suitor
3) All goes happy go lucky for a while
4) nerdy/ugly boy/girl makes a mistake (often times on advice from others) and loses their dream partner
5) Dream partnet goes back to person in #2
6) nerdy/ugly boy/girl does something unexpected/touching to win back dream girl/boy


I hate that shit. Just about every "romantic comedy" out there follows that plot.

Go see The Break-Up.

[toddly6666]

All I remember about Ben-hur is the pretty impressive chariot-race



GOLDENJCJ, "movies revolving around Andy Warhol."...You didn't like Basquiat and Factory Girl? Those flicks were great. I definitely think that Basquiat is a underappreciated classic...

[starman9000]

Romances where it's oh so great to ditch your family because you are soul mates with somone you just met.

Oh, and movies where 18 year old Ambercrombie shoppers are tough righteous gang members (not thugs)

[Jon2]

"Indie" movies about 'lost social outcasts' who demand your sympathy but who are played by actresses who could be cheerleaders (My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Circle of Friends, The Big Swim among others).

Actresses who could be cheerleaders?

Nia Vardalos?

Yeah, she's kinda got one of those Earth Mother things going on (which I personally find kinda of attractive), but a cheerleader???

:wtf:

[Rockmjd23]

CGI animal movies
stoner 'comedies'
sanitized horror remakes
tyler perry's big momma house starring Norbit
'documentaries' that don't even try to be objective
any movie that tells you to "Dare to dream."

[Dean Kousoulas]

Teen comedies...especially ones that showcase just how stupid my generation really can be sometimes.

[Defiant1]

I've never been a huge fan of Westerns, but I love samurai films....even though they're pretty much the same in most respects. :hscratch:

And by extension, I generally like sci-fi films, which are basically Westerns in space. You couldn't pay me to see anything where characters wear cowboy hats and have a gun standoff though.

[JaxComet]

how unPC!

;)



Sorry....Non Mentally challenged people acting Mentally challenged


That whole PC movement thing is still around? :D

[Brian Shannon]

Horror/Torture
World Ending disaster
Romantic Comedy
Spoof Comedy

[Giles]

Horror/Torture
World Ending disaster
Romantic Comedy
Spoof Comedy

you mean the 'tortore porn' genre? that's what it's been termed as.

[naitram]

you mean the 'tortore porn' genre? that's what it's been termed as.

tortoise porn?

I generally avoid war movies or any movie with large groups of soldiers lined up to fight an epic battle. Even the huge battle at the end of LoTR is just so damn cheesy and predictable, and they all pretty much play out the same. Though I do like Vietnam movies.

And using Nazis and the go-to-sure-fire antagonist is getting old. I would have liked Pan's Labryinth much more had it not been for that. Wow, he's an evil Nazi and lo-and-behold he does evil things...yawn.

[starman9000]

Wow, he's an evil Nazi and lo-and-behold he does evil things...yawn.


He was a Nazi?

[naitram]

He was a Nazi?

Well fascist I guess, whatever. Just the whole theme of Nazi-style military guys. You know what I mean, dammit! :)

[starman9000]

You know what I mean, dammit! :)

Yeah, I suppose he was threatening castration, so I'm probably splitting hairs.

[KillerCannibal]

Two words: Romantic Comedy. That will get me to leave a room everytime.

[Groucho]

I'm a little tired of movies where a career oriented person (usually a woman) gets parenthood thrust upon them when an accident kills their sibling (or similar). There's some Catherine Zeta-Jones cooking movie with this plotline coming out. Zzzzzzz.