movies trashed by most critics that many fans liked, and vice versa
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movies trashed by most critics that many fans liked, and vice versa
Fifth Element. most critics trashed it but a lot of people seem to really like that movie (or is it because the movie looks and sounds excellent on dvd, is the reason lots of people own it.)
fight club
requiem for a dream, (I know some critics liked it, but not as much as the people on these forums praise it for)
matrix revolutions
fight club
requiem for a dream, (I know some critics liked it, but not as much as the people on these forums praise it for)
matrix revolutions
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Originally posted by lesterlong
Revolutions??
Revolutions??
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I think a lot of fans of the first Matrix (including myself) were let down considerably by the last two installments. The B.O. numbers seem to indicate that as well.
BTW, here are the rotten tomatoes numbers for some films mentioned in this thread:
The Fifth Element (73% FRESH)
Office Space (74% FRESH)
Requiem for a Dream (78% FRESH)
Fight Club (81% FRESH)
Hardly "trashed by critics."
So far there hasn't been one valid example in this thread.
BTW, here are the rotten tomatoes numbers for some films mentioned in this thread:
The Fifth Element (73% FRESH)
Office Space (74% FRESH)
Requiem for a Dream (78% FRESH)
Fight Club (81% FRESH)
Hardly "trashed by critics."
So far there hasn't been one valid example in this thread.
Last edited by Groucho; 11-27-03 at 10:03 PM.
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Hmm...can't find any good examples on rottentomatoes.com. Any movie that is half-way decent is rated Fresh on there. If I had to pick I'd say Armageddon because I liked it.
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Blade Runner was raked over the coals when it was released in '82.
seems to have developed a lot of fans now.
Grease was also pretty much dismissed by most mainstream critics back in '78
seems to have developed a lot of fans now.
Grease was also pretty much dismissed by most mainstream critics back in '78
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Armageddon is a perfect example of this. It made, what, $250 million, or something? Rottentomatoes.Com has it at 42%. Not all of that $250 million came from people who loved it. But among 'regular folks' (not the 'snobs' on this forum), it's generally well-liked. Critics and audiences were hardly in agreement there.
It's one of the very few movies that Ebert and I disagree on.
It's one of the very few movies that Ebert and I disagree on.
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I think Fight Club is the best example on this list. I"m still pissed that I passed on that in the theaters when my gut said go see it. However, it got SO savaged that I passed on it, and I usually see everything. Now I"m kicking myself, I'd love to take a mulligan there and see that on big screen. Critics will catch up with this one, however.
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Originally posted by The Nature Boy
I think Fight Club is the best example on this list.
I think Fight Club is the best example on this list.
As far as recent movies go, Armageddon is probably the best choice I've seen. Is it a good movie? Not particularly, but I enjoyed myself in the theater. Probably because it didn't take itself seriously, unlike that weepy POS Deep Impact that came out before it.
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One example that springs to mind is Scary Movie. I personally hated the movie, and I believe that most critics did too, but almost everyone I know loved it.
Also, what about the Star Wars prequels? I don't think the movies were universally praised by critics, but fans seem to like them, present company excluded.
Also, what about the Star Wars prequels? I don't think the movies were universally praised by critics, but fans seem to like them, present company excluded.
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Originally posted by RyoHazuki7
Scarface is a 94% at Rottentomatoes.
Scarface is a 94% at Rottentomatoes.
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John Carpenter's The Thing got mostly bad reviews when it first came out. In another example of reviewing revisionism it is now 82% fresh at Rotten Tomatoes.
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Originally posted by movielib
John Carpenter's The Thing got mostly bad reviews when it first came out.
John Carpenter's The Thing got mostly bad reviews when it first came out.
Barb Wire suffered from the same knee-jerk reaction.
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Originally posted by Groucho
I think most critics were pissed that he was remaking a classic, completely overlooking the fact that this film was completely different (not to mention more true to the source material). My dad is a big fan of the original film, and he still refuses to see the Carpenter version.
I think most critics were pissed that he was remaking a classic, completely overlooking the fact that this film was completely different (not to mention more true to the source material). My dad is a big fan of the original film, and he still refuses to see the Carpenter version.
Barb Wire suffered from the same knee-jerk reaction.
Last edited by movielib; 11-28-03 at 01:25 PM.
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Originally posted by Groucho
It's actually the worst example on the list. As I've already shown, it was actually praised by most critics.
It's actually the worst example on the list. As I've already shown, it was actually praised by most critics.