kaze0

Have you ever seen a movie get pretty much unanimously bad reviews but still want to see it? What movie was it?

I really want to see The Condemned for some reason. Even after hearing how bad it is.

stingermck

Pretty much every movie I see gets a bad review. I never trust them, cause most critics and myself do not have the same taste

Mr. Cinema

The last movie I saw that was critically panned was The DaVinci Code. But normally, if a film gets around 10% at rottentomatoes, I stay clear of it.

Brian Shannon

I never pay attention to a review

RichC2

My views converge with critics pretty often these days, generally if it's above like 50% at rottentomatoes, it's worth watching.

The biggest exception being some arthouse flicks (you have to be into the topic) and a few bigger movies, like Pirates 2, which was atrocious.

Current movies/scores:
Disturbia: 67%
Fracture: 70%
Blades of Glory: 70%
Vacancy: 54%
Meet the Robinsons: 65%
Hot Fuzz: 89%
Are We Done Yet?: 9%
In the Land of Women: 46%
Perfect Stranger: 10%
Wild Hogs: 17%
300: 61%
The Reaping: 8%
Grindhouse: 82%
Shooter: 49%
Redline: 0%
The Hoax: 87%
Firehouse Dog: 31%
TMNT: 32%
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theatres: 48%
The Namesake: 85%
Premonition: 8%
Night at the Museum: 44%
Lives of Others: 95%
Ghost Rider: 28%

Of those, I've seen Blades of Glory, Hot Fuzz, 300, and Grindhouse and enjoyed em all, so it's 4/4 right now :P. Of course, they usually count 2.5 star ratings at negative, and that generally means "dumb but entertaining" in my book. But alas, if I'm super interested in a movie, I'm going to see it regardless of what anyone says.

taffer

Me too. If it is a movie I want to see, I still see it. I don't care if it got the worst reviews possible. I can judge for myself if I like a movie; I don't need someone else to tell me what I should like.

matome

I have my own criteria when it comes to seeing movies in theaters and DVD blind buys. For the most part I'm happy with my choices.

FantasticVSDoom

Eh, it depends but I typically dont really care what the reviews say... However, if there is a movie I dont want to see and my wife does, I will use the old, "but it got such bad reviews" excuse (even if it didnt).

Richard Malloy

Of course, your judgment comes after you've been parted from your money and your time.

TheStoicPaisano

It's way more common for a good review to entice me to come off the fence or even see something I wasn't planning to than for a bad review to keep me away.

I'll see a movie like Premonition just because the premise looks somewhat unique. That said, it'll be a rental, not something to pay $6 + concessions for.

Shannon Nutt

The Postman
(and I kinda, sorta liked it!)

project86

Last one I saw was Reign Over Me, everyone said it was terrible. I thought it was one of the best drama's I have seen in a long time.

RichC2

Critics liked it.

maingon

i really liked it too. I never really go buy what critics say or what anyone says.

Cardiac161

Despite all the bad reviews from critics & film geeks alike, I still saw Aliens vs Predator...and damn, it was really crap!!!

Draven

If a trailer looks interesting to me, I'll see the movie. I have seen movies that weren't great, but I've never seen a movie that I absolutely hated in the theater. I know what I like and I don't see things that don't look appealing to me.

Point being, I don't really care what reviewers say. They are far more critical of entertainment than I'll ever be.

DRG

I will listen to critics when it comes to things like indie dramas or Oscar-bait type movies. Because if some two and a half hour prestige film isn't even good enough for critics who love that sort of thing, chances are I'll REALLY hate it.

But if it's something like a low budget horror movie or dumb comedy, I might ignore the critics because I already know they'll hate a lot of things like that.

d2cheer

Kudama

Well said. I've ended up seeing movies that I wasn't even considering based on positive buzz (been let down a few times) but if something like Hellboy, V for Vendetta or A Scanner Darkly is being made I will read the reviews just for entertainment, but nothing is keeping me away from those bad boys.
If it's something near and dear to my heart for a major part of my life and getting the big screen treatment I won't listen to anyone.

This got me burned once (Judge Dredd).

Mr. Cinema

I couldn't imagine anyone reading every review for Catwoman and then still be optimistic that all of the critics could be wrong.

EdTheRipper

Me neither...I'm either going to like it or not regardless of what someone else says.

GreenMonkey

If it's a movie I really want to see, and the metacritic rating is yellow or better (40% or 50% or better IIRC), I'm in. That included 300 and eventually the DVD of the Aquateen movie. If it's a movie I only am vaguely interested it needs to be in the green to bother with.

I can't think of a movie I've watched lately with a red (sub 40% rating).

Ignoring or not bothering to read reviews leads to you watching Battlefield Earth in the theater. Not a good idea. Trust me.

Kudama

This was me when I first saw that costume

That movie didn't need critics. It telegraphed the bad.

Seantn

What turns you off more: No reviews at all (because it isn't screened for critics) or it is screened for critics and it gets bad reviews.

PixyJunket

Word.