Movies that were panned by audiences/critics that you loved

[Get2dachopper!]

The Specialist with Stallone and when stone was still hot.
Assasins with Stallone and banderas, who was on fire in the mid to late 90's
Days of Thunder was another of my favourites, I even went out and bought the model NASCAR, with all the Mello Yello signage. And who can forget Robert Duvall caressing and talking to the NASCAR in the garage? Classic stuff.

 

[Chook]

Blood Sucking Freaks - This was rumoured to be a snuff movie.
Krull
The Time Bandits
Ice Pirates
Hercules Returrns - The Australian dubbed version.

Chook.

 

[DiegoNT]

Step brothers- i can understood it getting panned but i love the silly humour

X-men 3. I actually really liked it, never understood all the hate it gets

 

[Pugzley]

Daredevil.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Tomorrowland.

 

[kit66]

Watched The Lone Ranger on dvd recently and loved it. I didn't watch it earlier because everyone told me it was rubbish. Shouldn't listen to them of course, I watched Alien Outpost based on some good reviews, it was the worst film I've seen in years.

 

[LESStar58]

- Alien 3

- Alien: Resurrection

- Prometheus

- AVP

- AVP2

Those were panned by either critics or the fan base but basically anything that involves the Alien franchise get's my nod of approval. Love it all..

The same with the Predator franchise re: Predators

Totally agree on alien resurrection.

 

[shiznit]

Hot tub time machine

Zach and Miri make a porno

Gigli

The longest yard - the sander version

 

[vvvrulz]

Watched The Lone Ranger on dvd recently and loved it. I didn't watch it earlier because everyone told me it was rubbish. Shouldn't listen to them of course.

I don't know why everyone hated on The Lone Ranger. It's a very solid action / adventure movie and Johnny Depp's shtick, while annoying in other movies, is perfectly fine here.

 

[T.S Quint]

I don't know why everyone hated on The Lone Ranger. It's a very solid action / adventure movie and Johnny Depp's shtick, while annoying in other movies, is perfectly fine here.

I thought it was fine enough entertainment, but it didn't need to be two and a half hours long.

 

[T.S Quint]

Hot tub time machine

Zach and Miri make a porno

Gigli

The longest yard - the sander version

I loved Zach and Miri.
Also thought Hot Tub Time Machine was quite good as well. The sequel however was absolute dog shit.

 

[T.S Quint]

I watched Grimsby this weekend.
If I watched it by myself I reckon I would have hated it... but since I was watching it with a bunch of mates while having plenty of beers I actually laughed quite a lot. Incredibly crude but funny. Just seems like that kind of movie you have to watch with a group of people getting shitfaced.

 

[bileduct]

The Blair Witch Project.

Now I know a lot of people f**king hated this movie (though it was well received by critics), but I think this is a good example of where commercial marketing and hype can ruin your film viewing experience. This movie originally premiered on the independent film festival scene without all the fanfare and quickly hit the internet in ye olde VCD format which was when I watched it without really knowing anything about it. I remember finding it genuinely creepy at the time and the "recovered footage" style to be very compelling. I wasn't too concerned about the lack of explanation of events with the ending because it fit with the style of the film and isn't all that uncommon when you venture outside of Hoyts, etc.

Then of course it got picked up for worldwide distribution in the mainstream market, they created a viral marketing campaign trying to sell the mythology, everyone got told it was the scariest film they'd ever see and the rest is history.

The Sixth Sense was another film that marketing ruined for people. Like The Blair Witch Project I also saw that one on VCD well ahead of it's release date here. Knew absolutely nothing about it before hitting play, never once saw the twist coming and had the most real whaaaaaat the fuuuuuuuuuckkkk!!!!! moment ever.

Then it gets released here with a huge marketing campaign about a twist you'll never see coming and then everyone went knowing that something was going to happen.

 

[axl rose]

The Blair Witch Project.

Now I know a lot of people f**king hated this movie, but I think this is a good example where commercial marketing and hype can ruin your film viewing experience. .

Always liked Blair Witch, especially those kids knocking on their bloody tent. Could never sleep in a tent again as young fulla.

Of more recent experience. Independence Day: Resurgence. 'Bit' cheesy, with dialogue from something like the Power Rangers, like the first. Thoroughly entertaining.

 

[bileduct]

X-men 3. I actually really liked it, never understood all the hate it gets

The abrupt death of Cyclops and the rushed Phoenix story is what made it suck.

 

[Wizardman]

The Blair Witch Project.

Now I know a lot of people f**king hated this movie (though it was well received by critics), but I think this is a good example of where commercial marketing and hype can ruin your film viewing experience. This movie originally premiered on the independent film festival scene without all the fanfare and quickly hit the internet in ye olde VCD format which was when I watched it without really knowing anything about it. I remember finding it genuinely creepy at the time and the "recovered footage" style to be very compelling. I wasn't too concerned about the lack of explanation of events with the ending because it fit with the style of the film and isn't all that uncommon when you venture outside of Hoyts, etc.

Then of course it got picked up for worldwide distribution in the mainstream market, they created a viral marketing campaign trying to sell the mythology, everyone got told it was the scariest film they'd ever see and the rest is history.

The Sixth Sense was another film that marketing ruined for people. Like The Blair Witch Project I also saw that one on VCD well ahead of it's release date here. Knew absolutely nothing about it before hitting play, never once saw the twist coming and had the most real whaaaaaat the fuuuuuuuuuckkkk!!!!! moment ever.

Then it gets released here with a huge marketing campaign about a twist you'll never see coming and then everyone went knowing that something was going to happen.

I totally agree with your opinion of Blair Witch. Personally, I thought it was brilliant filmmaking.

 

[LESStar58]

Hot tub time machine

Zach and Miri make a porno

Gigli

The longest yard - the sander version

I have never see Jersey Girl... but I have loved every movie Kevin Smith has ever done! Tusk was a bit odd though.

 

[shiznit]

I have never see Jersey Girl... but I have loved every movie Kevin Smith has ever done! Tusk was a bit odd though.

If I'm honest... I haven't seen Gigli.... I just threw it in to see if anyone would pick up on it... :lol:

Critics deadset destroyed that one...

I actually have seen Jersey Girl though... It's actually not bad... The Will Smith cameo at the end is funny how it plays out...

 

[Storm13]

The abrupt death of Cyclops and the rushed Phoenix story is what made it suck.

Cyclops had already been shat on since the first movie. Not the best X film but doesn't deserve the hate it gets.

Jaws 4 :thumn:thumn

 

[horrie hastings]

Xanadu

Full of inane dialogue and bad acting but the movie rocks along with a great sound track from The Electric Light Orchestra, Olivia Newton John and The Tubes. Seriously the movie is train crash[ but a colourful train crash according to the lead singer of the Tubes] but it is great seeing the great Gene Kelly and Olivia looks gorgeous, who else could make leg warmers look so good , it's a no brainer, very little plot but a guilty pleasure when the ELO songs come on and anytime Olivia Newton John is on the screen..