Difference of Opinion

[Ender]

This one is sure to cause dispute: Favorite move you loved but no one else does, and conversely, movie you hate that everyone else loves.
For me, the favorite has to go to Brazil, while my hate vote goes to Erin Brokovich.

[CastorTroy1303]

My hate votes would go to the following movies-

Billy Elliot
The Full Monty
Muriel's Wedding
Priscilla: Queen of the Desert

[QUENTIN]

I love Brazil, and I think most who see it do. I also hated Brockovich and know many who do.

I like Career Opportunities and LAst Action Hero and don't know of many else who do at all. My hate film would have to be Men In Black.

[bskutle]

Well, it's not quite as arty as "Brazil," but I LOVED "Broken Arrow." It had fun characters, great action, an exciting Hans Zimmer score (which got me interested in electronic music), not the best script mind you, but fun in a 007-implausible kind of way, and John Woo bringing it all together. Is Woo slumming with it? Sure. Is he still the best action director around? Abso-fucking-lutely.

The movie I hated that everyone else loved is "There's Something About Mary." I couldn't stand the movie! It's not just the gross stuff (which was stretched out WAY too long imo); the characters were lame and not very likable, and overall found most of the movie very unfunny and very boring. The trailer was great; the movie sucked.

[STARKE]

I also really enjoyed Broken Arrow. Why people dislike it, I have no idea.

Who hates Brazil?

[Ender]

I've never actually found anyone who hates Brazil, but no one I've met (offline) has ever even heard of it, much less sat through the whole thing.

[God likes movies]

Does anybody like Four Weddings and a Funeral ?

I hate it.

Does anybody hate American Psycho ?

I like it.

[Coffinhunter]

Just the opposite God likes movies.

I thought Four Weddings and a Funeral was quite funny and I thought American Psycho sucked. Couldn't even finish watching it.

Best has to be The Sting.

Worst has to be Dead Ringers

[GhostoftheFuture]

I love but everyone else hates:

I'll go with "Last Action Hero", Quentin, although you may ban me from JoBlo for my "hates". That was a fun flick.

And I'll go with "UHF", although I don't know where the "jury" stands with it.

Same with "Demolition Man".


I hate that everyone else loves:

2001: A Space Odyssey
Pulp Fiction
Clerks (though I certainly respect the effort)

Someday I will rewatch the last two to make sure, but the immorality in them makes me doubt I'll change my mind.

[Ender]

"Immorality"? You are definatly in the wrong industry, my friend.

[Dr. Movielove]

I love but no one else does...
The Sixth Day
Dirty Work
Trapped In Paradise
Broken Arrow


I hate but everyone else loves....
Forrest Gump
The Sixth Sense
Grease
Annie Hall

[GhostoftheFuture]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Ender:
"Immorality"? You are definatly in the wrong industry, my friend.</font>

And I thought *I* was cynical. Mindless violence (any B-movie or better actioner) and the realistic depiction of drugs ("Requiem for a Dream") is one thing, but Pulp Fiction seems to exonerate both actions as good things, even though some of the characters don't exactly meet with the best of fates. You're supposed to think, "Too bad. He/she was a bad ass" instead of what I thought, "Got what he/she deserved."

And Clerks puts down the only even-keel, noble-intentioned character (Dante) in the damn thing. It's not even funny in a sitcom situation (like Cheers where Sam never wins), but you're supposed to think, "Yeah, Dante's a loser" instead of "Dante's a good guy, but just got the shaft this time around due to (questionably) hilarious circumstances."

[Ender]

Okay Ghost, I see your point. I don't agree, but I understand. The problem with the word "immorality" is that lately it has been abused to the point where it means "I'm better than you, and know what's best for the rest of the world", which is why I tend to overeact when I hear (or see) it.

[matisse]

I hate Erin Brokovich, Sheakspeare in Love, and all these Robin Williams i-am-so-moral movies.
And i liked Jackie Brown, Ravenous and Knock Off....