I remember walking out of the theater with a deep, intense hate-on for Grand Canyon, after which I learned to avoid films like that.
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Tom Scola - Jul 14, 2010 5:55:47 am PDT #9750 of 30000
hwæt
tommyrot - Jul 14, 2010 5:56:18 am PDT #9751 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm trying to think of any movies I really hate - there must be some but perhaps I've repressed them.
I did hate E.T. when it came out. I watched it again a few years ago and didn't feel the same hatred.
Oh, I sorta' hated Flashdance. Oh, and then there's Escape to Witch Mountain....
And I liked Contact, except I completely hated the "See? Science requires faith too" ending....
tommyrot - Jul 14, 2010 5:59:00 am PDT #9752 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Oh, I knew there was a recent movie I totally hated. Pearl Harbor! God did that suck in so many ways.
Connie Neil - Jul 14, 2010 6:02:10 am PDT #9753 of 30000
brillig
I haven't seen most of the movies you folks hate, because I have no real desire to see them. Then again, if it doesn't have things blowing up and/or an actor I really like and/or a Pixar-ish vibe, I don't see many movies, so my statistical universe is biased.
§ ita § - Jul 14, 2010 6:03:08 am PDT #9754 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't think anyone liked Pearl Harbor, tommy.
What counts as a nihilistic action film? I suspect I love or hate them.
Jessica - Jul 14, 2010 6:04:13 am PDT #9755 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I used to see just about everything, so my ratio of movies I hated to movies I didn't was much higher. These days I only go to things I really want to see and not even all of those, so the overall quality is much higher.
Polter-Cow - Jul 14, 2010 6:06:52 am PDT #9756 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
We're planning on seeing Inception in IMAX on Saturday. So far it's been receiving lots of rave reviews!
Amy - Jul 14, 2010 6:10:16 am PDT #9757 of 30000
Because books.
I think we're going to see Inception this weekend. It looks fantastic. I always want to see The Adjustment Bureau, but I'm not sure when that's coming out.
DavidS - Jul 14, 2010 6:11:27 am PDT #9758 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I keep forgetting that y'all aren't talking about the freaky Cronenberg-directed Crash, with James Spader.
Now that one I love, own and watch frequently.
P-Cow, I hate Grand Canyon too.
Amy - Jul 14, 2010 6:17:31 am PDT #9759 of 30000
Because books.
IMdB says The Adjustment Bureau isn't coming out till March. Why were there commercials for it a few weeks ago?! Maybe the date got pushed back, which is never good.