movies you hate to love

[chainleen]

I thought of this because I am currently watching The Cube movies over again and I want to hate them, but I can't. I really enjoy them.

I also love the Rocky Horror Picture Show, it's entertaining, it makes me laught...and it has corsets...

anyways, I know there's a ton of these out there, what are a few of yours?

[The_Return]

Dark Heritage...it's a terrible, terrible movie but it's just so fun to watch.

[alkytrio666]

Hmmm...

I'm not really ashamed of any of the movies that I love...

I do love The Killer Shrews, a movie that absolutely blows in every way. But it's just so damn great.

[Miss Olivia]

Errr....alright I'll say it....I Love Troll !! I can't help it, it's goofy as hell and I know it, but Turok the Troll has had a special place in my heart since I was a little kid....I love the Troll song they sing while Professor Malcolm is reciting "The Fairy Queen"....I have the dual "Troll and Troll 2" dvd, but troll 2 is one of the dumbest damn movies I've ever seen and I hate it. I love cheesy movies but that goes too far into high-school-play territory for me.....

[ItsAlive75]

Stealth.

I dunno why, I just think it's really fun. I can call almost everything that happens in that movie, but I still like it.

Shhh...

[filmmaker2]

I think Anaconda is the best damn cheeseburger ever made.

[Dante'sInferno]

Soldier...

[Tat2]

Damn... There is so many. One that comes to mind for me though is:


Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha Hood.

He got stoned...fuuuuuny shit! :D

[_____V_____]

Dead Alive and Bad Taste...definitely...

[AUSTIN316426808]

Alot of Josh Lucas films...


He's been in 3 great movies and the rest of the field is littered with really bad and just ok stuff. I hate the fact that he's typecast but on the other hand, I don't know how well he would do without the 'she must be a lesbian' roles.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by Dante'sInferno
Soldier...


i love that movie ..

i dont like the filmmaker but Russell was outstanding

[Tat2]

Originally posted by _____V_____
Dead Alive and Bad Taste...definitely...




These are a couple of my favorite "splatterfest" movies. I love to love them!

[noctuary]

Hey, Rocky Horror is a great movie...

Anyway, the Predator movies top the list for me. I know that they're not really good movies, but I still love them. Just pure, dumb 80s action with a cool monster. Can't go wrong there.

[Despare]

Rocky Horror... good stuff.

Anyway I have a long list of these including both Resident Evil movies, Mortal Kombat, Henenlotter's stuff, Benny and Joon, Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter, Street Trash, The Stuff, the list goes on and on lol. Poor me...

[urgeok]

i make no excuses for the things i like ..
couldnt give a shit if they arent critically well received because the planet is populated with morons


have a nice day :D

[scouse mac]

Rocky Horror is a good shout, a young susan sarandon and annoyingly good tunes cant be argued with.

[urgeok]

and a fun homage to the old silver screen horror/sci-fi movies.

[newb]

The only two i can think of [and i know i've mentioned them a few times on this site ]
are Howard The Duck and Dreamcatcher,
which I don't think ANYBODY likes but its got aliens exploding out of peoples asses and a completely over-the-top performance by Morgan Freeman.....whats not to love?

[urgeok]

Originally posted by newb
The only two i can think of [and i know i've mentioned them a few times on this site ]
are Howard The Duck and Dreamcatcher,
which I don't think ANYBODY likes but its got aliens exploding out of peoples asses and a completely over-the-top performance by Morgan Freeman.....whats not to love?

i never hated howard the duck ...

but dreamcatcher .. yeah ... i lost interest as soon as Jason Lee died ..

[filmmaker2]

You shouldn't tease peopel with crazy stufff.....

you either do it, or you don't. no middle ground with that "almost" stuff


...she should have made it with the duck..................

.......then, a fun movie would've been.........AWESOME

[Tat2]

Originally posted by scouse mac
Rocky Horror is a good shout, a young susan sarandon and annoyingly good tunes cant be argued with.


And don't forget Meatloaf...ahhh ...the singer, not the meal.

[chainleen]

Dreamcatcher would have been on my list, but I thought they really crapped out on the ending, the book was ok, but I was pissed at the movie.

but yeah, you gotta love stephen king..who else can pull off a movie with assblasters....without bringing up the Tremors sequels..heh

[alkytrio666]

I love Dreamcatcher, the movie and the book. I forgot about that one.

But, yah, Stephen King has a special little place in my heart.

[scouse mac]

Originally posted by Tat2
And don't forget Meatloaf...ahhh ...the singer, not the meal.

The tragedy of it, he only wanted to be loved :(

[filmmaker2]

Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare

This is a seriously awful movie, but man, is it ever funny!

[Haunted]

This is beautiful!! I'm so glad this thread is here at this time just so I can post what I'm about to post.

Hahahaha my mother-fuckin' friends at HDC that I love.

The movie that I hate to love right now is....

The DaVinci Code

I just saw it with my mum. It was pretty good for a movie based on a book. Hanks did a pretty good job. I was shocked right out of my seat by the fact that I was entertained.

So for all of you that haven't read the book (which I have...until I figured out the plot) and haven't seen the movie, kiss my butt.

I love you guys, though!:)

[Spoorloos]

the only movie i can think of is night of the demons, i can't stop watching it when i start.

[The_Return]

Originally posted by chainleen
Dreamcatcher would have been on my list, but I thought they really crapped out on the ending

Actually, they crapped out a few times through the show...great effect, if not a tad disgusting:p

[alkytrio666]

Originally posted by The_Return
Actually, they crapped out a few times through the show...great effect, if not a tad disgusting:p

I actually think it was even grizzlier in text...so descriptive...

[ballboff]

Originally posted by _____V_____
Dead Alive and Bad Taste...definitely...

Aw, without a doubt!

Peter Jackson at his finest!

[ENTITY2000]

rocky horror picture show:p :o




LOVE IT!

[heebiejeebies]

The Dead Hate the Living. Others have tried to explain to me why this is a bad movie, but I still love it and watch it over and over. In fact, I'm going to say it loud and proud: I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!:D

[PR3SSUR3]

I wouldn't say I love it, and if I did I wouldn't have a problem with loving it, but Titanic is just fine for me.

The sets, the actors, the soundtrack, the running time... I like it all - especially when it's on telly at Christmas.

:cool:

[urgeok]

Originally posted by PR3SSUR3
I wouldn't say I love it, and if I did I wouldn't have a problem with loving it, but Titanic is just fine for me.

The sets, the actors, the soundtrack, the running time... I like it all - especially when it's on telly at Christmas.

:cool:

oh good lord .. i didnt see that coming ! :eek:

[PR3SSUR3]

I think sometimes it's okay to go along with the Hollywood (boat) ride - their ideals, morals, perceptions... the whole whack. Even a 'king of the world' prat like James Cameron.

'Easy Cinema': turn on, tune in and switch off.

So long as there's a 'difficult' dead Granny-raping German affair without subtitles to figure out for the main course.

:D

[urgeok]

Originally posted by PR3SSUR3
I think sometimes it's okay to go along with the Hollywood (boat) ride - their ideals, morals, perceptions... the whole whack. Even a 'king of the world' prat like James Cameron.

'Easy Cinema': turn on, tune in and switch off.

So long as there's a 'difficult' dead Granny-raping German affair without subtitles to figure out for the main course.

:D

i had a really tough time with it ..i loved the set design ....

and thats about it ..

i would have preferred a story that stuck to the survival on the sinking ship - not the big love story/bad guy junk that was thrown in .. it was just so ... top heavy - no pun intended.

nice to see david warner getting some work .. still menacing at his age - but he could do so much better..

[Elvis_Christ]

Originally posted by PR3SSUR3
switch off.


Thats what I do as soon as that pile of shit pops up on the screen. Well that and use some language that'd make Jesus cry and ruin his birthday. But each to their own :)

[PR3SSUR3]

It's interesting how Titanic provokes such spitting reaction.

Perhaps it is because [a] it is seen as a vehicle for a handsome actor, [b] because it is a love story or [c] because it doesn't feature any violence or 'dark' rock music.

These factors will never do in a horror forum.

;)

[Posher778]

devil's prey

[urgeok]

Originally posted by PR3SSUR3
It's interesting how [b]Titanic provokes such spitting reaction.

Perhaps it is because [a] it is seen as a vehicle for a handsome actor, because it is a love story or [c] because it doesn't feature any violence or 'dark' rock music.

These factors will never do in a horror forum.

;)

hell no man !

some of my favorite movies are old school romantic comedies and i'm more than happy to chat about them here ..

i pity anyone (or just blame it on youth) who sticks to the horror genre alone - that would be pathetic.

Titanic was just a bloated mess for me .. i didnt approach the film not wanting to like it - i just let it happen and it really hit me the wrong way ...

i didnt have fun, or find it clever ...

i think i feel the way about it that you do about a lot of the UK stuff you feel misrepresents your part of the world ..
well - in a way - but different :p

like Miami Vice .. i know at least 3 britts who rushed out to get those boxsets (you zwoti and our old bearded pal) and absolutely dig those shows ... when i always found them to be an embarrasment.

(i did like The Sweeny though :D)

for a guy who values risk taking in film i'm suprised you liked this one at all !

[zwoti]

Originally posted by urgeok
like Miami Vice .. i know at least 3 britts who rushed out to get those boxsets (you zwoti and our old bearded pal) and absolutely dig those shows ... when i always found them to be an embarrasment.

i hardly think the phrase "bearded pal" is hardly relevant

and i bought starsky & hutch, not miami vice :cool:

[urgeok]

Originally posted by zwoti
i hardly think the phrase "bearded pal" is hardly relevant

and i bought starsky & hutch, not miami vice :cool:

do those 2 hardleys cancel themselves out like a double negative ? :p

i thought you got miami vice for sure .. maybe it was Feral ?

[zwoti]

Originally posted by urgeok
do those 2 hardleys cancel themselves out like a double negative ? :p

i thought you got miami vice for sure .. maybe it was Feral ?

could be, he's a one :p

[Creeping-Death]

I have tons.. but for now:

Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Chopping Mall
Any movie that takes place in Tromaville (Toxic Avenger Baby!)
Night of the Creeps
and.... the winner:
You Got Served !

[1beastieibe]

R. L. Stine movies...you know goosebumps and nightmare room. It's the cheesiest of the cheese, but i still like em

[PR3SSUR3]

hell no man !

some of my favorite movies are old school romantic comedies and i'm more than happy to chat about them here ..

i pity anyone (or just blame it on youth) who sticks to the horror genre alone - that would be pathetic.

Titanic was just a bloated mess for me .. i didnt approach the film not wanting to like it - i just let it happen and it really hit me the wrong way ...

i didnt have fun, or find it clever ...

i think i feel the way about it that you do about a lot of the UK stuff you feel misrepresents your part of the world ..
well - in a way - but different

like Miami Vice .. i know at least 3 britts who rushed out to get those boxsets (you zwoti and our old bearded pal) and absolutely dig those shows ... when i always found them to be an embarrasment.

(i did like The Sweeny though )

for a guy who values risk taking in film i'm suprised you liked this one at all


I don't know, Titanic just sails along in its own inoffensive and blockbusting way. Of course it's riddled with trite Hollywood ideals and innacurate historical interpretations (guess some relatives linked to the ship might find this offensive), but unlike the challenging elements of underground exploitation cinema this can be enjoyed without the need to 'confront' the film.

I'll defend any man's right to switch off (no not the TV, comedians) and gaze idly at the box for a few hours while digesting his Christmas lunch - gimme Titanic over Harry Cunting Potter or Pearl Harbour any day.

Standout scenes: the ship going down, it breaking in two, the unfortunates crashing down and bouncing like ragdolls, and, especially, the eerie 'graveyard' where everyone is dead and floating.

Miami Vice is quality for its occasionally meaty storylines, cool music (where are you now Mr Hammer?) and nice atmospherics by Michael Mann.

The Sweeney is classic hardboiled British cop drama, like The Professionals (before it went a bit soft) and Juliet Bravo.

Er... scratch that last one...

:D

[tarcher80]

any jean claude van dam movie from the eighties and or low budget werewolf/killer shark movies... check out shark attack 3, it has the best line in any movie i've ever seen - some chick: "well, what do we do now?" some dude: "why don't i eat your pussy." that is comedy gold to me!

[urgeok]

Originally posted by PR3SSUR3
I don't know, Titanic just sails along in its own inoffensive and blockbusting way. Of course it's riddled with trite Hollywood ideals and innacurate historical interpretations (guess some relatives linked to the ship might find this offensive), but unlike the challenging elements of underground exploitation cinema this can be enjoyed without the need to 'confront' the film.

I'll defend any man's right to switch off (no not the TV, comedians) and gaze idly at the box for a few hours while digesting his Christmas lunch - gimme Titanic over Harry Cunting Potter or Pearl Harbour any day.

Standout scenes: the ship going down, it breaking in two, the unfortunates crashing down and bouncing like ragdolls, and, especially, the eerie 'graveyard' where everyone is dead and floating.

Miami Vice is quality for its occasionally meaty storylines, cool music (where are you now Mr Hammer?) and nice atmospherics by Michael Mann.

The Sweeney is classic hardboiled British cop drama, like The Professionals (before it went a bit soft) and Juliet Bravo.

Er... scratch that last one...

:D


re switching off .. as previously stated - i've taken a perverse liking to the latest Steven Segal efforts just to watch how they try in vain to hide how fat he is ..

(i will confess to liking harry potter movies though :))

pearl harbour was poop for sure ..

there is no doubt that titanic had some very effective moments .. my gripe was that had it just stuck to the actual reality of the events as they happened it would have been far more gripping.

the one moment in the film i really appreciated was when the people who made it to one end of the ship were hovering straight up in the air over everything below .. and one girl looked into the lead girls eyes as she was slipping ... and there was that crystal clear reality - understanding that they shared that the girl was going to die and there wasnt anything they could do about it ... and she quietly came to terms with it ...


it was a small moment but for me the most effective thing in the whole movie ..


and again.. i'm a big fan of David Warner so it was nice to see him ..

[urgeok]

i wanted to add .. that michael mann was a bad name in my house because of miami vice but i had to bite that down after he consitantly made films i really liked..(the Keep, Manhunter, thief)

[zwoti]

Originally posted by PR3SSUR3

The Sweeney is classic hardboiled British cop drama, like The Professionals (before it went a bit soft) and Juliet Bravo.

Er... scratch that last one...

:D

well is was going cheap in a sale..

http://www.dvdworld.co.uk/shopimages/products/normal/102715.JPG

[PR3SSUR3]

I don't remember her looking quite that hot.

Bet she's dirty.

:eek:

[zwoti]

Originally posted by PR3SSUR3
I don't remember her looking quite that hot.

Bet she's dirty.

:eek:

handcuffs - check

truncheon - check

:cool:

[_____V_____]

Action movies of the 80s, I really dug those mindless blam! blam! blam! stuff...like Chuck Norris's Invasion USA. :D

Then there was cheesy romantic comedies like The Love Bug...I remember the fuzzy wuzzy stuff in that movie.

And I know people ll jump my butt if I name this one, but I really liked Alien vs Predator. As much as everyone hates that movie, I like it, esp cuz I m a big fan of both franchises. The pacing and the plot sucked, but I really dig the action-sequences...

Urge, dont be disappointed in me now :(

[PR3SSUR3]

I know people ll jump my butt if I name this one


Well, liking the action in AVP isn't quite enough to get him to bugger you...





But it nearly is.

;)

[urgeok]

flowers and chocolates would definately seal the deal though !

[_____V_____]

for urge :-

http://www.india-gifts-mall.com/express-delivery/gif/teddychocoflower.jpg

:p


seriously though, what did you think of AvP? After all the hype, the studio did have the last say in the movie. Instead of a gore-filled Rated-R flick, we had a nice comic-book tale for kids. And to think they had given Alien AND Predator higher Ratings than AvP. :rolleyes:

[PR3SSUR3]

I must be the only one who hasn't seen it, and by the sounds of things I am right not to dirty my eyes.

Heavy CGI and RoboCop 3-style diluting of formally violent and blood-drenched characters?

Shudder.

[urgeok]

yeah .. i have to say that i wasnt a fan of AVP .. and this is coming from someone who liked alien 4 ...

i thought it did a disservice to both franchises.

its not so much what it was that was - but what it coul have been.
it was a wasted opportunity - not menacing or dark enough ...

i really didnt understand the choice of the sub arctic location .. i thought Hendrikson was wasted ...

just a lukewarm effort for something that could have been pretty cool.

[PR3SSUR3]

Did I hear suggestions that Alien Resurrection might not be appreciated in some quarters?

:eek:

[urgeok]

Originally posted by PR3SSUR3
Did I hear suggestions that Alien Resurrection might not be appreciated in some quarters?

:eek:


most people hated it .. i really liked it.

(that director can do no wrong in my eyes)

[PR3SSUR3]

Yes the fourth visionary director in the series - so much going on in AR.

City of Lost Children was a bit hard going, but very nice to look at.

[_____V_____]

After all that happened with Alien 3 (including the much publicised interference by the studios, swapping of directors, scripts, changes galore), it was a relief to see Jean Pierre Jeunet get his say in the 4th installment. And he didnt disappoint, IMO.

I recently downloaded all the (possible) scripts for Alien 3 which were written back then. Some of them were ludicrous, some really good. The best one had to be the one written by William Gibson, to be directed by Ridley Scott.

For those who might be interested in the Scott-Gibson version of Alien 3, click on this :-

Alien 3 - by Ridley Scott and William Gibson (http://ryanhornbeck.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=42&Itemid=1)

(be sure to read the convo between Bishop and Hicks at the climax)



Back to the topic of this thread, I loved all the jap Godzilla movies. Those were some interesting vs titles, like vs Mothra, vs Mechgodzilla, even vs King Kong. bleh, I loved em! :D

The Remains of the Day...everyone who watched it with me was bored beyond hell, but for some reason I liked it. The butler's point of view, aptly done by Anthony Hopkins...