movies you hated but now love

[leezuki]

hey guys, dont think there is a thread of this.
which movies have you hated, then grown on you and became favorite movies.

eraserhead i hated first couple times,but more i watched it the more i loved it.
tetsuo ironman, reminded me a little like eraserhead, but i hated this movie for a long time but became a personal fave of mine in the end.

love to hear some of yours cheers.

[The Villain]

I didn't like Underworld and Boogeyman the first time I saw them but after watching them again I actually found myself enjoying them. I wouldn't say I love them or anything but I lije them alright now

[leezuki]

I didn't like Underworld and Boogeyman the first time I saw them but after watching them again I actually found myself enjoying them. I wouldn't say I love them or anything but I lije them alright now

i watched boogeyman when it first came out and dint think much to it neither, but was thinking of watching it again myself. i never liked underworld.

[Toadliquor]

When I first watched Halloween 3 on video, and I realized that Michael Myers was not going to be making an appearance, I HATED it! I felt so cheated! It was a complete bait and switch! I wanted Michael Myers and all I got was a stretched out episode of rockford files, or other old private investigator show. A few years ago, I watched it for shits and giggles and I really appreciated it. there's a whole sociological message to it, like The Stuff or a Cronenberg flick.

[kangas]

Yeah, Halloween 3 is definitely one of those that is MUCH better--should simply have been released as "Season of the Witch" and it would have done well I think. People expectations for Michael Myers really killed it.

I also was disappointed in "They Live" when I first saw it, but now really like it.

[Toadliquor]

I also was disappointed in "They Live" when I first saw it, but now really like it. I refused to even give "They Live" a chance. I'm supposed to watch a movie and take it seriously that stars Rowdy ROddy Piper? no thanks! but I finally watched it last summer and was kicking myself for not watching it earlier. It was such an amazing movie, even if Rowdy Roddy was in it.

[Zombie369]

When I first watched the remake of Dawn of the Dead and Land of the Dead I hated both of them, but now they're two of my favorite zombie movies.

I originally didn't like the remake of Dawn of the Dead because of the anti-homosexual message during one scene where a guy on TV was saying that the zombie outbreak was judgment day and that basically God was punishing humans for (among other things) allowing people to have men-on-men relationships. But now I just tell myself that that scene was just one way of interpreting the zombie outbreak and that it doesn't reflect the views of all the characters (and even one of the characters was gay).

And I originally didn't like Land of the Dead because it was a farcry from George A. Romero's previous zombie films which were all strictly horror movies, and Land of the Dead seemed more like a campy apocalyptic action movie. However over time I've started getting more into campy action movies and back when I used to play video games I loved this apocalyptic game called Fallout 3 which had a settlement called Tenpenny Tower which was inspired by Fiddler's Green from this movie. So now I really like this movie too.

[Rela1024]

I hated Hellraiser but since I've watched some of the other Hellraisers I've grown to like the first one more...

[xX_StarChild_Xx]

I was really disappointed in Bride of Chucky when I first saw it. Since then though, I've come to really appreciate the comedic elements of it and now watch it at least once a month.

[The Horror fan]

Halloween 3 as well for me and Land of the Dead as well, I am sure there more, i can't think of them at the moment!

[metternich1815]

Yeah, Halloween 3 is definitely one of those that is MUCH better--should simply have been released as "Season of the Witch" and it would have done well I think. People expectations for Michael Myers really killed it.

I have to agree. That film is my least favorite in that series because it feels like a cheat. If you knock off Halloween III however, it is actually a really good movie. I definitely agree they should have just released it as Season of the Witch. As for the topic, there are no horror films that I can think of that I hated when I first saw them, but love now.

[xX_StarChild_Xx]

I hated Hellraiser but since I've watched some of the other Hellraisers I've grown to like the first one more...

Considering that from halfway through part III and onward, they're pretty shitty. The first two are akin to a Ingmar Bergman film comparatively. lol

[metternich1815]

Considering that from halfway through part III and onward, they're pretty shitty. The first two are akin to a Ingmar Bergman film comparatively. lol

Personally, I loved the first one. Thought the second one was really good, but not near as good as the first. The third one was pretty good, I would say about as good as the second (I especially like when Pinhead goes into the church, that is pretty funny). As for the rest, they are not really that good, I still watch them from time to time though. I will say the exception would be Inferno, which I thought was really good.

[xX_StarChild_Xx]

I loved the first two. Especially the second one. The special effects were awesome, and the visual motif was perfect. The third one was okay, all of Pinheads lines were awesome, but it fell into absurdity in its last half hour which was a bit inconsistent in my eyes. From there on, it just got worse and worse. I think that Inferno would have faired better if it were a standalone film, not linked in any way to the Hellraiser series. Alot like Halloween III.

[metternich1815]

I loved the first two. Especially the second one. The special effects were awesome, and the visual motif was perfect. The third one was okay, all of Pinheads lines were awesome, but it fell into absurdity in its last half hour which was a bit inconsistent in my eyes. From there on, it just got worse and worse. I think that Inferno would have faired better if it were a standalone film, not linked in any way to the Hellraiser series. Alot like Halloween III.

I definitely agree that Hellraiser III was sort of on a different plain than the first two. I think what I liked most about the third film was Pinhead's lines. I agree about what you said about Inferno, but I will say that I really do enjoy Inferno. Honestly, when I watch Halloween III, I just try to forget that it is in the Halloween series. I do the same with Inferno.

[xX_StarChild_Xx]

I still have Inferno in my collection (it came in a 3 pack with III and Bloodlines) so I'll definitely re-watch it sometime.