txwhitedove
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Wed Jun-14-06 09:46 PM
Response to Original message |
| -What was a movie most people liked that you thought sucked? |
yurbud |
Jun-14-06 02:21 PM |
#0 |
 -
Rocky |
Archae |
Jun-14-06 09:25 PM |
#1 |
  -
Rocky Balboa (2006) |
baldguy |
Jun-15-06 09:07 PM |
#95 |
| -
Cider House Rules n/t |
fishwax |
Jun-14-06 09:36 PM |
#2 |
| -
I love the book but I can't stand the movie |
LynneSin |
Jun-19-06 04:19 PM |
#184 |
| -
Being There; All About Mary |
in search of sanity |
Jun-14-06 09:38 PM |
#3 |
| -
Crash. There were a lot of bad review here. |
kiraboo |
Jun-14-06 09:39 PM |
#4 |
| -
Like a lot of things about LA, critics said it was over the top, but... |
yurbud |
Jun-14-06 11:40 PM |
#16 |
| -
as did I |
WindRavenX |
Jun-14-06 11:42 PM |
#17 |
| -
I liked it a lot, too. I found myself "fighting" liking it at first. Then |
IsIt1984Yet |
Jun-14-06 11:50 PM |
#22 |
| -
Didn't you get that backwards? |
Nicole |
Jun-15-06 12:50 AM |
#32 |
| -
No, I was the confused one. See my other post |
kiraboo |
Jun-15-06 07:47 AM |
#44 |
| -
You don't like sex and car crashes? |
Kire |
Jun-15-06 09:12 PM |
#96 |
| -
Big boo-hiss to (scientologist) Paul Haggis for stealing that title nt |
Monkey see Monkey Do |
Jun-18-06 12:33 PM |
#174 |
| -
Top Gun, Last Samurai, Titanic, Gone With the Wind, ET, AI |
Rabrrrrrr |
Jun-14-06 09:43 PM |
#5 |
| -
to be fair, I think I am the only person on Earth who liked |
BigMcLargehuge |
Jun-14-06 10:09 PM |
#13 |
| -
NOPE, you're not! |
CaliforniaPeggy |
Jun-15-06 01:24 AM |
#39 |
| -
My husband and I liked it |
Nikia |
Jun-15-06 04:24 PM |
#76 |
| -
I loved it! |
Wetzelbill |
Jun-15-06 06:09 PM |
#81 |
| -
Napoleon Dynamite |
TimeChaser |
Jun-14-06 09:45 PM |
#6 |
| -
I couldn't watch it. |
Pithlet |
Jun-15-06 12:21 PM |
#59 |
| -
Thank you! |
cassandra uprising |
Jun-15-06 04:26 PM |
#77 |
| -
I concure,,,, |
WCGreen |
Jun-17-06 02:07 AM |
#143 |
| -
Agreed. nt |
blondeatlast |
Jun-17-06 03:34 PM |
#152 |
| -
Yeah... not so much. |
gmoney |
Jun-18-06 10:18 AM |
#169 |
| -
Yes, my school was obsessed as well. |
catbert836 |
Jun-18-06 08:54 PM |
#181 |
| -
Smokey and the Bandit |
txwhitedove |
Jun-14-06 09:46 PM |
#7 |
| -
Gosford Park |
u4ic |
Jun-14-06 09:49 PM |
#8 |
| -
Moulin Rogue, hated it. |
chimpsrsmarter |
Jun-14-06 09:55 PM |
#9 |
| -
unwatchable... |
gmoney |
Jun-18-06 10:19 AM |
#170 |
| -
Lost in Translation. |
asthmaticeog |
Jun-14-06 10:00 PM |
#10 |
| -
Oh yeah, beat me to it. |
IsIt1984Yet |
Jun-14-06 10:02 PM |
#11 |
| -
Wrong. |
whoisalhedges |
Jun-15-06 11:40 AM |
#53 |
| -
The ex-SNL comic has been consistently brilliant for a looong time. |
asthmaticeog |
Jun-15-06 11:56 AM |
#58 |
| -
Yes, he has. |
whoisalhedges |
Jun-15-06 01:14 PM |
#61 |
| -
Wellllll... |
asthmaticeog |
Jun-15-06 01:38 PM |
#62 |
| -
American Beauty, Hope Floats, The Notebook, Field of Dreams |
Glorfindel |
Jun-14-06 10:04 PM |
#12 |
| -
Might need some romance, hope, fantasy & dreams in your life... |
GreenTea |
Jun-19-06 06:30 PM |
#190 |
| -
Crying Game |
petersond |
Jun-14-06 11:09 PM |
#14 |
| -
Jaws. |
JudyM |
Jun-14-06 11:26 PM |
#15 |
| -
Wow. I had the opposite reaction. You liked ET MORE? |
yurbud |
Jun-14-06 11:47 PM |
#19 |
| -
No, not ET, though that was sweet for kids. |
JudyM |
Jun-14-06 11:52 PM |
#25 |
| -
of his later stuff, I'd say Color Purple & Shindler's list were good |
yurbud |
Jun-14-06 11:54 PM |
#26 |
| -
Raiders, Amistad and Minority Report were pretty good, too, I thought. |
JudyM |
Jun-15-06 09:21 AM |
#45 |
| -
Amistad was a mixed bag & I hated ending of Minority Report |
yurbud |
Jun-15-06 11:36 AM |
#52 |
| -
Gladiator.... |
Robeson |
Jun-14-06 11:44 PM |
#18 |
| -
It wasn't even a pale imitation of SPARTACUS (the homoerotic classic) |
yurbud |
Jun-14-06 11:51 PM |
#24 |
| -
Agreed. |
ceile |
Jun-19-06 04:56 PM |
#186 |
| -
The Gods Must Be Crazy |
auntAgonist |
Jun-14-06 11:48 PM |
#20 |
| -
I have to disagree. It was hilarious in some parts. |
RebelOne |
Jun-15-06 02:50 PM |
#74 |
| -
ET--the Extra Terrestrial scrotum |
yurbud |
Jun-14-06 11:49 PM |
#21 |
| -
I'll have to agree on that one, too.... |
Robeson |
Jun-14-06 11:54 PM |
#27 |
| -
Sure you're not thinking of Eddie Torres? |
Strawman |
Jun-16-06 01:19 PM |
#124 |
| -
Scrotum- head.... |
Jade Fox |
Jun-17-06 02:06 AM |
#142 |
| -
this would be at the top of my list |
hfojvt |
Jun-18-06 03:20 PM |
#176 |
| -
Forrest Gump |
conflictgirl |
Jun-14-06 11:50 PM |
#23 |
| -
I made it through just 30 minutes |
Skittles |
Jun-16-06 09:25 AM |
#109 |
| -
Agreed. It was little more than an aggrandizement of stupidity. |
Benfea |
Jun-18-06 03:28 PM |
#177 |
| -
Horrible movie. |
ceile |
Jun-19-06 04:56 PM |
#187 |
| -
another thought about Titanic |
Skittles |
Jun-14-06 11:58 PM |
#28 |
| -
Am I the only one who thought Leonardo DiCaprio looked like a chick? |
yurbud |
Jun-15-06 01:30 AM |
#40 |
| -
well, I thought he was cute |
Skittles |
Jun-16-06 09:24 AM |
#108 |
| -
ALL of John Hughes Teen Comedies of the 80's |
BigMcLargehuge |
Jun-15-06 12:00 AM |
#29 |
| -
I second that on the Hughes flicks. "Long Duk Dong" was offensive, too. |
Yollam |
Jun-18-06 07:15 AM |
#166 |
| -
The CAT in the HAT....what a disapointment... |
scoey1953 |
Jun-15-06 12:09 AM |
#30 |
| -
Did anyone actually like that movie? |
TimeChaser |
Jun-15-06 06:08 PM |
#80 |
| -
Go figure! My grandchildren did and so did I! We even have the DVD! |
Radio_Lady |
Jun-15-06 08:34 PM |
#92 |
| -
"The Fugitive". I don't think it SUCKED, so much as it was just "meh". |
Mayberry Machiavelli |
Jun-15-06 12:16 AM |
#31 |
| -
I second that |
MorningGlow |
Jun-15-06 10:44 AM |
#51 |
| -
Titanic |
Nicole |
Jun-15-06 12:53 AM |
#33 |
| -
21 grams. Sean Penn was phoning it in, Naomi Watts can't act, |
BlueIris |
Jun-15-06 01:04 AM |
#34 |
| -
I agree...the editing was too clever by far |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jun-15-06 09:31 AM |
#46 |
| -
*Exactly.* |
BlueIris |
Jun-15-06 07:21 PM |
#88 |
| -
fight club nt |
gordontron |
Jun-15-06 01:07 AM |
#35 |
| -
Madagascar. |
China_cat |
Jun-15-06 01:13 AM |
#36 |
| -
Something About Mary; any Star Wars movie; Citizen Kane |
StellaBlue |
Jun-15-06 01:21 AM |
#37 |
| -
Spiderman |
LSdemocrat |
Jun-15-06 01:23 AM |
#38 |
| -
The Matrix. Only the second movie that caused me to walk out. |
Vidar |
Jun-15-06 01:31 AM |
#41 |
| -
Walked out on that baby too.... |
Jade Fox |
Jun-17-06 02:09 AM |
#144 |
| -
Ugh, and HOW could I have forgotten "A Beautiful Mind"? |
BlueIris |
Jun-15-06 02:26 AM |
#42 |
| -
Forrest Gump. |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Jun-15-06 02:59 AM |
#43 |
| -
Star Wars, from soup to nuts |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jun-15-06 09:32 AM |
#47 |
| -
Waking Life |
RedStateShame |
Jun-15-06 09:33 AM |
#48 |
| -
Totally agreed. |
whoisalhedges |
Jun-15-06 11:43 AM |
#57 |
| -
Thirded. |
HughBeaumont |
Jun-16-06 11:35 AM |
#114 |
| -
Napoleon Dynamite & Sideways |
jane_pippin |
Jun-15-06 09:42 AM |
#49 |
| -
I liked Sideways, but not the evolution of Alexander Payne's work |
yurbud |
Jun-15-06 01:40 PM |
#63 |
| -
Whoa, I didn't know he did Citizen Ruth and Election. |
jane_pippin |
Jun-16-06 11:02 AM |
#113 |
| -
in my writing classes, they said it was diff. between naturalism and |
yurbud |
Jun-17-06 01:58 AM |
#139 |
| -
Although the ending was vague as to .... |
Zookeeper |
Jun-17-06 03:22 AM |
#146 |
| -
yeah, but it ended on a happy note instead of just stopping at him back |
yurbud |
Jun-17-06 03:14 PM |
#149 |
| -
Hated Sideways - that would be my #2 choice however.... |
smirkymonkey |
Jun-15-06 01:42 PM |
#64 |
| -
Hugh Grant as Tony Blair in love with a dumpy secretary? |
yurbud |
Jun-16-06 03:35 AM |
#107 |
| -
LOL! |
blondeatlast |
Jun-17-06 03:38 PM |
#153 |
| -
2001: A Space Odyssey |
gwbsamoron |
Jun-15-06 10:38 AM |
#50 |
| -
I didn't get that one either... Until, I read the book. |
Prag |
Jun-15-06 11:42 AM |
#56 |
| -
The thing about the book... |
catbert836 |
Jun-18-06 08:56 PM |
#182 |
| -
Fargo- I lived in Minn and couldn't get past the over-the-top |
HuskerDU |
Jun-15-06 11:40 AM |
#54 |
| -
Actually, when I visited the women's restroom after... |
Zookeeper |
Jun-15-06 06:42 PM |
#85 |
| -
I had a roommate from Upper Peninsula Michigan & he was WORSE |
yurbud |
Jun-16-06 11:58 PM |
#138 |
| -
Definitely Titanic.... |
SacredCow |
Jun-15-06 11:41 AM |
#55 |
| -
Trainspotting |
GloriaSmith |
Jun-15-06 12:26 PM |
#60 |
| -
I loved that movie! And I couldn't believe... |
Zookeeper |
Jun-15-06 06:35 PM |
#84 |
| -
"Reservoir Dogs", |
smitty |
Jun-15-06 01:55 PM |
#65 |
| -
"Why do I have to be Mr. Pink?" |
tjwash |
Jun-15-06 02:32 PM |
#71 |
| -
I watched some of the movies that inspired Tarantino--he transcribed |
yurbud |
Jun-15-06 06:03 PM |
#79 |
| -
Lol! Yeah, I think you're right about the "Tarantino Law"... |
Zookeeper |
Jun-17-06 03:27 AM |
#148 |
| -
So, you're referring to Kubrick's film from 1958? |
Zookeeper |
Jun-17-06 08:34 PM |
#155 |
| -
Unforgiven. |
Radio_Lady |
Jun-15-06 01:57 PM |
#66 |
| -
I also despised HIGH FIDELITY -- |
Radio_Lady |
Jun-15-06 01:58 PM |
#67 |
| -
Ditto on Unforgiven, and I usually love westerns. |
txwhitedove |
Jun-17-06 03:27 PM |
#151 |
| -
A Clockwork Orange. |
tjwash |
Jun-15-06 02:00 PM |
#68 |
| -
Titanic and Pretty Woman |
YankeyMCC |
Jun-15-06 02:00 PM |
#69 |
| -
The Shining AND Witches of Eastwick |
RedG1 |
Jun-15-06 02:23 PM |
#70 |
| -
I hated The Shining, too. After reading the book, I was really |
japple |
Jun-15-06 09:07 PM |
#94 |
| -
And Good Will Hunting |
MorningGlow |
Jun-15-06 02:37 PM |
#72 |
| -
ironic--movies written by fairly smart people, but when about smart |
yurbud |
Jun-15-06 04:21 PM |
#75 |
| -
Sleepless in Seattle |
scoey1953 |
Jun-15-06 02:48 PM |
#73 |
| -
Match Point |
Mz Pip |
Jun-15-06 04:44 PM |
#78 |
| -
Both Kill Bills were complete bloated egofests |
Wetzelbill |
Jun-15-06 06:12 PM |
#82 |
| -
The Aristocrats. |
Zookeeper |
Jun-15-06 06:32 PM |
#83 |
| -
I'd be curious to hear what you think of Sarah Silverman's movie |
yurbud |
Jun-16-06 03:32 AM |
#104 |
| -
Well, we didn't end up watching it last night... |
Zookeeper |
Jun-16-06 12:56 PM |
#120 |
| -
I won't ask for a review of that performance |
yurbud |
Jun-16-06 09:08 PM |
#134 |
| -
OK.... |
Zookeeper |
Jun-16-06 11:28 PM |
#136 |
| -
Mulholland Drive |
EstimatedProphet |
Jun-15-06 06:49 PM |
#86 |
| -
Gave up on it on DVD..... |
Jade Fox |
Jun-17-06 02:16 AM |
#145 |
| -
There never was a monster.. |
NeoConsSuck |
Jun-17-06 08:53 PM |
#156 |
| -
OH!!! Now I get it! It all makes sense! Lynch is a genius! |
EstimatedProphet |
Jun-19-06 04:16 PM |
#183 |
| -
Silencio!!! No hay banda!!! My partner and I will randomly scream |
Malikshah |
Jun-17-06 11:02 PM |
#160 |
| -
The Sound of Music. My niece has seen it 50 times. When I finally saw it |
patricia92243 |
Jun-15-06 07:06 PM |
#87 |
| -
I've still never seen it, but.... |
Zookeeper |
Jun-16-06 12:31 AM |
#100 |
| -
singing nazis is boring? Christopher Plummer, usually the psychotic |
yurbud |
Jun-16-06 03:28 AM |
#102 |
| -
Life is Beautiful... |
Ojai Person |
Jun-15-06 07:42 PM |
#89 |
| -
When Jerry Lewis dies, they are going to release his movie about |
yurbud |
Jun-16-06 03:34 AM |
#105 |
| -
It came out a week or so ago that Jack Abramoff (!) was involved in an |
Monkey see Monkey Do |
Jun-16-06 10:16 AM |
#112 |
| -
?!!!!!!!!!? |
Crab Nebula |
Jun-16-06 02:15 PM |
#125 |
| -
It's called "The Day the Clown Cried" |
Monkey see Monkey Do |
Jun-16-06 09:00 PM |
#133 |
| -
I heard it was the other way around |
LynneSin |
Jun-19-06 04:23 PM |
#185 |
| -
Pretty Woman, Jerry Maguire, The Matrix |
Dulcinea |
Jun-15-06 08:09 PM |
#90 |
| -
I didn't get pretty woman either--that happens everyday in Beverly Hills |
yurbud |
Jun-16-06 03:30 AM |
#103 |
| -
I'm totally with you |
stanwyck |
Jun-17-06 11:16 PM |
#162 |
| -
Forrest Gump |
bigwillq |
Jun-15-06 08:12 PM |
#91 |
| -
Independence Day |
Maestro |
Jun-15-06 09:02 PM |
#93 |
| -
watch carefully near end, one of the crashed saucers has flames that don't |
yurbud |
Jun-16-06 03:35 AM |
#106 |
| -
Oh man, that is funny. |
Maestro |
Jun-16-06 09:43 AM |
#111 |
| -
Howard Stern used to talk about it, and old time celeb confirmed |
yurbud |
Jun-16-06 08:36 PM |
#129 |
| -
it just looks like a matte painting in the background |
yurbud |
Jun-17-06 01:59 AM |
#140 |
| -
Moonraker |
HypnoToad |
Jun-15-06 09:18 PM |
#97 |
| -
It's not good, but it's kind of the peak of 007 gadgetry |
yurbud |
Jun-16-06 03:26 AM |
#101 |
| -
I like Moonraker as the best Bond parody ever made |
LSdemocrat |
Jun-19-06 10:07 PM |
#194 |
| -
"Close Encounters of the Third Kind", but I know I'm definitely in the |
readermostly |
Jun-15-06 09:31 PM |
#98 |
| -
My biggest problem with Close Encounters is |
Love Bug |
Jun-16-06 02:55 PM |
#128 |
| -
Crash!!! |
haf216 |
Jun-15-06 09:44 PM |
#99 |
| -
I totally agree |
DinoBoy |
Jun-17-06 03:26 AM |
#147 |
| -
American Beauty |
MsAnthropy |
Jun-16-06 09:27 AM |
#110 |
| -
I thought it was crap too |
devilgrrl |
Jun-16-06 11:42 AM |
#115 |
| -
Sideways |
Radical Activist |
Jun-16-06 11:44 AM |
#116 |
| -
We could be here all deigh. |
HughBeaumont |
Jun-16-06 11:51 AM |
#117 |
| -
I agree with all four of the OP's choices. n/t |
kiraboo |
Jun-16-06 11:52 AM |
#118 |
| -
The English Patient |
Yollam |
Jun-16-06 12:05 PM |
#119 |
| -
THE ENGLISH PATIENT |
Karenca |
Jun-17-06 11:49 PM |
#164 |
| -
There's Something About Mary |
bertha katzenengel |
Jun-16-06 01:02 PM |
#121 |
| -
Androgynous people can't have opposite-sex relationships? |
bertha katzenengel |
Jun-16-06 01:03 PM |
#122 |
| -
I would not deprive Leo of his choice of partners regardless of what |
yurbud |
Jun-16-06 08:39 PM |
#130 |
| -
Fargo. |
Brigid |
Jun-16-06 01:07 PM |
#123 |
| -
Bullets over Broadway. |
Midlodemocrat |
Jun-16-06 02:21 PM |
#126 |
| -
As Good As It Gets |
Love Bug |
Jun-16-06 02:37 PM |
#127 |
| -
The Squid & The Whale |
otohara |
Jun-16-06 08:39 PM |
#131 |
| -
One more for Titantic. Horrible acting. n/t |
Misskittycat |
Jun-16-06 08:49 PM |
#132 |
| -
Field of Dreams |
NewJeffCT |
Jun-16-06 09:51 PM |
#135 |
| -
Pulp Fiction |
MrsGrumpy |
Jun-16-06 11:29 PM |
#137 |
| -
Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
Hardrada |
Jun-17-06 02:05 AM |
#141 |
| -
Good Will Hunting....I couldn't stand this movie n/t |
TK421 |
Jun-17-06 03:21 PM |
#150 |
| -
The Wizard of Oz |
Arkham House |
Jun-17-06 06:57 PM |
#154 |
| -
The Lord of the Rings |
Ava |
Jun-17-06 09:11 PM |
#157 |
| -
Now you're just being contrary.... |
Malikshah |
Jun-17-06 11:03 PM |
#161 |
| -
It was so fine and artsy to like Ingmar Bergman flicks |
Hardrada |
Jun-17-06 10:19 PM |
#158 |
| -
What are some subtle observations about "The Seventh Seal" |
MikeDuffy |
Jun-19-06 11:56 PM |
#197 |
| -
"The Sound Of Music" |
mac56 |
Jun-17-06 10:43 PM |
#159 |
| -
Fargo - pointless. The Silence of the Lambs - icky. Citizen Kane - boring. |
bob_weaver |
Jun-17-06 11:27 PM |
#163 |
| -
I'm with the OP |
sonoradesertdem |
Jun-18-06 12:06 AM |
#165 |
| -
Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
Iniquitous Bunny |
Jun-18-06 08:10 AM |
#167 |
| -
"Out of Africa." nt |
Catfight |
Jun-18-06 09:07 AM |
#168 |
| -
A Walk to Remember... |
kryckis |
Jun-18-06 11:10 AM |
#171 |
| -
Jacob's Ladder |
Rob H. |
Jun-18-06 11:38 AM |
#172 |
| -
"Bridges of Madison County", "Cold Mountain" |
nytemare |
Jun-18-06 12:22 PM |
#173 |
| -
Caddyshack |
long_green |
Jun-18-06 02:58 PM |
#175 |
| -
Gangs of New York. Also Braveheart. |
Dangerously Amused |
Jun-18-06 05:53 PM |
#178 |
| -
Mr Smith Goes To Washington |
long_green |
Jun-18-06 07:40 PM |
#179 |
| -
You Have To Be Kidding?!?! |
Dinger |
Jun-19-06 09:43 PM |
#193 |
| -
Couldn't even sit through An English Patient |
mvd |
Jun-18-06 08:49 PM |
#180 |
| -
Dracula |
ceile |
Jun-19-06 04:58 PM |
#188 |
| -
Pulp Fiction. |
blondeatlast |
Jun-19-06 06:02 PM |
#189 |
| -
Recently; Anchorman & 40 year Old Virgin |
GreenTea |
Jun-19-06 06:31 PM |
#191 |
| -
ET - |
sendero |
Jun-19-06 09:00 PM |
#192 |
| -
E. T. |
StephenB48 |
Jun-19-06 10:12 PM |
#195 |
| -
Brokeback Mountain was boring. |
WeRQ4U |
Jun-19-06 10:12 PM |
#196 |
Printer-friendly format
Email this thread to a friend
Bookmark this thread