ever watch a movie that everyone raves about and just think "wtf?!"

[billbuckner]

For me, it's Avatar. That was a huge waste of time for me. And it beat out Hurt Locker for Best Picture? I don't get it.

I liked Avatar much more than Hurt Locker. Avatar at least had some great visuals. HL seemed to go nowhere.

[billbuckner]

Crash

Worst movie I've ever seen

[umjewman]

Agree. The only appeal I can see is to immature teenagers who have never picked up a history book.

Edited to add: Present company excluded, Revo!

I loved Inglorious Basterds. I'm not a teenager, but I'm certainly immature. I have also picked up (and read!) a history book.

Agreed on Crash - I didn't understand what people liked about that.

For me it's Lost in Translation. Everyone seemed to love that movie but I was really bored.

Avatar was cool with the visuals, but I thought the movie itself was atrocious.

[revo]

For me, it's Avatar. That was a huge waste of time for me. And it beat out Hurt Locker for Best Picture? I don't get it.

Hurt Locker actually won Best Picture, FYI.

As far as Inglorious Basterds, I loved the whole "feared" Jewish Death Squad and how they took down most of the Nazi Party. I recommended this movie to my mom, who surprisingly enough, also loved it. Maybe it's a Jewish thing.

[billbuckner]

Hurt Locker actually won Best Picture, FYI.

As far as Inglorious Basterds, I loved the whole "feared" Jewish Death Squad and how they took down most of the Nazi Party. I recommended this movie to my mom, who surprisingly enough, also loved it. Maybe it's a Jewish thing.

Last I checked I was Jewish.

I did like the Jewish death squad angle, but it wasn't on screen enough. I thought the Shoshana thread dragged ass.

[senorsheep]

Moulin Rouge. Utterly horrific sh!te. If this doesn't make your testicles shrink, you are not a man.

[Gregg]

Spinal Tap...just didn't think it was funny. I gave it two chances.

Will not need to see Inglorious Bastards again.

Being John M....hated it.

Avatar- didn't see it and really have no desire to.

[billbuckner]

Moulin Rouge. Utterly horrific sh!te. If this doesn't make your testicles shrink, you are not a man.

How were you roped into seeing that in the first place?

[senorsheep]

How were you roped into seeing that in the first place?

The same way any of us gets roped into it...

[billbuckner]

I see you included the anus

[senorsheep]

I see you included the anus

Any man who sits through Moulin Rouge has every right to demand anal.

[revo]

Spinal Tap...just didn't think it was funny. I gave it two chances.

One of my all-time favorites. Although I admit I don't find much of the Christopher Guest mockumentaries to be very funny.

[DMT]

Worst movie I've ever seen

Not sure I'd go that far, but it's definitely the most overrated movie I can think of. We've discussed this before b/c it has its fans, but I agree it was drek. Best picture?!?! Totally ridiculous.

ETA: bb was referring to Crash

[swampdragon]

I saw Blue Velvet in previews a week before it came out. The entire audience (myself included) found it dreadful.


I also second "Meet the Parents" version 1 or 2 or 3 and any more as dreck
"Something about Mary" was wretched too

[Cobain's Ghost]

A Clockwork Orange is very close to 2001 for being my favorite movie ever. Apparently I like Stanley Kubrick movies a lot.

i like "clockwork orange" and "the shining" a lot. i wouldn't say i didn't like "2001" - i just don't think i processed it all in one viewing. maybe it's a film you gotta watch a few time to absorb it all, like "donnie darko."