Films that were lauded when they came out but turns out they were absolute shite

[weebil64]

Two hours worth of story crammed into five and a half hours, that labours under the illusion that Uma Thurman just has to walk in front of the camera and magic happens, unaccountably told out of sequence trying to be clever (except you're not going to show us the end of the revenge story yet are you? No.), instead of a story it's a set of needless references to old cheap films that at least didn't spend hours pretending to be a lot more important than they are, a f***ing SHITE unnecessary animé sequence, and not one moment of the great dialogue or characterisation you actually watch a Tarantino film for. The Emperor's New Yellow Bruce Lee Tracksuit.

It can fuck right off. Especially volume 2.

But at least it's not Death Proof.
Also



American Hustle

All about opinions. I love it, and sneakily like Deathproof, a bit.

 

[Cockney Mackem]

The Breakfast Club (as soon as you are over 16)

 

[Bamber]

Furious 7 - so much hype just because Paul Walker died

 

[Gordon Ottershaw]

All of the James Dean films.

 

[Copalis]

The Royal Tenenbaums - fuck me, what a pile of overrated, unfunny, boring shite that is. I don't care if it's wes anderson with a great cast and is considered to be quirky and clever by simpering film critics probably too scared to call it what it is - if a film can disappear up it's own arse, then this did.

 

[Deleted member 35145]

All of the James Bond films

 

[gegsongegsonlegs]

How about this one? All that talk of how they used a 'de-ageing' process to make the cast look younger, but it's for nothing if you still move like you're pushing 80.

Mir was at that point I turned it off.. absolute shite!!

It was at that point I turned it off.. absolute shite!!

 

[Lester Ballard]

No Country For Old Men

You have got to be f***ing joking

 

[Dave Herbal]

Blair Witch
Gladiator (I know I’m the only one who thinks this though)
Any of the Lord of the Rings

So what you’re really saying here is that you’ve never read the books, isn’t it?

 

[Biffo The Bear]

How about this one? All that talk of how they used a 'de-ageing' process to make the cast look younger, but it's for nothing if you still move like you're pushing 80.

Reading Jap's mail that is exactly the scene i thought of. How they allowed that to stay in the film is beyond me.

 

[PTR]

Everyone now agree with me then.
For all the star wars prequels were a little disappointing, the recent sequel trilogy were far, far worse.

 

[Biffo The Bear]

I wondered where they came from. But I’ve forgotten already.


...for Maureen OHara

A very, very beautiful woman.

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[zinedine]

Waterworld.
Battlefield Earth.

 

[42]

4 weddings

There seems to be loads naming films that were absolutely panned upon release
Post ^^^ as prime example

 

[Tex]

Eh? Battlefield Earth was never lauded by anyone, ever. It was a laughing stock from the moment it was committed to celluloid.

Edit - forgot to quote, but what he ^^ said!

 

[rockaway]

The Shape of Water

Loved the set, the designers did a mint job... but don’t get why it was lauded.

 

[Bamber]

The Shape of Water

Loved the set, the designers did a mint job... but don’t get why it was lauded.

I reckon most people liked it because Sally Hawkins got her fanny out in it

 

[Suspender Sue]

The Force Awakens
The Last Jedi
Avatar

The Last Jedi was the worst of all nine films. 2.5 hours of my life I'll never get back.

I'll throw in Waterwold and 2012 as other examples of total crud.

 

[chriswallace85]

The Last Jewish was the worst of all nine films. 2.5 hours of my life I'll never get back.

Adolf liked it.

 

[Jap Stammer]

The Last Jewish was the worst of all nine films. 2.5 hours of my life I'll never get back.

Oy vey!