Movies I Hate That Everyone Else Loves
You've seen my list of movies I love that everyone else hates, now here's a list of some popular/overrated movies that I personally DESPISE.
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- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsMax RecordsCatherine O'HaraForest WhitakerYearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.This story was one of my favorite books as a kid, so when I heard that they were making a movie version with puppets, costumes and practical effects, my heart literally pounded with excitement! I became even more excited from all the positive publicity it was starting to get, I remember one reviewer even compared it to "The Neverending Story" and "The Dark Crystal". Though I was unable to see it in the theater, I did manage to rent it from my middle school library, and when I finally watched it, the result was a COLOSSAL disappointment.
This was one of the most mopey and boring movies I have EVER seen in my life. The set designs look empty and unimaginative, there's no real moral or lesson to be learned by the end of the movie, and the Wild Things themselves (with the exception of K.W.) have almost no personalities, and are constantly depressed for no damn reason!
I get why people enjoy this film, because it tries to explore the human emotions of a child through imaginary creatures. However, I think Pixar did a much better job at that with 'Inside Out'. - DirectorGeorge MillerWarren ColemanJudy MorrisStarsElijah WoodBrittany MurphyHugh JackmanInto the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!I actually have kind of a love/hate relationship with this movie, but it leans more towards that hate side. The animation is nice and Robin Williams has a lot of great lines, but the story is a muddled mess.
It starts off with Mumble (played by Elijah Wood) struggling to fit in with the other Emperor penguins because he's the only one in his colony who can't sing, and then tries dancing instead. Sounds like a very simple story, but then we get a subplot of Mumble trying to fit in with a group of Adelie penguins who also enjoy dancing, then we get ANOTHER subplot involving an environmental crisis, in which Mumble and all the other penguins must save their home from humans by....dancing.
Yeah....now you know the major problem I have with this movie.
Look, I don't mind movies that try to send out an environmental message occasionally, but the whole "save the environment" conflict in 'Happy Feet' is quickly resolved in such a simple and anti-climactic way, it makes all the damage caused by the humans in the movie seem not that much of a threat. I mean, I know that this is a kid's movie, but environmental destruction IS an actual problem in real life, so I really don't think it's a good idea to teach kids that environment issues can magically be solved by dancing penguins. - DirectorTommy O'HaverStarsAnne HathawayHugh DancyCary ElwesElla is under a spell to be constantly obedient, a fact she must hide from her new stepfamily in order to protect the prince of the land, her friend for whom she's falling.I never liked this movie ever since it first came out. It's been years since I've read the book, but...let's just say that the book is way better than the movie.
- DirectorGary WinickStarsJennifer GarnerMark RuffaloJudy GreerUnpopular schoolgirl Jenna Rink makes an unusual wish on her birthday. Miraculously, her wish comes true and the 13-year-old Jenna wakes up the next day as a 30-year-old woman.Same scenario as '17 Again', but in reverse. I do like Jennifer Garner, but her talent is completely wasted in this movie. I feel like this was only made to cash in on the modest success of 'Freaky Friday', which came out a year prior to this film.
And you know what? This film ALSO has a pedophile joke, which involves a middle aged man doing a striptease for Jennifer Garner IN HIS OFFICE! Why are people always trying squeeze in incest and pedophile jokes in these kind of comedies?? They're not funny, they're disgusting, and horrifying! Do these filmmakers know that people who become victims of pedophiles, incest, or any kind of sexual abuse often get TRAUMATIZED from those incidents?!! - DirectorMark RosmanStarsHilary DuffChad Michael MurrayJennifer CoolidgeRoutinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Samantha Montgomery is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the school's Halloween dance.While this movie's not exactly a critical hit like most of the other movies on this list, it still has plenty of rabid fangirls that will defend this thing to NO end! Now, I love Hilary Duff, I really do, but ever since she stopped doing 'Lizzie McGuire' she's been doing a lot of terrible movies, including this one.
So why do I hate this movie so much? Well for starters, it's 'Cinderella in High School' (that's never a good sign), and for a movie that takes place in modern times, Sam (our lead heroine) is a complete doormat. She never calls someone for help when her step family's abusing her, and what's worse, her co-workers at the diner never even bother to stand up for her until THE CLIMAX OF THE MOVIE! The stepsisters act like unrealistic cartoon bullies, and the guy who's suppose to be Sam's love interest is a complete stalker, who puts up wanted posters of her all over the school as if she was a lost dog or something!
I've hated this movie ever since I was a teen. It's stupid, it's unrealistic, and it's insulting to preteen girls. What more can I say? - DirectorPhil LordChristopher MillerStarsAnna FarisBill HaderBruce CampbellA local scientist is often regarded as a failure until he invents a machine that can make food fall from the sky. But little does he know that things are about to take a turn for the worst.Now I never understood the hype for this movie at all. I mean, I know it was based on a book, but from what I've heard, the book is absolutely nothing like the movie.
The characters in this movie are either really annoying or extremely bland, and the human animation is very derpy and rubbery looking. The only memorable thing about this movie was the raining food, but the story and characters are so just bland and uninteresting, that I hardly give a sh!t.
It's not the "worst" animated film out there, but it's very boring and overrated. I haven't seen the sequel yet, but with the nonchalant reaction I had towards the first movie, I won't be, anytime soon. - DirectorBurr SteersStarsZac EfronMatthew PerryLeslie MannMike O'Donnell is ungrateful for how his life turned out. He gets a chance to rewrite his life when he tried to save a janitor near a bridge and jumped after him into a time vortex.Now this movie is just...DISTURBING! I don't how this thing even got greenlit in the first place! First off, we already had a film called '17 Again' starring Tia, Tamara and Taj Mowry, and it was much better than this vile trash. I have nothing against Zac Efron, but his acting ranges from acceptable (like in 'Hairspray') to downright mediocre (like in the 'High School Musical' trilogy). This however, might be Zac Efron at his worst.
The movie basically starts off with the main character being miserable with his current life, because he wasn't able to do all the cool stuff he wanted to do as a teen. Then the movie decides to rip off 'It's a Wonderful Life' by having the main character save a man from jumping off of a bridge, only to have himself trip over the rails and fall into a time vortex (I'm not even kidding about that part), which magically reverts him back into a 17-year old boy. Do you see the problems with this movie yet?
But wait, it gets better. While trapped inside his teenage body, the main character pretends to be a student at his daughter's high school, and not only does his daughter fall for him, SHE TRIES TO HAVE SEX WITH HIM AT ONE POINT TOO! And to make things even more creepy, the main character also tries to seduce his wife WHILE STILL STUCK IN THAT TEENAGE BODY!
This movie tries so hard to reach for shock value in order to be funny, it ends up being a sick, perverted fantasy with incest, pedophilia, and even attempted rape. That's NOT you do a teen comedy, Hollywood! - DirectorHayato DateStarsJunko TakeuchiChie NakamuraToshiyuki MorikawaNaruto and Sakura are captured in a parallel world by Madara, who's intentions are to steal the Nine Tails from Naruto.This movie pisses me off especially, because it had SO MUCH potential. I was actually intrigued by the idea of Naruto bonding with his parents in an ideal parallel universe, but the movie COMPLETELY spoils that within the first few minutes. Sakura starts acting like a selfish bitch, because she wasn't born into a prestigious clan like most of her friends were (I say 'most' because as far as I remember, Rock Lee wasn't born into a prestigious clan either, but I guess there'd be no movie if Sakura had realized that). So what does she do? She runs away from home in a huff, forces Naruto to go out on a pity date with her, and tells him how his life is "so much better, since he doesn't have any parents".
Wow, Sakura...just wow.
Don't get me wrong, Sakura is actually one of my favorite characters in the manga, because she started out as an annoying character in the first 5 volumes, and gradually became much more interesting and likable since the Chuunin Exams arc. This movie however, does a complete 180 on her character and makes her seem MORE irritating and unlikable than at the start of the manga.
Unfortunately, Sakura's not the only character who suffers this treatment in RTN. Iruka also lashes out at Naruto in the beginning for wishing that his parents were still around, which is exactly the complete opposite of Iruka in the manga. Then after Madara transports Sakura and Naruto into the genjutsu world, Sakura's suddenly happy because her parents are dead in this new universe. ARE YOU F-CKING KIDDING ME?!! Sakura was an expert on genjutsu in the manga, but this movie expects me to believe she can be taken in by it, because her parents are gone and Sasuke's now flirting with her?! BULLSH!T. The only good thing I got from this POS, was seeing Naruto interact more with his parents (even if his parents are just genjutsu versions of themselves in this film). Menma was also a very interesting character, but he wasn't in the movie long enough to leave an impact.
Apparently, this was the first Naruto movie Kishimoto was involved in, but the screenplay itself was written by Yuka Miyata, and frankly, Yuka is part of the reason why this movie sucks. You see, Yuka Miyata is known for writing some of the WORST Shippuden fillers in recent memory, including 'Road to Tenten', the 1-hour 'Mecha-Naruto' special, and that filler about Karin's childhood (which includes a scene in which Karin is almost sexually assaulted by a random ninja from the Grass Village, I really wish I was making this up). - DirectorDavid YatesStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintWith their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.This movie was just DISAPPOINTING! I have never been bored or frustrated with a Harry Potter movie until this one. 'Goblet of Fire' was nothing special, but it had its moments. This film however, was a BORE, and a complete deviation from, not only the previous films, but its book counterpart as well.
The tone has completely shifted from an epic, dark fantasy, to a sophomoric college comedy. Not only that, but Miss Umbridge was completely watered down in this movie! In the book, she's the type of cheerful, cutesy villain who slowly becomes more darker and frightening as plot intensifies (think Annie Wilks from 'Misery'). Stephen King even considered Miss Umbridge to be "the most terrifying villain in fiction since Hannibal Lector". That's how evil book Umbridge is.
Movie Umbridge is nothing more than a snooty Sunday School teacher, who doesn't inspire any of the fear that book Umbridge inspired.
There's also no action until the last 20 minutes of the movie, which makes for a boring Harry Potter film. - DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGordon MacRaeGloria GrahameGene NelsonIn Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies.I really wanted to like this movie, as I'm a big fan of classic musicals, but 'Oklahoma!' just didn't work for me. The story basically centers around a cowboy look-a-like named Curly, who asks his love interest Milly to be his date at the town's "lunch social", but despite being in love with Curly, Milly decides to do the stupid thing and ask her creepy stalker, Judd, to go with her instead, but then regrets her decision and ends up with Curly in the end. That's it, that's the entire damn plot of this movie.
Now, there are some nice song and dance numbers here and there, but the plot is so dull, and the two leads are incredibly stupid and unlikable, it's hard for me to be invested in a musical like this.