Movies You Adore and Wish Your Loved Ones with Great Taste Didn't Detest.

[Zookeeper Joe]

The In-Laws (the original). Everyone I know HATES it. I could watch it 3 times in one sitting.

they should be carried away by los Jose Grecos de Muertos.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

I watched Water, loved it, and cried buckets. My boyfriend said it put him to sleep.

all my friends are put to sleep by Ingmar Bergman films.  specifically, Persona and Scenes from a Marriage (my two favorites).

[yesno]

I'm Not There.  It's just me and that woman.    

I don't think you really understand why that movie is terrible.

Ok, I've never seen it.

[Beth]

I remember there not being too big of a fondness for Be Kind, Rewind on this board and 'round the internets, but I just loved that movie

[jamesp]

I remember there not being too big of a fondness for Be Kind, Rewind on this board and 'round the internets, but I just loved that movie

It's one of my favorites of this year, and I too don't get the hate for it. It's a lot of fun.

I can understand people disliking Idiocracy, mainly because it has a very poor cast (Dax Shepherd & Luke Wilson) but I thought it was okay. Not as good as Office Space but good enough that Fox shouldn't have abandoned it with a small theatrical release.

I really enjoyed Breakdown (with Kurt Russell) and Unleashed (with Jet Li)  but I'm not sure how many people liked those.

[cutout]

I love Breaking the Waves but whenever I mention it, someone inevitably asks, "is that the one with Patrick Swayze and Keanu?"

[jbissell]

I remember there not being too big of a fondness for Be Kind, Rewind on this board and 'round the internets, but I just loved that movie

It's one of my favorites of this year, and I too don't get the hate for it. It's a lot of fun.

I can understand people disliking Idiocracy, mainly because it has a very poor cast (Dax Shepherd & Luke Wilson) but I thought it was okay. Not as good as Office Space but good enough that Fox shouldn't have abandoned it with a small theatrical release.

I liked Be Kind alot, but Gondry lost me when it turned into "let's put on a show".  The first half or so is definitely great though.  I haven't seen Idiocracy since it was in the theater but I thought it was pretty funny. I would argue that the cast is 100% perfect for the film. Dax is perfect as a total moron and Luke Wilson is the most average man on Earth.  Maya Rudolph was probably the weak link.

I love Breaking the Waves but whenever I mention it, someone inevitably asks, "is that the one with Patrick Swayze and Keanu?"

Breaking the Waves is one of the most depressing movie I have ever seen. Emily Watson is fantastic.

[jed]

I love Breaking the Waves

Me too.

[dave from knoxville]

Tres!

[Phantom Hugger]

  I hated Reservoir Dogs, plus anything Tarantino's done except Pulp Fiction. 

I have to get behind Jackie Brown as the only Tarantino movie that has some legs of its own, in spite of the chin behind (thankfully) the camera.

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

  I hated Reservoir Dogs, plus anything Tarantino's done except Pulp Fiction. 

I have to get behind Jackie Brown as the only Tarantino movie that has some legs of its own, in spite of the chin behind (thankfully) the camera.

You are 100% right.  I forgot about that.

Also, Dorvid, who doesn't like Amadeus?  I loved that movie.  Also, +1 for Idiocracy, and all Bergman, though I have to admit that I like the later films a little better.

[Pat K]

I'm Not There.  It's just me and that woman.   

I don't think you really understand why that movie is terrible.

Ok, I've never seen it.

I've seen it twice.....I've seen it twice.

[masterofsparks]

I love Jackie Brown. It's kind of amazing that Tarantino is responsible for it since it has none of the hallmarks of his other work. Maybe he should adapt more stuff by other people.

[Beth]

I love Breaking the Waves but whenever I mention it, someone inevitably asks, "is that the one with Patrick Swayze and Keanu?"

Break Point's not to bad either, for that matter. Actually, I kind of worship that movie.




On the subject of Tarantino, I've really liked all of his movies that I've seen so far.  Loved a few of them.

[Chris L]

I love Jackie Brown. It's kind of amazing that Tarantino is responsible for it since it has none of the hallmarks of his other work. Maybe he should adapt more stuff by other people.

The future likely holds more "homage," less adaptation:

I don’t want to be a professional. I’m not in the Directors Guild; I don’t want to be. I like holding on to my amateur status. I wanted to be a professional in all the right ways, but I didn’t want it ever to be a job. I even asked: “Would I die for Jackie Brown?” I would have died for Reservoir Dogs. I would have died getting a shot for Pulp Fiction. I don’t know if I would have died, would have thrown myself into that kind of harm’s way, for Jackie Brown, and that scared me a little bit. I think the reason was that that film was based on a novel; it wasn’t an original thing, born from me.

Does anyone know if Ringo Lam considers Reservoir Dogs to be an original thing, born from Tarantino?