What's the worst movie someone with seemingly good taste convinced you to watch?

[LaraMN]

My best friend knows me well, and she usually offers good suggestions for movie viewing.
She told me that Nacho Libre was "hilarious."
It was decidedly. not.
I'm not sure I can be friends with her anymore. It was a pretty substantial misjudgment on her part.

:P

[DS1]

1. Pulp Fiction

[LaraMN]

2. I'm generally iffy on watching anything with John Travolta.

:scared:

[DS1]

4. Triple score for Grease

:puke:

[LaraMN]

9. Certain members of my husband's family are fond of singing Grease tunes.

Certain members of his family are also above the age of twelve and like to watch the Little Mermaid and Anne of Green Gables ad nauseum.

[MysticalChicken]

34. Aw, I love that movie!

I've lost count as to how many times I've seen it.

[Alexander]

48. What's wrong with Pulp Fiction?

I thought it was quite a good movie.

[Mad_Dem_X]

99. I hear ya

I have a very good friend who has shitty taste in movies. He convinced me to watch that one, as well as "Wild At Heart" and "Blue Velvet." I should never trust him again with regard to films.

[sendero]

113. Folks...

....look for different things in movies and music. I happen to like both of those, but I can see how they might not fit everyone's taste.

[BlooInBloo]

100. Wow. If that's the *worst*, then you're not doing too badly.

[MonkeyFunk]

3. Lost in Translation

[LaraMN]

10. I couldn't dig Bill Murray in that one.

I just couldn't.

[tk2kewl]

44. BORE.....ing!

:boring:

[Alexander]

49. Yes!! Absolutely nothing happened in that movie.

Bill Murray looked like he was sleepwalking through the entire film.

Which probably wasn't far from the truth.

After the credits started rolling, I turned and said "That's it??" to the person who made me watch it. She normally has excellent taste in movies, too.

[MonkeyFunk]

53. That's exactly what I did

people told me how great it was, and I kept waiting for it to get good - then the closing credits.

I was baffled.

[Flaxbee]

56. but I like movies where not much happens...

I like to see slices of quiet life. I thought the damn party/karaoke scene was WAY TOO LONG, but otherwise thought it was very funny, in a quiet sort of way.

[Alexander]

61. To each their own.

If I wanted to see people doing nothing, I'd get coffee at the mall.

[Flaxbee]

63. lol! I live in the boondocks, nearest mall is over an hour away

so maybe that explains why I like do-nothing movies. ;-) I have no one here to watch doing nothing...

[cemaphonic]

59. The main problem with that movie

Bill Murray has done way too many repeats of his character in Rushmore. It's cool he is in a bit of a late career resurgence, but a little variety would be nice.

Otherwise, a decent but way overpraised little indie.

[Alexander]

122. I think you could argue...

That Bill Murray, for all his talents and humor, plays...Bill Murray. In every movie.

The question is, do you like or dislike Bill Murray?

I normally find him hilarious, and he wasn't bad in "Lost in Translation". The movie was just very poorly written, to the point where not even Bill Murray could save it.

[ruiner4u]

127. im glad im not the only one...

I remember hearing how great that movie was.. I didn't get it..

[datasuspect]

5. the last starfighter

[LaraMN]

12. I don't think I've seen that.

And I would presume that you'd suggest I not.
:D

[Fire Walk With Me]

6. Carousel. But I've forgiven her.

At the time, I was certain that I'd be cursing that film on my deathbed.

"He's not going to sing about his socks, is he? Yep... He's singing about his socks...."

[LaraMN]

13. Haven't seen that either.

I'm not big into musicals.

[EstimatedProphet]

7. Mulholland Drive

I'd also say White Chicks, but that was my sis in law and she doesn't have good taste.

[LaraMN]

14. White Chicks!

I TOTALLY knew better than to watch that one!

:rofl:

[EstimatedProphet]

25. We did too. We only watched it under duress.

[tigereye]

40. I agree about Mulholland Drive

I just wanted to slap a few of the characters.

oh, and the one about the guy who lost his short term memory. I wanted to slap him and the writers, too. Being John Malkovich was more tolerable.

I guess you could say that I am not a fan of certain types of non-linear films. Well, except the Tenant, Bunuel and films by the Residents. Oh and Plan 9!

[FloridaJudy]

52. Omigod, White Chicks

Everyone but me was cracking up at that movie. Total lame-ass excuse for a comedy. Of course, I should have known better: this was the same group that recommended Miss Congeniality. Dumb, dumb flicks.

[Dangerously Amused]

8. "Gangs of New York."

I walked out halfway through, my date stayed and watched the rest. I dumped him shortly thereafter, but that's not the only reason why. Heh.

[LaraMN]

15. Hah! I fell asleep during that one.

Not that that's unusual, anyway.

[Dangerously Amused]

29. At least you had the good sense to salvage a nap out of it.

BTW, your blog RAWKS, baby!


PS BTW, thanks so much for your support on the thread re: my brother's situation. I don't think it's archived yet and I don't want to resurrect it, so I'll just reply with my heartfelt gratitude and adoration here.

[Danger Mouse]

11. 'Repo Man' suggested by a friend who otherwise had great taste.

Talk about a dumb, shitty movie. :puke:

[LaraMN]

16. Ah! That I KNOW is bad!

I've seen it!

[Danger Mouse]

21. Yeah. A suggestion: don't hype a movie to the nth degree if it AIN'T THAT DAMN GOOD...

the disappointment is horrible.

[sendero]

114. Repo Man..

...is an absolute classic, you don't know what's good :)

[Common Sense Party]

125. Repo Man rocks. Or at least it did, when I was 16.

I don't know if I'd enjoy it today.

[Norwood]

17. Starship troopers

Even though I had a feeling it was gonna be a steaming pile of crap

[LaraMN]

18. Oh no!

:rofl:

[Alexander]

50. You know it was satire, right?

Since we're DUers, I'm probably preaching to the choir. My apologies if that's the case.

I noticed most people who didn't like the movie "Starship Troopers" didn't understand it was scathing political satire.

[Norwood]

83. I was only like 13 when I saw it first

I was aware it was way over the top. I just thought it was boring

[Guava Jelly]

69. For me as well

It was garbage.My best friend since Jr High convinced me to see it
The only plus was Denise Richards in the buff..Other than that yuck

[Norwood]

80. Denise is a babe

but I thought the other girl in that movie was hotter! Am I crazy?

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

85. No, you're not crazy

Dina Meyer > Denise Richards. (It's the red hair. And the fact that Meyer can actually act, as opposed to Richards)

[no name no slogan]

19. Borat

Everybody said it was so damn funny, but I couldn't even finish it, it was so stupid. Cripes, it made Jackass look like Citizen Kane by comparison.

[greatauntoftriplets]

20. My Dinner With Andre.

:boring:

[Omphaloskepsis]

22. I will tickle the shit out of her for five dollars.

Seriously, I am that good at tickling..

[Richard Steele]

42. Take a camera & I'll talk Lara into watching it later. nm

[idgiehkt]

23. the Deuce Bigalow gigolo one

not my kind of humor.

[MysticalChicken]

43. Dear sweet tap-dancing fuck, I hate Rob Schneider

Possibly the most unfunny actor (and I use the term loosely) in Hollywood.

[Fire Walk With Me]

24. Myself. I took myself to see "Rent" and I haven't forgiven myself.

Some of the music had me squirming so strongly that I was worried about breaking bones. It would have been a good story without songs.

And I knew better, but did it anyway. That's what I get for listening to the masses.

[Hippo_Tron]

129. I like the music in Rent, it could've done without one or two of the songs

So that there could be more time to develop the plot.

[Adsos Letter]

26. "Gods and Generals"...

...it was...painful...and seemed to last forever.

:D

[driver8]

47. What a piece of shit.

I work at Warner Bros. as a sound editor and often see movies several times. The guy I work with and I used to argue about who would get stuck working on this movie. The dialogue in this movie is extremely painful to listen to.

I managed to get this movie moved from my schedule and on to my co-worker's schedule a couple of times because I was good friends with our scheduler. He never had a clue.

[Adsos Letter]

58. ...amen...

[Tyler Durden]

72. Worst disapointment I've ever had with a film.

The REAL Stonewall, the HAPPY Stonewall, the Stonewall with a SONG in his heart.

Really now.

Stonewall wasn't even that good a leader, just a supreme martinet and a crazy mystic. I had the feeling Robert Duval was saying to himself "JESUS it's going to take a long time to live THIS one down."

[MorningGlow]

27. Moulin Rouge

:puke: :puke: :puke:

Independence Day

Titanic...Come to think of it, I think I went to Titanic out of curiosity, so I've got nobody to blame but myself on that one.

[jmm]

28. I use to have a weekly movie night with a friend in college until

one week it was her turn to pick and she rented this-




I could feel my IQ lower while I watched it.

[CBHagman]

31. Oh, please tell me that's a joke.

I can't even imagine pitching that project. :puke:

[jmm]

32. The "joke" is that it actually got made

The Amazon reviews of it are more entertaining than the film. Here are a couple of them-

**Requisite spoiler warning for anybody who might want to see Ice T and Coolio in a film about leprechauns in Compton**







http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/1573628174/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_helpful/002-4387837-4320051?ie=UTF8&n=130#customerReviews

Sure it has it's moments. The film starts out promising enough with Ice T dressed like Rolo from Sanford and Son and sporting a Hendrix afro, but not even Mack Daddy can save this film.

The stereotyping is deliberate and hysterical. Who can't laugh when Lep says "Steal me gold youlittle hoods, ye got more balls than Tiger Woods!" Other moments of true comedy are when the blind grandmother is feeding Lep and accidently pulls his eye out with a fork, and the 'Church Rap'. The lyrics are dismal to say the least. "Jesus loves me this I know, if He don't I'll find a hoe." Brilliant.

Leprechaun has a lot of powers in this movie., He can make your gun heat up so that you drop it, he can make your insides explode, he can make you turn your own gun on yourself, and he does a little 'Invasion if the Body Snatchers' too. He gets his small band of "Fly Lep cootchie girls' to do his bidding.

The plot (yes there is one) is as asinine as they come. Not only does Lep have a pot o' gold, he has a magic flute. No matter how bad your music is, just blow the flute and everyone will think it's the greatest music they've ever heard. It's every rapper's and garage band's dream come true. Three young rappers with a positive message go hard core and use the flute to go to the top. However, only one survives. He does this by dressing up like a woman. Uh, you'll have to see this part yourself.

As much as I love lep though, there's one thing that he must never, ever do again. I like to see the little guy kill and mame, but Lord, don't let him sing again.

.....

***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS***
It has been said the good movies are merely entertaining, whereas great ones alter the way we think and feel about things. Leprechaun 'N the Hood is a great movie. Writer Doug Hall had a message he wanted to convey, and thankfully he came into contact with a director the caliber of Rob Spera to help him bring it to the masses. Spera was able to relay Hall's vision in a manner that was both entertaining and touching. The reason this film resonates with the audience is due to the characters and how they develop throughout the story. The plot revolves around three aspiring rappers and their dreams of fame and fortune as their ambition leads them down a road of pain and despair. As part of their Machiavellian plot for stardom, they are reduced to robbing a famous rap producer and end up stealing a magic flute that guarantees their success in the rap world. At the same time, they also inadvertently awaken the vile leprechaun. Our first impression is that the leprechaun is an abject and detestable creature, and perhaps he is. By the end of the movie however, the viewer can't help being moved to anything but compassion for him. It isn't so much that the leprechaun evolves during the movie, it is more that the viewer evolves as the story progresses. As Leprechaun 'N the Hood unfolds, we come to accept that the deplorable leprechaun resides within all of us. We realize that everyone has a leprechaun within, it is only a matter of how well we contain it and what events could lead it to manifest itself. In the case of Postmaster P., it is his greed and ambition that unleash the Leprechaun, and we all see the horrific results. Unlike ridiculous Hollywood fodder such as "It's a Wonderful Life" this movie will have a profound effect on viewers because the characters are realistic. They have real faults and weaknesses, and we can truly learn about others and ourselves by understanding them. This is a movie ideal for parents to watch with their children and then discuss afterwards. From the opening scene to the heart wrenching conclusion in which the leprechaun explains his plight in a poignant rap of his own, this movie will change the way you look at yourself and those around you. As the leprechaun explains in his song "I hate to resort so soon to magic, I haven't been la!d in so long it's tragic." Tragic indeed.

[CBHagman]

30. A friend made me go see "Wyatt Earp."

I've had dental procedures that were more entertaining.

I will, however, give kudos to Dennis Quaid for his performance as Doc Holliday.

[Lex]

33. "Chariots of Fire"

of course, there is the distinct possibility that I was just too stupid to 'get' the movie.

I fell asleep while watching it.

[Taverner]

35. The English Patient

Utter crap

[jilln]

36. Elaine, is that you?

[begin_within]

39. That's one of the few movies I walked out of before the halfway point.

Boring.

[Tyler Durden]

73. My SO, a woman of excellent taste, actually LOVES that film.

Films like that are proof positive that life isn't short: it's WAY too long depending on what you're doing.

[Rising Phoenix]

37. Sound of Music

[begin_within]

38. The Big Lebowski

Nothing but Jeff Bridges doing a Tommy Chong impersonation for 2 hours. Every other word in the script is "fuck," "fucker," or "fucking." I'm really disappointed in people's tastes these days. I know I'll get blitzkrieged for this post, and I'll be put on 400 ignore lists. Who cares. I was extremely disappointed in "The Big Lebowski," after watching the far superior "The Man Who Wasn't There" from the same director.

[cemaphonic]

60. Do you like Raising Arizona?

I love The Big Lebowski, but taste in comedy is notoriously personal. It looks like a trashy stoner comedy (and I avoided the original release because of this) but it is exceptionally well written and filmed (Roger Deakins is some kinda genius for making a bowling alley look so vibrant and glorious). And the cinema nerd in me likes all of the Kubrick references and the parallels to The Big Sleep.

I like The Man Who Wasn't There, but would place it quite a way down on a list of the Coen's best films.

[begin_within]

93. I've only seen the first 20 minutes of Raising Arizona, so

I can't say anything about it until I watch it all the way through. For me the problem with their films is they start with a good premise but they fall apart or just become boring or silly after the halfway point. Fargo started well but became stupid. O Brother started magnificently but collapsed as soon as John Goodman appeared and died with the KKK rally. Big Lebowski started with a good premise, but turned out to be a parade of John Waters-esque oddball characters, none of which have the charm and humanity of the ones in John Waters' films. Big Lebowski was an ordeal to get through. The only one they have done which was good from start to finish was The Man Who Wasn't There. They could have built their reputation on that film, then be forgiven for the others.

[Greyskye]

41. "The Piano" and "Napoleon Dynamite"

As a musician, what happened to the woman pianist still has me cringing ~15 years after I saw it. YUCK!

And I know that almost everyone loved Napoleon Dynamite. I just don't enjoy movies with that type of humor. I'll never get back the time or the braincells lost while viewing that movie.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

45. Norbit.

It wasn't so much her good taste as it was that she was my wife.

[Broken_Hero]

46. The Postman, with K. Costner...

I still haven't forgiven my bud Jay over that one....

[Alexander]

51. Gladiator.

Nearly everyone I know loves that movie, even film buffs.

I really did not like it at all. The acting, script, plot, character development, etc. were all lacking.

Everything else suffered so we could see gore and CGI effects.

[Hugin]

79. Yeah, I had rented that one and it was so bad I left it running in the VCR while I went to....

rent something else.

Yick!

[jgraz]

54. Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

:puke:

[KitchenWitch]

55. One of my friends recommended "Living Out Loud"

She, apparently thought it was hilarious. I found it depressing.

[Flaxbee]

57. mm. I didn't like it either, though I really like Holly Hunter and

occasionally scenes from the movie flash through my head. And even though I didn't really like it, parts of it stayed with me. Can't see that it could be called "hilarious" though. :shrug:

[begin_within]

94. But that one scene where Holly Hunter heckles the would-be singer was a hoot.

[HEyHEY]

62. little miss sunshine

When gramps died... so did the movie.

[skyblue]

78. Spoiler

Gotta love the dance at the end tho' That was worth the whole movie. I laughed so hard at that.

[driver8]

64. Boondock Saints.

WTF?? My friend told me, "You are going to love this movie!"

I absolutely f*cking hated it.

[regnaD kciN]

71. Agreed...

Worst vigilante flick of all time (and that's saying a lot). There was a documentary made about the director of that movie (and the rise and utter fall of his career), and a bigger right-wing asshole you could scarcely imagine. One quote: "the only question in the world is whether you have the guts to kill the bad guys." :puke:

[SeattleGirl]

65. Tombstone.

Some friends of ours, who have similar taste in movies as we do, love this movie. So we rented it, and were so bored, we couldn't watch the whole thing.

[driver8]

96. I love that movie!

Some great quotes from that film -- mostly from Val Kilmer.

[Zavulon]

101. I'm with you.

I'm treated like a Philistine every time I mention it, but the movie sucked. Just sucked. Like through a straw.

[Blue_Tires]

66. oh, boy "300" for starters

Hollow Man
Jurassic Park
Eyes Wide Shut
Grosse Point Blank
Smoking Aces
X-Men 3
Final Destination
Showgirls
and the list goes on...

out of those, "300" and "Smoking Aces" are the reasons why i'm damn near no longer the friend of the person that recommended them, lol

[driver8]

98. Someone recommended "Showgirls" to you?

As a joke, right?

[Blue_Tires]

108. she recommended it as camp

wasn't even worthy of camp

[Alexander]

123. Did you think "300" had racist undertones?

It seemed pretty clear to me what they were doing.

[Vidar]

67. Purple Rain & The Three Amigos. I went to both on the same

highly literate friend's urging

[6000eliot]

68. "The Horse Whisperer"

More like the horse shit!

[chknltl]

70. Ice Pirates

Oh and I was the one who thought he had good tastes, (WRONG), and my ex was the one who got convinced into going. There are many things she has yet to forgive me for...this is likely on her list.

[HughBeaumont]

74. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

:hide:

It's probably a DU faux pas to hate on anything HST, but that movie was a big steaming drug-addict pile of shite. I felt like leaving less than an hour into it.

[Bridget Burke]

75. I loved it, but.....

Can definitely understand why some might find it too weird. I remember the 60's & 70's. Although I didn't get as deeply into things as Hunter Thompson did. (Which is why I can actually remember most of that time!)

Fear & Loathing is not a film I'd recommend to everyone. Just certain twisted & bent folks....

[Alexander]

124. Drugs are a tool to tell the story....they aren't the plot.

If you don't like it, you don't like it.

But it is definitely about more than just doing drugs.

[malta blue]

76. The English Patient....

What a boring movie:puke:

[treestar]

118. Also had this highly recommended as something I would love

I love English literature and Jane Austen.

But this movie was nowhere near any of that!

:hi:

[BlueJazz]

77. Blair Witch Project

[BlooInBloo]

102. High on the list of all-time bad movies. Along with Showgirls and Last Boyscout...

.... and whatever that one was where they had a spaceship out around Neptune or Uranus, and the spaceship was haunted and took control of the captain, making him evil and murderous, and he ends up saying something like "We thought we were going to ; instead we were going to HELL!!!"

:rofl:

[NewWaveChick1981]

81. Porky's.

:puke: That was the last time I took advice on movies from that friend. Porky's is decidedly unfunny and just really juvenile.

[Katina]

82. The Constant Gardener

what could have been a great movie was overly long, drawn out and tedious.

[terrya]

84. "Ghost"

Treacly, emotionally manipulative drivel. One of the worst movies ever made.

[muriel_volestrangler]

86. "Jingle All the Way"

Yes, I expected it to be Not Very Good, but nothing prepared me for how mind-numbingly awful it was. I must admit the friend hadn't seen it, and her fancying Schwarzenegger (no accounting for taste) was the main reason she gave for going, but ... eurrrgh.

[Skittles]

87. Forrest Gump

just utter f***ing insipid drivel

[Zavulon]

103. YES!

I LOATHE that movie. I didn't watch it on a recommendation of someone I trust, mind you, I just wanted to echo my support of your post.

[sendero]

115. I never understood..

... what was supposed to be so great about that movie. It wasn't horrible, but it certainly wasn't anything special.

[Left Is Write]

88. Waterworld.

[kay1864]

89. Holy crap, one of the most reviled movies in the past two decades...

and someone you know thought it was good?

I mean, yeah it was in the pre-Rotten Tomatoes era, but it was all over the news about how bad it was. Maybe your friend ignored the critics?

[Left Is Write]

90. He did ignore the critics. It's my husband.

Inexplicably, he likes this movie. I loathe it.

[kay1864]

91. Wow

Hope he didn't make you watch "Catwoman" :P

[Left Is Write]

92. No. I think EVERYONE rightfully ignored that one.

[Seashell Eyes]

95. Sex and Lucia

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

97. The second Jurassic Park (Lost World, if I remember correctly) -nt

[gmoney]

120. Is that the one where the girl is conveniently...

a gymnast?

[Zavulon]

104. Requiem for a Dream

It's about a bunch of characters I didn't give a shit about having their lives spin out of control. I've never been more bored watching a movie, ever.

[av8rdave]

105. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

In all fairness, the movie was probably good, but I wasn't familiar with any of the original films the movie intended to parody, so it made little sense to me.

Also Cold Mountain. Talk about cramming a 30 minute story into 2 1/2 hours!

[Common Sense Party]

126. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid is a classic!

Yes, it is hilarious, but if you never watched any old film noir, you probably wouldn't get it.

[jobycom]

106. Wings of Desire.

Could barely stay awake, waiting for it to get good. At the end of what seemed like 82 hours, it finally ended, and I hated myself for wasting those 82 hours. Like a bad poetry reading with pretty pictures, or like a musical without music, to me.

To be fair, the theme was cool, and the actors were great. RIP Solvieg Dommartin. But I found the dialog (or was it a series of monologues?) monotonous and pretentious, and the narrative seemed only interested in showcasing the poetry reading. I prefer my movies with a bit of movie-ness about them--I can read poetry on my own if that's what I want.

Just explaining because no one seems to understand why I hated that movie, and (yes, I'll say it) preferred the Hollywood remake to it.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

107. "Leaving Las Vegas"

It's all about Nicholas Cage's character purposely drinking himself to death for no particular reason in the company of Elizabeth Shue, who is a prostitute who gets gratuitously beaten up while out on a job. Yes, folks, that's the sum total of the movie.

My friend thought it was a "wonderful character study," but I found the character shallow and self-indulgent, and if I had been the prostitute character, I would have felt that any random john was better company.

[treestar]

117. Saw this too and thought it the most ridiculous movie ever filmed

Very, very bad.

:hi:

[Blue_Tires]

109. american beauty

[Radical Activist]

110. Sideways

DAMN THAT MOVIE SUCKED!

[sendero]

116. I liked Sideways..

... and I liked it's intentionally ambiguous ending too :)

[WinkyDink]

111. In reverse: I convinced friends to watch "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid".

[AlCzervik]

112. Something about Mary and Waterworld.

[crim son]

119. I was just about to post "Something About Mary."

I think I saw "Waterworld" on impulse so I've nobody to blame for that Massive Screwup.

Almost anything with Billy Crystal in it, especially if he finds himself on a horse. :puke: I can't STAND him.

[cynatnite]

121. Flash Gordon...

With a guy from high school. Haven't seen him since.

[ruiner4u]

128. Hideous Kinky

This movie was painful to watch.

[noonwitch]

130. Mister Harold and The Boys

It's just not very entertaining for heterosexual women.