Popular films that you think weren't much good.

[WildRosie]

The Italian Job
Ghostbusters
Tequila Sunrise

These were in the days I still went to the cinema. Years ago. I didn't get the appeal of any of the foregoing. Is it just me ?

The original 60s version of The Italian Job is crap. I haven't seen the remake but one cannot polish a turd, so to speak.

@PonyPatter44 lmao!! 😀

Another vote for Star Wars
The Breakfast Club. Meant to be an 80s classic? Its shit.

I agree the original is crap. Most British films are.

Oh, no. How can you say that? <remembers former family holidays driving through the Alps, singing, 'this is the self-preservation society'>, visiting Turin to see the places where it was filmed...
Each to his own, I suppose 😊

@User2145738790 what about the Harry Palmer films? Funeral in Berlin, etc? Zulu?

Another vote for Love Actually - benefited massively from the Christmas ‘nothing else on’ effect. Also, most of the Marvel franchise and every remake ever (Anna Karenina, The Railway Children, I’m looking at you).

Sleepless in Seattle

The "Rocky" films
La la Land
Mama Mia
Moulin Rouge

Mama Mia
Dirty Dancing

Dire. Michael Caine can't act.

La la land has one of the best endings though!
I hate Dirty dancing as it's basically just a horrible man grooming a young girl

the80sweregreat hardly. She pursued him from the word go. He isn't even interested in her until halfway through. And there's only about 5 years age difference

In my opinion it is anything that won an Oscar...

For eg: No country for old men, Birdman, American Beauty etc etc

*In my opinion it is anything that won an Oscar...

For eg: No country for old men, Birdman, American Beauty*

I not seen the others but I loved American Beauty. Was superb and the acting by all in it was brilliant. I do see what you mean though, many of the Oscary type films or critical favourite ones aren't necessarily good.

Inception -load of confusing shit.
Castaway-so boring.

Star wars was junk a poor mans cowboys and indians
Taxi driver
Titanic - people being passionate in a sinking ship was fing ridiculous

He isn't even interested in her until halfway through. And there's only about 5 years age difference

Agreed in Dirty Dancing, Baby is supposed to be about 18 and Johnny is supposed to be mid 20s. I don't find that creepy or inappropriate really especially for the 60s when it was set.

Shawshank Redemption. I didn't get the appeal but it seems to be many people's favourite film ?

I love that film!!

Basically every superhero film ever, but I realise I'm in the minority on this.

I don't like marvel or DC films much
Not my bag as they say

Meet Joe Black

Re -Dirty dancing and grease
my teenage self loved these films but as I get older with a teenage daughter I left thinking what the actual ..

baby’s dad was 100% right

and why did no one tell sandy not to change a thing about herself? she was fine as she was

personally I hated The Matrix -especially the first one

@IceandIndigo Yes, personally I can't wait for

Ant-Man and the Deer Tick 2026🙋