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tinaf1 Tue 16-Mar-21 18:12:40

Following on from the enjoyable thread about rubbish books,

Was wondering what really hyped up films you have seen and thought , what was so great about that.
Mine are
The Favourite
Groundhog Day
Lost in Translation
Cannot think of any more at the moment but I’m sure there are quite a few more.

Gillycats Thu 18-Mar-21 10:40:41

Robin Hood Men in Tights, Titanic, Mr Bean x

Calendargirl Wed 17-Mar-21 21:01:17

Another one who can’t see what is so wonderful about ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’.

tinaf1 Wed 17-Mar-21 20:53:59

Might be getting a bit crowded behind the sofa, Luca & Scribbles but I’m going to throw in Citizen Kane which all the critics regard as another great

Scribbles Wed 17-Mar-21 18:37:27

White Christmas - any room left behind that sofa?

Dr Zhivago (boyfriend and I both fell asleep around an hour in. Left during the intermission and I've never had the slightest urge to try again to find out what we missed).

Lucca Wed 17-Mar-21 18:19:43

tinaf1

It’s a Wonderful Life ducks behind the sofa?

Oh me too!

tinaf1 Wed 17-Mar-21 17:40:51

Gulligranny agee re Muriel’s Wedding although I thought Toni Collette was very good in it.
Also the latest Little Women film didn’t mind the casting didn’t enjoy the way it kept going backwards. and forwards.

Les Miserables saw the show ages ago but it didn’t seem to work as a film
Also agree about American Beauty.

NotAGran55 Wed 17-Mar-21 17:34:19

The Sound of Music . I managed to avoid it all my life until 2 years ago when I decided to watch it ahead of a trip to Salzburg . I should have followed my instincts.

GrannyGravy13 Wed 17-Mar-21 16:15:57

Can I add to my list please:-

Dunkirk - one of the most boring war films ever IMO

Life of Pi - nowhere near as good as the book

Severnsider Wed 17-Mar-21 15:53:18

It's a Wonderful Life, they show it every Christmas, I don't know why. It's so very dated and - American!

Gannygangan Wed 17-Mar-21 15:43:10

I loved The Greatest Showman as did my OH. Much to my amazement, he is no lover of musicals

I really dislike Harry Potter. I used to read the children bedtime stories and we ended up ploughing through those. The 4th one nearly finished me off. So no Harry Potter films for me.

I loved The Perfect Storm. But hated the ending

Can't think of any that I really dislike. I turn off if it's not hitting the spot, as such

127 hours was good but it did feel as if it had been on for 127 hours. I staggered out of the cinema and almost kissed the ground.

The Waldo Pepper film with Robert Redford. Funnily enough we saw that on the plane heading to USA. It showed a plane crash. Albeit a very old plane but still, they could have chosen another. I found the film rather dull but Robert made up for that. What a lovely looking man he was.

Oldwoman70 Wed 17-Mar-21 15:36:20

Another vote here for The Greatest Showman - I have tried to watch it twice but gave up less than 30 minutes in.

fairfraise Wed 17-Mar-21 15:35:36

Lincoln, I found the sound very poor in it, could hardly hear the dialogue and every scene was so dark. I have never seen The Greatest Showman and thought I could watch anything with Hugh Jackman in it, but so many seem to think it is awful.

NellG Wed 17-Mar-21 15:33:29

I'd forgotten The Shape of Water - just bizarre.

Callistemon Wed 17-Mar-21 15:28:26

I went to see a Lego movie once with DGC - never again!

I liked the Minions movies though. I'm not altogether a Grumpy Granny.

GrannyGravy13 Wed 17-Mar-21 15:24:48

The Greatest Showman - it could have been so much better as the story is interesting.

The Shape of Water - no idea how it won best picture Oscar?

The Favourite - I actually found this so boring.

A Star is Born (the Lady Gaga 2018 version) - previous versions were far superior.

Chipmunks, The Squeakle - took Grandsons to see this, by children’s film standards it is definitely the worse I have seen

Callistemon Wed 17-Mar-21 15:15:57

Sorry - not the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
The Hobbit is a separate book.

Callistemon Wed 17-Mar-21 15:15:03

Oh yes, American Beauty

I liked the Hobbit but not the rest of the trilogy.

gulligranny Wed 17-Mar-21 15:12:19

American Beauty
Lost In Translation
Lincoln
Lord of the Rings - all those blasted battles!
The most recent version of Little Women, so badly miscast in every role
The Red Shoes
2001 A Space Odyssey
Muriel's Wedding

Callistemon Wed 17-Mar-21 15:11:27

Casdon

Titanic - absolutely predictable.

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I wasn't keen on the Greatest Showman either, although Hugh Jackman is very easy on the eye.

Harry Potter films
James Bond films
Mamma Mia films
The Favourite

I haven't seen Cats but the stage show was dire. I can't look at them, they make me shudder, Kate1949

Some of the others listed I haven't seen but I'll take your words for it.

tinaf1 Wed 17-Mar-21 15:00:42

Casdon ?
So glad I’m not the only one Blossoming every Christmas someone starts gushing over it and I just keep thinking why??‍♀️

Blossoming Tue 16-Mar-21 23:08:00

Me too tina but Mr. B loves it.

Cloverfield, gave up after 10 minutes.

tinaf1 Tue 16-Mar-21 22:59:26

It’s a Wonderful Life ducks behind the sofa?

GrannyRose15 Tue 16-Mar-21 22:46:27

Casdon

Titanic - absolutely predictable.

Oh that's brilliant, Casdon grin grin grin

GrannyRose15 Tue 16-Mar-21 22:45:26

"Close Encounters of the Third Kind" - the most excruciatingly boring film of all time.

grandmajet Tue 16-Mar-21 21:58:35

I fell asleep in Skyfall, and left the cinema during The Man Who Fell to Earth.