Films that everyone likes .... except you!

Harry Potter. Hated the books and hated the films.

I agree with everything you’ve all said!

Mine are-

Lord of the rings- all of them.
La la land.
The latest Bond film.
Groundhog Day
Frozen - both of them.
Mamma Mia.
The Truman show.
Anything with more cgi than acting.

I love Tim Burton films though. Something with a proper plot and believable but similarly I’m partial to the Guardians of the Galaxy films and some Marvel films. I fell asleep during a Starwars film five/ ten minutes in.

I like very few films actually and love even fewer. I thought that ‘Les Miserables’ was dreadful especially a part I (think) I remember when Russell Crowe (or someone) is contemplating suicide by throwing himself off a bridge and singing. I remember whispering (loudly) to my companion ‘just get on with it, mate!’ to the disdain of many other teary eyed patrons (sorry!). But there again I dislike musicals so I shouldn’t have been persuaded to go in the first place (unless it’s ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ which I love!). Too many other dreary films to mention, including ‘The Greatest Showman’, ‘Mamma Mia’, any ‘Star Wars’ film (but never Star Trek films which I love), most horror films-just too silly and unpleasant-, National Lampoon films (stupid), Sex and the City films (awful series)…. I could go on and on! Far easier to list the films I DO like/love as there are so few of them!

Love Actually (ick! )
Lost In Translation (yawn)
The Holiday (ick!)
Footloose (yawn)
Chronicles of Narnia (so disappointing after loving the books)
Star Wars (yawn)
Indiana Jones (yawn)
Blazing Saddles - I fall asleep every time it's on, while my husband is laughing socks off!

Ghost
Dirty dancing
ET
All over hyped and you "just had to love them"
Nope

The Da Vinci code, rubbish film, rubbish book. Moulin Rouge- so boring we left after the first 20 minutes. Most Tom Cruise films but that is more to do with his acting than the actual films.

Clint Eastwood together with Meryl Streep in Bridges of Madison County.
I am familiar with the area it was filmed.

Petera

A Fish Called Wanda

I loathe this too, also Clockwork
Purple Rose of Cairo (or indeed any Woody Allen film). Also hate horror, zombies, anything scary. I don't watch films to be scared but to be entertained and made happier!
I tend to watch Netflix-made films and series, they're made to entertainment.

Sorry, last post changed my words! Should be "....they're made to entertain".

Star Wars

Les Miserables - the TV drama series was fantastic but why would you have a musical about such a dark subject? I haven't watched it, the whole idea is ghastly.

La La Land - it does not compare with the old musicals.

I hate most fantasy films (Lord of the Rings) and modern Hollywood films which rely on CGI to create totally unrealistic and crazy action scenes. They are made for teenagers.

Grandma70s

I don’t go to many films, but I have to put in a word for Brief Encounter. Wonderful acting, wonderful portrayal of the middle class mores of the time, pre-war 20th century, and beautifully structured. It’s a Noel Coward play, so that explains a lot..

I second Brief Encounter. Never fails to leave me in tears.

I agree with Love Actually - lot of sentimental dross. Emma Thompson is the only one who emerges with any dignity.
Not seen Mamma Mia - the premise doesn't appeal, woman doesn't know who is the father of her child!

DanniRae

Inspired by a similar thread on books.
Mine are "Up" - I don't find it as sad as everyone else apparently does.
"It's a Wonderful Life" - I just don't like it!

I agree about Wonderful Life. I got around to watching it in full for the first time last Christmas; and the only bit worth watching is the vey end, which I've seen trailers of hundreds of times!

Top Gun, We didn't watch it all. I found it hard to see Tom Cruise as an ace pilot. Needless to say we wont be watching the sequel

Love Actually, Mamma Mia and Titanic. So boring.

mrswoo

La La Land - I only managed to watch the first 15 minutes and then gave up.
Shinamae I have never watched The Sound of Music or Mary Poppins and never intend to. However, I quite enjoy most musicals including Les Mis.

The last 15 minutes of La La Land were actually quite good. But it wasn’t worth watching the rest of the film to get there.

Brief Encounter is my favourite of all time and that is saying something considering the number of films I have seen in the last ninety six years.
I deplore the latest remakes of the Thomas Hardy novels etc. Also Les Miserables and other long novels. I suppose I am critical because I have read all the books. Must be difficult to adapt a thousand pages into a couple of hours but they could get some details right.

Its s Wonderful Life
Eat, Live, Pray
O, Brother
Summer Holiday
All the Elvis films
Ice Station Zebra
The Greatest Showman
La La Land
Mumma Mia
Anything with Nicole Kidman in
these are far outweighed by the thousands of films I do like/love.

La La Land - vacuous twaddle
Downton Abbey - absolutely dire in every respect except the scenery
Little Women (2019 film) - a complete annihilation of everything Louisa May Alcott set out to portray
Mama Mia - it stretched my credibility so far it snapped. And the mangling of the music was too painful to listen to.

I hated this film. But love abba so was really disappointed

Any of the Star Wars movies, not my thing at all.

Lord of the Rings - just fight, fight, die and repeat!

Not films but 2 London Theatre shows .
1. Barnum with Michael Crawford
2. Cats with Elaine Paige

Hated them both equally, whilst everyone else raved adoration

Any film where people spontaneously burst into song! Mama Mia. The greatest showman,the bearded lady makes me feel queasy, ? Rocketman ! any musical really.