Popular movies you never 'got'

[3LB]

But yeah, 3 Men and a Baby is a colossal turd. I bet it's as unwatchable and dated today as Ghost or Look Who's Talking. Add Home Alone to the same list. Why were these movies so popular?

I think another reason I can't appreciate Pulp Fiction is that I have a hard time watching John Travolting in any movie. I hated Look Who's Talking, but I actually got drug to see LWT2 by my wife, who has the uncanny ability to find Grease on TV at any given moment. Ghost, I've lucked out and only seen that movie once...too bad about Mr Swayze though; he finally has the type of field expertise in this area that would have made this role better, but alas...

[Troy]

Ghost, I've lucked out and only seen that movie once...too bad about Mr Swayze though; he finally has the type of field expertise in this area that would have made this role better, but alas...

Ohhhhh . . . tasteful! I've been lucky to never have to sit through all of Grease. Seen enough scenes to know I don't want or need to see it.

Off the top of my head, Casino Royale. I'm not a fan of James Bond movies in general. They are just way too predictible. My co-workers were just raving, RAVING, about how Casino Royale is the best Bond movie since...whatever. I finally watched it a couple of weeks ago and hated it. It was boring and predictible and I thought, if this the best Bond movie then I'm really glad I didn't waste my time watching the previous movies.

I'll buy that. The second Daniel Craig Bond flick, Quantum of Solace is another perfect movie for this list. I was quite entertained by Casino Royale (with cheese), but I've asked people who say they loved QOS to explain the plot to me and no one can! Incomprehensible junk.

Do you have a bigger problem with fantasy than just Tolkien (or the Bible)?

I've chewed on that for a while . . . No, I like fantasy, and can sustain my suspension of disbelief for some pretty ridiculous things, but the term 'fantasy' covers a pretty wide category. By definition, Inglourious Basterds is a fantasy, even though it doesn't have any elves in it. I loved Pixar's Up, and Harvey, and Wizard of Oz, for example, but think the Harry Potter movies suck. Maybe it's about how seriously these movies take themselves.

[3LB]

By definition, Inglourious Basterds is a fantasy, even though it doesn't have any elves in it.

how'd Tarentino miss that one?

I keed I keed

I loved Pixar's Up, and Harvey, and Wizard of Oz, for example, but think the Harry Potter movies suck. Maybe it's about how seriously these movies take themselves.

or the fans. I remember seing an interview with the kid who wound up playing Harry Potter, before the first movie premiered,and one of the questions he was asked was how he felt about the heavy responsibility playing Potter...responsibility? exqueese me? I've never seen any of these movies in their entirety. Its a fancy retelling of Bewitched with british accents.

[Troy]

or the fans.

No question, there's a lot of truth in that.

I've never seen any of these movies in their entirety. Its a fancy retelling of Bewitched with british accents.

This is another terrible analogy. It's more of a witchcraft-star wars story. The old "kids with special powers save the universe" schtick. There's no "hiding your powers" angle like in Bewitched (which I like a lot more than HP- the best witch movie is Bell Book and Candle). The tone is just totally different, one's a silly comedy, the other, an action drama with comic relief. Hey, I don't like the HP movies, but at least I've seen a few and know what they're about (what are there, like 12 of these flicks now? Hermoine is going thru menopause in the next one, right?) You need to see these movies before you slag them like this.

[3LB]

This is another terrible analogy...You need to see these movies before you slag them like this.

you took that way too seriously...of all the people I thought I'd bait with that line...never thought it'd be you

[Feanor]

I think another reason I can't appreciate Pulp Fiction is that I have a hard time watching John Travolting in any movie. ...

Yeah, but I like the part where Bruce Willis riddled him with bullets.