Love-to-Hate Movies
The following movies were, in general, critically acclaimed when they were released and hold high ratings on IMDB.
Despite this, years or months after their release these movies seemed to have gathered a number of hate from viewers insisting that the film’s success is unwarranted.
Which of the following films do you think most deserves its hate?
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Despite this, years or months after their release these movies seemed to have gathered a number of hate from viewers insisting that the film’s success is unwarranted.
Which of the following films do you think most deserves its hate?
Discuss the list here
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- DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldanaSigourney WeaverA paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.Accused of being paper thin on plot and relying too much on (dated) special effects. Also accused of using the same plot as films such as Dances with Wolves (1990)
- DirectorShane BlackStarsRobert Downey Jr.Guy PearceGwyneth PaltrowWhen Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.Accused of ruining Iron Man’s arch nemesis from the comics, The Mandarin
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsLillian GishMae MarshHenry B. WalthallThe Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.Accused of being racist propaganda
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJonah HillMargot RobbieBased on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.Accused of glamorising the life of the con man Jordan Belford
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroRay LiottaJoe PesciThe story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.Accused of glorifying the mafia
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioCameron DiazDaniel Day-LewisIn 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher; his father's killer.Accused of having a bloated runtime, disjointed narrative, and actors who were miscast in their roles
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsDaniel CraigRooney MaraChristopher PlummerJournalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years by young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.Accused of being an unnecessary remake of a film only two years old
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames CaanThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.Accused of glorifying the mafia
- DirectorPaul HaggisStarsDon CheadleSandra BullockThandiwe NewtonLos Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.Accused of being an “Oscar-bait” film
- DirectorGeorge MillerStarsTom HardyCharlize TheronNicholas HoultIn a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper and a drifter named Max.Accused of being a feminist film in which the titular character is not involved in the story enough
- DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.Accused of having a bloated run-time and uses a fictionalized story where the true one would have sufficed. Also, director James Cameron was accused of cashing in on the tragedy by re-releasing the film in 3D on the disaster’s 100th anniversary
- DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsSandra BullockGeorge ClooneyEd HarrisDr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first time on a space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.Accused of being too reliant on special effects with not enough story development
- DirectorLen WisemanStarsBruce WillisJustin LongTimothy OlyphantJohn McClane and a young hacker join forces to take down master cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel in Washington D.C.Accused of turning the protagonist, an everyday-man, into a superhero. Also accused of toning down the violence and profanity that the series is used to (only film in the franchise to be rated PG-13)
- DirectorGary RossStarsJennifer LawrenceJosh HutchersonLiam HemsworthKatniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.Accused of turning a violent novel into a family friendly movie and having a plot too similar to films like The Running Man (1987) and Battle Royale (2000)
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie HennDecades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.Accused of making the Xenomorph a drone-like bug as opposed to the calculating menace in Alien (1979). Also accused of “dumbing down” the franchise
- DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsChristian BaleAmy AdamsBradley CooperA con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild F.B.I. Agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the Mafia.Accused of being an “Oscar-bait” film that is too self-conscious of the star power of its cast.
- DirectorMichael MannStarsChristian BaleJohnny DeppChristian StolteThe Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.Accused of telling a dull account of a fascinating story. Also regarded as having extremely poor aesthetic value due to the use of high definition digital cameras
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsNoomi RapaceLogan Marshall-GreenMichael FassbenderFollowing clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.Accused of leaving more questions to the audience than was answered. Also accused of having a plot hole ridden script with idiotic characters and being unrelated to the story of Alien (1979), despite being advertised as a prequel
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsAsa ButterfieldChloë Grace MoretzChristopher LeeIn 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.Accused of starting a mystery story about the protagonist's father and becoming about something else. Also accused of being thin on plot and too heavy on special effects
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleTom HardyAnne HathawayEight years after the Joker's reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane.Accused of having a bloated run-time, awkward pacing and a plot hole ridden script. Also accused of having dialogue that cannot be heard properly and characters, most notably Batman, whose characteristics have drastically changed from prequels
- DirectorJason ReitmanStarsElliot PageMichael CeraJennifer GarnerFaced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes a selfless decision regarding the unborn child.Accused of having outdated and irritating "hipster"- like dialogue that seems forced in order to pander to the teenage generation
- DirectorJohn MaddenStarsGwyneth PaltrowJoseph FiennesGeoffrey RushThe world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.Accused of "stealing" the Oscar for Best Picture from Saving Private Ryan and being a generic, melodramatic love film
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsMartin FreemanIan McKellenRichard ArmitageA reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.Accused of being needlessly stretched into three films for the sake of money. Also accused of having woeful special effects that ran at an unusual 48 frames per second
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksRobin WrightGary SiniseThe history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.Accused of being too sentimental and having a protagonist whose dimness is played for laughs. Also thought to not age as well as the Best Picture nominees that it beat to the award - Pump Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption
- DirectorMichael BayStarsShia LaBeoufMegan FoxJosh DuhamelAn ancient struggle between two Cybertronian races, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, comes to Earth, with a clue to the ultimate power held by a teenager.Accused of having far too much CGI and action that is difficult to follow. Also accused of sexism.
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsMel GibsonJoaquin PhoenixRory CulkinA widowed former reverend living with his children and brother on a Pennsylvania farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields, which suggests something more frightening to come.Accused of having plot holes and an inane plot twist
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordCate BlanchettShia LaBeoufIndiana Jones becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.Accused of having far too much (poor) CGI and an irritation cast of sidekicks, most notably Shia LaBouf as Indiana Jone's son. Also accused of having a plot that does not belong in an Indiana Jones movie (involving aliens) and a script that is exceptionally absurd.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsWalter PidgeonMaureen O'HaraAnna LeeAt the turn of the century in a Welsh mining village, the Morgans, he stern, she gentle, raise coal-mining sons and hope their youngest will find a better life.Accused of being an undeserved Best Picture
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsAli MacGrawRyan O'NealJohn MarleyA boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing - and then tragedy strikes.Accused of being overly sentimental
- DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsDaisy RidleyJohn BoyegaOscar IsaacAs a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace.Accused of being a rehash of the Star Wars: A New Hope, taking very little risk in its story, and prioritizing political correctness over the quality of the story.