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What movie is in your top list despite its absolute shit rating? (lemmy.world)

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I think for me it's alien: covenant. I was really interested in the ideas explored in prometheus and covenant just expanded on them. I don't get much into the details of why it is or isn't a good movie.

Luckily, though, HBO ran raised by wolves which really delved into ideals about AI and planet seeding etc. So that itch got way scratched even if the run was cut short.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Michael Mans 'Miami Vice' 2006. Absolute shit rating is probably to hard, but the reviews back then were underwhelming (I remember 'style over substance' as a quote)
The original XXX with Vin Diesel. It feels that nobody got the joke, that it is a parody of the James Bond movies, although a James Bond look alike literally gets killed within the first scenes of the movie...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I liked Battlefield Earth

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Oh, god.

I mean, maybe if I had no awareness of Scientology and Hubbard, but not only was it awful, it was hard to watch knowing the cult connection. It's like The Passion of Christ, but for Scientologists.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children)

I'm uncertain of what the ratings are in general, but there's probably some horror movie I love that's been dragged.

Maybe Insidious? Paranormal Activity 2? As Above, So Below? The Cleansing Hour?

One of those probably has a shit score somewhere lol.

EDIT because I realized how lazy I was being:

Insidious has a 66% on rotten tomatoes Paranormal Activity 2 has a 57% As Above, So Below has a 29% The Cleansing Hour has a shocking 73%

So my answer is As Above, So Below. Lol But I'm startled about The Cleansing Hour having such a high rating

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I'm partial to Last Days on Mars, and I'm one of those weirdos who loved both the book and movie versions of Cloud Atlas.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I've always thought percy jackson and the Olympians was alright. Sure it's not exactly a 1:1 with the books but I enjoyed them

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