Movies that are not as good as you remembered

[8893]

Never saw any of your so called improvements in the theater and admittedly hold curmudgeonly view that American Pie is wayyy overrated. However, I do think Superbad is excellent and very funny, where does that fit in your view/ratings?

I love Superbad. One that I will always stop on while channel surfing.

Agree with you on American Pie.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Never saw any of your so called improvements in the theater and admittedly hold curmudgeonly view that American Pie is wayyy overrated. However, I do think Superbad is excellent and very funny, where does that fit in your view/ratings?

There is no T or A in Superbad, so it is not a teenage sex comedy.

 

[8893]

There is no T or A in Superbad, so it is not a teenage sex comedy.

What about the McLovin bed scene?

 

[Excalibur]

Any movie with a big plot reveal; i.e. The Sixth Sense

Slumdog Millionaire -- Oh my god it's boring the second time through . . .

 

[nelsonmuntz]

What about the McLovin bed scene?

I believe the actress is still wearing a top in that scene.

To be a teenage sex comedy, there has to be gratuitous nudity and strong sexual content. I actually can't even figure out why Superbad got an R rating other than the producers wanted one.

 

[Bliss]

I have sat through numerous bad movies but the worst that immediately comes to mind is 1971's "Billy Jack." A very close second is "Nashville." Both had me looking for the exit about 10 or 15 minutes in but I sat through both because my wife was with me on a "date."

 

[Excalibur]

Never saw any of your so called improvements in the theater and admittedly hold curmudgeonly view that American Pie is wayyy overrated.

I think age 42-43 is the cutoff for whether one thinks that American Pie is good or not.

 

[8893]

I believe the actress is still wearing a top in that scene.

To be a teenage sex comedy, there has to be gratuitous nudity and strong sexual content. I actually can't even figure out why Superbad got an R rating other than the producers wanted one.

Probably the period on the pants thing.

 

[Excalibur]

Probably the period on the pants thing.

That, and the roughly 1500 bombs. And dick drawings. Lots of dick drawings . . .

 

[8893]

That, and the roughly 1500 bombs. And dick drawings. Lots of dick drawings . . .

Yes, that was my introduction to Jonah Hill's brilliance with curse words.

 

[Excalibur]

Yes, that was my introduction to Jonah Hill's brilliance with curse words.

You hit Becca's foot with your dick?

 

[billythekid]

It is worth its own thread, but I think that teenage sex movies went through a huge transformation in the late 90's. Meatballs is terrible, and the Porky's franchise is not only terrible, but offensive. That movie grossed $105 million in 1981, which shows how stupid people were back then. Hot Dog, Ski School, and the idiotic Private Resort (one of Johnny Depp's first starring roles) are all pretty bad too.

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My favorite of these is Revenge of the Nerds. Rewatched it on cable over the past year and cringe at some of the scenes. Still love the scene where the boys are up all night watching the hidden cameras they've installed in the sorority ("We have bush!"), but they'd totally go to jail for that today.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

That, and the roughly 1500 bombs. And dick drawings. Lots of dick drawings . . .

Forgot about the dick drawings. That did it.

 

[Dogdeacon]

There is no T or A in Superbad, so it is not a teenage sex comedy.

Cmon the whole movie is about them trying to get laid, that's the definition not the nudity (hence the term gratuitous!).

 

[Waquoit]

Anyone seen Breaking Away lately? I wonder how that one holds up.

 

[auggie22]

Red Dawn, commando, tron - horrendous movies upon recent rewatch.

On the flip side, John Hugh's did so many movies set in the 80's yet every one that I can recall have perfect staying power.

 

[Dogdeacon]

Anyone seen Breaking Away lately? I wonder how that one holds up.

Actually watched that with my 12yr old a month ago. Great movie for that, timeless, definitely holds up and only mild sexual innuendo (so nelsonmuntz shouldn't bother).

 

[traitor71]

Red Dawn, commando, tron - horrendous movies upon recent rewatch.

On the flip side, John Hugh's did so many movies set in the 80's yet every one that I can recall have perfect staying power.

For me, Red Dawn falls into the category of movies that are so bad, that I always have to watch them. A movie for me that matches the idea of this thread would be Scarface. It just seems so damn dated now.

 

[traitor71]

Interestingly, Flash Gordon's special effects are terrible and the movie is ridiculous, yet it seems to get better with age. It is just a fun, stupid movie.

The Queen soundtrack helps that movie a lot in my opinion. And let's be honest, who doesn't get a laugh out of the fact that the best QB the Jets have had since Namath wasn't even a real person?

 

[superjohn]

Anyone seen Breaking Away lately? I wonder how that one holds up.

Holds up great.

 

[Waquoit]

Actually watched that with my 12yr old a month ago. Great movie for that, timeless, definitely holds up and only mild sexual innuendo (so nelsonmuntz shouldn't bother).

Holds up great.

Thanks, that's good to hear. I only watched once, in the movies first run. I was just the right age for it and it stuck with me.

I always think of that scene when Dave caught up to the Italian cyclists and they stuck it to them. Reminds me of UConn and the P5.

 

[lavuuk153]

I still think Stripes is great. It's like it was a parody of Full Metal Jacket before Full Metal Jacket.

Not a movie, but I loved Family Matters growing up. Watching that as an adult is cringe worthy.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Actually watched that with my 12yr old a month ago. Great movie for that, timeless, definitely holds up and only mild sexual innuendo (so nelsonmuntz shouldn't bother).

What are you talking about? Are you even following the thread?

 

[Dogdeacon]

What are you talking about? Are you even following the thread?

Responding (to Waquiot) about Breaking Away, maybe you didn't know that's a movie since it has no nudity

 

[Waquoit]

What are you talking about? Are you even following the thread?

This a drunk post, isn't it?