Movies that are not as good as you remembered

[Tommyboy]

I'm sure people thought it was terrible when it came out but when I was a kid I absolutely loved the Popeye movie with Robin Williams. Tried to show it to my son when he was 7/8 and neither one of us could take it for more than 10 minutes. It was next level bad.

 

[intlzncster]

From way back...Stripes.That movie was idiotic. I think most of us remember the few Army scenes as being funny and forget the part where they take the RV into Eastern Europe.

I think that's part of the point. That's why eighties movies were so excellent. Delicately straddling the line between regular and B movies.

RE tarantino. While it's not technically his, Desperado is always fantastic. Salma Hayek at the height of her powers.

 

[intlzncster]

She raped a disabled person and then gave him the Hivvy.

She is very Sansa stark in her evil ways.

Least he got laid though. Not an easy task for 'ol box a chocolates.

 

[intlzncster]

Stripes was always 2 movies, funny thru the graduation scene, inane farce with the RV in Eastern Europe. I only watch it thru the graduation.

I thought Teen Wolf was a 'good bad movie' as amusing ridiculousness on cable, but I tried watching it with my 12-year old recently and it was just plain bad & littered with high school cliché

80's movies are one big cliche. Therein lies their greatness. Easy watching. Summer School was a perfect example. Revenge of the Nerds. Masterpiece.

I mean, Top Gun was one of the campiest, cliche-ridden movies of all time. And for that it was brilliant.

Edit:

My favorite of these is Revenge of the Nerds.

Atta boy billy. seconded and thirded.

 

[intlzncster]

Big Chill. With age, it hasn't ripened, it's rotted. Really brings home the message that a whole lot of us boomers were shallow buttwipes.

But you were storrs, you were.

 

[intlzncster]

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

If that's what constitutes an 'R' rating, god help the coddled generation. American society is so hypocritical when it comes to sex it's mind boggling. It's a cross between the puritans and snuff films.

 

[intlzncster]

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

Red Dawn still works for me. Commando no, but Predator still kills it.

 

[intlzncster]

where I think she is pretty nondescript in anything else she has been in. Renee Zellwegger in Jerry Maguire is another.

That's cause she can't act. She's just naturally exactly who the character should be in Jerry Mcgwire. That's why she works.

 

[Fishy]

I think that's part of the point. That's why eighties movies were so excellent. Delicately straddling the line between regular and B movies.

RE tarantino. While it's not technically his, Desperado is always fantastic. Salma Hayek at the height of her powers.

Close Encounters was actually a 70's movie.

For the time, it was a big budget, big box-office effort written and directed by Spielberg right after Jaws and a few years before Indiana Jones.

There was nothing B-picture about it.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

That's cause she can't act. She's just naturally exactly who the character should be in Jerry Mcgwire. That's why she works.

Might be the same with Pinto, but whatever the reason, she was absolutely perfect in Slumdog. The cast in Slumdog was really good too. I really like that movie.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

80's movies are one big cliche. Therein lies their greatness. Easy watching. Summer School was a perfect example. Revenge of the Nerds. Masterpiece.

I mean, Top Gun was one of the campiest, cliche-ridden movies of all time. And for that it was brilliant.

Edit:

Atta boy billy. seconded and thirded.

Top Gun sucks. The plot is ridiculous, and after watching the Honest Trailer for it, I can't stop noticing a) how gay everyone is, and b) how weird the camera angles and actor positioning are to get you to forget the fact that Tom Cruise is 5'5.

I really dislike Revenge of the Nerds. I don't remember Summer School at all although I am sure I have seen it more than once.

On the other hand, Tequila Sunrise is still an awesome movie almost 30 years later, despite the saxophone montages and terrible soundtrack.

 

[storrsroars]

But you were storrs, you were.

Yep. My first marriage was like six seasons of "thirtysomething".

But I got better.

 

[intlzncster]

Close Encounters was actually a 70's movie.

For the time, it was a big budget, big box-office effort written and directed by Spielberg right after Jaws and a few years before Indiana Jones.

There was nothing B-picture about it.

I quoted your post about Stripes. So that was the 80's B movie reference.

Close Encounters was great. I saw it much later though, early 90's probably.

 

[J187Money]

Deliverance. Watched it on the plane the other night. Some parts were still powerful, but I found some of it just awkward.

I also have a personal issue with old cinematography which stops me from watching a lot of classic films.

 

[Kitaman]

West Side Story. Loved it when young, but now even the color version can't keep me more than 15 minutes.

 

[billythekid]

West Side Story. Loved it when young, but now even the color version can't keep me more than 15 minutes.

Will have to agree to disagree with you on West Side Story. Love the soundtrack and choreography. My favorite scene:

 

[dbmill]

West Side Story. Loved it when young, but now even the color version can't keep me more than 15 minutes.

West Side Story was made in color, there is no black and white version of it.

 

[Fishy]

I quoted your post about Stripes. So that was the 80's B movie reference.

Close Encounters was great. I saw it much later though, early 90's probably.

Ahhh...yeah, Stripes was schlock.

 

[whaler11]

Probably a minority opinion but I watched Rocky IV from start to finish about a month ago. Wow. That is tough to sit through.

 

[Deepster]

Probably a minority opinion but I watched Rocky IV from start to finish about a month ago. Wow. That is tough to sit through.

He is like your Popeye....he eat his spinach.

Egads.

 

[StoweD210]

Probably a minority opinion but I watched Rocky IV from start to finish about a month ago. Wow. That is tough to sit through.

A montage or two would have really helped that movie. It's too bad the filmmakers didn't seem aware of that storytelling technique.

 

[SAMCRO]

I won't say it was "good" and didn't stand the test of time (b/c it was never really good), but I remember when I first watched Hard to Kill (Steven Segal as Detective Mason Storm), I was entertained (it was 25+ years ago, I was young).... It was on a few months ago and I was embarrassed for myself for even being entertained by it. Admittedly, it does have one of the greatest recovery/training montages in cinematic history (and by 'best' I mean worst), and seeing Steven Segal run is a thing of beauty.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I won't say it was "good" and didn't stand the test of time (b/c it was never really good), but I remember when I first watched Hard to Kill (Steven Segal as Detective Mason Storm), I was entertained (it was 25+ years ago, I was young).... It was on a few months ago and I was embarrassed for myself for even being entertained by it. Admittedly, it does have one of the greatest recovery/training montages in cinematic history (and by 'best' I mean worst), and seeing Steven Segal run is a thing of beauty.

That may have been the worst 30 seconds of a movie I have ever seen.

 

[Tommyboy]

I won't say it was "good" and didn't stand the test of time (b/c it was never really good), but I remember when I first watched Hard to Kill (Steven Segal as Detective Mason Storm), I was entertained (it was 25+ years ago, I was young).... It was on a few months ago and I was embarrassed for myself for even being entertained by it. Admittedly, it does have one of the greatest recovery/training montages in cinematic history (and by 'best' I mean worst), and seeing Steven Segal run is a thing of beauty.

HAHA!

That was totally the Barry Goldberg running style.

 

[intlzncster]

Probably a minority opinion but I watched Rocky IV from start to finish about a month ago. Wow. That is tough to sit through.

He is like your Popeye....he eat his spinach.
Egads.

A montage or two would have really helped that movie. It's too bad the filmmakers didn't seem aware of that storytelling technique.

It's clear to me that most on this thread are missing out on the subtle brilliance of 80's cheese/camp style.

Rocky IV? A tour de force. The training montage in the Siberian wilderness is gold jerry gold.

Rocky winning over the cold war Russian military crowd, the pinnacle of 80's cheese, makes you want to jump out of your seat and scream with glorious abandon.

 

[Deepster]

It's clear to me that most on this thread are missing out on the subtle brilliance of 80's cheese/camp style.

Rocky IV? A tour de force. The training montage in the Siberian wilderness is gold jerry gold.

Rocky winning over the cold war Russian military crowd, the pinnacle of 80's cheese, makes you want to jump out of your seat and scream with glorious abandon.

Big Rocky fan here. I've been to Mickey's Gym and to Rocky's row house apartment from the original. Combed the streets of Philadelphia hitting many other film location spots from the series.

The post is in reference to the thread title. Rewatching this movie is an entirely different experience than it was watching the original.

And for the record, I rank them:

Rocky
Rocky 3
Rocky IV
Creed (time and rewatchability could bump this up or down a slot)
Rocky 2
Rocky Balboa
Rocky 5

 

[intlzncster]

Big Rocky fan here. I've been to Mickey's Gym and to Rocky's row house apartment from the original. Combed the streets of Philadelphia hitting many other film location spots from the series.

The post is in reference to the thread title. Rewatching this movie is an entirely different experience than it was watching the original.

And for the record, I rank them:

Rocky
Rocky 3
Rocky IV
Creed (time and rewatchability could bump this up or down a slot)
Rocky 2
Rocky Balboa
Rocky 5

That's a fair assessment. Still can't believe they made R5. It flat out sucked.

Offhand, but one of the things I liked about Rocky IV was the final fight appeared exactly like a match up between Iron Mike and Little Joe in Mike Tyson's Punchout. From a size and punching perspective.

 

[Dogdeacon]

That's a fair assessment. Still can't believe they made R5. It flat out sucked.

Offhand, but one of the things I liked about Rocky IV was the final fight appeared exactly like a match up between Iron Mike and Little Joe in Mike Tyson's Punchout. From a size and punching perspective.

I can't believe this degenerated into yet another Rocky evaluation, but here we are. I never had the love for Rocky IV, probably cuz by that point I was in college and childhood gung-ho gave way to cynicism over the continual cash grab. I still have never seen Rocky Balboa, but did enjoy Creed. To me Creed was about the same as Force Awakens - good job retelling same story in a different, modernized way.

I watched Indiana Jones with my son last weekend much more enjoyable now and I liked it better at the time vs Star Wars and the face melting still freaks out 12yr olds.

 

[Deepster]

I can't believe this degenerated into yet another Rocky evaluation, but here we are. I never had the love for Rocky IV, probably cuz by that point I was in college and childhood gung-ho gave way to cynicism over the continual cash grab. I still have never seen Rocky Balboa, but did enjoy Creed. To me Creed was about the same as Force Awakens - good job retelling same story in a different, modernized way.

I watched Indiana Jones with my son last weekend much more enjoyable now and I liked it better at the time vs Star Wars and the face melting still freaks out 12yr olds.

The real loser in the series is Rocky 2. The first hour of that is cringeworthy and I'm at the point where I'll shut it off if Im channel surfing and it comes up.

Rocky Balboa is worth the watch. I'm glad they made Creed and think it's a better close to Rocky story than Rocky Balboa would have been. I've heard Stallone say numerous times that he won't kill Rocky onscreen.

 

[intlzncster]

The real loser in the series is Rocky 2. The first hour of that is cringeworthy and I'm at the point where I'll shut it off if Im channel surfing and it comes up.

Rocky Balboa is worth the watch. I'm glad they made Creed and think it's a better close to Rocky story than Rocky Balboa would have been. I've heard Stallone say numerous times that he won't kill Rocky onscreen.

You think II is better than V? I mean, V should be stricken from the series.