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87. Agree with you, completely. (nt)

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Movies you just don't get why they're so popular. [View all] bif Nov 2025 OP

The one with the... Mike Nelson Nov 2025 #1

The Big Lebowski genxlib Nov 2025 #6

Jeff Bridges. ms liberty Nov 2025 #7

Yeah, well you know... JoseBalow Nov 2025 #17

Perfect Vadergator Nov 2025 #43

LOL- perfect meme response Redleg Nov 2025 #88

Yes. I hated the big lewbowski BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 2025 #63

Amazing perspective on this one. This is one of our favorites! AllyCat Nov 2025 #133

Sooo many. But first that came to mind was "Pretty Woman." 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 2025 #2

Funny thing is Dear_Prudence Nov 2025 #28

I'm that way about "Pillow Talk"! 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 2025 #34

The story is meh... JPK Nov 2025 #84

Harold and Kumar go to White Castle. Ferryboat Nov 2025 #3

Some really awful movies are actually pretty funny when you add rifftrax yourout Nov 2025 #4

Rifftrax makes anything funny! bif Nov 2025 #8

Silence of the Lambs MIButterfly Nov 2025 #5

Never saw Silence of the Lambs and never plan to. 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #9

It was triggering for me. Ilsa Nov 2025 #35

That's why they call it a horror movie. Hieronymus Phact Nov 2025 #90

Same. Not even the actors could make me bother to see it nt yellowdogintexas Nov 2025 #101

We were camping with our scout troop... buzzycrumbhunger Nov 2025 #127

I have a brother NJCher Nov 2025 #52

Not a fan either. Had high hopes after Manhunter and the accolades. Ilikepurple Nov 2025 #57

I agree 100% with all you said about Pretty Woman. Diamond_Dog Nov 2025 #82

"Blair Witch Project" really stands out in my memory rurallib Nov 2025 #10

yes DBoon Nov 2025 #39

AHA! Bayard Nov 2025 #44

I saw it in theater when hype was at fever pitch. At end, auduence sat stunned "is that it"? BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 2025 #64

I liked it MorbidButterflyTat Nov 2025 #112

Terms of Enderement gay texan Nov 2025 #11

Terms of Endearment totally sucked. 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #33

I saw Terms 40 years ago in a college auditorium. Intractable Nov 2025 #53

Agree with you on Terms of Endearment. Diamond_Dog Nov 2025 #83

Everything Everywhere All at Once Thunderbeast Nov 2025 #12

I tried to watch it bif Nov 2025 #13

Agreed. Great acting. The best actress and best supporting Ilsa Nov 2025 #37

I thought it was atrocious. Intractable Nov 2025 #54

I've not seen it, and your 2nd sentence is sufficient to... 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #94

I was thinking of streaming it if it landed on one of my apps, but maaaaybe not electric_blue68 Nov 2025 #109

Well... 'Titanic' is one. OldBaldy1701E Nov 2025 #14

Sorry, I'm obviously missing something. Abolishinist Nov 2025 #60

'It' refers to recent historical events. OldBaldy1701E Nov 2025 #70

Absolutely shameful that "Titanic" took Best Picture that year... Paladin Nov 2025 #72

Just did not see the appeal on that one. AllyCat Nov 2025 #134

Ferris Bueller's Day Off Coventina Nov 2025 #15

The premise of the movie is silly LogDog75 Nov 2025 #21

Agree with this Wiz Imp Nov 2025 #78

It's a movie where high school aged audiences enjoyed watching Ferris make fools out of adults, but an adult viewer Midwestern Democrat Nov 2025 #92

Chariots of Fire (boring) Emile Nov 2025 #16

Well then NJCher Nov 2025 #55

"Gone With the Wind." But then again, B.See Nov 2025 #18

It was a good movie for its time. milestogo Nov 2025 #20

It's hard to condense a large story into a movie LogDog75 Nov 2025 #22

Gone with the Wind is a great story of the Old South, milestogo Nov 2025 #24

Exactly. And judging from B.See Nov 2025 #68

It was written in 1936. milestogo Nov 2025 #75

Yes, and when more than just women B.See Nov 2025 #113

Still, that's the order in which to do it. Xavier Breath Nov 2025 #36

Yup milestogo Nov 2025 #49

I read the book before I saw the movie. sheshe2 Nov 2025 #58

Never having seen it may explain why you don't get its popularity JoseBalow Nov 2025 #62

1939 was the greatest movie year in history. Paladin Nov 2025 #71

Scarface milestogo Nov 2025 #19

Once was enough, back when it was new. The lead actor's bullshit accent takes me out of it every time I try to watch it. Iggo Nov 2025 #30

ha ha that bad accent is a feature, not a bug. Hieronymus Phact Nov 2025 #119

LOL...For comedic effect, yeah. I can't do it for two hours, though. Iggo Nov 2025 #120

The Godfather LogDog75 Nov 2025 #23

The Deer Hunter. Harker Nov 2025 #25

Hated that movie. Had I been there by myself... 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #46

I HATE The Deer Hunter. Jeebo Nov 2025 #66

When I was a high as a kite teenager, The Gods Must Be Crazy was the funniest thing I ever saw. Iggo Nov 2025 #26

The Thin Red Line rsdsharp Nov 2025 #27

That was a horror movie, not a war movie. Iggo Nov 2025 #29

Somebody shoulda told James Jones. rsdsharp Nov 2025 #32

I loved it and have watched it several times. milestogo Nov 2025 #76

I came close to walking out. I loathed it. rsdsharp Nov 2025 #95

The Godtfather RandySF Nov 2025 #31

Lincoln was the first one that came to mind for me. chowder66 Nov 2025 #42

With the exception of "Jaws", I've never been all that wowed by Steven Spielberg. Midwestern Democrat Nov 2025 #96

Mrs. Doubtfire Morbius Nov 2025 #38

Agree Hieronymus Phact Nov 2025 #91

I didn't care for Wicked that much. Ilsa Nov 2025 #40

I went to Wicked with a friend. I kept looking at my watchand wondering... 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #47

ITA! At first, I thought Ilsa Nov 2025 #74

"I think I may have slept thru part of it." MIButterfly Nov 2025 #97

The Gods Must be Crazy Cirsium Nov 2025 #41

American Beauty DBoon Nov 2025 #45

Forest Gump. It required too much willing suspension of disbelief. 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #48

Agreed. That Forrest Gump won Best Picture over Pulp Fiction and Shawshank Redemption MIButterfly Nov 2025 #98

The book was even worse Lifeafter70 Nov 2025 #130

"Love Actually" betsuni Nov 2025 #50

Blazing Saddles! Beatlelvr Nov 2025 #51

This thread is proof that there truly is no accounting for taste JoseBalow Nov 2025 #56

And lack of same. Bobstandard Nov 2025 #107

Yes, that's exactly what that means. JoseBalow Nov 2025 #121

Especially those that haven't even been watched Bobstandard Nov 2025 #124

Make me travel by underside of car, but Cape Fear (1991) was a total miss for me. Ilikepurple Nov 2025 #59

Armageddon. boonecreek Nov 2025 #61

Armageddon is awful. Jeebo Nov 2025 #67

The most recent Superman movie, with a 90% Rotten Toms audience score. Intractable Nov 2025 #65

Forrest Gump. Did not like it at all. Still can't livetohike Nov 2025 #69

I bailed after 15 minutes Skittles Nov 2025 #116

HEY! What about "The English Patient"? Paladin Nov 2025 #73

Raising Arizona Chasstev365 Nov 2025 #77

Any Will Ferrell movie! lark Nov 2025 #79

I don't think Will Ferrell is the least bit funny, either. Diamond_Dog Nov 2025 #85

Agree with you, completely. (nt) Paladin Nov 2025 #87

Rocky Horror Picture Show CanonRay Nov 2025 #80

Me too Brother Buzz Nov 2025 #105

Without the audience partici----pation, it's not a good movie. flvegan Nov 2025 #122

Rocky needs to be seen in a group to appreciate it buzzycrumbhunger Nov 2025 #128

Pulp Fiction. Katinfl Nov 2025 #81

I have to disagree with you there. MIButterfly Nov 2025 #99

Yes, I know I am in the minority, but I still don't get the fascination with this film. Katinfl Nov 2025 #108

it was robbed of the Oscar Skittles Nov 2025 #118

thank you for admitting you just don't get it Skittles Nov 2025 #117

Rocky JPK Nov 2025 #86

"Apocalypse Now" was released three years later - it actually lost to an even less deserving film - "Kramer vs. Kramer" Midwestern Democrat Nov 2025 #89

I forgot... JPK Dec 2025 #137

Titanic Tops My List ProfessorGAC Nov 2025 #93

Magnolia. MIButterfly Nov 2025 #100

I thought Love Story was pretty ridiculous. Borogove Nov 2025 #102

Gets my vote for stupidest line in cinematic history: Paladin Nov 2025 #104

"Love means having to say you're sorry Doc_Technical Nov 2025 #125

"Love means never having to say you're sorry." 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #106

Ali MacGraw was so beautiful but she couldn't act her way out of a paper bag. MIButterfly Nov 2025 #110

I just looked up the release date - Dec 1970. 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #111

Ryan O'Neal made a movie in 1972 after Love Story MorbidButterflyTat Nov 2025 #114

Love "What's Up Doc" drmeow Nov 2025 #132

😆😆 Madeline Kahn is the BEST MorbidButterflyTat Nov 2025 #136

The Jerk The Madcap Nov 2025 #103

I'm the first to admit that my taste in movies is weird av8rdave Nov 2025 #115

Since Titanic has been mentioned already, the entire Fast & Furious franchise. Pick one. flvegan Nov 2025 #123

"Forrest Gump". I hated it with every bone in my body. LisaM Nov 2025 #126

The "Bosom Buddies" version of "Flowers For Algernon". GreatGazoo Nov 2025 #131

Gump, Pursuit of Happiness, A Christmas Carol GreatGazoo Nov 2025 #129

Well, The Gods Must Be Crazy is a favorite that comes to mind often EverHopeful Nov 2025 #135