I thought I'd write a thread for people to write about movies they feel they have grown to hate; because you don't see what's so special and everyone else does, because its consistantly herralded as the "bestest" horror ever despite being unoriginal/boring/terrible and this is at the expense of other great films, or because it was a painful waste of what you value; your time.

So I'll kick off the thread with one of the most despised films I can think of. This was a film I found boring beyond belief. This was a film that lacked all the things I require for the film to be watchable, acting, story, plot, interest, entertainment. This was a film that had perhaps the biggest viral marketing campaign of all time and existed solely because of it. This is a film that everyone that isn't into horror things is one of the best horror films of all time and because of this gets right on my wicks.

I'm talking of course, of

The Blair Witch Project
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185937/

I saw this movie a week or so before release, right at the height of the aggressive viral marketing campaign. I understand that the gullable out there would have fallen for the 'found videotape' and 'authenticity' of the 'documentary', and perhaps the appeal is solely based upon that value. Unfortunately however, I am not a stupid person.

What I got from this film was one of the most drawn out and boring pieces of cinema I've ever had to sit through, I was praying for two robots and a guy to turn off and start mocking this film to get some entertainment value from this film but unfortunately, I was left hoping. Instead I got some of the most profoundly annoying actors/actresses, one of the worst scripts (largely due to the lack of) and pathetic delivery, a poorly directed and edited film.

This might have been tolerable as a 10-20 minute short because frankly there was only material for about 10 mins, and without any style, flair, direction, plot, humour or entertainment feature length was just downright painful.

I've argued a lot with people over the years, usually pointing out why people obviously don't think this is the 'bestest film ever', and that it has nothing to do with 'getting it' (which is the usual religious defence line) since its a very simple film. I'll just post a snippet from the last time someone tried to go on about people liking the movie and everyone else not 'getting it'



I have frontpaged this movie, if you've never seen it you won't have the hype or viral marketing that may make you like this film:
http://www.dead-donkey.com/modules/shar ... ies&id=807

Ok they're in the woods. The camera keeps on moving. I think they're looking for some witch or something. I don't know, I wasn't listening. Nothing's happening. Nothing's happening. Something about a map. Nothing's happening... It's over. A lot of people in the audience look pissed.

Post a movie that annoys you/strikes a nerve...

Ok, I'll continue, however some people might hate me for this.

The first movie that came to my mind for this topic is: Hellraiser (Part 1)



Everyone says it's so great. For me it was boring. All that shit while the wife draws horny men in the house and kills them is so boring and uninteresting. The acting was bad in my opinion and there was too less moment with Pinhead and things that connected the story to hell. As soon as it began to become interesting it was almost over.

wow... simply wow! I simply can not put into words a response to that.

For me Halloween 3 was probably one of the biggest disappointments. I was expecting to see Michael Meyers and got nothing but crazy music and people behaving like robots. Simply stupid, if you ask me.

I cannot agree more about this turgid piece of shit. The strange thing is, as time goes on it's more and more difficult to find people that will leap to its defence despite the fact that it was "the best horror ever made" when it was released. People seem to equate its commercial success with it being a great movie, whereas its success was purely down to marketing. Really I can't think of another film that evokes so much passionate hatred in me.

Whereas there are actually no movies I hate (hate is quite a strong emotion and I feel it very rarely), there are many which annoy me to hell. I'll post a list later.

When it comes to movies you don't like while everyone else does (like chupa with Hellraiser above), I can mention "Ravenous" as I have seen it three times now and can't find out why everyone is so jubilous about it.

All the bad acted low budget camcorded zombie flicks.

Actually I don't like any movie with bad actors.. except for those with Ben Affleck ofcourse.

A fine, fine topic which I think could be a long runner.

Rest assured, I'll be p[osting a list of some size.

The films of Eli Roth will get a mention.

Films I really regret to have seen:

- Hangman's Curse
- Cubby House
- Revelation
- The Apocalypse Watch (OK, maybe I hate this one)
- Eyes of a Stranger
- Vampire Clan (also very bad!)
- Do You Wanna Know A Secret? (NO! I don't! Especially if I have to see this movie first!)
- Lost Souls
- The Android Affair

Maybe I have to add others in the near future, but these were all wastes of my time.

Liar!

I would like to add the following to the list:
- Dust Devil
- Bug (2006) <- this is no horror if you ask me. it is psycho sh*t
- Room 1408

Yeah, me too. I HATED this film at the time, I hate it now and will hate it forever. It's truly fucking awful.

I quite enjoyed the sequel though, although I can't for the life of me remember anything about it now LOL

Hostel II is another one, a pointless sequel to a film that didn't need one. It's no where near as good as the first, it's a cheap, lazy cash in and a hideous POS

That's nothing.
I nearly had a fist fight in the cinema watching thru this crap.

I was laughing away my disbelief THROUGHOUT the entire movie.
Unfortunately, the guy left-in-front of me couldn't appretiate it.
Wether it was due he loving it or hating it .... well.... I forgot to ask

Terror Toons.


i fucking hate this movie with a passion. most people agree with me but i am baffeled that there are a small group of people that love this movie. my only guess is that they are all stoners because i guess this movie would be pretty crazy if your high.

Wolf Creek

What an overrated piece of crap. 45 minutes of nothing (the first fucking scene is a guy buying a used car...?!), then a crazy guy shows up, some boring cliche horror movie stuff happens and, then, the killer kills some people...with a gun?! Bullshit waste of my time.

Yes, I forgot Wolf Creek! I totally agree with you, Chadman. An overrated piece of junk which makes you wanna have back those 90 minutes you spent watching it.

This is about detesting movies that otherwise only recieve praise and glory right ?

Put me down for argento's early stuff.
(susperia, inferno, ZZzzz....)
And all that overrated jap-cack
(Ring et all)

And of course alien 3. Even the little praise it does get is undeserved.
Hear not the filth uttered by revisionists
Fincher killed the alien

Infact if i didn't know better from reading that reply geezus, I'd say you were AmericanAudienceImpl()

Mmm, about the early Darios: I think Inferno is one of the best horror movies I have seen and it is at least my favourite Video Nasty. Do you think they're just boring, or overrated, or ...?

Were you alive in the 70s and 80s? I really can't think of many movies that I watched then that I enjoyed more than Argento's stuff. I'd say there was a bit of a lull after Bird with the Crystal Plumage with the rest of his animal trilogy, but from Deep Red up to Tenebrae, they were classics. Even from there to Opera, they were pretty damn good. Of course, its all just opinion...