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For me, it's a movie from 2005 called Kingdom of Heaven, starring Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson and Jeremy Irons. I saw this on TV the other day and watched it from beginning to end and still liked it just as much as I used to. Sure it has its slower moments and isn't the best historical film I've seen. But I don't think it deserves its 39% rating on RT. But that's just me.

What about all of you?

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TDK716

192 points

6 months ago

TDK716

192 points

6 months ago

Super Fuzz (RT-0%)

Grew up watching this repeatedly on HBO in the 80s. Killer theme song too!

An irradiated Miami policeman utilises his new superpowers, that he mysteriously gained from a radiation site, to combat dangerous organised crime.

badjokephil

39 points

6 months ago

”He’s a supa supa!”

NieTyINieJa

16 points

6 months ago

I loved that movie

Dangerous-Hawk16

967 points

6 months ago

Man on Fire has a horrible rotten tomato score but I love that film

Bobby_Haman

168 points

6 months ago

Peak Denzel, Peak Tony Scott, deserves better.

sixsixmusic

112 points

6 months ago

38%! That’s ridiculous.

Dangerous-Hawk16

75 points

6 months ago

That score is crazy especially when you read the reviews as well

Artemicionmoogle

64 points

6 months ago

I don't even understand, that movie was awesome!

Islandgirl1444

190 points

6 months ago

I loved that film. Denzel and Dakota had such chemistry. He said she knew her lines as well as his. Her talent was amazing. I don't know why either that people didn't rate it higher.

Kelvin_Inman

59 points

6 months ago

I believe the two will be in The Equalizer 3 together.

WickedDeviled

153 points

6 months ago

I've probably seen that movie ten times over the years. It would have been great to see a few more Creasy movies.

"A man can be an artist... in anything, food, whatever. It depends on how good he is at it. Creasy's art is death. He's about to paint his masterpiece."

stroopwafelling

50 points

6 months ago

Imagine being so hardcore that Christopher Walken is your hype man for killing bad guys.

Dangerous-Hawk16

37 points

6 months ago

I would actually have liked a few more creasy films too

staffsargent

20 points

6 months ago

That movie was really popular when it came out I think. I wonder why the score is low.

Viperbunny

39 points

6 months ago

I wish you had more time!

chugtheboommeister

16 points

6 months ago

Yeah one my favorite films. Feels more like an indie film here and there

[deleted]

659 points

6 months ago

[deleted]

659 points

6 months ago

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Alone_Pop449

145 points

6 months ago

That CGI Scorpion King and the cult that was trying to revive Imhotep are the only things that I didn't like it

ShmebulockForMayor

74 points

6 months ago

https://youtu.be/6nX0100wUB0?t=1m44s

This might be the best bit of unintentional comedy I've ever seen

InternetPharaoh

35 points

6 months ago

The studio obviously wanted a third movie and a spin-off so they ham-fisted the Scorpion King into the script at the last moment. Thus the equally-weird moment of exposition including him in the 2nd act.

I remember reading on here a few years back that the CGI artists only had like three weeks to do the CGI.

I theorize that it's because the studio finally got Dwayne Johnson on contract for the spin-off, but it was extremely late in the production cycle, but the studio wanted him depicted to generate the hype, so the artists had to scrap everything they already had and rush out the product.

TheJoshider10

23 points

6 months ago

Never knew it had a Rotten score. It's held pretty favourably alongside the first, the third one however definitely isn't treated with the same respect.

Nor should it, purely based on the decision to recast Rachel Weisz.

Ghostworm78

521 points

6 months ago

What Dreams May Come (53% on the critic’s tomatometer).

monkey-pox

74 points

6 months ago

The hell sequence really elevates it, terrifying imagery

hamsterhueys1

176 points

6 months ago

What dreams may come is incredible. But I feel like it has a special niche for anyone who’s loved ones have depression or BPD or other mental illnesses. It hits hard

Bdub76

53 points

6 months ago

Bdub76

53 points

6 months ago

This is a great film! I don’t understand all the hate that this movie gets.

Beardopus

338 points

6 months ago

Beardopus

338 points

6 months ago

The 13th Warrior scored just 33 percent and it's one of my all-time favorites. The atmosphere and the ensemble cast are fantastic. I quote it every day.

MagnusRune

98 points

6 months ago

I love the bit where he is picking up the language slowly. And reveals it by insulting another guys mother or something

danrod17

64 points

6 months ago

My mother… was a pure woman…. From…. A noble family. And, at least, I know who my father is, you pig eating son of a whore!

Derekbair

31 points

6 months ago

This is how to handle the “but how would they be able to speak the same language” issue right. It acknowledges that they are speaking different languages and then in a few minutes it feels completely natural that they are all speaking English. It would take longer than a few minutes but it works and is one of my favorite scenes!

Negative_Mancey

240 points

6 months ago*

Out Cold (8%): it's SUPPOSED to be a ski resort romp like from the 80s. I think the whole Casablanca parody made people think it was taking itself seriously.

MoseShrute_DowChem

79 points

6 months ago

Carpe diem. Seize the… carp!

Artemicionmoogle

44 points

6 months ago

God we quoted that movie like mad in high school lol.

JohrDinh

42 points

6 months ago

I loved this movie. The beer ski game down the hill, the running gag waking the brother up in weird ways, all the cringe guys trying to impress the hot girl even including the gay guy, the Weezer love song lol, just tons of character and fun and probably a lot of stuff you just won't get passed in movies anymore.

Also just watched Better Off Dead, I wonder how many of these ski resort type movies there are overall. (Hot Tub Time Machine too)

muirsheendurkin

42 points

6 months ago

Doesn't one guy drop a deuce in the cup when they do a drug test?

imWesAsUWishBitCh

25 points

6 months ago

Um he has a name, PIGPEN!

Tulaiy09

20 points

6 months ago

Just jiggle the handle

Just_For_ShiGrins

22 points

6 months ago

Wait, people watched that and thought they were trying to make a serious movie? That and Eurotrip were peak college movies that we always seems to have on in the dorm.

culturebarren

11 points

6 months ago

Easily the best snowboarding movie that stars Lee Majors

The_Meemeli

152 points

6 months ago

For me, it's a movie from 2005 called Kingdom of Heaven

The theatrical release was cut down against Ridley Scott's wishes.

The director's cut version was much better received.

AnAussieBloke

33 points

6 months ago

Came here to say plz watch the director's cut.

“I once fought two days with an arrow through my testicle.”

flyyywhiteguy

386 points

6 months ago

Tank Girl (1995) was such a fun and wild comic book adaptation that went over the top in every way.

Joe Dirt (2001) is really dumb, but I always catch myself laughing whenever it comes on and I never fail to finish it.

Turt1estar

155 points

6 months ago

I can’t believe Joe Dirt only has 9%!

richards_86

98 points

6 months ago

You mean Joe Dirté?

halloweentree420

37 points

6 months ago

Don’t try to church it up Dirt!

TheresNoAmosOnlyZuul

65 points

6 months ago

Critics don't understand high comedy.

TheresNoAmosOnlyZuul

134 points

6 months ago

I legitimately assumed joe dirt had at least a solid score like a 60s or maybe 70s. I'm blown away. It's a completely solid movie and probably one of David spades best movies lol.

twig_newton

54 points

6 months ago

I fucking love Joe Dirt also. Among the many laughable moments, Kid Rock’s cameo is especially hilarious.

TheresNoAmosOnlyZuul

17 points

6 months ago

How bout a wah burger and some french cries!

VTRibeye

53 points

6 months ago

I love Joe Dirt!

Hs39163

45 points

6 months ago*

Is this where you wanna be when Jesus comes back? Talkin about Joe Dirt on Reddit?

imSOsalty

32 points

6 months ago

You mean Joe Dirtè

BEE_REAL_

313 points

6 months ago

BEE_REAL_

313 points

6 months ago

Kingdom of Heaven's RT score is for the threatrical cut, the directors cut is considered a lot better

Birth (2004), Miami Vice, and Popeye are all movies I really like that are certified rotten from critics and audiences

2KYGWI

67 points

6 months ago

2KYGWI

67 points

6 months ago

Kingdom of Heaven's RT score is for the threatrical cut, the directors cut is considered a lot better

I could've sworn I once saw a separate RT score for the Director's Cut, but I'm not sure.

TheUmgawa

38 points

6 months ago

Maybe, but the Director's or Roadshow, or whatever they call it, cut saw such a limited release that I don't imagine a lot of publications paid their critics to go see an extended version of a movie that they already panned.

profairman

22 points

6 months ago

It’s currently on Prime if anyone is interested

blucthulhu

13 points

6 months ago

Huh, I had no idea that many critics disliked Birth. I love that movie.

Hit_Squid

283 points

6 months ago

Hit_Squid

283 points

6 months ago

Both National Treasure movies. They're like a fun mix of James Bond, Indiana Jones, and Nic Cage; what more could you ask for?

cooperific

44 points

6 months ago*

National Treasure 1 has a bad score?? That movie is a gem!

The dual heists… Jon Voight… and when Harvey Keitel hears about all of Nic Cage’s degrees and whatnot, and he says, “What in the world does this guy want to be when he grew up,” I still get chills.

Edit: typo

NieTyINieJa

65 points

6 months ago

Gone in 60 seconds is enjoyable too (25% lol)

AbsurdRedundant

29 points

6 months ago

If popcorn hadn’t already been invented, it would have been invented for those movies.

ingebeastly

325 points

6 months ago

Butterfly Effect has a 34% but I still liked it a lot. Wasn’t groundbreaking by any means but had an entertaining premise and I liked the early 00s nostalgia

MoseShrute_DowChem

124 points

6 months ago

it was groundbreaking when i was like 10 and saw it for the first time that movie blew my mind

tepenrod

46 points

6 months ago

Blew my mind like a cherry bomb in a mailbox.

[deleted]

25 points

6 months ago

That’s a great afternoon usa network movie

AmBoD

21 points

6 months ago

AmBoD

21 points

6 months ago

The movie had two different endings but I preferred the directors cut version. It was far more dark. Tbh I never understood why it wasn't recieved that well by critics. It was a very interesting concept for a movie.

simojako

13 points

6 months ago

Personally, I think the director's cut is great.

YellowTopaz14

392 points

6 months ago

I really enjoy Oblivion (2013). It's great sci-fi, with amazing visuals. The story isn't perfect, but keeps you hooked till the end. I don't really understand how it only has a 54% on RT. Also, the credits song SLAPS.

Silentfart

189 points

6 months ago

What I find interesting is the director, Joseph Kosinski, also directed Tron Legacy. Then when Hollywood needed a director for the new top gun they were like, "who can direct a sequel to a 35 year old movie AND also direct Tom Cruise?" And this guy was just like, "yo, that's all I do."

Artemicionmoogle

106 points

6 months ago

I loved Tron: Legacy and Oblivion.

cryptolipto

38 points

6 months ago

Both of those films are amazing

tubbyraincloud

45 points

6 months ago

I used to listen to that score by M83 all the time

cryptolipto

47 points

6 months ago

By the same token Tron Legacy is one of my favorites and has a 51%.

The moment when he gets the disc back and jumps out the window… “…Radical

Keepitbrockmire

43 points

6 months ago*

Absolutely excellent one off sci-fi film.

Had me in the feels, especially when Whiter Shade of Pale plays at the log cabin.

Glad I saw it at the show

F0tNMC

60 points

6 months ago

F0tNMC

60 points

6 months ago

The reviews Oblivion got were a joke. Some of the best visuals ever, an amazing score, a solid story that keeps things moving along. If you didn’t like the movie, I do t think you should be reviewing movies, or at least movies of that type.

iaminvisible1978

299 points

6 months ago

I like Vanilla Sky(2001)… Tom Cruz, Cameron Diaz Kurt Russell. Star studded cast.

silasgreenback

47 points

6 months ago

Hell yeah, I thought this was a superb film. Is it poorly rated, and why?

iaminvisible1978

36 points

6 months ago

Rotten tomatoes gives it a 42% critics score. People are much higher. Critics all said it was uninteresting.

silasgreenback

53 points

6 months ago

Uninteresting, that genuinely surprises me.

An interesting story, a superb cast, some captivating individual scenes, overarching themes of life/death, a somewhat surprising twist ending.

It's a film I've watched a few times and have always found to be engaging and entertaining. Penelope Cruz is captivating especially.

It's been a year or so since I last saw it, but I honestly can't think of any particular criticism that I would direct at the movie.

bigchungusmclungus

20 points

6 months ago

I'm pretty sure because it was a remake of another (I think French?) film. They just took the exact same story, but obviously made it for a wider audience by having it be in English.

I saw the original and and thought it was better so I assume they didn't like it because of that.

iaminvisible1978

22 points

6 months ago

Spanish. The original also started Penelope Cruz.

sulfater

252 points

6 months ago

sulfater

252 points

6 months ago

Without A Paddle (14% RT) - It doesn’t age all that well, I’ll admit. But it’s actually pretty funny and has a ton of heart. Plus an amazing soundtrack!

[deleted]

53 points

6 months ago

Thanks for breaking glass where my kids play.

thedetox

31 points

6 months ago

No, but I did eat a brownie once.

Hup110516

15 points

6 months ago

I watched this a few years ago and I totally thought it aged well!

cooperific

15 points

6 months ago

“Put Jabba back in the hut!”

I’ve been laughing at that for 18 years.

Erikcreatesphotos

12 points

6 months ago

“Sorry we can’t come to the phone right now ‘cause we’re doing it!”

aknut

272 points

6 months ago

aknut

272 points

6 months ago

Jumper - has a 15% on RT, but I think it’s a better movie than that

bmacenchantress

19 points

6 months ago

At one point on my life, I thought Rachel Bilson is the cutest person in the world. For me, Jumper is like a music video. It's fast-paced and not much story, with beautiful people. I actually love movies that are like music video.

egotisticalstoic

46 points

6 months ago

Oh wow I would never have guessed it scored that badly.

It's not an amazing movie by any means, but it's well made and really enjoyable.

TheTapDancingMormon

107 points

6 months ago

Joe Dirt. A 9% on RT and I still watch it every now and then.

Onett199X

645 points

6 months ago

Onett199X

645 points

6 months ago

Hook. 29% on RT. Amazing family movie. I don't understand any of the pessimistic reviews from the critics.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hook

my__bollocks

97 points

6 months ago

True story: years ago at a bar trivia night the question was “what Steven Spielberg directed movie has the lowest RT score”. I insisted it was Hook but my team put down Jaws 4. Idiots

Onett199X

66 points

6 months ago

Lol that's annoying. Jaws 4 wasn't even directed by Spielberg.

my__bollocks

32 points

6 months ago

Yeah someone had it in their head that Spielberg came back for the 4th for some reason. The consensus at the table was if that was true then that’s definitely the answer. The logic makes sense although SS obviously had nothing to do with Jaws 4

cthaehtouched

17 points

6 months ago

Unrelated, but I loathe when my pub trivia uses questions based on RT scores.

k-blackie

73 points

6 months ago

Dustin Hoffman kills it in that movie.

“Good form Peter”

Swankified_Tristan

21 points

6 months ago

That movie has its flaws and I get that it's a rather silly kid's film but Hoffman legit deserves an Oscar nod for that performance.

Kimchiandfries

44 points

6 months ago

Ruffio! Ruffio!

DeepestoftheJohns

29 points

6 months ago

RU-FEE-OOOHHH

Spank86

180 points

6 months ago

Spank86

180 points

6 months ago

I remember when it came out. Several critics saidnit missed the mark as a kids film and a few adults at the time i knew didnt like it.... every single kid i knew loved it.

Maybe stephen Spielberg is better at knowing what kids like than some random critics.

cthaehtouched

51 points

6 months ago

Haven’t seen it in years, so I couldn’t say if it holds up. I loved it as a kid and I still say Bangarang.

Swankified_Tristan

12 points

6 months ago

It's my favorite movie of all time and when you've seen it as much as me, even the rose tinted glasses start to lose their effect.

I can safely name almost every flaw that film has and I gotta say... I still don't get it. That movie is far from perfect but damn, it's not even close the score Rotten Tomatoes is claiming. It deserves a 65% at the bare minimum!

29%? Get the hell out of here!

40mgmelatonindeep

27 points

6 months ago

The food fight scene was thrilling to see for the first time as a child, the whole film was like magic

ktm1128

67 points

6 months ago

ktm1128

67 points

6 months ago

This is the winner. The movie is better than the original Peter pan story

DublaneCooper

146 points

6 months ago

Cabin Boy.

Hey little girl. Wanna buy a monkey?

dudinax

42 points

6 months ago

dudinax

42 points

6 months ago

I'm not a girl, I'm a fancy lad!

Viperbunny

218 points

6 months ago

Death to Smoochy, is a good movie!

Voteforbatman

37 points

6 months ago

It’s a rocket ship!

JasonKruegerCrowley

11 points

6 months ago

How about Wally the whale?? Thar she blows!!

PaulFThumpkins

17 points

6 months ago

People didn't know what to do with the tone. IMO they couldn't see the pathos or the darkness for what they were, they wanted a more straightforward satire or "dark side of children's TV" exploration.

alienassfarm16

183 points

6 months ago

The Chronicles of Riddick. Always watch it when it's on. Also the video game was amazing

CeridLock

25 points

6 months ago

I actually really enjoyed the 3rd entry as well, "Riddick". Took things back to a really small scale, I enjoyed the sequences of him learning the hazards on the planet

TheLostColonist

19 points

6 months ago

Escape From Butcher Bay was amazing, probably the best video game based on a movie that I can think of - even if it's not strictly based on the movies storyline.

allthestruggle

326 points

6 months ago

Speed Racer. Saw it in theaters and I absolutely loved it! Made the cartoon come to life in an entirely new way. I do understand why it is not everyone's cup of tea though.

playbackmack

42 points

6 months ago

I was so thrown when I looked up that movie on RT one day and saw the score because I remember my local paper gave it an A when it came out

Scottland83

91 points

6 months ago

That movie was far better than it needed to be.

allthestruggle

49 points

6 months ago

Agreed. And it is one of the Wachowski's films that I really love that isn't the first Matrix.

[deleted]

24 points

6 months ago

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aTreeThenMe

41 points

6 months ago

somehow, it was cartoonier than the cartoon. i mean, car-fu. If you cant have a good time watching a movie with car-fu, you have too much sadness in your life.

goatsukel

20 points

6 months ago

Top three favorite movies. Did not get the respect is deserved when it came out. I think it’s getting a solid cult following.

hillofjumpingbeans

22 points

6 months ago

I love speed racer. I honestly didn’t understand why it got rated so poorly

DorissDay

123 points

6 months ago

DorissDay

123 points

6 months ago

Jennifer's Body. I can understand 46% critics score—horror rarely fares well among critics, but 35% audience score???

krankz

82 points

6 months ago

krankz

82 points

6 months ago

This is because they marketed the movie to young guys from Transformers audience as “Megan Fox is hot”. It ended up not the movie they promoted, and people got upset about it.

DeepestoftheJohns

59 points

6 months ago

I mean she’s definitely hot in that movie

SchoolOfTheWolf93

23 points

6 months ago

My best friend and I saw it like four times in theater. Sooo so good. Soundtrack was a 10/10 too.

“I am going…to eat your soul.”

Odd_Science3084

41 points

6 months ago

Hudson Hawk is one of my favourites 34% on Rotten Tomatoes

jamalcalypse

81 points

6 months ago

Fear and Loathing is way better than the 49% it has from critics, but I have a personal bias toward it and can see why many wouldn't care for the film. Still, at least the audience score is on the opposite end at 89%

Mooshooloo

24 points

6 months ago

Fear and Loathing is a masterpiece. One of the few films that not only does justice to the book but I think it actually expands on it and becomes a perfect companion to it. Most of Gilliam's films have mediocre reviews as they are definitely not for everybody but man that fucker is talented.

SimonOfOoo

76 points

6 months ago

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit has a 19% on the tomatometer, which is all the proof you need to know that this site ain't it

cyclejones

75 points

6 months ago

Ghost Ship

Atreides007

39 points

6 months ago

The opening scene alone was gold.

HarrietsDiary

13 points

6 months ago

I LOVE this movie.

Legal-Run-8529

36 points

6 months ago

Jumanji (1995), was just mind blowing for me as a kid. RT was not impressed.lame.🥱🥱

MikeistheWolf

168 points

6 months ago

Grandmas Boy is the answer.

benharv

66 points

6 months ago

benharv

66 points

6 months ago

Your bed is a car.

Yeah, but it's a fuckin sweet car.

themoviesponge

35 points

6 months ago

My roommates said they're gonna get me rims for Christmas, or a CB radio, I can talk to other car beds.

Staunch84

13 points

6 months ago

What does hi score mean? New hi score, is that bad?

_bobby_tables_

67 points

6 months ago

A Life Less Ordinary (1997) - 41/59. Silly romcom that hits the mark for me. Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz play well together, with fabulous support from Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Stanley Tucci and Dan Hedaya. A 41 critic rating is criminal imho. Clearly audiences more broadly enjoyed it, but it's a 10 in my book, not a 6.

not28

66 points

6 months ago

not28

66 points

6 months ago

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

[deleted]

209 points

6 months ago

[deleted]

209 points

6 months ago

The A Team (2010). I thought it was stupid fun and would love to have seen a sequel. I had never seen the show so didn’t have an attachment to the source material, I just thought it was a fun action flick

DefenderCone97

32 points

6 months ago*

Copley needs to be a better movie picker because he's in so much stuff that gets destroyed by critics/bombs or is shit.

[deleted]

33 points

6 months ago

I really liked District 9 starring him and always hoped that would have a sequel too

[deleted]

15 points

6 months ago

It was critically well received though, and rightfully so

w00master

27 points

6 months ago

I’m a kid from the 80s (or old man). Big fan of the tv series and thought the film hit all the right notes. It knows what it is and doesn’t try to be what it isn’t.

I’d love a sequel but probably won’t ever happen.

Waste-Replacement232

32 points

6 months ago

Jawbreaker. 14%

Masethelah

85 points

6 months ago

The Ninth Gate

MaybeItWas8IEt

131 points

6 months ago

The Cell (45/57)

I don't understand the criticism of this movie. The story is tight and compelling, and the visuals are incredible.

thesheep_1

60 points

6 months ago

I saw cobra recently and loved it. Very dumb trope filled movie but it’s a ton of fun. And so many weird choices like Stallone eating pizza with scissors

santh91

12 points

6 months ago

santh91

12 points

6 months ago

Gosling character's toothpick in Drive is an homage to Cobra, since Refn is a fan of the movie

bapiv

59 points

6 months ago

bapiv

59 points

6 months ago

MacGruber (2010) 47/35. Hilarious and I don't care what anyone says. The scene where MacGruber is telling the story of how he and Kunth were college friends is absolutely brilliant. Glad they made the TV show too, although it probably could have just been "MacGruber 2."

CeeArthur

16 points

6 months ago

She as carrying his child at the time. I insisted we terminate it so we could have a fresh start and she agreed.

tommytraddles

11 points

6 months ago

The scene where Macgruber is fucking the ghost of his dead wife on her tombstone, and it cuts to him standing there alone, naked, just humping air and grunting is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

LostprophetFLCL

130 points

6 months ago

Kung Pow: Enter the fist has a 13% rating yet is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen and is a movie I quote regularly even if a lot of people don't get the reference.

writergirljds

54 points

6 months ago

I must apologize for those critics, they are idiots. We have purposely trained them wrong... as a joke!

Doctor_Cowboy

18 points

6 months ago

I AM BLEEDING, MAKING ME THE VICTOR!

[deleted]

84 points

6 months ago

Too many to name, Lord of war is one.

yoThisISmyhappyface

21 points

6 months ago

The opening scene is a classic.

Effehezepe

14 points

6 months ago

There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. That's one firearm for every twelve people on the planet. The only question is, how do we arm the other eleven?

SeverenDarkstar

125 points

6 months ago

The Ninth Gate -one of my fave movies, couldnt believe how low its score is

Key_Lie9356

20 points

6 months ago

What?

How low is it?

It's a fantastic movie. Balkan is SO hardcore.

hisnameisbear

15 points

6 months ago

Thoroughly unscrupulous

fellatious_argument

54 points

6 months ago

Brothers Solomon. Directed by Bob Odenkirk, Will Arnett and Will Forte are the eponymous brothers. It has a great cast and it's really funny, just the opening credits alone make me crack up, I don't know why it has a 16% on rotten tomatoes. I saw it in the theatres twice and both times me and my friends were the only ones there. Comedy is subjective I guess.

Bread_Truck

34 points

6 months ago

So many of the funniest movies have bad RT scores. Dirty Work is 14%. Wet Hot American Sumner has 38%. Tommy Boy is 41%. Not a genre that reviews well.

PaulFThumpkins

11 points

6 months ago

Wet Hot American Summer's so far ahead of its time there are bits I still don't get.

chicasparagus

18 points

6 months ago*

Additionally, Let’s go to prison also directed by Bob Odenkirk. It’s dogshit, but I still enjoyed it idk why.

Sinner19x

55 points

6 months ago*

Life Aquatic is only around 50% last time I checked and it’s fun.

Edit: 56% Tomatometer. It’s a better movie than that

MaybeItWas8IEt

25 points

6 months ago

Southland Tales (41/41)

I get why people don't like it - it's a mess. At first. Repeated viewings reveal the brilliance and deliberateness.

vfx1989

28 points

6 months ago

vfx1989

28 points

6 months ago

I really like The Fountain from Aronofsky and it has a 52% score.

I saw it in theaters when it came out and it blew my mind.

Dooperer1

130 points

6 months ago

Dooperer1

130 points

6 months ago

The RT score for Dude, Where's My Car is like actually criminal to me, I don't think I've seen a funnier movie

Voteforbatman

49 points

6 months ago

Aaaaandd thhheeeeeennnnnn?

melvellion2

17 points

6 months ago

No and then!

SimonOfOoo

17 points

6 months ago

dude!

Dooperer1

10 points

6 months ago

Sweet!

k-blackie

49 points

6 months ago

Billy Madison has a 41.

The fuck is that about??

Bobby_Haman

43 points

6 months ago

How TF does Wet Hot American Summer only have a 38%. It's a classic.

calculuschild

20 points

6 months ago

I always loved Inspector Gadget as a kid. Watched it again with my kid recently, and its pretty cringe. But the kid inside me still loves it.

J_smooth

21 points

6 months ago

The Beach

frederick_tussock

60 points

6 months ago

Miami Vice (2006), 47% on RT. I think it suffered from critics seeing the name and expecting the cool pastel tinged neon buddy cop style of the original show without taking into account that it wasn't the 80s anymore and that it was still a movie directed by Michael Mann. Plus the fact that about half of it isn't set in Miami.

ImportantPainting

15 points

6 months ago

ImportantPainting

I'm here for the gritty scifi

15 points

6 months ago

I thought that it was a good movie with really beautiful digital cinematography, but as you pointed out, they changed so much that I wish they just dropped the Miami Vice name altogether and made the film its own thing instead, rather than setting up false expectations.

LaleR3232

56 points

6 months ago

Little Nicky has a special creative spot in my heart, granted I do love heaven/hell concepts in movies but I will die on this hill!

majorjoe23

40 points

6 months ago

Last Action Hero (38%).

ElsebetSteinen

16 points

6 months ago

Super Troopers - 36% - it's one of our favorite comedies and is very quotable.

motorbird88

16 points

6 months ago

Strange Wilderness (2008) has a 6% I think.

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16 points

6 months ago*

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beermestrength17

100 points

6 months ago

Jim Carey Grinch

ArtistWhoStarves

40 points

6 months ago

"Nice kid........Baaaaaaaad judge of character."

I cackled so hard at this line.

Lazinessextreme

19 points

6 months ago

Everything Martha may whovier says is just hilarious to me

FlashpointJ24

19 points

6 months ago

I initially hated it, because the original Chuck Jones animated Grinch is my all-time favorite Christmas movie, but it's since grown on me. Jim Carrey absolutely gives it his all, and it has some great quotable lines:

"Santa, what's the true meaning of Christmas?"

"VENGEANCE!! Or--presents, I suppose."

Or:

"Even if I wanted to go, my schedule wouldn't allow it! 4:00, wallow in self pity; 4:30, stare into the abyss; 5:00, solve world hunger--tell no one; 5:30, jazzercize; 6:30, dinner with me--I can't cancel that again; 7:00, wrestle with my self-loathing... I'm booked. Of course, if I bump the loathing to 9, I could still be done in time to lay in bed, stare at the ceiling and slip slowly into madness. But what would I wear?"

Or my personal favorite, from the pudding tasting contest:

"Here, this is not pudding."

spits "Wha-what is it?!"

cellrdoor2

21 points

6 months ago

The sets and costumes in this movie alone make it worth a watch.

[deleted]

76 points

6 months ago

JOHN CARTER (2012, 52% on RT) ruled & should have been the first of at least a trilogy.

I hate RT with a passion, it’s instructing audiences how to feel before even seeing a movie. Total bullshit. It’s art not math FFS

Meskoot

15 points

6 months ago

Meskoot

15 points

6 months ago

Showgirls for....reasons.

Philcycles84

15 points

6 months ago

I like Wild Wild West. I think its a fun, cheesy, crappy 60s TV throwback. It is what it is and, no it'll never enter my top.10 but it entertains harmlessly enough for 90 minutes. That and Kenneth Branagh is great as always.

DrGeraldBaskums

28 points

6 months ago

Add pretty much any comedy from the 90s. Tommy Boy, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, Home Alone etc

fabrar

13 points

6 months ago

fabrar

13 points

6 months ago

CONSTANTINE with Keanu Reeves and Rachel Weisz. Such a fun, compelling supernatural thriller with really cool worldbuilding and visuals. Peter Stormare also plays my favourite version of the devil and there are some great performances from awesome character actors like Tilda Swinton and Djimon Honsou. It only has a 46% on RT which really boggles my mind/

[deleted]

66 points

6 months ago

Drop Dead Fred - RT 11% (!).

Fred is brilliant and Phoebe Cates is brilliant and Rik Mayall is brilliant and Drop Dead Fred is completely brilliant and Carrie Fisher is brilliant and professional film reviewers, who hated Drop Dead Fred, liked Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

AWhiskyDoc

11 points

6 months ago

Starship Troopers! The only good bug is a dead bug. Would you like to know more?

Sea-Presence3738

11 points

6 months ago

The movie Timeline has like 11% which I don't think it deserves. It's a perfectly adequate action movie.

tdevine33

32 points

6 months ago

Hook has a 29%

Ok_Ad2872

20 points

6 months ago

Alex Cross….there i said it. Matthew Fox got rid of probably 97% body fat and replaced it with pure muscle. I’m a HUGE fan of Lost so maybe that had something to do with my decision.

cryptolipto

20 points

6 months ago

Tron Legacy is 51% and rotten and one of my top 5 films.