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Inspired by the linked XKCD. Using 60% instead of 50% because that's an easy filter to apply on rottentomatoes.

I'll go first: I think "Sherlock Holmes: A game of Shadows" was awesome, from the plot to the characters ,and especially how they used screen-play to highlight how Sherlocks head works in these absurd ways.

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[-] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I just looked up Event Horizon and it only got a 33%. I love that movie. It genuinely really creeped me out. Few horror films do.

Just goes to show you some people (critics) have no taste. That movie was awesome!

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

As always, it has to be kept in mind how the RT scores work. It doesn’t aggregate scores, it just aggregates if the review is positive or negative.

A movie with hundred critics saying “Yeah, the movie is fine I guess” will score higher than a movie with 90 of those critics saying “This is the best movie I’ve ever seen!” and 10 of them not really feeling it.

The concept of mass critic aggregation also just has fundamental problems compared to following and learning the tastes of a specific critic, in order to evaluate their review.

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[-] khan_shot_1st@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Sure it's campy and way over the top. But I kinda like it for that. Plus the characters are awesome, the designs were pretty cool, and Sean Connery was great. Currently at 17% on rt.

[-] asap@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

How in the world is that 17%? TIL I also like unpopular movies.

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[-] Quazatron@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

Constantine - 46%

Predator - 34%

Ghost in the Shell - 43%

Hellboy - 17%

Robocop (2016) - 49%

Well, it seems like I have poor taste in movies after all.

[-] Agingtoofast@reddthat.com 13 points 1 year ago

Constantine is an awesome movie.

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[-] LikeMike@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

Grandma's Boy is a perfect stoner comedy. Featuring Nick Swardson in a hilarious breakout performance. RT can kiss 15% of my ass.

[-] _cerpin_taxt_@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I'm thinking about getting metal legs. It's a risky operation but it will be worth it.

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[-] fadingembers@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 1 year ago

Titan A.E. only got a 50% and it is incredible and still holds up!

[-] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

Only 50%?! Holy crap! I guess they really don't wanna live on Planet Bob.

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[-] improvisedbuttplug@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Chappie (32%)

I love that movie and have seen it several times. Directed by Noel Blompkamp (District 9) and starring Die Antwoord.

It’s extremely original and entertaining sci fi.

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[-] Ashtear@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

I tend to like sci-fi in this category such as Stargate, Dune (1984), and the Riddick films.

TRON Legacy is my favorite of the bunch, however. Incredible soundtrack, gorgeous costume design, and plenty of character.

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[-] simple@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is way better than anyone gives it credit for. It's a really fun movie.

I also really like Vanilla Sky even though critics hate it. It's a weird but good movie.

How Equilibrium has a 40% RT rating is beyond me. It's amazing.

[-] rikudou@lemmings.world 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I liked Prince of Persia as well! It's nothing groundbreaking, but it's a fun movie.

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[-] jaschen@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Idiocracy is one of my favorite movies. When it came out, it was far below 50%, but after some of the things on the movie started becoming true, it became popular.

[-] nyarlathotim@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Welcome to Costco. I love you.

Such a great movie.

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[-] art@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Tank Girl. No one liked that movie when it came out. I left the theater with the biggest grin on my face. Absolutely awesome. Still one of my favorites.

It was completely different than the comics but it was still very fun. Especially in 1995.

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[-] minorninth@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Rotten Tomatoes has both a critic score and an audience score.

If your pick has a low critic score but high audience score, that means it was formulaic or unoriginal but probably lots of fun.

Movies with a high critic score and low audience score are usually more artsy, film-festival stuff.

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[-] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

Kung Pow only has a 13% critic rating and I love that movie. 69% audience score though so that might disqualify it.

I remember quite liking Slackers when I saw it (haven't rewatched it though, so my opinion might have changed). I think if this movie every time I hear the song "She'll be comin' 'round the mountain".

The Big Hit

Movies I saw 20 years ago it seems when maybe my tastes (and me too let's face it) were a little immature. Still love Kung Pow though

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[-] plutolink@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

I, Robot, especially after reading the books. It functions as a combo of the books, but set roughly where the first book took place in, using a variant of the protagonist from the sequels. The robots taking over as they did, though, wasn't really accurate, even just regarding the laws of robotics, but it worked for the movie's conflict. In the books, they get a larger hold on humanity, but to help them go past Earth to become an intragalactic society. For a one-off, though, I can see the directions the movie took to give it that close-ended feeling. Also, the implications of robots and humans, and Spooner as a chracter were pretty faithful to the source material, IMO.

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[-] Riker_Maneuver@startrek.website 8 points 1 year ago

Hook with it's 29% tomatometer rating. Dustin Hoffman—sexual misconduct allegations aside—fucking nailed it as Hook, and I think the general concept of an adult Peter Pan returning was pretty cool. Also, who doesn't love Robin Williams? It was a movie I loved in my childhood so I am absolutely biased, but 29% seems absurd. I still find the "Don't try to stop me, Smee" scene hilarious to this day.

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[-] tram1@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago

I actually like:

  • Hackers (31%)
  • National Treasure (46%)
  • Bandits (64%)
[-] emptyother@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

What!? Hackers at 31%? The one with young Angelina Jolie? The critics gotta be some uncultured swine. That movie was gold! It was The Matrix type of cool before The Matrix. It put the punk part into cyberpunk for a lot of kids.

Also its a bad influence: Got kids inspired to learn about phreaking and phone systems.

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[-] legion@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Following the XKCD rules and keeping it in the 2000s and later makes it a lot harder. I could make an entire list of '90s movies that qualify.

But my answer is: Pitch Black.

Bonus answer, which doesn't quite qualify because it has an exact 60% rating: Love (2011, the space one)

[-] Kiernian@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Okay, so I hit rotten tomatoes, checked movies that were both critics rotten AND audience rotten, and started perusing titles for stuff I thought rocked.

abraham lincoln: vampire hunter

waterworld

hellboy (how is this in here? I thought this was universally loved)

mars attacks! (56 and 53, I also feel like this shouldn't be on the list. It's too good, and not in a bad way)

x-men origins: wolverine (again, is this not considered awesome? I thought it was great)

daredevil/elektra (I enjoyed both movies)

and now for stuff I've watched at least five times:

the ninth gate

planet of the apes (2001)

avp

prince of persia

green lantern

van helsing

I'm dead serious, I was looking forward to MORE green lantern movies along the lines of that first one. I bought it on amazon having heard nothing about it (I was in a societal black hole for a few years there), watched it, loved it, and was like "sweet, when's the sequel coming out? I wanna see sinestro do his thing...wow, this did not do well. Fuck."

I wasn't super happy with ALL of the writing, but that's comic stuff in general and I thought the whole thing was still quite enjoyable. Like, multiple rewatches enjoyable. Seeing Hal Jordan on screen and having Ryan Reynolds do it was great.

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[-] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hook (29% TomatoMeter).

But it was released in 1991, so it wouldn't count for the XKCD version. Also the audience score is 76%, so not really an unpopular opinion I guess.

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[-] Motavader@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Iron Sky!!

Who doesn't love a movie about Nazis hiding for 60 years in a secret base on the dark side of the moon?!?!

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[-] Xanvial@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I like both of National Treasure movies. With 46% and 36% ratings

[-] willis936@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Rat Race is 45% and I don't know why. Audience score is 64%.

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[-] wolandark@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I actually like Riddick, all three of them! Haven't checked but am pretty sure they would've gotten less than 60%

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Boondock Saints (Nov 99 is close enough). It's such a fun movie, but only has a 27%

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[-] JakJak98@reddthat.com 6 points 1 year ago

Disney's Atlantis.

God I love that movie.

[-] silentdon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I unironically like Sucker Punch. And no, it's not only because of scantily clad women.

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[-] AutoGenerate@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 1 year ago

The Green hornet with Seth Rogen. I genuinely like it. It’s a good movie.

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[-] Rootiest@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I liked:

  • Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (48%)
  • Jupiter Ascending (28%)
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[-] ExtraOrdinary@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), starring Johnny Depp sitting at a blasphemous 50%

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

I was genuinely impressed by this movie

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[-] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. I absolutely adore the movie, but I'm actually content it didn't get all the recognition I think it deserves. The entire vibe of the movie is one of contentment; no need to force higher achievements.

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[-] Nfntordr@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Judge Dredd (1995) Judge as you will :)

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[-] popemichael@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago

"Judge Dredd" (1995)

It's fun, funny, entertaining, and while not well written, is well acted.

Honorable mention is "Demolition Man" (1993) for similar reasons. Though it's in the 60s when it comes to a rating.

It's like, sometimes I want to sit back turn my brain off for 2 hours, and just enjoy.

[-] danekrae@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Bicentennial Man (1999) starring Robin Williams. It's one of my favorites.

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[-] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I enjoyed Waterworld (I know it's 90s, but I feel it gets too much hate). The premise and aspects of the screenplay were ridiculous, but the set design and effects were fascinating, and I was surprisingly invested in the characters. Kevin Costner and the kid had good chemistry. Dennis Hopper was a campy joy to watch as the villain as expected.

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[-] crypticthree@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Death to Smoochy is a fucking masterpiece.

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[-] atomWood@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Tron: Legacy

This is one of my favourite movies of all time. The story, atmosphere, and music are absolutely amazing!

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[-] _xDEADBEEF@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

57% on RT but its probably one of my favourite Wes Anderson films.

The Cable Guy

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