Movies Critics Were Wrong About
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- DirectorZack SnyderStarsHenry CavillAmy AdamsMichael ShannonAn alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.56% good reviews for a film that's simply just not bad. Too serious maybe but bad ?
- DirectorRon HowardStarsVal KilmerJoanne WhalleyWarwick DavisA young farmer is chosen to undertake a perilous journey in order to protect a special baby from an evil queen.Called the worst of it's year by late great Gene Siskel when to me, it's best fantasy film before Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter films.
- DirectorBryan SingerStarsBrandon RouthKevin SpaceyKate BosworthSuperman returns to Earth after spending five years in space examining his homeworld Krypton. But he finds things have changed while he was gone, and he must once again prove himself important to the world.The reviews are kind of opposite than Man of Steel's, with better reviews by critics than fans. But watching the film again I do see that it is a pretty damn under-rated Superman film.
Just like Henry Cavill, Brandon Routh was a good Superman but critics couldn't stop comparing him to Christopher Reeves's greatness in the role.
I miss Roger Ebert but how does this comment make sense, "they shouldn't have cast Routh without knowing he could act." Why ? He was a great Superman, not dorky enough as Clark but heroic enough as Superman. - DirectorBrad SilberlingStarsJim CarreyJude LawMeryl StreepWhen a massive fire kills their parents, three children are delivered to the custody of cousin and stage actor Count Olaf, who is secretly plotting to steal their parents' vast fortune.2 thumbs down but I thought this was a fun film despite Carrey's over-acting. The books ended on a bad note anyway, so in a way this movie is superior, at least I think so. The books were great but the last was a big letdown.
- DirectorSean AndersStarsJosh ZuckermanClark DukeAmanda CrewA high-school senior drives cross-country with his best friends to hook up with a babe he met online.Was called a wannabe Superbad when it was more like Eurotrip "without Europe" but better.
- DirectorKerry ConranStarsGwyneth PaltrowJude LawAngelina JolieAfter New York City receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a reporter teams up with a pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the disappearances of famous scientists around the world.
- DirectorFede AlvarezStarsJane LevyShiloh FernandezJessica LucasFive friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods.Richard Roeper gave it one star and was he wrong ? Yes! This was a well made remake that was a gruesome good time, man up Roeper!
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsJaden SmithDavid DenmanWill SmithA crash landing leaves Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded on Earth, a millennium after events forced humanity's escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help.Probably M. Night. Shayamalan's lowest reviewed movie next to the Last Airbender. When top critics like Ebert & Roeper enjoyed the Happening ?? This movie has some of the usual Shayamalan flaws like robotic acting and way too much talking.
But emotionally it got to me in the end and a Shayamalan film hasn't gotten to me emotionally since Signs. - DirectorMarc WebbStarsAndrew GarfieldEmma StoneJamie FoxxWhen New York is put under siege by Oscorp, it is up to Spider-Man to save the city he swore to protect as well as his loved ones.Sure the story isn't too focused, but is a lot more focused than Spider-Mess 3. Yet, Spider-Mess 3 has higher reviews....
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsAlec BaldwinJohn LonePenelope Ann MillerIn 1930s New York City, The Shadow (Alec Baldwin) battles his nemesis, Shiwan Khan (John Lone), who is building an atomic bomb.Yeah it could use a remake but I loved it at the time. It was great fun...in the 90's.
- DirectorWalter MurchStarsFairuza BalkNicol WilliamsonJean MarshDorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful.Oh no, it was dark! So was Gremlins which was a family film as well. Yet that has much higher reviews and was forgiven for it. Gremlins scarred me as a kid. I made out through this pretty well lol.
- DirectorArlene SanfordStarsShelley LongGary ColeTim MathesonThe Bradys are surprised when a man claiming to be Carol's long lost first husband shows up at their home. Before long, his strange actions cause them to question his motives."I'm tripping out with the Brady's!" And Marcia and Greg getting feelings for each other was hilarious. Critics said Brady Bunch films weren't necessary. Well, if you haven't noticed they are having a ball making fun of them more than it's a tribute.
- DirectorBetty ThomasStarsShelley LongGary ColeChristine TaylorThe original 1970s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.The film has a good time making them look like a bunch of dorks.