Top 10 Films That Everyone Loves But I Don't

So I haven't posted anything recently so I decided to do something different this time around and talk about films everybody seems to love while I either hate or don't understand. These will be ranging form 10 to 1 with 10 being not so bad to 1 being burn in hell. So without further ado...




10. Captain America The Winter Soldier

When this film came out it exploded with audiences, everybody loved it. It was a game changer to the Marvel Universe and man was I excited. Then I saw the movie and I felt let down. I've watched it at least three times, each time thinking I'll like it, because everybody loves it I must have been missing something, but nope. To be honest I'm not sure what it is about this film that didn't do for me, but was just unimpressed with it. I loved the first five minutes, but I was basically emotionless for the rest of the film....but this is at 10 because while I'm not thrilled by it I can still watch it and see why people would like it.

9. The Maltese Falcon

Humphrey Bogart, classic noir, mystery, what could go wrong? Well for me it's the fact that there isn't really any detecting in this film. Everybody just seems to be like "hey you're an investigator let me tell you our story," I mean literally he doesn't use his brain to solve what happened, everyone just tells him the story and that's it. Now while that may be a little critique I find it a major flaw since the film is about a detective solving a mystery! What fun or entertainment is there watching a guy listening to stories and being like "Yep, based on you, you, and your story I say there was no need for me." While I do find this eye rolling, I still love watching Bogart on the screen and the actual film making was really cool to watch, what with the shadows and what not.

8. The Graduate

I was really excited to watch this movie, one because it had Dustin Hoffman in it, and two because it was an interesting dynamic between a boy and his friends mother hooking up. This is a type of film that wouldn't be made today, well at least not in the United States. Everybody who loves film said that this is a great watch and my excitement was over 9000! But once I turned it on and began to watch it, I felt underwhelmed. I wasn't really sure why this is a critically acclaimed movie, and praised by nearly everyone. I thought it was fine, nothing super ground breaking. I'm sure it had a big impact when it came out, but ultimately it was a big let down for me and something I'm not all too thrilled to check out again.

7. Taxi Driver

Everybody loves Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese, so naturally their film Taxi Driver not only became a hit, but also a recognizable film that has been parodied till today. I wasn't as excited to watch this because I'm not a big Scorsese fan, I think the only movie I liked by him was Hugo. Anyway, Taxi Driver always has that iconic picture of De Niro with that Mohawk and sunglasses, the story sounded really cool about a man disgusted with New York and decides to do something about it. Unfortunately, like other Scorsese films I watched this just wasn't interesting, nor did I think it paid off in the end. I'm not sure if it's because I watched it on Netflix and Netflix has a tendency to spoil movies, but the story I highlighted above happened in the last 10-20 minutes of the film. By the time it ended I really didn't care for it, and will not check it out in the future.

6. Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane is not only iconic, but has been declared the best film of all time. It's celebrated as a turning point in cinematic history, and taught in film classes across the country, and for good reason. This is one of those films where film buff will sit in front of a screen all day and decipher every frame of this movie. I love Orson Welles, and I perfectly understand this film's achievement on a technical standpoint, but my god this film is so hard to get through. I'd rather watch Taxi Driver three times in a row before watching this again. The story is slow, I didn't find the character very interesting, and while this is a fantastic film for that time, and possibly for most of the century, I grew up when films were becoming faster paced and had more cuts in the editing. My film experience has drastically changed what I could have felt about this film, but I'd also have to blame everyone who hyped this movie up. The famous quote "rosebud" was revealed at the end of the movie and while I won't spoil what it is just in case, I felt like it was a bit of a waste and painful to sit through. I did think it was shot beautifully, but that isn't enough to make me watch it again any time soon.

5. The Matrix

I remember when this film came out, there was so much buzz about this claiming that it had achieved amazing-dom. Everybody in my school was saying how great this movie was and bragging that they were able to see it, and for a guy who loves sci-fi I should have liked this as well. I remember pleading my mom to rent and "okay" this movie for me to watch, I desperately wanted to be apart of the conversation, but once I watched it I felt empty. It wasn't that memorable, and while I did marvel at the effects that was the only thing I really liked about it. I hated Keanu Reeves, in fact I'm not a Keanu Reeves fan at all (and no I have not watched John Wick). I've only seen it that one time, but I have seen a few other movies that the Wachowki's did and I must admit that there is absolutely no motivation for me to ever watch this film again.

4. The Big Lebowski

Another movie that is nearly loved by all. I think the majority of people who don't like it are women from what I hear, but I don't understand why so many people love this film. Like most of the films on this list I found it boring, and I believe it's a comedy, but I don't remember laughing that much while watching this, in fact I kept checking the time and wondering when it was supposed to get good. I wasn't into the main character at all, I had some hope for John Goodman's character, although that was only because he was John Goodman, but overall I don't think I'll ever know why people truly love this movie, there's not much going on, and the character's aren't that engaging.

3. Minority Report

It could be that the reason I hate this film with a passion is because I read the short story it was based off the day before watching this, but this film really p----d me off. I kept questioning why throughout the entire film. Why is that like that, why are they doing that, why are streets sideways? Sci-fi is supposed to have believe ability in the technology to work, and the technology confused me so much I'm pretty sure that even the people making the film didn't know what it was for. The fact that this was direct by Spielberg confounds me because while he doesn't shoot out perfect movies, even his not so good movies have enjoyment, and I was hating myself while watching this movie every second. The plot infuriated me, the characters infuriated me, the science infuriated me. This is one of the films I passionately hate and will never again watch. If I ever buy it on dvd (won't even sully the blu-ray) I'd have done that just so I could destroy it and feel at peace. (On a side note the TV show that's coming out about this looks interesting).

2. The Godfather

Other than Citizen Kane, The Godfather is the most talked about, praised, loved, film of all time. I will admit that I was liking the film, but after the horse head scene i lost interest in it. And I think it's because it's more of a character piece than what I was hoping/talk/expecting. I can see how film fans and critics would love it, but for it to branch out into everyday people watching it and falling in love baffles me. I know that great films impact people, even if said people aren't knowledgeable in films, but still I'm always shocked how popular and how much of an impact this film has on history and today. Out of all the films on this list I may actually go back and rewatch this one, but not for a very long time. For being a three hour movie there isn't much making me want to go back to it, and while I did feel like I did waste my time the first time around, maybe in five years I'll try it again.

1. Vertigo

And my most hated film in existence goes to....Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo! Alfred Hitchcock was a powerhouse back in his day, and is still today. A lot of his films are memorable and famous. Vertigo is probably his most famous besides Psycho, and just recently was listed as number one film of all time. Film critics adore it, people love it, and my curiosity for it was at an all time high when I was finally "blessed" to watch it. Boy was my mind numbed after this. I watched this twice, once on my own and the other during one of my film classes, and both times it felt like it took five hours to get through. It actually hurts my brain to watch this film, and I'm still not a hundred percent sure why people love it. I didn't think that the film itself was ground breaking, and the story was forgettable. I wasn't intrigued or interested by the characters, and both times I felt like I could have been doing something better. No matter what, even if it was spelled out to me, I don't think I'll ever understand why everybody in existence loves Vertigo.