Movies everyone loved that you... didn't

[TonyDown]

I watched Titanic today for the first time.  It won 11 Oscars.  Yeah, I didn't love it.  

Call Me By Your Name.  Was a smash hit at Sundance.  For an indie film, it made a lot of money. I wanted to love it, but I did not love Call Me By Your Name.

[mtaabq]

15 hours ago, TonyDown said:

I watched Titanic today for the first time.  It won 11 Oscars.  Yeah, I didn't love it.  

Call Me By Your Name.  Was a smash hit at Sundance.  For an indie film, it made a lot of money. I wanted to love it, but I did not love Call Me By Your Name.

I , too, did not love Titanic. As soon as it hit the iceberg I was, “Oh, for shit’s sake just sink already!” 

CMBYN, however, spoke to the 17 year-old me and the then-50+ year-old me. If you didn’t love it I can respect that.

[TonyDown]

5 hours ago, mtaabq said:

I , too, did not love Titanic. As soon as it hit the iceberg I was, “Oh, for shit’s sake just sink already!” 

CMBYN, however, spoke to the 17 year-old me and the then-50+ year-old me. If you didn’t love it I can respect that.

It was the book CMBYN that I connected with.  I remember being 17, and pining for a new, young, Italian adonis social studies teacher.  I could imagine spending the summer at a villa with him.  🙂

Unlike the book, the movie didn't move me.

Yes. To each his own.  

[samhexum]

On 10/7/2025 at 8:13 AM, jackcali said:

I hate Richard Dreyfuss in everything he's in.  I didn't like Jaws mostly because the shark didn't eat him.  It would have been a much more satisfying movie if Dreyfuss's character had been chewed to pieces.   

I figured you'd want to see this...

Steven Spielberg, Richard Dreyfuss and John Williams Have a Rare “Jaws” Reunion 50 Years Later

 

 

https://www.aol.com/articles/steven-spielberg-richard-dreyfuss-john-221251581.html

[+ MikeThomas]

Citizen Kane.  To many, the best movie ever made.  I’ve tried watching this movie numerous times and just can’t make it through to the end.

[jackcali]

15 hours ago, samhexum said:

I figured you'd want to see this...

Steven Spielberg, Richard Dreyfuss and John Williams Have a Rare “Jaws” Reunion 50 Years Later

 

 

https://www.aol.com/articles/steven-spielberg-richard-dreyfuss-john-221251581.html

Haha, thanks!

There's a play written by Robert Shaw's son, Ian (who also played his father on the London stage), about the making of Jaws.  It's called The Shark Is Broken, and depicts the three stars sitting on the set of the boat while the crew is repairing the mechanical shark.   It is pretty clear that his son thought that Robert Shaw hated Richard Dreyfuss.  It also revealed (which was news to me) that Shaw completely rewrote the "Indianapolis" monolog because he didn't like the Benchley draft.  

[samhexum]

7 hours ago, MikeThomas said:

Citizen Kane.  To many, the best movie ever made.  I’ve tried watching this movie numerous times and just can’t make it through to the end.

ROSEBUD  (never saw the movie, but know the word's significance in it)

[Danny-Darko]

For those that don't get Citizen Kane, may I suggest then the movie "RKO 281" (1999) which revolves around the controversy of the making and showing of "Citizen Cane" (1941).

RKO 281 (TV Movie 1999) - IMDb