What SF&F Films/TV do you dislike that everyone else seems to love?

[clovis-man]

Originally Posted by CyBeR

I can't find a single one of my peers that doesn't like Shawn of the dead. They hyped it up for me, they made it sound like it'll be the second coming of the comedy Jesus and when I watched it...I fell asleep withing 20 minutes. I am not kidding...I can's emphasize how boring I find that film to be.

I think you would need to immerse yourself in the episodes of Spaced that are available on DVD to get a feel for Simon Pegg's brand of humor. It doesn't always leap out at you.

[Rodders]

I too didn't rate Shawn of the Dead, but i loved Spaced.

[williamjm]

Originally Posted by TheDustyZebra

Ha, here's one that will get me banned for sure! I have never been able to stand Dune, the movie. In fact, I have never even been able to stay awake through it! Liked the book, but the movie was just ... not.

I wouldn't really say that everyone loves the Dune movie, while some people do like it the general consensus does seem to be fairly similar to yours, that it doesn't really do justice to the book (although I think it does have some good bits in it).

[blacknorth]

Originally Posted by CyBeR

I can't find a single one of my peers that doesn't like Shawn of the dead. They hyped it up for me, they made it sound like it'll be the second coming of the comedy Jesus and when I watched it...I fell asleep withing 20 minutes. I am not kidding...I can's emphasize how boring I find that film to be.

Boy, am I relieved to read that. I hate this film with a passion. Apart from the fact that it's just not funny, there are a thousand low-grade zombie movies fom the 1980's that did the same thing - so it's not original either.

[sermon Bathe]

I thought that last Transformers movie was dreadful