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movies you used to like but have since outgrown?

posted 4 years ago by filmgeek99 (592)
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What are some movies you used to really enjoy that just don't appeal to you anymore, for whatever reason?

Usually, I find myself not liking movies I used to really dig, as a result of me having grown up a little, and having developed a bit more knowledge on cinema and a better understanding of the world as I've gotten older.

Here's some of mine:

Easy A
Forrest Gump
Avatar
When Harry Met Sally...
anything by Kevin Smith other than Clerks and Dogma

What's yours?

[–] RebelBlood (213) 4 years ago

STAR WARS - I know... it's sacrilege. I've just moved away from outer space stories.

The Labyrinth - This still has a huge adult fanbase(which is fine), but the entire thing creeps me out now.

The Crow - Dystopian cities don't have the same impact anymore.

Withnail & I - Great film with fantastic one-liners, but I can't afford to indulge in that bleak and defeatist worldview even for 2 hours.

[–] Furienna (3322) 4 years ago

"Hair"

I guess I found the hippies less and less sympathetic as I grew older.

"Moonwalker"

I love MJ, but I think this movie is only made for kids.

[–] Who (5146) 4 years ago

Most 1980s coming of age films, like Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club, The Sure Thing. They all seem very dated and even cringey now.

[–] Mustang (5230) 9 months ago

The Breakfast Club in particular is awful
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[–] moviechatterer (13307) 9 months ago

yup

[–] snepts (11123) 4 years ago

I've only seen Easy A once, but I would like to think it would still have some charm.
But most crowd pleasers I find too banal and predictable.

The one film I recently was bothered by was Brazil. I raved about it for years, then had a chance to re-watch it not long ago and it seemed so herky-jerky and forced. It didn't seem to have any rhythm, scenes just jumped in and jumped out and the whole thing was propelled forward without any comfort zone.
I'm still holding out that I'll see it again and enjoy it, but I had a very hard time with it.

[–] brux (14666) 4 years ago

I never got Brazil. Have also since found out via seeing him on videos that Terry Gilliam is an a-hole in my opinion.

[–] snepts (11123) 4 years ago

While there is a good reason to question the personal lives of famous people, if Gilliam or Kubrick or Peter Jackson or Cameron is an a-hole is a little beside the point.

[–] brux (14666) 4 years ago

Guess we disagree on that. Why can't people like you ever state that this is your opinion instead of making some kind of lunatic decree.

[–] snepts (11123) 4 years ago

If you think my simple response equates to a lunatic decree, I suspect you find such everywhere.

[–] brux (14666) 4 years ago

wherever you go there are always one or two ... you're guilty

[–] snepts (11123) 4 years ago

You handing out lunatic decrees seems to define the notion of a lunatic decree.

[–] BooBooCat (652) 4 years ago

- Forrest Gump
- Titanic
- Ghostbusters 2
- Scooby-Doo
- Star Wars prequel trilogy
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- King Kong (Peter Jackson's version)

[–] brux (14666) 4 years ago

I still like When Harry Met Sally, but I seem to recall some times when I looked at it and said, nah, but then later recalled what I loved about it. Plus my GF's name is Sally.

[–] GlenEllyn (21089) 4 years ago

I like "When Harry Met Sally" but I could do without the "interview" segments of the movie, or whatever you call them. I skip those.

[–] somesunnyday (2078) 4 years ago

I used to have an obsession with Fight Club years ago. I still like it but don't watch as often as I used to.

[–] Redsfan001 (6005) 4 years ago

Fight Club (1999)

Creepshow (1982)

Heavy Metal (1981)

***Heavy Metal came out in 1981, I reached puberty around this time, the most perfect film for a young man of that age.