Box Office/Critical Failures That You Love

MrColeslaw

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Just because a movie is hated by critics or failed at the box office doesn't mean everyone will dislike it, and I'm here to prove that.

Box Office Failure - Xanadu (1980)

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This is easily my favorite 80s movie and probably in my top 15 movies of all time. It's an acquired taste, but I love it. This was the reason I had a crush on Olivia Newton John as a kid (mind you, this was like in 2007, so I had no idea how old Xanadu was by that point).

Critical Failure - High School Musical (2006)

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This movie is cheesy in all the right ways for me; the songs are fun, the characters, while somewhat cliché, are enjoyable, and the performances aren't bad; some are pretty darn good, actually. Its not just Vanessa Hudgens that makes me watch this movie. :P
 

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A critical failure that is a guilty pleasure (I like most of it actually) is The Roommate- a thriller about two college girls.
 

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WhoBob said:
Box Office Failures:
The Nice Guys
The Babadook
Edge of Tomorrow
Donnie Darko

Critical Failures:
Saw
X-Men Appocalypese
Man of Steel
I wouldn't call X-Men Apocalypse or Man of Steel critical failures, they received mixed reviews.
 

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WhoBob said:
Box Office Failures:
The Nice Guys
The Babadook
Edge of Tomorrow
Donnie Darko

Critical Failures:
Saw
X-Men Appocalypese
Man of Steel
Great list! I see you have good tast-

*notices Man of Steel*

I hate you.
 

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But not a critical failure.

Besides, look at their consensus:

It got 2 stars from Roger Ebert, who said the movie was horrendously awful and made his eyes bleed (I'm paraphrasing). He's a famous critic and people really care about what he says.
 

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Supmandude said:
It got 2 stars from Roger Ebert, who said the movie was horrendously awful and made his eyes bleed (I'm paraphrasing). He's a famous critic and people really care about what he says.
If it was a crticial failure and horrendously awful, Ebert would've given it a thumbs down.
 
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