Poorly Reviewed Movies That Became Classics
Poorly Reviewed Movies That Became Classics
Many people rely on reviews in helping them determine entertainment choices. For decades, movie reviews have been a critical way in which moviegoers have chosen the films to spend their hard-earned money upon. Many of these reviews, however, apparently got it wrong when it came to what America would like. Here are some of the most noted movies that received poor reviews when they were initially released. Odds are you haveย seen at least some of them.
Pretty Woman
This 1990 film has been noted as a romantic classic and the breakout movie for Julia Roberts. When it was released however, some reviewers saw it as a movie about modern day greed. Many panned the concept that somehow it was โromanticโ that a prostitute could find love by finally hooking up with the good-looking rich guy of her dreams. Never the less, it has come to have a special place in the heart of many.
The Shining
Many of Stanley Kubrick’s works have been misunderstood through the years including his adaptation of Stephen King’s โThe Shiningโ in 1980. In fact, he was nominated for a Razzie award for the movie along with actress Shelley Duvall. Some saw an alcoholic Jack Nicholson as frightening enough, let alone an axe wielding one.
Caddyshack
This 1980 comedy starring Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Rodney Dangerfield and others was called โwanderingโ, โcrudeโ, โsophomoricโ and โshort of the markโ. It’s no “Gone With the Wind” for sure, butย still found a special place forย golfers and movie goers who can recite many of the movies classic lines about โThe Cinderella Boyโ, โMr. Gopherโ and โWangโ. Be the ball, Danny, be the ball.
The Shawshank Redemption
Many critics gave poor reviews to this 1994 prison film for perhaps sending the message that โprison isn’t so badโ. Others had a distain for its less than satisfactory ending or Morgan Freeman’s almost constant narration. Others, however, found hope in the film and how the human spirit can survive even intolerable situations. The fact of the matter is the haters were proven wrong as this adapation from a Stephen King novel ranks at the top of some Greatest Movie of All Time lists. If you have yet to see it, perhaps it’s time to โget busy livin’โ.
Citizen Kane
Even this classic of the cinema has received its fair share of criticism. A review in The New Republic at the time said โWhat goes on is talk and more talk”. And while the stage may stand for this, the movies donโt.โ One more modern reviewer claimed they had to watch it ten times because they โkept falling asleepโ. The movie, however, still ranks at the top of the American Film Institute’s top 10 of all time.
Movies are perhaps one of the best indications that you can’t please everyone. Even films like โCasablancaโ, โThe Wizard of Ozโ and โThe Empire Strikes Backโ have gotten their fair share of bad reviews. Finding a film that connects with you is a joy. It is even more so when it can be shared with someone who also appreciates it.
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