Movies that were panned by critics, but weren't really that bad

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Trumpstyle said:

The first Starship troopers as some have mention is a great movie, another one is Soldier with Kurt Russell. Starship Troopers is probably better though.

Starship Troopers probably got some of the bad reviews from people who loved the original Henlein books and were shocked that the movies are basically their antithesis: Instead of glorifying the military and the war they got vilified and turned into a laughingstock. The other half of the bad reviews probably didn't see through the satire and thought it was just a gung-ho action movie.

DarthMetalliCube said:

Hmmm..

Sucker Punch - reapply previous description, plus cool effects
Die Another Day - Sure, it's cheesy, but a fun Bond film with some great action scenes
The World is Not Enough - Guess I'm partly biased for the Brosnan Bond films growing up with them, but again, I don't see why this one was panned in particular. Outside of a poor performance from Denise Richards, I struggle to really find faults. Overshadowed by Goldeneye for sure, but still a great narrative and a bit of a darker tinge of Bond which I dig.
It's come to my attention that "History of the World Part 1" is under 50% so definitely that one too - into ancient/some Medieval history and like much of Mel Brooks wacky, raunchy style of humor so no-brainer for me. Gets a little goofy at times but also some clever, hilarious jokes.
The Eagle - Fun adventure film set in Ancient Rome. Even if there's a lot of "down" time, there are some memorable moments.
Star Wars Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith - Has loads of flaws (hell just watch the Plinkett review on youtube haha) but it's a pretty epic conclusion and interesting the transformation from Anakin to Darth Vader, has a darker tinge too which I like.

Somehow, my favorite Brosnan Bond movie is Tomorrow Never Dies, and it always seems like it's getting forgotten. I wonder why.

As for History of the World Part I... Only a Miracle can save us now (from bad reviews)