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

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Angelus said:

I'm intrigued by this take. I haven't personally watched Dead Men Tell No Tales, but my brother is a HUGE PotC fan. He rewatches the first 4 at least once per year, usually a couple of times. I think he ranks them 1>2>4>3, but he basically loves all of them all and doesn't mind their individual shortcomings. However, even he HATES 5. Like so much so, that he's the reason I haven't watched it. He told me it's one of the worst movies he's ever seen lol. In fact, just before hitting submit on this post, I asked him again to confirm, and he yelled at me that you could put a bunch of monkeys in a room and they'd come up with a better movie.

I should probably go back and rewatch 5 then, because while I absolutely saw and felt its shortcomings I felt the character work was pretty good. I liked the setting and the goal and the swashbuckling. IT did feel a little off at times but it's a long way from terrible. 

Let me do a marathon and get back to you, see how I feel with fresh eyes. I just went back to watch Avatar again and it reinvigorated my love for that movie. Yeah, basic plot but everything else was amazing. (And as a writer I understand that it's very common for story tropes and styles, especially ones inspired by real world history, tend to have a lot of overlap.)