19 Movies Everyone's Obsessed With That These People Actually Found Sooo Underwhelming

    "It was the Boomiest Boomer movie that ever boomed. It's literally 'old man puts young millennial hotshots in their place, the movie.'"

    Hannah Marder
    by Hannah Marder

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Recently, we asked the BuzzFeed Community about the movies that got so much hype that were major disappointments, and we got a ton of replies about movies that everyone else loved, but these people didn't understand the hype for.

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    So here are 19 films from the last decade that everyone seemed to love...that these people hated with a passion.

    We also used some replies from these two threads.

    1. Avengers: Endgame

    hulk asking a character if he's alright and him responding, yes do i not look alright and then a raccoon character saying, you look like melted ice cream
    Marvel

    "When I first saw Avengers: Endgame, I was very disappointed. The way they treated Thor and Hulk, a lot of the comedy not working, a rat saving Ant-Man, Thanos sucking...it didn’t help that me and my family went to a 2:30 a.m. showing Friday night. I distinctly remember walking out of the theater, tired eyes staring off, realizing I had waited a whole year for THIS. Now my opinion has changed — I’d give it a 6/10 — but my younger self was completely justified."

    —u/According-Horror125

    2. Dune

    closeup of Paul
    Warner Bros. Pictures

    "As a huge Denis Villeneuve fan, I never thought I’d be disappointed. But I could never get behind the story, the slow build-up, or most of the characters."

    —u/bobafettsmoke

    "They put all of their focus on the visuals and forgot about developing the characters. The whole movie felt like nothing happened, and none of the characters had time to develop personalities, somehow."

    —u/SymTurnover

    3. Top Gun: Maverick

    character saying that the students know everything in the handbook and then throwing it in the trash
    Paramount Pictures

    —u/FrerBear

    "It was the Boomiest Boomer movie that ever boomed. It's literally 'old man puts young millennial hotshots in their place, the movie.'"

    —[deleted]

    "When he LITERALLY threw the rule book in the bin, I was fucking out."
    —u/bumb1ebeetuna

    "The obligatory topless football scene at the beach just because of the volleyball scene in the first movie mace me realize Maverick is just rehashed and has little innovation or originality, it’s just fan-service for fans of the original."

    —u/FrerBear

    "The only thing making it fun was the action — literally everything else was so bland and goopily sentimental, just like the first film."

    —u/el_vezzie

    "In the original you had F-14s dogfighting A-4s, that was pretty cool and highly authentic. But the way they forced it into being about F-18s making a Death Star run, and then magically ending up with an F-14 fighting Su-57s and winning? Suddenly Stealth looks like a documentary."

    —u/Ok_Sea_6214

    4. La La Land

    two characters sitting in a bar with text reading, me trying to explain that crazy stupid love is a way better movie starring emma and ryan and that a movie about jazz should not star an almost all white cast
    Lionsgate

    "La La Land was horrible, and it was hard because I loved most of the actors and actresses. I cried because of how bad it was especially because i had heard such good things about it."

    —jamestheflames20

    "I love musicals, I love dance sequences, I love Ryan Gosling *AND* Emma Stone! I was so excited for this movie, it won awards…I have to say. I truly hated it, especially the ending."

    —paulageorgettesullivan

    5. Barbie

    barbie singing in the car
    Warner Bros. Pictures

    "For me, Barbie was a disappointment. I’m a huge fan of the Barbie movies and I played with Barbies when I was young but I don’t know, it just wasn’t my kind of movie that I like. And maybe it’s just because the whole woman emancipation thing that was so at front of it. Where in the original Barbie movies the emancipation and standing up for yourself and for what you think is important is a big part of the Barbie movies, it isn’t so outstanding. It is in the characters of Barbie and the things that she does are coming from her heart, not because she wants to be pretty again.

    I’m a woman and we have to deal with all those things that are said in the movie, but I watch a movie to escape from reality not to be confronted by it. This is just my opinion. If you like the movie, enjoy it! It just isn’t my thing."

    —simon-kip

    6. Gone Girl

    woman coloring her hair and getting money sorted as she speaks a monologue about how men love a cool girl and what she represents
    20th Century Fox

    "I was ecstatic when I found out they were making a movie of the book, but just as I feared, the plot twist that made me gasp out loud when reading wasn’t done any sort of justice on screen. It was disappointing to say the least."

    —emeraldstar

    7. Midsommar

    woman smiling covered in flowers
    A24/Nordisk Film

    "Everyone hyped it up, saying it's the best horror movie ever. I almost went to see it in theaters. A couple of years later I watched it online and it was honestly just a boring waste of time."

    —sperkeles

    "Loved Hereditary so I was pumped for the director’s follow up. I thought it was bloated garbage."

    —LilSliceRevolution

    8. The Batman

    closeup of bruce with text reading every scene was two minutes too long and i'm convinced people only liked it because they'd never seen a noir film before
    Warner Bros. Pictures

    "Hot take but The Batman. Bored me to tears and the action sequences were underwhelming. I’m especially disappointed because I wanted to like this movie so, so badly. Because the trailers were incredible."

    —u/GoldLion53

    "It’s like, 'here’s the backstory of this person and this person and this person.' Give me some fucking action."

    —u/ExpiredJello_Reborn

    9. Frozen

    character asking the girl what she knows about a guy after getting engaged after only one day
    Disney

    "So many people were talking how it was the best Disney movie EVER, even beating out The Lion King, which is a big claim to make. The movie wasn't bad by any means, but it didn't even remotely live up to the hype, and therefore, left pretty disappointed in it."

    —karileah143

    "To be clear, this was after it had been out for a little and Let It Go was everywhere. I finally had the opportunity to see it on TV, and just kind of thought it was lame. Characters commenting on how fast Anna fell for Hans felt too much like movie meta-commentary which I don't love, and while I actually like the twist villain, keeping that secret made all the previous movie conflict feel contrived."

    —u/Guilty_Part

    10. A Quiet Place

    woman crying in an empty tub
    Paramount Pictures

    "It's not a poorly made movie, and I don't like to nitpick plot holes in movies much. But to me almost every major event/element in the movie was mind-numbingly stupid, unbelievable, or just didn't make any sense.

    I get suspension of disbelief, but everything about this movie just seemed dumb to me."

    —u/Fancy_Combination436

    "I struggled to immerse myself because it just didn’t make any sense. I was very surprised by the score on Rotten Tomatoes."

    —u/Brakels

    11. Inside Out

    character saying, take her to the moon for me ok
    Pixar

    "It was a new Pixar movie, and by all reports, one of the best ones in a while.

    Both my partner and I hated the movie. Felt like it was not only a poor representation of how people process emotions, but it otherwise was just a long string of emotionally manipulative scenes that didn't work because we didn't care about any of the characters."

    —u/No_Tamanegi

    "I thought it really failed at what should’ve been a fun buddy comedy/adventure. The relationship between Joy and Sadness is never developed. Sadness is just dragged around like a football until Joy realizes she is useful. I wanted to see more give and take as the polar opposites learn something from each other.

    I feel like the message about allowing negative emotions to exist would’ve come about more naturally this way, and we’d have felt more attached to our two lead characters. Instead, the movie directs our emotional investment to…an imaginary friend who appears for a few scenes and then dissolves? Cheap."

    —u/phnarg

    12. The Shape of Water

    two woman talkiing
    Fox Searchlight Pictures

    Suggested by u/CousinGregory

    "One of the most overrated movies ever. Boring as hell and disappointing. I was so disappointed that I literally gave the blu-ray to my roommate at the time. "

    —u/LifeIsNeverSimple

    "I found it profoundly disturbing. The sex scenes between the lead and the creature felt like beastiality to me."

    —u/r0b0tr0n2084

    "It's one of those movies that get dumber and dumber the more you think about it. Like, her friend reacting with a simple, 'Oh, you' to what is basically zoophilia is just the icing on the cake."
    —u/HornyOnMain2000

    13. Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Innocence)

    closeup of a man walking in the street with large black wings
    Fox Searchlight Pictures

    "It had lots of Oscar wins and there was so much buzz. When I watched it, I was just so disappointed. Was waiting for at least a mind blowing plot twist but it never happened."

    —sallytracy

    14. Joker

    man with joker face painting
    Warner Bros. Pictures

    "It was way overhyped and never lived up to what I thought it would."

    —u/CitizenNaab

    "Whenever someone calls that movie deep I get confused, it brings up so many things without ever taking the time to talk about anything or explore anything well enough to say it has a cohesive theme."

    —Uvahash

    "One of the clearest examples of a screenplay being adapted to an established IP otherwise it would never get greenlit. It should've been called The Clown or something and had nothing to do with the Batman universe.

    Instead we got this half assed attempt at being a part of this universe. There's a good screenplay in there or at least there once was on some ones hard drive."

    —u/Malemansam

    "It's just a poor man's Scorsese film with a Batman theme inserted into the script to sell it. If this movie had come out exactly the same except the 'Joker' was just a generic clown, it wouldn't have done 10% of the box office it ended up doing."

    —u/SirFlibble

    15. Bohemian Rhapsody

    man singing shirtless on stage
    20th Century Fox

    "Acting and casting was good. I was able to look past some of the creative changes to the actual story for the sake of pacing and fluffing up what would be a pretty boring story in real life. But the editing was AWFUL. Rather than flowing into anything, the movie is basically just a series of short scenes that kind of tie together into a story (which incidentally isn't all that accurate). Somehow this won an Oscar for editing"

     —u/SweetCosmicPope

    If you don't know what they're talking about, here's a horrible edited scene:

    I've just been reminded that Bohemian Rhapsody won an Oscar for Best Film Editing. Let's hope tonight is less embarassing. pic.twitter.com/JKER7q9KV5

    — Amon Warmann (@AmonWarmann) April 25, 2021
    20th Century Fox / Twitter: @AmonWarmann

    16. Everything Everywhere All At Once

    mother and daughter having an upsetting talk
    A24

    "I absolutely hated how they chose to end that movie. ... The core of the movie was the relationship between Evelyn and Joy. The movie did an incredible job of showing the relationship dynamics between an emotionally abusive parent and their child. ... Joy is suicidal and has spent the entire movie seeking out validation from and connection with Evelyn. The movie very clearly shows us that Joy's feelings are a result of how Evelyn has treated her. This is seemingly true in every universe. ... The movie did a great job showing this kind of relationship, why it's bad, and even some of the causes of it with the generational trauma aspect.

    At the climax of the movie, it tells us that Evelyn has decided to be kind and that she and Joy will mend their relationship. They talk the parking lot, join in a tearful embrace, and heal together. It's a very touching moment, a happy ending, and gives us all a great resolution to the story... At least that's why the movie wants you to think.

    What we actually see is Joy, having just attempted suicide and having informed Evelyn that their relationship is making them both miserable, telling her mother that she is going to leave. Joy is then is stopped by Evelyn. Does Evelyn apologize for her actions here? No. Instead, Evelyn doubles down on all of the criticism telling Joy that she is fat, selfish, and there is no logical reason for anyone to want to be with her. Then adding that she will also chose to be there with her.

    This is not a happy ending; this is not the cycle of abuse being stopping; this is not the end of generational trauma. It's just Joy returning to the same old toxic relationship where her mother emotionally abuses her, but the movie frames it like it is a heartwarming moment. It's Evelyn finally giving Joy a shred of the validation she has been seeking, but not actually changing in any meaningful way. It is just solidifying their toxic and abusive relationship, and telling others to do the same.

    For me, this ending is so insidious that I can't enjoy the movie. The core of the movie is a mother-daughter relationship, but they fuck it up so badly at end. Maybe the writers should have spent less time cramming in one last 'raccacoonie' joke and actually devoted an ounce of brainpower to the emotional core of the movie."

    —u/FreeLook93

    17. Mad Max: Fury Road

    man in the desert at the front of a car with a metal mask on his face
    Roadshow Entertainment/Warner Bros. Pictures

    "It's ridiculously simplistically plotted, the theme of male toxicity vs female fecundity is as subtle as a brick to the head, the dialogue is asinine, and the protagonist was clearly never going to be Mad Max, so it was a bald faced bait and switch.

    Sure, the action scenes are awesome, but great stunts and camera work can't offset all the flaws of this turd.

    —[deleted]

    18. The Hateful Eight

    closeup of  a man smiling wearing a top hat
    The Weinstein Company

    "It's a completely stupid, boring, trashy, long movie that sucks the life out of you.

    Quentin Tarantino is a brilliant director. I haven't kept up with all his recent movies, but his wanting to use the n-word in every sentence through out that movie is just too immature. The dude's mind is stuck in that one scene in Pulp Fiction. Time to move on."

    —u/joetacos


    19. And finally, Spider-Man: Homecoming

    spiderman and tony stark talking on a rooftop
    Sony Pictures Releasing/Marvel

    "It already ticked me off that we were getting a new Spider-Man, and I didn't know who the new Spider-Man was (because I didn't watch Civil War), but the previous movies were great, what could go wrong?

    I hated the entirety of the movie. He's the most age accurate Spider-Man, but I really hate how he has a 'special suit' that Tony made for him, and unlike the other Spider-Man movies, he didn't make his own, and was handed it over."

    —u/MrDragon131

    What movies is everyone obsessed with that you can't stand? Let us know in the comments!

    Submissions have been edited for length/clarity.