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Good reviews for bad movies (by critics)
 1358  3.7  3.2 "It's an odd, idiosyncratic movie -- dark in look and dark in spirit -- that plays as a kind of pop culture investigation into the meaning of feminism and the options open to women in the modern world."
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle propelas's rating:
 
4749 6.1 6.5 "Though I've been bored senseless by the Star Wars phenomenon for over two decades, I found The Phantom Menace something of a pleasant surprise."
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader propelas's rating:
 
528 3.8 3.8 "It's vintage Myers, with an outrageous, broadly played character borrowed from Peter Sellers, silly makeup, bad puns, innuendo, the occasional pause for song and dance and Myers' ongoing obsession with little people."
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel propelas's rating:
703 3.6 3.7 "Absolutely adorable. Murphy plays a big black woman who is not a victim of America's unrealistic ideal of beauty."
Victoria Alexander, Films In Review propelas's rating:
1524 4.9 5.1 "Shyamalan's approach is more effective than smash-and-grab plot-mongering. His use of the landscape is disturbingly effective. The performances by Wahlberg and Deschanel bring a quiet dignity to their characters."
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times propelas's rating:
 
2871 5.7 5.8 "For my money a much better heartbreaker, thrillmaker and tear-tweaker than Titanic.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post propelas's rating:
1027 4 3.6 "Movies like this embrace goofiness with an almost sensual pleasure. And so, on a warm summer evening, do I."
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times propelas's rating:
1336 6 6 "The story's true "sucker punch" is the way it lures its audience in with the promise of simple eye candy but then hits you in the guts with something deeper and more complex."
Tim Martain, The Mercury 
4314 6 6.3 "To place a sensitive story in a male-epic genre -- to dramatize feelings of angst and personal betrayal worthy of an Ingmar Bergman film, and then to dress them up in gaudy comic-book colors -- is to pull off a smartly subversive drag show."
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine propelas's rating:
98 4.4 3.9 It seems fair to point out that of all the cross-dressing comedies of recent decades, none has channeled Some Like It Hot quite so thoroughly."
Mike Hale, New York Times 
2293 5 5.4 "Boldly and brazenly larger-than-life, a rock-the-house popcorn flick propelled by thunderous waves of vengeful obsession and faux-operatic passion."
Joe Leydon, San Francisco Examiner propelas's rating:
 
1933 5.8 5.9 "It's bigger. Badder. Boobier. And many other words beginning with B, including boneheadedly brilliant."
Robbie Collin, News Of The World propelas's rating:
760 5.7 5.4 "The movie is aware of its own riches; it fills up your plate and dares you not to eat."
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out 
399 3.9 3.6 For visual thrills and fairytale themes, this fantasy feature kicks the stuffing out of Star Wars."
Liz Braun, Jam! Movies propelas's rating:
58 4.4 2.6 "There's a lot to laugh at and cheer for in this rousing comedy."
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle 
1285 5.7 6 "It's a modern classic. By comparison, Hollywood's most celebrated gay comedies -- In and Out, Chuck and Buck, Blades of Glory, even the laughable Brokeback Mountain -- were all failures of nerve."
Armond White, New York Press propelas's rating:
1366 4.9 5 "Eragon is a fun film that is certain to join the ranks of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings in the world of fantasy films."
Michael A. Smith, Nolan's Pop Culture Review propelas's rating:
362 4.4 4.2 "Fearless and culturally resonant...a Dadaistic sendup of knee-jerk moralism and teen comedies in general."
Mark Palermo, Coast propelas's rating:
364 4.2 4.6 "In its frenetic, good-natured way, Boat Trip is a trip."
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times 
273 3.6 2.9 For those with the stomach and stamina for its heartbeat-quickening intensity and body-slamming action, Rollerball delivers exactly what it promises: A people's hero you can really get behind."
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post propelas's rating:
664 5.7 6 Speed Racer is a masterpiece of its kind...the moment when the Wachowskis went from wunderkind directors to true auteurs."
Todd Gilchrist, IGN Movies propelas's rating:
1761 6.5 6.3 "Director Tom Shadyac and screenwriter Steve Oedekerk have sleekly outfitted a sudsy feel-good formula into an entertaining holiday comic tear-gusher."
David Bartholomew, Film Journal International propelas's rating:
1417 5.6 5.8 "Leterrier certainly shows a better sense of meaningful, economic narrative than the mess that Peter Jackson made of the interminable, incoherent Lord of the Rings trilogy."
Armond White, New York Press 
557 5.6 5.9 "It's an effective whodunnit but - more importantly - it poses refined, complex questions about how the law operates in a so-called civilised society."
Tim Evans, Sky Movies propelas's rating:
686 3.5 3 "Strangely, while watching this, one is reminded of another wartime pop goddess, Betty Grable, whose popularity and talents were about on a par with Spears'."
David Noh, Film Journal International propelas's rating:
126 5.3 4.4 "A film with a rich and convincing texture, a drama with power and anger."
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times 
260 4.8 4.8 "A stimulating visual showcase of stylish filmmaking that keeps a viewer's attention."
Rob Blackwelder, SPLICEDWire propelas's rating:
1102 5.6 5.7 "Just like true love, a good romantic comedy is hard to find, but Valentine's Day is sure to be one of those classics that will become a tradition this time of year for many years to come."
Jeffrey Lyles, Gazette (MD) propelas's rating:
810 4.8 4.6 "To my absolute astonishment, I enjoyed the remake more than the original."
Eugene Novikov, Film Blather propelas's rating:
620 3.8 3.6 "Profoundly disturbing, blood-chilling suspenser, fantasically creepy performances"
Kyle Smith, New York Post propelas's rating:
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Dear god.
Great list though!
SPEAK FOR YOURSELF!, ''Freddy Got Fingered'' was one of the worst films I have ever seen. Wait though someone else keeps going around saying that it's great to, hmmm looks like Tom Green set out his little patrol to ATTEMPT to convince people it's good.. Well Plan Foiled!
I used to pick some of my movies-to-watch by how bad the critics (like Siskel & Ebert) panned a film. If they gave it a thumbs-down, it was more than likely actually really good!
'Eragon', 'Clash of the Titans', 'Valentine's Day' and the 'Psycho' review, among others, killed me with laughter.