I love movies. Watching them, talking about them, reading reviews, during my free time I even search random movies on IMDB and scroll through the "Did you know?" sections. I like to think that I'm pretty open-minded when it comes to the movies that I watch - I'll give almost anything a try if it's on Netflix or a new DVD release in the library that I work at. It doesn't matter if it's 'Stepbrothers', 'The Normal Heart', or 'Spirited Away.' If it's a movie, I'm willing to give it a chance.
That being said, after all of this movie-watching, I have come to develop more than a few opinions about the various films that I have seen. Granted, I am not an expert and would never claim to be, but I have generated a few unpopular opinions throughout my movie watching experience. Here are just a few of the more ostracized opinions I hold (but please only read on if you promise not to hate me afterwards). Cool?
1. Freeform Harry Potter weekends are the worst
2. Dev Patel made a good Zuko
3. The live-action "Grinch" movie is terrifying
This movie still gives me nightmares. I know that it's a "classic" and everyone "loves Jim Carrey" and no offense to Mr. Carrey, but his grinch is just a bit too creepy for my taste. Give me the Dr. Seuss cartoon over this madness any day.
4. 'Titanic' is overrated
Don't get me wrong, this movie definitely has its enjoyable moments (and I'm certainly not complaining about having to watch a young Leonardo DiCaprio run around for a few hours) but for what it is, ultimately a tragic story based on true events, the movie's runtime is far too long for my personal liking. No matter how cute certain moments are or how beautiful the scenery is, I can't get through this movie without a sick feeling of dread in the pit of my stomach because you already know that those happy feelings are incredibly short-lived.
And speaking of James Cameron movies that never end...
5. "Avatar" is the worst
(If you made it through this list, thanks for not killing me.)