Inspired by the linked XKCD. Using 60% instead of 50% because that’s an easy filter to apply on rottentomatoes.

I’ll go first: I think “Sherlock Holmes: A game of Shadows” was awesome, from the plot to the characters ,and especially how they used screen-play to highlight how Sherlocks head works in these absurd ways.

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    I just looked up Event Horizon and it only got a 33%. I love that movie. It genuinely really creeped me out. Few horror films do.

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    The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Sure it’s campy and way over the top. But I kinda like it for that. Plus the characters are awesome, the designs were pretty cool, and Sean Connery was great. Currently at 17% on rt.

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    Grandma’s Boy is a perfect stoner comedy. Featuring Nick Swardson in a hilarious breakout performance. RT can kiss 15% of my ass.

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    Constantine - 46%

    Predator - 34%

    Ghost in the Shell - 43%

    Hellboy - 17%

    Robocop (2016) - 49%

    Well, it seems like I have poor taste in movies after all.

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    I tend to like sci-fi in this category such as Stargate, Dune (1984), and the Riddick films.

    TRON Legacy is my favorite of the bunch, however. Incredible soundtrack, gorgeous costume design, and plenty of character.

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    Chappie (32%)

    I love that movie and have seen it several times. Directed by Noel Blompkamp (District 9) and starring Die Antwoord.

    It’s extremely original and entertaining sci fi.

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    Kung Pow only has a 13% critic rating and I love that movie. 69% audience score though so that might disqualify it.

    I remember quite liking Slackers when I saw it (haven’t rewatched it though, so my opinion might have changed). I think if this movie every time I hear the song “She’ll be comin’ 'round the mountain”.

    The Big Hit

    Movies I saw 20 years ago it seems when maybe my tastes (and me too let’s face it) were a little immature. Still love Kung Pow though

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    Hook (29% TomatoMeter. But it was released in 1991, so it wouldn’t count for the XKCD version. Also the audience score is 76%, so not really an unpopular opinion I guess.

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    Idiocracy is one of my favorite movies. When it came out, it was far below 50%, but after some of the things on the movie started becoming true, it became popular.

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    I unironically like Sucker Punch. And no, it’s not only because of scantily clad women.

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    Rotten Tomatoes has both a critic score and an audience score.

    If your pick has a low critic score but high audience score, that means it was formulaic or unoriginal but probably lots of fun.

    Movies with a high critic score and low audience score are usually more artsy, film-festival stuff.

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    I actually like Riddick, all three of them! Haven’t checked but am pretty sure they would’ve gotten less than 60%

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    Iron Sky!!

    Who doesn’t love a movie about Nazis hiding for 60 years in a secret base on the dark side of the moon?!?!