In honor of Harry Potter coming out today, I have finally written down 'The List' of movies I refuse to see. Most of them are series, and I genuinely hope to never see them. Others make the list simply because I am very stubborn, so I refuse to see the 'classics' or the widely popular ones...or the ones my friends like (at this point, I'm surprised I have any friends left). Some are on there because I have yet to see them twenty-one years into my life, so I figure I might as well try to keep the streak alive. I know this list is probably a list of favorites for most normal people. I actually found most of these movies on 'Top 100' and 'Best Movies of All-Time' lists. So, I apologize to all the cinephiles and fans of these movies.
The List
Harry Potter
Avatar
Forrest Gump (but somehow I knew how to spell it properly)
Star Wars
Lord of the Rings
Jurassic Park
Twilight
American Pie(s)
Old School
Transformers
Chronicles of Narnia
Austin Powers
The Matrix
Saw
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Terminator
Bring It On
Step Up
Alien vs. Predator (or any of the Aliens or Predators movies. At least I think there are others)
Final Destination
Back to the Future
Wallace and Gromit
E.T.
Ghostbusters
Home Alone
Men in Black
X-Men
The Godfather
Pulp Fiction
Planet of the Apes
King Kong
Frankenstein
Jaws
Indiana Jones (Although I saw the latest one, unfortunately)
Fantastic Four
Superman
The Incredible Hulk
The Sixth Sense
Gone with the Wind
How to Train Your Dragon
The Wrestler
Star Trek
Kill Bill
Alice in Wonderland
Tron
Kick-Ass
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Julie and Julia
Captain America
The Green Lantern
The Green Hornet
District 9
Battle: Los Angeles
Super 8
Coraline
A Nightmare Before Christmas
The Corpse Bride
This Is It
Across the Universe
In General:
Most romantic comedies. The ones where you know exactly how the end will play out and the couple lives happily ever after. Call me a pessimist or dead inside, but that's not how real life works.
Any movies that have been adapted from Nicholas Sparks' novels for the same reasons as above. But, I confess, I have seen The Last Song. My excuse? Liam Hemsworth. He is sexy and his accent is sexy. Enough said.
Anything with Drew Berrymore in it. I can't stand watching her speak out the side of her mouth the way she does which makes her have a slight lisp (I apologize if it's due to some deformity). And, by the way, who's cruel idea was it to make her the spokeswoman for Covergirl's Lash Blast Mascara? Don't they realize how hard it must be for her to say all those s's?
Anything with Jack Black or Jim Carrey. Not a fan of either.
Musicals. It's bad enough to have to sit through one at a theater, but to make it into a movie? Now that's just torture.
Anything that involves aliens or any other sort of weird, non-existing creatures.
I'm generally not a huge fan of comic book/superhero movies. Although I would like to see Iron Man and the Batman movies. See? I'm willing to venture out!
Old School surprised me because it has Will in it. A lot of these didn't surprise, but what did is how long the list is... I never realized it was this bad. And how deeply rooted you are in this. It actually makes me really sad... not in a good/sarcastic/joking way. I think I actually feel pity. (Sorry if that's mean, but it's true.)
ReplyDeleteDitto on Chels. There are some damn good movies on this list.
ReplyDeleteit's ok, guys. some of the good ones are on here cuz i recommended them, but if jezli and jo tell it's cool, she'll actually watch them. For example, FOC and social network.
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