Controversial movie/show opinions

Submitted by AnAmerican on January 31, 2026
What is one of your most unpopular opinions about something relating to a movie/show/actor? I'll give a few of my own.

1. The Matrix is an overrated film and is mostly style over substance.

2. The Tim Burton Batman movies are alright at best.

3. Jesse Eisenberg is not a very good actor and can only play an awkward smartass.

4. The Spider-Verse films are good, but not worth being in the IMDB top 100.

5. Oppenheimer is dull and very overrated.

6. Keanu Reeves is more boring and monotone now than he was 20-30 years ago.

7. Steven Spielberg is a hit-and-miss director.

8. Django, Kill Bill, Inglourious Basterds, and Reservoir Dogs are all better than Pulp Fiction.

9. Temple of Doom gets too much hate and is almost just as iconic as Raiders and Last Crusade.

10. The newer Pixar movies are glorified cotton candy.

39 Comments
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Level 61
Jan 31, 2026
Pixar is getting ruined by Disney now.
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Level 61
Jan 31, 2026
Also I personally hate the Minecraft Movie. Not for the chicken jockey, but for the song Lava Chicken. Swearing in a movie aimed for a game that attracts a lot of young people is wrong, also I can't stand Jack Black.
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Level 78
Jan 31, 2026
It does feel like Jack Black does the same schtick in every movie he's in
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Level 61
Jan 31, 2026
Not about that. You see, I am a Christian. Jack Black said he sold his soul to the devil. I really dislike him for that.
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Level 18
Jan 31, 2026
I wouldn’t personally consider it swearing but wouldnt it be funny if they said “tasty as Nether” instead
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Level 61
Jan 31, 2026
The Minecraft Movie is a bad movie in itself. There's literally no plot, no structure, character development is lame, jokes aren't really that funny, there could be more references. The only reason people like it is because it's based around an actually good game. If it was, idk, a Powerpuff Girls movie and had the exact same storyline it wouldn't be as successful, no?
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Level 53
Jan 31, 2026
Jack black is obnoxious and I’m sick of pretending he’s not
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Level 53
Jan 31, 2026
This.
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Level 82
Jan 31, 2026
9 is based.

I would also say that Kingdom of the crystal skull, while inferior to the original trilogy, is a fine movie.

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Level 78
Jan 31, 2026
Yeah, I have some fun with that one as well
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Level 53
Jan 31, 2026
See my problem with raiders is that indy literally has zero bearing on the plot. Might as well have been replaced with a lamp with a fedora and it would’ve played out exactly the same. He was just along for the ride.

Was it a fun movie? Yes, but it pales in comparison to say last crusade or even temple of doom

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Level 82
Jan 31, 2026
Last crusade is just the superior movie, all around.
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Level 83
Jan 31, 2026
Most of these are pretty reasonable. I even agree with more than half of them.
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Level 18
Jan 31, 2026
I disagree with the Spider-Verse take, but it’s still valid
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Level 82
Jan 31, 2026
My controversial opinion is that I don't get people that like watching "so bad it's good" movies.

I just don't.

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Level 53
Jan 31, 2026
Idk, if it’s not your thing it’s not your thing, but they just hit different.
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Level 54
Jan 31, 2026
I somewhat agree with the jesse eisenberg take. I still think hes a good actor, but hes just been typecast as an arrogant genius so much that I cant see him as any other role

And also THANK YOU for saying pulp fiction is overrated. Tarantino has so many better films.

As for the spider verse films, i have to disagree. I think they will be looked back upon as a turning point for animation because of how influential they are. You can see theri influence in every dreamworks project since. They are extremely well animated, complex, culturally relevant, and overall great movies

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Level 54
Jan 31, 2026
What does glorified cotton candy even mean?
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Level 78
Jan 31, 2026
You enjoy the movie enough while watching it, but it fails to leave an impression and you forget about it the next day
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Level 71
Jan 31, 2026
All of the Pixar animation style's nowadays are the same - how could you remember...
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Level 54
Jan 31, 2026
I feel that
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Level ∞
Jan 31, 2026
Agree with most of these.

How about this for a spicy opinion? The Oscars are pretty much a joke nowadays. Almost no cultural relevancy.

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Level 78
Jan 31, 2026
I agree, just a pretentious meetup
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Level 61
Jan 31, 2026
Same with the Genesis Book of World Records
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Level 75
Jan 31, 2026
"Genesis Book"
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Level 61
Jan 31, 2026
"of World Records"
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Level 61
Feb 1, 2026
Nevermind, it was Guinesses (I mixed their names, again)
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Level ∞
Jan 31, 2026
If you ever see an old 1980s version of the Guinness Book of World Records, do yourself a favor and buy it.

The old books were SO good. They were cheap and had hundreds of pages of records. I spent many hours as a kid pouring over them.

There have been several changes in the decades since, all for the worse. Apparently they just sell records for cash now.

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Level 61
Jan 31, 2026
Exactly, also some new records are absolute trash that seems like someone literally made it up.
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Level 39
Jan 31, 2026
Pixar ruined the Cars franchise with the poorly filmed thing called Cars 3. Cars 2 is the peak of all animated TV
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Level 61
Jan 31, 2026
I love Cars 2. I just don't get what the point of Cars 3 was.
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Level 39
Jan 31, 2026
Same
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Level 76
Jan 31, 2026
I agree with 1,3, and 10. Either disagree or don't know much about the other ones
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Level 75
Feb 1, 2026
Agree with all but 2, 4 and 8.

As a contribution: every Nolan movies are long, pretentious and pompous, saved only by strong cast and neat photography.

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Level 54
Feb 1, 2026
Nah nah the prestige and memento are great, jonathan nolan is great at making intricate plots
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Level 81
Feb 1, 2026
Don't shoot me down with this one, it's just my opinion, but....

I think the Star Wars franchise is overdone now, there are too many movies that are getting ever more obscure.

Don't get me wrong, there are some great films, I just think there are too many.

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Level 75
Feb 1, 2026
Sadly... I have to agree.

3 are epic, and enough.

3 more were OK, and not on every points.

And that's it, the rest doesn't exist.

Guess which ones I would save :)

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Level 61
Feb 1, 2026
I have never watched Star Wars
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Level 32
Feb 1, 2026
The Matrix is essentially a rip-off of Ghost in the Shell + I don’t think Keanu Reeves is boring. He has a chill, understated vibe, which some people interpret as boring, but that’s part of his charm.

Agree on Tim Burton, the Spider-Verse films, Oppenheimer, Steven Spielberg, Tarantino, Indiana Jones and Pixar.