Poll: "They just hate it because it's popular."
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Well let's see... I hated Avatar because people seemed to claim it was "DA BEST MOVIE EVAR" despite the fact that it was essentially Pocahontas in space with blue space natives. Many of those people simply gush on about how it looked so good, leading me to believe that they only liked it because it was pretty. Aside from how good it looked, nothing special there.Zhukov said:
I don't hate CoD, I just never saw what was so good about it. This goes back to the claims that some people make that it's the best thing since mans discovery of fire, but those people are usually the ones who never played anything before CoD.
I actually liked Harry Potter up till the 5th book, couldn't finish it. It just got hopelessly dreary to me and whatever kept me reading through the first 4 disappeared.
I know you didn't mention it, but someone mentioned Twilight. I dislike Twilight because the woman who do like it seem to believe that it's somehow romantic, when it comes off to me as being creepy and stalkerish. I don't claim to know much about it, but what little I do know just seems incredibly creepy, that and the characters come off bland and dumb.
A lot of my dislikes generally have to do with the opposing group being unable explain why they like something without coming off as being a fanatic. I very rarely get a rational discussion with these kinds of people.
I'll be honest, as much as i hate twilight and its fans, the first movie wasnt actually all that bad, certainly not the worst thing ever.Thundero13 said:
However the 2 other films were just plain terrible in every possible way, terrible dialogue, terrible plot, terrible acting, terrible CGI, terribly anti climactic action sequences.. infact the word terrible doesnt even begin to describe it.
So yes, i think you can hate on twilight without seeing the other two films
Ok, you win that one.The_root_of_all_evil said:
A recent popular song that isn't about love?
I've got you now.
Eh... Kinda.
I have caught myself involuntarily hating something for no reason other than its popularity. Things like Gears of War or Call of Duty. I never tried these games, so why was I hating on them. Thankfully, once I do catch myself, I just stop thinking about it and alter my opinion to... well, actually, I'll have no opinion on them, since I've never tried them.
So, I guess I do sort of hate things because they're popular, but I manage to catch myself and stop the unnecessary hating.
I have, however, fallen in love with something because of its unpopularity. But I'm going to assume that's for a different thread.
I have caught myself involuntarily hating something for no reason other than its popularity. Things like Gears of War or Call of Duty. I never tried these games, so why was I hating on them. Thankfully, once I do catch myself, I just stop thinking about it and alter my opinion to... well, actually, I'll have no opinion on them, since I've never tried them.
So, I guess I do sort of hate things because they're popular, but I manage to catch myself and stop the unnecessary hating.
I have, however, fallen in love with something because of its unpopularity. But I'm going to assume that's for a different thread.
I think I've done this a few times. I'm not sure if it really counts as hating it because it's popular, or just "hating" it because it didn't live up to the hype (and by hating, I mean just disliking it and taking greater offense to the flaws). Take Halo CE: everyone and their mom loved that game, so when I got a 360, of course I had a lot of friends telling me I had to get it. So I did, and I found a rather boring game with some level design ranging from okay but nothing special to absolutely awful (Library is one of the worst levels I've ever played across all games I've played). It did not live up to the hype at all, and then when I was told I should get Halo 2 next, well let's just say that it did not happen.Internet Kraken said:
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I admit going to the top 40...but
Though the Spock version is much better
LMFAO, Swedish House Mafia, Lady Gaga (for once), Tracy Chapman (Fast Car)
But if you get rid of "I am great" and "Dancing is cool" songs as well, then you're left with very little.
I've hated things for being popular over other things, if that counts. its not that I hated things for just BEING popular, it was because they seemed to be made of shit and other things weren't more popular then them, but I usually just hate them because they are shit, so yeah, other.
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i will never by their cases for my primary computer mostly because everyone that builds a custom computer usually has one (on that note, i used them religiously on secondary computer and recommend them to other people, but always keep an eye out for other brands for my current comptuer, for example, im currently using a white NZXT phantom, and am very happy with it, except for the fact that their large case fans have a proprietery size, so you have to buy NZXT 200mm fans or it wont fit)
i will never by their cases for my primary computer mostly because everyone that builds a custom computer usually has one (on that note, i used them religiously on secondary computer and recommend them to other people, but always keep an eye out for other brands for my current comptuer, for example, im currently using a white NZXT phantom, and am very happy with it, except for the fact that their large case fans have a proprietery size, so you have to buy NZXT 200mm fans or it wont fit)
I wouldn't exactly say "hate", but there's many times in my life when I've heard enough people in a space of time tell me I have to watch a certain movie, tv show, read a certain comic, or book, or whatever media they want me to check out that I just kind of burn out.
It's like a switch gets thrown in my head and I decide "Fuck this, I'll wait for people to stop jamming it down my throat and THEN I'll give it a try."
It's like a switch gets thrown in my head and I decide "Fuck this, I'll wait for people to stop jamming it down my throat and THEN I'll give it a try."
That's a relief, although to be honest i'm kind of curious to see how they could of made the sequels worse, ah well can't let it get the best of me, last time that happened Justin Bieber appeared everywhere.Ilikemilkshake said:
Ok fine, you win. But I'm still right in saying the the majority is about love.The_root_of_all_evil said:
I don't hate popular things just because they're popular.
If something is popular, I usually check it out and judge it for myself.
Some things I now love (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Portal), some I hate (Twilight, Justin Bieber), and others I'm indifferent to (Avatar).
If something is popular, I usually check it out and judge it for myself.
Some things I now love (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Portal), some I hate (Twilight, Justin Bieber), and others I'm indifferent to (Avatar).
I don't hate twilight because it's popular per say. Rather I hate twilight because it's popular even though it's terrible (and I read the book, terrible waste of paper).
If it hadn't been so popular i don't think i would despise it as I do, but it is, and I do.
If it hadn't been so popular i don't think i would despise it as I do, but it is, and I do.
Not necassarily, most include love but there are very few very popular films that are primarly romances.The_root_of_all_evil said:
No, Twilight does not count.