Over the past decade, Letterboxd has quickly overtaken IMDb as a place for moviegoers to voice their opinions and rate the films they watch. Averaging the ratings of each to get a score out of 5.0, these average ratings are generally an accurate way to see how a film is perceived by the public. Thus, it became a good indicator of whether the film is worth watching.
Of course, everyone has different opinions, so one person’s 5-star masterpiece may be another’s 1-star train wreck. Generally, a GPA of 3.0 is considered a benchmark score on Letterboxd, with scores below that considered poor, or at least disappointing. However, not everyone agrees, as a recent Reddit thread requested films below this rating that are actually great, and responses included big-budget superhero movies, 90s slashers, and even children’s films.
10 “I Know What You Did Last Summer” (1997)
Letterbox Rating: 2.9/5.0
Arrival shortly after scream, I know what you did last summerstars Jennifer Love Hewitt And Sarah Michelle Gellar as they are being tormented by a hook-killer who knows their darkest secret. Hiding the fact that they ran over and killed a man a year ago, the two women and their boyfriends will have to confess unless their stalker extracts the secret himself.
One of the best slashers of the 90s. Petersandrew999 says he loves Last summer because they “love over-the-top/cheesy pre-2000s horror movies.” This era is definitely ripe for horror films with guilt and pleasure. Last summer remains a pleasant teenage scream even if it doesn’t reach the heights scream.
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9 “Water Boy” (1998)
Mailboxd: 2.9/5.0
Taking the idea of an underdog sports story and turning it into a screwball comedy, water boy sees Adam Sandler played Bobby Boucher, a kind but dim-witted water boy on the college football team. After an altercation with one of the players, Bobby sees how he easily kills him, he is recruited into the team and becomes their star player as they go to an unlikely championship.
Sandler has always been a controversy, but he has starred in some of the classic comedies of all time. Some would put water boy in this category and nairn_abed going so far as to call it a “masterpiece”. Although it is difficult to agree with this opinion, it is still a funny comedy with many quoted moments.
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8 “The Warmth of the Bodies” (2013)
Letterbox Rating: 2.9/5.0
Put the years in the zombie apocalypse Warm bodiesfollows R (Nicholas Hoult), a young man who turned out to be a zombie. Seemingly doomed to wander the earth in search of brains, R feels something inside of him spring to life after he sees Julie (Teresa Palmer), a hardened zombie killer. As R manages to showcase his new life side to Julie, their budding romance is in jeopardy as an undying war between humans and zombies rages.
Many ridicule him as just a zombie. Twilight, Warm bodies vastly surpasses this film with great performances and a truly touching script that makes viewers feel just like R. It’s surprising that it has a low rating on Letterboxd, as pokedud123567 describes it as “very funny zom com”.
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7 ‘Alien 3’ (1992)
Letterbox Rating: 2.9/5.0
After her escape pod crashes on a prison planet, Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) discovers that she is the only survivor from the previous film. Forced to fight feral male criminals that roam the halls of the harsh structure she now resides in, Ripley and her new comrades must also fight to survive against another deadly xenomorph.
Alien 3 he had the unenviable task of following two of the greatest sci-fi films of all time, and he never set out to live up to those high standards. Despite its shortcomings, Alien 3 still a pretty solid feature of the creature and Drongo17 says it’s “definitely worth at least 3” on Letterboxd.
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6 ‘Wolverine’ (2013)
Letterbox Rating: 2.9/5.0
One of the most underrated superhero movies. Wolverinesees LoganHugh Jackman) travels to Tokyo at the invitation of an old acquaintance when he was at war. Upon arrival, he finds himself in a conspiracy to strip him of his healing abilities and goes on the run in a movie that feels more like an action movie than a typical superhero movie.
Wolverine was praised for showcasing the iconic character’s darker side as he moved away from the superhero conventions found in X-Men movie. He endures this style quite well until he descends into an uphill battle with the CGI final boss against the giant robot, with Refuge6969 saying that it is “great except for the final act”.
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5 ‘Bee Movie’ (2007)
Letterbox Rating: 2.9/5.0
Before water shape, bee movie was the standard of love stories built on bestiality. Honey bee Barry B. Benson (Jerry Seinfeld) travels to the outside world after graduating from bee college and meets a florist named Vanessa Bloom (Rene Zellweger), and he falls in love with a kind woman.
More meme than movie bee movie Over the years, his popularity has grown with various online communities dedicated to creating memes from some of his most famous scenes. Erikdraven26 calls himself a jazz fan, stating “it’s silly fun” and they loved the film despite how outrageous it was.
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4 “Take Him to the Greek” (2010)
Letterbox Rating: 2.8/5.0
Forget Sarah Marshallturned out to be a breakthrough hit, with Russell Brandthe surly musician Aldous Snow is the most popular character, so the decision was made to give Snow his own movie. Accompanied Jonah Hill as an employee of the record company Aaron, Bring it to the Greeksees a mismatched couple who has 72 hours to get from London to Los Angeles.
Until he reaches merry heights Sarah Marshall, Bring it to the Greek still offers plenty of fun moments thanks to the chemistry between Brand and Hill. swallows even going so far as to call it a “perfect comedy”, which is a bit of an exaggeration but shows how much some people like the film.
3 “Destination 5” (2011)
Letterbox Rating: 2.8/5.0
Proving once again that Death will not take no for an answer, Final Destination 5sees employees on their way to a team building narrowly escape death when a bridge collapses. Believing they are lucky, the Grim Reaper soon returns to kill them in a variety of gruesome and imaginative death scenes.
In hot pursuit Destinationgenerally considered the worst entry in the series, Final Destination 5 turned out to be an inventive sequel that showed there was still life (and death) in the franchise. Affectionately-Bad5923 claims it is their “favorite in the franchise” and this is the general consensus despite its low rating.
2 No Friends: Darknet (2018)
Letterbox Rating: 2.7/5.0
Sequel to the original Remove from friends, No Friends: Darknet is a unique take on the horror found footage genre as it takes place entirely during a group Zoom call. When one of the friends stumbles upon the darknet while partying, the group is soon haunted by horrifying and deadly events.
dark web far from being a great horror movie, but it contains enough frightening and exciting scenes to please. Tylers77 is a big fan of the film and said they consider it “one of the most inventive films found”, which is hard to achieve in such a crowded subgenre.
1 “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” (2011)
Letterbox Rating: 2.5/5.0
Third entry in Michael BayX transformerssaga, Dark side of the Moonswaps Megan FoxMichaela for Carly’s new love interestRosie Huntington-Whiteley) as Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) is at the epicenter of a new war of robots. All expected explosions and metal carnage occur.
live action transformers movies tend to get a bad rap as they get more and more immersed in mindless action. Dark side of the Moon however, has its defenders with Convenient-True945 saying it is “a childhood classic for us 2000s kids”.
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