Bad movies

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Someone was diligent enough to go to Amazon.com to find the worst movie ratings for the films being sold. Here are a few examples.

Casablanca

• "I'm pretty sure I will enjoy it a lot more when Warner Bros finally gets around to releasing the colorized version, the way this movie needs to be seen - the world is not black and white, why should our movies be?"
  
  
• "Bergman's constant near nervous breakdown into weepiness or breathy asthma seems forced and adoleescent rather than the mental state of a mature woman."
  
  
• "I would like to have rated this 'video' zero-stars, but 1-star is as bad as it can be rated."
  
  
• "This movie is horrible! It is so boring and unoriginal that I can't stand it."
  

The Wizard of Oz

• "If you're a fan of hammy acting and schmaltzy stories, this movie is for you."
  
  
• "Also the color -- what is this fixation on color in that period? Tone things down, please."
  
  
• "For one thing, I don't like to watch things with witches in them, especially if one of them is portrayed as a 'good witch' - that's an oxymoron I can't reconcile with."
  
  
• "Well, maybe in 1939 it was great, put today in 2001 this film is just toooooooooo outdated and hokey."
  

Citizen Kane

• "The only good thing about Citizen Kane is that it will put you to sleep faster than any film."
  
  
• "Please stop the hype on Citizen Kane. It doesn't work. It's like you are trying to convince people that poop smells good."
  
  
• "Citizen Kane is a hymn to all filmmakers who have ever tried to create something artistic and meaningful and failed miserably every step of the way."
  
  
• "It was just a bad attempt at a boring story about newspaper tycoon. It's one of the worst movies I have ever seen."
  

The Shawshank Redemption

• "This paean to middle-aged scofflaws, attempts to persuade the viewer to side with rapists, thieves, and murderers."
  
  
• "That pretty much sums up the plot of Shawshank, nothing but a formula picture that you have seen before."
  
  
• "It's a shame that a briliiant actor and director had to fall victum to the use of vile language when it was proven by the television version that it was completely unnecessary to the impact and story line."
  
  
• "And finally ... what kind of ending is it where two dudes are together on a beach."
  

The Godfather

• "It's a boring hype, with not enough action."
  
  
• "'The Godfather' has an ugly consciousness and a mean spirit. I see no justification for it, thoroughly disliked it, and have tried to forget it."
  
  
• "This movie was so violent I couldn't believe it!"
  

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Makes me curious as to what they deem favourable

[gyro]

With the possible exception of Citizen Kane and The Godfather, weren't all of the above not received that well on first release ?