No movieis sacred in the hallowed halls of internet discussion, and one simple tweet has led to an outpouring of hot takes about acclaimed movies that are actually rubbish.

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Everyone has a few films that just utterly rub them the wrong way, especially when you get around to awards season or summer blockbuster time. Since Citizen Kane, often cited as the benchmark for cinema, was released the medium has only gotten more and more advanced, the discussions have only become more nuanced.

Twitter user Jeff Sharlet has poked the hornet’s nest, asking people to out themselves as sheer haters of the critical darlings. Not even Citizen Kane is safe here.

What’s the worst “acclaimed” movie you’ve seen? A movie widely thought of as good or great that you can’t stand?

— Jeff Sharlet (@JeffSharlet) August 18, 2022

Parasite, Uncut Gems, There Will Be Blood, The Godfather, Citizen Kane

— nat towsen (@NatTowsen) August 18, 2022

It may have won Leonardo DiCaprio his first ever Oscar, but bear mauling procedural The Revenant is described in one response as being hysterically funny… during the near-death experience.

The Revenant. I couldn’t stop laughing at the near-death sequence.

— Sandra (@northernbleuets) August 18, 2022

The Revenant isn’t perhaps remembered that well by the public, and it’s hard to see it having a legacy like 2001: A Space Odyssey. Oh, speaking of, it’s next in this kino hit list. Or as one user says “I’m mesmerized by it, but I can’t actually say I like it”.

It’s like listening to the very deep tracks of 70s progressive rock bands. I’m kind of mesmerized by it, but I can’t actually say I like it.

— Concerned, remaining optimistic (@_ResearcherGirl) August 18, 2022

The English Patient is perhaps better known as being a punchline for boring cinema. Won countless awards but it’s not exactly a movie you’d watch for a fun night in.

Not to sound like Elaine Benes…but The English Patient was the worst.

— Dodes 🇺🇦 (@racheld) August 18, 2022

A modern phenomenon for internet meme culture Joker could go down as one of the best ever films based on a comic book. But is it actually good?

Joker. I thought it was little more than a bad retelling of the Bernie Goetz story.

— Roey Hadar (@roeyhadar) August 18, 2022

The most universally despicable of all these takes though is that The Princess Bride is “like watching paint dry”. A take so hot it’s been detrimental to Earth’s ozone layer.

The Princess Bride. Like watching paint dry.

— StevyB (@StevyB) August 18, 2022

As philosopher Natalie Wynn once said: maybe all critique itself can do is allow you to sketch the bars of your own prison. Art is subjective, and its beauty of it means anything can be perceived as a masterpiece. Except for Cars 2.