I'll go first
Former
- Frozen. I don't think it's a terrible movie, but I dont think it's as good as people say it is. The songs were forgettable (except for the one that everyone sang to death), the rock trolls were utterly useless, the "strong female characters" consisted of a nervous wreck and a naive dumbass. The only thing I liked (surprisingly) was Olaf even though when it comes right down to it, he's more useless than the rock trolls. He does nothing to advance the plot and was made solely for merchandising.
- Spaceballs. I don't think most the jokes hold up very well after multiple viewings. It was funny the first time and there is one or two good jokes that still hold up, but all in all, I think Mel Brooks has done much better, much more deserving work.
- Rocky Horror Picture Show. I don't feel there's a method to the madness. I've watched this movie twice, first with a group of people who loved it, then again by myself and I just personally don't see the appeal with or without a crowd.
Latter
- Avatar. While no means a cinematic masterpiece and an Oscar worthy film, I found it entertaining to watch. The story is told well, the CG is amazing (which was the majority of the reason the film was made in the first place), and I find it entertaining enough to rewatch it every so often.
- Avengers 2. Not sure where all the hate comes from in this to be honest. I can understand the random romance between Black Widow and Hulk to a point, but I felt it didn't belittle BW in any gender stereotype that interfered with her being the same kick ass character we've seen throughout the Marvel films. But other than that, I thought the film was fine.
- Brave. I've recently heard of people not liking this movie and I don't really see why. While I did notice that the film does a but of a jump halfway through, I felt that the message was consistent throughout the entirety of the film and that the two pieces were combined well enough to make it hard to notice the jump.
- The Good Dinosaur. Speaking of Pixar, I've noticed a lot of hate for this too. I won't say it's Pixar's best, but it's certainly not their worst. I've heard a lot of people compare it to The Land Before Time with LBT being the better of the two, but to be honest I think Good Dinosaur is better. By focusing on only two characters, it's easier to develop the relationship between them. LBT is still good, but I feel like it doesn't develop the relationship between the characters as much because there's so many of them and the film doesn't have enough time to show them interact with one another, Spike being the best example who literally starts following the group because Ducky baits him with food. Anyway, while Good Dinosaur had a couple plot threads that didn't go anywhere and had no idea how to market itself, I thought it was at least a C+/B-. Nowhere near as much as I've heard others hate it.
- The Hobbit Trilogy. While no means as good as LOTR, I enjoyed the majority of the trilogy and felt that it was done very well considering the source material not honestly giving much to work with for 3 films and the limited time given to Peter Jackson to make them. The music is fantastic, the characters are likeable, well developed, and easy to tell apart (in the case of the dwarves), and the story is still enjoyable and well-told.
- Man of Steel. Heard very divisive opinions on this film and I'm definitely in the like category. The action was great, the music was fantastic, the story was interesting especially in how they handled Zod and Krypton. As someone who still likes the first 2 Superman films (RD cut for 2), I thought this was a good standalone comic adaptation. (BVS was still God awful though)
- Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and 3. I found 2 and 3 to be enjoyable to watch. I will admit that 2 drags at the end and 3 is a bit convoluted, I still enjoy watching these every so often for the sake of the action, music, and Jack Sparrow's antics and personality. However, I cannot stand Pirates 4. Ugh.
- Star Trek Into Darkness. Yes, it is just an AU rehash of The Wrath of Khan, but God damn is Cumberbatch amazing to watch as a villian. HE'S SO GOOD! Plus the action is still super fun to watch, the story is still well told, and the rest of the characters are still incredibly likable. I don't think that a rehashed story is enough to make a film suck when it does everything else so well.
- Tron Legacy. Everyone holds the original Tron up on such a high pedestal when in reality, it wasn't that great of a film to begin with. It wasn't terrible, but it was a typical product of the times, slow in quite a few instances, and honestly not that memorable. I'm not gonna say that Legacy was the picture of the year, but I will say that it was a film made for the sake of using the 3D CGI effects that we had at the time to create a visual effects spectacular (which you can argue was the exact same reason the original was made) and I feel it did just that. The story was competent and easy to follow, the action was entertaining to watch, and the Daft Punk score was one of the best parts of the film and fit it to a friggin T.
- The Dark Knight Rises. There's no denying that The Dark Knight was the best of the Nolan trilogy, but I honestly don't understand why some people hate Rises so much. Besides a couple small plot holes, I felt the film was fantastic. From the action, to the music, to the villains, to the story. A+ in my book. A- at least.