Can't understand why it got so many high ratings
936021
I wanted to like this movie and I watched the whole thing waiting for something special or funny, but finally in the end, I felt like, "was that it"?

For me, at least, a very forgettable film.
3452292
Movies about supposedly commonplace interaction with people are getting so embarrassing and hardly dignified.  I've heard over and over from people who try to make it in comedy that the key is having something as part of the act to which people can relate in reality.  This was all a bit out of someone's fantasy, and may strike people on some level as diverting due to a lack of attention, but that doesn't make the movie interesting.
4060432
why on earth was this movie ever made, and how did it become such a megahit?  The perceived average american psyche that made this movie so popular really frightens me.
2911899
I'm a little confused at all the hype. I'm assuming that the season gets a lot better on the last couple of disks, however I could not tell you because I just couldn't stay interested enough to finish the season. It wasn't a bad show, I would just much rather use my time watching other shows.
805962
why is everyone rating it 4-5 stars and they have not even tried it.  a fairly high per cent that have tried it said it was a fail.
1941291
Failure to grok: total. This is one of those books where not only do I not get it, I am perplexed that other people seem to think it's awesome.

I'm getting the impression that maybe I am just not made to read lite-BDSM romances, because I never understand why they are popular (I keep trying, because I am... a sucker.)

Complaints I have about this type of book:

*Why are they always set in a BDSM club? I don't understand this at all, because a BDSM club seems like a faintly silly, costumey backdrop, like you're doing sexy sex stuff at a Renaissance Faire.
*Why is there so little attention paid to the actual emotional connection between the two leads, when that's... what you have? That's the whole thing. The rest is just accessories. There's no buildup of believable sexual tension or emotional connection between the hero and heroine in this book. The writing tells us (but provides no evidence) that the tension is thick and immediate, that there is some kind of connection between these two.
*Why is the writing kind of not super amazing?

For me, this book is just not worth reading. There must be other books that toy with these ideas but are able to convince the reader that there's a connection between the two leads, surely.
924717
I understand when movies can't fit everything in the book into the movie, but it's like they didn't even read the books.  How did this movie get such high reviews?  Basically, my review is this... If you liked the books, you probably shouldn't watch this movie or really the one before it as well.  If you didn't read the books, well I don't really recommend watching it anyway, but maybe it's worth one more star.
2480342
I just loved seeing low reviews due to the fact that no one could afford it. True fact is its probably not all that but if you had amounts and amounts of money to blow, you would. If it works like it should, then it's good. The fact of how it's created is when it changes. Plus, if its the only one then its one of a kind.
1756713
Make no sense. It's still a great movie. A lot of people from this movie are famous now.
2314123
watched the first 20 minutes of this and i could not understand why people were excited.
536662
Maybe it is because of all the hype about what a great movie this is, but I didn't think it was very good. The story is way to complicated for a 2 hour movie, and it seemed like they had a list of 5 moments/events that they wanted to cover, all of which included some cliff hanger we-are-going-to-get-caught moment.

It is an amazing story in real life, but it just didn't translate into a good movie for me.
463156
I have no idea why this movie was so popular. The whole thing was absurd.
1409771
Not sure why it got such high reviews;  I should have been warned when a reviewer called it a 'must read for your freedom'.
4070129
the cult following of this movie is crazy good my boys loved it my friends loved it I just really don't get it but it gets a five star rating from my boys and that is my guidance on this one.
2177684
I could swear that I have rated this twice before, and it just keeps disappearing. What is going on?  :(
1619413
More people need to understand that the high ratings on this movie should NOT be there. The atrocious English sub titles are un forgivable. That the cinematography and pretty props are well done does not make up for the fact that the movie is just not understandable, not even through intuition.
2091311
I'm really not sure why this is rated so highly...the rhymes don't even fit together awesomely, but I guess that's just my opinion...odd.