Heaven's Gate (film)/YMMV

• Germans Love David Hasselhoff: The film has received popularity within some European critics circles.
• Magnum Opus Dissonance: Perhaps the definitive example; it was not only one of the biggest box office flops of all time, but widely considered one of the worst films of all time.
  • At first. Re Cuts, airings by Z Channel and a 2012 release from The Criterion Collection have made people realise how truly horrible the theatrical cut was. Some critics have even called the 2012 cut "a modern masterpiece."^[1]
• Took the Bad Film Seriously: The director, the cast, and everyone.
• Vindicated By Video: After VHS and DVD releases, the film has acquired a bit of a cult following and is seeing a margin of critical revision postulating that it isn't really that bad.
• What the Hell, Casting Agency?: This was the producers' initial response to Cimino wanting to cast French actress Isabelle Huppert as the female (American) lead. Few people would argue that Huppert is in any way a bad actress, but her role in this film is probably the one that divides critics the most; in particular, the producers and many critics shared the opinion that her dialogue is fairly incomprehensible at times. Of course, one of the producers tried Executive Meddling. Cimino's response? "Go fuck yourself."

1. ↑ The Times article, from the Wikipedia article