I don't mind movies if they seem to have a point, there isn't one of them like after every 30 minutes in the game. Xenosaga was just bad at this. You'd get maybe one movie for every 6 or 7 that had some sort of impact later on in the game.
I like Metal Gear Solid 3, but I couldn't tell you a damn thing about. I just skipped every movie except the ending.
I think the best games I've played in a while have to be the Growlanser games. No movies from what I remember, just a lot of dialogue you can read, and sometimes skip through once the voice overs come into play. Now if only those games could cut down on the 30 minutes or more battles.