Overrated Films: Your Opinion

[Starbird]

There have been films that are considered underrated, but what of those that are OVERRATED? IMO, there's alot of films that lots of critics, and general audiences loved that I have yet too like alot..

Examples:

Scarface: Good movie, but still..isn't GREAT

Pulp Fiction: I might be stirring something up, but, It's probably just my hate with John Travolta and Uma Thurman but I just can't seem to like this movie as much as I should.

Anyways, discuss. Don't bash.

[November Rain]

of our particular genre

batman begins
x2
spidey 2

of any genre

anything by tarantino and the godfather (2 was fine for the flashbacks).
anything with will ferrel

[TKing]

What's up with all these threads, really? :o

[bunk]

I agree with Scarface. People act like it's freaking Shakespeare or something. It has very little depth to it. It's entertaining though.

[Starbird]

What's up with all these threads, really? :o

I just thought it would be interesting what opinions some people have of overrated films.

If the mods would like too close, go right ahead, but I thought this would be a good, simple thread.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Bourne Ultimatum, Casino Royale, and Iron Man for me, dont get me wrong, i thought all were very good movies, but some peoples claims of them being the best in their genre are just WAY off IMO.

[Pink Ranger]

Rocky Horror Picture Show: It's a mildly entertaining musical, but I don't see why so many film nerds of my generation say it's so brilliant.
Age of Innocence: Most achingly dull movie ever nominated for an Oscar. And I tend to like to see movies like this.
Spiderman 1
Batman
Gladiator--good movie, but not Best Picture Oscar worthy
Braveheart--ditto

[xwolverine2]

The Davinci Code- overhyped and dissapointing, big fuss about nothing
The Bourne Supremacy- blah forgettable
The Bourne Ultimatum-no point, nothing new is learned about anything
A History of Violence- awful movie...
40 year old Virgin- funny but waaay too overrated

[Lighthouse]

The Davinci Code- overhyped and dissapointing, big fuss about nothing
The Bourne Supremacy- blah forgettable
The Bourne Ultimatum-no point, nothing new is learned about anything
A History of Violence- awful movie...
40 year old Virgin- funny but waaay too overrated

I don't think the DaVinci Code was overrated. It was pretty critically blasted when it was released. It made a ton of money, but I don't think its considered a quality movie.

[Nirvana]

To quote a friend: "Juno is the most overrated piece of crap ever."

[hammerhedd11]

I like them all but:
Iron Man
Fargo
King Kong

[Cinemaman]

In my opinion people, who consider Godfather, Scarface, Batman Begins, Casino Royale, Iron Man and The Bourne trilogy overrated, have no idea what does "overrated" means. I think people are just too greedy to just say "it was great movie" to a real masterpiece and to look/sound interested they say this to films, which aren't actually good. Still, everything what I've said is my opinion.

[Sentinel X]

Juno is very overrated.
I had a great time at the theaters and it was funny but whats with the oscar buzz?
I don't know if it was THAT good. And although I was rooting for Ellen Page when she got the nomination Im happy she didn't get it because her performance wasn't exceptional. It was good but not oscar good.

edit:
btw, I don't really like mafia movies but I can see why people fell in love with the Godfather. Despite not liking mafia films I must say its a good movie (not on my top list but really good)...that being said I didn't like Scarface that much but again Im biased.
But for superhero movies I have to admit that Iron man IS overrated and I loved it. Its just not that good, Im still bewildered by how it got a 94% tomatometer...wtf!? :huh:
Please someone tell me what was so special about Iron man? Because in my opinion it was just good ol summer blockbuster fun (and theres nothing wrong with that)

[ANTOINE X]

Indiana jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Ghost rider

[Symbiote666]

Ghost Rider is overrated? I don't think I have spoke to one person that thought it was a good movie.

[xwolverine2]

[/SIZE] Ghost rider

what are you smoking????:huh:

ghostrider was extremely hated lol

[Lunar_Wolf]

Indiana jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Ghost rider
lmao!!!

Bourne Ultimatum
Godfather
Harry Potter films
Scarface

[Demogoblin]

Anything with Adam Sandler.

The Matrix. T2.

[cerealkiller182]

A lot of what people consider great movies I see as great action but really boring in between the action

LOTR and Bourne series specifically.

[GhostPoet]

American Pie

[Trainwreck2100]

Kill Bill 1 & 2

[Apollo]

Michael Clayton, Capote,

[DACrowe]

-Scarface (good, but not the second coming or anything and far behind Godfather or Goodfellas in terms of gangster movies, not to mention the classics)

-Braveheart (I watched it for the first time in years and it is a good movie. But it did not age well. All the action movie clichés of the 1990s I didn't realize were in full force in my childhood are prevalent. The movie suffers from the same "I am Mel Gibson a great action star" formulaic John Wayne-wannabe storyline that killed The Patriot).

speaking of that:

-The Patriot (a really, really, really, bad movie).

-Million Dollar Baby (this beat The Aviator and Sideways?! Reeeeeally?)

-Fargo (A good movie, but not the Coens' best and I was extremely let down after all the hype)

-No Country for Old Men (I said it! :p)

-Napoleon Dynamite (How did something this unfunny become so popular? Damn you MTV!)

-Equilibrium (in the internet geek circles this was being built up like it was Citizen Kane. I should've seen the disappointment coming).

-The Maltese Falcon (It was the first of its "film cycle," noir, but there are so many better entries in the movement. I feel simply because it was first and made Bogart a star it gets put at the top of the heap. It is good, but there are so many better noirs out there).

-Full Metal Jacket

-Timothy Dalton's Bond movies (among Bond fans, not the general public)

-Transformers

-Crash

Now I must run from the oncoming flaming. :D

[DeaDheaD]

Kill Bill 1 & 2
seconded

[cerealkiller182]

--Timothy Dalton's Bond movies (among Bond fans, not the general public)

Do they actually like it? I've always seen it as a tolerable sequel of 21 films, but nothing more

[DACrowe]

fans of the book mistook a bland mumbling performance from Dalton as "darker and more realistic" and thus more like Fleming's novels. Nevermind the plots and direction in both movies were rubbish.

[Lunar_Wolf]

AH yes No Country For Old Men:cmad: overrated

[Octoberist]

Indiana jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Ghost rider

from what i gather from my friends, people HATE ghost rider with a passion. Including myself.

[Movies205]

fans of the book mistook a bland mumbling performance from Dalton as "darker and more realistic" and thus more like Fleming's novels. Nevermind the plots and direction in both movies were rubbish.

You're dead to me, DACrowe :woot:

[DACrowe]

I take it back, I take it back! :eek:

[Eagle_23]

300

[Girl_Wonder]

I'm sure everyone will disagree but I found the newest version of King Kong to be completely overrated. I hated that movie. and actually they overdid it with CGI. King Kong didn't feel..real enough. and i just..hated it. sorry.

Oh and Charlie and the Chocolate factory. to this day it's the only movie that has ever made me fall asleep in the theater. I'll stick to Willy Wonka.

[millennium movies]

Batman Begins

[Mostpowerful]

Batman Begins

Agreed.

Spidey
Spidey 2
300
Transformers

[cerealkiller182]

I'm sure everyone will disagree but I found the newest version of King Kong to be completely overrated. I hated that movie. and actually they overdid it with CGI. King Kong didn't feel..real enough. and i just..hated it. sorry.

Agreed, but for different reasons.

[ANTOINE X]

lmao!!!

Bourne Ultimatum
Godfather
Harry Potter films
Scarface

what are you smoking????:huh:

ghostrider was extremely hated lol


Im happy that I was not the only one who hated the movie but how can you explain that it made 60 M and there s a Ghost rider 2 coming soon???

[Octoberist]

ghost rider 2 is in limbo. plus, Ghost Rider had a good opening because it's a Marvel film. It's a visual comic book film and there were nothing else at the time that had any form of interest.

however, I've never seen such an awkwardly made film, that is Ghost Rider.

[hpwiz89]

The Godfather, No Country For Old Men, all Lord of the Rings movies, and all Star Wars movies.

[Octoberist]

star wars huh? and The Godfather? but still, they are influencial. Speaking of influnecial movies...

Well, I do have to say that Citizen Kane was kinda overrated. I respect it, but it didn't wow me. maybe because Wells' style and direction has been copied over and over since then that it affected my viewing.

[hpwiz89]

star wars huh? and The Godfather? but still, they are influencial. Speaking of influnecial movies...

Well, I do have to say that Citizen Kane was kinda overrated. I respect it, but it didn't wow me. maybe because Wells' style and direction has been copied over and over since then that it affected my viewing.

Oh yeah I forgot that movie, it was so damn boring!

[Lunar_Wolf]

Im happy that I was not the only one who hated the movie but how can you explain that it made 60 M and there s a Ghost rider 2 coming soon???
Marvel's name was on it. Us comic book fans eat it up for breakfast. For other peopel like kids it looked cool, dude with a flaming head. The worst movies can make great money at the box office.:csad:

[Octoberist]

but i do love my Godfather and Star Wars (old trilogy)

[jimslimbo]

Cloverfield: Completely over rated,It was a fun movie but it just wasn't that good as some make it out. It only good for a good thrill. Thats really it.

Lord of the rings: Incredible action,dull plot, its too overrated

Cars: Really cliche plot. Boring and cliche characters.

Ratatuille: Excellent animation. But really nothing special story wise. After seeing the awsome movie the incredibles,I was hoping for more from brad bird.

Remember the titans: Good movie. But very played out, and overliked.

Titanic: Straight up bore fest. Way too over-rated.Can't understand why it made so much money. I can't wait for TDK to take it place as top-grossing film.lol

Forest gump: It was a good movie.But again its too over rated,And alot of it is really unrealistic.

[Asteroid-Man]

The Bourne Films, Napolean Dynamite, 40 year old virgin, knocked up, wedding crashers, Cloverfield

[ANTOINE X]

Marvel's name was on it. Us comic book fans eat it up for breakfast. For other peopel like kids it looked cool, dude with a flaming head. The worst movies can make great money at the box office.:csad:

ghost rider 2 is in limbo. plus, Ghost Rider had a good opening because it's a Marvel film. It's a visual comic book film and there were nothing else at the time that had any form of interest.

however, I've never seen such an awkwardly made film, that is Ghost Rider.

Hmmm.. Not so sure about that, DareDevil didn't do well and it's a Marvel movie. Honestly I don't know why. It was certainly not the best but not the worse also. I think Ben Aflect was the problem more than the movie itself.

[xwolverine2]

most of martin scorcese's films i dont like at ALL...

with the exception of The Departed.. they're all overrated

[cerealkiller182]

most of martin scorcese's films i dont like at ALL...

with the exception of The Departed.. they're all overrated

:wow:

[DACrowe]

Oh two more:

-300
-The Incredibles

[Lunar_Wolf]

Hmmm.. Not so sure about that, DareDevil didn't do well and it's a Marvel movie. Honestly I don't know why. It was certainly not the best but not the worse also. I think Ben Aflect was the problem more than the movie itself.
Many people don't like Ben Affleck and DD wasn't as markable as Ghost rider. Kids think a flaming head dude on a bike is awesome.

[ANTOINE X]

Many people don't like Ben Affleck and DD wasn't as markable as Ghost rider. Kids think a flaming head dude on a bike is awesome.


DD not as marketable as Ghost rider? I don't think so! I think Ghost rider had more budget and publicity than DD + it was in the summer. If they did the same thing with DD it would have the same succes.

[블라스]

I hate the world sometimes :(

[Starbird]

Well I guess I'll add too my own thread

-There Will Be Blood - I'm sorry..but god forbid this movie doesn't make me fall asleep
-LoTR Trilogy - great casting, great action, the most boring story..
-The Big Lebowski - I'm not sure if you'd call this overrated..but most of my friends love this ..WAY too much.

[Warhammer]

I HATE the word "overrated."

Mods, PLEASE ban that word.

[Starbird]

What word would you use Warhammer?

:D

[블라스]

"Hoochie Mama".

[Mr. Todd]

No Country For Old Men


*runs and hides* :ninja:

[Matt]

Juno, it was good, but not THAT good.

[DACrowe]

Looking back at last year, so many great movies deserved to be nominated before NCFOM, which most certainly should not have beaten There Will Be Blood or any movie it was nominated against -- including Juno.

I think I just put a target on my back.

[SFII]

Transformers!
omg, that movie was so boring and so dragged on. i still haven't been able to stay awake thru a whole viewing!
how many frickin' sub-plots do we need? Shia and his life, Code-crackers and their lives, Desert soldiers and their lives. ugh.
and the music score was extremely monotonous. and Shia was constantly running.

[Commodore Schmidlapp]

I liked NCFOM way more than TWBB, but for me it has to be 300, I just did not like it.

[Mr. Credible]

Transformers!
omg, that movie was so boring and so dragged on. i still haven't been able to stay awake thru a whole viewing!
how many frickin' sub-plots do we need? Shia and his life, Code-crackers and their lives, Desert soldiers and their lives. ugh.
and the music score was extremely monotonous. and Shia was constantly running.

i know, right? 3 separate sub-plots?

that's crazy. who could keep up with that?!

:whatever:

[Leto Atrides]

But for superhero movies I have to admit that Iron man IS overrated and I loved it. Its just not that good, Im still bewildered by how it got a 94% tomatometer...wtf!? :huh:
Please someone tell me what was so special about Iron man? Because in my opinion it was just good ol summer blockbuster fun (and theres nothing wrong with that)

Just to clarify, I'm pretty sure Tomatometer ratings mean XX% of reviews were positive. So that just means 94% of viewers thought it was at least decent, not that the average score is 94 out of 100. Metacritic is the one that does that. On RT if every reviewer thought a movie deserved 3 stars or 70% or 4 out of 5 or whatever it would still get 100%.

[DACrowe]

Iron Man is very good, it may not be great to some (though I think it is), but it is so good and widely appealing, very few would say they dislike it. That is why it did so well in the reviews.

[블라스]

I thought Transformers definitely sucked.

[Rac]

Juno.

Most overrated movie ever.

[dark_b]

my definition of this is
''i dont like a movie.but a lot of people do. i am angry that a lot of people like this movie that i dont. so i will say that it is overrated. now i will feel better because it is WRONG that a movie is liked by mlilions. ''

[CrypticOne]

Indy 4

X3

SM3

[SpideyLad]

Batman Begins.

[DX]

Blade Runner
X-Men trilogy
Harry Potter (all of them)
Knocked Up

[ANTOINE X]

And the winner is:

http://friendsofdoom.com/gz/img/post/rev/2007-12-23-SweeneyTodd_hardcover.jpg

[Leto Atrides]

my definition of this is
''i dont like a movie.but a lot of people do. i am angry that a lot of people like this movie that i dont. so i will say that it is overrated. now i will feel better because it is WRONG that a movie is liked by mlilions. ''

I've got to agree, this is true for at least 2/3 or the responses to this thread.

I didn't like this movie but it did well -> :whatever: Everyone else in the entire world thinks this movie is the next Citizen Kane, but it was the worst film I have ever seen and painful to watch.

[Sentinel X]

Just to clarify, I'm pretty sure Tomatometer ratings mean XX% of reviews were positive. So that just means 94% of viewers thought it was at least decent, not that the average score is 94 out of 100. Metacritic is the one that does that. On RT if every reviewer thought a movie deserved 3 stars or 70% or 4 out of 5 or whatever it would still get 100%.Oh I see. I should go to metacritic more often than. But even though, around these parts people are acting like its a masterpiece.

Iron Man is very good, it may not be great to some (though I think it is), but it is so good and widely appealing, very few would say they dislike it. That is why it did so well in the reviews.I liked it, I had a great time I just don't understand why people keep acting like its utterly amazing when its really just a fun popcorn movie.

my definition of this is
''i dont like a movie.but a lot of people do. i am angry that a lot of people like this movie that i dont. so i will say that it is overrated. now i will feel better because it is WRONG that a movie is liked by mlilions. ''Why are you bothered like that? Some people may think like that but thats why they think its overrated because they didn't like it as much as the general public. :huh:
Also it doesnt have much of an effect since people still love the "overrated" film regardless.
And imo it is wrong for some films to be making bajillions of dollars...such as the POTC sequels :o yuck.

[The Apatow Crew]

To quote a friend: "Juno is the most overrated piece of crap ever."QFT!

[lordofthenerds]

Hellboy
Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom
Juno
Crash
Superman 1 & 2
Robocop
Iron Man

Other than Hellboy they're all goood movies, but overrated in my opinion.

[SodaPop]

For Me, it was and always will be POTC 2 and 3. Those were too long, too confusing, and too epic for themselves, IMO. The first one was a good movie, IMO, but two and three were trying to do too much and the only thing that saved them was, well nothing really saved them... I did however like Geoffrey Rush's performance....
Also, One movie that hasn't even come out yet that is highly overrated: Twilight. That book, and future movie, has ruined the worlds views on Vampires. Vampires used to be legendary, feared, respected, and would make a great story. But now Vampires are just stupid teens who live in the northwest and have stupid book plots that drag out forever. I cant ever say the word Vampire anymore without thousands people instantly saying Twilight. But That is my opinion,which a lot of other people share...........

[Mostpowerful]

Oh I see. I should go to metacritic more often than. But even though, around these parts people are acting like its a masterpiece.

I liked it, I had a great time I just don't understand why people keep acting like its utterly amazing when its really just a fun popcorn movie.

And imo it is wrong for some films to be making bajillions of dollars...such as the POTC sequels :o yuck.

I agree on everything. Yeah, POTC = yuck. I can't understand how they made so much $$$.:huh: IMO, the only decent one was the first. Fun? Not really, not for me.

[SodaPop]

I agree on everything. Yeah, POTC = yuck. I can't understand how they made so much $$$.:huh: IMO, the only decent one was the first. Fun? Not really, not for me.
Teenagers my friend. I got paid to wait in line for the midnight showing, and as i was doing so, I noticed the crowd waiting behind me. It was mostly teenagers and overly obsessed women. Everyone wants to be a pirate. I know i did, until POTC 2 and 3 came out, then things changed. Pirates were now being associated with Jack Sparrow and Will Turner. What was once a group of swashbuckling robbers, now were two hollywood movie stars. People wanted to see them, not actual pirates. Thats why it raked in so much cash. Two stars, being what everyone wanted to be.

[Crev-3]

As mention on another thread, the first Star Wars film in my opinion, was a snooze fest.

[webhead731]

There are plenty of over rated movies. Some I can think of:

-Harry Potter (I watched 1 and 2, part of 3 and I can't stand them, they're boring, the CGI is awful)

-Batman Begins (Good movie but not as good as people make it out to be)

-King Kong 2005 (I thought the movie was amazing but some people just over loved it)

-Remember The Titans (I just don't care for it, many do though)

[Crosswind Ghost]

Transformers. A mediocre film with good SFX thats praised as a great film. :word:

[murdock_matt]

Juno. Good but not Oscar-nominee good.

I never understood all the love for Gladiator either. Decent movie, but not all that.

And - to really rock the boat - I never understood all the love for Silence of the Lambs. Yes, it was a good movie with good performances... but I had grown up watching Manhunter - which was almost the EXACT same story. Detective tracking a serial killer goes to an imprisoned Hannibal Lector for help. Lector plays mind games with the cop who uses Lector's help to confront the serial killer in a life or death climax. There were minor differences here and there but still.

But I do have to defend a movie that was mentioned earlier in the thread. "Citizen Kane" was a historical, landmark film not because of it's content but because of it's direction. There were shots in that film that may look routine to us today, but you have to realize that Welles was doing things with the camera that had never been done before. I studied this in a film class in college. We talked about one particular shot that went up the side of a building, across the roof and then down into a skylight. That was "Matrix" like innovation in its time.

[Leto Atrides]

And - to really rock the boat - I never understood all the love for Silence of the Lambs. Yes, it was a good movie with good performances... but I had grown up watching Manhunter - which was almost the EXACT same story. Detective tracking a serial killer goes to an imprisoned Hannibal Lector for help. Lector plays mind games with the cop who uses Lector's help to confront the serial killer in a life or death climax. There were minor differences here and there but still.

Anthony Hopkins

[The Apocalypse]

Titanic
POTC Series
Scarface
Godfather movies

[Dark Knight 66]

Here's some that come to mind:
Fight Club
The Great Escape
The Bridge On The River Kwai
Psycho
V For Vendetta

[Snes]

Here's some that come to mind:
Fight Club
The Great Escape
The Bridge On The River Kwai
Psycho
V For Vendetta

Fight Club's pretty awesome, V For Vendetta is underrated in my opinion, & I do agree that The Great Escape is overrated as is Psycho.

[DX]

Titanic

[fu manchu]

Braveheart (I watched it for the first time in years and it is a good movie. But it did not age well. All the action movie clichés of the 1990s I didn't realize were in full force in my childhood are prevalent. The movie suffers from the same "I am Mel Gibson a great action star" formulaic John Wayne-wannabe storyline that killed The Patriot).

I didn't like this movie when i saw it and i haven't even bother watching it again. and i was surprised of the Oscar love it was getting.

There Will Be Blood - I'm sorry..but god forbid this movie doesn't make me fall asleep
i agree to this, the best part is in the end of the movie imo.

[Leto Atrides]

Fight Club's pretty awesome, V For Vendetta is underrated in my opinion, & I do agree that The Great Escape is overrated as is Psycho.

Fight Club is a pretty well made (in particular the visual style) and acted, but the philosophy is pretty shoddy. To me that is the portion that is overrated, people think it's a very deep, intelligent, insightful movie, which it's not.

[BMM]

300

:up: I originally liked 300 for its somewhat interesting use of special effects… but, as it’s been on TV more and more, I’m starting to realize I don’t like it. The “We are Sparta” machismo B.S. is eyeroll inducing, and the fights have almost no replay value for me.

[Cmill216]

Casablanca

[The Lizard]

No thread about overrated films would be complete without mentioning:

American Beauty

Donnie Darko

Kill Bill part 2

[\S/JcDc\S/]

I think Donnie Darko has become the standard of overrated films. Granted it does not suck, but the way people hype it and when you see it for yourself is totally different.

[Crev-3]

I'd also add Donnie Darko to the list of overrated films. I think it did indeed suck. It was so boring I couldn't even get through the whole movie.

[Darkly Dexter]

Shakeaspeare in love and Titanic are probably the most overrated films ever made.

[Vile]

Forest Gump. - A retard in all the right places at the right time.

Never understood the appeal.

[A.J.Rimmer(BSC)]

Pan's Labrynthe (sp) for me.

The "real" scenes were tense, taught and highly charged greatness. The fantasy scenes were poor, with the so called "imaginative" factors overhyped to the point of making it look like a modern masterpiece.

I like Del' Toro's style, and his monsters in Hellboy II look like a massive step up, but in PL, we saw a Nickelodeon cartoon rip off, Tinkerbell, a decent fawn and a Narnia like ending. Everytime some critic lauds the imagination, I throw up a little and wonder where their imagination was when they were kids.

[Starbird]

I like Donnie Darko and American Beauty, I think they are pretty fair and simple movies with characters you can actually care for, but both stories add a little bit of a twist in their regular boring lives, which I like in a movie.

I still have yet too see Pan's Labryinth...subtitles annoy me. One Day I will watch it though..

[Iron_Stark]

Pirates movies
Matrix movies
Donnie Darko
Wedding Crashers

[A.J.Rimmer(BSC)]

I still have yet too see Pan's Labryinth...subtitles annoy me. One Day I will watch it though..

Persevere, you forget they're there after a while.

[Lots o lafs]

Rocky Horror Picture Show: It's a mildly entertaining musical, but I don't see why so many film nerds of my generation say it's so brilliant.
Age of Innocence: Most achingly dull movie ever nominated for an Oscar. And I tend to like to see movies like this.
Spiderman 1
Batman
Gladiator--good movie, but not Best Picture Oscar worthy
Braveheart--ditto

Are you Not ENTERTAINED with Galdiator. Psshh... That movie is amazing.

[Mal'Akai]

The 40 Year-Old Virgin

Way too long, and didn't find it as funny as the people who recomended it.

[Ash J. Williams]

To quote a friend: "Juno is the most overrated piece of crap ever."

Juno.

Most overrated movie ever.
It's so overrated that I don't even care to see it. Independent films were never intended to become overrated in the first place, especially considering the fact that most of 'em started out as B movies, which only a select few people saw, especially during the exploitation film days.

Blade Runner
X-Men trilogy
Harry Potter (all of them)
Knocked Up
Yet it's a cult film.

[Leto Atrides]

The 40 Year-Old Virgin

Way too long, and didn't find it as funny as the people who recomended it.

I think it's funny, but I agree, it probably could have been half an hour shorter and not suffer for it.

[marvel001]

I am legend: people said the movie ruined the book

Batman begins: great movie, but had really bad fight scenes. they were too dark and choppy, and you couldn't tell what was happening.

All M. Night Shamalan (or however you spell it) moives: they are really pointless.

Cloverfield: you saw more of the tiny creatures than you saw the big monster.

[lou2099]

Citizen Kane is technical brilliance. Otherwise, it is very boring.

[Bunker]

The Indiana Jones movies, I don't see the appeal.

Iron Man, it was a fun superhero movie, not the amazing movie people make it out to be.

Harry Potter, loved the books, I hate Radcliffe.

The X-Men series.

[Smegger56]

The spiderman films:

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the first one, and thought that the sequels had it's moments, but hey they're rated as classics is beyond me. I love spidey, but to me, the films AREN'T totally spidey.

Scarface:

Fun, but a classic?

The Godfather:

I'm sorry, i watched it once, and was BORED. I should watch it again really, give it another chance, but it was just boring the first time to me.

[Darkfly]

The spiderman films:

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the first one, and thought that the sequels had it's moments, but hey they're rated as classics is beyond me. I love spidey, but to me, the films AREN'T totally spidey.

Scarface:

Fun, but a classic?

The Godfather:

I'm sorry, i watched it once, and was BORED. I should watch it again really, give it another chance, but it was just boring the first time to me.

agreed on all your points, Spiderman (first) I do see as a comic book classic, Spidey 2 is way too overrated.

[vindrow]

TDK....haven't seen and not going to, but with all the hype and the bat freaks from all the boards around it will be overrated.

[SFII]

TransFormers

[rnewbz]

Wanted
Barbarella
Escape from N.Y.
A scanner darkly

[RabbitSamurai]

Superbad.

[SpideyLad]

TDK....haven't seen and not going to, but with all the hype and the bat freaks from all the boards around it will be overrated.

I'm agreeing with you here. :up:

[Darkfly]

TDK....haven't seen and not going to, but with all the hype and the bat freaks from all the boards around it will be overrated.

I'm agreeing with you here. :up:

I agree, I don't care if it becomes my favourite movie of all time, it will still never live up to the hype.

[bullets]

The spiderman films:

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the first one, and thought that the sequels had it's moments, but hey they're rated as classics is beyond me. I love spidey, but to me, the films AREN'T totally spidey.

Scarface:

Fun, but a classic?

The Godfather:

I'm sorry, i watched it once, and was BORED. I should watch it again really, give it another chance, but it was just boring the first time to me.



The Godfather is a great movie but I admit to not appreciating it the first time.

The Spiderman films are amazing when Spidey is swinging around doing action scenes and tobay definately has the geek appeal . Unfortunately whne he isnt in costume it gets too corny . im used to the 90's spiderman and mary jane being hot . There could of been a better spiderman made and gwen stacy should of been in the first movie . I also wish now that they saved venom for later.

[Mr. Credible]

the dark knight will join this list, easily.

don't get me wrong, it's a good film, even a very good one, (i gave it an 8/10), but transcending the genre? masterpiece? best movie of the year? best superhero movie ever?

nope, sorry... none of the above. a lot of the dialog was just hammy, bale didn't even try as wayne, and tried waaay too hard as batman, the action was boring - par for the course for nolan, two-face was wasted (not dent, he was great), and this movie had some stupid plot points that weren't needed at all... hong kong? sonar? gordon's sneeky little trick? all just as lame as that microwave emitting machine.

[Rich Santoro]

Well...most of the movies mentioned on here are "good" movies that got good "acclaim"... I don't think that means it is 'over' or 'underrated'.

Now, the big dogs of being over-rated (good or even bad film that got major acclaim) are:

The Deer Hunter
The Taxi Driver
American Beauty
2001: A Space Odessy
Babe

[Matis17]

Superbad- It had it's moments but overall, this is a comedy that is full of huge gaps where absolutely nothing funny happens. And the parts with McLovin and the cops just weren't funny at all and painful to watch at times.

[Perdition]

the dark knight will join this list, easily.

don't get me wrong, it's a good film, even a very good one, (i gave it an 8/10), but transcending the genre? masterpiece? best movie of the year? best superhero movie ever?

nope, sorry... none of the above. a lot of the dialog was just hammy, bale didn't even try as wayne, and tried waaay too hard as batman, the action was boring - par for the course for nolan, two-face was wasted (not dent, he was great), and this movie had some stupid plot points that weren't needed at all... hong kong? sonar? gordon's sneeky little trick? all just as lame as that microwave emitting machine.

what superhero movie have you seen that is better?

[Not_Sane]

The Dark Knight
Juno
Spider-Man 2-3
Superbad
The Godfather 2-3 ( first one was okay)
Transformers
I'll think of more later.

[cerealkiller182]

the dark knight will join this list, easily.

don't get me wrong, it's a good film, even a very good one, (i gave it an 8/10), but transcending the genre? masterpiece? best movie of the year? best superhero movie ever?

nope, sorry... none of the above. a lot of the dialog was just hammy, bale didn't even try as wayne, and tried waaay too hard as batman, the action was boring - par for the course for nolan, two-face was wasted (not dent, he was great), and this movie had some stupid plot points that weren't needed at all... hong kong? sonar? gordon's sneeky little trick? all just as lame as that microwave emitting machine.

I actually thought the action was way better, and that the character arc of Dent to two face was great, not wasted. I think people think of these characters as two seperate people when they should be treated as one character. It really was the greatest character arc ever to appear in a superhero movie.

Hong Kong was cool, but sonar sucks

[DX]

The Dark Knight
Juno
Spider-Man 2-3
Superbad
The Godfather 2-3 ( first one was okay)
Transformers
I'll think of more later.
How is that overrated when a lot of people hate it?

Personally, I think it's underrated...

[Not_Sane]

Wow, I lot of people seemed to love it in the theaters and the DVD sales were amazing. To me it really seemed Overrated.

[DX]

A lot of people loved it and a lot of people hated it...the reception was generally mixed.

[Mr. Credible]

what superhero movie have you seen that is better?

iron man, wanted, the incredible hulk, constantine, v for vendetta, blade II, hellboy II... a few i'm sure i forgot.now, granted, they may not be better movies as far as the technical aspects, but as for movies that i just enjoy more? that i think looked better? better action scenes? more inventive and imaginitive? that are just generally more enjoyable in my opinion?like i said, the dark knight was a great film, but it is SO overrated it's not even funny.

[thejon93]

'The Matrix' & 'The Matrix Reloaded' - I honestly never really liked this movie(or any of the movies to be honest), it just feels so dull at times, it's depressing. The only thing really good about it were the action sequences, because everything else just felt really emotionless; especially the characters. When I watched films that are simular to this, like 'Equilibrium', I just think they're so much better because they're far easier to understand(and, I loved 'Equilibrium').

'Scary Movie' - Honestly, I was never a fan of spoof movies to begin with, although I loved 'Airplane'. But 'Scary Movie' is just so damn overrated in my books. I can't even explain it myself at times it's just the feeling I get while watching it that doesn't inspire me to like it.

'Star Wars - Episodes I, II & III' - These are honestly some of the most disappointing movies I've ever seen in my whole entire life. All three episodes were missing something from the originals: fun. The original trilogy had great characters, great stories, great battles, great effects(although they used some VFX, especially with the remastered versions, they only used them when needed, unlike Ep. I-III), etc. I can go on and on all day about how much I loved the original trilogy, but it's the exact opposite with the new trilogy, pretty much everything that was so great about the originals is the exact opposite in these films(you can imagine my disappointment when watching the digitally remastered version of 'Return of the Jedi' where they edited out the original Anakin Skywalker and put in that hack, Hayden What's His Face instead).

'Spider-Man' - A lot of people say 'Iron Man' is overrated... but when I look at that to how overrated 'Spider-Man' truly is, I laugh my ass off 'til it hurts! 'Spider-Man' is a good film, but critics praised this film like it was the second coming, or something, which was bull-$#&%. I told some huge fan of this film once on these 'Spider-Man Message Boards' that I thought this film had horrible action sequences, he cursed me left and right like there was no stopping, in fact, he still sends me e-mails up to this very day telling me how much of an idiot I am. But seriously, watching these fight sequences was like watching the %&^#ing 'Power Rangers'(the costumes reminded me of them too, especially the Green Goblin's). The fight sequences were so goddamn cheesy that it wasn't funny, I remember going "WTF?!" when Green Goblin did that backflip in the final fight-sequence. That whole fight-sequence was so horrible, it's like watching a bad Tag-Team match where the opposing team beats on the other team's weakest asset for the majority of the match, it's boring; although that's pretty much the basic concept for any kind of 'WWE' tag-team match. I liked this film, with pretty much everything else it had apart from the fight sequences which were horrid. If I had to pick a number for it to be at on the Tomatometer, I'd pick somewhere in-between 70-80% because the film was good, but, action sequences were what I was anticipating the most from the film, which is why my liking for the film dropped a bit. Just to clarify, I'd give it a 3/5.

[Silk Spectre]

Children OF Men

All the critics were giving it rave reviews, and it was heralded as the greatest science fiction film years. It was even compared to Blade Runner. In the end all it ended up being was a thinly veiled propaganda film with bad camera work. The only element of science fiction in it was the entire human race going sterile.

[BLACKVULCAN]

Transformers
Titanic
ET
oh and course
Star Wars: Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Attack of the clones
Star Wars: Return of the Sith
Boooooo!

[Not_Sane]

^ I agree with you on all of them, but I really don't think Titanic is overrated, its an amazing film.

[kingman]

Lord of the Rings Trilogy

None of them have ever really had me amazed or even happy to have seen them. Most of the time I was actually bored watching them so I would say in my mind that they are really over rated.

[Ziggyman]

Spider-Man, X-Men, Harry Potter films (except Azkaban), The Incredible Hulk, Batman: Begins, Return Of The Jedi (VI), Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (IV)...And others that I can't of right at the moment...

...These are a mixture of movies that I find overrated in popularity and critical acclaim...Disagree if you desire to...

[Rich Santoro]

Is all you watch sci/fi - fantasy - adventure films???

[Ziggyman]

...When I was reading previous posts...All that came to mind were the ones stated, many people before me started talking about those kind of films, I went with the flow...

[Rich Santoro]

gotchya...

[RabbitSamurai]

The Dark Knight is not Oscar-worthy.

[Alchemyst]

Star Wars
The Matrix Trilogy
Harry Potter "never watched any of them, but the hype for them......ridiculous"

[Not_Sane]

Originally Posted By: RabbitSamurai
The Dark Knight is not Oscar-worthy.

I agree, its good but not the greatest film in the world.

[The Apocalypse]

Star Wars ep VI

[Evil Twin]

I'm prepared to be roasted for this, but Saving Private Ryan.

Now, the Normandy Beach landing may be the best 20 minutes of film that Spielberg has ever shot, but the rest of the film is merely good. Resurrecting the "Paramount platoon", cribbing shots from John Ford, having Ted Danson stick out like a sore thumb, obnoxiously hand holding bookends to the film, and cliche'd "final words" are hardly hallmarks of an All Time Great that ends up on lists like "Top 10 Epics of All Time". It's a fine film and maybe even the best film of its year, but there's really only 20 minutes or so of masterpiece in the film that's over 2 hours long.

[Not_Sane]

I found Saving Private Ryan really Boring.

[lou2099]

I found Saving Private Ryan really Boring.You're not the only one who thinks that way. I've watched it once, and I haven't since. I really don't want to again see the prolonged fight scene where Vin Deisel gets his ribs stabbed. "Wait wait wait!!!!" He speaks German you idiot, fight back! What a dumb movie.

[Demogoblin]

Children of Men
the Matrix Trilogy
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Wanted
The Godfather

[shapeshifter]

spider-man II
Star Wars
Star Trek
Indy 4
Cloverfield
Taxi Driver
Traffic
The Departed
Both movies featured in Grindhouse
Kill Bill
Pulp Fiction

[Not_Sane]

^I just have to disagree with you guys on Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction and Grindhouse, I find those movies F**king Awesome, but all the others movies I agree on with you.

[thejon93]

^I just have to disagree with you guys on Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction and Grindhouse, I find those movies F**king Awesome, but all the others movies I agree on with you.
Hey, well it's your opinion, I'll leave it at that.

[Not_Sane]

yup, respect it and i'll respect yours.

[D4rkShaDoWz]

Pans Labyrinth

[thejon93]

yup, respect it and i'll respect yours.
You'll respect me either way:funny:

[Rich Santoro]

Boo on panning Saving Private Ryan... And that wasn't Diesel being stabbed. Diesel was shot by a sniper earlier in the film. And the guy said "Wait, wait" because he was on his absolute last thread... out of strength from the scrap, pinned, and death was imminent... it was a moment of desperation and a very intense scene. Of course that that is my opinion. I too have only seen it once, but because it is not a popcorn movie that one just puts in and watches on a whim... same with Schindler's list.

Overall... this thread has a warped sense of what's over-rated... se la vi

[lou2099]

Boo on panning Saving Private Ryan... And that wasn't Diesel being stabbed. Diesel was shot by a sniper earlier in the film. And the guy said "Wait, wait" because he was on his absolute last thread... out of strength from the scrap, pinned, and death was imminent... it was a moment of desperation and a very intense scene. Of course that that is my opinion. I too have only seen it once, but because it is not a popcorn movie that one just puts in and watches on a whim... same with Schindler's list
Overall... this thread has a warped sense of what's over-rated... se la viWell, I didn't remember. I get that the
violence and gore has never been as graphically depicted in a World War 2 movie, but it doesn't mean makes the movie good as everyone says it is.

[Darkfly]

The Dark Knight is not Oscar-worthy.

I agree, its good but not the greatest film in the world.

Wow, at least I'm not the only one to think that TDK is overrated, still a overall great film.

[Rich Santoro]

lou2099
Well, I didn't remember. I get that the
violence and gore has never been as graphically depicted in a World War 2 movie, but it doesn't mean makes the movie good as everyone says it is.


Fair enough... I loved it... but its all good.

[marvel001]

The Dark Knight
Don't get me wrong, it is an amazing film,i saw it 3 times. But it is not a masterpiece like everyone is saying it is.

[Spider-Vader]

Titanic
Star Wars: A New Hope (I liked ESB, ROTS & ROTJ more)
Alien (Boring as hell IMO, of course I saw the action packed Aliens before this one)

[shapeshifter]

war movies in general are overrated.

[Bunker]

edit

[Symbiote789]

The Dark Knight. I liked it and I saw it 3 times, but I don't think it's an Oscar-worthy masterpiece like people say it is.

[CashforStash]

The Matrix and the Lord of the Rings Triolgy.

[Cmill216]

No Country For Old Men

[SPIDERMAN117]

war movies in general are overrated.
Hmm some are good films. One i have in mind is "Glory" I loved it

[Vile]

The Dark Knight is not Oscar-worthy.

Is The Dark Knight a masterpeice? Of course not.

That being said, it's no worse a contender than films like Crash, Titanic, Shakespear in Love, Gladiator, Beautiful Mind, Chicago or Lord of the Rings.

If this film is not nominated, it wont be because of quality of film. It'll be because the main character wears a Batsuit.

[FireFlys Enigma]

The Dark Knight. I liked it and I saw it 3 times, but I don't think it's an Oscar-worthy masterpiece like people say it is.



I agree that it's a bit overrated. I absolutely loved the movie but many praise it like the 3rd coming of christ.





The Matrix and the Lord of the Rings Triolgy.



The first Matrix was gold and had a lot of great ideas that re-wrote many movies. However I can't say the same for the other two. Maybe the twins from Reloaded; good idea.



LOTR trilogy? Really...I thought the trilogy was one of the best trilogies ever (even since it was an adaptation...gives it a better reason for a great 3 movies story, not too many adaptations make great movies, let a lone 3 movies)



Is The Dark Knight a masterpeice? Of course not.



That being said, it's no worse a contender than films like Crash, Titanic, Shakespear in Love, Gladiator, Beautiful Mind, Chicago or Lord of the Rings.



If this film is not nominated, it wont be because of quality of film. It'll be because the main character wears a Batsuit.



I try not to look at movies from The Academy's point of view. Too many f-ups, imo. One year Shakespeare in Love wins MOY (not for me) then LOTR:ROTK wins MOY (me happy) then Diablo Cody wins for Juno (like the movie but didn't think it was Oscar worthy) then Denzel Washington (whom I think is overrated) wins best actor for Training Day (I loved that movie!!!) and yak, yak yak. I hate the Oscars. They do more damage than help.



No disrespect, Vile or others, but it sounded like you were naming Oscar winners.







I think many of Judd Apatow's movies are really overrated. Whether he's the director (and he hasn't directed many), producer, co-producer or mail boy. The only movies, of his, that I like are 40 Year Old Virgin and Superbad...some okay movies. His best piece of work was Anchorman, by far the funniest movie he was involved in.



All I said has been my opinion. A good debate and discussion is always welcomed. Thanks for listening; good night and good luck!

[Vile]

No disrespect, Vile or others, but it sounded like you were naming Oscar winners.

Indeed I was. My point is The Dark Knight is no worse than anyone of a dozen films the Academy has given the award too. To say it's 'not Oscar worthy' is silly. The Dark Knight is not worthy, yet Chicago was? How does that make any sense?

But you are right - The Academy have a skewed way of chosing films. I believe it is both a blessing and curse. One of the big debates over last year was many of the films that took an award were not even seen by the general movie-going audience (There Will Be Blood comes to mind). That being said, the awards CAN'T go by simple 'general movie-goer reaction' because films like Rush Hour 3 would win best picture.

It'd be nice to see a happy median between the two.

[Ash J. Williams]

Fight Club

[FireFlys Enigma]

Indeed I was. My point is The Dark Knight is no worse than anyone of a dozen films the Academy has given the award too. To say it's 'not Oscar worthy' is silly. The Dark Knight is not worthy, yet Chicago was? How does that make any sense?

But you are right - The Academy have a skewed way of chosing films. I believe it is both a blessing and curse. One of the big debates over last year was many of the films that took an award were not even seen by the general movie-going audience (There Will Be Blood comes to mind). That being said, the awards CAN'T go by simple 'general movie-goer reaction' because films like Rush Hour 3 would win best picture.

It'd be nice to see a happy median between the two.


I definitely agree with you. What if Rush Hour 3 won best picture? ...*shudders*.

I do like award shows that have categories that the Oscar's don't. Like the Golden Globes, they have a category for comedies which are over looked by the Oscars. Sometimes it harder to make someone genuinely laugh than to have them captivated by drama. Comedians make a better transition to drama than a drama actor doing a comedy, imo.

But the award shows that let's the fan choice can and will provide us with winners like you mentioned. Rush Hour 3 *shudders*. I think I need to take shower after having that thought. I feel disgusted right now. :woot:

[marukisu]

The Dark Knight not a masterpiece? hmnnnn ill met you guys half way on that but you must admit that both Batman Begins and The Dark Knight are the best of the superhero comic book genre movies.

while on that genre...the first two X-men and Spiderman movies were extremely overrated.

Others Include

Napoleon Dynamite
Saw series (although i like thses movies)
300 (probably one of the worst things ive seen)

[dude love]

Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. I love them, two of my favourites. But I'm completely ashamed of the fan base for them.

Movies I don't like:

Donnie Darko.
Requiem for a Dream
1900
Wanted
Titanic

[Cmill216]

Is The Dark Knight a masterpeice? Of course not.

That being said, it's no worse a contender than films like Crash, Titanic, Shakespear in Love, Gladiator, Beautiful Mind, Chicago or Lord of the Rings.

If this film is not nominated, it wont be because of quality of film. It'll be because the main character wears a Batsuit.

Agreed.

[DX]

Yet it's a cult film.
An overrated cult film. :o

[Ash J. Williams]

An overrated cult film. :o
If you like oxymorons.

[Green+Black]

Juno-I like Ellen Page in it and it is humourous and the music is good....but God its not THAT great....its pretty boring really and has a very short plot which is cancelled out by layers and layers of "jokes". Oh and Jennifer Garner wrecks my head in it.

*shields self from the stone-throwers*

[Lunar_Wolf]

Juno-I like Ellen Page in it and it is humourous and the music is good....but God its not THAT great....its pretty boring really and has a very short plot which is cancelled out by layers and layers of "jokes". Oh and Jennifer Garner wrecks my head in it.

*shields self from the stone-throwers*
You're never borrowing any of my Ellen Page DVD's again!:cwink:

[November Rain]

oh and the dark knight has to go in here by default. although a very good film, it doesn't warrant the takings it has brought in. It makes it seems that the genre has peaked when there is plenty of room for improvement.


I'm surprised films like chicago and brokeback mountain haven't been mentioned.

i guess it goes with what type of forum this is.

heck i'll throw lion king in there as well, disney haven't made a good film since beauty and the beast with the exception of toy story and the incredibles (if that is them).

[Spider-ManHero12]

Titanic, 'Nuff said.

[Green+Black]

[quote=November Rain;15583772]I'm surprised films like chicago and brokeback mountain haven't been mentioned.

i guess it goes with what type of forum this is.[quote]

Omg yes I hate that film

[블라스]

If I could only find a way to relieve myself on this thread :(

[Captain Planet!]

Juno and Cars are the first that come to mind.

[Cmill216]

Cars? That's been universally recognized as Pixar's worst film.

[Ziggyman]

Cars? That's been universally recognized as Pixar's worst film.

Yeah...Cmill is right...Cars was never really considered that great...

Commercially though...It did really good...

[Captain Planet!]

Cars? That's been universally recognized as Pixar's worst film.
There are some that think it is one of Pixar's best.

[Cmill216]

There are some that think it is one of Pixar's best.

I want their name, number, and address. :o

[Doctor Jones]

Toy Story is Pixar's best in my opinion. but anyway, when i think of overrated i think of Titanic. does anyone notice that the Cameron's writing is pretty weak in this film?

[marvel001]

Tropic Thunder
It had soo much hype
I thought the movie was ok, i was expecting much more tho,

[Gilpesh]

Children of Men
the Matrix Trilogy
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Wanted
The Godfather

Demo, you need to stop talking to retarded people. Cause normal people think Wanted sucked.


*waits for message board joke* :hehe:

[Symbiote789]

Transformers

[Demogoblin]

Demo, you need to stop talking to retarded people. Cause normal people think Wanted sucked.


*waits for message board joke* :hehe:

Thank you, I knew I was surrounded by idiots. :hehe: