Most overrated film?

[QUOTE="RenegadePatriot"][QUOTE="ninjacat11"]300/ Star Wars.pianist

If he thinks it's over-rated, he obviously feels that the quality of the movie does not justify the degree of popularity it has achieved. I agree that both of his choices are indeed over-rated. When it comes to Star Wars, I find the plot too dry, the setting too unbelievable, and too many of the characters downright irritating to enjoy it. The fact that so many people proclaim it to be the greatest film ever created only heighten its over-rated status in my eyes. But that's just an opinion, of course - just like that of those who feel it IS the greatest film ever created.

I must say that I agree with you that Star Wars is very overrated. Hell, almost every part of the plot was taken from some other story and on purpose. It was almost Lucas's way of bragging about how much he knew about hero tales.....

I must say that Scarface is probably more overrated though. Tony Montana is just a crappy/shallow character (He is almost completely devoid of emotions) and yet he is a twisted icon in pop culture. I am sorry, but I don't see a cocaine addict/drug lord as anyone to look up too. The rest of the movie pretty much sucked too IMO. I thought it was downright boring....

If he thinks it's over-rated, he obviously feels that the quality of the movie does not justify the degree of popularity it has achieved. I agree that both of his choices are indeed over-rated. When it comes to Star Wars, I find the plot too dry, the setting too unbelievable, and too many of the characters downright irritating to enjoy it. The fact that so many people proclaim it to be the greatest film ever created only heighten its over-rated status in my eyes. But that's just an opinion, of course - just like that of those who feel it IS the greatest film ever created.pianist

[QUOTE="pianist"]If he thinks it's over-rated, he obviously feels that the quality of the movie does not justify the degree of popularity it has achieved. I agree that both of his choices are indeed over-rated. When it comes to Star Wars, I find the plot too dry, the setting too unbelievable, and too many of the characters downright irritating to enjoy it. The fact that so many people proclaim it to be the greatest film ever created only heighten its over-rated status in my eyes. But that's just an opinion, of course - just like that of those who feel it IS the greatest film ever created.foxhound_fox

I've disliked a lot of older movies that people verbally fellate to a ridiculous degree. Maybe it's a result of all that hype being built up and when it comes time to actually sit down and watch it, I'm expecting a masterpiece and instead get...just another movie.

-2001: A Space Odyssey. I have a hard time watching this without nodding off, to be honest. It's as boring as **BLEEP**, which is weird because **bleep** isn't boring at all. Unless it's someone else doing it halfway around the world and I'm just sort of sitting staring off into space. That's kinda like 2001.

-Goodfellas. Good cast, okay dialog, meandering story. The whole thing just sort of feels disconnected and plodding, like most of Scorcese's work. I'd go so far as to call him the most overrated director of all-time, but I enjoyed Last Temptation of Christ and I haven't seen Raging Bull. Taxi Driver is up there with paint drying on walls, though, Deniro with a funny haircut or not.

-The Deer Hunter. 2% of the movie is good, in the form of the roulette scene. The rest is godawful. Utterly godawful. If anyone ever tells you that you must watch this movie, that it's an absolute film classic, punch them in the face and kick them in the balls. Please.

Oddly enough the one insanely hyped classic movie that I enjoyed is Citizen Kane - and with it being touted as the best film of all-time by a lot of people, it had a lot to live up to. Interesting that even given its age it can still tell a story better than most modern movies and its pacing hasn't aged the same way as those movies that bored me to tears.

Harry Potter.gamedude2020

atleast someone finally said it, im not alone

Starwars Episode 1(the 4th big Starwars film), it was ludicriously overrated.Etherninty

When he was a kid ? I agree ..it was like a children's movie . The last one was pretty good tho.

[QUOTE="Etherninty"]Starwars Episode 1(the 4th big Starwars film), it was ludicriously overrated.turgore

When he was a kid ? I agree ..it was like a children's movie . The last one was pretty good tho.

Ya! It looked like they made a new Starwars movie to introduce Starwars to a new generation of kids or something.

I've disliked a lot of older movies that people verbally fellate to a ridiculous degree. Maybe it's a result of all that hype being built up and when it comes time to actually sit down and watch it, I'm expecting a masterpiece and instead get...just another movie.

-2001: A Space Odyssey. I have a hard time watching this without nodding off, to be honest. It's as boring as **BLEEP**, which is weird because **bleep** isn't boring at all. Unless it's someone else doing it halfway around the world and I'm just sort of sitting staring off into space. That's kinda like 2001.

-Goodfellas. Good cast, okay dialog, meandering story. The whole thing just sort of feels disconnected and plodding, like most of Scorcese's work. I'd go so far as to call him the most overrated director of all-time, but I enjoyed Last Temptation of Christ and I haven't seen Raging Bull. Taxi Driver is up there with paint drying on walls, though, Deniro with a funny haircut or not.

-The Deer Hunter. 2% of the movie is good, in the form of the roulette scene. The rest is godawful. Utterly godawful. If anyone ever tells you that you must watch this movie, that it's an absolute film classic, punch them in the face and kick them in the balls. Please.

Oddly enough the one insanely hyped classic movie that I enjoyed is Citizen Kane - and with it being touted as the best film of all-time by a lot of people, it had a lot to live up to. Interesting that even given its age it can still tell a story better than most modern movies and its pacing hasn't aged the same way as those movies that bored me to tears.

DJ_Lae

I agree with Goodfellas but haven't seen the Deer Hunter or 2001.

As for Citizen Kane, that is an amazing movie. Watched that in my film class and I have to agree with what I had been told before: Anyone going into film (like I am) NEEDS to see that movie.

[QUOTE="gamedude2020"]Harry Potter.cornholio157

atleast someone finally said it, im not alone

yes..although the movies are not so overrated as the books..

Donnie Darko is overrated. MeanQuestion

BLASPHEMY!!!

Seriously though, that movie is too god to be overrated IMO.

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[QUOTE="gamedude2020"]Harry Potter.kirk4ever

atleast someone finally said it, im not alone

yes..although the movies are not so overrated as the books..

god the books are awful. I read them all hoping they would get better. I was so wrong:(

[QUOTE="MeanQuestion"]Donnie Darko is overrated. Thechaninator

BLASPHEMY!!!

Seriously though, that movie is too god to be overrated IMO.

Pretentious emo pseudo-philosophy preying on the slow FTW!

[QUOTE="Thechaninator"]

[QUOTE="MeanQuestion"]Donnie Darko is overrated. MeanQuestion

BLASPHEMY!!!

Seriously though, that movie is too god to be overrated IMO.

Pretentious emo pseudo-philosophy preying on the slow FTW!

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More like a great, character driven story with some great dialogue. It is probably me and my friends most quoted movie, thanks to that beginning dinner scene and those jerks making fun of Cho at the bus stop.

Between I am Legend or 300.

Pretentious emo pseudo-philosophy preying on the slow FTW! MeanQuestion

I enjoy the movie more when I just watch it as a drugged up insane teenage comedy. There are so many awesome little moments in the film that it's kind of a shame that the director decided to make the entire movie as overwrought as it is.

Once you start analyzing it to any degree it kind of falls apart, and the sad thing is that in the commentary the director's actual intentions are even more bizarre (and stupid) than you'd guess by watching the movie.

Of course, I'd love it just for Patrick Swayze's ridiculous self-help tapes and his child porn fetish.

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[QUOTE="MeanQuestion"]Donnie Darko is overrated. MeanQuestion

BLASPHEMY!!!

Seriously though, that movie is too god to be overrated IMO.

Pretentious emo pseudo-philosophy preying on the slow FTW!

I thought the first 2 Spider-Man movies were pretty overrated.

shaun of the deadwhoody12

if you were a women id slug you. i think scareface is a bit overrated.

Matrix, The Star Wars Prequels, 300, Die Hard 4

Seven, Godfather Trilogy, Shrek, Harry Potter