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#1 deactivated-6147b2292c2dd
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What I personally believe is one of the most over-rated films is "Brokeback Mountain". Now before everyone starts to bash me for being a homophobe, let me get you to understand that I have a huge amount of respect for the homosexual community. Two of my most closest friends just so happen to be gay and lesbian. So before I put up my flame shield, understand that this is coming from someone that had no problem with its subject matter, it was the film itself. I went to see the movie when it came out along with the other oscar nominees of 2005. I thought it was a GOOD movie. I liked "Brokeback Mountain", and thought that it brought up some very good questions pertaining to how these people are looked at in todays society. But the film was just too long, very badly edited. Despite getting nominated for the "Best Editing" oscar. And the pacing of the movie was just too off to keep the story flowing. Even though I thought that the acting oscar nominees that it recieve was most due credit. As well as the Directing and Writing oscar nominees. I just personally thought that the film was just not up to quality to be given a nomination or consideration for "Best Motion Picture of the Year". And was very much happy that "Crash" won, which I personally thought was the better film.

Now, that I have written this. I was wondering what films do you think are over-rated. It could even be a filmn you like, like in my case. Just you personally didnt think that it was up to the quality that most people think. Feel free to comment on my post if you like.

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#2 Hewkii
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Godfather II. I liked the original more.
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Forrest Gump, Caddyshack, and There's Something About Mary.
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Uhh Napoleon Dynamite. When that first came out, everyone I know wouldn't shut up about it, and it was pretty bad. Watching it was a waste of my life.
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#5 A_Tarkovsky
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I am not a fan of Gone with the Wind. Scarlett is the most unbearable b**** in film history, and I have to spend four damn hours with her.

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#6 Omega_Zero69
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Uhh Napoleon Dynamite. When that first came out, everyone I know wouldn't shut up about it, and it was pretty bad. Watching it was a waste of my life.socked_feet

totally it was so lame

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#8 comp_atkins
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scarface...

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#9 A_Tarkovsky
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[QUOTE="socked_feet"]Uhh Napoleon Dynamite. When that first came out, everyone I know wouldn't shut up about it, and it was pretty bad. Watching it was a waste of my life.leonard88

totally it was so lame

I found it funny.

There, I said it. Now watch my film-snob credibility go down the drain.

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#10 Forever_Changes
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The Shawshank Redemption

Scarface

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I would say I am Legend. I found it boring, confusing, and one of Will Smith's worst films. Everyone said it was so great, but I don't care for it.
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I am not a fan of Gone with the Wind. Scarlett is the most unbearable **** in film history, and I have to spend four damn hours with her.

A_Tarkovsky
It did have Mammy in it though, her alone makes up for Scarlett's annoying personality.
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[QUOTE="leonard88"]

[QUOTE="socked_feet"]Uhh Napoleon Dynamite. When that first came out, everyone I know wouldn't shut up about it, and it was pretty bad. Watching it was a waste of my life.A_Tarkovsky

totally it was so lame

I found it funny.

There, I said it. Now watch my film-snob credibility go down the drain.



That movie is just really divisive with me. If I'm in the right mood, I'll think it's hilarious. If I've previously watched it within 3 months or so of the second viewing, or am just not in a good mood, it becomes a chore.
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#15 A_Tarkovsky
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[QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"]

I am not a fan of Gone with the Wind. Scarlett is the most unbearable **** in film history, and I have to spend four damn hours with her.

killyou060606

It did have Mammy in it though, her alone makes up for Scarlett's annoying personality.

Yes, the noble, faithful black person. Thank God for people like her, what with those drunkard freemen.

Mammy was likable enough, but the movie was disgustingly racist.

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#16 TM_Darkside
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[QUOTE="leonard88"]

[QUOTE="socked_feet"]Uhh Napoleon Dynamite. When that first came out, everyone I know wouldn't shut up about it, and it was pretty bad. Watching it was a waste of my life.A_Tarkovsky

totally it was so lame

I found it funny.

There, I said it. Now watch my film-snob credibility go down the drain.

I don't get all of the hate for Napoleon Dynamite. I've always been a pretty harsh critic when it comes to movies, but I thought ND was a witty movie with realistic characters. Even the athletic frat-boy was displayed in the movie, Don, I think his name was. Each person in the movie played their role well and it's unlike any other films.

Judge all you want, I think Napoleon Dynamite is a pretty good movie.

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#17 CrimzonTide
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The Shawshank Redemption

Scarface

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Hell no for Shawshank. But Scarface, I can understand that.
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StarWars all of them
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#19 Toriko42
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[QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"]

I am not a fan of Gone with the Wind. Scarlett is the most unbearable **** in film history, and I have to spend four damn hours with her.

killyou060606
It did have Mammy in it though, her alone makes up for Scarlett's annoying personality.

I agree

Gone with the Wind is crap
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#20 TM_Darkside
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[QUOTE="Forever_Changes"]

The Shawshank Redemption

Scarface

CrimzonTide

Hell no for Shawshank. But Scarface, I can understand that.

Scarface is great when you take it for what it is. One shouldn't expect it to be a cinematic masterpiece. It's simply an over-the-top, debauchery-filled movie of a drug lord. Not to mention, Al Pacino put on a great performance.

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I agree with napoleon dynamite thats been said.
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#22 SaintLeonidas
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The Dark KnightNisstyre_56

I knew this was coming from someone...

I cant really think of one, but the most recent would be The Departed, yeah it was good, but not deserving of The Best Picture Award and defiantly not Scorsese best.

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#23 CrimzonTide
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Scarface is great when you take it for what it is. One shouldn't expect it to be a cinematic masterpiece. It's simply an over-the-top, debauchery-filled movie of a drug lord. Not to mention, Al Pacino put on a great performance.TM_Darkside
Yeah, but I constantly hear people trying to compare it to, and try to make it out to be as good as The Godfather. It isn't, and that's why I find it overrated.
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Scarface. Never got into it.
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#25 Forever_Changes
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[QUOTE="Forever_Changes"]

The Shawshank Redemption

Scarface

CrimzonTide

Hell no for Shawshank. But Scarface, I can understand that.

I think Shawshank is overrated becuase a lot of people claim that it's the greatest film ever. I like it. It's a great story. But it's not the best film ever.

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iron man , loved it at first but eventually i found it pretty stupid
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#27 CrimzonTide
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I think Shawshank is overrated becuase a lot of people claim that it's the greatest film ever. I like it. It's a great story. But it's not the best film ever. Forever_Changes
To me, the distinction between 10th best and best of all-time is negligible in movies, meaning I find a lot of movies touted to be the best ever worthy of that spot. So it's a great movie, but whether or not it's the best ever I can't even debate.
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#28 mayforcebeyou
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epic movie but not in terms of critic scores.
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Uhh Napoleon Dynamite. When that first came out, everyone I know wouldn't shut up about it, and it was pretty bad. Watching it was a waste of my life.socked_feet

Agreed.


And whoever didnt like shawshank... Thats a shame, that movie was amazing.

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And whoever didnt like shawshank... Thats a shame, that movie was amazing.

DlMEBAG

I did like it. I just think it's overrated.

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The Lord of The Rings trilogy
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[QUOTE="socked_feet"]Uhh Napoleon Dynamite. When that first came out, everyone I know wouldn't shut up about it, and it was pretty bad. Watching it was a waste of my life.leonard88

totally it was so lame

Agreed. I kept watching it because I thought that there would be something good in it. Turns out, the whole thing sucked.
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#33 Thechaninator
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Scarface

Pulp Fiction

2001: A Space Oddyssey

Main emphasis is on Scarface. Wasn't very entertaining and definitely not worth all the hype. Even Pacino's performance isn't anything incredible....

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#34 Forever_Changes
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Scarface

Pulp Fiction

2001: A Space Oddyssey

Main emphasis is on Scarface. Wasn't very entertaining and definitely not worth all the hype. Even Pacino's performance isn't anything incredible....

Thechaninator

Why 2001?

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#35 tazzydnc
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[QUOTE="Thechaninator"]

Scarface

Pulp Fiction

2001: A Space Oddyssey

Main emphasis is on Scarface. Wasn't very entertaining and definitely not worth all the hype. Even Pacino's performance isn't anything incredible....

Forever_Changes

Why 2001?

maybe because of the ending?

why pulp fiction? I agree with scarface. I'm sure it was much better in its time though.

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#36 Thechaninator
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[QUOTE="Forever_Changes"][QUOTE="Thechaninator"]

Scarface

Pulp Fiction

2001: A Space Oddyssey

Main emphasis is on Scarface. Wasn't very entertaining and definitely not worth all the hype. Even Pacino's performance isn't anything incredible....

tazzydnc

Why 2001?

maybe because of the ending?

why pulp fiction? I agree with scarface. I'm sure it was much better in its time though.

It was so slow and boring without actually keeping me entertained. It also reeked of an insane level of pretentiousness I have never come across in any movie.

As for Pupl Fiction, it isn't so much I thinks it's bad or anything but I just don't get what all the hype is about. It was mildly entertaining, but certainly not a classic.

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No Country For Old Men, I hated that film.
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[QUOTE="tazzydnc"][QUOTE="Forever_Changes"][QUOTE="Thechaninator"]

Scarface

Pulp Fiction

2001: A Space Oddyssey

Main emphasis is on Scarface. Wasn't very entertaining and definitely not worth all the hype. Even Pacino's performance isn't anything incredible....

Thechaninator

Why 2001?

maybe because of the ending?

why pulp fiction? I agree with scarface. I'm sure it was much better in its time though.

It was so slow and boring without actually keeping me entertained. It also reeked of an insane level of pretentiousness I have never come across in any movie.

As for Pupl Fiction, it isn't so much I thinks it's bad or anything but I just don't get what all the hype is about. It was mildly entertaining, but certainly not a classic.

"Pretentious" is the most empty criticism there is.

Why was it pretentious?

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You got it. True story right here.
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I would say I am Legend. I found it boring, confusing, and one of Will Smith's worst films. Everyone said it was so great, but I don't care for it.zombiepanda13
I know one person who saw it and he said it was Horrible. I wasn't even iterested in it to go see it so I can't judge the Movie.

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[QUOTE="Thechaninator"][QUOTE="tazzydnc"][QUOTE="Forever_Changes"][QUOTE="Thechaninator"]

Scarface

Pulp Fiction

2001: A Space Oddyssey

Main emphasis is on Scarface. Wasn't very entertaining and definitely not worth all the hype. Even Pacino's performance isn't anything incredible....

A_Tarkovsky

Why 2001?

maybe because of the ending?

why pulp fiction? I agree with scarface. I'm sure it was much better in its time though.

It was so slow and boring without actually keeping me entertained. It also reeked of an insane level of pretentiousness I have never come across in any movie.

As for Pupl Fiction, it isn't so much I thinks it's bad or anything but I just don't get what all the hype is about. It was mildly entertaining, but certainly not a classic.

"Pretentious" is the most empty criticism there is.

Why was it pretentious?

For one thing the excrutiatingly slow pace suggest Kubrick was very full of himself and felt that it was so amazing everything needed to go at a snails pace. Don't get me wrong I am a big Kubrick fan (I actually am thinking of getting into film as a director and hes my sort of "role model" in that area) but God I have no idea what got into him when he made that movie.

Also, the dawn of man type stuff and the insane overruse of symbolism shows he was thinking very highly of himself at the time. Symbolism is awesome but only in moderation. You need SOME directness to make the symbolism worthwhile.

Also, the 5 minute scenes just showing spacecraft in outerspace where downright unneccessary and freaking ridiculous. It is amazing to see such a great director make a movie with such horrible pacing. Anyone else would get chewed out like no other for stuff like that....

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Everyone in this thread should remember that overrated =/= bad. Just because people are saying that movies such as Shawshank are overrated doesn't necessarily mean that they think they're bad.

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Titanic. I hate it when people call it their favorite movie.
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Uhh Napoleon Dynamite. When that first came out, everyone I know wouldn't shut up about it, and it was pretty bad. Watching it was a waste of my life.socked_feet

Second That

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Titanic. I hate it when people call it their favorite movie.Hungry_bunny
I agree I saw it with it first came out but when ever it is on I can't even watch it.
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[QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"][QUOTE="Thechaninator"][QUOTE="tazzydnc"][QUOTE="Forever_Changes"][QUOTE="Thechaninator"]

Scarface

Pulp Fiction

2001: A Space Oddyssey

Main emphasis is on Scarface. Wasn't very entertaining and definitely not worth all the hype. Even Pacino's performance isn't anything incredible....

Thechaninator

Why 2001?

maybe because of the ending?

why pulp fiction? I agree with scarface. I'm sure it was much better in its time though.

It was so slow and boring without actually keeping me entertained. It also reeked of an insane level of pretentiousness I have never come across in any movie.

As for Pupl Fiction, it isn't so much I thinks it's bad or anything but I just don't get what all the hype is about. It was mildly entertaining, but certainly not a classic.

"Pretentious" is the most empty criticism there is.

Why was it pretentious?

For one thing the excrutiatingly slow pace suggest Kubrick was very full of himself and felt that it was so amazing everything needed to go at a snails pace. Don't get me wrong I am a big Kubrick fan (I actually am thinking of getting into film as a director and hes my sort of "role model" in that area) but God I have no idea what got into him when he made that movie.

Also, the dawn of man type stuff and the insane overruse of symbolism shows he was thinking very highly of himself at the time. Symbolism is awesome but only in moderation. You need SOME directness to make the symbolism worthwhile.

Also, the 5 minute scenes just showing spacecraft in outerspace where downright unneccessary and freaking ridiculous. It is amazing to see such a great director make a movie with such horrible pacing. Anyone else would get chewed out like no other for stuff like that....

I disagree on every point, but I'm glad you're not one of those people who considers it "boring" without being able to explain why.

I especially disagree on your last point. Particularly in Russia you'll find a number of highly respected directors whose films move at a snail's pace. You don't like it, but I relish it when they do it well, as I feel Kubrick did on 2001.

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I Am Legend. Book was 10 times better.
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#49 Forever_Changes
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I especially disagree on your last point. Particularly in Russia you'll find a number of highly respected directors whose films move at a snail's pace. You don't like it, but I relish it when they do it well, as I feel Kubrick did on 2001.

A_Tarkovsky

I think 2001 is one of those films that you have to be in the right frame of mind to watch. In my opinion, 2001 is Kubrick's Magnum Opus.

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[QUOTE="Hungry_bunny"]Titanic. I hate it when people call it their favorite movie.Nintendo_Ownes7
I agree I saw it with it first came out but when ever it is on I can't even watch it.

I know...I slept halfway.

How is this the highest grossing movie of all time?