Most Overrated Movies?

Name the movies that you think are overrated. To start this list i will say, The Pirates of the Carribean series, Batman Dark Knight, Transformers, Titanic, and theLion King

I pretty much agree with Pirates of the Caribbean and The Dark Knight. They're not bad films, but the way people go crazy over them is quite annoying. I also agree with Transformers... But that one just sucks. I don't see why people are so excited over the new one coming out...

I would also like to add I Am Legend to the list.

Why is every successful venture deemed overrated by those who don't like it? And why are hate threads so popular? Some questions will never be answered.

• Million Dollar Baby
• Gran Torino (around here, at least)
• Titanic
• Pan's Labyrinth
• Forrest Gump
• Pulp Fiction
• Unforgiven
• The Nightmare on Elm Street

These are the ones that come to mind. I know there are a lot more, but I'm just drawing a blank.

donnie darko

Pirates of the Carribean and Blade Runner. The Dark Knight isn't overrated. You may not like because you were bombarded with the hype but it will be a film that lives on for decades as one of the best comic book films and even one of the best films overall.

• Million Dollar Baby
• Gran Torino (around here, at least)
• Titanic
• Pan's Labyrinth
• Forrest Gump
• Pulp Fiction
• Unforgiven
• The Nightmare on Elm Street

These are the ones that come to mind. I know there are a lot more, but I'm just drawing a blank.

sammyjenkis898

Meh, can't say I agree on any of those except Pulp Fiction (haven't seen Titanic or Nightmare).

Pulp Fiction

Scarface

Godfather Part 2

Musicals in general (I honestly think it's a trash genre but that is alot of opinion there)

Pirates of the Carribean and Blade Runner. The Dark Knight isn't overrated. You may not like because you were bombarded with the hype but it will be a film that lives on for decades as one of the best comic book films and even one of the best films overall.

PlasmaBeam44

I kind of doubt that, but only time will tell...

• Million Dollar Baby
• Gran Torino (around here, at least)
• Titanic
• Pan's Labyrinth
• Forrest Gump
• Pulp Fiction
• Unforgiven
• The Nightmare on Elm Street

These are the ones that come to mind. I know there are a lot more, but I'm just drawing a blank.

sammyjenkis898

I agree about Pirates of the Carribean, and to that list I'll add 300 and Sin City.

I actually like the Dark Knight, though, so there I disagree.

I agree about Pirates of the Carribean, and to that list I'll add 300 and Sin City.

I actually like the Dark Knight, though, so there I disagree.

swatsickle

I wasn't aware that 300 was ever really popular (in a non-ironic sense, I mean). >_>

Why is every successful venture deemed overrated by those who don't like it? And why are hate threads so popular? Some questions will never be answered.

warbmxjohn

How many licks DOES it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?

The Thin Red Line and Any Given Sunday are two movies that come to mind. And how dare you say The Lion King! :xJustPlainLucas

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• Million Dollar Baby
• Gran Torino (around here, at least)
• Titanic
• Pan's Labyrinth
• Forrest Gump
• Pulp Fiction
• Unforgiven
• The Nightmare on Elm Street

These are the ones that come to mind. I know there are a lot more, but I'm just drawing a blank.

soulfood4

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I agree about Pirates of the Carribean, and to that list I'll add 300 and Sin City.

I actually like the Dark Knight, though, so there I disagree.

chessmaster1989

I wasn't aware that 300 was ever really popular (in a non-ironic sense, I mean). >_>

300 was definitely a Hot Topic when it came out. That was two years ago, and it seemed everywhere you looked, it was 'Sparta' in your face.

I'm going to have to go with Baby Genuises. I mean, 'cmon guys...

I agree about Pirates of the Carribean, and to that list I'll add 300 and Sin City.

I actually like the Dark Knight, though, so there I disagree.

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I agree about Pirates of the Carribean, and to that list I'll add 300 and Sin City.

I actually like the Dark Knight, though, so there I disagree.

swatsickle

I wasn't aware that 300 was ever really popular (in a non-ironic sense, I mean). >_>

300 was definitely a Hot Topic when it came out. That was two years ago, and it seemed everywhere you looked, it was 'Sparta' in your face.

Well, yeah, because everyone thought it was hilarious/badass, not because most people thought it was a good movie. It's the same with other bad movies (e.g. Snakes on a Plane).

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• Million Dollar Baby
• Gran Torino (around here, at least)
• Titanic
• Pan's Labyrinth
• Forrest Gump
• Pulp Fiction
• Unforgiven
• The Nightmare on Elm Street

These are the ones that come to mind. I know there are a lot more, but I'm just drawing a blank.

sammyjenkis898

Eh, I definitely wouldn't say its underrated, but I wouldn't say its overrated, either. I really loved that movie :).

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"][QUOTE="soulfood4"] I enjoyed Pulp Fiction and Pan's Laybrinth, and always that Pan's was underrated. But i forgot about Forrest Gump, definitley overrated

chessmaster1989

Eh, I definitely wouldn't say its underrated, but I wouldn't say its overrated, either. I really loved that movie :).

I thought that No Country for Old Men was very overrated. I think There Will Be Blood was the much better movie that year. Amnesiac23

Why is every successful venture deemed overrated by those who don't like it? And why are hate threads so popular? Some questions will never be answered.

warbmxjohn

I LOVE movies, but granted, I don't like every last film I see. But as for this thread... I don't think it's about listing bad films, but just ones you feel are a bit overrated, or got more attention than they really needed.

Pan's Labyrinth underrated? That film is praised constantly.sammyjenkis898

Eh, I definitely wouldn't say its underrated, but I wouldn't say its overrated, either. I really loved that movie :).

How is the Lion King overrated?

For me: Crash, Titanic, Million Dollar Baby and The Dark Knight are overrated.

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[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"] Pan's Labyrinth underrated? That film is praised constantly.sammyjenkis898

Eh, I definitely wouldn't say its underrated, but I wouldn't say its overrated, either. I really loved that movie :).

It definitely looked amazing, and I loved the contrast of reality with fantasy. Beyond that, though, I just thought it was a great story :).

I would like to add pretty much every Pixar film. The only Pixar film that I've really liked is Toy Story.sammyjenkis898

Toy Story was great :D. It's my second favorite animated movie, after The Lion King.

Oh yeah, which reminds me, Wall-E was overrated.

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"][QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]

Eh, I definitely wouldn't say its underrated, but I wouldn't say its overrated, either. I really loved that movie :).

soulfood4

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]I would like to add pretty much every Pixar film. The only Pixar film that I've really liked is Toy Story.chessmaster1989

Toy Story was great :D. It's my second favorite animated movie, after The Lion King.

Oh yeah, which reminds me, Wall-E was overrated.

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[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]I would like to add pretty much every Pixar film. The only Pixar film that I've really liked is Toy Story.sammyjenkis898

Toy Story was great :D. It's my second favorite animated movie, after The Lion King.

Oh yeah, which reminds me, Wall-E was overrated.

Neither do I. Sure, it was amusing, but Toy Story was clearly better.

I'm guessing your favorite was The Lion King?

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Toy Story was great :D. It's my second favorite animated movie, after The Lion King.

Oh yeah, which reminds me, Wall-E was overrated.

chessmaster1989

Neither do I. Sure, it was amusing, but Toy Story was clearly better.

I'm guessing your favorite was The Lion King?

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[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"] I love Toy Story. It's also my second favorite animated film. I don't understand how people think the second one is the best.sammyjenkis898

Neither do I. Sure, it was amusing, but Toy Story was clearly better.

I'm guessing your favorite was The Lion King?

Good choice :D.

I would have been... annoyed if it weren't. :x

[QUOTE="Amnesiac23"]I thought that No Country for Old Men was very overrated. I think There Will Be Blood was the much better movie that year. soulfood4

[QUOTE="soulfood4"][QUOTE="Amnesiac23"]I thought that No Country for Old Men was very overrated. I think There Will Be Blood was the much better movie that year. Amnesiac23

Meh, I thought it was a great movie, and the ending is one of my favorites in both literary and cinematic history...

[QUOTE="soulfood4"][QUOTE="Amnesiac23"]I thought that No Country for Old Men was very overrated. I think There Will Be Blood was the much better movie that year. Amnesiac23

I would like to add pretty much every Pixar film. The only Pixar film that I've really liked is Toy Story.sammyjenkis898

I respect your opinion and all, but I just want to say I'm the complete opposite towards Pixar.
They make some of my favorite animated films ever... Infact, there has not been one single Pixar film that I did not love. To me they are the best animation company of our time. Most other companies who try to be good at computer animation just fall flat on their faces in the end, and the embarrassing mark Pixar leaves on them just makes them look mediocre at best.

The Thin Red Line and Any Given Sunday are two movies that come to mind. And how dare you say The Lion King! :xJustPlainLucas

Lol, I don't know where you could have heard that The Thin Red Line was amazing or anything. I think the hype was behind Malick, but as a war film even I can't put forward too much praise. I guess the story itself works on some psychological level, but unfortunately, that just means it didn't translate into a good film. 7/10 for me, I think.

Saving Private Ryan I find slightly overrated. I'll definitely choose it over the crap today, but after reading Band of Brothers, SPR kind of seemed like a comic book version of WW2. Apart from the Omaha opening, which I'll give Spielberg for one of the best sequences... ever... the 2 hours in between was too drawn out and the first time watching (yes, I have watched it many, many times) I couldn't really care about the characters. While the ending sequence was great popcorn action, the only thing separating it and Rambo 4's ending battle was the amounts of gore. Stuff was just blowing up, Reiben's running around without a helmet and 20 lb BAR, firing from the hip and taking down a bunch of Germans... But still, a pretty good film. Just, Band of Brothers still beats it on all fronts.

I agree with the Dark Knight. Definitely above the average action flick today, but when it came to style, TDK didn't feel very Batman-y to me. Begins was dark and very atmospheric, while TDK felt like the Halo 2 to Combat Evolved... yeah, I went there. Begins just left a larger impact on me when I saw it.

I say taxi driver and Robert De Niro in general. Taxi driver was slow, boring and half pointless. Yes we get it, he is very lonely andis disgusted with the city.He feels guilty not helping the little hoe and tries to get her out of that environment. Robert De Niro played a stiff, awkward creep. Is that so hard?

• "Schindler's List"...I actually like this film a lot, but it's the most overrated of Spielberg's flicks...both "Jaws" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" are miles better.
• "Forrest Gump"...a movie that most people seemingly will not let you dislike.
• "Crash"...how such a god awful film won Best Picture is beyond me.
• "The Dark Knight"...another film I actually like, but its strongest supporters are almost unbearable for me to be around as a movie lover.

Just a few.

I say taxi driver and Robert De Niro in general. Taxi driver was slow, boring and half pointless. Yes we get it, he is very lonely andis disgusted with the city.He feels guilty not helping the little hoe and tries to get her out of that environment. Robert De Niro played a stiff, awkward creep. Is that so hard?

Poedon

I say taxi driver and Robert De Niro in general. Taxi driver was slow, boring and half pointless. Yes we get it, he is very lonely andis disgusted with the city.He feels guilty not helping the little hoe and tries to get her out of that environment. Robert De Niro played a stiff, awkward creep. Is that so hard?

Poedon

Watch it again. :?

[QUOTE="Poedon"]

I say taxi driver and Robert De Niro in general. Taxi driver was slow, boring and half pointless. Yes we get it, he is very lonely andis disgusted with the city.He feels guilty not helping the little hoe and tries to get her out of that environment. Robert De Niro played a stiff, awkward creep. Is that so hard?

Watch it again. :?

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[QUOTE="Poedon"]

I say taxi driver and Robert De Niro in general. Taxi driver was slow, boring and half pointless. Yes we get it, he is very lonely andis disgusted with the city.He feels guilty not helping the little hoe and tries to get her out of that environment. Robert De Niro played a stiff, awkward creep. Is that so hard?

Poedon

Watch it again. :?

Seriously, give it another chance. I agree it's slow pacedbut that's not always a bad thing.