Classics!
Film Overrated movies
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Sin City
Wolf of Wall Street
Star Wars
Hurt Locker
Drive
Wolf of Wall Street
Star Wars
Hurt Locker
Drive
I love Star Wars, but anyone with eyes can rip it to bits. Even the original trilogy has moments that are a bit shit. I still plough through all the movies at least once a year, because despite all the flaws, it's still great entertainment.
The Big Lebowski is just pure garbage, though. I'd rather watch a hemorrhoid-ridden arsehole open and close for two hours than sit through that piece of turd again.
Also, even though Temple of Doom is widely regarded as being pretty damn awful, it's still overrated. Especially considering it's up against Raiders and Last Crusade, which were both brilliant despite all the 80's cheese. I hate Temple of Doom with a passion. If someone says anything good about that film I'll probably disagree with them on principle, even if it's reasonable praise.
The Big Lebowski is just pure garbage, though. I'd rather watch a hemorrhoid-ridden arsehole open and close for two hours than sit through that piece of turd again.
Also, even though Temple of Doom is widely regarded as being pretty damn awful, it's still overrated. Especially considering it's up against Raiders and Last Crusade, which were both brilliant despite all the 80's cheese. I hate Temple of Doom with a passion. If someone says anything good about that film I'll probably disagree with them on principle, even if it's reasonable praise.
The Big Lebowski is one of the best films ever made, ya cnut.
I like Argo a lot but think most of that is to do with the actual story and the events in the world at that time. Fascinated by it.
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This wanker I used to work with would quote that film often, so I decided to not watch it.
It's not a movie
I enjoy a lot of Tree of Life but I'll never watch it again. The end was rubbish too.
I found Vertigo and The Conversation incredibly boring when I watched them, but that might just have been my mindset at the time.
The Big Lebowski is a brilliant movie. I put people who don't like it in the same category of person as those who read Katie Price or Jade Goody's autobiographies.
The Big Lebowski is a brilliant movie. I put people who don't like it in the same category of person as those who read Katie Price or Jade Goody's autobiographies.
Shawshank Redemption.
The Matrix movies.
Why not?
Although I disagree with some other on this list too, this is just insane. If anything, you could argue the movie is underrated and I feel this is the best Nolan movie to date...
Yeah, I don't get it too. 76% on RottenTomatoes, 66/100 on metascore and still somehow people say it is overrated. It is a very underrated movie and IMO it is the best Nolan's movie (or at-least second best after Memento).
It sounds like I'm just wrong about how highly it's rated. The RottenTomatoes and Metascore ratings quoted by Revan seem more aligned to my thinking. I just think it's a nice, 7/10 film and nothing more, but I hear a lot of people rave about it as if it's some kind of classic. I don't see anything special about it.
Hugo.
Back to the Future.
Why on Earth it is rated that much? It is mediocre.
Why on Earth it is rated that much? It is mediocre.
Came in here to say this, very boring film.
You people are so miserable!
It's a very bold movie. I bet it will have a cult revival when 100s of movie copy small elements of the movie and make mainstream trash like inception-- a sub-par movie with some dream sequence, how innovative
-- get popular and people finally embrace Tree of life. I agree with LoTR. But I disagree with The Godfather. It's a classic that deserves its reputation. The characters are complex and interesting, the twists are interesting and its fecking grand without glorying the ostentation--something that The gastby movie does, for example.
For disliking a subpar movie?
I was skeptic about it at the first place, I always thought it's some kind of comedy shits, but overall it's quite entertaining, but not worthy of Best Picture. You should see it, it won't disappoint.
Argo feckyouself was worth the 2hours
I guess I'll watch it now mostly out of curiosity. It's been on my list and I was upset when it won all those awards but I figured it was one of those diamonds in the rough.
Drive.
It's basically an hour and 20 minutes of style over substance.
I love the soundtrack and the style of the film but nothing much happens and then it ends and you're sat there thinking 'is that it?'
It's basically an hour and 20 minutes of style over substance.
I love the soundtrack and the style of the film but nothing much happens and then it ends and you're sat there thinking 'is that it?'
I agree. I expected more, initially.
I really enjoyed Drive. No idea why they just released a re-scored version though, weird.
Did it, and completely changed my mind.
Jaws and The Shining.
The Shining in particular is overrated. Critcially panned when it was released too, not sure why it's all of a sudden become an instant classic.
The Shining in particular is overrated. Critcially panned when it was released too, not sure why it's all of a sudden become an instant classic.
When it first came out a lot of people didn't get that it was an allegory for American Imperialism, so that is one factor that has changed opinion on the film.
Ya, that was terrible alright. Very boring and I'm actually a Sacha Baron Cohen fan.
The Shining is awesome.
I thought everyone agreed iron man 2 and 3 (2 especially) were crap.
Hipster's overrated film list:
Star Wars
Big Lebowski
Godfather
Sin City
Wolf of Wall St.
Se7en
The Matrix
These films were all great! Matrix was fecking amazing. Star Wars Empire Strikes Back. Don't get me started how good that is! They're not over rated. They're rated as they should be.
What next? C Ronaldo and Messi are overrated?
Star Wars
Big Lebowski
Godfather
Sin City
Wolf of Wall St.
Se7en
The Matrix
These films were all great! Matrix was fecking amazing. Star Wars Empire Strikes Back. Don't get me started how good that is! They're not over rated. They're rated as they should be.
What next? C Ronaldo and Messi are overrated?
The fellowship of the ring!
The other two are quality. Fellowship is painfully dull. Sure it is cinematic, and new to the viewer at the time which I guess is the reason avatar and gravity did so well too...
But god is it long and dull.
The other two are quality. Fellowship is painfully dull. Sure it is cinematic, and new to the viewer at the time which I guess is the reason avatar and gravity did so well too...
But god is it long and dull.
Personally I liked IM2. Both of Faverau's movies were good IMO.
I enjoyed Hugo to be honest.