Most Overrated Movies of all Time

[FedExFielder]

Meet The Fockers-Way overhyped, not even all that funny

Dodgeball-I tried to make myself think it was awesome, but it was just dumb.

Borat-Not a bad movie, just over hyped

Swingers-Not sure why it's so popular, Vince Vaughn, maybe?

Pulp Fiction-Sue me, I thought it was dumb. Who ****in talks like people in a Tarantino movie, seriously?

The Village-SUCKED ASS

The Matrix-Don't get me wrong, tremendous plot. But come ON this movie was way too long.

Blair Witch Project-If I wanted to see an anti-climactic ending to an hour long argument about people getting lost, I would have gone on a road trip with my family.

The Mask-Jim Carrey's worst comedy. Stupid, but not in a good way like Dumb and Dumber or Ace Ventura

The Godfather-Sorry. But this movie just didn't do it for me. Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks.

[909997]

scarface

carlitos way was 10x better

the swingers isnt really overrated, its just a classic movie, with some of the best quotes.

[No_Pressure]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avddxEad7u8

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Meet The Fockers-Way overhyped, not even all that funny

Dodgeball-I tried to make myself think it was awesome, but it was just dumb.

Borat-Not a bad movie, just over hyped

Swingers-Not sure why it's so popular, Vince Vaughn, maybe?

Pulp Fiction-Sue me, I thought it was dumb. Who ****in talks like people in a Tarantino movie, seriously?

The Village-SUCKED ASS

The Matrix-Don't get me wrong, tremendous plot. But come ON this movie was way too long.

Blair Witch Project-If I wanted to see an anti-climactic ending to an hour long argument about people getting lost, I would have gone on a road trip with my family.

The Mask-Jim Carrey's worst comedy. Stupid, but not in a good way like Dumb and Dumber or Ace Ventura

The Godfather-Sorry. But this movie just didn't do it for me. Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks.

There is a difference between overhyped and overrated.

As far as Pulp Fiction, apparently you ****ing do. :laugh: Who dresses up in Spider outfits and Bat costumes to save a metropolis? Called fiction. That movie is a masterpiece.

The Matrix is overrated for more things than just the length. Keanu Reeves is like Butthead trying to be serious in that movie. The soundtrack is terrible. The movie is only touted because of special effects, and the easily-digestable storyline made people that know nothing about making movies "understand it".

The Mask is a little dumb. Way over the top. But Cameron Diaz, who in general looks like a largemouth bass, was really smokin' in that movie. I'da thrown a spinnerbait right at her.

Blair Witch did have an anti-climactic ending, but only the VERY end. I had to close my eyes in every night-scene of that movie. I think it's actually a little UNDERrated. But to each his own.

*This thread is gonna have some debatable movies. No offense to your tastes man.

[ACW]

Casablanca

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Spiderman - A campy movie. The computer graphics are cool, if it were a video game, but I'll buy the Spiderman game if I want that. Give me some real bodies with talented camera angles. The scenes where he scales the city show just how much this movie relied on graphics to drown out the forgettable acting. If that makes the movie good to you, you need an Xbox 360. Otherwise, the Spiderman in Spiderman comics is much edgier than soft little innocent Tobey McGuire. That killed the movie before it even came out, for me. Anybody that knows comics knows that the Green Goblin is some ****. Why the hell did they choose the villain to be freaking Green Goblin? And the mask covering William Defoe's face? Way to cover up the best actor in the film, idiots.

Saving Private Ryan - This movie owns the rights to filming a beach scene for D-Day. I mean what a scene. But otherwise, it drags along, with a decent combat scene here and there. When it comes down to it, this movie was just a practice session for Tom Hanks to make Band of Brothers. Saving Private Ryan is a typical up-and-down movie by Spielberg. Like the blueprint for a Hollywood flick. Let me kill somebody off, then a moral victory, and repeat 5 times. End movie with a depressing, nostalgic feeling, to make it "POWERFUL". I dunno, I can watch this movie, but it isn't the be-all-end-all of WWII flicks. I'd rather watch any episode of Band of Brothers 3 times in a row than this.

The Shawshank Redemption - Now I won't go as far to say this movie isn't good, but after watching it a few times, it's just a feel-good story about a guy that could have done the same thing by getting a plea-bargain. Morgan Freeman is a great narrator, and he singlehandedly kept my interest in this one. It depicts prison as becoming fun when Andy starts making friends. Fun? Let's see if people bake each other pies in prison to say "thanks for doing my taxes." This movie is a melodrama. It's a man's chick-flick. It tried hard to play with your emotions, and it just didn't work for me as much as the average person who has seen it.

Forrest Gump - An eye-opener, pretty good acting, but I can only watch about 20 minutes of it at a time. The glorification factor gets way out of control after a while. It's a pompous story about a savant-like journeyman that can run across the U.S. and back. Give me a break, sometimes I just want the lady sitting next to him at the bus stop to be like...okay sweetie, I gotta go...so the imaginary story Forrest's brain is conjuring up shuts down. A shrimp tycoon that became a god in ping pong, wow. People will still ask if this movie is a true story. Those are the people that compare this corny film to the likes of Citizen Kane and Raging Bull.

Gladiator - I should have put this at the top of my list, because this is the most overrated movie I've ever seen. All I heard was, "you have to see Gladiator!" Well, I did, I actually forced myself to watch this bore-fest of a flick. First, I want to ask everyone why the camera wouldn't stop shaking. This wasn't a WWII flick, there were no guns going off. It was like the cameramen were on PCP, limping around. The storyline was sketchy, like there was a deadline for the writers. The dialog was just as bad, I wish I was on the set of that movie, I would have yelled at the bad guy for being so pathetic in his delivery. Russell Crow is amazingly bad in this film. It has a lot to do with the way the scenes were directed, but watching him is like hearing a bedtime story at 2 years old. Master and Commander and American Gangster are good, but this was by far a surprisingly bad performance by him. I can't get in to it at all, so it's probably my most overrated.

[vtfan414]

Pulp Fiction-Sue me, I thought it was dumb. Who ****in talks like people in a Tarantino movie, seriously?

The Godfather-Sorry. But this movie just didn't do it for me. Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks.

Ok, those two are classics of American cinema and there is no way they are overrated. You may not like them, but to call them overrated means you have overrated your own critical senses.

As for films I think are overrated

300- Even though this movie obviously doesn't make historical sense (where are the helots?). It doesn't even make sense within the context of its imaginary world. For example, how in a society where all young men have to be soldiers, does one young man manage to get onto the council of elders without anyone noticing? It was a dumbed down shallow film.

Lord of the Rings- I wont say this is a bad film series, but it certainly doesn't deserve the accolades it has recieved. It drags in numerous parts and sometimes the acting just gets silly. They arn't bad movies but they arn't masterpieces either.

Garden State- Nothing like a boring, monotonous, apathetic film to get your blood going. I'm not surprised that it was popular, culture today seems obsessed with apathy, just saddened.

Napoleon Dynamite- Puzzling, with a title combining the terms "Napoleon" and "Dynamite" you would think there would be something interesting or exciting going on at somepoint, somewhere, somehow in a feature length film. Nope. Just boring characters and a desert landscape.

[rincewind]

Who the hell says the Village is good enough for it warrant being called overrated? :whoknows:



I say Citizen Cane.

[Zguy28]

Lord of the Rings part 3 in my opinion.

[Zguy28]

Who the hell says the Village is good enough for it warrant being called overrated? :whoknows:It takes a village.

[featheredX]

The Star Wars movies.

Every one of them.

And yeah, I'm serious. They're moderately entertaining - thats about as generous as I can be. Sorry TK. I know I'm toast at the next 'future Jedi's' convention.

[featheredX]

Who the hell says the Village is good enough for it warrant being called overrated? :whoknows:



I say Citizen Cane.


Citizen Kane is a masterpiece because of how its put together and shot. You won't find an 'American Cinema 101' class in America where you don't dissect it.
Watching it from a 'film student' perspective its an amazing flick.

From a movie lover's POV though, its really not a very likable story, so I can see why you brought it up.

[rincewind]

Citizen Kane is a masterpiece because of how its put together and shot. You won't find an 'American Cinema 101' class in America where you don't dissect it.
Watching it from a 'film student' perspective its an amazing flick.

From a movie lover's POV though, its really not a very likable story, so I can see why you brought it up.


My thing is that this is just an overrated list, not a bad movie list. I've never seen a good movie list that didn't have this listed as the greatest movie of all-time.

[Midnight Judges]

scarface

carlitos way was 10x better



:insane: To this day can't figure out what the hell kind of accent Pacino was going for in Carlito's way.

Agree with a lot of the movies listed here. Matrix sucked ass IMO. Keanu Reeves is freakin' horrible. I hated Lord of the rings. Gladiator = pathetic acting accept for that guy with the hairlip. He's pretty good.

[featheredX]

I've never really gotten 'Casablanca' - I thought I was the only one :)

Humphrey Bogart as a romantic lead? Bleh. And some of the cheesiest dialogue ever written - almost laughably bad.

[Burgold]

Empire of the Sun: Boring, long, no plot, not emotion, no action. Awesome scenery and cool history though.

[rincewind]

Old School, Anchorman, or pretty much anything with Will Ferrell as the lead... though I think Elf is rather underrated.





I don't include Ricky Bobby because I think most people realized that movie sucked.

[the burgundy and gold]

Blair Witch Project-If I wanted to see an anti-climactic ending to an hour long argument about people getting lost, I would have gone on a road trip with my family.

QFT

[Zguy28]

The Unforgiven

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Old School, Anchorman, or pretty much anything with Will Ferrell as the lead... though I think Elf is rather underrated.





I don't include Ricky Bobby because I think most people realized that movie sucked.

I agree. Ferrell was hilarious on SNL and his skits at awards shows are off the hook. But his bread and butter is gaining momentum when there's a live audience watching. He feeds off of them. Doesn't happen in his movies.

[Tulane Skins Fan]

Old School, Anchorman, or pretty much anything with Will Ferrell as the lead... though I think Elf is rather underrated.





I don't include Ricky Bobby because I think most people realized that movie sucked.


I agree. Ferrell was hilarious on SNL and his skits at awards shows are off the hook. But his bread and butter is gaining momentum when there's a live audience watching. He feeds off of them. Doesn't happen in his movies.

wow... Elf is by far the worst Will Ferrell movie.

And while Anchorman had to grow on me for a while before I really lauged at it, Old School is one of the best comedies of all time. Poor call on that one, IMO

[jrockster21]

Pulp Fiction? The Godfather? Swingers? The Matrix?

NNT for this guy. :laugh:

[jrockster21]

Old School, Anchorman, or pretty much anything with Will Ferrell as the lead... though I think Elf is rather underrated.

:laugh: Of his movies, I thought Elf was the worst. Still hilarious though.

Overrated? I don't really get how they are overrated - I mean, they are comedies, not considered oscar-worthy. They are hilarious comedies that provide line after line for regurgitation. HILARIOUS. :)


I don't include Ricky Bobby because I think most people realized that movie sucked.

:laugh: Talladega Nights was awesome!!! :laugh:

[rincewind]

:laugh: Of his movies, I thought Elf was the worst. Still hilarious though.

Overrated? I don't really get how they are overrated - I mean, they are comedies, not considered oscar-worthy. They are hilarious comedies that provide line after line for regurgitation. HILARIOUS. :)


Overrated by regular people. Most people talk about Ferrell's movies like they rank up there with Belushi's. I just don't get it.


Case in point...



:laugh: Talladega Nights was awesome!!! :laugh:



Borat was the only funny part of that movie (and the dinner prayer scene).

[Tulane Skins Fan]

Overrated by regular people. Most people talk about Ferrell's movies like they rank up there with Belushi's. I just don't get it.


Case in point...






Borat was the only funny part of that movie (and the dinner prayer scene).

oh c'mon... when he stuck himself in the leg with that knife I was on the floor... and then his buddy puts the other knife in "to try to pry it out with this one"

that is classic

[JosephGibbs]

Lord of the Rings , overated, that's just silly

[JosephGibbs]

Ferell can be alittle over the top, but Old School was hillarious. He really did not have a lead roll there, well maybe there were a couple leads, but c'mon! "Did you see the one guy, he's like ninety".

[JosephGibbs]

Napoleon Dynamite- Puzzling, with a title combining the terms "Napoleon" and "Dynamite" you would think there would be something interesting or exciting going on at somepoint, somewhere, somehow in a feature length film. Nope. Just boring characters and a desert landscape.

Every word you just stated is why the film is so good. You also describe Seinfeld to an extent minus the desert landscape, which is why Seinfeld was one of the greatest sitcoms ever. The more you watch Napoleon Dynamite the more funny it becomes as you pick up on other nuances you missed the first time around.

[PleaseBlitz]

All of the Lord of the Rings. Boring, make no sense, and LOOOOOONG.

[81artmonk]

Titanic, not as great as everyone said it was.

[Forehead]

All of the Lord of the Rings. Boring, make no sense, and LOOOOOONG.

Of course they make no sense to you, they're based off books. You have to be able to read first:D

[Forehead]

Empire of the Sun: Boring, long, no plot, not emotion, no action. Awesome scenery and cool history though.

I hate you. My hands down favorite movie.

[Forehead]

Meet The Fockers-Way overhyped, not even all that funny

Dodgeball-I tried to make myself think it was awesome, but it was just dumb.

Borat-Not a bad movie, just over hyped

Swingers-Not sure why it's so popular, Vince Vaughn, maybe?

Pulp Fiction-Sue me, I thought it was dumb. Who ****in talks like people in a Tarantino movie, seriously?

The Village-SUCKED ASS

The Matrix-Don't get me wrong, tremendous plot. But come ON this movie was way too long.

Blair Witch Project-If I wanted to see an anti-climactic ending to an hour long argument about people getting lost, I would have gone on a road trip with my family.

The Mask-Jim Carrey's worst comedy. Stupid, but not in a good way like Dumb and Dumber or Ace Ventura

The Godfather-Sorry. But this movie just didn't do it for me. Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks.


This is the sort of thread that's just going to start fights over something with no "correct answer." That being said, it's hard for me personally to take anyone seriously who puts down pieces of art like Swingers and the Godfather, while in the same post offering backhanded compliment to Dumb and Dumber and Ace Ventura.

Different strokes for different folks indeed. Some of us also learned to stop drooling on ourselves by the time we were three. :silly:

[moviedude25]

Good choices here. I'd go with Te Matrix trilogy as my number one pick for over rated movies

[Enter Apotheosis]

Good choices here. I'd go with Te Matrix trilogy as my number one pick for over rated movies

You can argue that the first one was overrated but the trilogy as a whole is widely regarded as mediocre. :2cents:

[PleaseBlitz]

Of course they make no sense to you, they're based off books. You have to be able to read first:D

Defending the Lord of the Rings?

http://www.meryddian.net/wavs/nerdalert.wav

:D

[sith lord]

Batman Begins. I liked the movie, but it's so overrated it's not funny.

[Burgold]

I hate you. My hands down favorite movie.

Really? Only saw it the one time in the theater, but I just remember thinking it was............................ and then when it won Best Picture, I was like ???????????????????

[FedExFielder]

This is the sort of thread that's just going to start fights over something with no "correct answer." That being said, it's hard for me personally to take anyone seriously who puts down pieces of art like Swingers and the Godfather, while in the same post offering backhanded compliment to Dumb and Dumber and Ace Ventura.

Different strokes for different folks indeed. Some of us also learned to stop drooling on ourselves by the time we were three. :silly:


I knew that I'd get a lot of crap for Godfather and Pulp Fiction. Not saying they were bad necessarily, just were a little esoteric and insistent on themselves.

And by no means am I saying that Ace Ventura and Dumb and Dumber are Oscar worthy classics, just a pair of entertaining movies that were funnier than The Mask.

I'm not sure what qualifies a movie as 'being a masterpiece' but I watch movies to be entertained, not to listen to 180 minutes of dialogue that I pretend to like so I don't look like a simpleton.

As for Swingers, I'm sure I'll like it more when I'm 21 and go to Vegas.

[Symbol]

Agree and disagree with several picks. Though for me, the most overrated movie I've seen in some time was Monster's Ball.

Haley Berry has done better in many other movies for her to win it for this movie. Seeing her nude is always a plus, but still...

[Kosher Ham]

I think the problem is that no one ever rated the mask to begin with.

[Predicto]

Citizen Kane is a masterpiece because of how its put together and shot. You won't find an 'American Cinema 101' class in America where you don't dissect it.
Watching it from a 'film student' perspective its an amazing flick.

From a movie lover's POV though, its really not a very likable story, so I can see why you brought it up.

What people do not understand about Citizen Kane is that it was the first film to do so many things that we all take for granted now in movies. It was the first movie where the director controlled precisely how everything was presented to the viewer. Everyone has copied it ever since.

[rincewind]

What people do not understand about Citizen Kane is that it was the first film to do so many things that we all take for granted now in movies. It was the first movie where the director controlled precisely how everything was presented to the viewer.



Incubus was the first movie to use Esperanto, doesn't make it a good movie. ;)

[Mufumonk]

The Unforgiven

Blasphemy.

[featheredX]

Blasphemy.

Thats why we've all got it coming kid.

[jrockster21]

Overrated by regular people. Most people talk about Ferrell's movies like they rank up there with Belushi's. I just don't get it.

Belushi was hilarious, as were Murray's old movies, Steve Martin, etc. Ferrell is just another guy on a long list of hilarious actors. I wouldn't say Anchorman is any better than Belushi's movies, but I definitely laugh as much.


Case in point...

Borat was the only funny part of that movie (and the dinner prayer scene).

I dunno...call me low brow or whatever you want, but I laugh the entire way through that movie every time I watch it.

But you're right - Borat was the funniest person in that movie.

[Predicto]

Incubus was the first movie to use Esperanto, doesn't make it a good movie. ;)


Yeah, but that guy at General Electric who made a lightbulb that was 6% more efficient is not quite as famous as Thomas Alva Edison. :silly:

[redskinsbandnerd]

Wow...I cannot go with you guys on a suprising amount of movies.

To me, the definiton of a over rated movie is TITANIC!
What a dreadful film.

[featheredX]

I can't believe you guys would diss 'Incubus' - incredibly well hung demon-spirit sneaking up on hot chicks and having his ghostly way with them? Movie magic!!!

[TheDoyler23]

Pulp Fiction

Moulin Rogue

Crash

Scarface

[Skinfan75]

Crash
knocked up

[Sticksboi05]

Forrest Gump is awesome and so is Pulp Fiction. And don't even think about putting Godfather up there.

Titanic
Napoleon Dynamite
300 - how people actually say it w as the best movie they've seen is beyond me.

[Forehead]

Replies to various...



1. Lord of the Rings is a fantastic book series. You think the movies were long? If they had included everything that was in the book, you'd still be in the theater watching them.



2. I don't think Empire of the Sun won best picture. I just checked IMDB, it was nominated for 6 Oscars in 1988, but they were all in cinematography, music, etc. None of the major ones. Some ****-barf film called "The Last Emperor" won best picture; that adjective being applied solely because Empire of the Sun didn't win. Empire of the Sun packs a ton of awesome into two short hours, and has a killer soundtrack.

3. As long as we're talking about overrated, I'm going to nominate almost all remakes. Starting with The Longest Yard. Adam Sandler can choke; Burt Reynolds is the man.

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

3. As long as we're talking about overrated, I'm going to nominate almost all remakes. Starting with The Longest Yard. Adam Sandler can choke; Burt Reynolds is the man.
Hell, you might as well nominate every single Adam Sandler movie ever made. Save Happy Gilmore. Maybe.

[ArmchairRedskin]

Fear and Loathing comes to mind right away.

Natural Born Killers.


Meet the Fockers.


I'm sure there's lots more.

[cjcdaman]

I cannot believe that some of you put Gladiator and PULP FICTION!!!!!!

Are you ****ing crazy! I refuse to participate in this thread! :D

[Zguy28]

Blasphemy.Don't get me wrong, I loved Unforgiven. I just think its not as great as people say.

While we're at it. I'll add Con Air and High Noon.

Loved High Noon, but much overrated. It was good but not great. Rio Bravo was much better.

[Zguy28]

I cannot believe that some of you put Gladiator and PULP FICTION!!!!!!

Are you ****ing crazy! I refuse to participate in this thread! :DDon't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya! :silly:

[FedExFielder]

Overrated by regular people. Most people talk about Ferrell's movies like they rank up there with Belushi's. I just don't get it.



Belushi had two good movies: Blues Brothers and Animal House. Both of which are just a teensy bit overrated. Very funny and they are both classics but I dunno if today's generation would find those movies to be as funny as previous ones. Comedy changes more than any other genre in film.

[IHOPSkins]

Casablanca

Are you Serious?

Dude this Movie has some of THE BEST ONE LINERS of all time

If you had to pick a movie that would still be qouted in the year 4000......

"I am Shocked.....SHOCKED"

[Hiro]

Batman Begins. I liked the movie, but it's so overrated it's not funny.

How is it overrated? Batman Begins is easily the most accurate and well made Batman movie to date. Christian Bale is second to none as Bruce Wayne/Batman, it has a score made by Hans Zimmer that topped that stupid theme from the 4 Batman movies from before, and the Batsuit is easily the best looking IMO. The only part that could've been changed was Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes. I'm so glad they got someone else for the second film.

Anywho, I'd have to say 300 and The Boondock Saints are a couple of the most overrated movies I'd say. 300 because people like to talk about the history they learned from the movie and sound 'smart', while there are parts of the story Frank Miller took major creative liberties with, and the fact that the acting wasn't complex. There really wasn't anything to any of the roles, anybody, and I mean anybody in Hollywood, could've pulled off the role as the King of the Spartans. Had they not put in the CGI look and the slow down special effects, this would've gone down as another Troy.

And the Bookdock Saints ... frankly all the story is is about two Irish brothers who decide to take the law into their own hands and start gunning down gangsters, all the while a gay Willem Defoe is chasing after them. Yes it was an exciting movie and it's fun to watch a couple times, but I hate it when almost every student on campus talks about how it's such an original film and one of the greatest ever. No! Pulp Fiction pulled the prayer for the shoot thing with Samuel L. already, plus just the general idea itself isn't original. Come on we've all seen it before, plus the way they shoot the film is something Quentin Tarantino does all the time, which in effect he ripped from another director.

[ECU-ALUM]

Gotta be "Titanic"...it was too long and too predictable.

[kevin11]

Reservoir Dogs!

[ATV]

Crash
Lawrence of Arabia
Blair Witch Project

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Transformers

King Kong

[Tulane Skins Fan]

Pulp Fiction

Moulin Rogue

Crash

Scarface


wow... crash is easily my favorite movie of all time. Nothing comes close, for me.

[rincewind]

Reservoir Dogs!



You must be ****ting me. And why the exclamation mark?

[Darth Tater]

Really? Only saw it the one time in the theater, but I just remember thinking it was............................ and then when it won Best Picture, I was like ???????????????????
The WORST movie I ever saw at a theater won an Oscar for Best Picture. If I hadn't been on a date, I would have walked out.

[Head]

Zoolander
The Princess Bride
Scarface
Star Wars

For whatever reason, these seem to be very unpopular answers whenever I've discussed this topic in real life.

I'm sorry, I just can't stand any one of them.

There's plenty more, but these were the first four to come to mind.

I don't eat McRibs either. I just heard they brought them back again. :puke:

[Kosher Ham]

Wait... umm...huh... ?

[artmonkforHOF]

Gladiator- Russel Crowe version- evertime Jaquim Phenoix opens his mouth with that crappy British accent I want to smack him. And yes you are reading that right, A movie based in ROMAN times in the ROMAN Empire has a charcater speaking with an ENGLISH accent. that's a pet peeve of mine. I n
fact the Gladiator boxing movie with Cuba Gooding jr is much better IMHO.

Citizen kane- and maybe I am being unfair beacuse I only watched it for the first time last week and could not even stand to watch half of it. The movie was one gigantic ego stroking exercise for writer/producer/director/editor/actor/first grip/cameraman/art director Orsen Wells. Myabe my opion would change if I saw the whole thing but I doubt it.