As far as overrated goes: I would say just about any horror movie is overrated. Then again, suspense/thrillers/horror movies never did much of anything for me to begin with. With the exception of Killer Clowns from Outer Space, not because it's actually scary, but because it's a really great comedy. Or, at least I laughed my ass off through the entire thing.

But, seriously, horror movies have never held much entertainment value for me and I can't see why anyone would really like them so much. They aren't scary, and the only ones I've ever liked are only because they're exceptionally gory or there's sort of a cool premise/character. The most recent gore-fest I enjoyed, despite the shallow plot was High Tension, but that may be just because I would have the most awesome, earth-shattering sex with the girl who plays the main character.

I wouldn't consider horror movies overrated due to the fact it doesn't have a large fanbase compared to other genres, a strong fanbase yes but not a BIG one. A lot of people also rip on 80s horror movies "which are the best IMO".

Shanghai Noon and Shaolin Soccer over Enter the Dragon? Really?

I saw I ♥ Huckabees the other night based on a reccomendation. It was the first movie in a long time that I actually fell asleep in. It seems they were far too occupied including as much existential yammering and imagery to remember to include a plot. It's as if halfway through they just decided to stop actually trying to make a movie, and just "let some stuff happen". The whole thing just screamed pretentious to me.

I mean admittedly, it was 1 AM and I was drunk so there is a good chance that I just didn't "get" it. I might one day rewatch it, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

I was neither drunk nor at 1 AM when I saw it and I felt the exact same way. After I finished watching it I felt cheated because the film seemed very pretentious for many of the reasons you listed.

A film that is rather similar but much better is Me and You and Everyone We Know; similar concept but much better execution.

If you want an existential movie that DOESN'T suck, check out Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.

Watching I <3 Huckabees was like seeing somebody masturbate to a LiveJournal for two hours.

Quoted for basically stating what I had intended to...

I loved the first “Matrix”, thought the concept and execution were both well done. Then Reloaded came and ruined everything to the point where I didn’t even desire to see Revolutions, and still haven’t to this day. However, likewise, I loved “V for Vendetta” and it kind of proved to me that the first Matrix wasn’t just a fluke success for the two either.

I kind of felt like Office Space was overrated. There are a lot of jokes that can be told many times (and would make me laugh), but the overall story was alright. Not the SUPER AWESOME everyone made it out to be.

How are the last two Matrix movies overrated when no-one likes them?

I think its safe to say Napoleon Dynamite is the most overrated movie of all time. I never understood the cult following it got. Yeah there were a couple funny moments...but seriously it really wasn't that good of a movie.

Someone with a naruto signature is going to libel The Office. doubleyou-tee-eff.

Why do people insist on doing this? I'm not surprised, as this type of respond is typical of fans of an overrated film, but it just doesn't seem like your place to question my intelligence. Ask any teacher I've ever had, I've always been the top analytical mind in my class, whatever the subject. I never said the movie was bad or poorly done (though I'm not saying that it wasn't); all I said was that it's overrated.

Something I've noticed over the years of hearing people judge movies is...people barely seem to know what they're talking about when they say something is over or underrated. It's just like a knee-jerk reaction.

Heads. Heads. Heads.

Brokeback Mountain was overrated by the concensus of critics. Imagine an interracial hetereosexual couple. Or just a plain jane heterosexual couple. Then ask how great a "love" story it was.

Crash was overrated by critics I respect, as well as the academy. "A histrionic assemblage of contrivances and monologues that made me pine for Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing".

Equilibrium was overrated by GFF. Worse acting than the last three Star Wars movies combined, without the badass special FX.

I'll pick apart y'all lists later :)

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Munich was lesser, high-minded Speilberg (like Amistad and A.I.). Noble, but lacking the lucid intensity of Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List.

Spielberg DID have a shot of triceritops dung onscreen for a minute or so in Jurassic Park, remember? :)

In case you haven't heard, Spielberg history of popular, sentimental, and excitable filmmaking has created a backlash amongst the pointy-headed professionals of film criticism. Some defend even his worst stuff to the hilt (Armond White). Others thought even Schindler's List was kiddified.

Er... That was the point of the movie. Not a gimmick. There would have been little to no dramatic conflict in the film had it been a "plain jane" hetero couple. It was the story of a forbidden love, and one that is still today often considered just that, whereas interracial relationships are generally better-received.

Exactly, just because its a male pairing should not make the movie great.

No, it was the story of a homosexual male love. A forbidden love between a man and a woman would have been crap. And a forbidden female homosexual pairing would of made it smut.


Jurassic Park was like 10 years ago or something :/. I actually like speilberg's more recent stuff. Most of his stuff always seemed so formulaic and for mass consumption, it's not until more recently that I've felt he's actually been creating several good films within a relatively short period of time.

The movie is AWFUL. The play is great.

I'm going to have to go ahead and disgaree with you, here.

Brokeback Mountain, in my opinion, WAS a gimmick. It was a love story between two fags in the most unexpected of places and people.

First of all, this is not the first movie of it's kind. If you think it is, I encourage you to browse other gay/lesbian film titles. There are PLENTY out there. The only thing that made THIS movie unique is that they actually put it out in the mainstream.

Sure, it indicates that fags and dykes are being more accepted in society, but the film itself was nothing new and nothing profound. It was just a gimmick.

It was just another love story in my eyes. Another boring, bland love story.

Sorry. =/

What astounded me the most about this was how incredibly dull the gunfights were. People were making a big deal about the gun-kata, but it doesn't even look like he's doing anything, he just waves his guns around and people die. True to how it might look in real-life, perhaps, but it makes for boring cinema. It should look like he has some method to his madness instead of coming off as a plot excuse to avoid complicated choreography.

The pistol fight at the end was badass, though. Not enough to justify sitting through the whole movie, but at least there was one worthwhile scene in it.

And THAT scene was ruined by the fact that no one was skilled enough to USE THEIR FEET!

Christ.