Have to 100% disagree there
Considering their budget ($11 million) and they still managed to win the best picture Oscar over Avatar($230 million) is pretty impressive!Most Overrated Movies of All Time
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Have to 100% disagree there
Considering their budget ($11 million) and they still managed to win the best picture Oscar over Avatar($230 million) is pretty impressive!
Is it surprising that someone finds it overrated. All films are overrated. Take any film ever made, and you will find plenty of people that find it overrated.
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Yes...
...and hell yes!
After watching both, I thought "Was that it?". Completely underwhelmed. And whilst watching Juno I thought the writer was obviously a woman who was a weirdo at school and who was just writing the whole thing as if she was the main character, so no actual thought required. Afterwards I found out it was a female writer who seemed like a goth, so I think I was right.
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The hurt locker without a doubt. Stole the Oscar from Avatar which quite frankly deserved it.
It may be technologically great and ground breaking, but for me the completely lackluster story undermined the whole impact of the visuals, so much so that the film felt totally overrated to me.
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The Matrix trilogy, Avatar, Wall-E, Titanic ...
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Inception.
Used to be A Clockwork Orange for me.
Used to be A Clockwork Orange for me.
Quite a few quoting Inception as overrated ... although I frankly quite enjoyed it but the South Park parody "Insheeption" always cracks me up: "And it will be like a taco inside taco within a Taco Bell that's inside a KFC that's within a mall that's inside your dream!"
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/360421/a-taco-within-a-taco
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/360421/a-taco-within-a-taco
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I watched it (Avatar) a couple of weeks ago for the first time so didn't have the 3D visuals.
Have to say i thought it was a dreadful movie. It had clearly been made with visuals in mind but the story just seemed very weak and obvious.
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Not sure how I feel about this thread.
On first thoughts I will say Inception. But I guess that's because it was so hyped up like the second coming, everyone went on about it. I watched it at the cinema and didn't understand why it was set apart from everything else.
I suppose it helps when most Hollywood put out is awful, lowers the bar somewhat.
I'll add Avatar to that also.
On first thoughts I will say Inception. But I guess that's because it was so hyped up like the second coming, everyone went on about it. I watched it at the cinema and didn't understand why it was set apart from everything else.
I suppose it helps when most Hollywood put out is awful, lowers the bar somewhat.
I'll add Avatar to that also.
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The Hurt Locker, probably the worst war film ive seen.
Its the type of film the Daily Mail would like because its not as violent or as visceral as a good modern war film like Black Hawk Down.
Its the type of film the Daily Mail would like because its not as violent or as visceral as a good modern war film like Black Hawk Down.
Requiem for a dream, the unrealistic portral of the effects of drug use and general lack of research done by the filmakers in general meant it lacked credibility and I couldn't take it seriously.
The Dark Knight, awful film, very unbelievable characters.
Quantum of solace, atrocious film, terrible videography in places and the plot was absurd.
Avatar, full of clichéd characters, and the plot has been done to death.
The Dark Knight, awful film, very unbelievable characters.
Quantum of solace, atrocious film, terrible videography in places and the plot was absurd.
Avatar, full of clichéd characters, and the plot has been done to death.
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Blade Runner - tried watching it about 3 times over many years and it has never really captured my imagination. Pretty boring for the most part.
Inception - OK in places but the sort of film my wife hates and in this case I didn't really have any argument to explain why it was any good.
Apocalpyse Now - boring and got pretty wierd towards the end
The Shining - I'm sure it is good from a 'technical' perspective in terms of building tension blah blah, but I found it pretty dull and was waiting for it to really take off, but it never happened.
The Hurt Locker - good shout on this one, never a 6x Oscar winning film in a million years
As a general point although I haven't seen much of it in this thread, often when people mention films they consider overrated others are quick to jump in and tell them that they don't "get" the film, or that it needs to be watched multiple times.
In my view if a film is that good, the viewer should be able to find enjoyment/quality in it implicitly. It's not like jokes where you sometimes have to rely on a epiphany to "get" the joke, if you sit through a film for 2hrs it should deliver and not need to be explained (obviously some details you missed may need explanation, but the general premise of the film should be understood enough from a single viewing).
Something to consider for example is Memento, I keep hearing about how you need to watch it more than once, but I watched it about 1.3 times. Watched it a long time ago and really enjoyed it, then tried it again a couple of years ago and got bored about a third of the way through.
Inception - OK in places but the sort of film my wife hates and in this case I didn't really have any argument to explain why it was any good.
Apocalpyse Now - boring and got pretty wierd towards the end
The Shining - I'm sure it is good from a 'technical' perspective in terms of building tension blah blah, but I found it pretty dull and was waiting for it to really take off, but it never happened.
The Hurt Locker - good shout on this one, never a 6x Oscar winning film in a million years
As a general point although I haven't seen much of it in this thread, often when people mention films they consider overrated others are quick to jump in and tell them that they don't "get" the film, or that it needs to be watched multiple times.
In my view if a film is that good, the viewer should be able to find enjoyment/quality in it implicitly. It's not like jokes where you sometimes have to rely on a epiphany to "get" the joke, if you sit through a film for 2hrs it should deliver and not need to be explained (obviously some details you missed may need explanation, but the general premise of the film should be understood enough from a single viewing).
Something to consider for example is Memento, I keep hearing about how you need to watch it more than once, but I watched it about 1.3 times. Watched it a long time ago and really enjoyed it, then tried it again a couple of years ago and got bored about a third of the way through.
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Gran Torino - Just rubbish, weak, unconvincing, Eastwood wtf ??
Blade Runner - Far too long, boring, Rutger Hauer = annoying.
The Dark Knight - terrible, fell asleep, absolute rubbish.
Memento - wtf ?
Johnny English - Somebody kill me
Blade Runner - Far too long, boring, Rutger Hauer = annoying.
The Dark Knight - terrible, fell asleep, absolute rubbish.
Memento - wtf ?
Johnny English - Somebody kill me
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Agree.
Also, Dark Knight. Its so overrated. And I believe its just because whats-his-face died.
Surely that isnt "rated"
Good shout, i've forgotten this one! Yes it was dull as ****, no idea why it got so prised!
certainly the Matrix though I found the 1st so bad I didn't bother with the other 2