Overrated Movies

[BloodTornTears]

I wanna know what movies you guys/girls think are overrated.


-Donnie darko
-Scarface
-Kill Bill series
-The Boondock Saints

[drudo182]

boondock saints.

i dont even know if you would classify it as overrated because its more of a cult classic than overrated. but that movie is God-awful.

Troy Duffy may have no talent...maybe just a couple percent but thats bad. And it's not that he even ripped off Tarintino, which he really didn't, it's just that the film is that bad...I think at least.

Awful, awful, trashy, film.

And while I really like Tarininto and his films, about everything he does is overrated. I guarantee you that if someone other than Q.T. did the Kill Bill film(s), it wouldn't nearly have been as praised.

-drew-

[Throwback]

Totally agree about Kill Bill. Good flicks, but come on. Its not THAT good, I still think Reservoir Dogs is his best.

Scarface definately. Good as well, but jeez.

Donnie Darko was one of my all time favs but now EVERYONE raves about and doesn't understand. Taints it all.

Also:

LOTR Trilogy
Pirates of the Caribbean
Sky Captain (sucks SUCKS)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (its alright)

[BloodTornTears]

I agree with
LOTR Trilogy
Pirates of the Caribbean

also Star Wars is up there to

[No Control]

I wanna know what movies you guys/girls think are overrated.


-Donnie darko
-Scarface
-Kill Bill series
-The Boondock Saints



Said from a person who said Friday Night Lights is a "damn good movie". Come on, you're telling me you think Donnie Darko is an overrated movie? Shit I know all these people are like "LoLwTf143 ItS mY FaVoRiTe MoViE!! JaKe Is SoOoOoOo HoT 143 <3!!!" but come on, have you watched it?? I mean ACTUALLY WATCHED IT and understood it? The concept, the idea, what really happens, the aspects of items, people, things. It makes you think, other than Drew Barrymore who was annoying as hell though she produced the movie, every other aspect was well thought out, well shot, and intelligent, and makes you think. Qualities of a great movie.

[Throwback]

Donnie Darko is what gave me an interest in film making.

[xThursdayxPTWx]

Scarface is definitely not overrated, the good reviews it gets it deserves and it gets plenty of bad reviews that in my opinion it doesn't deserve. Donnie Darko and Boondock Saints are quite overrated and as big of a fan I am of Tarantino, his movies are overrated and his ego is way too big, I'd hate to remind him that he didn't direct the Shawshank Redemption (my favorite movie so it's a little biased) so he should keep his ego in check. A couple of my favorite movies I do admit being overrated are The Godfather and Goodfellas. I think Spider-Man 2 was very overrated, it got some of the best reviews of the movies this year and ended up being just a decent sequel to a good film.

[BloodTornTears]

I just dont see anything special about Donnie darko, yea it was a good movie, but there are better.

[aolsux]

scarface is a really good movie but it's not god like some people put it out to be. i think zoolander is one of those super hyped movies, it was kinda funny yet i thought it was lame and definitly not best comdey ever

[Throwback]

Spider-Man 2 was way overrated.

[BloodTornTears]

Both spiderman movies were crappy.

Italian Job was way overrated

[LookImSeen]

I happen to like Donnie Darko very much, but it has no deeper meaning or amazing revelations. It's weird for the sake of being weird.

[Thomas Sway]

I'm sorry, but I fucking hate the Kill Bill movies for the most part.

Save for the line, 'Wakey Wakey, eggs and bakey."

[mirtizzle]

i loved boondock saints, just because it entertained me to no end

but i think the lotr movies are so overrated. all they do is WALK. you think it's gonna be over, but NO, they're still fucking WALKING

[Throwback]

Yeah, and by the third LOTR everything has a sense 'we've seen this before' about it.

[Darren McLeod]

Yeah, I thought LOTR was a bit overrated. Lost In Translation should've gotten best picture instead of ROTK, because ROTK was nothing new by then.

I don't think donnie darko is overrated, because i think it is truly an amazing film, even though some people overhype it just to fit in. I can't believe noone mentioned this film....

...Fahrenheit 9/11, the most overhyped picture in years. I'm not a pro-Bush guy or anything (I'm anti-GWB), but still... Michael Moore just put this out to persuade people against Bush with no structure or thought at all. The lack of pacing makes it seem like a twelve year old did the editing. And winning the Palme D'Or? Ridiculous... this didn't deserve it at all. I liked bowling for columbine but man... Moore seems like he put no effort into it, just rushed it out for elections.

[MuEmpires]

Yeah, I thought LOTR was a bit overrated. Lost In Translation should've gotten best picture instead of ROTK, because ROTK was nothing new by then.

I don't think donnie darko is overrated, because i think it is truly an amazing film, even though some people overhype it just to fit in. I can't believe noone mentioned this film....

...Fahrenheit 9/11, the most overhyped picture in years. I'm not a pro-Bush guy or anything (I'm anti-GWB), but still... Michael Moore just put this out to persuade people against Bush with no structure or thought at all. The lack of pacing makes it seem like a twelve year old did the editing. And winning the Palme D'Or? Ridiculous... this didn't deserve it at all. I liked bowling for columbine but man... Moore seems like he put no effort into it, just rushed it out for elections.
He is just looking for a cheap way to make money I think.

[aolsux]

i think that shrek 2 and finding nemo were ungodly overrated

[BuriedAlive]

every movie talked about on this site.

[try_pie]

kill bill

[loser 101]

Donnie Darko is what gave me an interest in film making.

oooo totallly... yeah

[fluke182]

also Star Wars is up there to
BLASPHEMER!!!
I think Sky Captain is terribly overrated, and people acting like Napoleon Dynamite is something more than an entertaining one joke movie is hard to take in itself. Scarface...Young Frankenstein...Ghost in the Shell...lots of movies. COLD MOUNTAIN! Trash!

[fluke182]

Yeah, I thought LOTR was a bit overrated. Lost In Translation should've gotten best picture instead of ROTK, because ROTK was nothing new by then.

I don't think donnie darko is overrated, because i think it is truly an amazing film, even though some people overhype it just to fit in. I can't believe noone mentioned this film....

...Fahrenheit 9/11, the most overhyped picture in years. I'm not a pro-Bush guy or anything (I'm anti-GWB), but still... Michael Moore just put this out to persuade people against Bush with no structure or thought at all. The lack of pacing makes it seem like a twelve year old did the editing. And winning the Palme D'Or? Ridiculous... this didn't deserve it at all. I liked bowling for columbine but man... Moore seems like he put no effort into it, just rushed it out for elections.
LOTR? Overrated? I consider LOTR, Star Wars (Originals), and Godfather in holy trinities that may not be messed with. The LotR series was near perfection in film making, and Return of the King taking all it did was a reflection of the amazing accomplishment that the series was. Lost in Translation in itself was overrated, its an overly long and slow character study that feigned itself to be more important than it actually was. It would have been mediocre and swept past if it weren't for Bill Murray being a god amongst men.

[GothamCity_hXc]

The Exorcist

[ItsStillARecipe]

Pitch Black and The Day After Tomorrow are the worst movies ever made.

[MrChainsaw389]

i think that shrek 2 and finding nemo were ungodly overrated
:gasp: dear god, what's wrong with you? Those movies were hilarious. Shrek 2 had so many utterly amazing pop culture references.

[Throwback]

LOTR was way overrated. I'm sorry but it was. By the third one it was all 'yeah we've seen this before only Orlando Bloom is overacting even more in this one.'

I swear he got more annoying as the movies progressed.

[Thomas Sway]

Yeah, Orlando was ridiculous. lol

[prozac mnms]

napoleon dynamite was truly overrated. it wasnt that funny.

Save for the line, 'Wakey Wakey, eggs and bakey."

dammit, now i want breakfast food.

[punklet2101]

The Day After Tomorrow

[Darren McLeod]

He is just looking for a cheap way to make money I think.

Amen to that.

[xThursdayxPTWx]

Pitch Black and The Day After Tomorrow are the worst movies ever made.

well to be overrated, first they actually have to have positive reviews

[drowningintears]

have to say, i found the ring very overrated. Not really as scary as it was made out to be and a bit of a crap ending. Spun i also heard a good review for, but i found myself turning it off after 30 mins of trying to get into it. Scary movie 3 got some good reviews in england, however didnt meet anybodys expectations.

[drudo182]

Yeah, I thought LOTR was a bit overrated. Lost In Translation should've gotten best picture instead of ROTK, because ROTK was nothing new by then.


Of all five best picture films, Lost in Translation was mos def my least favorite.

The Virgin Suicides was Coppola's best film. I did enjoy it but after all the hype, it just didnt live up.

Heres how I rank Best Picture films.

- ROTK
- Mystic River
- Seabiscuit
- Master and Commander
- Lost in Trans.

-drew-

[Coffee_addict]

Lost In Translation. I really like the movie, but, its so overrated and over hyped it pathetic. It ruins it. People much more than the movie is. Still a good movie. In response to the boondock saints, I really like the movie. And as for ripping of Q.T. that stupid. Since Tarantino is one of the most accused for ripping off movies more than any other film maker, that just seems funny. While I don't think he rips off any movies, a lot of poeple think so. Whatever, I've lost my train of thought.

[Dan08]

kill bill movies..i thought they were ok but nothing amazing
shrek and finding nemo...frick man these were so boring to me, i'd pick monsters inc and toy story over them ne day

[MuEmpires]

have to say, i found the ring very overrated. Not really as scary as it was made out to be and a bit of a crap ending. Spun i also heard a good review for, but i found myself turning it off after 30 mins of trying to get into it. Scary movie 3 got some good reviews in england, however didnt meet anybodys expectations.
yea the ring kinda blew ass, the ring 2 is coming out soon I wanna see the hype on it

[xThursdayxPTWx]

I just thought of a another very overrated movie, I can't believe no one said it......Mystic River.

[musical monkey]

Jaws
The Ring

[musical monkey]

I just thought of a another very overrated movie, I can't believe no one said it......Mystic River.


someone did say it, about 3-4 posts above you

[cantnokdahustle]

the film (mystic river) was wonderful for an hour and then it turned into a cliche law and order shit storm.

[Thomas Sway]

I loved Mystic River. And 21 Grams. Sean Penn is fucking amazing.

[xThursdayxPTWx]

someone did say it, about 3-4 posts above you
ah shit...damn but yea I do agree with cantnokdahustle, it was good in the beginning and I thought the ending was just horrible.

Overall, I thought it was a decent movie but I think it was blown way out of proportion.

[brandnizzle32]

Both Kill Bill movies sucked

[Mercy Medical]

Both Kill Bill movies sucked
Are you serious?! I thought the first one was awesome, the second one was pretty good...

I love how he puts the music to the movie. It's AMAZING!

[Throwback]

Whoever said Jaws.....no....

just no.

And both Kill Bills are great movies, but people who say they are Tarantino's best are morons. Reservoir Dogs is heaven.

[richter915]

donnie darko...just watched...absolutely stupid. So many loopholes...outright stupid. No idea why so many like it.

[Lets Deja Vu]

donnie darko...just watched...absolutely stupid. So many loopholes...outright stupid. No idea why so many like it.
I dont think you even got the movie, and what it was about.

[gmc14]

donnie darko...just watched...absolutely stupid. So many loopholes...outright stupid. No idea why so many like it.
I wouldn't say absolutely stupid, but I will certianly admit that I didn't really "get" the movie, there were a few things that didn't add up for me so I was left disappointed at the end, but it wasn't that bad

[Thomas Sway]

Yeah...Kill Bill movies are crap.

[gmc14]

Yeah...Kill Bill movies are crap.
I watched them in the wrong order, but I'd hafta agree, I wasn't imprssed

[richter915]

I dont think you even got the movie, and what it was about.
trust me...I got it...I'm not retarded. The only good thing about the movie was how it was able to combine many major genres into one fair movie...not that good though...not as good as everyone makes it seem.

[xThursdayxPTWx]

Wait who said Jaws was overrated? Most definitely not.

[Hilikus]

star wars (they just suck)
pirates of the carribean (ooh johnny depp and orlando bloom who gives a shit)
LOTR (its good at best)

[Throwback]

Okay, no to the person above me. The only Star Wars that sucks are the two prequels because they are quite horrendous, but the original trilogy is fucking gold.

The Empire Strikes Back is one of the greatest films made in the last 50 years.

[aolsux]

yeah, star wars kicks ass, but i agree the prequals were film blasphemy

[YouWish22]

I'd have to say Lost in Translation. That movie bored the hell out of me.

[Thomas Sway]

I'd have to say Lost in Translation. That movie bored the hell out of me.
That's because you're probably one of the hundreds of people missing the point. It's SUPPOSED to bore the hell out of you. That's the essense of the experience.

[golfchick]

I'm gonna go with Chigago... blah

[caringiscreepy]

Garden State is definatly one of the most overrated films I've seen recently. So pretentious. I mean it was entertaining but by no means is it worthy to worship Zach Braff.

[The Dove Song]

I loved Mystic River. And 21 Grams. Sean Penn is fucking amazing.
Both of those movies sucked. WTF 21 grams was terrible. And so was Mystic River. Both movies were good till the end, like wtf happens? It was terrible.

[cantnokdahustle]

saved was shitty kids stop kissing it's ass. It wasn't funny, and this comes from an atheist leaning gnostic. they could have made that film hellarious but they pussed out.

Culkin was the only redeaming factor of the film..."enough said" ...gamn me...i hate when people say that.

[cdark64]

Overrated. Hmmm. How about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Gayness. Quite possibly the most boring movie I have ever seen. I'm sure fans of the book love it because they love seeing the chracters on the big screen, but holy lord. The movie was about a bastard kid finding out that he's gay and going to an all gay school. Basically, come on that's what it's about. The wizard plot is just to sell some more books. It's subterfuge, don't let them fool you. While it is a positive message to young gay readers it wasn't that interesting to me. Kinda lame I think.

Kill Bill - Are you guys serious. This movie was almost as awesome as I am. Almost.

Donnie Dumbass - Interesting movie. But I didn't really get it, I'll admit it.

P.S. I've heard the third Harry Potter was pretty baller due to awesome direction by Alfonso Cuaron (Y Tu Mama Tambien). I might check it out.
Also I don't hate gays. They're just not as awesome as I am, but it's okay neither is ayone else.

[Thomas Sway]

Both of those movies sucked. WTF 21 grams was terrible. And so was Mystic River. Both movies were good till the end, like wtf happens? It was terrible.
no.

[The Dove Song]

no.
Hahaha. 21 grams was just plan terrible. Like it just ended. It was ridiculous. And Mystic River was better than 21 grams but it still lacked a complete ending.

[SK_mo]

donnie darko...just watched...absolutely stupid. So many loopholes...outright stupid. No idea why so many like it.
i understand why some people dont like this movie, but the reason a lot of people i know like it is because of the sort of relativity of it all . He goes back in time and lets himself die by being crushed by the engine of his mom and sisters plane, to save a girl he technically never met when it happened. so he saved them all. the girl would never get killed cause she never met him and his sister and mom would have never left because of his death. it's all sort of jumbled together with a bunch of other plot points but thats the basis of the plot. out of curiosity, what loopholes were you talking about?

[cptn_crunch]

the frickin titanic was quite overrated in the captains opinion. a big boat, ice, water, 2 people in love. I respect the love story but, over all it really made me ill. what billy zane did was fucked up but funny (taken that lady's kid to get on a boat), that was the only enjoyment i got out the film. that and hearing my racist great uncle goin "drown dem white white folks, drown em!"(again, fucked up but funny). shitty film though, they could have alternated on the big door. selfish hag (nice bling though).
-rowr!-

[Mad Caddie]

For me its all the bloody puerile, piss-weak teen comedies that every teenager i have ever engaged in conversation has thought was comedic gold. im talking scary movie 1/2/3, american pie 1/2/3 (noticed a trend?), road trip, etc. Holy crap they are bad!! I sit there thinking you would have to have the intelectual capacity of a walnut to find these movies entertaining in the slightest, and yet, all my seemingly not-a-freaking-moron friends cant rate them highly enough. it really, REALLY irritates me.

[Dan08]

For me its all the bloody puerile, piss-weak teen comedies that every teenager i have ever engaged in conversation has thought was comedic gold. im talking scary movie 1/2/3, american pie 1/2/3 (noticed a trend?), road trip, etc. Holy crap they are bad!! I sit there thinking you would have to have the intelectual capacity of a walnut to find these movies entertaining in the slightest, and yet, all my seemingly not-a-freaking-moron friends cant rate them highly enough. it really, REALLY irritates me.

obviously they're frickin bad, its not like they're trying for an oscar or anything..wtf do u expect from em..just shut ur brain off and watch, and yes you will laugh. Thats the whole point of those movies..god damn it

[richter915]

i understand why some people dont like this movie, but the reason a lot of people i know like it is because of the sort of relativity of it all . He goes back in time and lets himself die by being crushed by the engine of his mom and sisters plane, to save a girl he technically never met when it happened. so he saved them all. the girl would never get killed cause she never met him and his sister and mom would have never left because of his death. it's all sort of jumbled together with a bunch of other plot points but thats the basis of the plot. out of curiosity, what loopholes were you talking about?
right I see that...but I just don't see how so many people obsess about it...in my opinion I feel that any douchebag going back in time to save a girl he knows for two weeks is retarded...i'm also aware that this site is uber-emo so a lot of people (men and women) are all "aw so sweet"...I disagree.

some loopholes I found were...one he didn't have a large metallic container for him to go back in time with unless he used the car...if he did use the car...explain how.

to save his mother and sister...he didn't have to kill himself.

how did he have dreams about Jack if he never saw him? unless his dreams were a portal to the future as a sorta warning...I can't explain it.

overall...I don't think it deserves that much credit and if that means I didn't "get it" then...good.

[nerdrock]

definitely all the lord of the rings movies

[Mad Caddie]

definitely all the lord of the rings movies
Amen brother!! Too many LOTR fanatics! The movies just arent that good! Plus they're DAMN boring.

[SK_mo]

right I see that...but I just don't see how so many people obsess about it...in my opinion I feel that any douchebag going back in time to save a girl he knows for two weeks is retarded...i'm also aware that this site is uber-emo so a lot of people (men and women) are all "aw so sweet"...I disagree.

some loopholes I found were...one he didn't have a large metallic container for him to go back in time with unless he used the car...if he did use the car...explain how.

to save his mother and sister...he didn't have to kill himself.

how did he have dreams about Jack if he never saw him? unless his dreams were a portal to the future as a sorta warning...I can't explain it.

overall...I don't think it deserves that much credit and if that means I didn't "get it" then...good.
well, i'm not trying to persuade you to like it or "get it" but I still feel like trying to explain,so here goes.

Yes, he used to car to drive through the wormhole, as for how any movie involving time travel you have to read or know some of the crazy theories behind it all,( but just try to use your imagination, did you question it in back to the future?) True he didn't have to die to save his mom and sister, i forget why but someone i was in mos school with explained why he did. And as for being able to see jack was to foreshadow what would happen. And I just remembered, that little beam that told him where to go, helped explain part of the time travel thing.

Last thing before I drop this topic is what the old lady said "every single thing must die alone" so your definately right about the whole uber emo kids thing. To me I think of how when Donnie died he just laid there and laughed, like the moral of the story was" if the one you love is going to die anyways, why bother?"

So I'll agree with you that it's sorta lame and all but when I watch movies like that I always try to imagine myself in that position. It's a movie you have to be in the "mood" to watch.

[alpha21]

well, i'm not trying to persuade you to like it or "get it" but I still feel like trying to explain,so here goes.

Yes, he used to car to drive through the wormhole,


Last thing before I drop this topic is what the old lady said "every single thing must die alone" so your definately right about the whole uber emo kids thing. To me I think of how when Donnie died he just laid there and laughed, like the moral of the story was" if the one you love is going to die anyways, why bother?"

.

first off it's "Every living creature on earth dies alone" nothing about "Must die alone" big difference

second, all that matter is that the jet engine went through the wormhole. Donnie didn't go back in time using the car, the plane didn't go back in time, only the engine went back in time! alls Donnie's job to do was, to get that engine to fall through the wormhole, that would fix the "hiccup" in the space-time continuom and set things right. Besides, if Donnie used the car to go back, he would still be in the car with a dead Gretchen's body, in the past.

[Throwback]

Okay, no. Donnie did go back in time. Look at his room, its his room from the beginning, and I think he probably would have left her body there. Its all implied.

Also, the whole him dying thing prevents everything. His sister and mother's death, Gretchen's death, Karen's firing, the burning down of that guy's house (his name escapes me), etc.

Plus, him not dying caused the tear in the space-time continuom, so once he sacrificed himself, it set things back into proper motion.

Okay, I'm done, but its one of my all time fav films (and not for emo reasons).

[Mercy Medical]

I don't understand how anyone could say the LOTR movies are overrrated...

Those movies are freakin' AWESOME especially if you've read the books before. They did a great job of following the books as close as they could without making the movies like 6 hours long....

[try_pie]

the grudge

[Mercy Medical]

the grudge
I'd agree, I didn't think the grudge was as good as people made it out to be.

However, Saw was a pretty good movie...mostly because the ending was awesome.

[MrChainsaw389]

I heard the grudge was horrible and I thought it wasn't half bad.


I thought that LOTR was really overrated the first time I watched it, then I watched the first one last week and I really, REALLY wish I had the second and third. I've never even seen the third.

[Mercy Medical]

I heard the grudge was horrible and I thought it wasn't half bad.


I thought that LOTR was really overrated the first time I watched it, then I watched the first one last week and I really, REALLY wish I had the second and third. I've never even seen the third.
You're missing out. I freakin' LOVE those movies!

Mostly because I'm a big dork and read all the books...I think they may seem overrated to people who haven't read the books, but for people who have...they were incredible! I can't wait until the extended edition of the 3rd movie comes out on DVD.

[MrChainsaw389]

I'd have a hard time watching any of them straight. I can't sit still for 4 hours. I watched it in two parts.

[Mercy Medical]

I'd have a hard time watching any of them straight. I can't sit still for 4 hours. I watched it in two parts.
That's understandable though, they are all pretty long.

Just found out that the extend edition of ROTK comes out December 14th! I gotta preorder that. :)

Yes, I'm an engineer, I play video games and I love LOTR...I'm a dork.