Overrated Films

[The GWD]

Tell me which movies you think are overrated. Personal opinion, blah blah blah. Don't argue with me. I'm the man. I'm not saying these films totally suck, just that they're overrated.


The Breakfast Club
The exception to my statement that these films don't totally suck and the main reason I started this thread. I'm sick of people clinging to this little 80's piece of sentiment as an actual good movie. It's not. Everything about this piece of shit is corny as hell. From the worst part of 80's music, to the high school cliches, this movie absolutely blows. In my opinion of course. Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, OOOOOOooooooOOOOOaaaHHHHHH! Terrible. The over dramatization of high school. The end scene with the "bad boy" pumping his fist in the air frozen. Ugh, it makes me sick to think of.


The Deer Hunter
As much as I like De Niro, I think this one gets too much praise. So he went and lived as a steel worker for 6 months. Why? They're only in a steel factory for 6 minutes. If that. There's an intense couple of scenes and a lot of boring filler. And the longest wedding scene ever. I'd rather just go to a real wedding, at least I'd get free food.


Juno
I'm just including this one because it's been getting such rave reviews from everybody. I saw it, don't see the big deal. It's like they took elements from Saved! and Napoleon Dynamite and clumsily threw them together. Not an absolutely terrible film, just way overrated.

I'd like to revive this with a film that I noticed has a crazy cult following.

The Boondock Saints
Yeah, yeah, the cat, that was funny. This movie has it's moments, but overall is pretty mediocre. The two brothers viewing themselves as righteous killers for god is pretty pretentious, and doesn't it bother anybody else that they kill the nudie booth customers? At the end they say that they only kill the "truly corrupted", but is paying a stripper to get naked while you jack off REALLY a deadly sin? Anyways, while it was an okay movie, it gets too much praise in my honest-to-goodness opinion.

Also - Thanks to FACE for gettin' my stuff. For grabbin' my junk.

[Face]

almost anything with Tom Hanks...

[Face]

ESPECIALLY Forrest Gump

[Don Scrappy]

JUNO fucking sucked.

Forrest Gump was awesome.

[Mustard]

Boondock Saints? Forrest Gump? Are you guys shooting heroin? FOR REALS?!?!?

Fuck... after reading that my brain is seeping out of my nose. Thanks alot!

[Archetype]

Did you just badmouth The Ladykillers?

[Face]

Boondock Saints? Forrest Gump? Are you guys shooting heroin? FOR REALS?!?!?

Fuck... after reading that my brain is seeping out of my nose. Thanks alot!
a movie about a retard who floats his way through life, becoming successful entirely by accident is supposed to be inspirational? Poppycock!

[mongo]

i've got a shit ton. i'll just post one every now and then.

anchor man
will isn't that funny. neither is jack. neither is the guy who plays the weather guy. i just thought the humor was so fucking forced. the fact that every guy between the ages of 15 and 25 uses the "cannonballlll" line at least once per summer ain't helping either. i will say, i laughed once, when jack black kicked that fucking dog off the bridge.

[Mustard]

a movie about a retard who floats his way through life, becoming successful entirely by accident is supposed to be inspirational? Poppycock!
I'll admit it, I weeped when Jenny died. Forrest Gump is a great movie!

I WILL STAB YOU WITH A PITCHFORK!!!

[Mustard]

You wanna talk crazy? You WANNA TALK CRAZY?!?!!?

Aliens was overrated!!!

Now! Now we're talking crazy!!!

ALALALLALALALALALALALALALALALALALA

[Face]

I'll admit it, I weeped when Jenny died. Forrest Gump is a great movie!

I WILL STAB YOU WITH A PITCHFORK!!!
I used to love it, I really did... but then I watched it again and realized that Forrest is the perfect example of what the rest of the world thinks of americans, that they're stupid, ignorant retards who just bump along through life with no will or ambition of their own, and yet somehow become powerful and successful in spite of their idiocy

[mongo]

the dark knight
this forum made me hate it.

[Mustard]

I used to love it, I really did... but then I watched it again and realized that Forrest is the perfect example of what the rest of the world thinks of americans, that they're stupid, ignorant retards who just bump along through life with no will or ambition of their own, and yet somehow become powerful and successful in spite of their idiocy
You sir, are a pessimist. A fine pessimist granted, but nonetheless a pessimist.

[Face]

You sir, are a pessimist. A fine pessimist granted, but nonetheless a pessimist.
your point being?

[The GWD]

Fuck it.

Boogie Nights
Dirk Diggler's life is formulaic, and a little bit boring. For me this movie really went downhill and dragged on after Bill Macy shot himself. Naked Heather Graham is nice, naked Julianne Moore is standard.

[Face]

Fuck it.

Boogie Nights
Dirk Diggler's life is formulaic, and a little bit boring. For me this movie really went downhill and dragged on after Bill Macy shot himself. Naked Heather Graham is nice, naked Julianne Moore is standard.
oh no you didn't

[Archangel]

I used to love it, I really did... but then I watched it again and realized that Forrest is the perfect example of what the rest of the world thinks of americans, that they're stupid, ignorant retards who just bump along through life with no will or ambition of their own, and yet somehow become powerful and successful in spite of their idiocy

....


Uh, I fail to see the problem here. It's a highly accurate documentary, then?

[Billy]

Any comedy starring Will Ferrell. He's fine in small doses for short cameos, but his shtick gets old quick and it's always the same role.

Also, Office Space was watchable but I still don't understand the cult status it has garnered. It's just not that funny

[Archangel]

Any comedy starring Will Ferrell. He's fine in small doses for short cameos, but his shtick gets old quick and it's always the same role.


I almost got crucified once for saying the exact same thing.

[Face]

....


Uh, I fail to see the problem here. It's a highly accurate documentary, then?
pretty much

[Archangel]

Well, the best depiction of American class would have to be Small Time Crooks, though.

[mongo]

i <3 me some woody allen.

[Archangel]

I usually don't get the whole Woody Allen hype, but some of his flicks are pretty good.

[Mustard]

Since this thread is pretty much crazier than a midget on stilts...

No Country for Old Men

A guy comes across a drug deal gone bad, then gets hunted by a sociopath. Whoopdeefuckingdoo!

[Face]

Since this thread is pretty much crazier than a midget on stilts...

No Country for Old Men

A guy comes across a drug deal gone bad, then gets hunted by a sociopath. Whoopdeefuckingdoo!
you just didn't get it

of course, I'm pretty sure most of the rest of us didn't get it either, but that's neither here nor there

[Archetype]

I used to love it, I really did... but then I watched it again and realized that Forrest is the perfect example of what the rest of the world thinks of americans, that they're stupid, ignorant retards who just bump along through life with no will or ambition of their own, and yet somehow become powerful and successful in spite of their idiocy
I'm gonna go ahead and say no there chief. Ignorance, and arrogance, the latter of which Forrest, from what I remember, didn't have. Second, don't you drive a bus?

[mongo]

i am a huge fan of both annie hall and the purple rose of cairo.

[vasili denisov]

http://i36.tinypic.com/1532m4g.jpg

[AJ]

You know what's REALLY overrated? Joining a forum and naming yourself after a War and Peace character, then trying to be REALLY funny, but failing 90% of the time.

[Pollo]

Any comedy starring Will Ferrell. He's fine in small doses for short cameos, but his shtick gets old quick and it's always the same role.

he was fine prior to Anchorman and making his cameos in some films like Austin Powers, but since then, Talledega Nights and Stepbrothers were just dumb as fuck.

overrated movies off the top of my head: Cloverfield (was there any need for a love angle?), Dawn of the Dead remake (I found it more amusing than scary with the celebrity lookalike zombies), Indiana Jones - Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (do I really need to explain?)

[Billy]

Did people actually like the new Indiana Jones movie?

[Mustard]

You know what's REALLY overrated? Joining a forum and naming yourself after a War and Peace character, then trying to be REALLY funny, but failing 90% of the time.
I don't recall seeing a GMF member named Natasha Rostov?

[AJ]

I don't recall seeing a GMF member named Natasha Rostov?


No no, I was referring to Vasili Denisov.

Pure fail.

[Mustard]

No no, I was referring to Vasili Denisov.

Pure fail.
I know who you were referring to... the fact you didn't get the sarcasm isfail, ha!

[AJ]

You got me. :(

[Celtickliq]

Godfather....


Yea I went there.

[Axel]

From the recent ones: No Country for Old Man.

Maybe I expected too much from a movie hailed by critics that much. But just because movie is different from 99% of the junk that Hollywood spews out, doesn’t make it necessarily great. It left me with a "that's it?" feeling after it was over.

I can easily live without happy-endings, but the movie doesn't have an ending at all, happy or otherwise. An old cop decided he was just too old to be bothered, and that’s it? Why didn’t he just call for backup? Not in Texan spirit enough? And the moral is... times have changed? WOW!

Besides, this Hitchcock wannabe has too much gaping plot holes and lame good-ol’-days philosophizing.

On the other side the cinematography was brilliant and Bardem deserved his Oscar – he was awesome. Not even to mention his hairstyle!!!

[Willam]

I'd have to go with The Matrix. I think the concept was brilliant but it's Keanu fucking Reeves. He can't act his way out of a paper bag. His best 2 movies (Bill and Ted and Parenthood) were good because he played an idiot. That's the role he was born to play.

[BillyZoom]

Scarface - It's a good, solid movie but it has been hyped to high heaven because of
A) a few choice quotes and
B) almost every rapper that came out in the last 10 years apparently grew up with a Tony Montana poster on their bedroom wall

I like De Palma - I just prefer The Untouchables and Carlito's Way over Scarface

[DjAg]

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, and There Will Be Blood: Not all that bad, but I was promised masterpieces, which was far from the truth.

[Oggie]

The Boondock Saints
Yep.

Did people actually like the new Indiana Jones movie?
Yep.

Scarface
Easily the most overrated movie in existence.

[smahoo]

no one has said it so i will...

Citizen Cane, what a piece of overrated shit

[Don Scrappy]

Pirates of the Caribbean (the whole series)
Not only do the films suck, they are way too long.

[Mr. Brown]

Also, Office Space was watchable but I still don't understand the cult status it has garnered. It's just not that funny

If you've worked a terrible office job it's like required viewing.

[Mr. Brown]

Scarface - It's a good, solid movie but it has been hyped to high heaven because of
A) a few choice quotes and
B) almost every rapper that came out in the last 10 years apparently grew up with a Tony Montana poster on their bedroom wall

I like De Palma - I just prefer The Untouchables and Carlito's Way over Scarface

Man fuck Scarface. It wasn't even that good of a movie. Just some punk ass drug dealer. He wasn't even that big. He just got in at the beginning of the Miami drug trade.

[Da Raider]

Pirates of the Caribbean (the whole series)
Not only do the films suck, they are way too long.

the first one was okay. 2nd one was not as good and the 3rd one, wtf?

[Da Raider]

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, and There Will Be Blood: Not all that bad, but I was promised masterpieces, which was far from the truth.

they were both masterpeices. Ask the PR rep from whoever distributed those films. They'll confirm.

[Kerjack]

Crash

Hated it.

the first one was okay. 2nd one was not as good and the 3rd one, wtf?

Funny, I actually didn't care for the first one and liked the second a little more and the last one quite a bit.

[Da Raider]

Recent films that are over rated:

Michael Clayton
Batman TDK
WALL-E
Spiderman 3
JUNO

[Da Raider]

Crash

Hated it.



Funny, I actually didn't care for the first one and liked the second a little more and the last one quite a bit.

that pretty much confirms it then.

[bixby]

How was Spider-Man 3 overrated? Nearly everyone hated it. And the last 2 Pirates movies got almost equal amounts of hate.

[goldsoundz]

fight club
the departed
full metal jacket

[Archetype]

fight club
the departed
full metal jacket
Let me be the first to say that you are a faggot.

[Da Raider]

fight club
the departed
full metal jacket

you sir, are a homo.

[bones12]

Fuck it.

Boogie Nights
Dirk Diggler's life is formulaic, and a little bit boring. For me this movie really went downhill and dragged on after Bill Macy shot himself. Naked Heather Graham is nice, naked Julianne Moore is standard.

Possibly the most underrated movie of all time. It gets credit, but not enough. You, sir, need to go re-watch the movie, specifially the firecracker/Sister Christian scene and tell me again Boogie Nights is overrated.

[DjAg]

fight club
the departed
full metal jacket

queer

[G-Bus]

There Will Be Blood

[mongo]

napoleon dynamite.

[DeMartini Sands]

Usual Suspects, I still haven't been able to watch it all the way through...

[Archetype]

Usual Suspects, I still haven't been able to watch it all the way through...

What the fuck? Are you retarded?

[Billy]

fight club
the departed
full metal jacket

I've never been able to understand that rampant and devoted fanboyism for Fight Club either. I didn't think that it was a bad movie, just nowhere near as good as a lot of people seem to think it was

[LingeringLonger]

Napoleon Dynamite was one of the biggest wastes of time and money ever. It was the dumbest movie ever, and if I ever see anyone wearing a vote for pedro shit again, I will use the kung fu grip and go Ike Turner on their ass...

Casino was worthless...we had Joe Pesci playing Joe Pesci and Robert DeNiro playing Robert Deniro. Sharon Stone is a no talent hack. Steven Hawking has better acting chops than her.

While I'm at it, pretty much anything with Robert DeNiro sucked and was overrated especially Raging bull. The only movie he was in that was decent was Heat and that was only because of the LA shootout scene.

And another thing...fuck imdb's list of the top 250 movies. All the fanboys of these omvies can go screw. Here are the top 10...

Shawshank Redemption...Totally worthy movie, but not top 10 material.
The Godfather...Yes, it deserves to be number 2.
The Dark Knight...are you fucking kidding me...that movie blew midget transvestite double amputee hookers.
The Godfather 2...boring piece of crap.
Buono blah blah blah...no foreign movie deserves a top 10.
Pulp Fiction...the omst overrated movie of all time.
Schindler's List...sucked...I get it, I totally respect the Holocaust, but the movie was just not that good.
Cuckoo's Nest...totally deserves to be there.
Empire...Yes.
12 Angry men...not top 10 material.

P.S. fuck you if your only reply has anything to do with me being a noob.

[nuclearjew]

While I'm at it, pretty much anything with Robert DeNiro sucked and was overrated especially Raging bull. The only movie he was in that was decent was Heat and that was only because of the LA shootout scene.

Shawshank Redemption...Totally worthy movie, but not top 10 material.
The Godfather...Yes, it deserves to be number 2.
The Dark Knight...are you fucking kidding me...that movie blew midget transvestite double amputee hookers.
The Godfather 2...boring piece of crap.
Buono blah blah blah...no foreign movie deserves a top 10.
Pulp Fiction...the omst overrated movie of all time.
Schindler's List...sucked...I get it, I totally respect the Holocaust, but the movie was just not that good.
Cuckoo's Nest...totally deserves to be there.
Empire...Yes.
12 Angry men...not top 10 material.

P.S. fuck you if your only reply has anything to do with me being a noob.
Raging Bull is overrated, how do you figure that? And the Dark Knight deserved its accolades. Godfather 2 = boring crap? No foreign movie deserves a top 10? C'mon man.

[Bastard]

Field Of Dreams - Costner hears voices and hates and or misses his dad. That isn’t entertainment but a therapy session.

The Devil's Advocate - Keanu and Charlize’s horrible accents vs. Pacino’s deviled ham performance.

Bram Stoker's Dracula - One of the few films where Anthony Hopkins is just unwatchable. Keanu with another bad accent. Ryder is annoying. I also don’t picture Dracula as a lovesick pussy.

Lost in Translation - It wasn’t funny or endearing but it certainly was boring.

Mystic River - I’m not saying that Sean Penn is a bad actor but he certainly is overrated. Why can’t he do another comedy and show more range rather than showing that retarded angst ridden face all the time.

Rain Man - Yeah, I get that people with autism can be special but if I want to watch retarded behavior or someone spaz out for entertainment, I’ll just take a city bus.

[moe_blunts]

Around here...Shawshank for sure.

I also 100% agree with whoever said Scarface.

The one that pisses me off the most:

http://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn/attachments/month_0711/The-English-Patient-movie_7OqrcLnnoJij.jpg

[nuclearjew]

STFU, SHAWSHANK IS ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES OF ALL-TIME.

[Genius]

Crash. C'mon, Best Picture? Seriously?

[LingeringLonger]

Raging Bull is overrated, how do you figure that? And the Dark Knight deserved its accolades. Godfather 2 = boring crap? No foreign movie deserves a top 10? C'mon man.

Did I just lose all of my money because you gave me negative rep points? Thats fucked up! I was looking forward to doing some gambling tonight.

Be a nice guy and give me some cash...put me back in the plus...get me back to $100

[Genius]

Did I just lose all of my money because you gave me negative rep points? Thats fucked up! I was looking forward to doing some gambling tonight.

Be a nice guy and give me some cash...put me back in the plus...get me back to $100
Do me a favor then. Edit out anything negative you said about Pulp Fiction. Or DeNiro. And that includes anything negative about Godfather Part 2. Then I'll think about it.

[LongerLingering]

Do me a favor then. Edit out anything negative you said about Pulp Fiction. Or DeNiro. And that includes anything negative about Godfather Part 2. Then I'll think about it.

Wow...this is a critical moment...do I get bent over the table and fucked like a bitch, or do I stand my ground? High road or low road?

How bout middle road?

DeNiro was great, but has not made a decent movie since Ronin. Godfather 2 was great during the old scenes, but the new scenes were a tad bit tedious.

That was probably a reach around.

[nuclearjew]

Choose one account, you cannot have duplicate accounts.

[Ace Rockola]

Napoleon Dynamite was one of the biggest wastes of time and money ever. It was the dumbest movie ever, and if I ever see anyone wearing a vote for pedro shit again, I will use the kung fu grip and go Ike Turner on their ass...

Casino was worthless...we had Joe Pesci playing Joe Pesci and Robert DeNiro playing Robert Deniro. Sharon Stone is a no talent hack. Steven Hawking has better acting chops than her.

While I'm at it, pretty much anything with Robert DeNiro sucked and was overrated especially Raging bull. The only movie he was in that was decent was Heat and that was only because of the LA shootout scene.

And another thing...fuck imdb's list of the top 250 movies. All the fanboys of these omvies can go screw. Here are the top 10...

Shawshank Redemption...Totally worthy movie, but not top 10 material.
The Godfather...Yes, it deserves to be number 2.
The Dark Knight...are you fucking kidding me...that movie blew midget transvestite double amputee hookers.
The Godfather 2...boring piece of crap.
Buono blah blah blah...no foreign movie deserves a top 10.
Pulp Fiction...the omst overrated movie of all time.
Schindler's List...sucked...I get it, I totally respect the Holocaust, but the movie was just not that good.
Cuckoo's Nest...totally deserves to be there.
Empire...Yes.
12 Angry men...not top 10 material.

P.S. fuck you if your only reply has anything to do with me being a noob.


So what movies are in your top 10?

[Bastard]

The hating on foreign films for no reason is especially weak.

[Ace Rockola]

I'm totally expecting his top 10 be like Resident Evil, The Wicker Man, and 3 Ninjas, etc.

[bixby]

Overrated lists are overrated. It's always the same contrarian bullshit over and over--someone always lists The Godfather films, then they hate on a recent film that most enjoy/was a big hit (like TDK), then they call anything that attempted to have artistic merit that they didn't enjoy "pretentious."

[Ace Rockola]

True. Every group has the asshole that hates on everything. The internet is full of them.

[LingeringLonger]

So what movies are in your top 10?
In no particular order...

The Godfather
Shawshank Redemption
Citizen Kane
Star Wars
The Sting
Duck Soup
Amadeus
The Searchers
Red Dawn (Guilty Pleasure)
Metropolis
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For the record...I don't hate all foreign films, and I don't particularly hate the movies I listed...I just happen to think, as a student of film, that they are overrated.
_________________

And no, I am not angry guy on the internet...just drunk right now

[nuclearjew]

In no particular order...

The Godfather
Shawshank Redemption
Citizen Kane
Star Wars
The Sting
Duck Soup
Amadeus
The Searchers
Red Dawn (Guilty Pleasure)
Metropolis
____

For the record...I don't hate all foreign films, and I don't particularly hate the movies I listed...I just happen to think, as a student of film, that they are overrated.
_________________

And no, I am not angry guy on the internet...just drunk right now

Napoleon Dynamite was one of the biggest wastes of time and money ever. It was the dumbest movie ever, and if I ever see anyone wearing a vote for pedro shit again, I will use the kung fu grip and go Ike Turner on their ass...

Casino was worthless...we had Joe Pesci playing Joe Pesci and Robert DeNiro playing Robert Deniro. Sharon Stone is a no talent hack. Steven Hawking has better acting chops than her.

While I'm at it, pretty much anything with Robert DeNiro sucked and was overrated especially Raging bull. The only movie he was in that was decent was Heat and that was only because of the LA shootout scene.

And another thing...fuck imdb's list of the top 250 movies. All the fanboys of these omvies can go screw. Here are the top 10...

Shawshank Redemption...Totally worthy movie, but not top 10 material.
The Godfather...Yes, it deserves to be number 2.
The Dark Knight...are you fucking kidding me...that movie blew midget transvestite double amputee hookers.
The Godfather 2...boring piece of crap.
Buono blah blah blah...no foreign movie deserves a top 10.
Pulp Fiction...the omst overrated movie of all time.
Schindler's List...sucked...I get it, I totally respect the Holocaust, but the movie was just not that good.
Cuckoo's Nest...totally deserves to be there.
Empire...Yes.
12 Angry men...not top 10 material.

P.S. fuck you if your only reply has anything to do with me being a noob.

[bixby]

You've got Godfather 1 on your list, yet you think Godfather 2 is a boring piece of crap...

Yyyeaaahhh. That's wrong. I'm gonna have to ask you to step off-line until sober.

[LingeringLonger]

You've got Godfather 1 on your list, yet you think Godfather 2 is a boring piece of crap...

Yyyeaaahhh. That's wrong. I'm gonna have to ask you to step off-line until sober.

Bix...If you look at one of my earlier posts, I said that the flashback scenes were great, but the whole congress hearings and Cuba situation bored me. I just call it like I see it.

[bixby]

But that's not even a quarter of the movie. The movie is about the relation of the father's story to the son's, and watching Michael Corleone slip into darkness.

And we all "call things like we see them."

[Ace Rockola]

LingeringLonger, you're a student on film? Like what, you take a few film classes or you're going to full blown film school?

[LingeringLonger]

But that's not even a quarter of the movie. The movie is about the relation of the father's story to the son's, and watching Michael Corleone slip into darkness.

I know I get it...I just thought it was boring...

And we all "call things like we see them."


I have no problem with being called out on things I get wrong...and I respect you for calling me out on what you think is wrong...but like I said, I am drunk right now...ridiculously drunk, but I am still able to form coherent sentences, because that is what I do...

anyway...I am dropping the ban hammer on myself until I sober up in a couple of days...
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a390/fitbabits/BanHammer.jpg

[LingeringLonger]

LingeringLonger, you're a student on film? Like what, you take a few film classes or you're going to full blown film school?

No that's not it...I took many film classes, worked on movies, and have written on and written many movies (just none that have ever been bought yet :()

[Ace Rockola]

But that's not even a quarter of the movie. The movie is about the relation of the father's story to the son's, and watching Michael Corleone slip into darkness.

And we all "call things like we see them."

That's why I love that movie, you see how Vito rose to power, and how ruthless and cunning Micheal is to maintain it. That Micheal went from a naive outsider, to a powerful Mob boss. One of the greatest stories, and one of the best performances.

Just calling it like I see it.

[Face]

Buono blah blah blah...no foreign movie deserves a top 10.
you do realize that Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo is the italian title of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, right? I'd hardly consider that a foreign film

[mongo]

3 ninjas was fucking rad.

[DjAg]

3 ninjas was fucking rad.

hell yea it was, it was like sex, but with 3 little boys.

Errr... Fuck.

[ADD]

There Will Be Blood

What the fuck? Are you retarded?

[bixby]

It must've sucked to be Tum-Tum in that movie. Your two brothers get names like Rocky and Colt, and you get named Tum-Tum because you're already on your way to childhood obesity.

"Your ninja name is Tum-Tum. Why? Because you're a fat fuck, that's why."

[Face]

3 ninjas was fucking rad.
The Nostalgia Critic disagrees (http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/34-nostalgia-critic/766-3-ninjas)

as do I, incidentally...
(http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/34-nostalgia-critic/766-3-ninjas)

[dick_darlington]

wedding crashers. that's right! i said it!

[Draven X 23]

Donnie Darko... maybe I didn't get it. Or I was expecting too much. but I was very disappointed.

[Bastard]

Superman movies - I never really liked the Superman movies. The score was cool and zod was okay for a laugh but overall all the superman films were lifeless and boring.

[DjAg]

Donnie Darko... maybe I didn't get it. Or I was expecting too much. but I was very disappointed.

That was perhaps one of the greatest movies I've ever seen. Awesome movie.

[The GWD]

Possibly the most underrated movie of all time. It gets credit, but not enough. You, sir, need to go re-watch the movie, specifially the firecracker/Sister Christian scene and tell me again Boogie Nights is overrated.

Dude, underrated?

It's cool if you like it, most people do, but no way is it underrated. This fuckin' movie gets credit shoved up it's ass like there's no tomorrow. I had never even seen the movie when I decided to buy the 3 disc special "party edition". It launched Wahlberg's acting career, for him to turn around and do dreck like "We own the Night", and "The Happening."

I don't know. The fall into drugs and violence was predictable, and a movie ending with a gigantic penis on a screen for 30 seconds leaves me with a sour taste in my mouth.

[Archetype]

Did seem pretty boring, but Julianne Moore and Heather Graham naked in the same movie?

[ADD]

It was Tom Jane's and Philip Seymour Hoffman's greatest roles ever, come on

[Archetype]

Tom Jane's greatest role was either the Punisher game or Thursday.

[bixby]

Tom Jane was the shit in Deep Blue Sea.

[Dragon]

Superman movies - I never really liked the Superman movies. The score was cool and zod was okay for a laugh but overall all the superman films were lifeless and boring.


Re watch them and realize the subtext and religious allegory in all of them. Believe it or not Superman Returns has the most out of any of them I can think of.

[Archetype]

Ha ha, ha ha, bwahahahahahahaha, sorry, but that's absurd, just because it has religious allegory doesn't mean it's good.

[Dragon]

Just telling him to take another look and see different things as opposed to just looking at a movie.

[The GWD]

Just telling him to take another look and see different things as opposed to just looking at a movie.

May I also suggest dropping acid and watching Pink Floyd's The Wall. It'll blow your fucking mind, man.

[Bastard]

Re watch them and realize the subtext and religious allegory in all of them. Believe it or not Superman Returns has the most out of any of them I can think of.


Yeah, I have seen them numerous times except for Superman Returns. I keep falling asleep during that one. I'll stand by my original statement.

[Pollo]

I've seen Godfather mentioned a few times -- but not the first one. now Godfather III, absolutely.

[Dragon]

Yeah, I have seen them numerous times except for Superman Returns. I keep falling asleep during that one. I'll stand by my original statement.

Fair enough but you do realize that without Superman:The Movie, Iron Man or The Dark Knight would not have been made. It set up the genre as a whole just like Superman did for comics in the late 30s.

[bixby]

The messianic allegory in the Superman movies isn't subtle or anything. Marlon Brando's dialogue is downright screaming "YO! AUDIENCE! THE MOTHERFUCKER IN THE TIGHTS AND CAPE IS SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT JESUS CHRIST! I SENT MY ONE AND ONLY SON TO SAVE YOU ALL! YOU GOT ALL THAT!?"

Superman Returns was especially heavy handed with the Christ-like imagery--him plummeting back to Earth with his arms stretched out like he's being crucified--ugh.

[Archetype]

Fair enough but you do realize that without Superman:The Movie, Iron Man or The Dark Knight would not have been made. It set up the genre as a whole just like Superman did for comics in the late 30s.

Doesn't make it any less overrated. Besides, comic movies would have been made with or without Superman.

[Bastard]

Fair enough but you do realize that without Superman:The Movie, Iron Man or The Dark Knight would not have been made. It set up the genre as a whole just like Superman did for comics in the late 30s.

I don't believe so. It really boils down to whether there is a profit to be made. The X-Men, Spider-man, and Batman series all had more success than Superman. Superman might have helped but to say that those films would never have been made is quite a leap.

[Archetype]

Especially with the all previous radio and TV shows. And the odd movie.

[Bastard]

Exactly. Hell, Tmnt, Hulk, and FF all earned more than Superman.

[Genius]

Did Superman III have any religious allegories? Thou shalt not suck balls as bad as this? Was Richard Pryor supposed to represent Job? Forced by God to camouflage any semblance of talent in order to display his blind faith in the Almighty (dollar)?

[ADD]

You nailed it

[Oggie]

Tom Jane's greatest role was in The Sweetest Thing.

[Bastard]

Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting, and quite a lot of Robin Williams movies. He’s a creepy fucker.

[The GWD]

Matt Damon's a sexy beast in Good Will Hunting.

I mean that...in the least homosexual way I possibly can.

[Bastard]

I liked Good Will Hunting but it is terribly overrated. Most of Williams films are. I did enjoy the World According to Garp though.

[The GWD]

Garp is old school awesomeness. You hardly ever hear anyone talk about it, so no way it's overrated.

Dead poet's society, totally. Teacher's different, kids are boring, kid dies, boring. End.

And Good Will Hunting is responsible for the higher usage in annoying "How do you like THEM apples?"

[Roll]

Citizen Kane and Laurence of Arabia are the first to come to mind. Sadly I have to agree that Pulp Fiction is overrated as well. But I still love it.

[mongo]

mrs. doubtfire is awesome.

[Bastard]

Garp is old school awesomeness. You hardly ever hear anyone talk about it, so no way it's overrated.

Dead poet's society, totally. Teacher's different, kids are boring, kid dies, boring. End.

And Good Will Hunting is responsible for the higher usage in annoying "How do you like THEM apples?"

so true

[DjAg]

Just don't start knocking "Hook" and we're alright.

[The GWD]

Just don't start knocking "Hook" and we're alright.

I was worried they were going to start bad-mouthing Jumanji.

But seriously, Williams is in a movie I think is underrated - Death To Smoochy. I just love that movie.

[bixby]

http://whydontsomebodyjustshootmeinthehead.ytmnd.com/

[Roll]

That gunshot is terribly out of sync.

[Dragon]

Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting, and quite a lot of Robin Williams movies. He’s a creepy fucker.

Yea how about when he tried for that year where he wanted to play bad guys in movies and did One Hour Photo. Crapfest.

[Ace Rockola]

One Hour Photo did suck, but I thought he played his part well because he did creep the hell out of me.

[Ace Rockola]

The Nostalgia Critic disagrees (http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/34-nostalgia-critic/766-3-ninjas)

as do I, incidentally...


Face, how could you not love the dialogue in 3 Ninjas.

Colt: I'm Colt because I'm fast, he's Rocky because he's solid and he's Tum-Tum because he'll eat anything.
Tum-Tum: I won't eat dog poop!
Colt: You would if we told you it was a Tootsie Roll

And all the scenes with the three kidnappers was awesome.

[Mustard]

I just realized that I could mention any movie ever made, and at least one person will agree and at least one person will disagree with me because this is all subjective based on tastes and fads.

Therefore, there is never a winner, and never a loser. Thats a game I don't want to play, and neither should you.

Unless you're that bored...

[Archetype]

I disagree.

[Mustard]

DUDE!!! Its like playing Tic-Tac-Toe, over and over and over and over and over again...

I mean, haven't you ever watched War Games???

ZOMG OVER RATED!!!

[zero]

War of the Worlds (Tom Cruise)

[Archetype]

DUDE!!! Its like playing Tic-Tac-Toe, over and over and over and over and over again...

I mean, haven't you ever watched War Games???

ZOMG OVER RATED!!!
Hey, just because we disagree doesn't mean we're both right.

[Titus_Pullo]

I've never been able to understand that rampant and devoted fanboyism for Fight Club either. I didn't think that it was a bad movie, just nowhere near as good as a lot of people seem to think it was

Between this and you thinking Office Space is overrated I'm guessing you never worked at an office.

[Syndicate]

I can pretty much turn Fight Club on anytime that nothing good is on TV and enjoy it. It's just one of those movies you can watch until the end of days.

[Archetype]

I've never even been in an office and I love both.

[Snatch]

No that's not it...I took many film classes, worked on movies, and have written on and written many movies (just none that have ever been bought yet :()

Ya ok dickfuck. You haven't done shit with film to have an opinion like that.

You're going to tell me Fellini and Italian Neorealism is shit? You're going to say all the influence that Cinecitta had on film was neglible? You're going to say that Leone and Fulcini made all shitty films? You don't see the beauty in Goddard? You don't think there's some cool French New Wave stuff? You don't think about Kurosawa and how much he's done that has been ripped off? Terry Gillam and John Cleese and the rest of the Monty Python crew can fuck themselves?

Go back to your county college bullshit film classes, where they teach you the definition of Mise-en-scene for a semester, and then open your mouth. Maybe if you had any idea what the fuck you were talking about, some of your work might be noticed or sold. You are a fucking twit.

Also, all Mongo's opinions in this thread should carry a fucking warning advisory.

[Snatch]

Overrated movies of the last few years:

300- Homoerotic and homophobic at the same time. The fact that the blood doesn't stay on the ground is pretty symbolic. Looks like a bad video game cutscene. Perverts the most famous of lines from the story (fighting in the shade). Its nerd gay porn.

Garden State- When you creative a narrative without a single likeable character, how can you produce an enjoyable film? I'm all for style over substance, when its something actually unique or memorable. "Oh fuck, his shirt matches the wallpaper..."

Kingdom of Heaven- "Hi, I look like a total fucking pussy fag. I am a blacksmith. I am going to be trained for a total of 5 minutes. Now, I am the greatest warrior in the history of earth." Ooh, let's set up a group of badasses that the audience can cheer for. It will be like Predator, but in the Crusades. Just kidding, everyone dies within five minutes, and ORLANDO BLOOM is the roughest (only rough) motherfucker in the room. Oh, and for the climax, let's have guys pushing each other in a gateway.

[bixby]

Watch Kingdom Of Heaven's director's cut. I don't know why studios interfere with Ridley Scott's original visions for his films so much, but they should really learn to fuck off.

[Archetype]

300 was a near-perfect adaptation, you want to bitch? Bitch about the GN. They took out the naked dudes standing on other naked dudes part in the movie.

And fuck you, I would so do Natalie Portman's character in Garden State multiple times, and then stick around after.

[ADD]

Watch Kingdom Of Heaven's director's cut. I don't know why studios interfere with Ridley Scott's original visions for his films so much, but they should really learn to fuck off.

Because studio heads are morons. They constantly change endings, etc. because they think it'll be better.

Also, isn't the DC like 4 hours long? Good luck selling that to the mainstream audience.

[Bastard]

It’s an unwritten law that only Kevin Costner can make and star in movies over 4 hours long.

[Jack Bauer]

And fuck you, I would so do Natalie Portman's character in Garden State multiple times, and then stick around after.

same here

[Snatch]

Ya, you'd do her for about two weeks, and then murder her.

Wall E- Spent way too long trying to humanize Wall E, and then completely dehumanized the actual humans. Technology makes us lazy! People are fat! We're showing this film in a theatre, where you sit in the most comfortable chairs possible, eating the most fattening shit possible, on a format that makes you as stupid as possible!!!!! Fuck you.

The Departed- The first 80% of the movie was enjoyable enough, but then it lost it. Oh, there's a rat. I get it. Too many people get killed. That shit worked for No Country for Old Men, because there's no fucking CSI El Paso. Give me a break. Nicholson was awful and hammy.

Sin City- Fuck Frank Miller.

Good Night and Good Luck- We have the benefit of hindsight and history, which tells us that we could shed some light on the fact that McCarthy was actually correct in many of his accusations. Instead of doing that, let's just continue the hatchet job. We'll appear very brave, in continuing the media tradition of being completely self-congratulatory.

[NewTwilight]

no one has said it so i will...

Citizen Cane, what a piece of overrated shit
I agree. I was a film major and everyone raved about this being one of the greatest if not the great film ever. watched it and thought it stunk. I would never have put it even in my top 100 films. Horribly overrated.

Now my take on overrated films. Most anything by Woody Allen. If that is his idea of comedy well I am sorry Woody you are not a funny guy. Annie Hall was not funny and not worth watching more than once. I don't know why so many actors say it would be a dream to work with him. Just because he is a name?

[Cleric Preston]

I agree. I was a film major and everyone raved about this being one of the greatest if not the great film ever. watched it and thought it stunk. I would never have put it even in my top 100 films. Horribly overrated.

Now my take on overrated films. Most anything by Woody Allen. If that is his idea of comedy well I am sorry Woody you are not a funny guy. Annie Hall was not funny and not worth watching more than once. I don't know why so many actors say it would be a dream to work with him. Just because he is a name?


This from the guy who is actually excited about Twilight. Fuck off.

[willydong]

titanic... avoided it forever, then, of course, stuck in a hotel in texas and it was the only thing on... goddam laredo

[Orestes]

This will probably get me in trouble, but here goes....

My pick for the most over-rated film in history is The Godfather. Now I don't dislike the movie, in fact, I like it very much. I feel this way because of the endless arguments I've had with those who can't live with the fact that it isn't the be-all-end-all of movies. It's not even the best mob movie. That would go to either Donnie Brasco or Goodfellas. It has a great story and great acting but it's just not the best movie ever made. I'm really kind of bored with the whole mafia genre anyway. It doesn't do anything for me.

[bdjlo09]

The Lord of The Rings Trilogy

[locke8]

The first 80% of the movie was enjoyable enough, but then it lost it. Oh, there's a rat. I get it. Too many people get killed. That shit worked for No Country for Old Men, because there's no fucking CSI El Paso. Give me a break. Nicholson was awful and hammy.


you want to talk about an overrated movie, fuck no country for old men.

[bixby]

Why don't we just say "every good movie since the inception of film is overrated" to cap off all this retardation?