Guest Lethargic Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 I'm running a poll on my site right now about the most over-rated movies of all time. Just wondering if you guys had any picks. I've got a million I could list so I don't know where to start.
Guest bps "The Truth" 21 Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 Two words. First Word: Star Second Word: Wars
Guest chirs3 Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 I didn't think Blade Runner was anything special, but boy do I get it from Sci-fi fans...
Guest LooseCannon Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 American Beauty was an overinflateted puff piece masquerading as something arty. I'll second anything by Kevin Smith, except Clerks, which I don't believe is overrated only because its flaws are so apparent.
Guest godthedog Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 mild spoilers ahead 'apocalypse now'. i cannot fucking stand that movie. it's so bloated & obvious & pretentious it makes me want to throw up. it's like having a 14-year-old kid who thinks he's important scream "war is hell! WAR IS HELL!" into my ears for 2 1/2 hours. the narration was completely unnecessary & only served to keep hitting you over the head with the idea that this was somehow an important film. and don't even get me started on the episode with the puppy. i saw it coming a mile away, thinking "yeah, he's just reaching for a picture of his kids or something else manipulative and sentimental," hoping it WOULDN'T be something like that, but coppola went all out. what's the only thing more manipulative & sentimental than a picture of one's family? why, a puppy of course! and 'breathless'. but i've gone on that rant one too many times already.
Guest Youth N Asia Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 Get Shorty Taxi Driver...before you cast your stones at me, this movies was hyped to all hell for me and I didn't see anything to make it a classic Apocalypse Now
Guest Fook_Hing_Ho Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 Gladiator I didn't see it in theatres, so when it came out on video I rented it. Suffice it to say, to this day I'm thinking "Exactly how did this piece of shit of a movie win Best Picture?"
Guest LooseCannon Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 I somewhat like "Apocalypse Now," - it's probably my favorite Coppola film, and I think the idea of doing a Vietnam version of Heart of Darkness is a fairly brilliant idea. But it does merit a fair amount of criticsm. What especially upsets me is the scenes Coppola cut which would have shown Duvall's character in a more positive, nuanced light. But I guess I don't think much of Coppola in general. I think the Godfather movies are even more overrated.
Guest chirs3 Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 Gladiator gets a vote from me too. It was allright. Movie of the year? Pbth.
Guest J*ingus Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 I liked most of the movies you guys have mentioned, but let me third the nomination of Gladiator. I literally do not understand why people loved this movie so much. I mean, I hated Clockwork Orange, but could at least see why many didn't. But Gladiator?! A Spartacus ripoff which comletely, blatantly disregards all actual historical accounts of that era, and has shitty CGI effects and Saving Private Ryan wannabe "shaky-cam" to boot? I don't get it.
Guest KingOfOldSchool Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 Gladiator The Matrix Star Wars Bah to all of them, I say.
Guest ShooterJay Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 1. English Patient 2. I agree about Blade Runner, it seemed really clunky to me. Gladiator only won because there were no really good movies that year. And while I'm on it... 3. Traffic is also a movie I feel is pretty overrated.
Guest NaturalBornThriller4:20 Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 Any "Oscar Type" Movie starring Russell Crowe. Damn near everything Directed by Ron Howard.
Guest redbaron51 Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 bah to you saying that Star Wars, Apocolypse Now are overrated. Shakespeare In Love, Matrix, Gladiator, TITANIC Terminator Series, Apollo 13 are overrated
Guest Si82 Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 Star Wars. I dont' see how this gets voted best movie of all-time in polls. It's not a masterpiece it's just cheesy sc-fi. Titanic is a piece of shit too, masterpiece my arse. I'm embarassed that the guy who shouted "Oceburgh, straight ahead!" was english. And anything directed by Guy Ritichie. Gangster...yeah, fucking right.
Guest starvenger Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 Gladiator - Great movie, but so not deserving of Best Picture. A Beautiful Mind - Could you hear Ron Howard crying for another Oscar? LotR and Momento were robbed. Star Wars - Overrated in the sense that we, as fans, somehow managed to make Lucas think that he was a great writer/director/producer. >Gladiator only won because there were no really good movies that year. And while I'm on it... Um, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? I mean, sure it's not original, but it was definitely different from the standard Hollywood fare, and it was a great movie.
Guest CoreyLazarus416 Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 TRAFFIC and The Godfather (I and II) are all terribly overrated. Traffic is just a 30-minute after-school "don't do drugs" PBS special stretched into 3 hours or so, complete with the only good performances from Topher Grace (Eric Forman from That 70's Show) and Benicio Del Toro.
Guest Karnage Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 The Matrix...I don't understand why so many movies/shows copy the bullet time and all that other crap.
Guest godthedog Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 Gladiator only won because there were no really good movies that year. And while I'm on it... 'almost famous', 'requiem for a dream', and 'wonder boys' were all WAY better than 'gladiator'.
Guest DawnBTVS Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 Overrated= Gladiator Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring;) Cast Away
Guest Will Scarlet Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 I will agree with those who say Star Wars. I know a bunch of people who love Star Wars movies, yet I never see the big deal about them. As for Gladiator, the reason it probably won was that it had an "epic" feel to it, whatever that is. At least that is what I kept hearing when it came out.
Guest chirs3 Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 Having just watched it again on DVD (!!!), I'll reluctantly add Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring to the list. While I think the entire ending part (Battle at... Amon Hen, I think) is absolutely incredibly, the two and a half hours before it are hit and miss with performances and entertainment... It's a good thing I'm a Tolkien-mark... It's a good movie overall, but looking back it wasn't the best.
Guest Human Fly Posted August 16, 2002 Report Posted August 16, 2002 Unbreakable Beautiful Mind Crouching Tiger (it was good, but I couldn't see what made it different then a ton of other Fu movies)
Guest LexLugerRules Posted August 17, 2002 Report Posted August 17, 2002 Star Wars. I dont' see how this gets voted best movie of all-time in polls. It's not a masterpiece it's just cheesy sc-fi. To our generation it may be cheesy, but you gotta remember, in the 70's it was amazing. If it wasnt for Star Wars, most of the graphics you see on movies today, wouldnt have been created. Stars Wars did to there generation, what Jurassic Park did for ours.
Guest Lethargic Posted August 17, 2002 Report Posted August 17, 2002 That's the most retarded statement ever. Even though I know you're defending it. Star Wars isn't amazing because it's from the 70's. It's still amazing today compared to today's movies. That's why it's popular. Look at the sequels, all that gloss and high tech crap still hasn't been able to recreate the magic of the 70's movies. It has nothing to do with generations, it has to do with being a good movie with a good story and good characters. If you have that, which Star Wars does, it doesn't matter about FX or generation. A good movie is a good movie. Saying it's over-rated is one thing but comparing Star Wars to a piece of absolute dog shit like Jurassic Park should be grounds for being put to sleep.
Guest El Satanico Posted August 17, 2002 Report Posted August 17, 2002 Unbreakable UnBreakable can't be overrated since it is largely disliked. I still don't understand why it received such a backlash. Well other then that a large majority of the american public will hate a movie if it isn't what they were expecting.
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