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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
| | Posted: | | | | What films did you think where overrated?
Sunset Boulevard
A film to this day people say is the definitive film about Hollywood and one of the 100 best blah blah nonsense. At the time for a mainstream film this was something different and edgy and for the first about 30 mins or so it builds it self up nicely to only descend into contrived melodramatic nonsense.
Classic? Not after 60 years have gone past and don't get me wrong i love many older films but as i argue a lot the 70's and the explosion of independent film making which redefined genres and left a lot of the films of the past dated.
A better film about Hollywood by far Robert Altman's The Player. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 5,734 |
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What films did you think where overrated? Star Wars | | | | Don't confuse while the film is playing with when the film is played. [Ken Cole, DVD Profiler Architect] |
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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting bbbbb: Quote:
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What films did you think where overrated?
Star Wars Indeed Empire Strikes back is very good though and Revenge of the Sith i guilty like more than New Hope or Return of the Jedi. |
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| Registered: May 26, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 599 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting bbbbb: Quote:
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What films did you think where overrated?
Star Wars Agreed. And anything by Tarantino. |
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| Registered: July 31, 2008 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 2,506 |
| | Posted: | | | | The Matrix & Lord of the Rings Trilogies. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 4,245 |
| | Posted: | | | | Of recent films my pick would be District 9. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 5,734 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting CubbyUps: Quote:
Of recent films my pick would be District 9. Mine Avatar. | | | | Don't confuse while the film is playing with when the film is played. [Ken Cole, DVD Profiler Architect] |
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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
| | Posted: | | | | Planet of The Apes (1968) | | | | Last edited: by ShinyDiscGuy |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Titanic (1997) | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,635 |
| | Posted: | | | | All films are simulaneously overrated and underrated. If a person loves a film, no praise could ever be high enough. If the same person cannot abide a film (no matter how good or bad) any praise makes it overrated. I see no reason to get into a wizzing contest with amateurs on "overrated" films. Film Alba and I have spent far too much time over films I consider good verses his sense of lousy to continue this.
I like Sunset Boulevard and find the concept of a film narrated by a corpse hilarious. Your mileage may vary (and obviously Film Alba's does).
Enjoy this thread; I think I might bow out. | | | If it wasn't for bad taste, I wouldn't have no taste at all.
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| Registered: October 19, 2008 | | Posts: 409 |
| | Posted: | | | | I don't think that anything that was listed here was overrated. |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Jericko1: Quote:
I don't think that anything that was listed here was overrated. Possibly you're correct. I think Cliff (VibroCount) has the best approach here. If for you a film is overrated or not mainly depends on whether you liked it or not. ... I simply hate Titanic and come to that, I consider "Pearl Harbor" to be an eyesore too. | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: August 23, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,656 |
| | Posted: | | | | Citizen Kane and Gone with the Wind. Talk about snoozefests.
I can appreciate what Kane did for film, but holy hell what a boring movie to suffer through.
GwtW is good for insomnia, and not much more. | | | Reviewer, HorrorTalk.com
"I also refuse to document CLT results and I pay my bills to avoid going to court." - Sam, keeping it real, yo. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,635 |
| | Posted: | | | | ALL films are over-rated ......to someone!  | | | | Hal |
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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting VibroCount: Quote:
All films are simulaneously overrated and underrated. If a person loves a film, no praise could ever be high enough. If the same person cannot abide a film (no matter how good or bad) any praise makes it overrated. I see no reason to get into a wizzing contest with amateurs on "overrated" films. Film Alba and I have spent far too much time over films I consider good verses his sense of lousy to continue this.
I like Sunset Boulevard and find the concept of a film narrated by a corpse hilarious. Your mileage may vary (and obviously Film Alba's does).
Enjoy this thread; I think I might bow out. What you mean by mileage? |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,741 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting FilmAlba: Quote:
What you mean by mileage? Your Mileage May Vary (Warning: Beginning to read TV Tropes can cause addictive behaviour and an overloaded Webbrowser because of too many open tabs  ) | | | Karsten
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