Overrated Films
12-03-03, 12:05 PM
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Overrated Films
Which films do you think are overrated? I'm talking mainstream films and cult films. I think this would be interesting to see which films people feel are overrated.
My list:
SEVEN SAMURAI
HORROR OF DRACULA (I prefer CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN. Seriously overpraised)
THE BIG SLEEP (I love Bogart, he's my favorite actor of all-time, but in this one, he might as well be [badjoke]Humphrey BORE-gart[/badjoke])
PSYCHO
THE GODFATHER (Part II is MUCH better)
DR. ZHIVAGO (Overlong costume drama. Hated it)
ALL ABOUT EVE
MY FAIR LADY
THE GRADUATE
THE EXORCIST
FIGHT CLUB
THE MATRIX
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
SOME LIKE IT HOT (I love Billy Wilder. ONE TWO THREE, SUSNET BOULEVARD, and DOUBLE INDEMNITY are all great, but I didn't like this at all)
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (I prefer DePalma's PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE)
DUCK SOUP (I love The Marx Brothers, but I didn't care for this one)
SCARFACE (Remake)
STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE
JAWS
Please don't bash me for my opinions. That's all I am, another opinion. Don't like it? No problem. But lets not start a flame war over this.
My list:
SEVEN SAMURAI
HORROR OF DRACULA (I prefer CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN. Seriously overpraised)
THE BIG SLEEP (I love Bogart, he's my favorite actor of all-time, but in this one, he might as well be [badjoke]Humphrey BORE-gart[/badjoke])
PSYCHO
THE GODFATHER (Part II is MUCH better)
DR. ZHIVAGO (Overlong costume drama. Hated it)
ALL ABOUT EVE
MY FAIR LADY
THE GRADUATE
THE EXORCIST
FIGHT CLUB
THE MATRIX
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
SOME LIKE IT HOT (I love Billy Wilder. ONE TWO THREE, SUSNET BOULEVARD, and DOUBLE INDEMNITY are all great, but I didn't like this at all)
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (I prefer DePalma's PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE)
DUCK SOUP (I love The Marx Brothers, but I didn't care for this one)
SCARFACE (Remake)
STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE
JAWS
Please don't bash me for my opinions. That's all I am, another opinion. Don't like it? No problem. But lets not start a flame war over this.
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12-03-03, 01:07 PM
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A Street Car Named Desire
Rebel Without A Cause
Gone With the Wind
2001: A Space Odyssey
Rebel Without A Cause
Gone With the Wind
2001: A Space Odyssey
12-03-03, 01:20 PM
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Originally posted by Spooky
This is a repeat post...so I'll give a repeat answer:
This is a repeat post...so I'll give a repeat answer:
Originally posted by neiname
Isn't there a thread devoted to this
Isn't there a thread devoted to this
There is, of course, the unpopular movie opinions thread.
12-03-03, 02:40 PM
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Right... and I hate all the movies people here fall head over heel about.
Are you just bored or trying to start a war? If you don't like a certain movie, keep it to yourself or discuss it in length. Don't start some sorry thread for a excuse to bash a few films people like, but you don't.
They should rate these kinds of posts thread craps of the week.
Are you just bored or trying to start a war? If you don't like a certain movie, keep it to yourself or discuss it in length. Don't start some sorry thread for a excuse to bash a few films people like, but you don't.
They should rate these kinds of posts thread craps of the week.
12-03-03, 02:43 PM
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1. Freaks (1932)
2. Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
3. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966)
4. One Flew Over the Cukoos Nest (1975)
5. Sunrise (1927)
6. Citizen Kane (1941)
7. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
8. The Man Who Laughs (1928)
9. Night of the Hunter (1955)
10. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
11. Ed Wood (1994)
12. Modern Times (1936)
13. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
14. Touch of Evil (1958)
15. Sisters (1973)
16. Suspiria (1977)
17. Jackie Brown (1997)
18. The Unknown (1927)
19. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
20. The Tenant (1976)
2. Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
3. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966)
4. One Flew Over the Cukoos Nest (1975)
5. Sunrise (1927)
6. Citizen Kane (1941)
7. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
8. The Man Who Laughs (1928)
9. Night of the Hunter (1955)
10. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
11. Ed Wood (1994)
12. Modern Times (1936)
13. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
14. Touch of Evil (1958)
15. Sisters (1973)
16. Suspiria (1977)
17. Jackie Brown (1997)
18. The Unknown (1927)
19. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
20. The Tenant (1976)
12-03-03, 02:45 PM
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Lawrence of Arabia - It was ok. The cinematography was good.
Citizen Kane - I guess it was revolutionary for its time, but does that make it the greatest ever?
Raging Bull - I just didn't feel anything for the characters.
Citizen Kane - I guess it was revolutionary for its time, but does that make it the greatest ever?
Raging Bull - I just didn't feel anything for the characters.
12-03-03, 03:18 PM
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I still, to this day, don't understand the terms "overrated" and "underrated"
12-03-03, 03:31 PM
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Originally posted by RichC2
I still, to this day, don't understand the terms "overrated" and "underrated"
I still, to this day, don't understand the terms "overrated" and "underrated"
Underrated: A film you like that hardly anyone else does.
They're just a way of saying your personal opinion of a film contrasts with the general consensus.
12-03-03, 05:06 PM
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Originally posted by Groucho
1. Freaks (1932)
2. Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
3. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966)
4. One Flew Over the Cukoos Nest (1975)
5. Sunrise (1927)
6. Citizen Kane (1941)
7. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
8. The Man Who Laughs (1928)
9. Night of the Hunter (1955)
10. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
11. Ed Wood (1994)
12. Modern Times (1936)
13. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
14. Touch of Evil (1958)
15. Sisters (1973)
16. Suspiria (1977)
17. Jackie Brown (1997)
18. The Unknown (1927)
19. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
20. The Tenant (1976)
1. Freaks (1932)
2. Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
3. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966)
4. One Flew Over the Cukoos Nest (1975)
5. Sunrise (1927)
6. Citizen Kane (1941)
7. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
8. The Man Who Laughs (1928)
9. Night of the Hunter (1955)
10. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
11. Ed Wood (1994)
12. Modern Times (1936)
13. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
14. Touch of Evil (1958)
15. Sisters (1973)
16. Suspiria (1977)
17. Jackie Brown (1997)
18. The Unknown (1927)
19. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
20. The Tenant (1976)
12-03-03, 05:40 PM
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Originally posted by Groucho
1. Freaks (1932)
2. Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
3. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966)
4. One Flew Over the Cukoos Nest (1975)
5. Sunrise (1927)
6. Citizen Kane (1941)
7. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
8. The Man Who Laughs (1928)
9. Night of the Hunter (1955)
10. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
11. Ed Wood (1994)
12. Modern Times (1936)
13. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
14. Touch of Evil (1958)
15. Sisters (1973)
16. Suspiria (1977)
17. Jackie Brown (1997)
18. The Unknown (1927)
19. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
20. The Tenant (1976)
1. Freaks (1932)
2. Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
3. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966)
4. One Flew Over the Cukoos Nest (1975)
5. Sunrise (1927)
6. Citizen Kane (1941)
7. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
8. The Man Who Laughs (1928)
9. Night of the Hunter (1955)
10. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
11. Ed Wood (1994)
12. Modern Times (1936)
13. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
14. Touch of Evil (1958)
15. Sisters (1973)
16. Suspiria (1977)
17. Jackie Brown (1997)
18. The Unknown (1927)
19. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
20. The Tenant (1976)
