Stuff that you always thought was over-rated, but were scared to say!

AskMyChocolate

For me, it has to be "The catcher in the rye".

It's not badly written, and it does have some of that simplicity of language, that tends to grab you, but , I wouldn't put it up there with "Breakfast at Tiffanys" or "The Old Man and the Sea", or any of Steinbeck's stuff.


So, what think ye AH? Are Tayto crisps over-rated? Or other things?

First person to bring up "Starry night" by Van Gogh or The Stone Roses, gets a puck in the jaw. If anything they're under-rated.:D

Anyway, Happy Christmas friends.

Choco

Napper Hawkins

The Stone Roses are massively, massively, hilariously overrated.

Zoolander and Team America, there I said it.

Celly Smunt

Anchorman.

efb

Why do people feel the need to declare what's 'over-rated'???

danslevent

The monty python films, more fun to quote rather than watch.

Napper Hawkins

efb wrote: »

Why do people feel the need to declare what's 'over-rated'???

To remind others that their personal taste is inferior to their own. Obviously.

Celly Smunt

danslevent wrote: »

The monty python films, more fun to quote rather than watch.

blasphemer!!!

Where To

Either Star Trek or Star Wars, I can't remember which, I always get them mixed up.

Actually both.

Czarcasm

Atheism.

Oh wait, stuff you were "afraid" to say was over-rated...

Nope, drawing a blank there.

krudler

Isnt this just the unpopular opinions thread?

squod

UFOs

OneArt

"To Kill a Mockingbird" is a load of sh!t. One of the most boring books I've ever read. The story just dragged and halfway through I hadn't a clue what was going on.

Anything I've read by Franz Kafka. "The Trial" painfully boring and I just hadn't a clue what was going on. Didn't capture my interest at all.

"The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit". Okay, I know the Hobbit is written for kids, but after reading the Silmarillion and other tales about Middle Earth I just couldn't enjoy the original books.

Max Power

Kate Moss

Shryke

I don't like sports at all. It's not a view that goes down well usually, so I tend not to mention it.

Breaking Bad is way over-hyped. Well made, over-hyped.

Hanging out with people at all times. It's all a bit claustrophobic and clingy. Some people wouldn't know who they were if you took their friends away. Pretty sure I'd be told to fcuk right off if I voiced that one, and rightly so probably. :pac:

Jogathon

Brad Pitt.

Larianne

The Simpsons.

It's not that funny.

Shryke

OneArt wrote: »

"To Kill a Mockingbird" is a load of sh!t. One of the most boring books I've ever read. The story just dragged and halfway through I hadn't a clue what was going on.

Anything I've read by Franz Kafka. "The Trial" painfully boring and I just hadn't a clue what was going on. Didn't capture my interest at all.

"The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit". Okay, I know the Hobbit is written for kids, but after reading the Silmarillion and other tales about Middle Earth I just couldn't enjoy the original books.

I don't think the books were the problem.

Prometheus

James Joyce and Ulysses, guarantee you 99% of people who have said they read it actually haven't.
My proof. The first 10 pages alone are a complete and utter dirge.
Its one of these items in life that became trendy without anyone
knowing how or why.
Oh, and the Clash are in this bracket as well!

Rasheed

Coldplay. Can't understand the fascination.

Celly Smunt

The beatles also

kraggy

Angelina Jolie.

Jennifer Aniston >>>>> Angelina Jolie.

Jimoslimos

AskMyChocolate wrote: »

For me, it has to be "The catcher in the rye".

It's not badly written, and it does have some of that simplicity of language, that tends to grab you, but , I wouldn't put it up there with "Breakfast at Tiffanys" or "The Old Man and the Sea", or any of Steinbeck's stuff

I remember reading it when younger and all I could think was what a massive prick Holden Caulfield was. Maybe I'll re-read it sometime to see if my attitude has changed.

3ndahalfof6

mother in-laws cooking.

Fr_Dougal

Heroin. (eventhough it tickles)

Mary28

Steak. I like red meat but a big lump of steak does nothing for me.

Spunge

sobriety

Hippies!

Australia

eviltimeban

Christmas.

Radiohead.

Going out.

Football.

American TV shows.

Jimoslimos

Doctor Who.

Hasn't aged well, take Daleks ffs. I mean maybe back a few decades ago a shiny metal bin with rasping voice was petrifying, but now?

Froggy123

Fightclub

Going to see a comedian live...

krudler

Jimoslimos wrote: »

I remember reading it when younger and all I could think was what a massive prick Holden Caulfield was. Maybe I'll re-read it sometime to see if my attitude has changed.

He is a prick, thats the entire point

Pilotdude5

The Godfather.

Celly Smunt

krudler wrote: »

He is a prick, thats the entire point

that killed me.

Lenin Skynard

Batman movies and every other predictable pile of sh1te hollywood movie that becomes trendy.

krudler

Soccer/football. 90 minutes of passing played by wimps who get carted off on a stretcher because someone looked at them funny or they were hit with a stiff breeze.

mikemac1

Bob Dylan has an awful voice yet he treated like a genius
I don't like him at all



Also, WWF or whatever name it's going by these days.
Fake wrestling, load of shíte


The Big Lebowski, not funny at all

Vito Corleone

Batman, Spiderman and Superman are all very over-rated and stupid in my opinion, never understood how they could be so popular among people over 10 years old.

Squ

krudler wrote: »

Isnt this just the unpopular opinions thread?

With a little bit of "things that are only ok" tread thrown in for good measure..

Jimoslimos

krudler wrote: »

He is a prick, thats the entire point

Ah, good to know I wasn't misreading the whole anti-hero aspect then!

the purple tin

Chuck Norris.

Squ

Its a wonderful life.

Ive never wanted to punch a kid in the face as much.

Gi joe!

Football, how people watch 90+ minutes of this stuff is beyond me. The only team I can barely stand watching is Barcelona.

Ipad, I-phones, every kind of device where countless pointless 'apps' are offered. Completely mystified as to how people obsess over this kind of stuff.

Going to live concerts is another one, I can barely see the band usually and the sound quality can be terrible. Couple that with drunk idiots means I haven't been to one in years.

Which brings me on to beer, or the taste of it. 90% of the mainstream stuff is absolutely turgid; Heineken, Carlsberg. I just can't fathom how people swear by this stuff. Are they all just afraid to tell the truth that this stuff is horrible?

Shryke

Vito Corleone wrote: »

Batman, Spiderman and Superman are all very over-rated and stupid in my opinion, never understood how they could be so popular among people over 10 years old.

Did you not like the Chris Nolan Batman films?
Spider-man is aimed at teenagers. Young man wakes up one day with "web" coming out of him. He puts on muscle etc. It's a puberty/becoming an adult thing.
Superman, I'll never understand the appeal. What's so great about being perfect and having every stupid power possible?

I think you might be missing the point of an allegory.

Duckworth_Luas

I got hammered on another thread for saying this but Liam Neeson has the acting ability of a turnip!

Squ

the purple tin wrote: »

Chuck Norris.

He was insulted on the internet once,
now he's known as Anonymous.

efb

Napper Hawkins wrote: »

To remind others that their personal taste is inferior to their own. Obviously.

so inferiority complex then, perfect for the internet

GLaDOS

If I think something is overrated I wouldn't be afraid to say it

Pea 9

Lord of the rings.....dont hit me, please, no, im sorry, I didn't mean it

efb

I think this should be re-named "Stuff you think is over-rated, but dont have mates to rip the piss out if it with, so post it on the internets to feel like a boss" thread...

Jimoslimos

the purple tin wrote: »

Chuck Norris.

He's a fundamentalist Christian nutcase who wants religion and the Bible taught as history in schools. Enough said.