Overrated films that people seem to think are a great but really are not

Church on Tuesday · 03-09-2020 09:31PM

Sorry about that wrote: »

As Good As It Gets. Helen Hunt and Jack Nicholson as annoying as each other.

Archeron · 03-09-2020 09:31PM

That Glen Hansard movie Once. If I remember correctly the Irish media were dribbling all over themselves at this, and it was a pile of absolute scutter with an incredibly annoying whiny soundtrack.

Quantum Erasure · 03-09-2020 09:40PM

loyatemu wrote: »

pfft - The Prestige wants a word with you...

There's one now, ...

Quantum Erasure · 03-09-2020 09:44PM

Erranged wrote: »

Sully

I haven't seen it but I can guess how bad it is

Typical American superhero trash!

Flight, with Denzel Washington. an altogether better film.

buried · 03-09-2020 09:44PM

Three Billboards. Badly crafted, this excuse that it is "character driven" is just a total cop out. The characters are given too short a time frame that exists within the 2 hours to be properly drawn out. All you are left with is a film that has no basic point to any of its story in the limited time frame you are watching. Doesn't really matter anyways, the world in this film is not believable, so, why would you give a monkeys about the characters in such a realm. I think the director was trying to make a hybrid of Twin Peaks with Tarantino dialogue and it just all falls flat on its arse.

BlackKKlansman. Another badly crafted world that just seems totally and utterly unbelievable. This film doesn't know what it is. It carries a serious message and serious story but the whole thing just seemed to be laughing at itself with all these cartoonish characters and silly set-pieces. Am a big fan of "Do the right thing" by Spike Lee, but the fall came very soon after that. Now the fall is huge.

Midsommar. I'm a big fan of 'Hereditary' but hated this. In 'Hereditary' there is this constant sense of otherwordly dread, as if the Demon in the film is the thing actually directing the whole film you are watching, very cool. Midsommar is basically a break up movie with a bunch of really really annoying frat knobs on vacation, one of whom brings his girlfriend along for the trip. Just desperate stuff.

iamstop · 03-09-2020 09:48PM

Titanic.

Enough said.

JasonStatham · 03-09-2020 10:06PM

quickbeam wrote: »

Oh yeah, that highly acclaimed film!

There's some people out there who think it's the greatest horror series since sliced bread.

*Shrugs

03-09-2020 10:14PM

daithi1970 wrote: »

my head still hurts after watching Memento..

this is for you then

https://vimeo.com/194394156

03-09-2020 10:15PM

Tiger Roll wrote: »

Twelve Monkeys . The biggest piece of crap ever made

certainly over-rated ****e.

eddiervp20 · 03-09-2020 10:20PM

The Godfather (Absolute muck)
All of the Star wars movies
The Breakfast Club
Harry Potter series
John Wick

eddiervp20 · 03-09-2020 10:20PM

The Godfather (Absolute muck)
All of the Star wars movies
The Breakfast Club
Harry Potter series
John Wick

Erranged · 03-09-2020 10:22PM

eddiervp20 wrote: »

The Godfather (Absolute muck)

Ah here

donegal_man · 03-09-2020 10:24PM

I don't understand the love for the John Wick movies at all. Watched half of the first one and was bored beyond endurance.

buried · 03-09-2020 10:25PM

eddiervp20 wrote: »

The Godfather (Absolute muck)

Can understand the rest of your picks but why 'The Godfather', genuinely interested, why did you not dig it?

Vestiapx · 03-09-2020 10:26PM

eddiervp20 wrote: »

The Godfather (Absolute muck)
All of the Star wars movies
The Breakfast Club
Harry Potter series
John Wick

We have different tastes, I'm genuinely interested what age gender occupation you have

Hego Damask · 03-09-2020 10:27PM

Archeron wrote: »

That Glen Hansard movie Once. If I remember correctly the Irish media were dribbling all over themselves at this, and it was a pile of absolute scutter with an incredibly annoying whiny soundtrack.

Especially the way the whole relationship between Hansard and the actress in real life was creepy as f*ck.

He met her when she was 13 and he was 29, by the time she was 17 they were a couple.

don't care what anyone says, thats verging on peadophilia.

Hego Damask · 03-09-2020 10:28PM

Rocky - Rubbish, I couldn't believe this won an oscar, and stallone nominated for best actor ?

utter garbage - now Rocky 4 !! that was a classic!!

Vestiapx · 03-09-2020 10:29PM

Context post
I'm 45
Have no options on potter never watched it
Loved breakfast club in n the time it was released
Loved the first three star wars in their era
And love the Godfather in Literally any era

03-09-2020 10:35PM

Hego Damask wrote: »

Especially the way the whole relationship between Hansard and the actress in real life was creepy as f*ck.

He met her when she was 13 and he was 29, by the time she was 17 they were a couple.

don't care what anyone says, thats verging on peadophilia.

not good on the maths alright

ginger potato-head feckers like him have to plan ahead to get a piece.

DavyD_83 · 03-09-2020 10:43PM

Gangs of New York.
Day Lewis was some of the hammiest acting I've ever seen, and it was about 2 hours to long.
I saw it in the Stella in Rathmines (when it was still a kip)and they even still had an intermission. The other 4 people I saw it with thought it was brilliant

McGinniesta · 03-09-2020 11:04PM

Archeron wrote: »

That Glen Hansard movie Once. If I remember correctly the Irish media were dribbling all over themselves at this, and it was a pile of absolute scutter with an incredibly annoying whiny soundtrack.

The song that won the oscar was a bag of dogsh1t too.

Rothko · 03-09-2020 11:05PM

DavyD_83 wrote: »

Gangs of New York.
Day Lewis was some of the hammiest acting I've ever seen, and it was about 2 hours to long.
I saw it in the Stella in Rathmines (when it was still a kip)and they even still had an intermission. The other 4 people I saw it with thought it was brilliant

I agree except about Daniel Day Lewis. He's the only good thing about that movie.

TCDStudent1 · 03-09-2020 11:06PM

Archeron wrote: »

That Glen Hansard movie Once. If I remember correctly the Irish media were dribbling all over themselves at this, and it was a pile of absolute scutter with an incredibly annoying whiny soundtrack.

Good call. Could never understand the hype about that film or song.

TheW1zard · 03-09-2020 11:06PM

Scarface. Its 7 hours too long

Church on Tuesday · 03-09-2020 11:08PM

glasso wrote: »

not good on the maths alright

ginger potato-head feckers like him have to plan ahead to get a piece.

Lads like him don't care.

Strumms · 03-09-2020 11:09PM

limnam wrote: »

A Clockwork Orange.

Utter tripe.

About 15 years since I saw it but underwhelming would be putting it mildly, a bore fest.

Montage of Feck · 03-09-2020 11:10PM

I was very disappointed with gangs of New York, should have been an epic considering those involved and the setting but was altogether forgettable.

buried · 03-09-2020 11:13PM

A Quiet Place. Protagonist family of hipster idiots live in a post apocalyptic world where monsters that can hear your slightest move rush to come kill you, but said protagonist family of hipsters still be living like its 1999 on a huge working farm with a pregnant woman in tow. They all deserved to die and the longer the film went on I was hoping they all would.

McGinniesta · 03-09-2020 11:13PM

Avatar was a real sh1t sandwich.

Montage of Feck · 03-09-2020 11:16PM

donegal_man wrote: »

I don't understand the love for the John Wick movies at all. Watched half of the first one and was bored beyond endurance.

Same here its basically a hour and a half of keanu looking moody and shooting people repeatedly, gets repetitive rather quickly.

Overrated films that people seem to think are a great but really are not

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