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

odyssey06 · 04-09-2020 09:32PM

littlevillage wrote: »

1000% agree. If Saoirse Ronan wasn't Irish, nobody here would have even heard of it

It was one of the best picture nominees at the Oscars in 2018...

imme · 04-09-2020 09:37PM

Birdman, which starred Michael Keaton, and Donnie Darko, which started Jake gyllenhall,

Both way overrated.

They each had a 'mental illness gives you special powers' premise which was bizzare.

Quantum Erasure · 04-09-2020 09:40PM

Loved Donnie Darko, great film.

Surprised not to see The Butterfly Effect mentioned yet (another great film), but I suppose that just means no-one rates it at all...

quickbeam wrote: »

Oh yeah, that highly acclaimed film!

I quite liked the Hellraiser films, ... must give them a re-watch actually

Tony EH · 04-09-2020 09:47PM

Night of the Hunter

Drive

The Shape of Water -> In fact anything by Del Toro.

Joker

joeguevara · 04-09-2020 09:49PM

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

Loved Donnie Darko, great film.

Surprised not to see The Butterfly Effect mentioned yet (another great film), but I suppose that just means no-one rates it at all...

I quite liked the Hellraiser films, ... must give them a re-watch actually

Really liked butterfly effect. Haven’t seen any of the sequels.

Quantum Erasure · 04-09-2020 10:05PM

joeguevara wrote: »

Really liked butterfly effect. Haven’t seen any of the sequels.

Neither have I, didn't think the ending [directors cut, the only proper ending] left any room for sequels. (Just looked them up, theyre unrelated to the original film, might give them a watch)

fly_agaric · 04-09-2020 10:06PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Avatar cost $2,438 per second.

I'd rather watch El Mariachi again. Total Cost of Getting the Film in Can: $2,975 (without developing) and $2,329.00 of that was for the rolls of film.

Haven't see that but you've a point it is astronomical...maybe sinful.
I did enjoy it [edit: Avatar] and am glad it exists.
Even if it is overrated, I think it was worth a couple of forgettable superhero blockbusters or sequels. You'd hope for a world where extremely expensive films taking a bit of a risk relatively speaking by trying something new (like Avatar) and smaller films can coexist.

igCorcaigh · 04-09-2020 10:07PM

Tony EH wrote: »

Night of the Hunter

Drive

The Shape of Water -> In fact anything by Del Toro.

Joker

I hated the shape of water!
Nonsense.

Del Toro is so over rated.
I wasted hours of my life on his "masterpieces".

Rubbish.

Fuascailteoir · 04-09-2020 10:10PM

Tony EH wrote: »

Night of the Hunter

Drive

The Shape of Water -> In fact anything by Del Toro.

Joker

His anima stone series tales of arcadia is splendid

igCorcaigh · 04-09-2020 10:12PM

What was that alien contact film, with ink signs or something.

The "acting" of wow face for an hour and a half.

Utter nonsense.

04-09-2020 10:13PM

Alejandro68 wrote: »

The Jack Reacher films. Maybe it is because I find Tom Cruise an annoying actor.

they were never exactly rated much

that said they are ok time fillers of a rainy Tuesday or a lockdown Friday!

JohnnyFlash · 04-09-2020 10:13PM

I really liked Birdman.

igCorcaigh · 04-09-2020 10:13PM

Fuascailteoir wrote: »

His anima stone series tales of arcadia is splendid

OK, I must check that out

igCorcaigh · 04-09-2020 10:17PM

Stanley Kubrick is one of my favourite directors, but Eyes Wide Shut left me bored.

EagererBeaver · 04-09-2020 10:19PM

If you don't like or appreciate Hamilton you're an idiot, a philistine, or both.

Hector Savage · 04-09-2020 10:20PM

Boyhood .... absolute scutter .
Apart from the fact that it was filmed over 12 years and you saw the actors age - that was interesting, the film itself was a pretentious bore.
Especially when the kid grew up and was always moaning in that way American kids do with "like , like , like " ... moaning about the environment and America to his girlfriend - as he drives around in an SUV .... such horse****.

Rothko · 04-09-2020 10:28PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Yer man going "boom boom boom boom" wasn't that a bit repetitive ?

"Yer man" is the legendary John Lee Hooker.

fly_agaric · 04-09-2020 10:36PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

What was that alien contact film, with ink signs or something.

The "acting" of wow face for an hour and a half.

Utter nonsense.

Knowing (Nicholas Cage)?
Don't think it is regarded as "great" by anyone (?!) which probably rules it out.

EagererBeaver · 04-09-2020 10:42PM

I think he's talking about Arrival with Amy Adams.

fly_agaric · 04-09-2020 10:43PM

EagererBeaver wrote: »

I think he's talking about Arrival with Amy Adams.

Okay, haven't seen that I think (or if I did it made no impression!).

joeguevara · 04-09-2020 10:44PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Stanley Kubrick is one of my favourite directors, but Eyes Wide Shut left me bored.

I think it came out when I was in second year in college. Always love his movies growing up. Remember his film was just flat and the ending a bit blah. But he was dead shortly after first cut so don’t know if this was ever the final product. Being on his last legs wasn’t going ever to produce his magnum opus. Not sure anyone ever really rated it highly.

Saving Private Ryan was the most overrated for me. I wouldn’t call it sh1t, it was just boring. I love war movies and Platoon, Full Metal Jacket and Apocalypse Now rock. While the beach scenes were epic in SPR, everything else I found dull.

I saw the Deer Hunter discussed here and specifically it’s mysoginy and dated language. How else do people think blue collar Russian orthodox guys in 60/s70s Ohio would speak and act?

04-09-2020 10:50PM

Films are far far too subjective for me to decide what is or isn't overrated. I can tell you however the ones that are in my opinion (un)worthy of that title.

Get out and It Follows. I thought they were both really entertainment but didn't get the hype.
Inception. I love Christopher Nolan but this was another example of a film that didn't live up to the media circus around it. I liked it all the same.
The Monty Python films. In fairness to them most loved comedies I just don't find funny.

04-09-2020 10:52PM

An awful lot of the films mentioned here are some of my all time favourites.

Requiem for a Dream
Lord of the Rings x 3
Nolan's Batman
The Matrix
Joker
Gone with the Wind
The Deer Hunter

igCorcaigh · 04-09-2020 10:59PM

EagererBeaver wrote: »

I think he's talking about Arrival with Amy Adams.

That's it.

Couldn't understand the rave reviews.
But many loved it.
Just my feeling.

some.guy · 04-09-2020 10:59PM

Mad Max Fury Road: it was ok but very OTT. The originals, especially the first two, will always be the best.

igCorcaigh · 04-09-2020 11:02PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Films are far far too subjective for me to decide what is or isn't overrated. I can tell you however the ones that are in my opinion (un)worthy of that title.

Get out and It Follows. I thought they were both really entertainment but didn't get the hype.
Inception. I love Christopher Nolan but this was another example of a film that didn't live up to the media circus around it. I liked it all the same.
The Monty Python films. In fairness to them most loved comedies I just don't find funny.

I love a lot of Monty Python, particularly The Meaning of Life, but it is a bit niche, tests your sense of funny.

Rothko · 04-09-2020 11:14PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

That's it.

Couldn't understand the rave reviews.
But many loved it.
Just my feeling.

Yeah, I was the same. Not a bad film, I just found it kinda boring.

Rothko · 04-09-2020 11:16PM

I'm actually not sure if it's well regarded but I found Silence to be really disappointing.

1990sman · 04-09-2020 11:28PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Stanley Kubrick is one of my favourite directors, but Eyes Wide Shut left me bored.

got a problem with nipples or somethin?

darlett · 04-09-2020 11:29PM

Notmything wrote: »

Dunkirk, 1917. Over hyped and rubbish

Absolutely. Cillian Murphys and Harry Styles character storylines were so brutally ****e and so unnecessary. Such a shame with such a budget and technology and the fullness of hindsight, it was a great opportunity to make a great war movie. Fluffed. As was 1917.The opening shot of 1917 is utterly amazing. hats off, possibly the best one shot scene ive seen. Unfortunately it then kept dropping the ball and fizzled out so badly. The main guys been punished for their kindness and naivety after trying to rescue germans, like about 3/4 times. **** me. And the one helpful allied soldier in the back of the truck been a sikh. ah here, im already awake.

Some Like it Hot. I didn't. Black Panther, very contrived message.

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

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