Most Overrated Movie and Why

[The Breadcrab]

I'm gonna need more flame shields...

The Dark Knight, Juno, Casino, Blood Diamond.

The Dark Knight just didn't work for me because Batman was way too underdeveloped in order to focus on the Joker and Two-face. Plus there were plot-holes and some genuinely lame cinematography. The atmosphere felt tacked-on too.

Juno simply tried too hard. The characters were not believable and it generally felt forced.

Casino was way too profane and violent. I can take both, but this movie piled it on so heavily it wasn't even enjoyable to me. In fact, it seems downright goofy to me.

Blood Diamond was good, but it couldn't decide whether it wanted to be an action film or a political-ish film that tackled issues. Many of the dialogue scenes felt pointless, and some scenes were just stupid (an untrained militia effortlessly defeating soldiers? I'm sorry, no!)

 

[drummond13]

Off the top of my head:

Enemy at the Gates

1. Joseph Fiennes' character - no political officer was ever that idealistic.
2. Ed Harris' character - no German officer of his seniority would ever have been a specialist sniper

Um, you know Ed Harris' character was an actual historical figure, right?

I thought you were going to call me out on Rachel Weisz's character (Tania Chernova... I think).

As for 'Erwin Koenig', there is still a lot of controversy regarding his existence (or perhaps a certain Heinz Thorvald) and while he is named in Zaitsev's memoires, the official regimental Russian logs (which were very faithful, especially considering the circumstances of Stalingrad) never detail the duel those two had.

(addendum by Martin Pegler, Curator of Weapons, The Royal Armouries, Leeds, UK in a communique with his opposite numbers in Russia)

Touche. I only knew that the characters were based on actual people, or at least I thought this was the case. Sorry you didn't enjoy the movie. I thought it was a good one myself. It feels like you have a very set idea on what a war movie should be and disliked the ways that this one strayed from that. I agree with your point about Joseph Fiennes' character, but this didn't detract from my enjoyment of the film. Even in a movie based on an actual conflict I don't need the film to be realistic to be enjoyable. Not if I like the other aspects of it.

 

[Monty McDougal]

Avatar. Ok, it's pretty. That, to me, is not sufficient validation for a film. And the allegory is far too heavy-handed to be taken seriously, so any merit it might get for its "message" is lost because it's delivered so obnoxiously.

Can't say it better. Even if it was ANY good it still would not live up to the hype.

 

[HassEsser]

Avatar

Transformers 1

Transformers 2

Transformers 3

and a few more I'm too lazy to think about and try to remember

 

[aakibar]

2001: A Space Odyssey. I watched it and was bored out of my skull, but I was genuinely interested in why people thought it was good. A couple of reviews later, and I find out the answer was because it's really good art, and anyone who says otherwise just doesn't 'get' it.

*sigh*

yea I agree with you, i tried to watch it but it just didn't work as a movie. As a book on the other hand its pretty dang good and as the years went on I think clarke figured out a way to explain the mind fuck that was going on.

But for me recently it would be inglorious basterds, it was good and all but it wasn't my cup of tea, the acting was amazing but it was just not one of those movies i just watch.

 

[SimonCharlesHanna]

I hope I don't get burned for this but I really, really, reallly did not like Anchorman.

Because of this movie, I steer clear of all will farrell movies. I don't find him funny at all. The best one he has done is where he doesn't TRY to be funny.

 

[floppylobster]

2001: A Space Odyssey. I watched it and was bored out of my skull, but I was genuinely interested in why people thought it was good. A couple of reviews later, and I find out the answer was because it's really good art, and anyone who says otherwise just doesn't 'get' it.

*sigh*

I think 2001 is amazing, although it's also really boring.

Same goes for Tarkovsky films, they're all masterpieces but so incredibly slow. But that's part of it, I guess. I can't imagine a fast-paced 2001: A Space Odyssey or Stalker.

But when you're really willing to contemplate the concepts explored in films like 2001, Stalker and Solaris, then those long 'boring' bits give you time to reflect and think about what you're being shown.

Though I totally get that people are bored by them. I was bored by 2001 when I was younger and, I hate to say it - didn't get it.

 

[AssassinFisH]

I am legend.....basically a very bad job of ripping off 28 days later.

 

[SecretAlienMan]

Watchmen. It loads you down with SOOOO much useless information and for a "superhero movie" it had very little superhero action moments

 

[CupboardNinja]

The Dark Knight, definitely. Boring characters, the Joker's magical ability to place bombs wherever, and Batman's strict policy of not killing the Joker, even though it'd save thousands of lives; all these thing's just made it aterrible movie, especially considering I watched a master piece like Schindler's List five minutes before watching The Dark Knight.

 

[DiabloBub666]

GONE WITH THE WIND. Without a doubt. I watched for an hour and gave up. It might be a great movie, but it just doesn't interest me. Just for ME, PERSONALLY.

 

[funguy2121]

The answer is 2012. But instead of ME explaining, I have a pinch-hitter for me. Take it away, Dara O'Briain!

That guy is hilarious. Here's to Brit comics!

Why does almost everyone seem to be picking critically acclaimed blockbusters from before they were born and only offering "it bored me" as an explanation? "It bored me" is not an assessment of a movie. "It bored me" with no characterization of how/why the film bored you makes it apparent that the something the movie offers has passed him/her by.

 

[Tdc2182]

Oldboy.

To be honest, I really had no idea what to expect from it.

It really only had one redeeming factor, and that was the giant twist at the end. But really, the only thing I saw was a movie straining very hard to shock the audience.

 

[MoosieMann]

Avatar is also up there. It's a gorgeous movie, but sometimes the plot just broke the fourth wall so hard. Examplse: unobtanium.

Oh I know this one! My dad works in the film business and 'unobtainium' is a term they use to represent a theoretical, indestructible material. IE: "If this was built out of unobtainium, we could rig it..." This was a reference directed to the people working in the film business (mostly grips) But anyways, i can agree (along with many here) that Avatar is overrated. Or, at least it was when i was coerced to see it. "You should see Avatar, that movie is awesome!" No. No it wasn't.

 

[funguy2121]

For all the money it's made and re-kindling one of the worst gimmicks in cinema history [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-D_film], yes, I'd vote Avatar to be one of the most overrated films of all time.

2001: A Space Odyssey. I watched it and was bored out of my skull, but I was genuinely interested in why people thought it was good. A couple of reviews later, and I find out the answer was because it's really good art, and anyone who says otherwise just doesn't 'get' it.

*sigh*

Its messages and themes are of high importance to our race, but the way they're presented can and will turn people off. Either watch it again and dig deeper, or read the novel.

I get the obvious themes of technology and evolution, but what was it specifically supposed to be about? I recently got to see the sequel (John Lithgow was regrettably underused), which I found solidly "OK," but I'm not sure if the 2010 was Arthur C. Clarke-approved, or if it was written later and just threw out the allegory altogether in favor of a very literal deity story (like the godawful Cube sequels).

 

[BanthaFodder]

for me it'd be Inception.
I thought it was OKAY, but I didn't care about the characters at ALL.
it felt like it was focusing on the gimmick more than being an actual movie, and everyone praised it as "deep" and such. it's not so much the movie that annoys me as it is the people who want to feel smart and defend it with their life. if you thought this movie was anything short of pure and utter gold, you "just didn't get it".
it's not that I didn't get it, I just didn't care. I saw the "twist" coming a mile away, and if you ask me, Toy Story 3 was far better and much more deep.
"what if life is a dream" is just something you think about when you're bored, leaving childhood behind is something everyone has to go through. I grew up with Toy Story and I'm going to be going to college in a few years. as such, the message of this movie really struck a chord with me.
Inception got an unenthusiastic "meh" out of me.
Toy Story 3 had me in tears by the end.

opps, just realised that this turned into a rant about how much I love Toy Story 3...
but yeah, Inception isn't as good as people say it is. good special effects, good score, pretty meh story and characters

 

[Tdc2182]

I am legend.....basically a very bad job of ripping off 28 days later.

It's a remake of a movie in the 60s....