ComputerMKII
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People are gonna tag quote you for this but I agree with you. What a terribly cold, emotionless film.
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'The 10 Most Overrated Films of All Time'
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People are gonna tag quote you for this but I agree with you. What a terribly cold, emotionless film.
MMaRsu
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Neither is A Clockwork Orange
Glad I wasn't the only one who thought this.
As for The Departed though, what the hell? And I can't see why Skyfall is on there. Not that it's a middle-of-the-road Bond film, but in that who thought it was top-tier?
thesoapster
Member
Skyfall, Inception, and The Departed? Fuck off, list.
IISANDERII
Member
Definitely agree with the ones I saw.
The Departed isn't half the film of Scorcesse's best like Casino or Goodfellas.
Inception was good, not great.
Slumdog was feel good film.
imo
The Departed isn't half the film of Scorcesse's best like Casino or Goodfellas.
Inception was good, not great.
Slumdog was feel good film.
imo
Fox Mulder
Member
Agree on skyfall, poor movie that looks amazing.
I'm thoroughly disappointed with what they've done with Bond after Casino Royale.
I'm thoroughly disappointed with what they've done with Bond after Casino Royale.
Overrated on GAF perhaps, but no one else outside internet forums gave a damn about that movie.
Schattenjäger
Gabriel Knight
I always had a problem with The Departed as it's only Infernal Affairs with Boston accents
zorlaczerohero
Banned
Agree with Skyfall and Inception. But for me the most over rated film of all time was The Usual Suspects.
The whole film was a lie, the reveal made it all pointless.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
The Departed is the only one I've seen. Marky Marks performance is the only part of it I feel is overrated.
TheDarkKnight774
Member
How did crash not make this list?
I hate the loaded and ambiguous term overrated but if you do it it's got to start with that mess of a film. The Oscars low point.
I hate the loaded and ambiguous term overrated but if you do it it's got to start with that mess of a film. The Oscars low point.
Arthr2ShdsJcksn
Banned
Where is Shawshank Redemption? That film is garbage, yet it gets nothing but love.
Edit: Network is awesome.
Edit: Network is awesome.
| Praxis |
Banned
The internet seems to be made up of these lists. Fucking sick of them. Just like what you want, who gives a shit what other people think?
manueldelalas
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I agree that Skyfall was heavily overrated, I found it to be the worst Bond movie I've ever seen, still a good movie, but I was disappointed. I watched it again last week, to see if it was the same as with Batman Rises (which I loved the second time I watched), that my expectations were just too high, but nope, the least enjoyable of the 3 new bond movies, by far.
Why is not Avatar on the list though? What a piece of crap that was.
Why is not Avatar on the list though? What a piece of crap that was.
FriedConsole
Banned
I agree with Network. It has the worst of 70's tropes like long preachy monologues and crude editing. Ned Betty's character at the end goes so over the top it become really stupid. Worst part was the monologue where the WWII generation guy goes into a screed with the same talking points they say about every new generation for Baby Boomers where there is some media that is ruining them in this case TV.
CoffeeExpress
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To those of you saying Shawshank should be on the list, can you explain why ? the movie is brilliant.
ComputerMKII
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Lots of critics think it's shit
Saying something is overrated is the elitist way of saying "nuh uh, you're wrong and I'm right"
Also, anyone who doesn't like 2001 has ADHD tastes.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I second Nolan Bat films. Overrated shit. I kinda like Inception tho.....
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
Skyfall (2012)
It's a great bond film but that doesn't necessarily make it a great movie. Might be the best bond film since the Dalton days but that's also not saying much. It's definitely the best shot Bond film, though. God it can be beautiful at times.
Million Dollar Baby (Clint Eastwood, 2004)
Garbage. Riddled with stereotypes, amateurish writing, and just awful all around. It's a big budget Lifetime movie.
The Departed
A film that suffers from being worse that the film it's remaking. It's a shame that Marty got his due with this film given the greats he has made in the past.
It's a great bond film but that doesn't necessarily make it a great movie. Might be the best bond film since the Dalton days but that's also not saying much. It's definitely the best shot Bond film, though. God it can be beautiful at times.
Million Dollar Baby (Clint Eastwood, 2004)
Garbage. Riddled with stereotypes, amateurish writing, and just awful all around. It's a big budget Lifetime movie.
The Departed
A film that suffers from being worse that the film it's remaking. It's a shame that Marty got his due with this film given the greats he has made in the past.
Schattenjäger
Gabriel Knight
I have to agree with Skyfall
Something about it just felt really off and lazy
Something about it just felt really off and lazy
Anyone who says 2001: A Space Odyssey is overrated is obviously too focused on the obvious elements of the plot without thinking too hard about the way in which the story is told. All three parts are masterfully (and deliberately) written, beautifully shot and amazingly prescient about the future of spaceflight.
If you find a film in three acts to be too slow and boring for you, I'd hate to see you sit through five acts of theatre.
If you find a film in three acts to be too slow and boring for you, I'd hate to see you sit through five acts of theatre.
Interesting list. I agree with parts of it, especially Skyfall. People had me going into that film thinking it was the greatest movie in the last decade or something. The hype at that time was really immense. While it was a good action flick, I thought it was a solid B-.
Inception? Maybe. I have only watched it once and I really loved it. I don't want to watch it again and ruin it by noticing all the flaws.
Million Dollar Baby? Yeah, I kinda agree there, too. Good flick, but not as good as I was led to believe by others.
Ikiru. Yep, I agree; I find it to be Kurosawa's weakest film of the ones I have seen (~20).
The Departed? Yes, I agree as well.
So for a random list, I would say the author did a great job of noting some films that are definitely overrated.
Inception? Maybe. I have only watched it once and I really loved it. I don't want to watch it again and ruin it by noticing all the flaws.
Million Dollar Baby? Yeah, I kinda agree there, too. Good flick, but not as good as I was led to believe by others.
Ikiru. Yep, I agree; I find it to be Kurosawa's weakest film of the ones I have seen (~20).
The Departed? Yes, I agree as well.
So for a random list, I would say the author did a great job of noting some films that are definitely overrated.
You're mistakenly conflating the deliberate pace of a five act play with Kubricks intentionally laborious pace. The fact that the movie is in three separate acts does not necessitate it's boring dialog, unnecessarily long shots, and the awful third act.
FriedConsole
Banned
Is that another way to say you need to take some drugs first?
Yeah you need to read whatever you want into the film to make it good. It is slow enough to give you time to think of some made up deeper meaning to the film that you can like. Don't ever explain your meaning to anybody else because they will just think you are crazy and will never match anybody's else. Just tell yourself "they don't get it".
Chuck Norris
Banned
The only people who can't recognise the Departed is overrated are those who haven't seen the infinitely superior Infernal Affairs
Hasphat'sAnts
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Yeah Slumdog is pretty awful.
The Albatross
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Of all time? The hell? This is like the 10 most over-rated movies of the last 5 years, plus one random outlier from the 1990s.
A movie I'd throw onto an "all time" over-rated list is 2001: A Space Odyssey. Not that it's bad or something, but it's just over-rated because there's a solid clip of people who think it's one of the greatest movies of all time.
Inception is definitely over-rated, but I don't think it could ever be on a "Most over-rated" list. Same with the Departed. I really think some people have to think a movie is like GOAT calibur to be over-rated, because there's just so many movies... and I don't think that any half-serious critic would think that either of those are GOAT-worthy. But, there are people tho think 2001 is GOAT worthy, and I think it's utter madness.
A movie I'd throw onto an "all time" over-rated list is 2001: A Space Odyssey. Not that it's bad or something, but it's just over-rated because there's a solid clip of people who think it's one of the greatest movies of all time.
Inception is definitely over-rated, but I don't think it could ever be on a "Most over-rated" list. Same with the Departed. I really think some people have to think a movie is like GOAT calibur to be over-rated, because there's just so many movies... and I don't think that any half-serious critic would think that either of those are GOAT-worthy. But, there are people tho think 2001 is GOAT worthy, and I think it's utter madness.
The third act is the HAL act, the one everyone quotes when they talk about the film. Are you sure you know the film you're talking about?
The long shots set up the wonder of spaceflight. You're supposed to feel dazzled by the achievements of mankind in comparison to how they were before the first encounter with the monolith in The Dawn of Man. Finding the dialogue boring is not really something I can help with. I found every word important to either character development, plot development, building of tension or establishing setting.
It's one of the most technically impressive movies of all time, which makes it extremely important. In every other way though it's a mediocre Kubrick film.
The Third Act, while having a strong start (and the only interesting character in HAL), is demolished by the Alien Hotel Space Baby epilogue. The first acts aren't near as offensive as the end of the film, though the length of time Kubrick spends focused on those monkey's comes close.
He almost takes 'Show Don't Tell' too far and shows us too much of what he's trying to tell us. About halfway through the opening act you understand what the filmmaker is trying to say, yet he's going to linger here for the next 20 minutes anyway for no discernible reason. The same could be said for every other long and lingering shot or plot element.
AdventureRacing
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Personally my only problem with 2001 was that i felt the end dragged on just a bit too long. Overall though i think it's a fantastic film and i never once felt bored. I just love the way it builds tension, really few films have been able to do this in such an effective manner.
I'm not sure you can really call it over rated. There are a small group of people who consider one of the greatest movies ever made but as far as i can tell most people seem to hate it.
I'm not sure you can really call it over rated. There are a small group of people who consider one of the greatest movies ever made but as far as i can tell most people seem to hate it.
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