Overrated movies

[Rico]

Starting a new counter thread to this one to see if Bryan likes any movies.  Hehe!  ;)

[Geekyfanboy]

And I hate to say it as I know there are big fans here but.........HARRY POTTER. Sorry, does nothing for me.

I use to like you Bryan :)

[Bryancd]

LOL!!!!! Don't worry, those are the only two I know are really popular that I just never liked, but since this is a battle free thread, I finally had my chance!!!  :innocent

[Jen]

And I hate to say it as I know there are big fans here but.........HARRY POTTER. Sorry, does nothing for me.

I use to like you Bryan :)

Ah! Oh you guys are killing me! I'm laughing out loud here. OK, this is going to hurt some of you but... any Pierce Brosnan 007 movie made pretty much stinks in my book. His last one put me to sleep in the theater and I NEVER fall asleep at the movies.
King Kong (the newest one)
Police Acadamey
The Ring
The Mask
Caddy Shack
Deliverance
Batman Forever
The Matrix Revolutions (dud)
Home Alone
The Last Samurai
Clerks...(sorry just wasn't funny)
2001: A Space Odyssey (still have no idea what the heck was going on)
Gone With the Wind  (my sister LOVES this movie...don't ask me why)

[X]

Forgot about my favorite overrated movie of all time.


I've seen it about 40 times and never made it all the way though without falling asleep at some point.


Akira

Oh and the secret to Clerks is a simple one. It's not funny unless you have worked in a retail enviroment for any length of time.

[PepperDude]

Wow. Bryan is hating.  :) The first two Spider-Mans were great.

OK, since others of you don't like some of the greatest movies (e.g. Gone with the Wind, Akira, Blade Runner) ever, I'm gonna have to write that I think The Godfather is totally overrated. I saw it (finally) a couple of years ago and I was left wondering why it's considered so great. Sure it's good but not great.

[Dan M]

The first two Spider-Mans were great.

Statements like that make me want to include Spider-Man 2 as my pick for most overrated. 

Batman Forever

Who rates it highly?

Seriously, I understand rating the Pierce Brosnan Bond movies low.  I liked the first one, but each film was a bigger disappointment than the previous movie.

I think Brosnan was a great Bond in a series of increasingly bad Bond movies.

I agree that you had to have worked retail to really appreciate Clerks.  That's just like how you had to work in a cubicle to really appreciate Office Space.

[PepperDude]

Statements like that make me want to include Spider-Man 2 as my pick for most overrated.

:'(  My feelings are hurt. . .j/k. It's cool.  :)

I do remember back in the day that some people thought Batman Forever was really good. I forgot who though.

[Ktrek]

Another film that comes to mind is Citizen Kane. Now I do understand it's supposed importance in film history and all, as I am a classic film buff, but as much as I like the movie, for what it is, it still eludes me how this can be on most critics list as number one! :unsure

Kevin

[Dan M]

I do remember back in the day that some people thought Batman Forever was really good. I forgot who though.

We need to find these people and deal with them.  :)

I think Kilmer could've been a really great Batman.  I loved his Bruce Wayne.  My favorite moment from all those Batman movies is when they're in the batcave and Robin argues that he's going to fight crime and says "you can't stop me, Bruce." 

Kilmer as Bruce says "I can stop you" and he sounded like Batman.  My Batman.  For one brief moment, the Batman from the comics was up there on the screen.

On the other hand, there's that scene where Batman goes to visit Nicole Kidman and she rejects him because she's in love with Bruce.  Kilmer Batman turns his back to her and, facing the camera, puts on the stupidest grin.  That was NOT the Batman I knew.

It still hurts.

[Ktrek]

I have to agree that King Kong (2005) was way overrated. The first 45 minutes were just agonizingly painful. It wasn't until they got to the island that my interest peaked. No matter how hard Jackson tried, and he really did try, to get me to care about the characters, the only character I gave one hoot about was Kong. Did I care that the older guy who befriended the kid was killed? NO!! He was just a red shirt from the get go and it was sooo... obvious! Unfortunately I purchased the film because I did not see it at the theater and turned right around and sold it to a used store to recover at least some of my wasted dollars!

Kevin

[davekill]

I never met a sci-fi movie that I didn't like, until I saw "The Black Hole".  I hated it.

Granted it was released in 1979, but it was a Disney film.  I guess besides "Tron" they should stick to fantasy.

[Rico]

Glad you guys are keeping it civil.  Just keep in mind people having a variety of tastes is what keeps things in life interesting.  It's funny how it really seems to be a public and media impressions thing.  Like the recent "King Kong" movie.  Peter Jackson since LOTR has a big weight on his shoulders that I doubt any movie he does in the future will meet.  I enjoyed the new Kong but I can easily see how the hype hurt it.

[X]

I think that all Peter Jackson fans need to see Dead/alive.

[Jen]

Oh and the secret to Clerks is a simple one. It's not funny unless you have worked in a retail enviroment for any length of time.

I was the lead manager of a pet store in college for 2 years...I worked as a sales girl at a bridal shop, and at Esprit and Tanner clothing stores. Yep, I worked retail. And I still don't like this movie. It's grossâ€"except the Star Wars skits, I found none of it funny. To each his/her own.  ;)