Post subject: Most Overrated Movie of All Time Thread
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 2:16 pm
High Roller
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 2:47 pm Posts: 13660 Location: Long Island Gender: Male
I got this idea from another thread. Post your top 20 overrated movies of all time. I'll crunch the numbers and post the list after everybody votes. They don't have to be in any order, just post your opinion of the 20 most overrated movies you've seen. I'll post mine in a bit.
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 7:19 pm Posts: 39068 Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA Gender: Male
20!!! Christ!
OK that's a good start.
1. Passion of the Christ
2. Sideways
3. 25th Hour
4. Do The Right Thing
5. Star Wars III
6. The Fugitive
7. Patriot Games
8. The Insider
9. Monster’s Ball
10. sex, lies, and videotape
11. Solaris
12. Whale Rider
13. I Heart Huckbees
14. Jerry McGuire
15. My Cousin Vinny
16. Punch Drunk Love
17. Something’s Gotta Give
18. Dances With Wolves
19. Legends of the Fall
20. Edward Scissorhands
Very quick list. I'm sure there are 20 better choices, but this is what I got by perusing my Netflix ratings.
_________________ "Though some may think there should be a separation between art/music and politics, it should be reinforced that art can be a form of nonviolent protest." - e.v.
is this thread gonna get stickied and then languish on top of the forum for like nine years?
_________________ i was dreaming through the howzlife yawning car black when she told me "mad and meaningless as ever" and a song came on my radio like a cemetery rhyme for a million crying corpses in their tragedy of respectable existence
Joined: Wed Oct 20, 2004 3:26 am Posts: 7994 Location: Philadelphia
Hard to put a list together without knowing by who are we talking overrated? Critics, fans, cult following, gross earnings? I tried to come up with the best mix possible.....
20. The Usual Suspects
19. The Shining
18. Terminator 2
17. Field of Dreams
16. As Good as it Gets
15. Old School
14. 12 Monkeys
13. Philadelphia
12. Scent of a Woman
11. Monsters Ball
10. Mrs. Doubtfire
9. Indipendence Day
8. Ace Ventura
7. Jerry Maguire
6. Gone With The Wind
5. Gangs of NY
4. Titanic
3. Chicago
2. Royal Tenenbaums
1. Spiderman
_________________ Something tells me that the first mousetrap wasn't designed to catch mice at all, but to protect little cheese "gems" from burglars.
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 2:47 pm Posts: 13660 Location: Long Island Gender: Male
Forrst Gump
Star Wars
Mullholland Drive
The Matrix
The usual Suspects
Lost in Translation
Somethings Gotta Give
Philadelphia
ET
Chicago
It's a Wonderful Life
Titanic
The Goonies
Field of Dreams
The Lord of the Rings
Empire Strikes Back
The Sixth Sense
Gladiator
Stand By Me
Taxi Driver
I'm sure i will edit this a few times when i see other peoples lists.
_________________ 2006-7 NFL Champions!
RM Led Zeppelin Tourney Champ
Last edited by Clubber on Tue Jun 28, 2005 2:55 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 2:47 pm Posts: 13660 Location: Long Island Gender: Male
jimmac24 wrote:
Hard to put a list together without knowing by who are we talking overrated? Critics, fans, cult following, gross earnings? I tried to come up with the best mix possible.....
I tried to make a "mix" of it too. Critical acclaim, fans acclaim, a little bit of Box office prowess, etc...
Good Will Hunting
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
There's Something About Mary
Cast Away
Bull Durham
Field of Dreams
Saving Private Ryan
_________________ “You’re good kids, stay together. Trust each other and be good teammates to one another. I believe there is a championship in this room.”
-Ernie Accorsi in his final address to the NY Giants locker room before retiring as GM in January of 2007
Joined: Wed Oct 20, 2004 3:26 am Posts: 7994 Location: Philadelphia
B wrote:
20!!! Christ!
OK that's a good start.
1. Passion of the Christ 2. Sideways 3. 25th Hour 4. Do The Right Thing 5. Star Wars III 6. The Fugitive 7. Patriot Games 8. The Insider 9. Monster’s Ball 10. sex, lies, and videotape 11. Solaris 12. Whale Rider 13. I Heart Huckbees 14. Jerry McGuire 15. My Cousin Vinny 16. Punch Drunk Love 17. Something’s Gotta Give 18. Dances With Wolves 19. Legends of the Fall 20. Edward Scissorhands
Very quick list. I'm sure there are 20 better choices, but this is what I got by perusing my Netflix ratings.
I thought about putting those 2 on my list.
_________________ Something tells me that the first mousetrap wasn't designed to catch mice at all, but to protect little cheese "gems" from burglars.
saving private ryan does not belong on the list. sorry.
Yes it does.
take away the opening scene, and you have a mediocre war movie.
_________________ “You’re good kids, stay together. Trust each other and be good teammates to one another. I believe there is a championship in this room.”
-Ernie Accorsi in his final address to the NY Giants locker room before retiring as GM in January of 2007
1. Passion of the Christ 2. Sideways 3. 25th Hour 4. Do The Right Thing 5. Star Wars III 6. The Fugitive 7. Patriot Games 8. The Insider 9. Monster’s Ball 10. sex, lies, and videotape 11. Solaris 12. Whale Rider 13. I Heart Huckbees 14. Jerry McGuire 15. My Cousin Vinny 16. Punch Drunk Love 17. Something’s Gotta Give 18. Dances With Wolves 19. Legends of the Fall 20. Edward Scissorhands
Very quick list. I'm sure there are 20 better choices, but this is what I got by perusing my Netflix ratings.
excellent call w/ Dances With Wolves.
_________________ “You’re good kids, stay together. Trust each other and be good teammates to one another. I believe there is a championship in this room.”
-Ernie Accorsi in his final address to the NY Giants locker room before retiring as GM in January of 2007
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:47 am Posts: 46000 Location: Reasonville
Ricardo Tubbs wrote:
Anaranae wrote:
saving private ryan does not belong on the list. sorry.
Yes it does. take away the opening scene, and you have a mediocre war movie.
i disagree. i think the emotional part of that movie - which, the movie is also helped by having ridiculously good effects - really carries it. between some of the scenes, and tom hanks character, i think it's great.
_________________ No matter how dark the storm gets overhead They say someone's watching from the calm at the edge What about us when we're down here in it? We gotta watch our backs
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:47 am Posts: 46000 Location: Reasonville
Clubber wrote:
Forrst Gump Star Wars Mullholland Drive The Matrix The usual Suspects Lost in Translation Somethings Gotta Give Philadelphia ET Chicago It's a Wonderful Life Titanic The Goonies Field of Dreams The Lord of the Rings Empire Strikes Back The Sixth Sense Gladiator Stand By Me Taxi Driver
I'm sure i will edit this a few times when i see other peoples lists.
alright, here goes. forrest gump is overrated? why do you think so. maybe we should have some sort of reasoning behind our picks. i only bolded the usual suspects because i've heard it's good - i've never seen it.
and dude, field of dreams!? i mean, as a man, i even cry during that movie. amazing. and sixth sense? gladiator? these are some of my favorite movies.
what i'm trying to say is i like about 15 of your 20 picks.
_________________ No matter how dark the storm gets overhead They say someone's watching from the calm at the edge What about us when we're down here in it? We gotta watch our backs
Last edited by corduroy_blazer on Tue Jun 28, 2005 3:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:25 am Posts: 11849 Location: west coast
matrix(1-3)
collateral
spiderman
hulk(dont know if its overrated but it sucks)
titantic
LOTR(all of them)
star wars(all of them)
windtalkers
kill bill 1/2
napeloen dynamite
american pie (1-3)
independence day
_________________ I was unsure what to do; I'd never seen a girl choke on dick before. I thought that only happened in rap songs.
_________________ i was dreaming through the howzlife yawning car black when she told me "mad and meaningless as ever" and a song came on my radio like a cemetery rhyme for a million crying corpses in their tragedy of respectable existence
_________________ “You’re good kids, stay together. Trust each other and be good teammates to one another. I believe there is a championship in this room.”
-Ernie Accorsi in his final address to the NY Giants locker room before retiring as GM in January of 2007
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 2:47 pm Posts: 13660 Location: Long Island Gender: Male
Quote:
alright, here goes. forrest gump is overrated? why do you think so. maybe we should have some sort of reasoning behind our picks
These guys sum it up for me pretty well. Plus they write better than me. Click the link and read and you'll get an idea on why i hate this movie. It's short and sweet but i'm too lazy to post a long opinion. http://www.ruthlessreviews.com/movies/w ... ltime.html
Quote:
and dude, field of dreams!? i mean, as a man, i even cry during that movie. amazing
Joe Jackson bats righty and i don't get the sentimental feeling of the movie. I'll cry watching Rudy, Rocky, Without Limits, etc...but i never got what made this movie such a tear-jerker. It's just a fluff piece. And the people who go to Iowa to see this field should check to see if they still have their testicles.
alright, here goes. forrest gump is overrated? why do you think so. maybe we should have some sort of reasoning behind our picks
These guys sum it up for me pretty well. Plus they write better than me. Click the link and read and you'll get an idea on why i hate this movie. It's short and sweet but i'm too lazy to post a long opinion. http://www.ruthlessreviews.com/movies/w ... ltime.html
Quote:
and dude, field of dreams!? i mean, as a man, i even cry during that movie. amazing
Joe Jackson bats righty and i don't get the sentimental feeling of the movie. I'll cry watching Rudy, Rocky, Without Limits, etc...but i never got what made this movie such a tear-jerker. It's just a fluff piece. And the people who go to Iowa to see this field should check to see if they still have their testicles.
I agree on Field of Dreams. It's just so damn corny.......
wouldn't even make my top 10 list of baseball movies.
_________________ “You’re good kids, stay together. Trust each other and be good teammates to one another. I believe there is a championship in this room.”
-Ernie Accorsi in his final address to the NY Giants locker room before retiring as GM in January of 2007
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 4 guests
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot post attachments in this forum
