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PostPosted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:54 pm    Post subject:

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By far Blair Witch Project was overrated. Pretty much any movie with a shaky camera that gives you motion sickness sucks because of that effect.


i think Blair Witch is very well done. the shaky camera is precisely one of the main reasons why the film is effective. i remember being very scared and impacted by that film watching it in the theater. of course it has no repeat value...but it's not intended to.


At first it sounded like a cool concept and was effective, but it got real annoying when I started feeling like puking than watching. Of course, it probably didn't help that my friend insisted we watch it near the front of the theater.


yeah i can see why being at the front of the theater would be a little queasy.

i don't really get motion sickness. i remember seeing Cloverfield and they were handing out barf bags as we walked in but thought it was no big deal. Same with Blair Witch. Still...a movie that effective made with such a low budget is remarkable. It was quite a hit. Made $140M and cost only $60,000. Scared me like few films have.


It was way over rated none the less. I watched it on dvd one Halloween (having never seen it in the theater) and was like what's the big deal with this? Honestly, that is the winner.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:54 pm    Post subject:

twoface723 wrote:
Pulp Fiction
Iron Man
The Matrix
Gladiator
300
Titanic
Goodfellas
Scarface
Napoleon Dynamite
Spiderman 2
etc..


I thought Iron Man was actually a really good movie. Wouldn't look at it as over rated by any means.

I agree with everyone who said Crash though.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:56 pm    Post subject:

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All of Tarentino's movies all overrated IMO. And I'm in the minority, but I think Casino>Goodfellas, though I liked both.


Even Reservoir Dogs?
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:57 pm    Post subject:

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I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Godfather yet. Granted I haven't see it but that is one of the most hyped movies ever, there are bound to be many who think it's overrated.

And another movie I just thought of

SUPERBAD

total letdown. Going to see Pineapple express today, hope it is better.


Superbad was brilliant in my opinion. Pineapple Express was a flaming pile of dog crap.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:03 pm    Post subject:

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By far Blair Witch Project was overrated. Pretty much any movie with a shaky camera that gives you motion sickness sucks because of that effect.


i think Blair Witch is very well done. the shaky camera is precisely one of the main reasons why the film is effective. i remember being very scared and impacted by that film watching it in the theater. of course it has no repeat value...but it's not intended to.


At first it sounded like a cool concept and was effective, but it got real annoying when I started feeling like puking than watching. Of course, it probably didn't help that my friend insisted we watch it near the front of the theater.


yeah i can see why being at the front of the theater would be a little queasy.

i don't really get motion sickness. i remember seeing Cloverfield and they were handing out barf bags as we walked in but thought it was no big deal. Same with Blair Witch. Still...a movie that effective made with such a low budget is remarkable. It was quite a hit. Made $140M and cost only $60,000. Scared me like few films have.


It was way over rated none the less. I watched it on dvd one Halloween (having never seen it in the theater) and was like what's the big deal with this? Honestly, that is the winner.


Agree... I mean, how long can you watch snot coming out of somebody nose....

but seriously... it was very overrated, and it sucked...
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:50 pm    Post subject:

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I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Godfather yet. Granted I haven't see it but that is one of the most hyped movies ever, there are bound to be many who think it's overrated.

And another movie I just thought of

SUPERBAD

total letdown. Going to see Pineapple express today, hope it is better.


Superbad was brilliant in my opinion. Pineapple Express was a flaming pile of dog crap.


I can do without the final 20 minutes of Pinapple Express. The rest was pretty funny, lagged in a few places...
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:16 am    Post subject:

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Lord of the Rings.


Have you read the books?
I haven't. I'm just wondering, because as a stand-alone (have not read the books) film, it is the most epic thriller up till this point in time.


No, I haven't read the books.

I just did not like the movies.

This clip from Clerks 2 helps sum it up (warning: explicit language) --

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:40 am    Post subject:

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Lord of the Rings.


Have you read the books?
I haven't. I'm just wondering, because as a stand-alone (have not read the books) film, it is the most epic thriller up till this point in time.


No, I haven't read the books.

I just did not like the movies.

This clip from Clerks 2 helps sum it up (warning: explicit language) --

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Can't get any better than that description. I guess it depends on how old you are, which decade you were born in.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:41 pm    Post subject:

what do you guys think about scarface?
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:57 pm    Post subject:

vanexelent wrote:
Tony Almeida wrote:
REPPIN 818 wrote:
Tony Almeida wrote:
Lord of the Rings.


Have you read the books?
I haven't. I'm just wondering, because as a stand-alone (have not read the books) film, it is the most epic thriller up till this point in time.


No, I haven't read the books.

I just did not like the movies.

This clip from Clerks 2 helps sum it up (warning: explicit language) --

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Can't get any better than that description. I guess it depends on how old you are, which decade you were born in.


That's like listening to Ryan Leaf tell you what a bad QB Joe Montana was...
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:01 pm    Post subject:

Lord of the Rings is awesome.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 4:44 am    Post subject:

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what do you guys think about scarface?
Great movie... however it did not age well...
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:59 am    Post subject: Re: Most overated movies of all time

REPPIN 818 wrote:
For now,

Juno
Pulp Fiction
Forrest Gump
The Dark Knight
To Kill A Mockingbird
Children of Men



You've GOT to be kidding.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:01 am    Post subject:

Flight#24 wrote:
Dark Knight is not overrated...I think it deserves all the hype. One of the best movies ever (not saying its the best, but definitely up there).


It was ok. Ledger's performance was way overrated IMO.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:05 am    Post subject:

Bballguru5000 wrote:
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Most overrated? hmmm

Gone With the Wind
Forrest Gump
Crash
The Indiana Jones Series
Saving Private Ryan
Gladiator
It's A Wonderful Life
Blade Runner



I never understood all the hype about Saving Private Ryan.

Blade Runner is not so much overrated as it is dated. I never saw it when it came out since I wasn't yet born. I saw it for the first time in 90s, and it looked good. These days, it just looks dated.

Gone with the Wind is overrated today but back in 1939 when it was released?



Had a great, great grand mother who lived to be 104. Lived by herself until she was 103. She died in the 90's. The only movie she ever saw at a theatre was GWTW.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:31 am    Post subject:

Will Ferrel movies
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:02 am    Post subject:

KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote:
Bballguru5000 wrote:
ocho wrote:

Most overrated? hmmm

Gone With the Wind
Forrest Gump
Crash
The Indiana Jones Series
Saving Private Ryan
Gladiator
It's A Wonderful Life
Blade Runner



I never understood all the hype about Saving Private Ryan.

Blade Runner is not so much overrated as it is dated. I never saw it when it came out since I wasn't yet born. I saw it for the first time in 90s, and it looked good. These days, it just looks dated.

Gone with the Wind is overrated today but back in 1939 when it was released?



Had a great, great grand mother who lived to be 104. Lived by herself until she was 103. She died in the 90's. The only movie she ever saw at a theatre was GWTW.


GWTW is a lot like Babe Ruth. Sure, he couldn't dominate like that now, but he did then, and reamins a timeless icon.

As for Saving Private Ryan, aside from whether or not you like the angle about the last surviving son, it's wonderfully done on so many levels. Whether its the realism of combat, the camaraderie, the timeless issue of men dying for f'd up missions, the humanity/inhumanity on both sides of a war, the tension of honor, courage and love vs. fear, self-preservation and hatred, among many other things, the movie touched combat veterans especially. It had a lot to say, and did it well.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:28 pm    Post subject:

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36OFerrari wrote:
what do you guys think about scarface?
Great movie... however it did not age well...


What do you think makes it great?
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:11 am    Post subject:

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KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote:
Bballguru5000 wrote:
ocho wrote:

Most overrated? hmmm

Gone With the Wind
Forrest Gump
Crash
The Indiana Jones Series
Saving Private Ryan
Gladiator
It's A Wonderful Life
Blade Runner



I never understood all the hype about Saving Private Ryan.

Blade Runner is not so much overrated as it is dated. I never saw it when it came out since I wasn't yet born. I saw it for the first time in 90s, and it looked good. These days, it just looks dated.

Gone with the Wind is overrated today but back in 1939 when it was released?



Had a great, great grand mother who lived to be 104. Lived by herself until she was 103. She died in the 90's. The only movie she ever saw at a theatre was GWTW.


GWTW is a lot like Babe Ruth. Sure, he couldn't dominate like that now, but he did then, and reamins a timeless icon.

As for Saving Private Ryan, aside from whether or not you like the angle about the last surviving son, it's wonderfully done on so many levels. Whether its the realism of combat, the camaraderie, the timeless issue of men dying for f'd up missions, the humanity/inhumanity on both sides of a war, the tension of honor, courage and love vs. fear, self-preservation and hatred, among many other things, the movie touched combat veterans especially. It had a lot to say, and did it well.


I agree with you assessment of GWTW. it will be an iconic film as long as our culture survives.

I have very mixed feelings about SPR. The opening scene was so shocking and seemingly realistic that I was stunned. And I do remember seeing how Vets who had been there reacted to it. But I don't get the same feeling for the film post D-Day. Spielberg is just such a fundamentally dishonest filmmaker that I can barely stand to watch any of his films anymore.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:54 am    Post subject:

re: matrix. you just had to be part of it when the movie came out i think. my girlfriend thought the movie was rather trite the first time she saw it. i, on the other hand, was glued to the tv screen. alot of that stuff was stuff that i saw for only the first time - the bullet scene, the super fast hands, the lobby shootout with the slomo flips. i remember thinking that all action movies should look like this after leaving the movie theater. the good thing about the movie was that there was a story outside of the action - simulated reality movies are always fun.
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PostPosted: Mon May 11, 2009 10:54 am    Post subject: Re: Most overated movies of all time

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REPPIN 818 wrote:
For now,

Juno
Pulp Fiction
Forrest Gump
The Dark Knight
To Kill A Mockingbird
Children of Men



You've GOT to be kidding.


Reppin has obviously never had the town recluse befriend him with tree hole trinkets.

Juno was terrible. Contrived gahbage, full to the gills with unfunny zingers. I about turned it off when one of the kids said, "Phuket, Thailand!" instead of "F". The screenwriter must've done work for Scrubs before that.
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PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2009 9:09 am    Post subject:

Valkyrie and Waned were uber overrated
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PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2009 6:32 pm    Post subject:

Fight Club

Its a good movie but way too many people act like its one of the greatest movies of all time.
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PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2009 9:28 am    Post subject:

Apocalypse Now (pretentious)
Cleopatra (over-hyped and over-budgeted; so bad it forced 20th Century Fox to sell Century City)
Forrest Gump (did not deserve the mindless accolades)
Reality Bites (hated Winona Ryder's whiney ass acting ever since)
Blair Witch (not worth the hype)
Godfather III (like opening a box from Tiffany and finding a turd)
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PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2009 10:11 am    Post subject:

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Godfather III (like opening a box from Tiffany and finding a turd)

I don't think I've ever heard one positive word about Godfather 3. I don't think it qualifies as overrated.
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