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[RedMenace]

The Hurt Locker.

Really? I heard good things about it. It might be overrated, but is it still good? I was thinking about renting it.

[DarthGamer]

And now to add to my own post. Avatar is the most overrated film i have ever seen. Now i know tons of people liked this, but I feel like I'm one of the few that didn't get it. The story if you asked me was a toned down version of Princess Mononoke, the characters were flat, un-likable and had no personalities. I also hated the fact that Cameron basically used this film to push his political beliefs upon the world. Yes, the CGI was amazing, but CGI polish does not a good movie make.

you can also follow this link if you want. This article basically sums up my view on Avatar.


http://moviechopshop...of-2009-avatar/

[furrykef]

I thought about calling Avatar overrated, but when most people you know call something "overrated", is it, really? "Overrated" means everybody else loves it. I find much fewer people loving it than people saying "eh, it was OK".

Sure, a fuckton of people went to see it, but that doesn't necessarily mean they all thought it was a thoroughly awesome film, so I wouldn't judge by something like box office figures even though it's the highest grossing film of all time. I'd expect the crazy high gross to have more to do with the kind of film it was than how good a film it was.

Speaking of high-grossing films, I do think The Dark Knight was a bit overrated. I do think Heath Ledger had an awesome Joker, though, and I don't think his death had any effect on my opinion (I was not sold on his Joker in the least until I was actually watching the film). Problem is, there was this thing called "the rest of the movie"...

[Bakuda]

I enjoyed Dark Knight. This new series of Batman movies are the first ones to actually be non-corny. Although, they should at least make Batman be able to talk a bit more clearly.

[Ratty Randnums]

I enjoyed Dark Knight. This new series of Batman movies are the first ones to actually be non-corny. Although, they should at least make Batman be able to talk a bit more clearly.

Give it a few years and it'll seem as corny

[MistressAli]

There's been a few movies lauded by the movie critics (and/or award shows) that I think are really overrated. 'Crash' is one. I hated it Another one would be 'No country for old men.' Sorry, I just didn't get what was so great about it...
'Brokeback Mountain' is another one... take out the gayness and it's another lame-ass romance story with death thrown in to make people cry (I didn't)
I'm not sure if a lot of people actually like any of those movies, but the way the critics raved about them, you'd think they were the best thing since microwave popcorn or something.

Dark Knight and Avatar I agree with too... I did like them both, but I don't think they're the best ever. I know there's a few other movies but I can't remember them right now.

[randomizer]

Really? I heard good things about it. It might be overrated, but is it still good? I was thinking about renting it.

You may enjoy it, I found it boring. The movie managed 97% on rotten tomatoes, yet I don't think it belongs anywhere near there. Perhaps I am missing the point of the movie, like I apparently did with Inglorious Basterds (which I thought was even worse and I only watched a third of it).

[BigWigRah]

oh yeah, Inglorious Basterds wasn't my favorite either. Everyone told me how great it was, but I couldn't even read the subtitles because they were so poorly done. It could have just been my poor vision, but they stuck into the background a little too well. Aside from that, didn't really feel drawn in to the plot.

[RedAuthar]

Hey if this was about games I'd say Halo.

I thought about calling Avatar overrated, but when most people you know call something "overrated", is it, really? "Overrated" means everybody else loves it. I find much fewer people loving it than people saying "eh, it was OK".

Almost everyone who I knew who saw it, say it said it was amazing beyond all belief. I had a college prof reccomend it. Maybe because it has been out for a while more and more people are hearing about those who weren't blown away, but when it came out it was unheard of.

[Bakuda]

I'm the same...it seemed like EVERYONE was talking about it. "Oh...you haven't seen Avatar yet? You've GOT to see it in 3D while it's still playing...best...movie...EVER!" Yeah...that's what I'd generally hear when people found out I hadn't seen it...still haven't actually.

[furrykef]

Maybe it's just 'cause I've pretty much only talked about it on the internet, while the rest of you talk to people in this weird "real life" thing I don't participate much in.

[Rosy]

Welll here's a couple I view as overrated:

Scott Pilgrim for sure, I've had people bugging me saying it's awesome, but I've read some of the books and I utterly despise the characters, so I wouldn't be able to sit through a movie with them.

And now to add to my own post. Avatar is the most overrated film i have ever seen. Now i know tons of people liked this, but I feel like I'm one of the few that didn't get it. The story if you asked me was a toned down version of Princess Mononoke, the characters were flat, un-likable and had no personalities. I also hated the fact that Cameron basically used this film to push his political beliefs upon the world. Yes, the CGI was amazing, but CGI polish does not a good movie make.

you can also follow this link if you want. This article basically sums up my view on Avatar.


http://moviechopshop...of-2009-avatar/

The review in that link was the most truthful review I've read about Avatar, as I feel the same way about that movie, I couldn't even stand to watch all of it I got so bored. So that one for sure I'd say is overrated. I've had so many people tell me it's so cool, best movie ever, and when I saw it I was like: WTF? This has so many things taken from other movies, and I just tried to wait for it to get better, and just got tired of waiting.

Dark Knight was another. Yeah, it was ok, but seriously it was not the best one ever. Honestly I can't stand Christian Bale as Bruce/Batman.

Terminator Salvation: You can't have a Terminator Movie without Arnold so the movie was doomed from the start, enough said.

[RedMenace]

Terminator Salvation: You can't have a Terminator Movie without Arnold so the movie was doomed from the start, enough said.

Well, he sort of did. Remember the scene with the first T-800? Still, it was only for a little bit.

[Shadow]

Christian Bale ruined T4 of being anything more than mediocre.His grainy forced american batman voice growling into the radio screaming incoherent orders and his out of breath whispery monologues really started to piss me off.This is not the real war.Their was supposed to be open battles of human bodies making las angeles into a graveyard with mass death and explosions.What we got was Christian Bale in a Mad Max movie with a big hole where Arnold Schwarzenegger needed to be.

[John Roberts]

Sam Worthington should have played John Connor. Or, at the very least, drop Connor from the story altogether and stick with Worthington's Marcus as the main focus. His character was the only interesting part of that miserable movie. However, I am glad they didn't totally ruin Kyle Reese's character... oh, wait. Bastards!

[RedAuthar]

Scott Pilgrim for sure, I've had people bugging me saying it's awesome, but I've read some of the books and I utterly despise the characters, so I wouldn't be able to sit through a movie with them.

You can't say it is overated if you didn't watch it. Watch the movie, then you can complain all you want (I thought it was awsome, I like Scott in the movie more than in the books).

I saw part of whatever-his face-is's Day Off. yeah. overated. it sucked.

[Tristan Palmgren]

Signs. Most people in my family loved it. I don't understand why. There were a few atmospheric scenes, I guess. But everything else--the alien invasion, the religious conversion--took all of the cliches about those things and somehow made them dumber.

I hope if anyone here liked this movie, they don't feel like I'm insulting them. I just bounced off this, hard.

[Inhibitor]

The Room.......oh wait. It DOES suck.

[FreakyFilmFan4ever]

Christian Bale ruined T4 of being anything more than mediocre.His grainy forced american batman voice growling into the radio screaming incoherent orders and his out of breath whispery monologues really started to piss me off.

He's also jerk on set, which is kind of funny when you think about it. Though to be honest, nobody on the set of T4 was very professional. Stupidity begets more stupidity.

Sam Worthington should have played John Connor. Or, at the very least, drop Connor from the story altogether and stick with Worthington's Marcus as the main focus. His character was the only interesting part of that miserable movie.

I don't know. I've never seen Sam Worthington play a role convincingly. He just seems to fall into the "serious acting" cliche to much. He's almost as bad as Christian Bale in that regard with the whispering monologues and stuff, just probably not as obvious. Either way, his acting just doesn't appear honest to me.

[Ratty Randnums]

I always preferred this version