Most Overrated Movies

Amen to that! I'm here for friendly interaction, learning and some light conversation. So more discussion about the movies we've seen is good.

I mean I get what you're saying. I mostly just go with my perspective on things when discussing views. I mean I hate every Kubrick film I've seen although I recognize he's popular. I have no idea why though...

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I've liked alot of Kubrick's films but it does seem like he's put onto one helluva high pedestal.

Because everyone has different taste.

I like some Kubrick films and his A Clockwork Orange is a favorite. It's my personal taste in cinema.

And I recognize that. I dislike a lot of popular filmmakers. Maybe my expectations were too high? I don't know. For some reason I just disagree that some lauded creators deserve it. Whether they're "overrated" or not I have no idea. They're just not to my taste. For me that's enough.

I can accept his visual style is good. Other than that I can't stand his output. It's just not for me. Maybe that's why I don't like "overrated"; my taste is eclectic so me being the barometer is really farfetched.

I enjoy Lars Von Trier films. Some I love. He's a very controversial director and not everyone likes his films. I'm unique like everyone else. Just think if everyone liked the same exact things. Our lives would be boring.

I enjoy Pasolini's films. Again, not everyone does.

It's personal taste. I'm not right or wrong and neither is anyone else.

One of my favorite filmmakers is Kim Jee-woon, a Korean fellow with a small following in the West. I don't expect others to like him, although it's cool when people do. I enjoy Peckinpah's films too and I know he's not the most popular filmmaker. Maybe not hated but not totally popular. I don't think that's a bad thing. I like what I like and dislike what I dislike. That's about what I can do.

That's how I feel about Tarantino, I hate what he does with movies. So I know what you mean. I'm a total outsider when it comes to movie taste.

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But equally meticulously slow?

I feel this thread is getting a little bit too benign now that people are apologising for their personal likes and dislikes.

Let's try a plot twist.
What would be more frustrating? Someone whose opinion you value greatly:
1. says that a film you like is overrated
2. loves a film you think is overrated (and specifically, for the reason why they love it).

What would be more frustrating? Someone whose opinion you value greatly:
1. says that a film you like is overrated...I wouldn't care much if that was their honest opinion.
2. loves a film you think is overrated (and specifically, for the reason why they love it)...I wouldn't care at all as it's their choice.

Given both have happened, I always accepted it respectfully despite my disagreement and we continued our discussions. When either would happen the conversation would change to accommodate the new information, and we'd actually discuss our differences in opinion and pick each others' brains about it.

I believe disagreeing with people makes for interesting discussion because it brings to light different views and perspectives about the same film that can enlighten each party.

Back to over-rated movies, definitely Citizen Kane. It was slow and procedural, but after seeing it more than once, I got over my self flattery and credential-gathering and realized that it's a dreary fictional biopic about someone I didn't like and who was portrayed by that pompous, over-rated gas bag, AKA, Orson Welles.

I'm like a stopped watch, I always come back to the same films!
In this case Uzak/Distant and Vive L'Amour. These aren't just 'dfferent', they are different and great.
Also Once Upon A Time in Anatolia.
The first 30 minutes of Je, Tu, Il, Elle.
Not to the same standard, but even Goodbye Dragon Inn.

I agree. I also have to admit that, having approached it in a film appreciation class knowing its reputation, I had perhaps a contrarian disposition to resist it.

To me, the memorable parts are all encapsulated in three short scenes. 1. Kane on his deathbed, uttering his final word, "Rosebud." 2. The famous deep focus shot of young Kane playing in the snow with his sled while, inside, his parents are bartering him away. 3. The final shot of the "Rosebud' brand sled being consumed by flames.

To me, the rest is showmanship of the "Hey ma, look at me, I'm making a movie" type. Of course, a pedant like me criticizing a genius like Welles. I will, then, be a toad

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You're more detailed than I am on Kane, but yeah. I'll give it credit to it for dragging tricks out of the bag, but to me, all of those film tricks amounted to nothing. Maybe I should give it another chance, but probably not.

Only know his "The Good the Bad the Weird, " which would make my top 20 or so list. I first saw it on a pirated DVD without subtitles, and was still able to follow the action. Caught up with it later with full subtitles and enjoyed the wit as well. Quite the remarkable lineup with those three male leads, like having Nicolas Cage (Song Kang-ho), Brad Pitt (Lee Byung-hun), and Chris Evans (Jung Woo-sung) all in the same movie.

What's not to like?

Kim Jee-woon has a certain visual flair and is good at piecing together action sequences that make his films entertaining for me. The Good, the Bad, the Weird is spectacular entertainment. I must have watched it one or two hundred times, if not more. It's my favorite film, honestly. It's just so entertaining. The style is unsurpassed. It's a treasure hunt, a bounty hunt, and a cat and mouse game all rolled into one, with some Eastern philosophy with a Western-genre style to boot, and Kim Jee-woon managed to keep it completely coherent and smooth the whole time.

Yeah I worded my earlier post poorly; I should have said I don't expect people to be familiar with him. Usually if I bring up a Korean filmmaker here in the States, no one has a clue who I mean. I brought up Bong Joon-ho, he did Parasite, at the local amateur live theatre, and no one had any idea who that is. Most people I know here are scant on knowledge of Japanese filmmakers as well.

On the flip side, I sometimes use the word "underrated", although I use it sparingly. My favorite horror movie is Noroi, which is a Japanese pseudo-documentary about an obscure religion and a fictional TV show's investigation into some bizarre occurrences involving it. Noroi isn't overly popular, while I still love it, so I unabashedly call it "underrated". I think it's way better than the credit the populace gives it. Again, that's my opinion, and I stand firmly by it. It's excellent. I love the style and the flow and the nuances and the suspense. It's awesome. Of course the ending nearly giving me a heart attack certainly influenced my opinion of the film, and in a good way.

Citizen Kane is a movie filled with inherently boring scenes. It looks great, and the performances are good, but ultimately it's a story about a wealthy dull jerk that had weird last words.


I also think the first Godfather is overrated. It's a very good movie, but people put it on such a high pedestal. Too many scenes don't work for me.


Godfather 2, on the other hand, is fantastic. Possibly the best crime-drama ever.