Overrated films

Porn. But I get your point.

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Blade Runner. Not saying it's bad, but after hearing the mountains of praise I expected a little more substance.

And the latest award of + rep goes to...

Doc, Any film that gets 'mountains of praise' already has a strike against it. Why?

Because our minds are more creative than most movies and so we image it will be so much better than it is. At least that's what happens to me.

Sort of the same phenomenon where the book is often better than the movie.

I think i'll save my opinion for the next time one of these threads pops up.

In 6 months time.

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Avengers (2012)
Man of Steel (2013)
Boyhood (2014)

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Why Man of Steel?

For me Man of Steel is nothing but some special effects. I.m.o. the storyline was just sad and Henry Cavill has zero charisma. Absolutely nothing classic about it, I think.

The IMDb rating is 7.3/10, I would rate it: 3/10.

This is exactly my point, who even considers it a classic? Hence not overrated.

Otherwise I agree completely with what you said.

A person who has only seen two movies.

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I personally like to call these films "Movies I don't like others seem to do." If anyone wants me to explain why I don't like some of these films, I will be more than welcome to. I just don't have the time now because the list is large.

(Forward-This list isn't 100% for placement, but it is for my 1-10 rating though.)

49. Tootsie
48. Topper
47. Puss in Boots
46. Some Like It Hot
45. My Neighbor Totoro
44. The Adventures of Tintin
43. Young Frankenstein
42. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (PS-The Sequel was funny though)
41. Monsters University
40. Lee Daniels' The Butler
39. Ted
38. The Outsiders (Novel was better)
37. Top Gun?
36. Thief (1981)
35. The Cotton Club
34. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
33. Little Caesar
32. His Girl Friday
31. For Me and My Gal
30. Caddyshack
29. Mission: Impossible
28. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
27. Midnight in Paris
26. CHARLIE and the Chocolate Factory
25. Daniel Craig James Bond Films
24. Fletch
23. Operation Petticoat
22. Meet Me in St. Louis
21. Godzilla, King of Monsters! (AKA The bad Raymond Burr Version of a Wonderful Movie, Gojira)
20. Sabotage (1936)
19. On Moonlight Bay
18. They Shall Have Music
17. Chinatown
16. Of Mice and Men (1992) (I have nothing against Steinbeck's wonderful novella. I'm against this adaptation of it)
15. Minority Report
14. The Pirate
13. She Done Him Wrong
12. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
11. American Hustle
10. 42nd Street
9. The Last of the Mohicans
8. Dead Poets Society
7. The Bank Dick
6. Some Came Running
5. Leave her to Heaven
4. Monkey Business
3. The Last Picture Show
2. The Grand Budapest Hotel
1. A Christmas Story

To me there really isn't such a thing as 'overrated'. Overrated by who? The mass? Then you are probably the odd one out with a film that just doesn't fall in your taste.

But I do use the word anyways, but I usually hold back and only use it when absolutely certain in my case - and that's still just personal opinions...

Anyways, I'll drop a bomb here and say Citizen Kane is overrated in everything but it's technical aspect. More fascinating than enjoyable imo.

There are people who rate Puss In Boots? I haven't seen any.

Why?

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The film has 84% on Rotten Tomatoes so I think it could count.

I'm sorry but I personally I don't think this is a good adaption of Mice and Men. In retrospect, I do think my was a little harsh. I decided to change it to .

The reason why I didn't really like this film was because, other than Candy, I didn't really like any of the actors and I don't think it gave the emotional impact the novella did. I can perfectly see why most people like this adaptation by personally I wasn't impressed by it. I have no problem with people liking movies I don't and vice versa. You are more than welcome to like.

The only ones I'd really go against (tha i've seen) are Leave her to Heaven, Chinatown and Top Gun. I quite like 42nd Street, but it's a musical, so I have no problem with anyone rating it/them lowly, as I usually don't like them. I don't need explanations.

I don't think me and you are going to get along.

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American Hustle, Chinatown, The Last Picture Show, and Casino Royale? Yeah, we have nothing in common.