Most Overrated Film Ever?
03-02-01, 01:33 AM
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Originally posted by ScandalUMD
Yeah... but the the enormous fan base is mostly composed of losers. I mean, most people will shell $5 or even $8 to go see the...the movie, and some might even buy the $12.99 VHS, but when you've got a stack of unopened toys that are two decades old...you've got a problem.
Originally posted by Pudthai
I have to say "Annie Hall" because it beat out "Star Wars" at the 1977 Academy Awards for Best Picture of the year. Who actually watches "Annie Hall" over and over again? "Star Wars" is just THE biggest blockbuster Hollywood has ever produced with an enormous fan base.
I have to say "Annie Hall" because it beat out "Star Wars" at the 1977 Academy Awards for Best Picture of the year. Who actually watches "Annie Hall" over and over again? "Star Wars" is just THE biggest blockbuster Hollywood has ever produced with an enormous fan base.
03-02-01, 01:43 AM
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Originally posted by ScandalUMD
The people can't tell a good movie from a bad one. They'll shell out for a movie because it stars "J.Lo". People who pander to the average idiot, rather than producing nuanced work that intelligent people can appreciate are called sell-outs.
The people can't tell a good movie from a bad one. They'll shell out for a movie because it stars "J.Lo". People who pander to the average idiot, rather than producing nuanced work that intelligent people can appreciate are called sell-outs.
Originally posted by ScandalUMD
And, incidentally, 30 year old men who live with their parents, so they can spend the money they should be paying for rent into completing a collection of mint-in-box Boba Fett action figures are just pathetic.
And, incidentally, 30 year old men who live with their parents, so they can spend the money they should be paying for rent into completing a collection of mint-in-box Boba Fett action figures are just pathetic.
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03-02-01, 02:17 AM
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Originally posted by ScandalUMD
The people can't tell a good movie from a bad one. They'll shell out for a movie because it stars "J.Lo". People who pander to the average idiot, rather than producing nuanced work that intelligent people can appreciate are called sell-outs. And, incidentally, 30 year old men who live with their parents, so they can spend the money they should be paying for rent into completing a collection of mint-in-box Boba Fett action figures are just pathetic. [/B]
The people can't tell a good movie from a bad one. They'll shell out for a movie because it stars "J.Lo". People who pander to the average idiot, rather than producing nuanced work that intelligent people can appreciate are called sell-outs. And, incidentally, 30 year old men who live with their parents, so they can spend the money they should be paying for rent into completing a collection of mint-in-box Boba Fett action figures are just pathetic. [/B]
I don't actually belong to either camp, as I like the old SW trilogy, but do not think they are brilliant films (dialogue is a notch better than porn, but almost as ridiculous) and did not like Phantom Menace at all; I also find some of Woody Allen's work funny but overall am not all that impressed by his body of work. In order to stay on topic, my picks for some overrated films (I can't comment on most overrated EVER, since I haven't seen every movie):
-Blair Witch Project (I lived in Orlando at the time, and the hype there was even bigger because a couple of the filmmakers were students there)
-Chicken Run (I really wanted to like this, I kept hearing how clever it was, but it just wasn't all that funny to me, even though I got the references)
-Gladiator (Good, but is this seriously the Best Picture of 2000????)
03-02-01, 05:33 AM
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the matrix
scarface
fite clob
all jon woo flicks
terminator 2
goodfellas
godfather (all of 'em)
jfk
full metal jacket
rambo
enter the dragon
all lethal wepons
all rockys
and finally....bravehart
scarface
fite clob
all jon woo flicks
terminator 2
goodfellas
godfather (all of 'em)
jfk
full metal jacket
rambo
enter the dragon
all lethal wepons
all rockys
and finally....bravehart
03-02-01, 06:45 AM
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Originally posted by isamu
the matrix
scarface
fite clob
all jon woo flicks
terminator 2
goodfellas
godfather (all of 'em)
jfk
full metal jacket
rambo
enter the dragon
all lethal wepons
all rockys
and finally....bravehart
the matrix
scarface
fite clob
all jon woo flicks
terminator 2
goodfellas
godfather (all of 'em)
jfk
full metal jacket
rambo
enter the dragon
all lethal wepons
all rockys
and finally....bravehart
03-03-01, 07:44 AM
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Originally posted by hdjalolo
I think you were drunk when you gave this list!
Originally posted by isamu
the matrix
scarface
fite clob
all jon woo flicks
terminator 2
goodfellas
godfather (all of 'em)
jfk
full metal jacket
rambo
enter the dragon
all lethal wepons
all rockys
and finally....bravehart
the matrix
scarface
fite clob
all jon woo flicks
terminator 2
goodfellas
godfather (all of 'em)
jfk
full metal jacket
rambo
enter the dragon
all lethal wepons
all rockys
and finally....bravehart
03-03-01, 09:01 AM
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Originally posted by Pudthai
I have to say "Annie Hall" because it beat out "Star Wars" at the 1977 Academy Awards for Best Picture of the year. Who actually watches "Annie Hall" over and over again? "Star Wars" is just THE biggest blockbuster Hollywood has ever produced with an enormous fan base.
I have to say "Annie Hall" because it beat out "Star Wars" at the 1977 Academy Awards for Best Picture of the year. Who actually watches "Annie Hall" over and over again? "Star Wars" is just THE biggest blockbuster Hollywood has ever produced with an enormous fan base.
Most Overrated Films: The Deerhunter and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
03-03-01, 03:16 PM
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Originally posted by dave955
Thus the box office failure of Out of Sight (undeserved) and The Cell (deserved)? [/B]
Thus the box office failure of Out of Sight (undeserved) and The Cell (deserved)? [/B]
03-03-01, 03:25 PM
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Originally posted by Meatpants
Since it stands to be the worst Best Picture of the last 20 years, I'd go with Gladiator.
Since it stands to be the worst Best Picture of the last 20 years, I'd go with Gladiator.
I also think it's better than "Dances With Wolves" and "Driving Miss Daisy," and I'd put it at a similar level with "Rain Man" and "Forrest Gump," and I find "Gladiator" to be much more rewatchable than either of these films.
