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Joelle.
28-07-2011, 12:01 AM
What are the most overrated films that you have seen?

The Social Network is a recent one that springs to mind. Definitely not Oscar worthy in my opinion.
Also Michael Clayton bored me half to death.

Zippy
28-07-2011, 12:03 AM
Avatar

obvious I know

Ramsay
28-07-2011, 12:04 AM
the entire lord of the rings series
just...urghh

MTVN
28-07-2011, 12:05 AM
Scott Pilgrim vs the World, Se7en, maybe the Godfather but that's only because it's so highly rated, it's still a great film

Joelle.
28-07-2011, 12:05 AM
Avatar

obvious I know

Sort of 'The Smurfs in space'

Jords
28-07-2011, 12:07 AM
I got bored half way through Avatar and switched off the DVD!

I need to see Social Network :suspect:
Another on my long list to watch LOL

Doogle
28-07-2011, 12:08 AM
The Incredibles

Locke.
28-07-2011, 12:09 AM
Chinatown. It was good but from what I'd heard I'd expected it to be amazing.
The Royal Tenenbaums. Again, it wasn't that it was a bad film but it wasn't anything special.

Jordan.
28-07-2011, 12:10 AM
I thought Toy Story 3 was kind of overrated.

King Gizzard
28-07-2011, 12:11 AM
Scott Pilgrim was awful

Joelle.
28-07-2011, 12:14 AM
I got bored half way through Avatar and switched off the DVD!

I need to see Social Network :suspect:
Another on my long list to watch LOL

To be fair to The Social Network it was good, just not as good as I was expecting it to be. Maybe my expectations were just too high!

Jords
28-07-2011, 12:20 AM
Ok :D


Big Mommas House :bored:
It's ok, just ok.

Jords
28-07-2011, 12:23 AM
How can I forget Lord of the Rings?

- hides -

SoBig
28-07-2011, 12:28 AM
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Reservoir Dogs
Fargo
No Country for Old Men
Kill Bill
There Will Be Blood
Twelve Monkeys
V for Vendetta

Zippy
28-07-2011, 12:28 AM
The Incredibles

underrated more like

Niamh.
28-07-2011, 09:37 AM
The English Patient

Lee.
28-07-2011, 09:58 AM
The English Patient

:nono: I absolutely adore that film! I sob every time I watch it

Overrated ones for me are: The Matrix, The Deer Hunter and Reservoir Dogs

Niamh.
28-07-2011, 10:16 AM
:nono: I absolutely adore that film! I sob every time I watch it

Overrated ones for me are: The Matrix, The Deer Hunter and Reservoir Dogs

I sobbed too...............probably not for the same reasons though :laugh:

I agree with you about The Deer Hunter and reservoir Dogs. Loved The matrix though

Lee.
28-07-2011, 10:19 AM
I sobbed too...............probably not for the same reasons though :laugh:

I agree with you about The Deer Hunter and reservoir Dogs. Loved The matrix though
Hahahaha..

I still can't get over how painfully slow The Deer Hunter is! A real disappointment!

Niamh.
28-07-2011, 10:22 AM
Hahahaha..

I still can't get over how painfully slow The Deer Hunter is! A real disappointment!

Yeah, I was really looking forward to seeing it, it was a big disappointment

Lee.
28-07-2011, 10:24 AM
Oh and The Shining was a disappointment to me.. a lot of nonsense!

Niamh.
28-07-2011, 10:26 AM
Oh and The Shining was a disappointment to me.. a lot of nonsense!

Really? I loved that!

Lee.
28-07-2011, 10:34 AM
I thought Jack Nicholson and that woman were utterly utterly fantastic in it, but it just wasn't what I was expecting.

Niamh.
28-07-2011, 10:42 AM
Well, It's been a longtime since I saw it, I was pretty young too when I did so I think I probably found it more scary then If I'd been older!

BigBrotherfan4ever
28-07-2011, 10:43 AM
Shallow Grave

Niamh.
28-07-2011, 10:44 AM
Shallow Grave

what!!?? :shocked: Shallow grave is amazing! :love:

BigBrotherfan4ever
28-07-2011, 10:51 AM
what!!?? :shocked: Shallow grave is amazing! :love:

I know everyone seems to love it Niamh, i dont know why i hated it so much, me my hubby went to see it, at the cinema & i fell asleep:blush2:, i thought it was so so boring.

Lee.
28-07-2011, 10:55 AM
Haha... I've never quite understood how people can fall asleep in the cinema, it so bloody loud! However I managed to sleep through most if Lord of the Rings!

Niamh.
28-07-2011, 11:00 AM
I know everyone seems to love it Niamh, i dont know why i hated it so much, me my hubby went to see it, at the cinema & i fell asleep:blush2:, i thought it was so so boring.

haha, each to their own I suppose!

Haha... I've never quite understood how people can fall asleep in the cinema, it so bloody loud! However I managed to sleep through most if Lord of the Rings!

:nono:

Niall
28-07-2011, 11:05 AM
Hangover 1. -__-

Niamh.
28-07-2011, 11:08 AM
Hangover 1. -__-

seconded. I did like it but I think I would have liked it more if I hadn't heard that it was thee funniest film ever made before I saw it!

Niall
28-07-2011, 11:10 AM
seconded. I did like it but I think I would have liked it more if I hadn't heard that it was thee funniest film ever made before I saw it!

Me too. Everyone was like "omgz this film is the funniest movie evarrrrr" and then I watched and I was like it really wasn't that funny. >__>

The Hangover 2 was a lot better than #1 imo.

Niamh.
28-07-2011, 11:13 AM
Me too. Everyone was like "omgz this film is the funniest movie evarrrrr" and then I watched and I was like it really wasn't that funny. >__>

The Hangover 2 was a lot better than #1 imo.

Did you think? I thought it was almost exactly the same as part 1. The funniest part was the pictures at the very end

Niall
28-07-2011, 11:14 AM
Did you think? I thought it was almost exactly the same as part 1. The funniest part was the pictures at the very end

Yeah. I really liked the second one I found it a lot funnier. Maybe it was because I didn't have people hyping it up for me? Idk I preferred it anyhow. :laugh:

Niamh.
28-07-2011, 11:16 AM
Yeah. I really liked the second one I found it a lot funnier. Maybe it was because I didn't have people hyping it up for me? Idk I preferred it anyhow. :laugh:

Yeah, possibly! The fact that Bradley Cooper is in it does help the enjoyment also ;)

Lee.
28-07-2011, 11:18 AM
seconded. I did like it but I think I would have liked it more if I hadn't heard that it was thee funniest film ever made before I saw it!

This!

Niall
28-07-2011, 11:19 AM
Yeah, possibly! The fact that Bradley Cooper is in it does help the enjoyment also ;)

Very true. *Drools a little* :lovedup:

MTVN
28-07-2011, 11:31 AM
Reservoir Dogs



Overrated ones for me are: The Matrix, The Deer Hunter and Reservoir Dogs


I agree with you about The Deer Hunter and reservoir Dogs. Loved The matrix though

Reservoir Dogs is an amazing film :nono: It's one of the best I've seen

InOne
28-07-2011, 11:36 AM
Donnie Brasco
The Hangover
Scary Movies
Transformers

Niamh.
28-07-2011, 11:36 AM
Reservoir Dogs is an amazing film :nono: It's one of the best I've seen

I thought True Romance and Pulp Fiction were far better

Jase.
28-07-2011, 11:47 AM
Juno

MTVN
28-07-2011, 11:49 AM
I thought True Romance and Pulp Fiction were far better

Ohh I haven't seen True Romance yet, might watch it tonight actually, Pulp Fiction was a great film but Reservoir Dogs was slightly better imo

InOne
28-07-2011, 11:50 AM
Ohh I haven't seen True Romance yet, might watch it tonight actually, Pulp Fiction was a great film but Reservoir Dogs was slightly better imo

Watch it, it's epic

Niamh.
28-07-2011, 11:51 AM
Ohh I haven't seen True Romance yet, might watch it tonight actually, Pulp Fiction was a great film but Reservoir Dogs was slightly better imo

True Romance is my favourite of his films :love:

Lee.
28-07-2011, 11:53 AM
Reservoir Dogs is an amazing film :nono: It's one of the best I've seen

I was so bored and confused!

'Conor
28-07-2011, 12:29 PM
The Hangover
Avatar.

Niall
28-07-2011, 12:40 PM
Juno

:worship: :worship: :worship:

I watched it expecting a really funny comedy when it was just weird throughout. It was awful. -__-

Joelle.
28-07-2011, 11:23 PM
The Others. As much as I liked it, I didnt love it.

MTVN
29-07-2011, 12:51 AM
True Romance is my favourite of his films :love:

Just seen it, you're right it was amazing!

King Gizzard
29-07-2011, 12:52 AM
The Hangover

It was watchable but didn't really find it funny

Niamh.
29-07-2011, 09:52 AM
Just seen it, you're right it was amazing!

Loved that scene with Christopher Walken and Denis Hopper in the caravan especially :love:

MTVN
29-07-2011, 01:15 PM
Loved that scene with Christopher Walken and Denis Hopper in the caravan especially :love:

Yeah that was one of the best bits, loved the ending as well

Niamh.
29-07-2011, 01:17 PM
Yeah that was one of the best bits, loved the ending as well

and I loved gary oldmans character

Grimnir
29-07-2011, 02:39 PM
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION

the amount of praise that movie gets compared to true classics is insulting to the history of cinema :tongue:

no1 on IMDB = **** OFF :devil::devil::devil:

Niamh.
29-07-2011, 02:41 PM
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION

the amount of praise that movie gets compared to true classics is insulting to the history of cinema :tongue:

no1 on IMDB = **** OFF :devil::devil::devil:

:suspect: The Shawshank Redemption is amazing

Joelle.
29-07-2011, 03:00 PM
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION

the amount of praise that movie gets compared to true classics is insulting to the history of cinema :tongue:

no1 on IMDB = **** OFF :devil::devil::devil:

Its no1 on IMDB because it is freaking amazing!

Grimnir
29-07-2011, 03:03 PM
its no1 on IMDB because the site is overloaded with younger generation of MTV style moviegoers who have not even heard of films before 1990 let alone watched them

Niamh.
29-07-2011, 03:06 PM
its no1 on IMDB because the site is overloaded with younger generation of MTV style moviegoers who have not even heard of films before 1990 let alone watched them

Or maybe because most people agree it's a fantastic film? :hmph:

Joelle.
29-07-2011, 03:06 PM
Most of the people who enjoy the Shawshank Redemption are older rather than MTV moviegoers, so I doubt it is number 1 because of them

hazel
29-07-2011, 03:12 PM
Dead Poets society - what was that all about?