Underrated/Overrated

[massacre man]

I don't believe in either term.

Because really, why should you get to say someone's opinion of a film is wrong? If you didn't like a movie cool, but don't assume the people that do like it are incapable of independent thought.

[Vodstok]

Originally Posted by alkytrio666

So you haven't seen Pulp Fiction then?

I've seen it, I won it, i like it, but beyond being interesting, it was just okay., there was no actual plot, no central story (dont give me the briefcase bullshit, that was a red herring and there is no resolution to that). it was a series of unresolved vignettes, which makes it a novelty.

By and large, i cant stand what he makes.

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by massacre man

I don't believe in either term.

Because really, why should you get to say someone's opinion of a film is wrong? If you didn't like a movie cool, but don't assume the people that do like it are incapable of independent thought.

all we're doing here is giving our opinions.
the point isn't to attack someone else's opinion(s). the point is that it can be interesting to learn what movies people do find overrated or underrated.
who knows, you might even be able to gain a new outlook on a movie because of someone else's argument, or learn about a movie that you didn't know about before.

anyone planning on insulting someone else because of their appreciation or lack of for a certain movie shouldn't be posting in this thread.
that happens in enough threads as it is.

[neverending]

I'm the same on LOTR being over-rated. IMO it should be renamed Peter Jackson's LOTR because it sure ain't Tolkien's. I'm very interested to see del Toro's vision of Tolkien.

Over-rated for me are most John Carpenter's movies. A lot of them are just so cheesey and have awful scripts. I don't get why he is so diefied by younger horror fans.

Also every Freddy, Jason & Michael Myers sequel.

Have I alienated everyone yet?

I'm also with Alky on Terminator.

As for under-rated- Peter Lorre. One of the greatest actors ever and he got voted down here in the first round of horror actors tournament.

Also a film I loved when it came out, that has never been released on video or dvd, and was universally panned: Swashbuckler. IMO a wonderful pirate adventure with Robert Shaw, Beau Bridges, Geoffrey Holder, James Earl Jones, Guenevieve Bujold, Anjelica Huston, Avery Schrieber & Peter Boyle.

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by neverending

Also a film I loved when it came out, that has never been released on video or dvd, and was universally panned: Swashbuckler. IMO a wonderful pirate adventure with Robert Shaw, Beau Bridges, Geoffrey Holder, James Earl Jones, Guenevieve Bujold, Anjelica Huston, Avery Schrieber & Peter Boyle.

i've always wanted to see that.
you just reminded me.
i'm netflix-queuing it now.

[neverending]

Wow- it's been released?

[Vodstok]

I always loved Virtuosity, which seems to be almost universally forgotten. The acting was a bit over the top, but the basic concept behind it was brilliant.

Team America World Police also doesnt seem to get its just desserts. I find Parker and Stone to be unbelievably insightful, and if you pay attention, they are vulgar for vulgarity's sake only when the comic timing is perfect. the first time i saw the puking in the alley scene. i almost threw up myself because i was laughing so hard i could hardly breathe.

[_____V_____]

*dropping a bombshell*

Most overrated - The Shining.


I know what I am saying, and hear me out. The first time I saw it (on VHS many years back), it scared me shitless.

I bought the DVD much later and have given it 2-3 spins since then.

The movie looks very dated (read the book meanwhile), and is largely deviant from the source.

And I didn't find Nicholson the least bit scary. Not even the twins either.

Granted, Kubrick did an awesome job with the background score and the setting, but the movie overall didnt have that effect on me than it had when I was a kid.

Guess I outgrew it, or maybe the movie doesnt stand the test of time. But the last time I was watching it, I felt bored and had to shut it off midway.

Now, don't flame me guys.

[illdojo]

For me it's Gone With The Wind. This film was boring when I was a kid and I tried to watch it again recently.....and it's still a snore-fest.

[Disease]

Originally Posted by neverending

I'm the same on LOTR being over-rated. IMO it should be renamed Peter Jackson's LOTR because it sure ain't Tolkien's. I'm very interested to see del Toro's vision of Tolkien.

Over-rated for me are most John Carpenter's movies. A lot of them are just so cheesey and have awful scripts. I don't get why he is so diefied by younger horror fans.

Also every Freddy, Jason & Michael Myers sequel.

Have I alienated everyone yet?

I'm also with Alky on Terminator.

As for under-rated- Peter Lorre. One of the greatest actors ever and he got voted down here in the first round of horror actors tournament.

Also a film I loved when it came out, that has never been released on video or dvd, and was universally panned: Swashbuckler. IMO a wonderful pirate adventure with Robert Shaw, Beau Bridges, Geoffrey Holder, James Earl Jones, Guenevieve Bujold, Anjelica Huston, Avery Schrieber & Peter Boyle.

yeah Carpenters movies are chessy, that is why they are great, it is that he does cheesiness so well.

try walking a round at night to his soundtracks on headphones....