Underrated/Overrated

[alkytrio666]

Okay, I'm going to hold off on most of my own input for awhile as I'm still churning over exactly which films I would put under each of these categories, but I'm curious to see what you guys consider to be the most underrated and the most overrated films of all time, and why.

Surely there are films which we have all waited so long to see, and heard so much about, and were sorely dissapointed when we finally got to watch them.

For instance, I find The Terminator to be wildly overrated. I find it horribly out-dated, cheezy as all get-up, and just plain boring. I also find myself completely isolated in thsi opinion as it seems that every other person, organization, etc. that I've ever run across thinks it is one of the most essential films out there.

Let's hear some more.

[Angra]

That subject is taboo here.

http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23284

[Disease]

You say Terminator is overated because it is dated?

I find that it is dated to be part of its briliance , It had that cold cyber 80's feel, probably one of my faveorite futureistic eras of movies.

OK.

I think that Lord of the Rings is far over rated, it is a fine film, but really, it is only a part of a story and holds no ground by itself.

Sure it had some nice effects but that is not enough. I'd rather waste my time reading the book or watching Braindead.


An underated film I love is Fingers, made in 78 with a young Kietel, well as far` as his carrer goes, it crosses over the gangstar artist genre in a brilliant way I have never seen replicated.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

Lord of the Rings

[fortunato]

i think donnie darko and boondock saints are both overrated, the latter especially.

[Angra]

Lord of the Rings



Die..........

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

Die..........

I wouldn't have pegged you for a Lord of the Rings fan, Angra.

[Disease]

Die..........

The lord of the rings as in the first movie is far iverated, really ony the second pat was what I would consider worthy...

[Angra]

The lord of the rings as in the first movie is far iverated, really ony the second pat was what I would consider worthy...



Cheers........

[Disease]

Cheers........


I didn't realize how bad my spelling was right now till you quoted me, to many whiskey and probably to much typing at work today...


Another overrated movie.... The Rocky Horror Picture Show, fucking rubbish, sure it has some nice seventies colours, but so do some good seventies movies.. it's crap gay trash. a few good songs but thats it.

[Angra]

I wouldn't have pegged you for a Lord of the Rings fan, Angra.



Oh yes indeed.




The hilarious LOTR vs. Star Wars discussion in "Clerks 2" comes to mind. :p


Randal Graves: All right, look, there's only one "Return," okay, and it ain't "of the King," it's "of the Jedi."
Hobbit Lover: Oh, Star Wars geek.
Randal Graves: Oh, I'm the geek? Look at you two whipping out your preciouses.
Elias: You'll have to excuse him, he's not "down" with the trilogy.
Randal Graves: Oh, what the fuck happened to this world? There's only one trilogy, you fucking morons.
Hobbit Lover: You know what, maybe we should start calling your friend Padme, because he loves Manakin Skywalker so much, right?
[in robot voice]
Hobbit Lover: Danger danger, my name is Anakin. My shitty acting is ruining saga.
Elias: [chucking] Yea-Yeah, you're crazy, Jar-Jar.
Randal Graves: Oh, I'm crazy? Those fuckin' hobbit movies were boring as hell. All it was, was a bunch of people walking, three movies of people walking to a fucking volcano.

Randal Graves: [describing the Lord of the Rings Trilogy] Here's the first movie.
[walks a few steps, staring blankly]
Randal Graves: And here's the second movie.
[walks a few steps again, pretends to trip]
Hobbit Lover: He is way off, loser.
Randal Graves: You ready for the third movie?
[walks yet again, stops, pretends to throw the ring into the volcano. Shrugs his shoulders and turns around]

Randal Graves: And what's with that gay fucking look, I thought Sam was going to saunter over Frodo and suck his fucking cock. Now that would have been an Academy Award worthy ending.
Hobbit Lover: Hey faggot, they're not gay! They're hobbits!
Randal Graves: And then after the Frodo and Sam suckfest, just before the credits roll, Sam straight up fucking bricks in Frodo's mouth.


Damn, i wish i had the whole dialogue..

[The Mothman]

boondock saints

I whole heartedly agree.

[Freak]

i think donnie darko and boondock saints are both overrated, the latter especially.

I agree with Donnie Darko but Saints was freaking awesome.

[alkytrio666]

I agree with Donnie Darko but Saints was freaking awesome.
Reverse for me- I like Donnie Darko, but I hate The Boondock Saints.

[Angra]

I like neither of them.

Saints much less than Darko tho.

[Vodstok]

havent seen boondock saints, but s0 far, i like all of those movies. perhaps they are overrated, but they are entertaining


i think italian horror as a genre is overrated, and i think quentin tarantino is horribly overrated, but i dislike form over function, so forgive me.

[La Chat Noire]

I can't believe so many people hate The Boondock Saints. Any movie that has hot Irish men with guns wins me over.

But I always kind of felt The Exorcist was a highly overrated movie. The book was so much better.

[Noah]

LOTR, POTC and the Harry Potter movies all suck giant amounts of enlarged, hairy, sweaty, motherfucking testicles.

I would also like to add 300, and Sin City to this list.

[alkytrio666]

i think quentin tarantino is horribly overrated, but i dislike form over function, so forgive me.

So you haven't seen Pulp Fiction then?

[The Mothman]

I like neither of them.

Saints much less than Darko tho.

I didnt mind Donnie Darko..i had some trouble undestranding it, and I do think it falls under the over rated category, but i wouldnt say I disliked it either.
Now Boondock Saints..thats another story.

[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]

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]

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]

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]

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....

[ferretchucker]

2001: A Space Oddessy

What a load of crap! That is my no. 1 least favourite film of all time. All of that artsy fartsy crap makes me sick to my arse!

And this one's for you MD


TITANIC


I think Alien3 is underrated. I found it enjoyable, it kept the claustraphobic theme of the original and though the effects were lacking, I thought the way it took it in a new direction and had such an anticlimax made it something new and exciting as well as reminding us of the original.

[neverending]

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....

The soundtracks are great- many of them better than the movies.

[alkytrio666]

2001: A Space Oddessy

What a load of crap! That is my no. 1 least favourite film of all time. All of that artsy fartsy crap makes me sick to my arse!


Arrrgghhhhhhh!

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I'm gonna get it for this one, but I thought The Abyss was dreadful. I'm willing to sit through a long movie any day of the week, but when the payoff is as cheezy and superficial as this one, I get angry. It just seems like an hour could have been cut off of it and the movie would seem a lot less pretentious.

[Disease]

The soundtracks are great- many of them better than the movies.

What I cant get enough of at the moment is the "In the mouth of madness" soundtrack...

[Angra]

Dirty Harry. Overrated

Dario Argento. Overrated

TCM. Overrated

Halloween 1. Overrated

Se7en. Overrated

Silence of the lambs. Overrated



Blood in Blood out. Underrated

Anthony Hopkins. Underrated

[alkytrio666]

Dirty Harry. Overrated

Dario Argento. Overrated

TCM. Overrated

Halloween 1. Overrated

Se7en. Overrated

Silence of the lambs. Overrated



Blood in Blood out. Underrated

Anthony Hopkins. Underrated
Wow, man, I thought I was pushing buttons with The Abyss!

:D

[neverending]

Hopkins underrated? By whom? He's generally considered one of the greatest living actors.

[Angra]

Hopkins underrated? By whom? He's generally considered one of the greatest living actors.



Yet, he never gets mentioned.

Just look at all our "Best actors" threads.


Was he even in the "Actors tournament"? I don't think so.

[Angra]

Wow, man, I thought I was pushing buttons with The Abyss!

:D



I need to see The Dark Knight again before concidering it a spot in this fine thread. :cool:

But The Abyss.... Youuuu evil, evil man..

[alkytrio666]

Yet, he never gets mentioned.

Just look at all our "Best actors" threads.


Was he even in the "Actors tournament"? I don't think so.
But he has been knighted and has won an Academy Award...for Silence of the Lambs.

Your underrated/overrated list contradicts itself!

[Angra]

But he has been knighted and has won an Academy Award...for Silence of the Lambs.

Your underrated/overrated list contradicts itself!


No it doesn't. It's perfect!


I'm just saying that as a top of the league actor he rarely gets mentioned by normal viewers such as YOU.

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p17/Kasper_76/I20want20you.gif

[pinkfloyd45769]

I thought The Notebook was really overrated,not saying i didn't like it .I thought it was a good movie but just not the best love story ever told.As far as underrated there are many i would list but i couldnt take the bashing!:)

[Angra]

.As far as underrated there are many i would list but i couldnt take the bashing!:)


Damn it.. :(

[ChronoGrl]

Dario Argento. Overrated

TCM. Overrated

Se7en. Overrated

Silence of the lambs. Overrated

I agree with all of those...

Also:

Overrated

The Ring (remake)
Rob Zombie (as a director)
Hellraiser
Friday the 13th
Land of the Dead
Diary of the Dead
Vertigo
Chuck Palahniuk
Tim Burton


And to diverge from horror...

Pan's Labyrinth
Julia Roberts
Anything with Julia Roberts
Dirty Dancing
Top Gun
Titanic
Russel Crow
Beautiful Mind
Gladiator
Gangs of New York
Crash
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Natalie Portman
Steven Spielberg
George Lucas
Jessica Alba
Dane Cook



Underrated

Devil's Backbone
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Takashi Shimizu
Jeepers Creepers
Severance
Delicatessen
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Bug

[Angra]

Takashi Shimizu

[/LIST]


Heeell yea. :Cool:

I'm sure he's big in Japan tho.



Tony Jaa. Underrated.

Jet Lee. Overrated

Chuck Norris. Overrated. His name should never be mentioned.

[ChronoGrl]

Chuck Norris. Overrated. His name should never be mentioned.

Agreed. I somehow managed to omit him from my list.

And you're right - Tony Jaa is totally The Man.

...

Overrated:
Jack Bauer
24

[The Mothman]

Underrated[/B]
[Bug]
[/LIST]
agreed.....

[alkytrio666]

[QUOTE=ChronoGrl;724030] Overrated

Vertigo


And to diverge from horror...

Pan's Labyrinth

Steven Spielberg

Jessica Alba




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Heathen!

[pinkfloyd45769]

I'm with Chrono on JC,i also would say:
Cabin Fever
Dead End
Bloody Murder
I love cheesy horror man! Its a sickness!!
Overrated
Brad Pitt
Angelina Jolie
Hillary Duff
High School fucking Musical...ahhh!
Underrated
Transformers..I love this movie!
Ashton Kutcher (love to love all over him)

[Vodstok]

i will sum up 90% of the underrated/overrated lists from members of this forum:

Underrated: A bunch of indie and old stuff
Overrated: anything successful or popular.

:p

[neverending]

i will sum up 90% of the underrated/overrated lists from members of this forum:

Underrated: A bunch of indie and old stuff
Overrated: anything successful or popular.

:p

Well, that's hardly profound or clever, is it? :o

Things that are "successful or popular" are rarely underrated- so they're ripe targets for being considered "overrated."

By the same token, indie films and older fare don't have nearly as much exposure- so they woiuld tend to be underrated.

It makes sense to me.

[Vodstok]

Well, that's hardly profound or clever, is it? :o

Things that are "successful or popular" are rarely underrated- so they're ripe targets for being considered "overrated."

By the same token, indie films and older fare don't have nearly as much exposure- so they woiuld tend to be underrated.

It makes sense to me.
:)


I was poking fun at the folks who will like something simply because it is different and dislike something simply because i has a budget. There are more than a few lurking around here...

[neverending]

Well, I'll cop to that- I'll get more enjoyment out of something that's different & original over a mind-numbingly copycat cookie-cooker big budget borefest any time.

[sniped90]

i think that ANY remake of a film is overrated when it's first released..they make up all the hype so suckers will go see it, then it turns out to be shit but because everyone liked the original and wanted to see how the new one was done it get's loadsa money...i hate that....

[Angra]

:)


I was poking fun at the folks who will like something simply because it is different and dislike something simply because i has a budget. There are more than a few lurking around here...



Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007). OVERRATED!!!

[Disease]

i think that ANY remake of a film is overrated when it's first released..they make up all the hype so suckers will go see it, then it turns out to be shit but because everyone liked the original and wanted to see how the new one was done it get's loadsa money...i hate that....

Wrong!!!


Willard the remake if far underrated, everyone should see it.... It didn't get cinematic release in Australia even.

[ChronoGrl]

[QUOTE=ChronoGrl;724030] Overrated

Vertigo


And to diverge from horror...

Pan's Labyrinth

Steven Spielberg

Jessica Alba




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Heathen!

LOL

I can see the Pan's Labyrinth and Steven Spielberg argument... But Jessica Alba? :p

:)


I was poking fun at the folks who will like something simply because it is different and dislike something simply because i has a budget. There are more than a few lurking around here...

People who like something simply because it is different seriously irritate me.

But to NE's point, I think that most items that fall into the "overrated" category HAVE to be popular and big-budget... It's that kind of stuff that receives the most attention.

How about this...

Overrated Cult Classics:

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (already mentioned)
Hellraiser (already mentioned)
Evil Dead (ED II is far superior)
Lost Highway
Tetsuo (would have been a better short film)
Highlander
The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai
Friday
Wicker Man
House by the Cemetery
Tenebre
Don't Torture a Duckling
Videodrome (though I should probably give this one a second chance)



To keep on topic, I'm not sure if there's such thing as underrated Cult Classics because, well, if they're a "Cult Classic," then they can't really be underrated I suppose...

[ferretchucker]

The godfather.

OVERRATED!!!

[Angra]

The godfather.

OVERRATED!!!



Ban this heathen.

[neverending]

He's just trying to get attention.

Hey Ferret-

Jurrasic Park- OVERRATED!

[The_Return]

Godfather is a masterpiece...it's the sequel that's overrated.

[Angra]

Godfather is a masterpiece...it's the sequel that's overrated.


I love u man.

Lets go gay together.

[The_Return]

Sure - you can be the catcher.

[Angra]

Godfather is a masterpiece...it's the sequel that's overrated.

If the sequal had only focused on the past, it would've been terrific. Maybe just as good as the first.

But the present Pacino story just seems half hearted and unimportant.

[ferretchucker]

It's just so boring! I can't stand to watch it. This sums up my feelings for it pretty well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avddxEad7u8

(Although I have finished the film)

[neverending]

Watch it again in about 30 years.

[urgeok2]

newb = overrated

urgeok = underrated




and that's all that needs to be said about this subject.

[newb]

newb = overrated

urgeok = underrated




and that's all that needs to be said about this subject.

OH PLEASE....Three years voted "funniest member" of HDC....ALSO Voted President of HDC.



sure.....I voted myself to that position.....but fuck.....nobody else claimed it.

[massacre man]

.nobody else claimed it.

Dibs when your turn is done.

[illdojo]

OH PLEASE....Three years voted "funniest member" of HDC....ALSO Voted President of HDC.



sure.....I voted myself to that position.....but fuck.....nobody else claimed it.

Ya old showoff.

[urgeok2]

OH PLEASE....Three years voted "funniest member" of HDC.....



look pal, check the fine print ... between "funniest" and "member" if you get out your magnifying glass (you know - the one you use to read the newspaper) you'll see the word : 'looking'

[newb]

look pal, check the fine print ... between "funniest" and "member" if you get out your magnifying glass (you know - the one you use to read the newspaper) you'll see the word : 'looking'

http://somecallmeduh.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/magnifying-glass.gif

DAMN......YOU'RE RIGHT






I feel so used:(

[_____V_____]

Hmm...I wonder which one of you is rick roll.

I am thinking Urge, but the typing is so newb-ish.

[newb]

Hmm...I wonder which one of you is rick roll.

I am thinking Urge, but the typing is so newb-ish.

I am much more creative than that:rolleyes:

[urgeok2]

I am much more creative than that:rolleyes:

and i dont have that kind of time to waste

[_____V_____]

But yet...the bloodhound in me smells a distinct scent of rick roll coming from someone really close.

Wonder who it is...

[hammerfan]

But yet...the bloodhound in me smells a distinct scent of rick roll coming from someone really close.

Wonder who it is...


How about Zero?

[_____V_____]

Cant be him. He's in pretty bad banged-up state, with one arm in a cast.

Nope, it aint Zero...but someone I am really familiar with...

hmm...

[hammerfan]

Cant be him. He's in pretty bad banged-up state, with one arm in a cast.

Nope, it aint Zero...but someone I am really familiar with...

hmm...


It's you, isn't it?! :D

[_____V_____]

Nah...none of my avatars in HDC are THAT retarded. ;)


Errr wait...did I say avatars?


Shit...

[hammerfan]

Nah...none of my avatars in HDC are THAT retarded. ;)


Errr wait...did I say avatars?


Shit...


mm hmm...............

[FreddyMyers]

Underrated-House of the Devil
Overrated-The Innkeepers

[hammerfan]

What is possessing you to dig up all these old threads?! :D ROFL!

[FreddyMyers]

Just tryin to "stir the pot." Get something new(old) going.

[hammerfan]

Just tryin to "stir the pot." Get something new(old) going.

Gotcha! Wonder if it'll work....

[The Villain]

Underrated-Identity

Overrated-Session 9

[fortunato]

Overrated-The Innkeepers

Definitely don't agree with you there.

A lot is overrated, I guess.
I thought, and I might get crap for it, that Jennifer's Body was underrated.

[hammerfan]

Underrated-Identity

Overrated-Session 9

Can't agree with you about Session 9. I thought it was brilliant!

[Elvis_Christ]

Haha I still haven't watched Session 9 after years of people recommending it to me on here :D

[newb]

Haha I still haven't watched Session 9 after years of people recommending it to me on here :D

I gotta watch that one again....I think I watched half of it then finished it off at another time. Not sure if I got the full impact.....don't like to watch movies in parts.

[fortunato]

I like Session 9. It's got a great vibe to it, and it's pretty creepy.

[The Villain]

Can't agree with you about Session 9. I thought it was brilliant!

I thought it was boring, slow, and not scary at all. I still don't understand what people thought was so great about it.

[Zero]

I thought it was boring, slow, and not scary at all. I still don't understand what people thought was so great about it.

agreed - I totally never understood what people saw in it

[The Villain]

Overrated: Oldboy

Underrated: Julia's Eyes

I'll probably catch a lot of flack for this one

[Sculpt]

(Villain, I didn't see Oldboy or Julie's Eyes. And my below post is not directed at you.)

Thinking about it, overrated and underrated are unusual concepts. I went to the first post to see what this thread was about, or asking for. OP (original post) asks reader to post which movie they think is the the most overrated, or underrated, of all time, and why they think so.

The second post is from Angra saying "That subject is taboo here", with a link to another thread where Urgeok is explaining his definition of 'underrated'. It's pretty interesting (I'm going to edit it down a little):

my definition is "a lot of people liked it but you didnt - and for some reason you feel that you alone set the bar for the rest of the planet"

i dont think there is such a thing as 'overrated'. if tons of people like it - then its rated appropriately as to how they saw it....despite how you personally feel about it. if you think its shit - then you think its shit. doesnt mean everyone else is wrong. how can someone be wrong about liking or not liking a movie ?? I guess i used to that phrase in the past as well, but given a bit of reflection .. it just doesnt make sense. I guess its never too late to gather a bit more wisdom.

Thinking about it, it is rather "bold" to say something is overrated. I mostly agree with Urgeok, in that calling a movie underrated is basically taking a movie that most people think is very good, and declaring it is not very good. With art appreciation essentially being subjective, it's an odd thing to say most people are wrong about the appreciation they have for a movie.

Having said that, I've certainly declared many a movie underrated and overrated. On a related note, some people get pissy when when you knock something they like, even if your not talking directly to them. I can directly relate how someone would feel that way, because I've felt that way myself... although I think one would have to say to themselves, "That assessment of the film produced negative feelings in me; but I realize this is art appreciation, a largely subjective exercise, and it's a fact that people are different, and I don't think that's a bad thing. Though I'm experiencing angry feelings, perhaps I should exercise self-control and not typed how wrong someone else is about this film".

Personally I get something out of discussing films, even reading those who express not appreciating a film I appreciate, no matter how "wrong" they seem. I guess you just have to try to ignore the pissiness if you're going jump in the pool?