Overrated films
 

What films do you guys think are way too overrated?

Underworld, Was hoping for the fouth of july and got a STINK BOMB!! It was ok but I think they could have done better.

the Evil Dead series.

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Wrong turn
Dawn of the Dead (i love this movie BUT it is not all that great)


okay I am tired cant think now... ha ha

TCM Remake,
Wrong Turn (good one ritual)
Underworld
the entire LOTR series (altho the first one was good)
Hellraiser series
Wes Craven's Movies lol

dawn of the dead
the beyond (although that chick getting capped in the face is one of my all time favorites)
blade 2 (donnie yen went out like a bitch)
Star wars Episodes I & II (though im sure III will blow too)
The Fisher King

Not to get off subject, but American films haven't been using Donnie Yen's full potential. He was bad-ass in that last (and shitty) Highlander movie too and he got killed off way too easily.

Oh, and I love it when Pippie Longstocking gets capped in the head in The Beyond too.

yeah i dont know maybe they just dont know who he is. maybe they havent seen all 10,000 kung fu movies hes starred in (note the sarcasm). thats the only reason i can see for such wasted talent.

i think that the ring is highly over rated.

I think it's just that America isn't familiar with him. I think they cast him mainly for the kung-fu fanboys (like myself). I'm giving him a couple more years, he might be the next crossover star.

Underworld
all the newer teen slasher films

I'm truly surprised by some of the answers on here. Dawn of the Dead--wow. Wasn't expecting that one.

yeah i was surprised to see evil dead up here.

P.S. like my new avatar? i may change it back but for now...

I was shocked by that one too. To each his own though. Love the new avatar. Great episode.

The Ring, TCM re-make, New Nightmare.

Oh, and who could forget Blair Witch?

All matrix sequels (face it, none were really as good as the first)
I quiet liked the fisher king...each 2 their own
I remember thinking MIB was terribly overhyped when I eventually saw it....
here's my one everyone'll hate me for:
crouching tiger, hidden dragon.

Hate is not a strong enough word. Hehe. I love that movie though. Like you said, to each his own.

I mean, hey, I give it 10/10 for the wirefighting....
I heard the same guy did the hulk (didnt like much) and the musketeer (THAT had some cool fight scenes too), anything else he did Id know of?

You mean Master Ping? He's the best there is. He did The Matrix, Kill Bill, Black Mask, Fist of Legend (perfect martial arts film), Iron Monkey, Once Upon a Time in China, and many more. He choreographed the fighting in Crouching Tiger as well, but I don't think he had anything to with The Hulk.

Edit: The guy who directed Crouching Tiger directed The Hulk. I think that's what you mean.

ahhh, gotcha! my bad....Ive seen a lot of those movies, he's one shit-hot stunt/fight coreographer....since u seem to be a fan of martial arts films, uve prob seen I rave alot about this film...have u seen Mister vampire? some of the best stunt and fighting cor. Ive ever seen....I also like "peking opera blues" for much the same reasons...

sixth sense
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red dragon

Damn, you're REALLY asking for it...LOL...Darkness Falls...Major disappointment

I couldnt even finish watching the whole movie... :-)

Halloween series
Friday the 13th series
Nightmare on Elm Street series
All modern day horror movies, especially the remakes. Stupid ignorant teens. The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre is overrated as well.

Dude...Are you SURE you like HORROR movies?...Maybe you're in the wrong place...LOL:)

thats what im saying thats like all the good horror movies out there lol

You just havn't seen enough horror movies.

Hahaha...I've seen WAY TOO MANY horror movies...LOL:)

ive seen quite a few :)

I just finished watching Freddy vs Jason it was good but did not live up to the hype. I am gettting a little tired of movie hype its getting out of hand IMO.

yea it was hyped up alot but i remember the first time i saw previews for it i got so excited i couldnt hardly stand it

WTF?? I agree only on some remakes ... I have watched tons of horror and all those series of movies are awesome.. and I completely disagree about the original TCM being overrated.. it is a great film so people love to say it is..

I know what you mean.. But before I saw it I was thinking it was going to suck anywayz and wasnt looking forward to watching it, so when I finally saw it I was not dissapointed thank fucking god :-)

Ill agree on modern horror and remakes BUT....
If you think all these AND the ORIGINAL TCM is overrated your out of your fucking mind.;)

One question. How far does "Modern Day" go back?

I say 70's+

Good question Avenger, I really dont consider the original TCM to be modern, I mean its a classic right up there with the original black and white horror films. The early slasher films like Friday the 13th and Halloween arent really modern anymore either. I think that since the start of the use of CGI in horror is the break off point. Give me the old school water coloring and tedious make-up effects over CGI anyday. Some of the movies we have been calling modern are going back over 25 years so I think it could go by generation maybe?

So what about the 90's then? Cuz some damn good gems slipped in during the 90's. Candyman, Nightbreed, Lord of Illusions, In the Mouth of Madness and so on.

I am not knocking the 90s by any means some good horror came out then but I think since Scream spawned all these-I Know Your Final Destination You Were Screaming About Last Summer-it took a horrible turn. Hopefully we are in a recovery stage, at least the films that are coming out are paying homage to earlier films, House of 1000 corpses, TCM, Cabin Fever I even like Wrong Turn, thought it was well put together. It just seems like ideas for horror films are running out.