[TheWickerFan]

Originally Posted by ChronoGrl

Ahhh - If that's NE's argument then, OK, I agree. It's not necessarily accurate.

So then "overrated" is a lot "softer" than we usually use it most of the time, being that it's used to describe finding something that is popular to be not to your liking.

Fine. But the term "overrated" DOES encompass that definition. It just means "praised too highly" on a broader scale.

Like - Sure, I loved Avatar and Paranormal Activity (both for different reasons), but do I think they deserved all of the praise they got? Not necessarily. But I still like both of those films.

I honestly feel as though Pan's Labyrinth is overrated. Incredibly beautiful film, but definitely not as strong as Devil's Backbone. Also, I
thought that it spread itself a bit thing. Incredible movie but a wee bit overrated.

Hellraiser I do think is overrated. If it was THE CENOBITE MOVIE then I think it would have been amazing. I mean, it should have been a softball:
Awesomely creepy horrifying monsters
Innocent co-ed
Literal Pandora's Box

The movie should have been a straight-out monster movie. None of this bad-80s-hair-kill-you-with-a-hammer-crap. I found the actual plot that it focused on (whatsherface killing people to bring her ex lover to live) LAME. It should have been a good quality haunted house film with some damn scary monsters. Spare me the bad acting and writing. GIVE ME MONSTERS.

I feel as though the above flaws honestly outweigh the positives that we gain with the delightful Cenobites. Ergo, I do not understand why everyone thinks it's SUCH A FANTASTIC HORROR MOVIE. Does it have some iconic monsters? HELL yes (literally - heh). Is it a great horror movie? GOD no.

That is why I find Hellraiser overrated. I believe that its praise outweighs itself.

This was exactly what I was trying to say. Thank you for putting it so eloquently.