JohnnyBlaze Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Two comedies that are generally revered:Blazing SaddlesCaddyshack Funny, but not as funny as their status suggests. I agree with Caddyshack. It's okay but not THAT great IMHO. I can say the same about Ferris Beuller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 American HustleAvatarCasablancaThe AviatorSilver Linings PlaybookInceptionCabin In The WoodsBack To The Future TrilogyDespicable Me 1 + 2The Bourne Trilogy Although I like Cabin In The Woods, I'd have to agree with the Back To The Future Trilogy. What..! Did I get it the wrong way round..? :PIt's probably generational, but the Back to the Future trilogy is as perfect a movie experience as I have experienced. The first one is good, but the others are pretty bad.I've only seen parts of part 2...but I didn't like those parts. I've never seen part 3. Part 1 is a modern classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 (edited) A lot of you might disagree, but - 2001: A Space Odyssey It just didn't hold my interest, I gave it multiple tries! Also A Clockwork Orange Very violent and not that interesting either. I think they were both overrated. I don't like Cormac McCarthy books either, perhaps I'm just not ready for the future! :P Edited May 9, 2017 by blueschica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 American HustleAvatarCasablancaThe AviatorSilver Linings PlaybookInceptionCabin In The WoodsBack To The Future TrilogyDespicable Me 1 + 2The Bourne Trilogy Although I like Cabin In The Woods, I'd have to agree with the Back To The Future Trilogy. What..! Did I get it the wrong way round..? :PIt's probably generational, but the Back to the Future trilogy is as perfect a movie experience as I have experienced. The first one is good, but the others are pretty bad.Bad? Nah. Not nearly as good as the first one? Yes. I love the movies. I love the characters. Fun stuff, all of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 American Beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken hawk Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Twilight Movies Ted The English patient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Godfather 1 and 22001 a space odysseyMatrixAvatar Pretty much any Best Picture Oscar winner (or, indeed, nominee) of the last ten years (maybe more). Casablanca (sorry...i like it...i do...i really do................) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 (edited) A lot of you might disagree, but - 2001: A Space Odyssey It just didn't hold my interest, I gave it multiple tries! Also A Clockwork Orange Very violent and not that interesting either. I think they were both overrated. I don't like Cormac McCarthy books either, perhaps I'm just not ready for the future! :PBarry Lyndon is probably more to your liking. ;) Edited May 9, 2017 by ReRushed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 The English Patient (my friend called it The Endless Pooshit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Godfather 1 and 22001 a space odysseyMatrixAvatar Pretty much any Best Picture Oscar winner (or, indeed, nominee) of the last ten years (maybe more). Casablanca (sorry...i like it...i do...i really do................)I'll give you the hollow turd that is Avatar and the Matrix sequels.. The others, nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Godfather 1 and 22001 a space odysseyMatrixAvatar Pretty much any Best Picture Oscar winner (or, indeed, nominee) of the last ten years (maybe more). Casablanca (sorry...i like it...i do...i really do................)I'll give you the hollow turd that is Avatar and the Matrix sequels.. The others, nope. I appreciate their legacy and importance. But as entertainment, whichbis why I tend to watch movies, these failed to please me. But it's ok I felt the same as you when I saw Lord Of The Rings listed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Godfather 1 and 22001 a space odysseyMatrixAvatar Pretty much any Best Picture Oscar winner (or, indeed, nominee) of the last ten years (maybe more). Casablanca (sorry...i like it...i do...i really do................)I'll give you the hollow turd that is Avatar and the Matrix sequels.. The others, nope. I appreciate their legacy and importance. But as entertainment, whichbis why I tend to watch movies, these failed to please me. But it's ok I felt the same as you when I saw Lord Of The Rings listed!I love Lord of the Rings. I'm with you on that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Godfather 1 and 22001 a space odysseyMatrixAvatar Pretty much any Best Picture Oscar winner (or, indeed, nominee) of the last ten years (maybe more). Casablanca (sorry...i like it...i do...i really do................)I'll give you the hollow turd that is Avatar and the Matrix sequels.. The others, nope. I appreciate their legacy and importance. But as entertainment, whichbis why I tend to watch movies, these failed to please me. But it's ok I felt the same as you when I saw Lord Of The Rings listed!I love Lord of the Rings. I'm with you on that. I want to take back the first Matrix and Casablanca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Godfather 1 and 22001 a space odysseyMatrixAvatar Pretty much any Best Picture Oscar winner (or, indeed, nominee) of the last ten years (maybe more). Casablanca (sorry...i like it...i do...i really do................)I'll give you the hollow turd that is Avatar and the Matrix sequels.. The others, nope. I appreciate their legacy and importance. But as entertainment, whichbis why I tend to watch movies, these failed to please me. But it's ok I felt the same as you when I saw Lord Of The Rings listed!I love Lord of the Rings. I'm with you on that. I want to take back the first Matrix and Casablanca.The first Matrix was a good movie. The sequels did nothing to expand on the story. They are movies full of themselves, no substance or purpose. I adore Casablanca. It's a very complex story regarding the characters' motivations. And Rick is one cool dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 A lot of you might disagree, but - 2001: A Space Odyssey It just didn't hold my interest, I gave it multiple tries! Also A Clockwork Orange Very violent and not that interesting either. I think they were both overrated. I don't like Cormac McCarthy books either, perhaps I'm just not ready for the future! :PBarry Lyndon is probably more to your liking. ;) I do remember liking all the costumes and romance; it's been awhile since I've seen it, though! I'm up for good sci fi, like Arrival or something like that; I just could never get 2001, somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Godfather 1 and 22001 a space odysseyMatrixAvatar Pretty much any Best Picture Oscar winner (or, indeed, nominee) of the last ten years (maybe more). Casablanca (sorry...i like it...i do...i really do................)I'll give you the hollow turd that is Avatar and the Matrix sequels.. The others, nope. I appreciate their legacy and importance. But as entertainment, whichbis why I tend to watch movies, these failed to please me. But it's ok I felt the same as you when I saw Lord Of The Rings listed!I love Lord of the Rings. I'm with you on that. I want to take back the first Matrix and Casablanca.The first Matrix was a good movie. The sequels did nothing to expand on the story. They are movies full of themselves, no substance or purpose. I adore Casablanca. It's a very complex story regarding the characters' motivations. And Rick is one cool dude. I have always felt a coldness towards the characters in Casablanca. Odd really, as Brief Encounter moves me like NO OTHER romantic drama of its kind and Casablanca is easily it's equal (some may argue superior). But...when the film ends...I am unmoved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 A lot of you might disagree, but - 2001: A Space Odyssey It just didn't hold my interest, I gave it multiple tries! Also A Clockwork Orange Very violent and not that interesting either. I think they were both overrated. I don't like Cormac McCarthy books either, perhaps I'm just not ready for the future! :PBarry Lyndon is probably more to your liking. ;) I do remember liking all the costumes and romance; it's been awhile since I've seen it, though! I'm up for good sci fi, like Arrival or something like that; I just could never get 2001, somehow.I get it. It's sloooooow moving. I think of it as a silent picture, which was part of Kubrick's intention. Space and evolution are not about fast moving plots and/or explosions. The movie moves slow for a reason and if that's not someone's preference I totally get not liking it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Lots of David Lynch movies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 A lot of you might disagree, but - 2001: A Space Odyssey It just didn't hold my interest, I gave it multiple tries! Also A Clockwork Orange Very violent and not that interesting either. I think they were both overrated. I don't like Cormac McCarthy books either, perhaps I'm just not ready for the future! :PBarry Lyndon is probably more to your liking. ;) I do remember liking all the costumes and romance; it's been awhile since I've seen it, though! I'm up for good sci fi, like Arrival or something like that; I just could never get 2001, somehow.I get it. It's sloooooow moving. I think of it as a silent picture, which was part of Kubrick's intention. Space and evolution are not about fast moving plots and/or explosions. The movie moves slow for a reason and if that's not someone's preference I totally get not liking it. The silent movie thing is interesting to hear though; I had never been aware of that. I did like seeing the evolution theme unfold but as you said, sloooww. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Interstellar is a recent one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Pirate Robert Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Almost every movie that wins the Oscar for Best Picture is overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 About 90% of what Tim Burton's done. Loved Ed Wood (tip o' the pin to Martin Landau), liked a few others, like Batman and Beetlejuice (actually, loved both of those when they came out), but I find most of his movies to be a tedious rehash of nerdy teenage goth obsessions he's never outgrown unlike almost everyone else who might have had a reclusive childhood. His turn at Willy Wonka ("Charlie and the Chocolate Factory") is getting play on one of the channels my kids watch and it is completely unwatchable. It's so awful it seems it must have been intentionally made so. So does that make it overrated? 83% positive reviews acc to Rotten Tomato, which shows you what they know (the audience is less stupid, with only half liking it). If it had scored 10% it would have been vastly overrated. Maybe the worst of his movies but most of the rest aren't all that much better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrandir Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Two comedies that are generally revered:Blazing SaddlesCaddyshack Funny, but not as funny as their status suggests.Gotta disagree about Caddyshack. No way is it over rated. One of the funniest movies ever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrandir Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 I think the keyword here is "overrated" - not necessarily "bad" ( even though some are ) Off the top of the head: - Forrest Gump - Raging Bull - Goodfellas - Gone With The Wind - Citizen KaneHow in the hell is Citizen Kane "over rated"? A movie that is among the most groundbreaking in the history of cinema cannot be overrated. It can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 About 90% of what Tim Burton's done. Loved Ed Wood (tip o' the pin to Martin Landau), liked a few others, like Batman and Beetlejuice (actually, loved both of those when they came out), but I find most of his movies to be a tedious rehash of nerdy teenage goth obsessions he's never outgrown unlike almost everyone else who might have had a reclusive childhood. His turn at Willy Wonka ("Charlie and the Chocolate Factory") is getting play on one of the channels my kids watch and it is completely unwatchable. It's so awful it seems it must have been intentionally made so. So does that make it overrated? 83% positive reviews acc to Rotten Tomato, which shows you what they know (the audience is less stupid, with only half liking it). If it had scored 10% it would have been vastly overrated. Maybe the worst of his movies but most of the rest aren't all that much better. His Willy Wonka is one of my favourite movies from my childhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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