Overrated/Underrated

Overated: The Matrix
Underrated: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Excellent call Six

Donte77 wrote:More hate mail.

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Overrated: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Underrated: The Outlaw Josey Wales

I liked them both quite a bit but GBU is at a 9.0 imdb and Josey is a 7.8. No f'ing way.

I TOTALLY agree. I think the G, B and U is vastly over-rated, an overblown action movie with great moments but not enough to justify its 3 hours.

Overrated: Live Free Or Die Hard
Underrated: Die Hard With A Vengeance

Buscemi wrote:Overrated: Live Free Or Die Hard
Underrated: Die Hard With A Vengeance

IMO it should be flipped flopped anyway


Overated Pineapple Express
Underated Sex Drive

undeadmonkey wrote:I dont think Harry Potter can be counted as underrated. They are usually in the top 5 money makers of the year. UNless you just think they are so great, that even though they are liked they should be loved more.

Yeah it makes a lot of money, but a lot of film fans don't respect it. Since it's a "kids" movie and all.

transformers2 wrote:
Overated Pineapple Express
Underated Sex Drive

Truest example in the thread yet.

2008:
Overrated: WALL-E
Underrated: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Overrated: The Prestige
Underrated: Insomnia

Buscemi wrote:Overrated: Live Free Or Die Hard
Underrated: Die Hard With A Vengeance

Who exactly rated Live Free or Die Hard that highly? It is quite possibly only the 3rd best Die Hard movie and maybe the 4th.

BanksIsDaFuture wrote:

transformers2 wrote:
Overated Pineapple Express
Underated Sex Drive

Truest example in the thread yet.

2008:
Overrated: WALL-E
Underrated: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

If that is the truest example in the thread yet, then this is the least true example

Keyser Soze wrote:

Buscemi wrote:Overrated: Live Free Or Die Hard
Underrated: Die Hard With A Vengeance

Who exactly rated Live Free or Die Hard that highly? It is quite possibly only the 3rd best Die Hard movie and maybe the 4th.

It might be third, but definitely not fourth. That honor goes to Die Hard 2.

WALL-E is so overrated, it's disgusting. I think it's one of Pixars few missteps. It doesn't compare anywhere near any of their other movies, much less the best of their best.

Wall-E is one of the top 3 Pixar movies of all time.

im with Banks i think Wall-E is the worst thing pixar has ever done IMO with the exception of maybe A Bug's Life which also sucked anyway...back on topic.

Overated Mulloholland Drive [i know im going to be ripped apart for this]
Underated Hustle and Flow

Worse than Cars??????

I thought so i actually kind of liked Cars.

I think the worst Pixar film debate will be put to rest when Cars 2: We Did A Sequel Because Of The Toy Sales opens.

Banks, Tranny and myself are the Fantaverse's "Wall-E was the most overrated film of 2008" club.

Spring 2009 Comedy

Overrated: Adventureland
Underrated: Observe and Report

Buscemi wrote:Spring 2009 Comedy

Overrated: Adventureland
Underrated: Observe and Report

I would flip those two around, actually.

Adventureland was pretentious, dull and unfunny. And yet, it has a 7.8 IMDb rating.

Observe and Report, a far better film that was actually funny, only has a 6.8 rating.

2009
Overrated: Watchmen
Underrated: Knowing

Overrated: American Pie
Underrated: Heathers (it's sad to think that a lot of today's teenagers have never heard of this film)

BanksIsDaFuture wrote:

Buscemi wrote:Spring 2009 Comedy

Overrated: Adventureland
Underrated: Observe and Report

I would flip those two around, actually.

I'm with ya on this one banks. O and R was a complete waste of celluloid while Adventureland at least had some moments that thaose of us who grew up during that time period could look back and laugh at.

geezer9687 wrote:Banks, Tranny and myself are the Fantaverse's "Wall-E was the most overrated film of 2008" club.

I think this has to do with the humor and irony of Wall-E. It was aimed at your generation and your possible future in this world. The oldest of you is 21 and I don't think many people under 25 or 30 would appreciate Wall-E. Us older world weary guys like Swedge, Keyser and myself thought it was sliced bread.

Buscemi wrote:Overrated: American Pie
Underrated: Heathers (it's sad to think that a lot of today's teenagers have never heard of this film)

I don't think Heathers was underrated for years. I know it was huge when I was in school. It was a cult favorite for the entire early 90's. It may be now though since kids these days apparently watch High Shcool Musical and Fast and Furious. LOL


Overrated: Anything by David Lynch. "Well I didn't understand anything so it must be high brow."
Underrated: Soldier (1998) The direction was passable but the writing was suberb, as well as I would expect from the guy who gave us Blade Runner and 12 Monkeys.